Designing Quilt in Illustrator

My first quilt. It might take me a very long time to finish, but I have finally started!

PROGRESS ONE :: The pattern I chose was from Amy Butler's book InStitches, Decorative Patchwork Throw. To help me decide on fabric layout and choices, I turned to Illustrator.

FIRST :: Scanned pattern and placed it into Illustrator. Then I traced over it, creating a new pattern to work with.

SECOND :: To get the feel for the colors I wanted to use, I filled each quilt block with a pattern in Illustrators library (adding color of choice).

THIRD :: Downloaded images of the fabrics I wanted to use. Uploaded them into my swatches panel and filled my quilt blocks. I ended up using 4 colors (pattern required 10). Played around with the pattern placement until I found something I liked.






FOURTH :: After choosing the design I wanted to go with, I opened a new file and planned out placement and how much yardage I would need for each fabric (+ a little extra for pillows).

FIFTH :: Exported the image of my quilt into Photoshop (before exporting, save in RGB). Saved as a JPEG and uploaded into ITunes. Transferred to my IPhone ... Now I have a visual to take with me to the fabric store. Technology is grand!

My First Moop Bag

My first Moop bag! It's just as lovely in person as in pictures. Sturdy, very well crafted. It's perfect when I take my boys for walks and to the park. The pouch fits my Iphone and headphones. There's even a spot to hook your keys. I do worry that the back of the inside snap might scratch my screen. Easily fixable, just turn the phone around.

My only complaint is that it takes over 2 weeks to make! Every bag is made on order. Moop's policy is to expect at least a 2 week wait. Once I placed my order, I didn't receive a convo until 2 weeks, saying it was going to take another week! I would have liked to receive this convo when my order was placed, not once I was expecting it to come in the mail.

Yes these bags are beautifully made, but a 2-3 week wait is the only thing that might discourage my return. Just remember if you do plan to order a Moop bag (for a gift or special occasion), order about 3 weeks earlier than needed. This company is very popular and in high demand.

Gocco Spotted on BigCartel

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1. 
   
   Poppy Gocco Print


2. 
   
   Do Nothing Gocco Print- Merulapie is offering 10% off all items (including sale goods) until February 28th. Type in 'snowdrops' at the checkout. Thanks.


3. 
   
   Small Stump


4. 
   
   Geisengen Day X
   

BigCartel is an online marketplace selling handmade goods.

Kimono Style PJs :: Complete

Finally finished! Just in time. This will be my sister's baby's going home from the hospital outfit.

Pattern Used: Kimono Style Pj's from Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little Ones

Fabric Used: Tula Pink (Moda)

Thanks Angie for your help on the crotch.

Pangea Organics :: Natural Products, Plantable Packaging

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I'm slowly but surely changing out my old products for organic. We just recently started selling Pangea Organics at the salon I work at. I've only tried the Japanese Match Tea Mask ... I love the way my face felt. It felt good to put natural products on my face instead of all the artificial crap I normally use.

Bonus Bonus :: "Product cartons are made using a new Zero-Waste process with 100% Post-Consumer paper and organic seeds like edible sweet basil and flowering amamranth." It's plantable!! Soak in water, then plant it in the earth. That's what really sold me. I can't wait to plant my box.

What's In a Name

This is a lot of fun! I saw this on Natasha's blog Hanies. Please play along too!

Your Real Name: Tina

Witness Protection Name:(mother and fathers middle names) Virginia Noel

Secret Spy Name: (your first name spelled backwards) Anit

Nascar Name: (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad) Arnold Alfred

Detective Name:(favorite color, favorite animal) Green Dog

Soap Opera Name:(middle name, county where you were born) Carmen San Francisco

Super Hero Name: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning) The Blue Arizona

Fly Name:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name) Tine

Street Name:(fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie) Rocky Road Chocolate Chip

Rock Star: (current pet, current street) Koa Royal Ann

Porn Name: (1st pet, street you grew up on) Alika Porter

Your Gansta Name:(first 3 letters of real name plus izzle) Tinizzle

Your Goth Name:(black, and the name of one of your pets) Black Keana

Stripper Name: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav. candy) Creme Bouquet Chocolate

Valentine Goccos Spotted on Etsy

1. Love Record Gocco Card Set
2. I Like Like You Card
3. Forbidden Rendezvous
4. I Heart You
5. Strawberries and Cream
6. Charming Calligraphic Valentine Card
7. You Fly
8. Red and Black - Small Print
   

Gocco Spotted on Artfire

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1. Hello Gocco
2. Herbology
3. I Test
4. Pills ACEO

Artfire is a online marketplace for handmade products.

On My Desk Wednesday :: Sewing Frustration

I came across a little sewing mishap. Just a little something to make me so frustrated that I put the project away and haven't retried in a few days. Brought it back out. Now, I'm trying to figure out why the back panel and front panel are off by 1" in the crotch!

Other players.

99 Things :: Come Play Along

Saw this here, and thought I'd play along ...

Here are the rules: Bold the things you’ve done and post on your blog!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo- does in the shower count?
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating -fish
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee-right on my @ss