Back in the swing of things, from Far Far Away

So glad school is started and... not.
It's been crazy busy the last 2+ weeks since the start of school and just before it :) But I'm forcing myself back into my sewing (should that require forcing? I think not!) with a baby shower gift! I've been dying to use this Heather Ross Far Far Away fabric that I got at quilt market last fall! And since my wonderful friend had a beautiful baby girl I was reveling in the perfect moment and put this together yesterday!

I love the fairy tale images Heather created! I really want to get some Far Far Away 2 I have a friend with some in home dec weight... aah! It's so pretty :D
It's a changing pad so of course I had to give it something soft and fluffy for the backing!

I've got a boy one I'm finishing up for my etsy shop and then I'll have to see about finding some more minky and chenille backing fabric!
*thinking in your best fairytale accent*
Alas, a girl's work is never done!
Fair thee well my good friends. I wish thee much joy and sewing! Or joy in sewing :) which ever comes first!

Pampered Pooch Project... complete!

So excited I finished a project! You know I get this way everytime. Finishing just feels so good!
I made this adorable changing pad so you could roll it up and stick it in your diaper bag with no problems!




I decided to finish the edges in baby blue and a scrappy binding :) It's a happy little thing!




I love the back that is finished in a soft fabric with raised bumps across it. So cute!

Hope your having a great day!

May Cupcake Giveaway Day!

So I have loved Sandi Henderson's Cupcakes since I first saw them!! How can you not love such adorable, calorie free, sweets sitting on your table?

These are the fabulous pincushion things I've been working on! Yay!

They turned out so fun I smile every time I see them!

I wanted to give you a little smile at your house too,

so I will be hosting my first giveaway in conjunction with Sew, Mama, Sew's May Giveaway Day and this Orange sherbet looking cupcake is the cupcake you will be receiving in your mailbox!

Along with a Fat Quarter of some Amy Butler Midwest Modern 2 - Ripple Stripe fabric!

To enter-

leave a comment any time from now till May 31st

Tell me your favorite quilty project to receive another entry

Blog about my giveaway and link back here to get another entry

but wait were not done yet!

Get 2 extra entries if you add me to your blog roll or blog list or whatever you like to call it :)

I almost forgot to add that you get another entry for every person you refer back here! Yay!

Just make sure you leave me a comment telling me what you did so I can check it out and give you the appropriate amount of entries. Or shoot me an email at designinghappy[at]gmail[dot]com

So, on top of all that you may be asking yourself where all those other cupcakes have gone, well, 1 went to my sister... let me tell ya, birthday's are special! One is staying here :) since in all my making them I still didn't have one on my table... it's strange how that happens isn't it :) It's really the other 3 that are exciting! 1 is here waiting to be won by some unsuspecting blogger :) 1 will be available soon to be won on the MSQC blog, and the last will be going up for sale on my etsy site!

Hurray for cupcakes!

(by the way if you've never tried this pattern you should know it's fabulous, you can tell she worked hard on this! If you don't win one here you should absolutely track down a copy of her pattern and see just how smoothly it all goes together!)

Happy Spring to Finish!

Well unfortunately my Spring to finish projects didn't finish to much this time around...

I got my Headbands done...

and some really cute Easter eggs...

from this tutorial done. (I know the banister leaves much to be desired but the eggs were stinkin' cute! I had to put them up!)

I finished my Why Choose Quilt (Though I'm still working on writing up it's pattern, oh well)

And that's it. Pretty sad if you ask me. I did work on a several other stalled projects all while helping my husband with his new business plans. By way of sewing, I finished my first set of blocks for the quilt along I'm leading...
but they're still just blocks. I'm finishing as we speak my coin quilted you are what you eat quilt... but even then it needs to be quilted and bound. I finished my Jan, Feb, & Mar BOM KC Star quilt blocks ( I don't have April or May's yet :) ), but again... still just blocks on the table! As well as working up some cute little footballs rattles I'm going to be selling on etsy. So, all of these last things are just finishing another step, they are still projects whether they are in the block stage, top stage, or else where. Oh well, :) I'm glad I got these things moving again! It was fun to play and I got myself 3 entries in Jaquie's contest!

Happy Spring to Finish! How'd you do? Did you Spring miles or feet to your finish?