King Size Sudoku Quilt

A while back a lady from church brought her latest quilt in to show everyone-a child size sudoku quilt. I thought it was absolutely gorgeous and decided right then that I wanted to make one. At the time I had already decided I wanted to make a quilt for my mother and so I put 2 and 2 together and opted to make a king size sudoku quilt. The lady from church didn't have a pattern for a king size but I told her if she got me the pattern I would redo all the math and make my own measurements. Well I did it. It only took 6 months but I did it-it is done! Oddly enough my life feels a little empty without the huge quilt lying around!

Looking back on this project I wish I had kept track of all the hours I put into it-picking out material, ironing, sewing pieces, pinning, cutting, stitching and binding-it is unreal how much time it took. But I am proud of how it turned out-it is beautiful! I love it! Here are some pics.

Fruit Flower Arrangement

I saw this idea in a magazine. It was just a pictures so I have no idea how they did it but I'll share how I did.

Supplies Needed:

Fruit (I used strawberries, grapes, cantelope)

Skewers (I used wooden ones that I found at Wal-Mart in the grilling section)

Cookie cutters

Flower pot

Directions:
(1) Load up a few skewers with grapes--the more the merrier

(2) Load up some skewers with a strawberry (place upside down)

(3) Use cookie cutter to cut out shapes-I used flowers and stars and also spelled out DAD (it was for Fathers Day)

(4) Place all the skewers in basket. Arrange them however you want to make it look pretty

Notes: Other fruit ideas--watermelon, honey doo, apples etc. If I had to do this again I would have done MORE skewers so that the pot looked more full! Also, be sure to cut the skewers to different lengths so the flowers are on different levels!

Dirty Birthday Cake

I can not take credit for this idea. I found it in a book at the library, but I will take credit for being able to carry it out! I was super happy with the way my worm cake turned out.

Supplies needed:
Bunt cake pan

Frosting (your choice of flavor and color)

Lots of candy

Directions:
(1) Bake cake as directed. Let cool completely. Cut in half and put halfs end to end to make a worm shape

(2) Frost cake generously (you will need some depth to the frosting so your candy can stick)

(3) Decorate with candy (I used twizzlers, skittles, and marshmeellows)

(4) Eat and enjoy!

Notes: I used little skewers to hold the antenni up. Just stick it throught the twizzler and into the cake--this helps it to be a little more sturdy.

I also made some cupcakes to go with the worm cake. These are just chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting. I crumbeled up chocolate animal crackers to look like dirt granules and then placed 2 gummy worms on each cupcake so it looks like worms crawling in the dirt.

Flower Pot Change

To see how to make flower pot pens click here. All I did was switch out my original flowers for some more festive ones. I love how versatile this little pot is!

BYU apparel

Supplies needed:
Desired pattern (for this I needed an "oval" and a "Y")
Applique paper (there are several kinds at Jo Anns)
Material for your pattern (blue for the "oval" and white for the "Y")
Iron
Sewing machine
Thread (I used white)

Directions:
(1) Trace pattern onto applique paper and cut out
(2) Trace pattern onto material and cut out
(3) Press blue material to applique with iron; then press them both to the shirt (or whatever you are appliqueing)
(4) Repeat step 3 for "Y"
(5) Zigzag stitch around the "oval" and then around the "Y"

Notes: Be sure to follow the directions on the applique material that you get-directions vary with different types of paper.

Birthday Star Card

This card is farily self explanatory. A couple notes: (1) cookie cutters make great stencils. (2) I used a brad to hold the front and back together-this allows it to be a "swivel" card. (3) The small star is on a foam sticky pad so it is raised up about 1/8"

twinkle twinkle little star card

This card is pretty self explanatory. A couple notes: I used an ink pad to make the blue outline around the stanza. Also, because the card is black I pasted a light blue piece of cardstock on the inside so it can be written on. I used a star shaped cookie cutter to make my star(s).