New Pinnies For eamylove on Etsy

Hello, Friends!

As summer begins, I'm finding it difficult

to fit everything in...work, the end of school,

sewing, blogging, and social media.

Do you agree???

After all of the priorities are fulfilled,

I like to let the spirit move me...

it calms me to stitch up something sweet.

Lately I've been de-stressing by sewing up

some new Cathedral Window pincushions.

I always use the fabulous tutorial from Kim at My Go-Go Life.

I've just listed four of my newest pinnies

in my little shop on Etsy, called eamylove.

For this set of pincushions,

I used several prints from "The Cottage Garden"

by Quilted Fish.

Here's a delightfully fresh pink and turquoise blend.

Check out this giant flower print

that was just the right size to create the backing.

I make my own covered buttons.

I wanted a geometric print, and I like

this one from Color Theory by V and Co for Moda.

I realized that these two fabric lines

play together very nicely!

I put together some gray and turquoise prints,

and here's the pretty result.

Again, that covered button just wins my heart!

I have made a few other items using turquoise and golden yellow,

so I chose to create another pinnie from that palette.

I had fun setting up some props to show off

my new favorite pincushion.

In a decidedly modern mood,

the last pinnie I made was lime and gray,

using only the Color Theory prints.

Stripes and geometrics make it fun.

The backing echoes the cathedral window design.

All of these pinnies are listed in my eamylove shop on Etsy.

Stop by often to see what else pops up for sale, over the summer!

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I'm Guest Posting...Scrappy Pincushions Tutorial

Today is a special day for me!

I'm sharing a guest post over at

Bear Creek Quilting Company blog,

with a brand-new pincushion tutorial!

I used a delicious jelly roll of 

LARIO...

by 3 Sisters for Moda,

plus some yardage to match.

Here's just one of the pinnies 

that popped out of my jelly roll...

it's reversible, and this is the selvage side!

This pinnie was based on the Skinny Pincushion

I made for my swap partner, that I shared here.

Read all about how to make these

quick and easy scrappy pinnies.

While you're in the neighborhood,

be sure to check out the big Spring Sale

at Bear Creek Quilting Company!

{Hurry...sale ends March 31 at midnight...no foolin'!}

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Getting Skinny With My Pinnie

WOW! What fun I've been having with our

Skinny Pinnie Pincushion Swap!

I've joined 52 of my skinniest friends,

and we are all making our partners

a new Skinny Pinnie pincushion.

Here's what I made!

My skinny partner, Stephanie,

lives in Pennsylvania.

{Me, too!}

She told me she likes ric rac and selvages.

{Me, too!}

She loves Bonnie and Camille fabrics...

{Me, too!}

The fun part is that

I didn't even know that she is such a fan of

Bonnie and Camille until after I'd sent

her new skinny pinnie to her!

I love using some linen

along with dreamy fabrics like this.
It's a little design detail I picked up
from the Zakka Style Sew Along.

I had sew much fun making this pincushion!

I left the ric rac unstitched on the front,
just anchored in the seam,

for holding a small pair of scissors.

For the little selvage insert,

I adorned the top unfinished edge

with a wee bit more of the same ric rac.

In my last pincushion post,

I shared that I love to use

Pellon ShapeFlex 101SF interfacing

to keep my pincushions from distorting

during the stuffing process.

{It gives the pinnies great shaping...skinny or not!}

If you'd like to see lots more beautiful skinny pinnies,

head on over to our Flickr page,

and get the skinny!

Come back soon, and I'll show you what my partner made for me!

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La Petite Ecole Pincushions

Every once in a while,

my little shop on Etsy, eamylove,

takes me on an adventure in sewing!

I love being asked to make custom orders,
because it lets me try out new combinations
of fabrics and colors.

Along the way, as I create the custom items,
I get to know some very sweet people!
There are too many to mention,
but one of them is Mama Pea of Peas in a Pod,
who invited me to make some zakka sewing kits for her.

{I just love it when my clients have beautiful blogs of their own!}

Most recently, I had a request to make a few pincushions

using fabrics from La Petite Ecole by French General

for Moda.

Believe it or not...

I didn't happen to own any fabrics from that line!

Pretty soon, though, I had ordered one of the last remaining

charm packs...I'm guessing...and my customer

quickly sent out some scraps for the larger pieces I would need.

We worked together to design these new lovelies...

from my new "favorite" fabrics!

The Cathedral Window pincushions

were all made using the fabulous tutorial

by Kim of My Go-Go Life.

The deliciously squeezy larger pinnie

was made from a pattern I got on Etsy

from Details by Des.

I'll let you in on a secret...

I was having a little anxiety about whether my client

would like this one, because the background stripe

is a bit more bold for a design option.

{Personally, it was my favorite one, so I put an "A" button on that one.}

Guess what?

She loved all them...

so I'll have to make myself another one,

with a striped background and an "A" for Amy.

{Or maybe an "e" for eamylove?}

For the pinnie

it was too hard to decided which side was the top,

and which would be the bottom.

That's why there's a "A" on one side...

and a "Z" on the other!

So now I have a sweet new sewing friend,

who is a kindergarten teacher

with an eye for pincushion design.

By the way...

I made a note in my sewing journal, 

so I can remember that the DMC floss #844

Ultra Dark Beaver Gray

is a perfect match for this line.

Because I'm already plotting and planning

my next project for the rest of those charm squares!

{Ooooh...wouldn't this line make a sweet sewing kit, too?}

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