Gobble Gobble is a fun design using just two Sizzix dies, Grandmothers Fan and retired Originals Turkey (body only).
Blessings to you this Thanksgiving.
Die Cut Applique Let’s Talk Turkey
24 NovDie Cut Appliqué Minion
20 Nov
Isn’t this little Minion Pincushion cute? He is an example of me being derailed. Does that ever happen to you? Needless to say the project list is long. But sometimes you just have to stop and do something fun or silly. This Minion is my prototype 1. I am working out a method to create my Minions from my die cuts and of course felted wool. Special thanks to my friend Evie for her inspiration and her Farmers Wife block for display. Put Free Minion Pincushion in your search engine and patterns by others are sure to come up. Happy Stitching!
Die Cut Appliqué- What can’t you make with Circles cut from the Marcus Wool Collection?
19 Sep 
Here are some beautiful 2″ wool circles cut from the Marcus Wool Collection. I will reveal the end results as soon as the project is published on the Marcus website. Sew excited that my wool project was accepted! #makeotwithmarcus
Thank you Lisa at www.marcusfabrics
#marcusfabrics for posting the PDF for the Acorns.
It was a pleasure using the awesome Marcus wool collection to make Acorns this year.
Die Cut Appliqué – Marcus Fabrics The Seasons Wool Collection
15 SepI have had wonderful conversations with some really nice people at Marcus Fabrics. #makeitwithmarcus
Pati V agreed to send me a box of their The Seasons Wool Collection.
Me waiting for the box!
The box arrived and Penny was first to inspect it!
Box approved! Now I can open it!!!
Beautiful wools! My first project is a no brainier, just wait and see! Hope to see the pattern on the Marcus Fabrics website in time for the beautiful Autumn we’ve all been waiting for!!!
Cut something out and create! That’s what I will be doing!!!
Die Cut Appliqué- Woven Baskets
10 Sep#sizzix_quilting (no affiliation but I’d like to!) Sizzix has a number of dies for strip cutting. We used the the 1/2″ strip cutter to cut pre fused felted wool for weaving. The results are adorable. Add some buttons for the handle and a few little leaves to embellish. Cut something out and create!
Die Cut Appliqué – The Bees Knees
26 JulDo you appliqué or is it the “A” word as I have heard some quilters call it? Well, for me appliqué is the Bees knees! Specifically I love die cut appliqué using primarily the Sizzix steel rule dies and felted wool. Never a scrapbooker, I have always used the Sizzix dies in my quilting and fabric crafts. I encourage you to cut something out and create!
Mug Rugs
13 JulHave you jumped onto the Mug Rug train? They are a fun, fast stitch and make perfect gifts. And…oh by the way they are a great canvas for words of inspiration and look darling as a votive candle mat. Cut some wool out today and create!
Hexagons Dieuct for Precision
15 Jun 
My gals went crazy! I was afraid I would get grumbling as this is a departure from our usual felted wool appliqué. They surprised me by loving the tiniest hexie the best. Check out those fussy cut centers. These are just the ones I managed to photo.
If you have inherited or purchased some vintage or antique hexagons you are well aware of the pitfalls of this time honored technique. Every 1/32″ error in cutting or stitching compounds. You can see from the box how wonky they already were at this early stage in construction. There is just not much to be done to get these lovelies to lay flat.
My stitching group explored using diecut hexagons and the English Paper Piecing method. I precut hexagons from Freezer Paper in several sizes and we stitched away. All of the Sizzix Hexagon dies are awesome! We played with two construction methods, fusible appliqué and English Paper Piecing using Freezer Paper. The tiniest hexie is Tim Holtz Honeycomb 659430 with 3/8″ sides. Fantastic precision with all these dies thank you Sizzix! 
Top row: Used Freezer Paper hexagons. Reusable 4-6 times. Hexagons pressed to the wrong side of fabric. (Rough cut around leaving about 3/8″ for turn under.) Tim Holtz Honeycomb die 3/8″ sides of tiny cuteness.
Row two: First two from vintage box. Pincushion out of Kaffe fabric from a friend.
Bottom row: Vintage box hexies with Freezer Paper templates – nice and flat but those are some *narrow seam allowances. More hexies oh so nice and flat recently stitched. *If I decide to turn the vintage box of hexies into a Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt I’ll be ordering a Custom Sizzix Die with a slightly smaller sized side for the hexagon Freezer Paper templates.
Sew…another technique checked off of the bucket list. Like I told my stitching friends you need to try it and then decide to take it or leave it. I am stunned at how many actually enjoyed making the fun hexagon flowers and have a project in mind. Who knew?
Beach Memories
31 May
Playing in my wooly sandbox to kit up this felted wool appliqué candle mat in preparation for a workshop. Aren’t the colors awesome? This project is a great showcase for my hand dyed wools. I am sure we all have memories of a wonderful beach trip! Why not stitch those memories into a fun project? I used my favorite Sizzix.com machines and steel rule Dies to cutout these motifs. Cut something out and create!
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