A Full Shop + More to Come!

Well, Believe has come and gone and it was a sparkling success! Thanks to you who came out and said hi and thanks to all those I met! I couldn't believe the crowd and I was one busy girl.

I sold out of most of my stock the first night, which was a total surprise! My banners were cleaned out before I could blink. However, I will have some up in the shop in the next week or two. (Definitely before Thanksgiving. Lots of sad faces when I said they were sold out. ) Here is one lone banner leftover from the boutique, you can find it here.

My advents were also gone in a flash. I was hoping to bring home a couple for the shop and had one lone Christmas Advent left, I made 15, and I listed it this morning and it was gone in 5 minutes.

There are two Thanksgiving Advents left and they are listed here.

So what's left?

Well like with all Craft Boutiques, some things sell and some don't.  I have some owl totes left.  Remember these cute guys?! It's been while since they've been in the shop and I am happy they're back. They really are fun to make.

Then there's the quilts. I actually sold one quilt at the boutique, my favorite one. It was a chevron quilt made from my last orphaned Bliss charm pack. It was another fun project, my first time working with Minky.  Will definitely be making more baby quilts with Minky. I was smart and at least snapped one photo.

There are four quilts left and they are listed in the shop. I love the aqua herringbone.

Then there's the stockings. These were a big hit in the shop two Christmases ago and I am happy to introduce a gray color to the mix. These are available now and I can personalize with whatever letters you need.

So there you go! That's what's left from the last four months of sewing/crafting and staying up way too late. It was a great weekend but now it's back to reality. What's first on my list? Really cleaning my house and potty training a two-year old. Wish me luck!

Thanks for reading!

LeAnne

Believe Boutique {THIS WEEKEND}

Happy Friday to everyone!

Just dropping in before I head off to the Believe Boutique. If you are in the Valley, come check out the boutique! It's going to be quite the event.  125+ vendors, music, food, and lots of Christmas spirit! The event starts today, Friday, November 8th at 4PM to 9:30PM. Tomorrow doors open at 10AM to 3PM.

I have lots of fun goodies that will be at the boutique, so if you are local, come on over! (I will have Countdowns, Owl Totes, Quilts, Banners, and more!)  I will be posting some pictures to my new Instagram account so follow me @everydaycelebrations.  Any items I bring home will be listed in my Etsy shop next week.

Happy Friday!

LeAnne

Can you believe it's November and the holiday season is upon us?

Halloween Banner

We are ready for Halloween at our house! Costumes are made, pumpkins are ready to be carved, and  the house is decorated.

Last week I made this fun Halloween Banner for my mantel and I love how it turned out. I made the banner using the Halloween Banner SVG file from Lori Whitlock. I cut the peices out using my Cricut and Sure Cuts Alot software. It was a pretty quick project and can't wait to make some more for other holidays. I hope to find some other fall/Halloween decor on sale this year and built up my stash of fall decor.

 Remember that wreath I mentioned a while back? It has been hanging happily on my mirror, love how it turned out. I also ended up making another for my front door. :) 

Just a little update. I am still working on my quilt tutorial and hope to have that done in a week or so. Can't believe we are Trick or Treating in a few days! I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween. I am especially thinking of all those on the East Coast in the path of Hurricane Sandy. It is hitting where I grew up in Maryland, so I am thinking and praying for all there.

Happy Monday!

LeAnne

the summer of quilts

This little beauty of a quilt will be number three for the summer. I've never made this many quilts this close together. In fact, I've never come close to doing this many quilts in such a short time. That means only one thing, I am getting to be a 'faster' quilter. Yay! (Previously I was ridiculously slow when it came to quilting.) I am kinda loving quilting now. LOVING. Now I can finally begin the two quilts I have planned for my family room.

This quilt was for yet another one of my sister-laws who is expecting a little girl this month. I also threw her a shower at my house on Saturday and it was such a good time. Somehow I didn't take one picture of the whole thing. Not sure how that happened. Anyways. Before I rolled this cute little quilt up to give her, I snaped a few pictures of it.

