reward chart
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It's that day...
when we all say 'where did May go?'! I don't know but it was a good month of sewing...
Tiny Dancer quilt, 'bow tie' hair clip bag, oven glove, headband, English Paper Pieced pincushion, thread basket - I've done well making useful things this month!
As I was looking through my makes I realised there's been a couple of things I haven't blogged about...
I made a drawstring play mat for my son's best friend. He is using it to keep Lego in!
I used the fabulous pattern by Tickle and Hide. It really is a great pattern, full of wonderful tips and this came together so easily. I did add a popper to the sides that meet so the top would close and Lego wouldn't spill out! The fabric is from Terrys Fabrics and is home dec weight so it should withstand some wear and tear! I used Sail Stripe in Marine and Panama in Red.
For some reason I took pictures before I did the appliqué (I think I was excited!) but I did blanket stitch Lego on one side and needle turned a Lego head with embroidered eyes and mouth on the other.
I also completed an order for another custom personalised reward chart in pretty pinks:
Yesterday I got the amazing news that I have won a prize in the Hand Quilting category of the Blogger's Choice Festival for my Bees of a Feather Quilt. Many thanks to everyone that voted and congratulations to my bloggy friends that also won! It was a lot of fun seeing all the incredible talent and beautiful quilts in the festival. Thanks again to Amy for organising the event!
See ya February
I loved my sewing this past month. I did a tutorial for a super easy QAYG border, worked on my appliqué, made butterfly blocks and rose stars and it is possible I may have inadvertently created a new quilt block when sewing a butterfly block (this is the second one I made on purpose!):
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| see my butterfly block tutorial |
I also got some lovelies finished. The embroidered alphabet quilt was given to one of my best friends new baby boy and the feather quilt is keeping us warm at night on our bed. The fabric basket is my sewing bin and the reward chart was a commission.
Hopefully next month will be just as productive, I should have more finishes and I am about to start a couple of fun projects that I'm really excited about... including some embroidery that I might need a couple of you to help me with so stay tuned stitchers! There's a lot of slow projects and I am spending more time thinking about lay outs and how I want the finished quilt to look. I am hoping this means that I will produce things I'm really satisfied with and, although I do think great things can come of just doing something and not over thinking it, it seems to be a reflection of my growth and how much I'm learning. Listening to my instincts and knowing when something isn't right, which often leads to discovering what is right.
custom reward chart (or how to help your child to behave!)
I finished a commission of a personalised reward chart for a friend whose daughter has been waking up in the night:
at Riddle and Whimsy
and finish it up friday at crazy mom quilts
I used lots of pretty girly fabrics, appliqued her name and made some felt stars with a pocket to keep them safe:
It is backed with home dec fabric and corners with a dowling rod to easily hang it up:
The feedback has been wonderful, her daughter has been asking to go to bed early and if she's up in the night to use the toilet she heads straight back to her own bed so that she can "get a pretty star"! This is the start of good sleeping habits and I know how much kids love things with their names on.
The chart can be used for any type of praise you want to give your child and since I made one for our children I can really vouch for the effectiveness. We starting using it in November 2012 and they still love being rewarded and sticking the badges on the chart, the novelty hasn't worn off!
Another check off my FAL list :)
Custom reward charts are now available in my Etsy shop.
In other news head over to le challenge for a special guest post by Alyce about the Tokyo Great International Quilt Featival and inspiration for the Rising Sun theme.
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