Quilt as you go pillow

Lens Mill had a great Black Friday sale weekend where anything black was on sale for 50% off.  I got the three patterned fabrics there and the plain fabric was from my stash.  I love how the pillow turned out.  It's sooo cute!

Pinspiration

Quilt as you go

My version

iPad Mini Pouch

Pinspiration

Easy iPhone Sleeve Tutorial

My Version

I spent no money on this as I had everything I needed in my stash.

I added a flap with Velcro to close it.

I put a pocket on the back to hold the stand (which I also made).

iPad Mini Stand

Pinspiration

This one is all me.  I got an iPad mini for Christmas (which I love and am addicted to).  I was looking for some kind of stand that worked in the horizontal and vertical format.  Most were for horizontal only.  I finally found a couple that worked vertically but they either weren't available or shipped from Hong Kong and I didn't want to bother with that.

My first thought was a plate stand would work perfectly but wouldn't travel very well.  I wanted something that folded flat.

Plastic canvas was the perfect solution!  It didn't cost anything as I had all supplies in my stash.

I used a plate stand for my measurements and the angle.  The two angled pieces are two layers of plastic canvas with corrugated cardboard in between.

The piece that holds the iPad in place is made from two pieces of plastic canvas.  Sew them together along one edge then sew the other edge of the bottom to the bottom of the front piece.

 I sewed the first two holes on each side to the bottom to form sort of a trough so the weight of the iPad wouldn't make it flop.  

I used velcro on the back to hold the pieces together.

Hopefully you can figure out what I'm talking about as I'm finding it hard to describe.








After I finished making it I had a vague memory that Michaels has plate stands that fold flat (which I confirmed yesterday).  Oh well, I enjoyed the creative process and spending no money.

Christmas Card Display

Pinspiration

Their version is wall art but it inspired me to do something similar to display my Christmas cards.

Pens and Needles: DIY Christmas Wall Art

My Version

I used two layers of corrugated cardboard and used a hole punch to put a hole in the back piece so I could hang it on an existing nail.  Then I glued the cardboard together and wrapped it in fabric.

Scrap Fabric Bucket

I don't see the scrap bucket on the blog that my Pin links to so I'll just show what I did.

I already had the ruler and rotary cutter (unused) then my friend gave me the cutting mat for Christmas.  I put them to good use by making this piece of fabric from 4" x 4" squares.  

This was a first for me.  I'm pleased with how it turned out and while the corners aren't 100% lined up they are close.

Then I used McCall's 6624 pattern to make the bucket.

This will be part of my 2013 Toy Mountain donation.  I will be putting toys and baby items in it.

Boutique Style Bibs

Today I finished three baby bibs.  They will be for the 2013 Toy Mountain donation (I swore I would be finished making Christmas presents early and so far I'm doing well).

Pinspiration

The directions and pattern are here.

My Version

They turned out very cute and are a great way of using scrap stash.  The only thing I bought was backing fabric.