Originally, I was going to make yet another Little Man Quilt from Simplify by Camille Roskelley/ Thimble Blossoms. However, at the last minute, I decided to try something new. I decided on this awesome quilt from Tasha at A Little Sweetness that I pinned awhile back. She doesn't give the fabric measurements in the blog post, but essentially the quilt is just various widths of fabric strips. I just guesstimated widths by looking at her pictures. I wrote down my measurements so I can make this quilt again and I know I will. It makes an awesome gift and comes together in a flash.
 

I lucked out because Little Man calls for fat quarters and I purchased most of these fabrics at Joanns where they don't cut fat quarters from the bolt. So of course I had to buy 1/2 yard cuts. That worked out perfectly because I needed the full width of the fabric to make this quilt. I had some gray Chevron from Riley Blake that I was dying to use in a project and it worked perfectly with the other prints in this quilt. I also pulled a couple of prints from my stash. I love it when I'm able to 'shop' from my stash.



So enough blah, blah, blah. One more quilt done and done. Yay!

Happy Tuesday! Oh and happy 4th of July tomorrow to all my US readers. Not sure how the year is already half over.

LeAnne :)

the quilting bug & a color story

I just finished another quilt and I love it! I love catching that little quilting bug...except this time I caught it big and it is not going away anytime soon. I have two more quilts in the rafters...and I can't wait to get started.

 Pattern - Baby Mine from Thimble Blossoms

Fabric - from my stash and scraps

This quilt goes with the crib bedding I showed you awhile back. When I selected the gray prints for the nursery, I was a little scared because the prints were darker and bold. (Mainly the houndstooth print.) I loved it but  I wanted to soften the look of the deeper grays. Then one day on Pinterest, I saw this color palette and knew it was the answer! In the end I left out the coral and my shades were deeper and darker but it was the inspiration I needed.

To make things better, instead of heading to the fabric store and spending money, I headed to my stash. (It is once again one of my resolutions this year to work through my stash.) I pulled out an amazing print from Sandi Henderson's Farmer's Market to be my 'main' print. I had been holding on to my last bit of this fabric for 'the perfect project' for awhile. Sad to see it all gone...it is a great print. (I also used it on my Swoon block and have a couple of pillows in the works.)

A lot of digging and cutting 5" squares later, I came up with a mix of prints from Sunkissed, Bliss, Farmer's Market, and who knows what else! This was the first time I quilted not using a 'line' of fabrics. It was a little challenging and took more time, but I LOVED it. I need to work out of a line more often.

I modified the pattern a little bit, I made the pink and white strips all the same size. This was also another attempt at free motion quilting. I am getting better! Still a long way to go, but much better from when I began!

The jumbo ric rac is the perfect finishing touch. Instead of sewing down the middle, I sewed following the curves of the ric rac using my darning foot.

 

In other 'nursery news'...I inherited this great mirror! Isn't the top to die for? Here is the question. Should I leave it the way it is, or should I be brave and paint/spray it a color? I've only 'sprayed' something once before. So just 'spraying' something is still a little nerve racking/leap of faith for me. :) Can you tell I am just jumping on the whole refinishing/painting furniture bandwagon? Am I still cool even though I just admitted that? ;)

Oh and in shop news. My cutting table looks like this:

Which means full kits of the my colors book are days away. Thanks for your patience. Sewing with two little ones under toe is tricky...

Happy Wednesday!

LeAnne

Classic Felt Christmas Stockings

I love Christmas Stockings. Growing up they were always my 'favorite' Christmas decoration.

I wanted to do a more simplistic stocking design this year, so I did a spin off the popular Elle tote in my shop.

Like I said, simple. But very classic and a little bit modern. {Just my style!}

 I love the two widths of ric rac. I love ric rac. {In case you hadn't noticed.} I wish I could have a wall full of every color of ric rac.

