micro Mod giveaway Winner!

SO the winner of the giveaway is Midnight Hysteria!!  But alas, you have not left a way for me to reach you.  Please contact me before the weekend is out so I can get your winnings off to you!  If not, then on Monday I will pull another number out of the cyber hat.

In other exciting news, I am headed to Georgia for Stash Bash this weekend!  SO excited.  I am sure there will be lots of sewing and giggling and late nights and possibly a tiny bit of alcohol.  ;)

The Doctor has his sonic screwdriver all packed and we are out the door!

His and Hers microMOD Sew Along

Hey Hey friends!  Welcome to my stop for the microMod sew-along.  I knew right away that I wanted to make something wearable, because let's face it, this fabric is way too awesome not to show off.

But before we get into the nitty gritty details of my project, let's find out some from trivia from the  microMod duo ala Craft Junky style!

Question: If your spouse could be a super hero, what would their super power be and why?

Alexia says:   Rob's super power would be to be able to project movies with his mind! He loves movies and is especially good at remembering details and inspirations from films he has seen! 

Rob says:  Alexia's super power would be the power to grow additional limbs! She is always working on so many creative projects, and those extra limbs would be well used.

Seems like they know each other pretty well!

So for my project I decided to use Karyn's Enchanted Bow Skirt tutorial to make this fantastic skirt.

I decided not to make the bow since I knew that would probably be wearing it with my geeky t-shirts and converse.  

This print is called Vertigo and I think that it lends itself well to garment sewing as well as the hand of the Cloud9 fabric.  It is so soft and has such a nice drape, I want to make several more wearables out of it.  I paired the microMod with a simple gray hued shot cotton at the hem just to add a touch of contrast.  

SO now, on to the SEW ALONG!!!!!

Sew along with us by tagging your projects on Instagram with #microMod , or posting on the Green Bee Patterns Facebook page, Don't forget to add photos of your projects to the microMod flickr group so we can all see your amazing microMod projects! You can see all of the stops on the sew along by checking Aleixa's blog or on the Cloud9 Facebook page.

April 2 - Alexia & Rob Green Bee
April 3 - Kelly at Kelbysews
April 5 - Amanda at the Craft Junky
April 6 - Rachael at Imagine Gnats
April 8 - Heather at alamode
April 10 - Holly at Bijou lovely
April 13 - Alexia, Michelle & Rob Green Bee  
April 17 - Faith at Fresh Lemons
April 18 - Katie at Swim Bike Quilt
April 19 - Deborah at Whipstitch
April 20 - Jacey at Jaceycraft
April 22 - Krista at Krista Withers Quilting
April 24 - Jenny at the Southern Institute
April 25 - Amy from sukie don't ya know
April 26 - Jen from Betty Crocker Ass
April 27 - Sara from Sew Sweetness
April 29 - Katy from I'm a Ginger Monkey
April 30 - Amber from One Shabby Chick
May 1 - Alexia & Rob Green Bee GRAND PRIZE

There are prizes at each stop, and at the end of the month you can enter to win an amazing grand prize: A fat quarter stack of microMod by Rob Bancroft from Cloud9 fabrics, the entire Green Bee Patterns collection, a microMod sewing bag, and a Singer Heavy Duty Sewing Machine!  WOOT!!!! (Open to contiguous US residents only.) 

For your chance to win here, leave a comment telling me what super power you would want and why, I will randomly pick a winner on Monday April 8th at 8pm to win a fat quarter stack of microMOD and one of my favorite patterns from Green Bee Patterns.

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Panels

Panels, a photo by amandahall25 on Flickr.

Just dropping in for a quick 'HI!' and to tlet you know that I am having a Super Sale on my screen printed panels in the shop. I have already loaded up some of my older prints but tomorrow I will add the newer stuff!

Also, I am going to Stash Bash!!  And I will be giving a little lesson on screen printing while I am there.  Pop on over and read about it on the blog.  If you have ever wanted to get together with a bunch of fun people who have the same crafty interests as you, Stash Bash is the place to go.  Join in on the fun!

