Romantic Rosey Journal Cover

Roses are always so romantic,

and when I spied the new Rosey fabrics

by Tanya Whelan, for Free Spirit,

I fell in love with them!

I ordered mine from Quilt Home, 

where there is always free US shipping with a $50 minimum order.

{There may have been some stowaways in the box, from other Tanya Whelan lines!}

Then my friend asked me to make a cover

for this notebook,

featuring a botanical print of a rose.

{It's just too pretty to cover up that cover with a cover, right?}

That's when I realized that I could use my own

PDF pattern for the

Linen Pocket Ereader Cover,

to fashion a place to store the beautiful journal.

{It was so simple to make...I finished it in about an hour and a half!}

Instead of linen, I just used a coordinating print...

which had somehow jumped into the shopping cart...

from Sunshine Roses, also by Tanya Whelan.

{How did that get in my stash?  See above...}

For the interior, I selected another Sunshine Roses

fabric, a pale green damask.

{See my eamylove label?  There will soon be a post about those!}

This notebook has a very large spiral,

so it was good to know that my pattern would work

to cover a thicker notebook like this one,

as well as a slim tablet.

I just followed the instructions on my pattern,

and actually allowed an extra 1/2" for the thick spiral.

{It was plenty big in the end!}

The only other modification I made

to the original pattern was to add

a dividing stitch for the front pocket,

for keeping a pretty pen.

The Rosey fabric

was just perfect for a lovely covered button detail.

I'm so pleased with the outcome...

a stylish and sweet cover

for a very pretty journal.

It just invites you to sit down

and record some happy memories.

{There's something very Cath Kidston about that Rosey print. Must be why I love it!}

If you would like to order a pattern

for the Linen Pocket Ereader Cover,

it's available on Craftsy

or from my shop on Etsy, called eamylove.

Come back soon for more romantic rosey projects!

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Signature Pillow

If I could sew whatever I wanted to sew, what would I make?

This is my favorite question to ask myself!
So often, I'm making a project for someone or for some reason.

There was the Zakka Style Sew Along...

And there were gifts to be made...

And orders for custom sewing.

All of those are great reasons for sewing, right?

I just LOVE it when someone asks me to make something special, 

just for them! 

{You betcha!}

But, what if I could make something special, just for me?

What if I could sew something

that says "Hi, I'm Amy, and I made that!"

What, exactly, would I choose to make???

{I think I've just solved my identity crisis, while making a pillow!}

The colors are turquoise and lime...

Bits of Paula Prass's Flights of Fancy, Sis Boom's Pretty Please, and Patty Young's Flora and Fauna

the prints include lots of polka dots...

the quilting is modern...

and the textures are smooth, mixed with stitchy and cushy.
When it was done, I knew it was MINE!

Here's how it all came together:
I've been admiring the Lone Starburst
paper pieced block by Six White Horses for quite a while.

{Anna has been so generous, offering a free templates for this awesome block!}

Lone Starburst block by Six White Horses

I've "favorited" a whole bunch of them on Flickr.
Finally, when I saw Cindy's Terrain star, I knew it was time to give it a try!

{I love every version of this block I've ever seen!}

Lone Starburst by Adventures of the Singing Quilter - Cindy

I got busy with my own block...ahem...for a few hours...

and eventually
I finished 8 of the sections, each with 8 pieces of fabric.
Keep the seam ripper close, people!

{It's just a good thing I don't swear on a regular basis, 
because some bad words threatened to pop out more than a few times.  
Mothers: work in private on this block!}

Next I auditioned some borders...and the Ta Dots by Michael Miller
won the beauty contest.

{The runners-up were featured on the back...lime Mints from Paula Prass's Summer Soiree, paired with Sandi Henderson's Farmer's Market print.}

Once my borders were added, I fused the back of my entire block
with Pellon 987F fusible fleece, then added a backing of muslin.  
This gave me a really smooth finish for the pillow top, 
and it was so easy to sew all the straight lines
with my walking foot.

For the back of the pillow,
I used Pellon ShapeFlex 101 fusible interfacing, to add some body
to the quilting cotton.  Perfect!!!
I used a decorative flap to hide the zipper closure.

 {A little peek under there...cool,huh?}

I stitched it all together,
and it was like magic to reveal the finished pillow!

I hope someday that people who know eamylove

will be able to look at what I made and know,

"Amy Made That!"

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