Hidden Star Quilt Pattern

Hi there! :) I am over at Fort Worth Fabric Studio blog today showing you how to make this quilt:

Would love to see you over there! :)

Go here for the free pattern!

Fabric Giveaway and a Free Pattern!

I have been so excited to show you guys this quilt I have been working on!

Love Squared Pattern-Click HERE to get pattern for FREE!

I have teamed up with one of my sponsor's Fort Worth Fabric Studio, and created this pattern exclusively for them.  Jodie (owner of Fort Worth Fabric Studio) and I had a great time coming up with this quilt for you!

I designed the pattern and Jodie came up with the fabric bundle.  Jodie is amazing at putting together fabric bundles.  I told her my vision of what I had in mind for this quilt and she pulled from several different lines of fabric and made this exquisite bundle for this quilt.

Love Squared Fabric Bundle --Go here to buy

She has a knack for pairing up fabrics and blending different lines from different designers.  When I got this bundle in the mail, I was not disappointed.  Jodie worked her magic and made this bundle of reds and pinks and all of it is low volume at the same time.  They blend so beautifully with each other and she did a perfect job of doing a combination of solids and prints to make this bundle stand out.  

Needless to say, I quickly got to work and finished this quilt just in time for you to make for Valentine's Day!

This pattern is simple, yet versatile and you can pretty much make this your own by using your own favorite color scheme.  I decided on a pink and red color scheme because I love those two colors together and I wanted to make a Valentine's Day quilt, but keep it simple and modern so I could use it all year round if I wanted to.  

This quilt measures approximately  51" x  63" in size and makes a good lap size quit.


The best part about this quilt is that it is composed of one pieced block. That is really as simple a it gets.  What makes this quilt pop is the composition of the blocks.  The pairing of solid blocks and framed blocks in the diagonal layout really makes a fun, yet modern quilt.  It is also comes together really quickly!

I did very simple quilting on this quilt.  I chose to do "organic" wavy and straight lines.  I did them around 3/8" apart.  I love the effect and texture it leaves on this quilt!

This quilt was sent to the "binding fairy" to get it's hand binding put on.  (the binding fairy is my talented mom) She did a lovely job on the binding like always! :)

I absolutely love the backing fabric Jodie picked out for this quilt.  It compliments the front nicely and has a nice circle pattern to it. 

Now here is how awesome Fort Worth Fabric Studio is.  They are giving away this bundle of fat quarters to one of my readers for FREE!!! 

To enter answer the following question:

What is your favorite color combination?

If you are feeling like you really want this bundle you can get two extra entries:

*Like Fort Worth Fabric Studio on Facebook

*Like Inspiring Creations on Facebook

Just leave an extra comment(s) letting me know! 

This giveaway will be open until Sunday, January 12.

This giveaway is open to international readers! :)

Winner will be chosen at random and will be announced Monday, January 13. 

Now if you want this pattern all for free, just head on over to Fort Worth Fabric Studio and download the PDF file! 

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Tablet Case Tutorial

I am really excited to share with you this DIY Tablet Case tutorial! I'm sure most of you own a tablet or laptop or know someone that does.  This would make a great homemade Christmas gift or fun stocking stuffer.  This is a perfect project to use up some left over scraps, and it comes together pretty quickly!

So let's get started!

DIY Tablet Case Tutorial

Hi there! Today I am really excited to share with you a new tutorial.  This would be a great idea for Christmas! You probably know more than a few people who own tablets that would enjoy a quilted case!  The tutorial is long, but don't be intimidated, it's not that hard! I promise!

My husband recently bought a new tablet and asked me to make a protective case for him.  I was kind of stumped at first on how to make him a case that was quilted yet manly at the same time.  My husband is an Engineer and I thought using triangles to make his case would make a cool design that he would like.  I got my inspiration from here.

DIY Monogrammed Stocking

I posted this tutorial over at Quilt Story, but I wanted to share it here too in case anyone missed it.  

DIY Monogrammed Stocking:

This is super easy to make and is like two gifts in one!  You can fill this stocking with goodies or a small gift, plus the stocking in itself is a cute little Christmas decoration that can be used each year! So it's like a two for one deal! :)  How great is that?

4-Patch Slice Free Quilt Pattern and Tutorial.

4-Patch Slice Free Quilt Pattern and Tutorial:

Click HERE to purchase Quilt Kit for this pattern! 

4-Patch Slice-Free Quilt Block Tutorial

Hi there! I can't believe the weekend has already come and gone!  My "weekend" isn't quite over yet. My husband has today off since it's Veteran's Day.  So I technically had a 3-day weekend.  Which is awesome! That means more sewing time for me. :)  I hope you all had a fun weekend.   :) Today I am really excited to share a new tutorial with you.  

