Friday, September 25, 2015

finish it up Friday, 9/25/15

Welcome to finish it up Friday!

This week I recovered my ironing board. My old one was nasty and I decided that enough was enough. I used this tutorial and the other half of the fabric leftover from making the original one last September. I bought a new cover or two since then and used them, but they never fit quite right...so going back to making my own was a good option!
I feel like this fabric was made exactly for this purpose! The fresh new cover makes my whole craft room FEEL a little bit cleaner....and I'll take any help I can get in that department! :)
The week wouldn't be complete without a few new pincushions, right?! These are quilt-as-you-go log cabins that finish at about 4". I LOVE the tiny pieces and I had so much fun making them! They are scrap project #108.
That is one low-calorie bowl full of happy, wouldn't you say?
 
Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thank you, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday! Have a great weekend!
finish it up Friday, 9/25/15
1. Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation  66. Kelly Cline Quilting  
2. Mari @ The Academic Quilter  67. Val's Elmo Quilt  
3. Space for the Butterflies  68. Gossip Girl  
4. Gunilla in Sweden  69. Teddy Bears  
5. Katy @ Katy Quilts  70. Lady Bug Pants  
6. Lizzie Lenard Vintage Sewing  71. Alison@thechainpiecer  
7. Rah Rah Rally Quilt  72. Destination: Play  
8. Yanicka  73. Pamela @ Mama Spark's World  
9. Fall Quilts  74. tubakk, Norway  
10. alidiza  75. Valerie @ Evening in the Garden  
11. Debbie @ Life In The Dog House  76. Sewn by Leila: Building Blocks Quilt  
12. Erica @ kitchen table quilting  77. Judy @ Sew Some Sunshine  
13. Sarah@Confessions of a Fabric Addict  78. jumping ladybirds  
14. Bernie @ Needle and Foot  79. Alisa@KnitSpinQuilt  
15. Bernie  80. Wendy's quilts and more  
16. Debora @ Studio Dragonfly  81. Anne @ Springleaf Studios  
17. Kitty Wilkin | Night Quilter  82. Ruffle Quilt  
18. Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty  83. A Pencil Case Book Cover  
19. diane stanley  84. Kate V.  
20. Jen@prettyintheport  85. Amanda @ fabric engineer  
21. Pincushion/binder clip holder  86. Dear Jeanne (aka Dear Jane) Quilt  
22. Jill @ Pie Lady Quilts  87. Karen @ Badlands Quilts  
23. Michelle's Romantic Tangle  88. No Sew Hexie Paper Piecing Tutorial  
24. Jo's Country Junction  89. iloveneutrals: Retro Floral Rainbow  
25. Sapphire @ Catan Pillow  90. threeundertwo  
26. Julie @ Pink Doxies  91. Kim @PersimonDreams  
27. Alycia Quilts:JellyFish  92. SewPsyched! Plus Quilt for Charity  
28. Snowcatcher  93. A Quilting Chick - Mini Alien Quilt  
29. Kat & Cat Quilts  94. Sylvia  
30. Cathy@Sane,Crazy,Crumby  95. Judy Cooper  
31. Liberty Hexagon Pillow  96. Erica@dressesandspurs  
32. Judy@Quilt Paradigm  97. Janice@wedding gift finished  
33. Shelley @The Carpenters Daughter who Quilts  98. Grey Cat Quilts  
34. Picnic Quilt Set  99. Little Black Cat Quilting  
35. Cheryl @ Meadow Mist Designs  100. Anja @ Anja Quilts  
36. Gayle Fahrion  101. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge  
37. Bird of Paradise  102. Greta @ Material Detachment  
38. Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl  103. Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts  
39. Julie Bagamary Reversible Clergy Stole  104. Rene' Creates  
40. Celtic Thistle Stitches  105. Stephie @ Dawn Chorus Studio  
41. Elaine from Emily's Cupboard  106. Dona@grateful4quilting  
42. Erin @ IGORG  107. Jen @ Jennifer Under the Juniper Tree  
43. Julie Bagamary Ribbons From The Fair  108. Elephant Baby Quilt  
44. My Sewing Room  109. Tanya Quilts in CO  
45. Laura  110. Quilt Fabric Cel Phone Case  
46. Katie @ whatktmade  111. Pauline @ QuiltnQueen  
47. Roben @ Love Makes the Quilt  112. Gemini Jen NZ pillowcases  
48. Brooke @ Silly Mama Quilts  113. Pam at Quilting Fun  
49. Quilting is more fun than Housework  114. Myintzu  
50. AngelaA @ betterndogbiscuits  115. Princess Sofia Bag  
51. Julie @ That's Sew Julie  116. Beth Diaz  
52. Preeti @ Rambling Roses Design  117. Modern maples pillow  
53. Vicki @ Sewing Softly  118. zip pouch - Karen  
54. Christmas Corner  119. Quilted Doll Bed  
55. Eva-Bambi-Johansson  120. SarahZ@CedarForkStitches  
56. beth@lovelaughquilt  121. Autumn Hoop Pincushion @Ella and Nesta's  
57. cath@wombat quilts  122. Maria @ Tales of a Stitcher  
58. Several Small Finishes  123. Ann @ Fret Not Yourself  
59. Machine Quilting With Style Bloghop  124. Wonky Patchwork - Patchwork Fish Dress  
60. Ruth @Stitching Impressions  125. Kara@SunshineKwilts  
61. Little Island Quilting  126. Stacey @SLOstudio - MorningWalk Pillow  
62. Boys at work  127. Sarah Goer Quilts: Retro Camper  
63. Janeen@Quilt Art Designs  128. bee @ Buzzing Around  
64. Barbara  129. bee - suncatcher  
65. Maartje paper piecing  130. Reversible Drawstring Bag Tutorial  

