Satin Flowers

These things were all over pinterest and I was dying to try them.  Turns out they're super fun and easy and kind of addictive, especially if you're the kind of person who likes to play with candles in ways that would make your mom unhappy.

Using any weight polyester satin, cut a few circles of varying diameters.  You can use sheers too, but be aware that they melt faster than the other fabrics.  Hold the edges of your circles above a flame and they'll crinkle and curl.  That's it!

It took us a few tries to make them not scorchy and I still wound up with some black spots along the edges, but I'm a super impatient crafter and it didn't really bother me.  If you're worried, dark colors help, or you can just be more careful and hover higher above the flame.

When you're done, stack a few petals on top of each other and sew through the middle with a bead or button.  Here I used pearl beads from the fabric store.

I sewed hair clips on the back.  I've seen people do snaps instead so they can change them on hair clips or clothing.

This poppy-looking one has a fancy button in the middle.  To make these petal shapes, just cut slits (don't remove any fabric) around the edges of the circle, about halfway from the outer edge to the middle.  They're a little trickier to melt, but they'll form into cool petal shapes.  I didn't find a need to round the petals at all- they kind of did it on their own. 

 

This last one is my favorite.  I like how flipping the same fabric from right side to wrong side can yield 2 different textures- kind of adds interest. 

I wore one of these in my hair to go to the Barber of Seville with Nutty.  It looked pretty cute:

He took one of the reject ones and pinned it on his coat so we would match:

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Hamentashen

Nutty and I made vegan hamentashen!  We used a recipe that just happens to be from an Ann Arborite.  They turned out totally delish- not too sweet, with a nice wheaty flavor.  

Uncooked

We used fig, apricot, and blueberry preserves.  

Come back here with those preserves!

Also we forgot to take a picture of the finished ones till 2 days later, at which point we had become artistically lazy.

CHOMP

You should make them.

This could be you!

Baby Quilt

My mom and I made this baby quilt for my friends Jamie and Mithra and their baby girl who is due in about a month.  It's 100% cotton, machine-washable, etc.  Hopefully the busy colors will hide all sorts of spills and last through lots of adventures!

It was made from lots of bits both from my mom's stash and quilts passed.  We pieced it together when I was home for Christmas and then she quilted it like a pro.  The pattern is kind of a free-form Chinese Coins pattern.

We wanted to find a poppy design because Mithra loves poppies, so we kind of adapted a few quilting designs into these, and then sewed the purple strips in between with a vine with hearts.

Made with oodles of love!