"CATS FUN-FRIDAY TIP"...ART CANVAS 2 PILLOW SHAMS

Hey quilters....hope all is going well. I designed this project several months ago for my guest room & recently received several compliments, so I decided to share. We have a sweet antique store where I live called "Pandoras Box". I love shopping their 'cause her items make you think out of the box. A mix of old and new which is so me! As a designer, I try to come up with clever ideas for my clients and for me. Yes some of my accessories are straight from a store but when you can do something different that makes a "conversation piece",,,well, you know it was all worth the effort! That's how I feel with these sweet Rooster Canvas Art. At the time she only had two and I haven't seen any since.
Have to say...."that makes me happy." Although I feel you can take this concept and run with it.
All I needed to turn the canvas art into pillow shams was a little time and AURIfil 50# thread. I can't talk about this thread enough. I absolutely love 50 weight #2311 so much that I recently ran out of it. I use it for all my basic sewing projects. The color is so neutral that it blends in with any sewing project that I don't need to coordinate a hue to the exact. And if you do....well, google AURIfil thread and you'll see what I'm talking about. So many weights & hues to coordinate with your sewing projects.

Blessed Quilting from my Home to Yours,
Cat
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Well, here's all you do to make your own unique shams.....

Purchase 2 Art Canvas Shams (or create your own)
Muslin fabric to size of each sham (x 2)
AURIfil 50 weight # 2311 (or coordinating color of thread)
Low loft pillow filler
Basic rotary cutter and ruler for accuracy

*Measure your shams and cut your muslin (or backing fabric of your choice) and allow an extra inch on each side for seam allowance. (I do an inch seam allowance to make my sham extra sturdy)
*Rotary cut fabric of muslin to size
*Pin right sides together (mark your opening with 2 needles) :-)
*With right sides together....sew a one inch seam around sham leaving at least a 2' opening for filling.
   Reinforcing seam at your start and stop points.
*Turn inside out (you should have both right sides of fabric facing you) if not (it happens) catch your     mistake now.
*Fill with low loft pillow filler and use a "dull pencil" to carefully get into the corners.
*Slip stitch opening with AURIfil thread :-)

Seriously... that's it :-) You now have your own unique project. Yes, I do remove them before my guest go to sleep....they are so stinkin' cute, in my opinion :-)

"CAT'S FUN-FRIDAY TIP" GOLD FABRIC by MODA

Hey quilter's....hope all is well and you are in the process of gathering your fabric for my Christmas in July Quilt-a-long. I plan on making mine out of my "Christmas scraps" but last night I noticed my fabrics in gold hues did not quite work. Today I ran to one of my favorite quilt shops in Tyler "a nimble thimble" www.animblethimble.com for you on line shoppers. I found the perfect gold fabric, French General by Moda...pattern # 13529 (modafabrics.com) plus it coordinates perfectly with #AURIfil 50 weight #2134. If you follow me on Facebook you can see the sweet "Red Truck" pattern they had in the store as well. Oh my goodness it was hard to stay focused in that quilt shop! I know on line shopping is convenient but it doesn't beat walking and seeing all the fabrics and threads in person. As a designer, I get inspired while seeing the fabric hues. In fact, I've already found my fabric for my next quilt-a-long! Win...win as my grandson would say :-)

Blessed Quilting from my Home to Yours,
Cat
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