Gifts and Homey Things

Fabric Vases

This is the fabric vase. A sleeve for a jar or glass … the 500 ml size. It slips easily over the jar to hide the stems. It’s lined, washable and lies flat when not in use. A design by me! It’s lined with fusible fleece to give it stability, though I have used non woven interfacing and quilt batting with good results too. If using batting, it must be quilted if you intend on washing it. Below are some more examples. I have a cute cricut made card that accompanies it.

The iPhone Holder

Here it is. It’s holding my iPhone so I can be hands free eating my lunch, or whatever. It is Cotton, stuffed with polyfil and polypellets. So it is weighted and won’t blow over in the wind, and washable if it gets dirty. Water won’t hurt it. It has a little tab on the top, handy for picking it up but also for holding the charging cable. I have several all over the house. I can no longer survive in the world without one.

It will also hold my iPad horizontally. I’ve made dozens, cause I think everyone should have at least one. I can see these for $15 each.This includes the little “‘I’m a holder for your phone” card.

Mug rugs

Just a few here and more below. I used to make this by the dozens when I first learned about quilting. These make great gifts

Bookmarks

The King was crowned and my favourite customer needed a little something to give, so the King bookmarks were created. They are about 3″ x 3″ quilted and embellished with the royal crown and monogram (which I borrowed directly from the royal website) Linen and cotton for extra special quality. I generally use all cotton. If I can find some pics I’ll add them below.

Bits and Pieces …. things that are fun to give

Aprons

I’m loving this apron pattern from Purl Soho because it’s fully adjustable and a breeze to sew together. I like cotton canvas for these and with it, I have a nice blank slate for HTV (heat transfer vinyl) Ive used a combination of matt and foil for these and I do like the effect. Im looking forward to more work with sublimation too, but am restricted to polyester fabrics…. not my favourite, but we’ll see.