Playroom Banter @14 Peony Street: June 2013

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Sommarhus Apron

New 3/4 length apron design.

Same criss-cross - No Tie - over the head and arms through design,

like the Farmhouse Apron, only shorter.

Will hit to mid thigh on most people.

I LOVE this apron!

I want to wear it all day.

It's perfect for the warmer weather.

"Sommarhus" is Swedish for "Summer House",

which is a place to vacation in the summer months.

Fit is the same as for the Farmhouse Apron, these are measurements OVER

your clothing.

Medium: 34-36 inches
Large: 38-40 inches
X Large: 42-44 inches
XXLarge: 46-48 inches
XXXLarge: 50-52 inches

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Occasionally, I get asked to make a baby quilt on short notice, like lately. I didn’t feel too much like ordering any new fabric, so I looked around at what I already had in my stash. I found a free pattern and a Charm Square pack I had set aside- so here we go!

This is an Easy baby quilt that you can make from one Charm Square pack of 5 inch squares (36 squares). It’s based on a design by Kate Spain- which you can get here: http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_verna.pdf

I only made a couple changes–I used a two and a half inch (unfinished) square for the very middle of the quilt, and instead of the 2 ½ inch inner border, I made it 1 ½ inches for a finished 1 inch inner border- the purple and green polka dot.

The Charm Pack I used is The Three Bears Collection by Darlene Zimmerman from Robert Kaufman Fabrics. Don’t know if you could find these anymore, as it was from a few years ago. But there are SO MANY great fabrics out these days, I’m sure you won’t have any trouble finding a Charm Pack to use instead of this one.

You can make the top in an afternoon. I used all fabrics I had already, so it was quite easy, but did have to purchase backing and binding. Quilting is a large "X" in the alternate squares, and a lopsided five point star in the other blocks, with meandering in the border.
This quilt finished size was 39 inches square.