Well hello! Long time no see. That's my fault, I know. Sorry about that. But I'm back now, crafting my little heart out. I actually started these quilty pillow magnets ages ago but you know how it is - you get a little sidetracked and before you know it three weeks goes by and your dusting off and reviving an almost-forgotten-about project. 
I wanted to try these fabulous little magnets after I saw the ones that Nova posted on her Flickr page. Hers are MUCH nicer. Her stitching is as near perfect as you can be and her designs make me swoon. Knowing that mine would not look anything like hers, I just couldn't help myself and had to give it a try. They were really fun to make! And when you make an utter disaster out of one, you don't feel bad about wasting fabric because you are only using 3 square inches at a time. 
For each of these pictured, I used scraps of Bliss fabric by Moda (I think we all know I have a lot of those scraps laying around) and backed them with linen from JoAnn. I used Beacon Adhesives craft glue to secure the magnets that I got at Michaels. As you can see, my quilting designs are rather simplistic - mostly just 1" squares that I sewed together using 1/8" seam allowances. I stuffed them with a small amount of batting to make them pillow-like but I didn't want them to be too firm.
I confess, I have about 10 more in the works already. They are highly addictive to make because they are quick and easy and give you a chance to be creative with all those tiny little scraps. I have a long list of projects begging to be started but they are just going to have to wait a little longer...
How are your crafty adventures going this weekend?
How are your crafty adventures going this weekend? Kate
