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I Love the USA Blog Hop!

Wahoo, the Blog Hop has arrived! I am so excited to share some of the projects I have completed from my box of goodies that arrived in the mail back in April!

I made a few different pieces! And I am most proud of my awesome “Happy 4th of July” Banner! I love it!

Materials used to make this awesome banner:
Fabric designed by Laura Kelly, available at Jo-Ann Stores

Laura Kelly’s Patriotic Mix of Buttons, available at Button’s Galore & More
Red, White, Cadet Blue, and Antique White Classic felt from The Kunin Group, available at Jo-Anns
Coats & Clark thread
Coats & Clark Embroider Floss
Pure Color Grosgrain Ribbon

Planet Applique’s Firecracker Applique Alphabet and Firework Applique

Using my embroidery machine, I embroidered each letter from Planet Applique’s Firecracker Applique Alphabet and Firework Applique. This took the most time because of having to change the thread.

After all of my letters and fireworks were done, I folded my pieces of felt in half so that my rectangles would be double. I then used a piece of cardboard cut to my desired size, a ruler, mat and a Fiskars rotary cutter to cut the sides evenly.

Because the designs were not even on the felt, I wanted to measure them to make sure they were all even once they were cut out. I knew that all of my appliques were approximately 4 inches square, I decided to cut them at roughly 1.5 inches from the applique tops and bottoms. That way, once they were all cut out and lined up, the appliques were all even!

After they were all cut, I did trim the stabilizer from the back of the felt that was used for the applique.

Then it was time to sew the two pieces together. I lined them up and sewed them up at about 1/8″ away from the edge.

Once they were all sewn, I used the Coats & Clark embroider floss and added some buttons from Laura Kelly’s Patriotic Mix.

The next step was the put the banner together, attaching it to the ribbon. Before sewing it, I folded the grosgrain ribbon in half and ironed it so that it would stay. I laid it all out and put my desired amount of space between each letter and the fireworks. I tucked the top edges between the ribbon, pinned them in and then it was time to sew!!

I hope that you like my 4th of July banner using Laura Kelly’s fabric and buttons! I can’t wait for it to be July!!!

Here are a few of my other pieces that I created with Laura Kelly’s Patriotic Fabric:

Happy 4th of July Garden Flag

Patriotic Peeps Decorated Bag

A Patriotic Peep Pillow Case Dress

Peeps Hair Clips

Thanks for stopping by!

Now, Hop on over to some of the other designers participating in the I Love The USA Blog Hop!

The Country Chic Cottage – Angie Holden

The CEO Blog – Debra Quartermain

Major Hoff Takes a Wife – Sara Hoffman

Doll Diaries – Char Polanosky

You can find a full list of all of the designers that participated in the Blog Hop at 100 directions!!!

Here is an awesome Rafflecopter Giveaway you should definitely take part in!!

Patriotic Peeps Decorated Bag

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Patriotic Peeps Decorated Bag

Another addition to my I Love the USA Blog Hop projects is a Patriotic Peeps Decorated Bag!

Materials used:

Canvas Bag

Laura Kelly’s Patriotic Peeps Fabric, available at JoAnns Stores

Heat’n Bond Ultrahold

Iron

Fiskars Scissors

First, I ironed the Heat’n Bond Ultrahold to the back of the fabric. I then cut out the Peeps and a few of the stars and pompoms and wands! I also cut out strips from the fabric.

Once everything was cut out, I then lined it up on the canvas back, removed the backing of the Heat’n Bond and then ironed it to the bag!

This was a super simple project, but it turned out really really cute and I am currently using it to carry around some books and other things! Oh, and I also attached my personalized bag tag that was made for me by Laura Kelly!

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Peeps Hair Clips

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Peeps Hair Clips

To go with my Patriotic Peeps Pillow Case Dress, I decided to make Peeps Hair Clips! How stinkin’ cute are these?!?!

Materials need:

Laura Kelly’s Patriotic Fabric, available at JoAnn Stores

Coats & Clark Phoomph for Fabric

Hair Clips

Red Ribbon

Ad-Tech glue gun and glue stick

Fiskars Scissors

Until I received my box of goodies for the I Love the USA Blog Hop, I had never heard of Phoomph. But this is some awesome stuff!

So, Phoomph is a double sided, fabric bonding sheet that creates a brand new way to craft with fabric. There is no ironing needed. I love this stuff!!!!

On one of my many trips to JoAnn’s, I picked up these hair clips.

I took the Phoomph and covered both sides with Laura Kelly’s Patriotic Peeps fabric and then cut out some of the Patriotic Peeps.

Next I covered the hair clips with ribbons, using hot glue. Just make sure not to glue the clip sides together!!

Then, I hot glued the Phoomph’ed Peeps to the ribbon covered clips!

These were super easy and they turned out super cute! The would look adorable with the matching Patriotic Peeps Pillow Case Dress!!

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A Patriotic Peep Pillow Case Dress

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Patriotic Peep Pillow Case Dress

I absolutely love Laura Kelly’s Patriotic Peeps Fabric, available at JoAnn Stores.

I made a child’s size 4 Pillow Case Dress. Since I don’t have girls, I was able to get my super cute little neighbor to be my model,

with a little bribery of not one, but two pieces of candy!!!!

Materials used:

Laura Kelly’s Patriotic Peeps Fabric, available at JoAnn Stores

Coats & Clark thread

Simplicity pillow case dress pattern (I only used this for the measurements.)

Fiskars Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler

Pure Color Red Grosgrain Ribbon

Crochet Thread

When I started this project, I used the Simplicity pattern to basically get the measurements for the dress. I needed two squares, so I doubled the fabric and cut two at one time. I then cut a quarter of a circle out of the top corner of the folded material. This was for the arms. I then unfolded the fabric, placed the two right sides together and sewed up the sides.

This is the first project where I used gathered fabric. I found a simple tutorial on Pinterest by The Family Homestead on how to gather fabric.

After I was done with the gathering, I sewed a line right below my crochet/zigzag, so that my gathering stayed in place.

I then sewed it to the bottom of my dress.

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4th of July Garden Flag

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In addition to my 4th of July Banner for the I Love The USA Blog Hop using Laura Kelly’s Patriotic Fabric, I made addition projects. This project was a simple 4th of July Garden Flag! I love it and it will proudly hang in my front lawn for the 4th!!!