A Tutorial for Little Lamb Pillows

In my last post if you didn't get to read it can be found here on my blog, I spoke about driving past lambs and the kids and I having BiG Pouty faces cause DH wouldn't let us get out and pet them. ( I know, I know... Men right) So I came home and made a couple for the house and a couple to sale. They are adorable and have so many options to customize it. I thought about putting Ms.G's name on hers and she insisted that her lamb could not possibly have the same name as hers. So we opted out for nothing, she wanted just a plain ole lamb. I made two for the house, I went with bright eclectic ribbons for mine. Our house is anything but plain and I don't get into the fads... I am my own person and love anything that just so happens to please me. So with the rest of the little lambs I'm selling them this weekend :) 

If you would like a lamb shoot me a email @ Appalachaincoinsurer@gmail.com

I accept PayPal 

The Lamb pillows are 7.50 or 2 for 15.00 

I love em, and the kids do too ! 

Another great project for your littles, and it's fleece ! The easiest stuff to work with. Even a beginner can do this free hand. No machine required. 

Lamb Ingredients

18in square piece of felt,wool or fleece. 

Coordinating fabric for legs,mouth and ears 

Sissors 

Coordinating thread 

Pattern

I drafted my own pattern I played around with some poster board till I got the look I wanted. You don't need to be a art major to create your own cool stuff ! Just play with it, if you don't like it...Change it. I wanted my lambs to be on the medium to large size so I kept this in mind while drafting. After I had the lambs body down, I finished with the rest..Mouth,Legs and Ears. You can do this at home no problem. 

Just remember that when using fleece, felt or wool you do not need a seam allowance. If you are using  actual fabric please add a 1/4in seam allowance. All seams are sewn with 1/4in. This is only when using FABRIC. 

Cutting

2 from Body

2 for ears from fleece,wool or felt. Fabric is 4 and remember sew pretty sides together and turn right side out.

4 for the legs 

This makes 1 lamb. 

Remember don't overlook it, or ruin the lamb with too many spices LOL kidding ! 

Have fun and as always thanks for reading ! If you have any questions please feel free to ask :) 

Play around with them, customize them for you or you littles ! 

Little Lambs

How has everyone been ? It has been busy around here lately with summer activities and family. We have been having a great time playing endless hours of brain building games and mind challenging activities. My children are amazing ! And I'm not just saying that cause they are mine. Ms.G and Mr.B amaze me with there talents everyday. We took a trip to the planetarium this week and it was amazing ! Mr. B was extremely fascinated because he is a science guru and loved seeing the star systems on a big scale instead of his books and his own mapping system, which is on his walls in his room. Yes, you read that right.... He maps constellations on his walls.. All thanks to chalkboard paint. We are some major science nerds around here, we take every opportunity to break out the telescope and the calculator to see where certain stars are positioned this time of year ! Okay okay enough of the nerdy stuff ! 

Here's the Planetarium we went to, if you live in this region they offer free shows ! There website can give dates and such ! Check it out ! It's a wonderful learning experience ! Always challenge the mind of your kids ! Let them reach there maximum potential and offer as many creative and learning opportunities you can. Exposure is key ! 

http://planetarium.shawnee.edu/

As I have mentioned before I live in the West Virginia mountains and yes I wear shoes and brush my teeth 2x a day and yes we floss too ! What a horrid stereotype to have.... Anyway I seen some lambs while driving the other day and the kids and I feel in love with them. We wanted to stop and pet them, but DH being the "adult" in the group opted out and said we shouldn't be trying to pet lambs that didn't belong to us. So I agreed and pouted EVERYTIME we passed one. (Insert Big SAD Face here) So after I was thinking about those cute little things, I thought I would make some... Primitive style ! To sale here locally, primitives are popular in this area and I'm always looking for ways to improve my shop ! Sooo stay tuned I will be sharing my little lamb creations and posting them on local sites here and of course you can always shoot me a email and I'll send one out your way. 

As always thanks for reading ! xoxo Hope 

Little things..

I had such a wonderful holiday with my family. The fireworks were brilliant and dazzling with colors. The best part of it all was the watching the kids eyes light up. Mr. B would jump EVERYTIME he heard the big boom !  It was comical watching them both. Overall good time for all of us. These past days we have been gearing up for a big deal around here ! Busy busy busy ! I had purchased my wonderful Navajo material prints only to find out they were out of stock ! :( soooo I opted out and ordered some Michael Miller prints, I just absolutely adore them ! So while I'm waiting on my stockpile to arrive I whipped up some simple little gifts for the extended family. We don't get to see each other much so I try to have something handy to put in a pretty little bag.... Just to let them know "Hey I still love ya" with society's day to day and the nine to five jobs and kids...We all tend to forget about the little things... 

So I found this sampled material at my favorite quilt shop, buried in boxes underneath tons of yardage and scraps. 

Nothing Fancy, I got this pattern out of a quilting magazine. I do not have the magazines name or publication date. My wonderful Father in Law brought them to me and they all had there covers off and dates marked out. But they had loads of information and different little projects to do. Enjoy ! 

Xoxo Hope