2/07/2018

Love in Your Quilt Blog Hop

Welcome! 
Today is my day to post! 

"Put A Little Love In Your Quilt Blog Hop" 
sounded like fun and non-stressful to me. 
I emailed Carol, of Just Let Me Quilt and told her I would join in. 
(Thank you, Carol, for a great blog hop!)

 Have you been following along? Have you found an ideas you would like to try?
I have 2 things to show you today. 

First, and quickly, I had a quilt with a scissors cut in it. 
I appliqued a heart over the hole, right through all the layers. 

In a different place on the back, I added another heart carry through with the theme. 
It is a charity quilt and I am sure a toddler will like it.

The project I have to show you is a little (6" x 9") Valentine's Day mug rug.

The "Bee Mine" embroidery pattern from Marian, of Seams To Be Sew,
caught my eye the moment I saw it.
This 4" x 4" embroidery, which was free on the day I visited.
I like the quality of her machine embroidery. 
This machine embroidery design, in 6 sizes, can be purchased on Craftsy
For hand embroidery and/or free motion quilting, a bundle can be purchased. It has all of the 14 continuous line designs, and SVG files, in 9 sizes from 3" to 12".

chose two print fabrics that coordinated with the pink I used for the embroidered section. 
I sent it to my daughter in Seattle as an early Valentine gift.

A friend asked me how I did the binding. 
Tomorrow I will post a tutorial on the binding--done completely by machine.
Please visit tomorrow.
Be sure to visit the other participants in this blog hop
listed here. 

37 comments:

Lee said...

Great project!! thanks for sharing!

Dorian said...

Looks like a snuggling quilt, I'm sure someone will enjoy it. Cute mug rug too.

Kathy H said...

Great idea on fixing a quilt and the mug rug is so cute. I forget about adding embroidery to a mug rug but it is a great idea.

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

Great idea for mending, Nancy....love the little bee too

krislovesfabric said...

Sweet idea for a patch...better even! Thanks for sharing your projects!

KaHolly said...

Pretty clever!

Sandi1100 said...

I accidentally put a cut in one of the quilts that I made and sewed a heart block to cover it up also. Cute post card. Thanks for sharing.

Vicki in MN said...

Great way to save the quilt. Cute mug rug too.

Connie Kresin Campbell said...

Great idea Nancy! What a soft and cuddly quilt!

Joyce Carter said...

So cute! Great job on the embroidery!
I love that you added the heart on the quilt to mend it. I hadn't thought of that, but will keep it in mind Thank you for sharing.

Anita said...

Thank you for sharing your neat projects!

allthingzsewn said...

Great idea, thanks. Someone will be very happy with these.

Carol said...

Clever idea to fix the quilt--no one else will know and will love the hearts on it. I like the cute mug rug too. Thanks for sharing.

Needled Mom said...

I love the little bee design and it looks so cute on the mug rug. The applique hearts are such a great idea too.

Barb said...

yes, some child will love it...love the mug rug

Carol Swift said...

Using a heart to fix a quilt is a great idea and will definitely send love to someone in need. Great idea! Cute, cute, cute mug rug! Someone would love to receive that as a Valentine's gift. Thank you, Nancy, for joining in the fun and hopping with me! :O)

Sunshine Girl said...

These are both adorable and covering a scissor hole with a heart is such a good idea! Thanks for sharing.

Marian said...

Love the idea of the heart over the scissor cut, very clever. I can honestly say I would not have thought to do that... I'll keep that in mind the next time I make such a big mistake... Thank you for the lovely compliment on the bee design. :)

Marian said...

oh and woohoo, I'll be back tomorrow for that binding tutorial, I have been looking forward to it ever since you told me you were going to do it.

Carla said...

Nancy, that is a great idea to fix a boo boo in a quilt. Thanks. Your mug rug is very pretty and I love Marian's design.

Kwilty Pleasures said...

Thanks for sharing the ♥️♥️♥️

Calicojoan said...

What a fun way to disguise a little boo boo! Your right, some little one is going to love it!

Home Sewn By Us said...

Hi Nancy,
I love your mug rug! Especially the binding where LOVE shows so nicely on the righthand side. I'm sure your daughter will enjoy it very much and think of you and your love every time she uses it. ~smile~ Roseanne

Angie said...

Cool way to fix the quilt! Awesome mug rug! Thank you for sharing! Have a happy day! angielovesgary2 atgmail dotcom

Teri Rodriguez said...

Great idea to sew those hearts over the "booboo". They used to do that in many days past and the quilts continued on to show their love and keep family warm!

Sherry said...

I love your little mug rug and I am sure that your daughter will enjoy using it. I love the idea of adding an applique to a cut or tear in a quilt, no one will ever know.

thatfabricfeeling.wordpress.com said...

What a great idea to cover a hole with a heart!! There must be a poem in there somewhere. The quilt looks oh so comfy with extra stuffing. A cup of tea, a fireplace, good book and that quilt and I would be happy for hours!!!

Lynette said...

So clever to save the quilt with a heart and adding another on the other side. :)

LJ said...

Cute mug rug. You certainly utilized that design perfectly. I love your idea to use an appliqued heart to cover a hole; sweet. Happy Heart Day.

teachpany said...

Very cute.

Siouxzq64@gmail.com said...

Great idea to fix a quilt I have a top to fix for a charity that has a hole. My biggest challenge is finding a fabric that will look good in it for the repair (string quilt made with reproduction fabrics, foundation pieced). Cute mug rug. I keep thinking I want to buy an embroidery machine.

Createology said...

Hearts are Tiimeless and your Heart patchwork on the comfy quilt is wonderful. Bee Mine mug rug is very fun. Thank you sew very much for Hopping...xo

Sharon said...

Thanks for sharing! Love the bee mine mug rug!

Deonn said...

Love your great fix for the quilt! No one will ever know. And your mug rug is seriously cute!!

tink's mom said...

I am a mug rug junkie and yours is wonderful. Love the little guy. Thanks also for the tutorial on total machine binding.

Michelle said...

Great fix for a mistake! Love your mugrug.

Lyndsey said...

Love the mug rug, perfect for valentine's day