Tend The Earth Giveaway

This giveaway is from the fabric seeds blog.  You can find the post here.  I love their fabric.  I have purchased from them before and have great fabric and service.  This giveaway is for a "Tend the Earth" Layer Cake by Moda.  It is a really cool fabric line.  You should check this giveaway out.

Iron Caddy

My sister in law and I decided to have a sewing day. We decided to make this iron caddy.  I love it.  It is so handy.  After carrying my iron in the box for the last 10 yrs this looks so pretty.  The fabric I chose was of course Riley Blake.  I really loved this fabric and every time I saw it at the quilt shop I would always try to think of what I could make out of it.  I finally decided on this iron caddy.  It has a heat resistant layer so you can put your iron in it hot and just take it on the go.  You can also use it as an ironing pad on a table or something.  How cleaver.  I got the pattern from one of my favorite quilt shops.  The pattern came with the heat resistant fabric.  The pattern was by "Sister's Common Thread".  If you decide to make it I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.  It was fun to make.  It was also fun to have someone to talk to while doing a project cause usually I'm alone.  You can find the pattern here.

Kindle Case Embellishments

I love embellishments.   Anyone who knows me knows that if it is scrapbooking sewing or whatever I love them.  I added my button today.  I went and bought it from one of my favorite fabric stores.   I picked orange because I felt it would add another color into the look of it.  I also loved the flower shape.  I think it may be a Riley Blake button but I am not quite sure.  The other buttons I bought today from the same store were Riley Blake.  Moda and Riley Blake are of some of my favorite fabric lines.

Kindle Fire Cover

 Front

 I decided to do the inside with the blue and white polka dot from this fabric line.

 

 Back

 
I had so much fun making this Kindle cover. It was pretty easy.  I used Berenstain Bears fabric by Moda because I love this fabric line.  I thought that it was so fitting since it was one of my favorite childhood books.  I added the ruffle on the front to make it more girlie.  I saw it on a different tutorial that was more of a slip cover than an open and shut one.  I decided to combine the two a little.  It is all finished except I will add an embellishment on the closure strap.  I decided to sew the velcro on by hand because I hate sewing it on the machine.  I also finished sewing the closure by hand after sewing the strap on because I didn't want to take away from the elastic and I also wanted my stitch hidden.  If you are interested in making this case I got the tutorial from here.  If you want to do the kindle fire with this tutorial then you will need to add about an inch all the way around on your measurements if you are doing 1/4" to 1/2" seam allowance because the Kindle Fire is a little thicker than the other ones.  I ended up having to do a smaller seam allowance.  I measured my Kindle and added an inch but it still just wasn't quite right when you tried to close it so I did unpick it and redo the seam allowance.  I love how it turned out and I am really excited to use it.

If I decide to do a button on the closure what color do you think it should be?  Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, or maybe a wood button??

Learning Resources Froggy Feeding Fun Review & Giveaway

Check this out here. I would be so excited for my kids to be able to play with these type of learning toys.  I love that they make toys that are fun but also tests their knowledge.

ZeroWater Review & Giveaway (2 Winners)

Giveaway at second time around.  The score for the water in our area was 253 but I would love to get one and test my own home.  Go to this site for the giveaway. 

Woodland Tails Giveaway!

Fabric Seeds is doing a giveaway.  Check this out here.   This is an awesome giveaway.  They are also having a sale you should check it out. :)