Lynette's Folded-Star Hotpads

Today I finished the hotpads for my great-niece Lynette's wedding gift. 

This is the lidded basket I will put them in.

Stack 'n Whack Pinwheel Blocks

Stack 'n Whack is the process of stacking several layers of fabric together, usually with the repeats matched, and cutting them all at the same time, generally with a rotary cutter.  Sewn together into multi-bladed pinwheels, this then gives a kaleidoscope effect.  I plan to incorporate these small blocks into several projects such as scissor holders, pincushions, and suchlike, with ribbon embroidery for decoration.

First Two Folded-Star Hotpads

    Today I finished the first two hotpads of a set of six I am making for a wedding gift for my great-niece, Lynette.  She is having Fiesta-ware in her kitchen, in the colors lemongrass, poppy, cobalt blue, scarlet, and sunflower:

I chose fabrics of similar color for the hotpads.  Here are sunflower and cobalt blue. 

(Sort of.  Almost.  Kinda.  Especially if you squint.)  They are lined with Insul-Bright.

Emma's Drawstring Bag

Emma's ninth birthday is tomorrow, so I decided to make her a drawstring bag, and give my new ribbon embroidery supplies a try while I was at it.  I filled the bag with hairbrush and comb, mini pink LED elbowed desk lamp, flowered hair clips, a hardcover spiral journal with a photo of kittens on the front, and a small burgundy leather purse with chain-and-leather strap and several pockets.

Here are my supplies -- and the end result:

 

 

 

 

Pocketed Elephant Wall-Hanging from Thailand

This is a pocketed wall hanging from Thailand, and was given to Janice, my late sister-in-law, by a Thai friend who visited her native land.  My brother gave it to me when we were cleaning Janice's sewing room.

Second Set: Casserole Dish Cover and Potholders

This casserole dish carrier, hotpad, and fingertip potholder set is for my great-niece Abigail and her fiancé, Kyle, who will be getting married June 1^st.

Marching Teddy Mug Rug

This mug rug is for Josiah for his birthday; he just turned four.  He didn't get a mug rug at Christmas time, because I ran out (though I gave him other things in its place).  So I borrowed back the mug I gave him, and made a rug to match it.

The rug measures 8" x 9½".  The blue edge is a flange.