A changing of the seasons....

After a lot of soul searching, I've decided to make some major changes to 3littlethimbles.

This picture sums up my life for the past 2 years. I've sewn hundreds of Minky Blankets and stuffed animals for my amazing clients, and I have truly loved it! Sadly, my minky distributors prices have increased(as has their shipping and the exchange rate) which makes it impossible to compete with people in the U.S. So I have decided to clearance all my minky blankets....use my scraps in any way I can. Make some Minky stuffed animal, and then close the door. It's hard for me to do, because I still love and adore minky but I have my sights set on bigger and better things :)

Through this process of sewing minky blankets I have acquired a love and passion for quilting cotton, and sewing in general. Which has started the dreaming process for me. 

And when I dream, I dream BIG! 

I am not ready to announce what those dreams are but please bear with me over the next few months while I try to make these dreams take shape. You will see new things on my etsy shop....fabric bundles, patterns, and who knows what else. 

Above all I want to start making tutorials on this blog....to help women everywhere be able to sew. It is a skill that need not die or become rare. Basically, I want to help women be as good(or better) of a sewist than I am. 

I look forward to seeing where my dreams take me and I hope you all stay for the ride!!!

xoxox

3littlethimbles

Oma's Garden

So I entered a mini quilt challenge(20x20 inches) 

The theme was modern traditional. So I whipped up this beauty!!!

I call it 'Oma's garden' after my sweet Oma who taught me to sew but never quilted. She always loved her garden and sewing! She passed last summer.....so this one is for her 

xoxox

441 mini(1 inch)hexagons. Took me 12 hours to complete!!! I absolutely love it and when my sewing room is finished I will be hanging it on the wall.

I will be posting a tutorial later this week on the blog, on how to machine piece hexagons :) Super excited!

Cupboard Storage!!!

My awesome hubby brought up this cupboard from our basement so I could store my etsy products and accuquilt cutter! Sooo much better than giant tupperward bins :) 

Eeekk! I love it. Who doesn't want a shelf on owls stuffies?? 

 Or a giant stack of crib quilts??

And of course.....my Accuquilt cutter and dies!!! Making quilting way easier for this busy working momma!!!

 Love my new cupboard!! Cant wait to fill it up even more with fun 3littlethimbles goodies. 

Sneak peek at a new quilt Im working on

 I picked up these gorgeous fabrics....cut them up into 5 1/2 inch squares!! Super excited to make a quilt out of these :) 

I am actually thinking of making a disappearing nine patch out of this! I might even do a tutorial for anyone curious about this technique.....stay tuned!!!

Oh and as always the quilt will be up for sale on my etsy shop

3littlethimbles Crib Quilts on Etsy

Here are some awesome 3littlethimbles crib quilts that are available for purchase on etsy!! 

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/3littlethimbles

Black/Grey and Yellow Bird Crib Quilt

 https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/186568633/bird-and-demaskreversibleyellowgreybird

Triangle Girls Modern Quilt

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/186597155/moderntrianglegirls-crib-quilt

Pirate Crib Quilt!! 

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/179715052/pirate-patchwork-boys-crib-quilt

What little one wouldn't love one of these darling treasures! 

Quilts are a key and a link to our history, so many women have made so many over the years. Buying a quilt made in a mass produced factory overseas devalues all these women's hard work! We have to keep this technique and tradition alive and support artists who dedicate their time and talent making them.

Keep Quilts Rich History Alive!!

Quilts.....You just can't have enough

I decided to do an entire post, on the quilts I have made!
These are ones I have made for my family :) 
Every quilt has a story...every quilt is someones hard work(these literally take hours)
Quilting is a dedicated craft. Its expensive, time consuming....and addictive. Spend 1 cozy night watching tv under one and you will fall completely in love, guaranteed!

This is the first quilt I ever made. I started it when our first daughter was a few months old. It's a disappearing nine patch, and i used vintage inspired florals to make it! I finally got around to quilting and binding it last year....its now our couch quilt. And I love it!!!

 This is the twin sized quilt I made for my eldest daughter at Christmas.She actually loves the top of it so much she flips it over so that the top is closer to her while she's sleeping(the back is pink with butterflies imprinted on it.  This is a pattern I designed myself :)

This is the twin sized quilt I made my son for Christmas. His name is Helm so I took that and made a whole pirate theme around it(including lots of prints with helms on them). Again, its a disappearing nine patch.

This is our youngest daughters crib sized quilt. I love it so much I have another one in the works for my etsy shop(https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/3littlethimbles). I used most Joel Dewberry Prints and I have to say Im obsessed with this line, and triangles!!

Quilt obsessed!

I thought I was the only one in out house obsessed with quilts.... Turns out there are more of us! 

Our 2 year old has developed an obsession as well! Her is the bed blanket I made her at Christmas

She has been making nests, pretend beds and dragging all the quilts everwhere. 

Makes my heart happy to see my quilts getting used to make childhood memories!