Little Heart Pillow

This was the gift I made for my secret valentine. I got the idea from a quilt called, "Hearts on Fire" by Cindy Cooksey in the book, "Pretty Little Mini Quilts". So cute. While I really like the look of the ticking stitches, and because they are big stitches you'd think it would be easy - it was a surprisingly tedious and time consuming step!

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Pretty Little Mini Quilts

Catalog Christmas Trees

I came across this little craft in the book, "Complete Origami" by Eric Kenneway, however I've since seen instructions for it posted around some craft blogs as well. It's a great way do something with all those catalogs that come (I could have created an entire forest). No glue or cutting involved, just some folding, and tada, cool recycled Christmas trees.

Books: Saturday Night Hat

I do love a good book. And my mom sent me this hard to find goody for my birthday, "Saturday Night Hat" by Eugenia Kim. The designs are pretty basic and technically easy to do, but she uses those to build upon with creativity. Especially good is the Haircut Hat, a standard cloche that she modifies the edge on to make it look like a sassy bob with bangs - so cool! I also loved her whimsical pillbox that looks like a slice of Wonderbread with butter. Nice inspiration and fun, an excellent addition to the hat book collection!

Eugenia Kim