This week's finish was a quick one. With so much pillow talk going around, I figured I'd add my own little throw pillow on the pile. And, with Valentine's Day coming up, I figured it's time to start making a few L.O.V.E. projects!

{I just started with some scraps and cut two white rectangles and two red rectangles}

{cut out my letters by hand}

{I used a yo-yo for the center of the 'e'}

{made the 'o' as a heart using Vanessa of V and Co.'s tute}


{used two strips of white for the 'v' and folded to add a little somethin'}


{tried out my applique machine stitch on the boarder of the 'e}


{and zigzagged the boarder


{cut out a white backing the same size}
{sewed it up, leaving a small opening, with right sides together}
{and stuffed it!}

{sew up the bottom}
{and now it lives on my couch with my LOVE lap quilt}

:) Happy crafting!

This week's finish is BABY LEGGINGS! Yay! I have seen these all over and I have been wanting to make a few pairs for Avery. Yesterday I pulled out a pair of socks that was just sitting in a box waiting to be played with and made a test pair. I'm glad I did too, considering I didn't really use a tutorial.

{My little baby fell right to sleep in this pair. Love. it.}

{So basically, you need socks, scissors, and thread.}
{I put the socks on Aves and measured how long to make them.}

{then I sewed around the bottom edge to give it a finished look}
{tip: use a zigzag stitch to keep the sock from rolling}

{the ends will be a little skiwompus at that point}
{try them on your tot and pin them where you need to sew}
{NOTE: do not stick your child with the pins!}

{sew down from the knee}

{I only measured one side and then used the cut piece for the other}

{flip them inside out}

{and there you go!}

{baby leggings!}

{and nap time!}

Super easy. Super cute. Just super. I needed a quick project this week so I can keep working on my quilts!

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This week's finish is a great project because it's so versatile. You can seriously put these on shirts, bags, headbands, and even magnets! AND they are easy-peasy. Introducing: The Twisted Fabric Flower! You can find some different techniques on the fabric flower tutorial here, here, and here.

Basically you need:

• a hot glue gun (and glue!)
• a piece of felt for the back- or any other material
• strips of fabric- I used my leftover scraps from my car seat canopy

Now, there are a bunch of ways to make these flowers, but I chose to tie a knot at the end of my fabric and glue it down to the felt. Then I twisted the fabric and glued it periodically to the felt to keep it secure. When the flower was the size I wanted, I just rolled the rest to the back and covered the felt piece.

{I made each of them a little different. This one got leaves!}

{this one became a magnet- notice the sweet picture of my little girl!}

{and this one turned into a clip}

Seriously SO easy. Now get crafting! And let me know how your flowers turn out!

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Call me crazy, but part of this craft blog is completing one project for every week of the year! Fifty2Finishes is a post I will hopefully do each week showing a project I finished that week. Note: it will be finished that week, but not necessarily started. I assume some of my quilting projects will take longer than a week to finish.

My first finish for the year is this car seat canopy for my sister-in-law. She had a sweet baby girl four days after Avery was born. This has been sitting on top of my fabric stash for a few weeks waiting patiently until Christmas was over to be done.


I used Riley Blake's Sweet Divinity by The Quilted Fish and I am jealous of how it turned out! I think I'm going to have to make myself another one of these covers with some bright fabric! Maybe with some of this gorgeous fabric I've been dreaming of getting my hands on?

Doesn't it just make your mouth water?

Too bad I've put myself on a guilt trip about buying more fabric before I start using some of what I'm calling a stash. Maybe next month...