TNT - Chalkboard Fabric

I found this really cool chalkboard fabric in Little Blessings last winter when I drove through Crossville, and I thought it would be a nice little gift for my youngest granddaughter, Reaghan.  She’s almost 8 and still loves to do anything artsy like drawing, coloring, etc.

Here she is with some of her artwork :*)  I think she shows great promise, don’t you?

Once I got home, I picked up these cute fabrics from The Quilter’s Path that I thought would work great for a little chalkboard wall hanging.  

Reaghan is really into peace symbols right now, and I love the lines on the fabric, like notebook paper!

And here is the finished product! I was very surprised at how easy it was to sew through the tough chalkboard fabric.  I expected at least one broken needle, you know what I mean?!?  But it just sewed up like butter! 

I wanted to keep it simple because realistically I know she won’t play with it all that long before something else catches her attention :*)  But without the little flower on the top corner, it was really dull.  

I am happy with this I think.  I hope Reaghan enjoys it!  =^..^=

Hugs & Blessings!

Teresa

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Linking up with:

TNT Thursdays at Happy Quilting

Can I get a Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

April Finishes Linky Party at Such a Sew and Sew

Sunday Stash Report – Week #11

I made good progress this week in using my stash in fun ways!  I quilted and bound one quilt which used 5-1/2 yards for the backing & binding.  I’ll post some yummy pics tomorrow, but here's a peek just to whet your appetite!!!

I also finished up two Stitchery Keepers, which took about 1 yard each.  You can read more about how I came to design these HERE.  This is the main fabric for the second one that I finished up for a friend this afternoon.  Isn't the quilting fun and happy?  I free-motion quilted the daisies & hearts while looking at the Daisies Galore pantograph design as my guide.  I was pretty happy with how it turned out!

This is the back

I've been using this one that I made for myself this week, and it is just perfect for keeping everything all together and my project cloth clean and unwrinkled!  I will be putting together a pattern for this soon, so I’ll be able to offer the pattern to any of you that might be interested in making one for yourself!  I'll post more pics tomorrow. 

I also purchased fabric this week, but I kept it reasonable for once! :*)  This yummy purple has been calling out to me the last couple of visits to Marita's shop in Mt Juliet, The Quilter's Path, so I just had to bring a yard of it home to live in my stash because I love it.  =^..^=

My friend Joanne used it for her background on her Quilts inProgress wall-hanging and it is really stunning.

Then I also picked up a yard each of these two fabrics for a project I plan to make for my youngest grand-daughter Reaghan. 

I bought some Chalk Cloth last summer when I was in Little Blessings in Crossville, and I thought it would be cute to make Reaghan and her brother Adam a fabric chalkboard wall-hanging that they can play with in their rooms.  They will be 8 and 5 in June.  

Reaghan has become obsessed with Peace symbols this past year, so as soon as I saw this I had to have it for her chalkboard.  It even looks like the lines on writing paper!  Don’t you think she’ll love it?!?

That’s it for me this week.  My stash report currently looks like this:

Used this week:      7.5 yards

Used YTD 2012:      44.00 yards

Added this week:   3 yards

Added YTD 2012:   60.00 yards

Net Used for 2012: -16.00 yards

How is your stash coming along?  Head on over to Patchwork Times to see how others are doing with theirs.

Hugs & Blessings!

Teresa

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