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Easter Towels
After a long time sitting in a drawer, I just finished up this little Easter dish towel.
I started it several years ago, but never finished it or the tutorial I was going to make with it, because I ended up getting what I thought was the flu and then having unexpected surgery.
The original towel I started so long ago was meant to have three eggs. But when I pulled it back out last week I realized that was a bad plan.
I found a cute little bunny template over at Martha Stewart and it became a bunny with just one egg.
I feel like it still needs a little embroidery stitching, maybe a running stitch around the egg and bunny, but I’ve got to mull it over.
I’m hoping my daughter Lily will spend some time embroidering this week too. I just love this little dish towel embroidery she started. The pattern is from our favorite online source for free embroidery patterns, Doe-c-doe.
She did such a nice job doing a split stitch for the little bonnet, but got a little sloppier, and frustrated, with the boy’s sailor hat. That’s the nice thing about embroidery, I told her, if you don’t like what you’ve done, you can always pick it out. I kind of love seeing her less than perfect stitches since it means she’s still little.
It’s such a joy seeing her progress. Split stitch was more challenging for her than a backstitch, so she was tickled at how nice her bonnet turned out. I’d love for her to finish her ducks this week, before Easter. But all in good time. I mostly want her to enjoy the process.
I’d be happy to have her sweet little dish towel can hanging in my kitchen all Spring.
Oh My Stars! Quilt Pattern
Oh My Stars! Quilt Pattern is now available.
This quilt was created by my mom, Leslie Ison. The wonderful stars are made with triangles pieced in the sashing.
It may look daunting, but it’s actually easy and fun to make.
As my mom pieced together her quilt, she kept thinking of her mother’s favorite expression,
“Oh My Stars!”
It was the perfect name for this cheerful quilt.
My mom’s quilt is made with bright red stars and lots of fun and wacky 1930’s scraps.
But there are so many types of fabrics that look wonderful with this pattern from pastels to brights and even Civil War fabrics.
Since your scraps need to be at least 5 inches, this quilt can be made using charm square packs.
It is the perfect quilt to use up your scraps.
Oh My Stars! Quilt Pattern is for a throw quilt size 50″ x 68″, but you can easily customize the size by adding or subtracting rows. This pattern is suitable for a beginning quilter with some piecing experience.
Materials List for Throw Quilt – 50” x 68”
$9.95
This pattern is a downloadable PDF. No hard copy will be mailed to you. After you make your secure purchase through Paypal, you will receive an email with a link to download your pattern, so be sure to provide your active email account address. If you pay with a credit card or with your Paypal account, it usually only takes a few minutes for your email to arrive. Hurrah for instant gratification!
Once downloaded, save the pattern to your computer for easy reference or print a copy for your own use. If you have any questions, drop me a line at callimakesdo at gmail dot com.
