I LOVE Christmas!
Thank You to Carol and Madame Samm for giving me an extra incentive to get
started ahead of time! I am a Last Minute Millie for sure!
I
found this little puppy at our local grocery store just the other day and he
was so cute with his little stocking in his mouth that I had to bring him home with me. (and he was only 99cents!) He became the inspiration for my mini
quilt. He is a Jingle Beanie and his name is "Presents." I didn’t have any fuzzy fabric in the house and was unable to get to the
store… then I remembered that I bought some stocking stuffers last year on
clearance and they were fuzzy socks- but I wouldn’t have bought white ones.
Thankfully the socks came in a two pair pack – one pack had a red pair and an off white pair! I just trimmed off the elastic at the top and Voila! had some very stretchy fuzzy fabric.
After I found a similar puppy picture on Google, I cut him out and got to use my handy dandy new appliqué pressing mat-
I LOVE THIS THING! I used little squares
from my stash for the background and did some fun FMQ in the checkerboard
squares. His stocking has a ball and a
little present in it.
As I was auditioning squares for the puppy, I
decided I really liked these squares together but not for the puppy. So I made these
nine patch variation blocks- I think
they will be two table toppers some day. I used a tossed nine patch tutorial.
This table runner
is made from Verna’s Cutting Garden Runner recipe from Moda's BakeShop)
I used part of a charm pack of Fruitcake by Basic Grey. This was a fun recipe to make!
This stocking is
made from a very, old very holey quilt. I have been talking about making
something out of it forever. It was very hard to take the scissors to it. At
least now it can be displayed and enjoyed. The lace came from a blouse that I
always wanted to fit into and never could.
I lined the stocking with some
fabric from my stash and machine quilted around the hexagons to give it some
stability. As I stitched, I thought about the quilter who took the time to hand
stitch this quilt. The colored pieces were probably well loved scraps of
clothing. What an honor to be a part of preserving it for some one else to
love! This will be a Christmas gift for a dear friend.
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Once again Thank
you to our Jolly Elves for ho ho ho hosting this blog hop. I have officially
started shopping and planning for Christmas!
Ho Ho Ho Hopefully
you can get around to see everyone’s creations.
Wednesday, August 7
MO Broker, My Creative Side
71 comments:
Your puppy quilt is so adorable. I like how your mind works.
Thanks for sharing so many wonderful projects.
Your use of socks for your puppy is unique! Love how you repurposed the quilt and made the fantastic stocking. Thank you for sharing.
Oh your puppy is just adorable...sometimes that is what is is all about up-cycling. Love the use of all your creations...what a fun time you must have had.....
Your puppy quilt is adorable. I love how you used the stockings for the puppy. Thanks for sharing your creativity and being part of this blog hop
Thank you for sharing these lovely projects. I really like how you preserved the original quilt by turning it into a stocking...what a nice idea. As for Christmas....I can't believe you are already planning...UGH! I just hope I make it to Christmas!
What a beautiful projects.
Lovely. Thanks for sharing
Cute puppies need homes. I wouldn't have left him at the store either! Love your projects. I love the stocking most. The fact that it was made out of an old quilt AND a back-of-the-wardrobe blouse (and don't we all have those.....) makes it even better! Thanks!
Your puppy is sweet. My favorite project is your old quilt Christmas stocking. I am glad you had the courage to make that first cut.
Beautiful work, cu-u-ute Puppy ☺
Thanks for sharing ho ho ho....
You are very talented. Love your puppy and that stocking is amazing! Great job with all projects.
The puppy is a cutie! Thanks for sharing.
Your puppy is so cute - I love how you used socks to make him!
Thanks for sharing!
Your puppy quilt is so cute! Thanks for sharing.
I love the puppy quilt! So cute.
Love the puppy quilt made with sock fabric....great idea! All of your projects are darling!
how adorable is that ...looks like a bichon....you did good to add him so 3 D
Love the puppy and quilt! You are sew creative! All your projects are wonderful!
Great projects....but that puppy is way too cute!!
Now that is just too darn clever! I will be looking at socks in a different way now!
Great stitching, I particularly love your puppy. Very very clever to think of the socks.
Awww... very sweet and imaginative!! Thanks for sharing in the hop with your great ideas!!
Just love your puppy quilt. And what a clever idea for the fabric. Great projects!
Wonderful projects, all of them, but that puppy - adorable! blessings, marlene
Great projects. Happy holidays!
Great projects! Love the puppy!!
Thank you for sharing your many projects! The puppy is hyst the cutest thing and I love the idea of reusing a well-loved quilt :)
What an adorable little puppy quilt and stocking!
I love how you have used other things in your quilt. So creative. Thanks for sharing
It looks like you have a great start on Christmas! :)
Your puppy is sew sweet. Great idea to recreate the Beanie version. Love the stocking too.
oh my goodness, that puppy is SO sew precious!!
oh, the puppy is absolutely adorable. I have a daughter that would just love it. thanks for sharing all your projects
A 3D quilt is a wonderful idea !I really like your Stocking too, cutting into a quilt is HARD ! GReat job !