Just one last detail at the heel. Love sticking polka dots in when I get the chance. 

 

If you are interested in ordering, send me a convo through Etsy. I honestly don't know how many orders I will be able to take this season. So if you are serious, the sooner you order...the better!

Happy Tuesday!

Christmas Advent Pattern

Happy Tuesday everyone! Shortly after I finished the Merry Christmas Advent Cards, I also finished the Christmas Advent Calendar Pattern. It has actually been up in the shop since late Friday, but I haven't had time to blog about it until today.

The pattern includes directions and templates to make all advents I made for the shop this year.

Style 1

Love this one! The background fabric is Holiday Damask by Michael Miller. It is getting harder to find because it was part of their Christmas collection from last year. The red polka dot is from Hobby Lobby. (This red polka is on the 'wall' of fabrics at Hobby Lobby instead of out on the floor. If you shop at Hobby Lobby you know what I mean.) :)

Style 2

 The background fabric is the same red polka from Hobby Lobby as shown above. The Santa fabric is a few years old and I have not seen it anywhere. I do have about a yard of it left, so if anyone wants some to make a calendar, let me know!

Little note: I do not include directions on extending the background fabric (red polka) over to the back. I did this a couple of times and it caused too many issues. However, you can still do the bigger title with the fabric only being on the front of the calendar. (As shown in the other two styles.)

  Style 3

I also had this calendar for sale in the shop, but it sold out before I could even blog about it! :( I love this one, it is fun and funky. The advent cards also make it look great.

I got the big polka dot and red polka dot fabric at Hobby Lobby from their Christmas fabrics.  The green snowflake fabric came from JoAnn's from last year. However, I have seen it at a couple of different Joann's this season.

 Well there you have it! I hope that if you are looking for an advent pattern, this is the one for you!

Oh, I should add that I am offering the Christmas Advent Cards and the Christmas Advent Pattern together as a bundle pack just as I did with the Give Thanks Countdown Calendar. 

Or if you are not a sewer and just want a bundle of both sets of Countdown Cards, you can get those too!

Thanks for reading,

LeAnne

It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas

At least on my computer.

I am happy to release a new pattern! Need new stockings this Christmas? I've got you've covered.  

 

The reindeer stocking is up and in the shop. The stocking is quite easy to make and is a wonderful beginning level sewing project. I made a set for my family last year and we absolutely love them. I adore the cuffs on these stockings, very festive. I plan on having more stocking patterns available in the coming weeks including: Santa, Elf, and Snowman...maybe a few more. We shall see.

Oh, even though this post is all Christmas... Happy Halloween! Have fun wearing costumes and eating candy!

Happy Weekend!

'Give Thanks' Thanksgiving Countdown Caldendar Pattern

I am happy to release two new patterns today!

My most popular 'Countdown Calendar' the 'Give Thanks' Thanksgiving Countdown Calendar is now available as a PDF pattern!

Thank you to Erin who pattern tested this Countdown Calendar for me! You can see her completed calendar here and in the Flickr group.

I am also releasing NEW Countdown Cards!

These were a HUGE hit last year and I am happy to say the new cards are much, much cuter!! 

The Countdown Cards can be used with or without the Calendar. (Directions are given to do so.) These are super easy to put together. Just send to your favorite online photo-site (Sam's Club, Costco, etc) and print off as 4" x 6" photos! You can print the whole set for about $5.00.

This file includes 34 activity cards plus four blank cards!

If you purchased cards last year and want this 'upgrade' contact me. 

I am offering this new set to previous purchasers at a discount.

Then, if you just can't decide which pattern you want, good news for you!

I am offering both together as a 'bundle pack' at a reduced price.

Well. Lemme just say...those were patterns that were a lot of work to put together. But I am so glad they are done and available for you! I will be releasing both a Christmas card file and advent pattern soon.

Stay tuned!!!