As I mentioned about a week ago, I was trying to figure out what to do with these charm squares I got  in the mail a little while ago.  

I was sitting there staring at my design wall and all of a sudden an idea popped into my head!  I remembered seeing a similar idea from here that I thought was really cool.  Plus, I really wanted to try doing a block that used the "slicing" technique.  So this is what I cam up with:

 I'm calling it the 4 patch-slice.

Fair-and-Square Free Pattern and Video Tutorial

Hi there!  I am excited and also a bit relieved to share this pattern with you! 

This is a really fun quilt, and is a great pattern for a beginner quilter.  This is a very long winded/picture heavy post....I apologize in advance.

There is a video at the end of how I did the free motion quilting. So if you are just interested in the video you can scroll to the bottom and check it out. 

Fair-and-Square

Diamond Quilt Block Tutorial

Happy Monday!  Hope you all had a fun weekend!  I spent the weekend in my pj's working on projects here and there.  I finished up my pinwheels quilt and I worked on the tutorial I am sharing with you today!

So let's start!

Dress to Child's Skirt {mini Tutorial}

I love making things for my kids!  It's not often that I sew things for Hannah, but I was feeling a little crafty and decided to try my hand at making her a skirt out of an old dress I had. 

She loved it. 

  It only took me about 20 minutes to complete! Which is my kind of sewing! :)

This is a "mini" tutorial because I honestly am horrible at explaining how to sew things!

Disclamier: I am not a sewer. 

I don't use technical terms at all.  

I just hope you can understand it. :)

This is the dress I started out with.  I loved this dress, but it was a little too short for me and I was just going to get rid of it, but I decided that I could make it into a skirt for Hannah! 

Step 1: Cut the top off and measure the the length and width to fit your child.  I made sure I left the bottom alone so that I didn't have to hem it.  I only cut down the middle to make it the size that I needed it. 

Step 2:  After you have cut it to the size you need, sew the sides together and also hem the top to fit, but leave a little opening so that you can string your drawstring through.

Step 4:  I used the straps and some elastic to make the band in the skirt.  

After you have your drawstring sewn together, string it through the skirt and sew it shut. 

Doesn't she have the cutest little backside! 

Now, we can't forget about my little man.  With some of the leftover dress I made him a tie onesie to match his sister. 

Love the face Charlie is pulling in this picture! 

So easy, and it didn't cost me a dime! 

Terra Cotta Pot Transformation

Last week when I was working on this project, I decided my mom needed to spruce up her terra cotta pots.  

We are trying to add color to her yard and this was the perfect project to add a splash of color! 

Plus, they were super easy and only took about 15 minutes to make.

We started with plain terra cotta pots....

Then we painted them blue and red. 

Just and FYI, don't leave the dirt in your pots when you paint them.

You WILL get dirt all over your paint. :)  

Just thought I would let you know. 

After your paint is dry, you can hot glue your rope all around your pot.  

We did this three times. 

Next, plant your flowers. 

Our flower of choice:

So easy, and so much better than just a regular terra cotta pot!

You are a "Tee-rrific" Dad {Free Printable}

Last week I shared this over at Tatertots and Jello.  Thought I would share it here in case anyone missed it last week! 

Father's Day will be here before you know it and I have the perfect gift idea for the Father's in your life.

My hubby LOVES to golf and so I wanted to make something special for him that involved his favorite hobby. 

I did three different color schemes, so you can pick your favorite!

Let's get started!

Tutorial:

Supplies Needed

1 bag of tees

1 Tag 

1 piece of coordinating card stock cut to the size of tee tag

Tape

Staples

Jute 

Step 1:  Print your free printable here.  (this one is for the color scheme shown)

I have designed 3 different color schemes 

Red

Blue

Brown

Step 2: Measure the tag on the tees.

Step 3: Cut out your tags and cut out coordinating scrapbook paper to the size you measured.

Step 4:  Staple scrapbook paper to the bag.  (Try to staple in far enough that your tag will hide your staples)

Step 5: Tape your tag onto your scrapbook paper.  I used scrapbooking tape for this. 

Step 5: Wrap jute around the bag loosely about 3 times and tie in the back. 

Step 6: Tape your circle tag onto the front of the bag in the middle of jute. 

And you're done! 

Super simple and easy to make. 

Linking up to these parties!

Brag Board {tutorial}

As you know we are poor college students, and don't really have the funds to buy expensive gifts for Mother's Day. 

So I was trying to come up with an inexpensive, yet cute way that my mom and mother-in-law could hang up all their pictures of all their grandchildren, and this is what I came up with.  

It was super easy to make, and the supplies were really inexpensive. 

I made one with green lettering and the other one with brown lettering.  I actually like the brown lettering better, but I didn't get a picture of the finished product!  

So this is the one I gave my mom.