Tuesday Toppers: Spool of Thread

Well when I sat down to make the toppers for my mom's birthday a few months ago I just knew I had to do a sewing theme. Mainly because she co-owns a quilt shop, but also because for as long as I can remember she's had a love (i'm sure my dad at times would say obssession, love ya mom :D ) of sewing and quilting. It was because of her that I too have a love of sewing and probably my deep seeded love of anything arts and crafts really. So one of the obvious choices was a spool of thread, a staple supply of any quilter, and I think it turned out quite cute! Here's what you'll need to make one:

-Rolling pin

-Fondant smoother

-1" cookie cutter

-Paint brush and water

-Leaf veiner (or toothpick)

-Purple (you will actually need two ball, oops, sorry!) and light brown fondant

-Roll brown fondant out to 1/8" and cut out 2-1" discs.

-With small end of leaf veiner (or toothpick) make small holes in center of both discs.

-Take purple fondant and roll into a tube with the help of the fondant smoother.

-Pinch top and bottom edges to help define them more.

-Reroll with fondant smoother.

-Take another piece of purple fondant (not picutred) and roll out about 15" long thin rope (I went a little overboard on my rope, hehe).

-Apply a small amount of water in a line all the way up the tube.

-Start at the bottom and wrap the rope around making sure to keep the next row close to the last.

-When you get to the end leave about 5" and cut off.

-Flip one of the discs over and attatch the thread with a small amount of water. Attatch the top the same way.

I hope you have sew much fun making this :D
(I know i'm horrible, lol)

Don't forget to check in next week when I show you how to make the much anticipated cupcake, cupcake!

Tuesday toppers: Quilt

We celebrated my mom's birthday this weekend and since she co-owns a quilt shop and is a quilt fanatic I came up with these toppers just for her. (I also would love to get my hands on one of those antique singer sewing machines :) So this weeks installment is a quilt in honor of my mom (because today just so happens to be her birthday), and here's what you'll need to make one:

-Rolling pin

-Knife

-Paint brush and water

-Quilting tool (optional if you want to add the quilting detail)

-White, light purple,and dark purple fondant

-Take a small amount of each color, ball them up and roll them out very thinly for the base of the quilt.

-Cut out a square approx. 2" x 2"

-Take the rest of the remaining three colors and roll them out to about 1/8".

-Cut each piece into 1/2" strips and then in to 1/2" x 1/2" tiles.



-Using a small amount of water paint entire 2x2 square.

-Start placing tiles in the pattern desired, painting very small amounts of water on the sides of each tile as you lay them.

-Continue placing tiles in desired pattern 4 across by 4 down.



-Cut off excess to square piece off.

-Take quilting tool and run it all the way across every row, top and bottom, so that you are framing each tile, turn the piece and do the same going in the opposite direction.




You now have a beautifully quilted topper :)

Happy Birthday Mom!! :)