If you have the Mix & Match Monsters applique quilt pattern, you may have wondered about a mysterious dotted line that runs through some of the pattern pieces.
Wonder no more!
In this video I show you how you can use that line to give your monsters underbites and overbites and add teeth and tongues.
Here are a bunch of the samples you see at the end of the video. You can click on the images to see them closer.
It’s my favorite month of the year! I love fall weather, colorful leaves, eating soup, reading in front of a fire – and Halloween!
To celebrate the season, our wallpaper this month is a spooky black cat.
Want to make your own? There’s a free applique pattern here!
Download your wallpaper below. There are options both with and without the October calendar, in case you want to keep that kitty on your screens during other months of the year. 🙂
Download your wallpaper below. There are options both with and without the September calendar, in case you want to keep that cutie on your screens during other months of the year. 🙂
Heat & Bond Lite (the printable sheets of fusible adhesive I use for all my quilts)
For permanent lines (lines to stitch and placement markings for solid black applique pieces) I use a fine-tip black Sharpie
For erasable lines I use either tailor’s chalk (for dark and medium fabrics) or pencil (for light fabrics). A white artist’s eraser will erase both chalk and pencil.
My daughter’s birthday is in August and for years she collected lions – so I always think lions in August. 🥰
This is Liam – you can get the applique pattern for him here.
Download your wallpaper below. There are options both with and without the August calendar, in case you want to keep that lion on your screens during other months of the year. 🙂
It’s the 15th! That means it’s New Pattern Day in the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club!
Meet Troy the tree frog! I love this guy!
There’s already a frog pattern at Shiny Happy World, but he’s more of a pond frog with a long, sticky tongue. Troy has awesome sticky tree frog toes. 🙂
Here’s how to make him. . .
See how easy that is?
That’s a LONG video, so I’ve broken it up with a couple of time references here. . .
Building the background block – start at the beginning
Cutting and Marking the Applique Pieces – start at 4:37
Layering the Applique Pieces – start at 14:37
Outlining the Applique – start at 18:35
If you want just a very quick look at me layering the pieces together with no explanation, here’s a video for that.
Let’s Make a Quilt – free workshop teaching applique with fusible adhesive and Quilt As You Go
Troy the Tree Frog’s pattern isn’t exclusive to the club anymore – you can get it here.
If you want to join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get immediate access to the new monthly patterns, you can use this link to join.
Special note – this is the first Funny Faces pattern to include an SVG file for use with cutting machines! That’s going to be standard in all patterns from now on.
Back in March I drew a bear every day and posted them on Instagram. This was one of my favorites. 🙂
I had her image printed on fabric for pillow covers, tote bags, etc. – and now I’m making her into my desktop wallpaper for the month. 🥰
Download your wallpaper below. There are options both with and without the July calendar, in case you want to keep that sweet face on your screens during other months of the year. 🙂
The Mama and Baby Polar Bear were a VERY close second, so we’ll probably see a pattern for them soon as well. 🙂
Want to see how to assemble Mo?
I had the chance to try out some of my new fabric palettes with my Mo Muskox sample blocks! I talk about them all in more detail at the end of the video, but here are some still photos and handy links.
As soon as I have three blocks in each new colorway combination I’ll be sharing those so you’ll have a better feel for how entire quilts made with these bundles will look. 🙂
And now one extra special bonus! For those who don’t quilt, you can still get a muskox! Mo is now available as a printed panel, perfect for making pillows and other projects.
These are out of stock right now – but there are more on order and should be here soon. 🙂 There’s more info here.