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25 comments:

Mari said...

That is a really happy-looking bowl! And I love your ironing board fabric, too. Have a great weekend!

Alison V. said...

Very cute! I am planning to recover mine this weekend as the fabric is starting to shred on me!

Carie @ Space for the Butterflies said...

That is perfect ironing board fabric, I love it, and your pincushion bowl is adorable!

Melissa Corry said...

So cute!!!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Cute little cushions!!Number #108 - that is impressive. Love your ironing board cover - fresh and pretty!

Marla said...

Love that bowl of pin cushions,and a new ironing board cover feels like a fesh start!

Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

Your new ironing board cover is so fresh and cute, it must feel so good to walk into your space. I have avoided thinking about how dirty mine has become, so I think I will go check out that tutorial.

Sunanda said...

Tell me doesn't the batting melt when you iron cottons? It looks like in your tutorial that you are using polyester batting--I would think the hot heat of cotton iron would melt polyester. Or are you using bleached cotton batting? I would really like to do this--my ironing board cover is gross.

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

My ironing board cover needs replacing too.Time for me to dig through my stash and find something fresh and fun. This might be a good weekend project. Thanks!

Roben said...

I know what you mean about how the fresh cover makes the room feel. I did mine and it now matches the window treatment - the whole room feels pulled together even though it is a mess of scraps at the moment! Love the pincushions :-)

house on hill road said...

low-calorie, but high fiber! (I couldn't resist!)

SuperMomNoCape said...

It must be something in the fall air... I've been thinking that mine needs a fresh new cover too. I love the fabric you used on yours. And those pincushions are adorable. Thanks for hosting again this week. I love seeing what everyone has accomplished.

Anne / Springleaf Studios said...

I never tire of seeing your sweet pin cushions in the bowl. It's my main reason for wanting lots more pin cushions.

SewPsyched! said...

I love the cute freshness of your new ironing board cover :) Your bowl of pin just makes me drool. What a great idea!
XX!

Rene' said...

Happy Friday Amanda!! Cute ironing board cover. QAYG pin cushions are so fun. Nice seeing your bowl contents grow.

Suzanne said...

So funny how the brain works. I read that you "rediscovered" your ironing board. Lol. As if it ever gets lost. :)

Jen said...

What a nice fresh ironing board cover! I keep thinking about redoing mine, I think I'll look at that tutorial!

Quilt n Queen said...

Happy Friday Amanda Jean...I'm in need of a new ironing board cover too...love yours, so clean and fresh!! I was hoping to wait until we moved but seeing yours I may give in and do it. Life is pretty hectic.

Turid said...

I can tell it again and again; Your pincushions are just darling.

MissPat said...

I'm going to check out that tutorial, too. I just bought (and had to return) a new cover and no matter how much I pulled on it, I just couldn't get it to fit, plus it was too short on the sides, a fact which several Amazon reviewers had mentioned. So I guess the next step is making my own. Thanks for the incentive. Yours is really cute.

GranthamLynn said...

I don't have a finish. Worked on Tshirts this week. But I'm visiting your party.
I'd love you to come over and link the party at The Fabulous Fall party. I changes every Monday so you can link the party every week.
I'll be back in the sewing/quilting room this week!
Have a great weekend.

margaret said...

a lovely cover, today I am buying a new ironing board, have seen one reduced that is quite a bit bigger than mine that will making ironing less of a chore! Pin cushions looking good must try a log cabin one myself

Heide said...

You found the perfect fabric for the ironing board and your right you bowl of pin cushions are so happy! I just love your Friday posts, it allows me to see so many wonderful projects, Thank you.

Karen said...

What perfect fabric for your ironing board! It has a wonderful vintage/modern vibe going on. The strawberries will carry you through the winter with a reminder of summer :)

Magpie said...

I love my homemade ironing board covers. I use about 5 layers of warm and natural as I like a soft board. I use very muted fabric for the covers so it doesn't show through when I am ironing.