Flower Rag Quilt Blanket

I am so excited to be here today! I am the author of A Vision to Remember. I also have my own etsy shop, where I sell many of my creations. I am a stay at home mom of 2 awesome girls and one dog. They are my inspiration for sure. Everything that I have made has been for them in some way.

Here are a couple of things that I have made over at my blog:

I love making rag quilts. I sell many in my etsy shop, but this pattern is available for download on my blog here.



This was a fun pleated headband that I made for myself (one of the few times that I craft for myself, if you know what I mean :)


I also made this fun Ribbon skirt for my daughter (Part 1, Part 2)

I also have many other tutorials on my blog. Make sure to stop by and check them out.


I also have my own Etsy shop. There I sell rag quilts, car seat tents, and lots of patterns. Some of the patterns I sell are rag quilts, belly band, and fabric flowers.


Thanks again for swapping blogs with me and make sure to stop by tomorrow and link up to Check ME Out Saturday Link Party Have a great day!

It's Virtual Payday - Let's go shopping!

{I'm guest posting over at A Vision to Remember.  Go check out my pillowcase to tote bag tutorial!)


It's Friday!  So my virtual payday is here!  Time to go virtual shopping at Etsy! :) $100.  Here's what I would get...

I think I'm going to have to order some of these fondant Teacher appreciation cupcake toppers.  Then it will look like I'm an awesome cupcake maker. :) Village Cupcakes has lots of cute toppers! $12.95

I love yellow.  This would go perfect in my craft room!  I'm always needing jars to hold scraps - velcro - elastic - buttons - STUFF! :) This one is from Moxie Thrift.  $11

Isn't this measuring tape from 58 & Grace cool?  Only $3.55!  And guess they're right next to me! Small world! 

Again - craft room!  How adorable is this beeswax bird candle!? $9.50 from Rose Kraft

How fun are these cupcake candles from Mireio?  $12 for set of 4 votives.

I think this is super cool - Hawaiian girl ribbon!  I have NO clue what I would ever use this for - Josh doesn't seem like the type to want some girls on his stuff!  From Aramaa $2.20/yard

Warning:  I went on a ribbon kick... :) Love the little red riding hood!  $6.50 for 3 meters (3.28 yards) from Himenana's Fabric Garden.

Also from Himenana's Fabric Garden is this ribbon!  Love the dolls! Also $6.50 for 3 meters (3.28 yards)

I love vintage fabrics!  This is a Dutch cotton gnome fairytale print.  I think this would look so cute as a little girl's skirt! From She's Living Lavida Loca $6.75

The Knotted Bobbin has this great 1/2 yard cut pack of Moda Just Wing It for $17. 

And I'd have to take home this fabric too.  Hullabaloo from Urban Chicks for Moda.  $8.07 at The Knotted Bobbin.

Wow!  I did pretty good on my virtual shopping trip here!  $106.17.  I manage to come in a little over budget each week. :) Story of my life! lol

What shops would you spend an extra $100!?

{Almost} Wordless Wednesday - Butt Cake Edition

I made this butt cake (Josh refuses to call it a bundt cake.  7 year old humor.  Gotta love it.)  It had lots of frosting.  We ate some on Friday (obviously) and woke up Saturday to this.

Me: Joooosh, what happened to the cake?

Josh: Sorry mommy.  I couldn't help it.  The frosting is just so good. 

He licked the cake.  Licked it people.  It's a darn good thing my thighs don't need another piece.....

Hunting For Spring

For those of you who don't know...I live in Indiana.  And it's been cold.  And then it got warm.  For a day.  And then cold.  And now it's finally starting to get warm again.  I'm SOOO ready for spring!  Are you?

It's supposed to rain for like the next week so I figured I should probably get out while I could.  I'm so glad I did - signs of spring!  WOO HOO!

Trees starting to grow their leaves back...

Even the weeds are pretty.

Aren't all the flowers in the trees pretty?

Except these trees!  Yowza!  Josh thinks these trees are just the coolest.  Must be a boy thing.

