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Honeybell Ensemble

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Monday is here and I like showing some new things made with Blank Fabrics. It's a collection called Honeybell. I received some small pieces and made myself think beyond a quilt. Everyone needs a pillowcase each night and why not something extra special with a ruffle and print hem? I removed the hem from a purchased pillowcase and replaced it with a print, adding a ruffle between the case and hem. Very, very girlie and certainly can dress up any bedroom decor. Made a ruffle Adding hem to ruffle and pillowcase Regular pillowcase with ruffle and new hem Trimmed a small hand towel  Turned edges under, topstitched on the towel and then put binding along the sides. Why not make a purse?  I took the handles off of a purchased purse, copied the dimensions, cut two 12" x 20 rectangles, quilted the layers (using Warm & Natural batting) and then put it all together. Now that I have the hang of it, I think I'll make some changeable units. The hand...

Mondays with Blank Fabrics, Part 2

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Thanks to all of you who made my Monday with Blank Fabrics a very popular blog post. I teach my Magical Mitering lesson all the time with many happy students! Today I share a 6 block quilt made with the Noblesse Collection in the cream colorway. Magical Miters and the Noblesse Collection by Blank Fabrics The fabric does all the work. And I didn't bother to fussy cut the flowers; I just let my rotary cutter made that decision for me (and I also didn't have more than 1/2 yard!). How did I make this, you may be wondering? Well, I shared it all in last Monday's post and you can find it HERE . This version uses strips around all 4 sides of the center square, instead of only two sides for an Attic Window. This really has a graphic counterpoint to the curves of the flowers. I only had 3 fabrics for each of the two colorways. I used the other two in the border; simple rectangles for a border. If you have read this far, then I want to let you know that on WEDNESDAY I am shari...