Halloween Stockings

I am not sure what I was looking for when I came across this fabric, which I last used in 2014 and 2016 to make treat bags for my nieces (when there were only three of them!), but I decided to use it to make some Halloween stockings this year. I used up all the ghost fabric making two, and then figured I might as well use up the rest of the owls and pumpkins, so I made five more for them to share with their friends. Hopefully Lucy still likes little stockings as much as she did back when I was inspired to make mermaid and unicorn stockings.

 

Little Green Hobbit Cape

 

It has been a busy week of sewing! My nieces are reading The Hobbit for school this year, and the lesson plan says to dye some fabric and make a cape out of it. We are splitting these into two activities. I hemmed some white double gauze into blankets for them to dye, and then made a cape out of this shirting fabric I had originally purchased to use as backing for my plaid quilt. I found a simple pattern that I made even simpler. I did not line the cape, I just hemmed around the edges. Instead of button holes, I added buttons at the top with some elastic. This all happened on a tight deadline so everything would be ready for my brother in law to pick up while he was in town for work.

Plaid Quilt

I've been collecting these 6" squares for years, and it was finally time to assemble them into a quilt. There are at least two each pattern, but no more than four. There is one I didn't plan to use that only has three. After assembling 80 blocks, I decided I needed another row, but that was as big as it could get. Before we moved, I found the two fabrics I used for the front. One of my quilter friends suggested I incorporate somewhere to "rest the eye." I did buy some solid fabric, but I could not incorporate it into the design.I am very pleased with how it turned out, despite how busy it is. It was hard to find fabric to coordinate with so many colors, and both the wood grain and navy crosshatch are perfect. I am pleased with how pleased I am with it, given how much I loved the very different color palette of my last quilt.

Embellished Felt Stocking

Amanda and I were able to exchange ornaments in person this year. We moved again this year, and she visited the area twice this year for work.

Glitter Foam Snowflake

This ornament required a video tutorial, which is not my favorite way to learn, but I was pleased with the results. The tutorial does not include dimensions, but I started out with 3" squares. It does have a foam circle on the back, but I started out by gluing all the pieces to the back of the rhinestone, which I think made it easier and looks better.