Scrappy hearts

Have you ever found a quilted heart out along your adventures? If so, you are very lucky! I first heard about this project about 2 weeks ago while scrolling through Instagram. At times, those leisurely scrolls stumble across some really "aha" moments! The official I Found A Quilted Heart project started in January 2014 when a quilted heart was found in a cave in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Since then, people all over the world have participated in making hearts as a random act…

Hello ‘shabbilicious’ friends, I apologize that I’ve been ‘MIA’ the past few days… Life just got a tad busy!! I had the opportunity to spend a couple of hours in my craftroom over the weekend… there was a huge ‘To Do’ list to contend with, but when I had a break, I spent some time just ‘pottering’. Lately I’ve really enjoyed these unstructured crafting moments. I delved into my scraps bag to use up some of the left over fabric pieces from my Tilda ‘Happiness is Homemade’ collection. 1. I cut…

How to make a new useable cloth from the tiniest scraps of fabric

Have you ever found a quilted heart out along your adventures? If so, you are very lucky! I first heard about this project about 2 weeks a...

A couple of nights ago, I woke up in the middle of the night, and, in that semi slumber state when I was letting my mind wander while trying to go back to sleep, I thought of a solution to a puzzle…

I signed up for a Valentine swap and I am sending out 10 Valentine postcards to people all over the world. In return I will get 10 special postcards made with love from other artists. Making 10 similar cards gave me a fun opportunity to experiment with my material and play a bit. To me

Unstructured sewing is the perfect way to fill gaps between bigger projects. If you sew one or two of these scrappy hearts here and there, before you know it, you will have enough for a pretty garland. Scrappy hearts make great ornaments, Valentine’s Day gifts, or door hangers. Top a wrapped packed with a heart […]