I have some fuzzy socks someone gave me...what a great idea to recycle them into a quilt. I love how your recycled things to make your projects. Your puppy is just too cute! :O)
Very cute projects. You are sew creative.
Great projects!
Love the way you reuse items:)
What a very, very clever idea to use socks for the puppy. It is perfect. The pup looks so cuddly. The texture is absolutely perfect. Presents was a wonderful inspiration for the quilt. I like the fabrics you chose and the border is just adorable. I had never heard of a tossed nine patch. Now, I have another thing to look up and put on "to try" list. They will have fabulous table toppers. I love many of the recipes at Moda Bakeshop. You certainly picked a winner. You had another clever trick to use the lace from an ill fitting blouse. I have a closet that has more clothes in that I cannot wear that clothes that I can. I am getting closer and closer to getting back into them. About 20 more pounds and I'll be there. I didn't think it was a possibility and now I just think it might be. My doctor told me he didn't think I could lose any because of the meds I take. I got a blood infection with my dental cleaning time before last (no one's fault). I lost ten pounds and it's just been coming off since then. I knew I had a comprised immune system and the dentist said if this hadn't happened, it still would have been overkill to premedicate. Not now - now we do. Anyhow, it was very clever. The stocking from the old heirloom is wonderful and the lace is just the icing on the cake, I mean stocking. Thank you for participating and sharing your wonderful creativity. I love the eye candy.
That doggie is so cute, good choice. I love the way use re-use old quilts. What a great idea and the projects all turned out beautifully.
adorable! never seen anything like it! great job :)
Love all your projects, especially the sweet puppy. Thanks for the link.
Darling stuffed dog and the quilt that you made to match is just adorable!
Super cute and very creative.Thanks for sharing!!
How beautiful! I also loved the idea of making things out of very old quilts. Thanks for sharing!
I will never look at socks the same again! Awesome idea, awesome job!
If you are not the most ingenious person. I would have never thought about socks. What a great idea and an adorable quiltie.
It's been great fun to see your Christmas projects! I love your puppy dog quilt! How cute is that? I also have 2 old quilts and have been afraid to cut them into something else, but they are so stained and holey I can't even display them. Maybe I'll be brave like you and get out those scissors!
I enjoyed seeing everything you made BUT I am such a sucker for dogs. I just loved your 'presents'. He/she is so cute and cuddly looking. Reminds me of my sweet Callie who is not longer here but she would have loved that little quilt, I'm sure. Thanks for sharing and I loved the sock idea too!
Are you brilliant or what. That little Jingle Puppy quilt is terrific. Another project I want to make.
WOW! Bobbie, your projects are absolutely wonderful. I love the little puppy. How talented you are to think of using a fuzzy sock! And the stocking is beautiful. I love to see old things given new life. I am sure this will be treasured by the receiver. Thank you for sharing.
Lovely projects. Adore the puppy, so cute.
Great projects and your puppy......is adorable! Very creative too!
Cute pup! So many projects!
What great projects. Sweet puppy, and the quilted stocking, wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
cheers
maggie
maggiemine42@gmail.com
I love all your projects but that puppy quilt is just the best! What a creative mind you have!!
This is soooo adorable! I love how you used the fuzzy sock to make your puppy!!
Thanks for sharing fun holiday projects!!
Susie
YOU ARE JUST TOOOOOO GRRRRR---EAT. love ya.........
Super cute puppy quilt, and love the other projects, too. You've been busy! :)
Aren't you the smartest thing on the block! That puppy quilt is so adorable!
Your puppy quilt is adorable. Love the idea of using the socks in a "make it work" moment. Very creative. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my gosh! What a great post and such a very smart idea to use those socks for the fuzzy fabric to make that adorable dog on your little quilt.
Sew cute! Love the puppy!
Hiya Bobbie!!! I just LOVE "Presents". How adorable, and the quilt from the socks is ingenious. I don't know if I would have had the courage to cut into that old quilt. The stocking turned out lovely. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas, blessed be, hugs!!! Pam
pamspretties57 at gmail dot com
Now I'm puzzling over who of the two jolly elves cartoons is Carol and who is MS. lol Now taking apart socks for fabric is one of the most creative things I've heard of. And your puppy turned out so cute - the background is perfect.
You are one creative lady! I am impressed. Thank you for sharing.
Such great ideas....and using what you had around the house...love it. The puppy is so cute and the stocking is precious. You have a very lucky friend to be receiving it. Thanks for sharing with us.
How clever of you on ALL your projects! Really getting into the spirit of Christmas in your post.
Cute projects and I love your block background! Thanks for sharing!
You were very brave to cut your stocking but it turned out beautifully....what a treasure!
vintage stocking is heart melting.
Hugs
That puppy is lovely - Baa wants him as a friend. You have made a very special quilt of him and with a sock too - how amazing. Loed the using the vintage quilt to make the stocking too. Brilliant.
Thanks for being part of the fun blog hop. I enjoyed your blog.
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