First Pattern Released!

Over the past year or so I have received many requests for the pattern for my Pencil Roll Holder. I decided to create one and here it is:

"Little Swede Pencil Roll Holder"

The pattern is in a PDF format, so buyers will get the pattern emailed to them within 24 hours of purchase. This way it can be saved on their computer, print out if they wish and use over and over again.

The pattern is for sale in my newly opened Etsy Store:

Little Swedeheart:

Another Day, Another Pencil Roll Holder

I finished another Pencil Roll Holder today, this one also in Dick & Jane fabrics. I'm trying to get about 15-20 of these done by the end of the week, we'll have to see if time allows me to do it. I like how colourful this one turned out.

Pencil Roll Holder in Swell Fabrics

Pencil Roll Holder in Swell Fabrics Originally uploaded by Swede-Heart
I'm sewing again. Properly. I've had almost 5 months break from sewing, from the time we started to sell the old house, until now, finally all settled in our new house. I just can't relax enough to sew if the whole house is up side down (or in boxes) - mind you, once I get into my sewing, the house ends up very very messy. I get so into it that nothing else matters for a few hours and with 3 kids playing around me, this is a dangerous combination! I made 2 of these Pencil Roll Holders in Moda's Swell fabrics. I just ADORE the whole range of Swell - and even more the follow-up range, Sweet. I've decided that I will open up an Etsy & eBay store in the near future and these will be sold there. I will keep you posted on this blog once it all goes ahead!

This morning I began making a few Pencil Roll Holders in Dick & Jane fabrics too, I only had time to finish one today, so here it is. There's something about the Dick & Jane range I love, it's so old fashioned, yet so bright! I think these would make a nice ''thank-you''-pressie for a great school teacher or something!

Turning the house into a home

It feels like forever since I've made anything and although that isn't the end of the world, it worries me that I might never get into the mood ever again! I know it's because of the move and I still don't feel 100% settled. It takes time to get it how you want it. This weekend I've finally set up my sewing corner in the house. I don't have a sewing room, but it doesn't matter because I love to sew in the kitchen and as it turns out, this sewing corner hangs off the kitchen. It's slowly changing from someone else's house to our home. Now I'm just waiting for the sewing bug to bite me and I will get started!

Amy Butler's New Software CD

It's been very long since I last posted anything, all because we ran into a bit of trouble connecting the phone line to our new house. Today we finally got the broadband connected after nearly a whole month without it!

Midway through the month of May I received a complimentary CD of Amy Butler's new software CD - now available from her online store and The Electric Quilt Company. I was contacted by The Electric Quilt Company some 6 months ago asking if I would mind sharing some of my photos of things made with Amy Butler fabrics. I quickly sent them an email with some of my creations, but never in my wildest dreams did I think they would be published on Amy's CD!!! Amy Butler is my favorite designer, I just adore all her fabric, her patterns and designs, so to be featured on this means the world! Thank you so much to both The Electric Quilt company and Amy Butler!

1946 Quilt in Flea Market Fancy

I bought this as a kit from Patchwork On Central Park and I just couldn't wait to begin to make this quilt. The pattern is made by Melly & Me - my all time favorite designers. I've been a fan of Rosalie Quinlan for years and when I bought my first Melly & Me pattern I had no idea that she was behind this label!

I couldn't believe my luck to find this kit - in one of the all time most gorgeous fabric ranges - Flea Market Fancy. I so wish this range could be re-released. Please Please, can somebody please do it - I know it would be another total world wide sell-out, even in a middle of an economic downturn...

Getting back to this quilt, it was fun and easy to make, lots of cutting though, I think it was about 400 squares cut into halves! I was cutting for 2 whole days, but it was so worth it! I'm really pleased with how it turned out and it's so far my favorite quilt to date. I backed it with Anna Maria Horner's fabric from her Chocolate Lollipop range. The colors are just perfect together, I forget at times they are not from the same range or designer!

Drawing Room Curtain for my Study

It has now come to the time to pack up the whole house and with it comes the curtain I made for the study. I remember when I first saw Anna Maria Horner's ''Drawing Room''. I just loved it straight away and fought the urge to buy it for a while, but couldn't resist in the end!

When we move I don't know what to use it for, I might have to convert it into a quilt. It's not quite wide enough for a big bed, but maybe for a single bed. Or maybe it can just be a quilt hanging over the couch or something. I will work it out once I'm set up to sew again!

Liam's Creations

One day when my oldest son was six years old, he asked me if he could sew something. I asked him what he wanted to make, and he said, A Quilt. I tried to explain that he was a little too young probably and that it's pretty hard to do, but he nagged and nagged until I gave in. This is the result:

Liam completed all the blocks by himself, he sewed them on my machine and pressed each piece afterwards. I helped cutting the blocks into 10" blocks and then he stitched the red strips. I did the quilting & stippling.

Here Liam is sewing pot holders for this grandparents for Christmas, now aged 7 and this is how they turned out:

Black Forest Bag Frenzy

Black Forest Bag Frenzy

I created a bit of a bag frenzy last December and ended up making 10 of these bags for xmas pressies. They are made using Melly & Me's "Black Forest Bag" pattern in Amy Butler fabrics that I just adore!

Midwest Modern Collection

Midwest Modern Collection

Belle Collection

His & Her's Oven Mitts

I find it a bit hard to sew things for males of the family. They sort of don't want or need anything. The girls and women are easy, I can make bags, dolls, quilts, pencil roll holders, plus a whole heap of things that are sitting on my "To Do List", but it's more for the ladies, not the men... Last Christmas I tried hard to sew something for everyone, but because I only decided to do this half way through November, it was a bit of a challenge and I didn't complete all things I set out to do. This year I want to start much earlier. Anyway, getting back to the Oven Mitts. I thought that they were something I could make for a guy, so this is what Uncle Steve ended up with this year!

The pattern is "To Hot To Handle from Denyse Schmidt's book : "Denyse Schmidt Quilts: 30 Colorful Quilt And Patchwork Patterns". I had to change it slightly as I didn't have the same ribbon as she used in the book. I also made them larger than the pattern because I found them a touch small for the average guy!

I also made a pair of really girly oven mitts for a girl at my gym, I think I will make a pair like these for myself for our new kitchen!