Image Play-February

This month, Christina and I decided to pick images for each other. Here is what she chose for me.

Photo by j.caron via Flickr

At first I wasn't sure what I was going to do.  I didn't want to do the obvious thing, which would be to make house quilt blocks in similar colors.  I remembered that one day while driving around I came across this neighborhood, and from where my car was, you could see the rooftops of all the houses.  So I packed up my camera and set out for a little scenic photo shoot.

Here is my original picture

So now I had the image, what the heck do I do with it?!  I several ideas, all of which didn't pan out.  So I started playing around with the idea of making it black and white and then transferring it to fabric somehow.

I used the tutorial from A Beautiful Mess to transfer my image to some white kona cotton.  And I have to say, I love the distress effect it gives the photo.  After it was dry I decided that I wanted to define the lines of the picture a little more.

And once I started, I couldn't stop.  I started adding little swatches from my scrap bucket.

I am pretty happy with how it turned out.  It was definitely a 'let's see how this goes' type of deal.  I haven't decided what I am going to do with it yet.  I kind of like all of the threads hanging off of it though.

I can't wait to see what next month's image is!  Such a great way to be creative.

Happy Friday!

Mischief Managed

Next up for the late gift giving parade, is a gift for my Harry Potter loving buddy,  Jeni.  Since I have been on a pillow-making kick, I decided to continue on with it for her.

I saw a shirt on flickr a couple of years ago with this image and when thinking of something for Jeni I thought it would be perfect for her.  So I made one up in photoshop and screen printed it on some sparkly linen.  Then I got to adding some improv-y patchwork  using Lizzy House Constellations and some purple shot cotton.

This was my first time using pom-pom trim on a project.  Boy was it tricky to sew.  But I do LOVE the way it looks on this pillow.  So much fun.

I also added some embroidery to the back panel of the pillow.  Just for a little extra something.  She has it now and says that she loves it so I am a happy camper.

Image Play - January

So, a little while back, Christina and I decided to do a year long collaborative project.  She told me about something that House on Hill Road called Wordplay.  We both thought that it would be fun to do something similar with images.  So here's how it will work, every month we will have an image that we have to draw inspiration from.  We will either have someone choose an image for us, or pick one ourselves or for each other.  It doesn't matter what the medium is that we decide to work with for our project.  The idea is just to push us to create something that we wouldn't have created on our own.  As someone who LOVES to just hang out in the comfort zone, I think that this will be a great challenge for me and get me to start thinking about things in a new way.

For our first month, our friend Jeni picked this image by Anna Niestroj of Blink Blink.  I had never seen her blog before, but wow!!!  So many amazing things.  I am going to love going through all of her older posts and seeing what I have missed out on.

When first looking at the image, I was drawn to a few of the shapes, but the triangles in top-center is what really grabbed me. I actually really tried to stay away from them at first, only because they were so simple and I wanted to try to push myself to try something new.  So I thought on it, and thought on it, and thought on it some more.  Nothing.  So I went ahead with my first idea.

I made a mini-quilt /wall hanging depicting a mountain scene on a starry night.  I echoed the peaks and valleys of the strip pieced mountains with some pink stitching and used beads for twinkly little stars.  I also added some wonky zig-zag quilting to the "ground" just to add some texture.

 I opted not to bind it because I was trying to only use things from my stash and I kind of like the way it looks without it.

I backed it with some Field Study feathers that I absolutely love.  All-in-all, once I stopped being stubborn and just went with what my brain was telling me what to do, this was a really enjoyable project.  I am not sure what I will be doing with it.  But for now, It can just hang out on my wall where I can see it.

*mindful monday*

It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. ~Albus Dumbledore

It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

~Albus Dumbledore

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mind.ful = conscious or aware of something

Something that speaks to your heart and leaves you feeling beautifully grounded right where you are.

following Gypsyforest's lead.