January's Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) color is red!
How appropriate for making Valentine's Day projects!
Well, that's what I did anyway.
Time was a bit short to sew this month with getting one of two projects done for
The Polar Bear Plunge (see previous post). The larger of the two (hubby's quilt) needs
to be completed yet. It will get done. In time.
I was also a pattern tester for Lesley at Berry Birdy Designs.
I chose to make the pillow top.
It's 16" square and still needs quilting and the zipper to get it finished.
This, too, will get done!
She released this pattern just today ....Snow Star Pattern.
Options for a mug rug, pillow, or wall hanging are included.
A larger quilt can be made if multiple star blocks are made.
Back to the reds....
I pulled out my smallish pile of Valentine's fabrics.
I'd seen several garlands on Pinterest that I liked, so I mingled a few ideas
together and made 5 of them to string above my cook top in the kitchen.
Using a large heart template,
I cut out 5 of different fabrics for the bigger hearts.
With the smaller template, I cut 5 hearts all of the same fabric,
plus 5 batting pieces...franken-sized!
Gotta use those scraps!
The batting was sewn under the smaller hearts with a blanket stitch.
They are a bit puffy, which is the look I was going for.
Then I used scraps of red and white felt for backing and cut heart shapes.
Some whip-stitching happened to bring the front and back together.
Using simple DMC embroidery floss in ecru, they have that
ol' time country look.
Red and white twisted string holds them together!
I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to think about adding a garland in my kitchen!
I've always loved them, but I've never made one or bought one.
This was my star garland for Christmas.
Of course, as you can imagine, there will be shamrocks,
Easter eggs, flags, leaves, turkeys and more coming!
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