Showing posts with label tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tutorials. Show all posts

It's my turn to be the Queen Bee for StashBee Hive 7 in April. So I whipped up this tutorial for a modern pinwheel block. Check it out! I'd love to see a photo of your finished block!

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I am really enjoying my 2nd year in the Stash Bee and I hope you all are too. This month we are taking inspiration from the Quilty magazine Issue 5 from May/June 2013. I love this magazine but it's hard to find. For some reason the Deals near my house sometimes carries it and I think that's where I found this issue.


I was skimming through recently and saw that I had dog-eared this pattern. Anyone remember Jay McCarroll from Project Runway? Well, he quilts! And he designed this one! 

I made a few changes to the original pattern to make the block bigger (11" finished instead of 8 1/2").


The color scheme I have chosen is a sea of blues, teal, and aqua. Here's my fabric pull:

Materials
white or neutral background fabric
1 fat quarter of colored fabric

Cutting
4- 5" background squares
4- 3 1/2" x 9" strips of either blue, teal, aqua...

Directions
1. Lay out 4 background and 4 strips as shown below.


2. Sew one background square and one strip together. Then piece the remaining 3 the same way.



3. Sew the top 2 pieces together and then the bottom 2.


4. Finally, join the final 2 pieces together and press. I put a pin in the center to keep the seams matched up. Try to press all your seams to the dark side please!


5. Press your block. Then, carefully trim your block to 11".




And you're done! Hope you find this block nice and easy!
This tutorial is so stinkin easy! I made these homemade natural baby wipes in less than 10 minutes. And while holding the baby!

Here are the supplies needed:


- Empty wipes container (or any air tight container)
- 2 1/2 cups of boiled water
- 2 Tablespoons of coconut oil
- 1 roll of paper towels
- 2 Tablespoons of baby soap (I am using the Young Living Kidscents Bath Gel)
- 2 drops of essential oils if you wish (I used Young Living Gentle Baby)

Instructions:

1. Using a serrated knife, carefully cut the paper towel roll in half.

This was probably the most challenging part!

2. Mix the water, soap, coconut oil and essential oils together. 
3. Place the half roll of towels into the container (it will look like it's never going to close but trust me it will).
4. Pour the water mixture over. Get the paper towels as saturated as possible. 
5. Push the roll down with your hand to squish it into the container. 
6. Flip the container over for 5 minutes to let the water completely soak into the wipes.
7. Remove the inner cardboard piece and the first wipe should come out! If it doesn't, just pull it out carefully and feed it through the slot in the wipes container.

And voila! Homemade wipes that are super cheap!!

I'm absolutely obsessed with my Young Living oils. Theres so many different ways to use them around the house. If you're want more information about them check out www.keytoaromas.com