A variation on my tooth fairy pillows.

Key holder cushion

Tooth fairy cushion

Another quilted hot water bottle cozy using a slightly different method (see old tutorial).

Materials

1 10′ x 16′ rectangle of material

1 10′ x 19′ rectangle for the back

Bias tape for the border

Enough fabric for the backing

Batting

Method

Make a quilt sandwich with each rectangle and quilt them using any style you like.

Trim the quilted rectangles to the stated measurements above.

Place the hot water bottle on top of the shortest triangle and draw 1 inch around the corners and top on one side. Fold rectangle in two and cut around the marked lines.

Place the long

Place the long triangle on top of the other trimmed triangle, pin and cut the bottom part.

Cut the longest piece in two with the top part being about 4 longer than the bottom one. Pin on top of the trimmed side.

Cut around following the top trimmed side. Pin together and stitch around leaving a 1/4′ seam allowance.

Stitch the border in place.

Cozy back.

Work in progress.

Made with 74 scrap pieces measuring 3.5′ x 6.5′ each and some plain white quilting fabric.

Based on crazy mom’s quilt-a-long.

Note: I’ve made these in two slightly different ways. Check also the second tutorial for a hot water bottle cozy.

Materials

2 coordinated fat quarters, one for the cover and 1 for the bias tape for the border.

Instructions

The cover will have an opening at the back.

The cover is made of 3 pieces sewn together with a border.

Cutting

Fold the fat quarter in 2 right sides together and place exactly half of the hot water bottle on top of the fold.

Draw around  half the bottle leaving 1 inch all around.

Cut the fabric to obtain a symmetrical piece.

To cut the 2 pieces for the back use the front piece as a model but cut across 2/3 of the way on the long side and  and add 1 1/2 inch to the small piece that goes on the bottom part.

Stipple quilting

Make a quilt sandwich with some muslin at the back and proceed to stipple quilt the 3 pieces.

When finished, cut off the batting edges.

Bias

Buy ready made bias or make your own. For double folded bias, strips should be 2 inch wide.

Sew bias to the edges of the opening at the back.

Assemble

Put the 3 pieces wrong side together. The long back piece should be placed over the short piece.

Sew with a 1/4 inch seam allowance.

Once the 3 pieces are sewn together, sew the bias all around the edges.

Pencil case with 24 pockets for 24 colour pencils. Use each pocket for a different colour and find the right colour quickly!

Materials

24 strips of fabric measuring 1 1/12 x 11 inches

24′ x 7′ for the pocket, folded in half

24′ x 11′ for the back

24′ x 11′ one sided fusible interface or flannel

Stitch strips together and iron resulting rectangle with seams open.

Fuse to the fusible interface.

Fold pocket fabric in half and stitch the top at 1/4′ from the top.

Elastic band

Button

Place backing and stripped and pocket side facing together.

Place elastic band on one side with hoop facing inside.

Pin and stitch leaving a 1/4 seam allowance and leaving an opening in one side of about 8-10 cms.

Turn inside out and iron flat. Top stitch around the rectangle  very close to the edge.

Make pockets for each pencil following the strips and stitching up and down in a continuous fashion.

Sew a button on the back, close to the elastic band.

This tutorial is based on ideas and instructions collected from these sites:

• Nested – very detailed tutorial
• Pink chalk studio
• Skip To My Lou

Tutorial in French: Housse à crayons

Heather Bailey’s Freshcut reversible headband

• Headband in 15 minutes or less tutorial

• Freshcut Flickr group

Two Tooth Fairy pillows for some friends

• Tutorial

Adapted from Oh Fransson Quilt-Along. My quilt is square with 5 x 5 rows of blocks rather than 5 x 6 rows.

Finished with stipple quilting.

Front

Back

With matching cushions

I used Heather Bailey Freshcut range of fabrics.

• Heather Bailey’s Freshcut Flickr group
• Quilt-Along Flickr group

Finally I’ve finished the Heather Bailey cushions.

For the quilting I used free-motion stipple quilting.

I followed Put a Zipper in Your Pillow Tutorial to add a zipper to the back of the cushions.

I found it was useful watching a video showing the stipple quilting technique. I didn’t use gloves but for larger pieces I can see the value in using gloves with rubber tips.

My daughter and I made this spring chicken. Based on a Sew, Mama, Sew pattern using Heather Bailey’s Freshcut range of fabrics.