Arbor Blossom Blog Hop

Oh gosh the cuteness. My head started spinning with possibilities when the lovely and talented Nadra Ridgeway asked me to take part in a blog hop for her new Arbor Blossom fabric line. The gorgeous colors, the darling florals, sigh. Thank you my friend, this is such a treat! If you're not already following Nadra on Instagram, I encourage you to do so for a daily dose of inspiration and quilty gorgeousness.



Always hunting for perfect minty green fabrics, I felt like a kid in a candy shop when I saw just how many green prints were in this fabric line. In need of a new hot pad for my teapot, I knew a Granny Smith version of my Easy as Pie apple potholder was in my future.

:: apple potholder pattern from my book ::

And because you can never have too much fabric fruit around, I made a new pear pincushion as well. I keep several handmade pincushions throughout my sewing room, though instead of pins, they are stuck full of threaded embroidery needles--so convenient!

:: pear pincushion pattern from my shop ::

For my third project, I just had to make a zipper pouch with this amazing red floral print. I love using little notions as decorations, and I think this bag will be perfect for storing small sewing accessories. I started out with my sewing kit template and tinkered with it until I had a bag in the shape I wanted.







A peek at the inside



For more Arbor Blossom projects, follow along with the blog hop all week!

6.12	Heidi Staples	fabricmutt.blogspot.com	@fabricmutt
6.13	Kim Kruzich	retro-mama.blogspot.com	@retro_mama
6.14	LeAnne Ballard	everydaycelebrate.blogspot.com	@everydaycelebrations
6.15	Allison Jensen	woodberryway.com	@woodberry_way
6.16	Veronica AM	vividfelicity.wordpress.com	@vividfelicity
6.17	Nadra Ridgeway	ellisandhiggs.com	@ellisandhiggs

Arbor Blossom is available now, so no need to wait to get sewing!

Happy Stitching,

Kim