Good Morning - its time to Wake Up with Kona!
I must admit, I have never worked with solids - I even have trouble using them with prints, never mind by themselves. When I signed up I thought it would be a great time to use up the Jelly roll I bought ages ago. Then I looked at the Jelly roll and it wasn't Kona. Oh stink! I have less than a week to find fabric and then make something fabulous. Why didn't I check that sooner? ( because it's me) Of course last week - we were in a polar vortex and it was 16 below zero. and my driveway was very full of snow. Thankfully I had a friend who was going the right direction and she offered to pick up my fabric! (I have the best friends)To make things easier I told her just to grab 2 blues, 2 greens and a white.at this point I didn't really care- I just needed fabric. I still didn't have a clue what to make.
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| you will meet professor Kona in a moment |
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| Stanley doesn't care about the catnip, but he did play with it a little |
In my Hawthorne Threads Newsletter there was a pattern for catnip mice- "hey, they are solid I will try those!" Of course they are made from felt so it didn't work quite right- it took me a few tries but I got one to look ok!
Making the mice got my creativity jump started and I found the pattern for Owl you need is a Sewing buddy and made....
Professor Kona:
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| Professor Kona is holding all my little necessities. I added some elastic on the one wing to hold more stuff! |
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| He also sells my supplies so I can't find them |
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| Kekoa Pueo means Warrior Owl |
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| Kekoa Pueo's Pet is one of the earlier attempts at the mouse I just couldn't get the formula for the ears right |
I found this pillow on Pinterest and decided to give it a try- I really love the pattern and will definitely make it again. I made it a pillow case for my favorite reading pillow.
Another Pinterest find ! I fell in love with this heart
decided to try a solid one- I found a piece of black solid in my stash- I stole it out of a kit so hopefully I will remember to replace it before trying to make that project. It is definitely NOT Kona- not good quality at all. I made a postcard ( thanks Sheila for getting me addicted to these) This picture is not the greatest. :( |
| Since these hearts were so small, I decided to FMQ all over them instead of around the edges of each one. |
For my last project- I was inspired by a comment left on another post- " I was expecting a coffee cup" Since the logo for this hop is a coffee cup, I made another postcard.
The Best Part of Waking up is Kona in your Cup- be it coffee or fabric! Since I didn't have much color to work with ( the yellow is a scrap of "not Kona" from my stash) I used a variegated thread for some more color and rickrack for fun.
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| the postcard backs |
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70 comments:
Lovely small projects!
Cute ... cute ... cute ... thanks for sharing ... :) Pat
What fun projects! Thank you for sharing.
Hi Bobby! Prof. Kona is so adorable! The rotary cutter over his eye is quite clever, just like a real professor. I am so happy you enjoyed the challenge and started to make only with solids...I love the wave pillow. Where did you get that pattern? I would like to make one myself! Keep up the good work!
I loved the owl
Die Eule ist süß.
Lieben Gruß Sylvia
Your projects are so cute . My favorite is the owl.
Thank you for sharing your creativity.
Looks like you had tons of fun. The owl is adorable! Thanks for sharing all of your projects.
Very nice projects. Love the pillow. The postcards are awesome too.
Fun projects - thanks for sharing. I have 2 cats - Grady could care less about catnip, but Mollie loves it.
Wow for only having a week you did great. I know what its like to get to that sewing room and being on a deadline you seam to get so much more done. Great job and have a nice day.
What a wonderful collection of projects...well done!
what fun projects for you to share with us….
You did great on your projects; especially for having just one week to find inspiration and then come up with the ideas.
What fun projects! I need to spend more time on Pinterest clearly -- love the hearts! :)
Thanks for sharing all those cute makes with us! My fave is the owl! How creative!
Those are some cute projects, great job on them!
Very cute projects...love that owl
Your owl and pillow look great in Kona solids! I love the wavy look to that pillow...great design and colors. Thanks for hopping with us!
My,you really were on a creative roll! Love all of your super adorable creations.
I hope you're thawing out at this point, but if not, you have all those beautiful projects to keep your heart warm! You did a great job!
lovely projects really love the owl and mug rug.
Wow! You sure made a lot of projects from a little bit of fabric. Professor Kona is adorable. svonfumetti at yahoo dot com
Oh, I love that owl!! I made one with that pattern and was so happy with it. I didn't notice the rotary cutter eye cover until you said something. Hahaha, he does look a little maniacal! No one messin, with that Proff!!!
Cute Projects! I really like Prof. Kona and his Mouse assistants! Thanks for sharing them all. vickise at gmail dot com
Your Prof. Kona is so cute. I love the rotary cutter picture. Thanks for making me laugh out loud. You have a lot of creativity to show here and it was a lot of fun to see. Great projects.
