5 Brand New Crayons!

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, 5 Brand New Crayons!

...Plus a few extra incase those first 5 get broken :)

I love crayon rolls!

It's my personal opinion that if you have a child between the ages of 3 and 8 a great go-to gift is always going to be a crayon roll!

Kids are so creative at that age and these give coloring there own style and even more fun!

I've been looking for the perfect way to use this great novelty print from Bunny Hill Designs (Japanese Import fabrics) and this is going to be perfect!

And to top it off they're really simple!

You can make one from a fat quarter, a batting scrap, and some binding in an hour or so! Seriously!

Christmas gift done? Check!

I love that!

To make your own~

cut 2-5"x20"strips (one is the outside) and 1-6"x20" (I left mine long and trimmed later, all of my strips were approx. 8"x22" but if using a fat quarter you'll need to be a little more stingy with your fabric!)

Fold the 6" strip in half lengthwise and stack on the matching 5" strip lining up across the bottom edge. Sandwich with the outside layer, a piece of batting cut slightly larger than the whole project, and the inside strip and folded strip.

Now baste, pin, whatever, just prep it for quilting. Sew strips across the short width of the quilt sandwich, 3/4" apart, to quilt and make your crayon pockets at the same time.

Making sure you have enough pockets for the number of crayons you will be using (I have 24 crayons and trimmed it to 26 pockets so I could bind it)

Square and trim your mini quilt roll to approx 5"x 18 1/2"

Bind as desired and add your crayons. Roll up and place a pin where the overlap ends.

Unroll and remove the crayons (atleast the 4 around the pin) and stitch in place a 1" piece of velcro sewing only on the already stitched seams. Cut out a shape from an accent fabric batting and backing, (Mine was cut from excess that was already quilted together) quilt it and attach half to the end of the crayon roll sew the other side of the velcro to the underside of the shape.

Put all your crayons back in and roll it up!

Your Done!

(After the fact, I measured and if you want to add your velcro during the first stage of quilting it should go on between about 7 3/4" and 8 1/4" according to my finished roll. I have yet to test that number though :) Good Luck!)

Halloween treats! mmmm...

These are the Halloween treat bags that Hillary made.

This is the fabric that makes up the Halloween treat bags that Hillary made.

This is the tutorial that is used on the fabric that makes up the Halloween treat bags that Hillary made.

Supplies needed~
Main color - 1/2 yard
Center panel - 1/2 Fat Quarter contrasting color
Embellishments~
Black - 2 small 5"x5" squares
Batting - 5"x5"


Start with your center panel fabric and cut in half so you have 2-9x22" pieces. Trim selvages from one to make a 9"x21" piece.

Set the other strip aside. You will not need it for this bag.

From your main color cut 1- 5" strip the WOF. Sub cut into 2-21" strips. From the remaining fabric fold fabric in half (selvages down) and in half the other way so you have 8 thicknesses of fabric and 4 folds. Click here to print the pattern for the handle. Place on the fold & cut out as directed. After cutting out the pattern, cut through the indicated fold. Not both folds!


You should have 4 full handles with a cut through the center of the lower strip. Place 2 fabric pieces right sides together and sew along the outer edge & repeat. I would suggest serging or adding a zigzag to help secure the seams since kids can be pretty hard on these :) They should look like one of these. For your own reference I will be serging the edges of my treat bags.


Open both handles and place right sides of both pieces together and sew the side seams down


leaving the ends and edges that will be the rim and lower center front seams open


Put lower center seams right sides together and sew to form the rim of the bag.


Your handle and bag rim are finished! Press it flat and let's move on to the bag.


Sew 1- 5x21" strip to both sides of your center panel


Sew these seams 1/2" thick and finish the edges to secure them. (these bags are unlined)


Fold the bag right sides together vertically and sew side seams together at 1/2" thick again.

Pin the bag rim in place along the edge of the sewn bag, matching side seams. Pin the main fabric flat to the rim and find the center of the center panel and match that to the center seam.


Sew together, lightly gathering the center panel. Serge or zigzag the other rim edge.
Flip everything right side out.


Turn the inside rim edge under and topstitch around the seam catching the inside edge to hold it in place.


Add whatever embellishments you like :) I drew a little bat mirroring the fabric design and cut it out from my black fabric and batting made a quilt sandwich and free motioned stitched around the edge twice, then attached him to the bag by stitching him in place around the head and base of his wings.

Happy trick or treating!

Now it's your turn. These are the comments that are left by the people who liked the tutorial that is used on the fabric that makes up the Halloween treat bags that Hillary made.
Maybe will even get some picture links to people who've tried it and now have some seriously stylish kids ready to paint the town Halloween night!

A Breakfast of Fat Quarters for Kelly!

I'm thrilled to let everyone know that Kelly O. from has won the giveaway of my "Broken Breakfast" mini quilt and FQ's.

She left several sweet comments (I think she got one into every post! Go Kelly!) One in-particular left me blushing :D

I'm sending you a little Jenean Morrison Mingle and some Sandy Gervais Fresh Squeezed... we can't wait to see what you do with them! I hope you enjoy your prizes!

If you'd like to get a special handmade treasure for yourself

you can still sign up in my pay it forward!

Mailbox treasures!

Hello everyone I just got back from a family reunion at the Lake of the Ozarks! It was amazing as usual! But guess what I found in my mailbox when I got home??? Treasures from Mel!
What a way to come home!
I found all these fabulous treasures because I won a prize just for following Mel's Own Place's fabulous blog! How great is that!
So, with out further ado, check out Mel's awesomeness! So much cute stuff!!
Included in my fabulous treasures I found things to get me sewing...
(including Mels fantastic pattern 30 something and then some!)

I found crafting inspiration...(by the way that wool covered magnet is posted in an awesome shot of many wool buttons on Mel's site click here to see it... scroll down a little to see my famous magnet, but first check out her awesome fabric post card. Legen... wait for it... dary!)

and I found things to remind me crafting is not only sewing...there is also scrapbooking about sewing! :)
Thanks so much Mel! What a great assortment of gifts and fantastic treasures!