Eyeshadow Remake

 

60" x 72"

Last month, I dove into my craft closet with the intention of tidying things up, but you know how those creative spaces can be - filled with little distractions and squirrels. While sorting through the project bins that hold some special fabric, I came across a small pile of pretty prints I had forgotten about, including a lovely blue floral piece that immediately caught my attention. It felt like it had been patiently waiting for the right project.

That discovery nudged me to pull out my patterns and flip through until something clicked. The Eyeshadow pattern stood out right away. It felt just right. It was simple and fun and I could use the backing piece I found. 

After choosing the pattern, I headed back to my main fabric bins to hunt for coordinating prints. It didn’t take long to find a few that played nicely with the blue floral, not too bold, not too quiet, just the right mix. Before long, a new quilt project was officially underway, all because a little closet-cleaning led to a spark of inspiration.

There’s something special about creating with supplies you already own. It feels resourceful, meaningful, and a bit like uncovering hidden treasure. This project reminded me that creativity doesn’t always begin by shopping for something new, even though that is incredibly fun! Sometimes it begins by rediscovering what was already there.

While that pretty blue floral was perfect for the back, it was about a half yard short to cover the whole thing. So I tested each of the prints from the front until I found two that didn't distract too much from the main print. 

If you’d like to make your own version, the Eyeshadow pattern is available in my Etsy shop. Feel free to take a look and get inspired!

Josh's T-Shirt Quilt

This is my 4th puzzle-style t-shirt quilt that I have made. I followed the directions from my blog post here.  Having the Heat Press Machine and using Inkscape to design makes this process so much easier. I highly recommend both if you're going to make more than one quilt.  

Two of his old shirts (2005 and 2006) are here at the bottom. It was so fun to reminisce about all the things he has done that are represented in this quilt.  

These two pictures each have a shirt given to him by his sisters and represent him well. Can you spot them? I backed the quilt with a black minky fleece that makes this so soft and snuggly. With the batting, it's noticeably heavy. I quilted with a gray thread, but I think next time I might try a black thread because the fleece was peeking through the stitches on the top.