You got a lot of super cute things made in a short time. Great work !
Love Professor Kona! All of your projects are fabulous!
Small projects are great fun, aren't they? Like eating fast food!
Very clever! Love all your projects!!
Very cute projects! I need to make some of those little mice for my quilt inspectors.
Those were so adorable! I'm a project quilter also and those look so fun! Nice job.
Great projects and good for you trying all those different things. i am trying to do that this year too.
Great projects! I love the pillow.
Your projects were all charming and you seemed to be having so much fun thinking them up and then making them. Thanks for sharing.
Adorable projects! Love the mouse (because I have always loved mice-and drempt of them last night, unfavorably, hmmm).
Professor Owl is great fun. And the pillow is lovely, and I would love the pattern.
Your postcard is cute (to small for me to play with yet).
Coffee mug rug, right up my alley. I'm in the Great Pacific Northwest and I'm not getting up without my coffee!
Thank you for sharing and hoping you are "thawed" some now.
Fun projects, Bobbie! Your owl made me smile - looks like a clever way to keep organized. Loving that wavy pillow, too.
Thanks so much for sharing your Kona projects!
That owl is so CUTE!!!
How fun to see your creative process beginning with Professor Kona's pet mouse. Lovely projects you have created. Thank you sew much for hopping...
Great little projects and love the owl!
Cute projects!! Thanks for sharing :)
Like the pillow case--pattern and colros.
What wonderful projects! I like how you used the colors in each!
Very nice projects!
Your post made me smile to hear about the non-Kona fabric you intended to use! Crazy how that stuff happens. :) I loved your reading pillow especially with that green peeking out-so adorable. Since Professor Kona sounds a bit devilish, I'm concerned that he and mouse will get together to add more mischief to your sewing studio/room. I've always said sewing room but lately I've been seeing studio being used and so I'm changing my sewing room/spare bedroom/storage area to 'My Sewing Studio'!!!! lol
Cute projects! The owl is my favorite.
Wow. You have been busy. Great colors and adorable projects. I can feel the waves in that pillow.
Professor Kona owl is just too cute , what a great addition to tyour sewing room . Love those postcards , glad you are enjoying making them :-)
ahhh, professor kona knows the value of kona solids! love all your projects ... the pillow is great!
So many projects done is such a short time! Woo hoo.
I love your solid version of Professor Kona. I made one with prints a while back and think its such a cute project! Well done.
How cute! Love the glow in the dark:)
What cute projects you have. I love the idea you had making the mice. I wonder if my cat would play with one. I like you was challenged with using just plain colors. But after seeing all these projects....I am no longer afraid. Thanks foe sharing.
What a lot of fabulous small projects. I especially like how the heart pillow came out.
You have been a very busy gal. Wonderful projects. Great job all the way around.
Cute projects!
Professor Kona is an awesome guy keeping everything in order. I truly love your pillow case. Thanks for sharing.
Whoo hoo, what a great menagerie of animals you have.
Love all your projects!!Kona sure packs a punch.
You really got busy and made some very cute projects. Thanks for sharing
WOW! such cute project!I especially love your Prof KONA!
Oh my, you've been busy! Great projects!
Love your projects. As a new quilter, solids are less scary to use. I am loving this hop. Happy New Year from Oklahoma, USA. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
love all your projects, especially professor owl. thanks for sharing and inspiring
I love your wavy pillow and the heart piece. Great job!
Wow...for short amount of time you had...You sure had a "Creative Vortex" goin!!! Maybe it was the Polar one creating such a Swirl of Busy! lol Looove all the coool things you created!!!
I love your projects especially Prof Kona. i need one of those for my sewing area. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us. xo jan
Thanks for participating. You certainly did well under extreme circumstances. It's great to have great friends who go the length to help you, too. I had the seen the pattern for the adorable mouse and thought it would be cute in cottons, too. I'm glad to see you made it. Cats sure can be finicky! The owl is adorable and useful, as well. I like the pillow coverful - very novel. I absoultely adore the hearts made from hearts and the quilting is phenomenal. You are very clever with the cup of coffee, too. Again, thanks for participating and showing how inventive you are.
Thanks for sharing that fun selection of small projects!
Haha. I love Professor Kona. Hilarious. I bet he does sell your supplies.
Oh your projects make me smile! What a darling owl! Thanks for sharing - glad you have such a wonderful friend!!!
You've done a fantastic job! Your owl is sweet and I'm lovin' the pillow :)
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