Rag Baby Quilts

In a craft swap titled "Random Act of Kindness" my friend Jenine made me these two quilts.  One is for me to keep and one is for me to give away as a random act of kindness.  She wanted to do something that tied into my having a baby and a baby quilt was the perfect idea.  

For anyone who knows me, I have a HUGE obsession with homemade quilts.  I LOVE THEM!  Seriously, nothing brings me more happiness in the world than receiving a quilt that someone took hours to create.  It shows me just how much they care an how thoughtful they are.  And seeing as how it's not my strong point (sewing), I certainly LOVE to receive them!  

I decided to keep the brown and blue polk a dot quilt as (unknowingly to Jenine) matches my baby bedding perfectly!  And some lucky person (unknown yet) will receive the green and yellow.  

This type of quilt is called a Rag Quilt and can be  be used with any kind of fabric.  

A great tutorial can be found HERE if you are interested in making one too.

Sticks Card Game - A Rummy Card Game with a Twist

My friend Jenine made this game for me in a swap.  I had never heard of it and found it to be a fun game and great gift!  

This game would take some time to make yourself but would be well worth it.

Items Needed:

4 decks of face cards

42 tongue depressor sticks

Fabric bag or fabric to make your own (make sure you cannot see through it)

1 pen or marker

Directions which can be printed HERE

2 different colors of scrapbook paper

Modpodge

Computer & Printer

Scissors

Directions:

1.  Cover one side of each tongue depressor with one color of scrapbook paper - We'll say Brown.  Modpodge down.

2.  Cover the other side of the tongue depressor with scrapbook paper - We'll say Tan.  Modpodge down.

3.  Attach stick combinations to brown side of each tongue depressor.  Modpodge down.

4.  Cover each side of tongue depressor with an additional layer of modpodge.

5.  Sew bag if you did not purchase one already.

6.  Assemble all items in bag (include directions)

Candle or Cookie Jar Wraps

My friend Jenine sent this to me during a craft swap and I thought it was PURE GENIUS!  These are wraps for large Jar candles like Yankee Candles or large mason jars that you would do cookies in a jar for gifts.  You simply wrap this around the jar and it covers the label and turns your candle from an advertising scheme into a cute addition to your home - or adds that extra festive touch to any mason jar treat! 

These are something that I will certainly be making for this Christmas and all the gifts we give out.  Simple, EASY and SUPER SUPER SUPER cute!

Items Needed:

 Fabrics of your choice

A sewing machine (or hand stitch)

SEW ON Velcro

Embellishments

Needle point floss

Directions:

1.  Cut large piece of fabric out to be 16 inches x 5 1/2 inches

2.  Cut short piece of fabric to be 4 inches x 3 inches

3.  Fold edges over 1/4 inch twice (on top of itself so you don't see actual edges) and iron down.  Once all four edges are folded and ironed, sew them together.

4.  Cut sew on velcro to be 3 inches long.

5.  Sew velcro onto fabric.  One piece (the soft side) is sewn onto the front LEFT of fabric.  Now flip the fabric over and sew the other piece (rough side) to the Back LEFT of fabric.  Velcro should be on opposite sides and opposite ends when done.

6.  Decide on what you want the wrap to say.  Then using needle point, stitch it into your small piece of fabric.  Add any embellishments at this time.

7.  Sew small piece of fabric onto Large piece of fabric centered.

Cute Homemade Bag

My friend Jenine made this for me.  To say I love it, would be putting it lightly.  Upon receiving it, I immediately began to use it as my purse and that's what it's been since.  I love the simple fabric flower that she added as an embellishment and that it is lined.  The best part is that if it ever gets dirty, I can just toss it in the washer and clean it.