Other Free BOMs and Projects

The internet is a great place to find tons of fun projects and BOMs – all for free! I have been following a few websites and wanted to share them with you as well. This is just the tip of the iceberg, once you start doing google searches on free patterns and free BOMs, you will find some many things to make that it would actually use up your fabric stash! Here are some of my favorites that I browse on a regular basis. I have yet to commit to any of these, but they are on my list:

Pat Sloan – Meadow Breeze BOM for Aurifil Thread. Pat Sloan has a beautiful FREE BOM that started in March 2010. Two blocks are available now.
Moda Bake Shop – Free patterns and projects using jelly rolls, layer cakes, honey buns, and turnovers. Yum!
Bunny Hill – Snowbound BOM. A very cute applique BOM that features Snowmen (and Snowwomen)!
Debbie Mum – Around the Block BOM. She releases two block patterns every 2 months. This is for those who don’t do applique.
Willowberry Designs – Under the Sea BOM. A super cute quilt with embroidered blocks. My son has this one on his list for me to make for sure.

Enjoy! If you know of other good sites, please share in the comments.

Dee Dee aka Big Mama Whale

After I finished making the sea creatures for my son, I saw this cute little Dolphin pattern by Melly and Me. I ordered it online (but it is also featured in a recent issue of the Australian Homespun magazine (issue #79)). I was able to get it cut out and sewn together in less than 2 hours.

I used some left over Fourth of July fabric since my son’s favorite color is blue and his favorite shape is stars. I introduced this as Dee Dee Dolphin, but my son re-named her “Big Mama Whale” since she takes care of his other sea creatures. Too cute!

Chicks and Thread

Here’s another super cute Liberty Rose pattern I just finished. It’s great because is combines two of my favorite things – Spring and sewing! I took a class with Sharon Stewart and some other ladies and we had too much fun making these.

Sharon called the class “Chicks and Pussy Willows”, but many of us commented on how the last word in the name was cut off on Sharon’s website and also on our calendars. My husband saw the name of the class and wondered if I was really going to a sewing class. Sharon kept trying to calm us down when we would start laughing, but we couldn’t contain ourselves when Sharon started talking about how you can use a dab of glue on the “willows” to make them sticky, but you didn’t want to make them hard and stiff. Anyway, we made it through the class and I am very happy with the results!

Stuffed Sea Creature Toys

My son helped me design these stuffed toys – he picked the sea creatures and fabric, and also helped me stuff them. We had a lot of fun making these together! I used batik fabrics for all the toys and the bag (doesn’t it look like kelp?) to give them that underwater look. I hope you enjoy them!

Bag O’ Sea Creatures – Stuffed Toys