And I got home just in time...here comes the rain! 

So ready for warm & sunny weather to be here! 

Autism Bag

Here are some pictures I made for Josh's Resource teacher using the Autism print here.

I just did a basic tote bag.  The printable fabric that I got (at Joann's w/ my coupon!) was so easy to work with.  Print.  Iron.  Loooove it when it's easy!

I lined it with just some light blue and had to add a pocket.  The pocket is from Moda Punctuation. 

Josh said his teacher loved it! I am so happy.  Now...teacher appreciation....what to make.....

Boys Easter Shirt

My blogging buddy Bev from Flamingo Toes and I were talking about her printables she makes.  Well, for Christmas she made a get your swag on Christmas print.  It was a funny print inspired by, of all things, a rap song.  Hee Hee.  I thought it was funny.  I told her she she have a Get your swag on inspired peep print. 

And she did!!

Bwhahahah don't you LOVE it!?!!?!

Go here to print it in either green, blue, pink, purple OR like I did and no background.

What?! No background?  Boooo.  Boring!  No wait! 

You print it on fabric...{I got mine from Joann's - with a coupon of course.  It's so easy.  Just print and iron.  And it's washable!}

And after your done printing...iron it on a shirt.

Then hold your child hostage and tell him he can NOT go play at his friends until you get 1 picture of him...hence...the happy face. lol

But Josh wore the shirt to school the other day and everyone loved it!! So THANKS BEV!!!!!! :)

P.S. Today is her blog birthday!  And instead of getting presents she's giving some away!  Hurry go enter!!!

Frayed Rose Quilt

This is a pretty quilt tutorial from my blogging friend Megan - From This & That Creative!! You have to check out her blog! :) Thanks Megan!!

Here is the blanket that I have had tucked away in my mind for a while

that needed to become a reality.

I wanted to do something I haven't done before,

and I had a few different ideas in mind. I was thinking I might want 

a scalloped design to quilt all over the blanket--similar to the scalloped 

design on the wall in this picture.

Image from HERE

My other idea was to use a flower outline--I ended up doing this one but 

would love to still try the scallops. I found an image online of an outline of a rose.

It is from a piece of jewelry, but just the design I wanted for my blanket.

Image from HERE 

I freehanded the design on my top selection of fabric for my blanket with chalk. 

As the chalk got smooth and didn't write as well, I'd rub it on

some sandpaper and keep going till I had the whole design on the blanket.

I had my top fabric, my batting, and my bottom layer of fabric already

laid out and matched up when I started my design.

I then measured each petal outline and wrote down those measurements.

Next, I cut some strips from some matching white cotton fabric to go over my outlines.

If my measurement from one petal section was 11", then I would make sure

to add a couple inches to it and make the strip to cover it about 13"or so, so that I could allow

for the curves where I knew the fabric would be folded a little. The

more the curves in the measurement, the more length I added to the strip.

It's best to always over estimate, so you don't have to cut a new strip. 

Here are all the strips laid out over top of my design.

I then pinned down the strips, folding in some spots like shown below to

help make the curves. Make sure to pin through your strip, top layer of fabric,

batting, as well as the bottom layer of fabric for your blanket and make sure

that all the layers match up correctly.

I missed a few spots and had to redo some parts.

Here's all of my strips pinned on. 

I then used my sewing machine to stitch my strips on.

 Just follow the center of each strip until you have the

whole design all quilted.

I used the simple binding technique that I found at My Spare Time , but 

instead of using a satin ribbon, I used some white fleece material that I had

pieced together and cut into a long strip.

After I had everything sewn, I threw my blanket in the washer and dryer.

I cut away any ugly looking strings as a result of the 

strips fraying in the wash and this is the result!

I love how it is super "fluffy" (Despicable Me--anyone?) and 

down-comforter-like that it turned out.

There really is no end to the possibilities that you can use for a design.

And I think next time I would like to try a ruffled edge around the blanket.

I'd love to see any more designs that anyone else tries!

Seriously... how much does this rock!?!