First Crush Coffee Cups - Mini Quilt

Do you know my sister Susie,

who blogs over at Susie's Sunroom?

She has a February birthday,

so I made a little mini quilt for her present!

I decided to make a mini quilt

that she could display in her kitchen,

on this sweet little quilt stand.

Susie likes coffee,

so I decided to make up 4 coffee mugs

using the Mug block from Quilty Fun,

by Lori Holt.

{Lori Holt calls them Cocoa Cups, and they're just super cute, no matter what is in them.}

Fabric selection for Susie's gift was really easy...

I chose First Crush by Sweetwater for Moda.

I have lots of fabric left from my layer cake

that I've been using for other projects,

like my Hugs and Kisses pillows.

I made up four mug blocks in no time...

which one is your favorite?

The first one is bold and dark, like a good cup of coffee!

Next we have a text print...

so cute to remind someone how special they are.

I think this one is my favorite...

it showed that this gift was made with lots of love.

A mug with hearts can't be beat for Valentine's Day,

or any other day of the year.

Our family name is Love, so red hearts are a "yes, please!"

for the Love girls!

 You can see from the photos that I got a lot of practice 

with free motion stippling.

The print designs are very forgiving.

The stitching shows up very clearly, though,

on the solid gray background and backing.

No pressure...

I used my own free tutorial for Machine Binding.

I must say it was a quick, neat finish.

My present was made in record time!

I nearly gave Susie a "heart" attack,

when my package arrived the day before her birthday!

Next time you need a gift for someone special,

think about a mini quilt!

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Cupid's Arrow Table Runner

I love a good sew along!
First I joined the Zakka Style sew along...

and then I started my own sew along,

along with The Patchsmith

and Susie's Sunroom.

{That was fun, using the same word...along...twice in a row!}

I just finished another sew along,

with Sew Can She,

home of the fabulous free daily tutorial!

We made projects using the Herringbone Block,

featured by Bijou Lovely.

I wanted to use this stack of 

pretty Valentine-y fabrics for my project,

which was a table runner.

I kept my first block aside and will use it for 

February's HEART project

for the Across The Pond Sew Along.

{Soon, I hope!}

I made the rest of my half-blocks,

but did not stitch them together in pairs.

Instead, I used creamy white sashing strips between each half-block.

I alternated the directions of the chevrons,

to get a pretty zigzag effect for the table runner.

I followed the lines of the block, quilting every 1/2".

At the midpoint of the sashings,

I changed direction of the quilting,

which gave an awesome Arrow effect...

so I named my finished table runner

Cupid's Arrow.

I used more creamy white for the outer border,

and then I tried something new.

I finished it off with a scrappy binding.

I had lots of strips left over from cutting fabric for the blocks,

and this was a fun way to use them up!

I am totally enamored with this table runner.

The back is as pretty as the front, made

with the Giddy print by Sandy Gervais for Moda.

I used lots of other Moda prints, too...

from Vintage Modern, Oh Deer,Kissing Booth,

Sweet and Bliss.

Do you love it, too?

I have the Cupid's Arrow table runner up for sale 

at eamylove, my shop on Etsy!

Maybe you could drop a hint to your sweetheart

if you'd like it for Valentine's Day!

{Watch for more new goodies in my shop soon.}

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