Inspired by a vintage antique find, the VINTAGE SCRAPWORKS PATTERN is our version of a “make do” patchwork, using favorite large florals, toweling stripes, linens and other favorite scraps of collected fabrics. Pretty much anything that we have that will add to the vintage “make do” feel of this quilt. In our original version, we used actual toweling pieces that added a wonderful vintage feel to the overall quilt. We used these for the [k/n] pieces and used up scraps in other parts. For this DENIM & DAISIES version, we used large stripes and some plaids from…
Welcome to your third installment of our 2024-25 FIGS & FRIENDS program! You know my love of orange and light orange is legendary. This mix of oranges, tangerines, creams and soft grays are early Autumn perfection if you ask me and a perfect match for our September bundle. Even if you are not in the program, I thought this was such a perfect inspiration for this time of year. I hope it inspires you to create some SUNFLOWERS of your own! And if you’re new around here or want more information about the FIGS & FRIENDS program itself…
This is a post that I thought I had posted a while back so it is a tiny bit out of order to the one right before this. In this post I am going to walk you through the bags we are making , talk about their size and how I like to use them as well as talk about fabric choices. Show below are (4) different bag patterns made with the DENIM & DAISIES patchwork “cheater cloth” print, the Kraftex paper in the ‘natural’ color that we talked about in the previous “materials list”…
So you might already know that September is officially our PATCHWORK BAG SEWING month. We will be working through all of our newest bag pattern one by one including DENIM PATCHWORK TOTE, KIMBERLY’S SACK REMIX, BAG LADY DENIM and LITTLE JELLIES. We had a slight hiccup earlier this month due to illness but we are back and ready to go! For today, I want to talk about materials, hardware, accessories and anything you might need to gather in order to get started… INTRODUCTION The bags we will be working on are simplified to begin with on purpose…
Welcome to the second box of the 2024 LITTLE BOX OF FIGS subscription. I am so very excited to share these boxes with you throughout this next year. I hope you enjoy all of these handpicked projects, notions, and gift items as much as I enjoy picking them out for you each and every quarter! We have SO MANY good things in store for this year…happy Autumn everyone! If you’d like more information on our LITTLE BOX OF FIGS subscription, please be sure to read all the way to the bottom for some answers to FAQs. …… BOX…
