Fruit Baskets

I just finished the machine applique on the fruit basket wallhanging that Jan designed.  I used verigated thread and a blanket stitch.  Turn out killer, if I do say so myself!!!

Thank you, Jan.  Your design and fabric choices are fabulous!  Do you need some baskets to fill with your favorite items?  Check out our etsy store or email us for a custom order.  What fun!

What can you do with our baskets?

That was the question Holly posed to our friend Jan.  Well, Jan just went crazy!!!!  The following pictures of are the unfinished tops so you can get the idea of just how cool Jan is right away.  I'll post them when they get finished, too.  That date is tbd, of course.  Jan used our pre-cut, pre-fused baskets and used her creative talents and vast stash of fabrics, to fill and decorate them. 

She started out all soft and cuddly and sweet. Dare I say maybe even traditional!  That is so unlike her!  She put little puppies in the baskets and dog treats on the baskets and them put the whole thing on point.  Very cute!  I guess she had to justify that dog novelty fabric she bought.

And then she went kinda sassy!  And might I say, when this is finished, it needs to go in my kitchen!!!    Looks like I will be the one doing the machine applique so I think it is only fair, don't ya think?  These are so my colors!

 And then, Jan did a little something just for herself!  Jan loves Halloween and has made some of the coolest pieces on this theme.  This ones just cracks me up!!!

A basket full of noses and bones and one full of hands and then a basket on it's side with eyeballs rolling out.  What a hoot!  This is so Jan.  Now the crazy part is I went nuts trying to find the secret message that the hands were saying.  One is an 'a' and one is a 'f' and I just couldn't figure out the last one.  I called Jan to solve the puzzle for me and she didn't answer.  Sent an emergency email so I could sleep!  She didn't answer.  I didn't sleep.  Kept searching for sign language charts and prowling the internet for the solution.  When I finally talked to Jan begging for the answer, knowing she had secretly hidden initials that led to a secret message and she said, "Jeez, I just cut out some hands.  There is no hidden message!"  Well, all I can say is this is really EVIL!!!  How can she not have a hidden message!  That is the kind of woman that she is!  Guess I'll just have to let it slide this time.  She is getting old - I mean older, opps!

Man, I have the feeling I will be calling Jan all kinds of nasty names when I start machine appliqing these bones!  Wow!  Talk about fine details!

 

The eyes have it!  My land, she has them in different colors! How funny!  And might I say, where does she get her fabrics?  I have a bunch of weird stuff in my stash, but skulls???  I love it!!!

You go Jan.  We will be throwing down the gauntlet again real soon!!!!

Circle of Life

In the March/April 2006 issue of Love of Quilting, they had the instructions for a Circle of Life quilt.  VERY cute!!!

In the May/June 2010 issue of Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting, DaRonda Robinson sent in a picture of her "Circle of Life" quilt she had made from these instructions .  DaRonda choose scrappy purples for her quilt.  Very sweet!

Interested in making one of these beauties?  Talk to us about a custom order just for you!!!  We can cute circle with or without Soft Fuse!

Awareness Ribbon color meanings

We have die-cuts for yellow and pink ribbons listed right now on etsy.  Following is a list I found of what colors are for what cause.  Very interesting!  And, remember, we do custom orders!!!!

BLACK – symbol of mourning, melanoma, and gang prevention

BLUE – symbol of drunk driving, child abuse, Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), the victims of hurricane Katrina, dystonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), alopecia, Education, Epstein-Barr Virus, Save the Music, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, and anti-tobacco - particularly anti-second hand smoke, I Love Clear Air/ILCA Campaign

BROWN – symbol anti-tobacco as well as colon cancer and colorectal cancer

BURGUNDY – symbol of brain aneurysm, Cesarean section (worn upside down), headaches, hemangioma, vascular malformation, hospice care, multiple myeloma, William’s syndrome, Thrombophilia, Antiphospholid Antibody Syndrome, and adults with disabilities

DARK BLUE – symbol of arthritis, child abuse prevention, victim’s rights, free speech, water quality, and water safety
GOLD – symbol for childhood cancer

GREEN –symbol of childhood depression, missing children, open records for adoptees, environmental concerns, kidney cancer, tissue/organ donation, homeopathy, and worker and driving safety

GREY – symbol of diabetes, asthma, and brain cancer

LAVENDER - symbol for general cancer awareness. It can also be a symbol for epilepsy, and Rett Syndrome
LIGHT BLUE – symbol of childhood cancer, prostate cancer, Trisomy 18, and scleroderma

ORANGE – symbol of leukemia, hunger, cultural diversity, humane treatment of animals, and self-injury awareness

PEARL – symbol for emphysema, lung cancer, mesothelioma, and multiple sclerosis

PERIWINKLE – symbol of eating disorders and pulmonary hypertension

PINK – commonly associated with breast cancer, but this ribbon is also a symbol for birth parents, and childhood cancer awareness

PURPLE – symbol of pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, domestic violence, ADD, Alzheimer’s, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the victims of 9/11 including the police and firefighters, Crohn’s disease and colitis, cystic fibrosis, lupus, leiomyosarcoma, and fibromyalgia

RED – commonly associated with the fight against AIDS and HIV. Additionally, this ribbon is also a symbol for heart disease, stroke, substance abuse, MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

SILVER –symbol for children with disabilities, Parkinson’s disease, and mental illnesses such as severe depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders

TEAL – symbol for ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers as well as sexual assault, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and tsunami victims

WHITE – symbol of innocence, victims of terrorism, violence against women, peace, right to life, bone cancer, adoptees, and retinal blastoma

YELLOW – commonly used to support our troops, but it is also a symbol for MIA/POW, suicide prevention, adoptive parents, amber alerts, bladder cancer, spina bifida, endometriosis, and a general symbol for hope. A yellow ribbon with a heart is used to represent the survivors left behind after a suicide

...now I've said my ABC's, tell me what you think of me!

Just listed a set of upper case alphabet letters on etsy.  These are in the Bow Tie font (2 1/2" tall).  We have the upper case, lower case, numbers and punctuation.  We can die-cut these in any combination, in any fabric, with or without Soft Fuse or just the Soft Fuse itself.  We love custom orders!!!

think about adding phrases to your quilts or wall hangings.  And check out the wallhanging kits we already have listed, too!

Oh My Stars!

In red, white and blue at that!  Just listed a couple sets of really cute die-cut, fusible cotton star components.  They would look great in that Petal Pusher tablerunner!  Just think, you would be ahead of schedule for that great 4th of July project!!!