Ruby Star Wrapping is a book by Melody Miller and Allison Tannery about making reusable gift packagings. If you didn’t know her yet, Melody Miller is a fabric designer that have a few fabulous collections with Kokka. I love her all of her vintage inspired fabrics.

You don’t necessarily need to know how to sew because there’s a lot projects in the book that doesn’t involve sewing. Everything in the book is so inspiring, quite simple, and doesn’t take very long to make. I made both of my projects there in one morning.

My gift (a yet to be knitted hat) will go to my bestest friend and I decided on the drawstring bag project so she could reuse the bag. The first try is the small pink one in Melody Miller’s Pyrex dishes fabric and Anna Maria Horner’s ribbon. Due to some serious miscalculation on my part, it turned out way to small. Oh, well… it would still be nice for my daughter’s stocking stuffer.

The second try was perfect! I used a Liberty Lifestyle fat quarter and pink lace trim. If you want to make yours about the same size as mine, cut it to measure 21″ x 16″. I added a handstamped tag and it’s ready for gifting!

Don’t forget to stop by the other blogs, we still have one more week to go!
Sun Dec 2 - April Rhodes
Mon Dec 3 - a post of some projects on the Sew To Speak blog plus show you what’s up for the second win!!
Tue Dec 4 - Rae of Made by Rae
Wed Dec 5 - Ericka of Low Beam Studios
Thu Dec 6 - Emily of The Boy Trifecta
Fri Dec 7 - another winner will be announced at 12 EST here!!

Hello to everyone stopping by for the Christmas in July Blog-a-Thon! My block tute is here and it’s a fun stack of presents. The finished size is 11″ square. Aren’t you just curious how these blocks wll all fit together?

We all know that Christmas is never without a present somehow, so let’s get on with the giveaway. I am giving away 1 6″ charm pack of Amy Butler’s Gypsy Caravan. Please leave a comment on this post telling me what’s your plan(s) for the rest of the summer, other than doing the Block-a-Thon, of course. The giveaway will be open until midnight on Sunday EST and I will announce the winner on Monday morning.

Good luck and happy stitching!

Other stops for the Christmas in July Blog-a-Thon:

July 2nd – Pat Sloan http://blog.patsloan.com/

July 4th – Heather at Fiberosity http://www.fiberosity.com/

July 6th – Melanie at Melanie Dramatic http://melaniedramatic.com/

July 9th – Pam at Pam Kitty Morning http://pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/

July 11th – Kelsey Creates http://www.kelseycreates.com/

July 13th – Katie @ Swim Bike Quilt http://www.swimbikequilt.com/

July 16th – Kim at Persimon Dreams http://www.persimondreams.com/

July 18th – Amanda at Sasikirana http://amandasasikirana.wordpress.com/ – me!

July 20th – Jane at QuiltJane http://www.quiltjane.blogspot.com/

July 23th – Kristy at St Louis Folk Victorian http://stlouisfolkvictorian.blogspot.com/

July 25th – Kimberly at Fat Quarter Shop http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/

July 27rd – Lee at Freshly Pieced freshlypieced.blogspot.com

July 30th – Jennifer at MJandCo http://mjandco-quilting.blogspot.com/

August 1st – Michele at Quilting Gallery http://quiltinggallery.com/blog-posts/

August 3rd – Tiffiny at http://www.freepatchworkquiltinfo.com

August 6th – Tacha at Fat Quarter Shop http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/

August 8th – Megan at Canoe Ridge Creations http://canoeridgecreations.com

August 10th – Kimberly at Its Sew Emma http://www.itssewemma.com

August 13th – Final Quilt Reveal!

Hey everyone! We will be kicking off the Christmas in July Block-A-Thon in just a few weeks and wanted to give you all of the juicy details! Below is the amazing list of bloggers that will be participating and showing you how to create some amazing blocks. So be sure to check out their sites and watch here for their block tutorial. It is a jam packed month with lots of blocks, but if you do not get them done in the short amount of time, we will be putting together an E-book that you can click through that will have all the blocks and tutorials inside. Very easy for catch up!

List of Bloggers!

July 2nd – Pat Sloan http://blog.patsloan.com/

July 4th – Heather at Fiberosity http://www.fiberosity.com/

July 6th – Melanie at Melanie Dramatic http://melaniedramatic.com/

July 9th – Pam at Pam Kitty Morning http://pamkittymorning.blogspot.com/

July 11th – Kelsey Creates http://www.kelseycreates.com/

July 13th – Katie @ Swim Bike Quilt http://www.swimbikequilt.com/

July 16th – Kim at Persimon Dreams http://www.persimondreams.com/

July 18th – Amanda at Sasikirana http://amandasasikirana.wordpress.com/ – me!

July 20th – Jane at QuiltJane http://www.quiltjane.blogspot.com/

July 23th – Kristy at St Louis Folk Victorian http://stlouisfolkvictorian.blogspot.com/

July 25th – Kimberly at Fat Quarter Shop http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/

July 27rd – Lee at Freshly Pieced freshlypieced.blogspot.com

July 30th – Jennifer at MJandCo http://mjandco-quilting.blogspot.com/

August 1st – Michele at Quilting Gallery http://quiltinggallery.com/blog-posts/

August 3rd – Tiffiny at http://www.freepatchworkquiltinfo.com

August 6th – Tacha at Fat Quarter Shop http://fatquartershop.blogspot.com/

August 8th – Megan at Canoe Ridge Creations http://canoeridgecreations.com

August 10th – Kimberly at Its Sew Emma http://www.itssewemma.com

August 13th – Final Quilt Reveal!

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Denyse Schmidt always fascinates me. She makes old things cool again. Fabrics, patterns, quilts, you name it, she make it awesome again.

I just finished this Shoeman’s Puzzle quilt from her new book for a friend’s farewell gift. I made it from Kona charcoal and various Joel Dewberry fabrics in muted greens and mustardy yellows. Cutting the triangles was not fur, but it was big so I was rewarded with a big top in no time.

I made the first block in October and the top is finished this afternoon. I never thought I would made it this far and with this many blocks, too. I was hoping for a baby or throw size, so this twin sized top is wonderful! I’m one proud girl here!

Now I need to find a longarmer to quilt it…

Some of my favorite things from 2011, it mostly started with dolly things and ended with patchworks. I only managed to finish three big quilts which none of them was started in 2011, but I’ve more than made up for it with the Farmer’s Wife blocks towards the end of the year.

Happy 2012, friends!

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. I’m happy to know that most of you have so many handmades for Christmas. Go handmade!! As for me, I’m only making a Waldorf doll for my daughter and if I still have the time, a dinosaur stuffie for my boy. Yes, a barely minimum amount of handmades, which is highly achievable right now.

Well, no matter how many gifgts you manage to make yourself, Merry Christmas!

Welcome to my blog! I’m giving away a copy of Modern Blocks book (which I contributed to). The publisher was kind enough to send me two copies, so the extra is for you!

For those of you whose never been here before, I am Amanda, quilty mom of two living in Ohio. Other than quilting, I also love to knit, make clothes and bags, and Blythe dolls! Right now, I am completely obsessed with making Farmer’s Wife blocks.

This giveaway is open to US residents only. To win, please leave comment of what kind of handmades are you making for Christmas presents this year. The giveaway will be open until Friday, December 16 at 5 PM PST. Thanks for stopping by and good luck!

Oh, and don’t forget to check out more fabulous giveaway over here.