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    Home » Crafts

    5 Friday Favorites

    Updated: Mar 18, 2021 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 6 Comments

    Today I’m excited to share with you some of the things that have caught my “eye” online in the last few weeks.  Each Friday I try to share a round up of a variety of projects ranging from tutorials, to essays to product links  (may include affiliate links). The series was temporarily put on hold while the Wonderland Fabric Blog Hop was going on and I’m excited to start it up again.

    ONE:  Medallion Quilt

    Medallion Quilt by Erin Harris of House on Hill Road - free pattern

    Medallion Quilt

    Erin Harris of House on Hill Road has a free tutorial for this amazing Medallion Quilt.  I’ve seen this in person and the colors on the quilt are amazing.  If you’d like to read more about what a medallion quilt is, or check out the tutorial, hop on over to House on Hill Road for all the details. 

    TWO:

    Gingham Coral Quilt by Allison Harris of Cluck Cluck Sew

    I am absolutely smitten by this Gingham Coral Quilt at Cluck Cluck Sew. I’ve loved pieced gingham quilts for a while and I love how Allison combined the light and dark print fabrics to make this beautiful gingham print.

    THREE:

    Musings on Life and Motherhood —  Liz of Simple Simon & Co recently experienced a family emergency, she took the time to write down her feelings about what was going on and I found her words so inspiring.  It’s worth a read.

    FOUR:

    The Oliver + S Blog featured a tutorial to join bias strips. I can NEVER do it right, so many times just avoid them all together.  Bias strips are great for binding sleeves or open collars.   Check out the on How to connect bias strips by Oliver + S.

    FIVE:

    Monogrammed Disney Yeti Mug on polkadotchair.com

    We have had plans for over a year to take a Disney Cruise over Spring Break. I had ALL year to plan the trip and make some “crafty” things to take with us. Even though my kids are getting older, I still had a fun “list” of things to make to take with us on the trip. I wanted to make a few pocket tees, monogram some towels and make a mini scrapbook album for me to take to as a journal. Well, deadlines snuck up on me then our basement flooded!!! Talk about a mess, it was as disgusting sewer backup, I can’t even think about it without gagging.

    Anyway, I did get ONE thing done before I left. I managed to monogram Yeti Tumblers for myself and my daughter.  My husband bought me a Yeti tumbler for Christmas and I thought “what am I supposed to do with this thing?” It seemed like total overkill for a tumbler.  Well it’s not over kill, it really does keep your diet coke cold for hours at a time.

    I just designed the monogram for the mug in the Cricut Design Space then cut it out of vinyl and put it on the mug. Easy peasy.

    If you’re interested you can grab the mugs here:

    Yeti Tumbler from Amazon

    Cricut Machine

    If there is enough interest I’ll be sure to share a “how to” tutorial for it in the coming weeks. Also if you just want to buy one, there are loads for sale on etsy.

     

     

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Cherry says

      April 08, 2016 at 12:43 pm

      Yes I would love to have a tutorial on how to do the Mickey/Minnie decal tumbler!! We’re going to Disney in a few weeks so it would have to be soon tho! Thanks ?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 11, 2016 at 11:02 am

        Great! I’ll have to write one up!! Have fun at Disney!!

        Reply
    2. Teresa says

      April 09, 2016 at 9:45 am

      I’m so glad I found your blog, I’ve learned so many things!! You always have some thing new to learn!! Thank you for all the tutorials too!!
      Hugs, Teresa

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 11, 2016 at 11:02 am

        Thank you so much!

        Reply
    3. erin says

      April 11, 2016 at 9:12 am

      hope you had a great spring break!

      Reply
    4. Barbara says

      April 19, 2016 at 12:49 am

      I’d love to see you do a tutorial on the vinyl decal! So cute! Love your blog.

      Reply

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