Minki Kim is one of the most talented and lovely people I've met her in our online quilting/sewing community.  I admired her work for years and was so happy to finally connect with her personally a few years ago. 

I was really excited when she asked me to show you her latest fabric Serendipity.  Soooooo super cute and just so Minki.

Her adorable hand sketches are her trademark and Serenditpity is full of these sweet, naive illustrations tha tug on your heartstrings and spark your imagination.  When I started playing with the fabric, I was immediately drawn to the large motif of two girls playing and decided on a little medallion quilt.

Thank you for designing such lovely, unique fabric Minki! xo k

This block was easy.  Fun.  What can I say that I haven't said already?  Scrappy?  LOL!

I adore holly as a motif .... as a decoration ... as a name for my daughter ;) and these sprigs are just so cute ... especially all done up in First Romance ;)

And last, but definitely not least, a nice bright jazzy patchwork.

And that is all folks!  Holy cow was this ever a fun and rewarding project.  And I super enjoyed all the company so thank you for sewing along with me.  I've been so inspired by all the blocks on IG under #happyflowerqal.

If you're not finished, please please please keep plugging away at it.  I promise you'll be so happy with your Happy Flower quilt when it's done. 

And now for the big layout task.  Wish me luck!  You know me, I'm going to make it as complicated on my self as humanly possible with all my silly rules and stuff.  Pretty sure there will be few more block remakes in the process too ;)   xo k

Last no-sew block of the quilt! Yay! And I picked a print from my dear friend Elea Lutz from her Strawberry Biscuit collection.  So perfect.

Triple lucky today.  Maybe it's a sign to buy a lottery ticket.  (I never buy them, by the way.  I don't have the constitution for gambling.)

Not sure how this brown will look with all the other blocks.  But I love it.  And I used a cameo from this print in a previous block so ... it should work. In theory. Fingers crossed.

That song was going through my head the entire time I was making this pineapple-themed pencil case for someone special.  You see, Miss Holly over at Maker Valley - who makes no secret about her love of this sweet tropical fruit - surprised me with some happy mail the other day and ... well, I simply had to reciprocate. :) 

This case is based on my Round Pencil Case pattern that I've made a million times now because it's my go-to make when I want to give something cute, useful, that I can customize for the recipient, and is quick to make. ;)  It requires a handful of fabric and batting scraps, and a zipper.  That's it.

This version is a bit different from the original, which has binding to cover the zipper, because I was having a zipper dilemma with this one - no green zipper at all in my stash (?!) and I wasn't happy with how the neutral ones looked with the green fabric.  I had a yellow zip, but not the right colour.  And I didn't want to leave the house for just a $2 notion when I had a drawer full, and - more to the point - when it was -30C outside. 

So I wondered what would happen if I omitted the binding.  To compensate, I used this fabulous metal zipper with a cute little tab. (I usually use plastic zippers and then cut them to size, but this worked well - just had to remove some teeth with needlenose pliers to make it the right length.)  I like how the bronze metal adds to the pineapple vibe.

But then I had another problem - without a green accent of some kind, this was just another yellow pencil case.

What to do?  Green finger tabs, of course!  The pattern does include this detail, but I thought maybe it wasn't going to be enough green.  Turns out it's the exact right amount of green - any more and it would have been too much.

I used a bunch of Moda yellows from different collections and they play so nicely together. I even threw in some strikeoffs from First Romance that didn't make the final cut.  To call them "rare" is an understatement! LOL!  And then I added the label and tiniest kiss of green with a ribbon tab to finish it all off.  :) xo k

Aaaah.  No work for this one.  Just chose a cheater print to make it LOOK like I worked. ;)

Happy New Year everyone!  I'm really looking forward to 2018.

It's Week 13 of the Fat Quarter Shop's sew along for Lori Holt's book Spelling Bee, which means it's my turn.  I chose the letter "k" for obvious reasons, but what you probably didn't know is that maiden name is Karafil (which is Albanian, if you're interested .. and I couldn't look less Mediterranean if I tried LOL! ... so for many years my initials were KK :)

This block took me about an hour from the fabric pull (First Romance fabrics, of course) to hand stitching the binding.  I'm going to use my k as a mug rug at the office.  What a lovely idea for a quick, fun, useful, and personalized little gift?  xo k

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Classic basket.  With fussy cut strawberries.

Ok.  Am I the only one who sees a dancing Snoopy on the original block?  I saw it the very first time and now I can never un-see it.  Please tell me you see it too! lol

Truer words were never spoken ... or immortalized on a super cute enamel pin.  I got these pins from Maker Valley and I just love them.  The sewing machine is all kinds of adorable! :)

If you want to start or add to your pin collection click here to check them out!

PS:  My pattern sale is still on - 40% off!  Use code BOXINGWEEK40.