Thursday, June 23, 2022

Here Comes the Sun Blog Hop! It's my day!!!


~ Josephine ~
It's been a while since I've been in a blog hop! It was so much fun to create something for this hop! The complete list of participants can be found at the end of this posting. I hope that you are able to visit them all! Today is my day to show you a fun project that is Josephine inspired! Who is Josephine you ask; well, she is my little side-kick. She's a beautiful black and white basset hound with a bunch of attitude. She certainly keeps me on my toes! She's five months old and is a little spitfire. She loves basking in the sunshine every moment she gets. In fact she will come to a dead stop during a walk and lay down in a sunny spot to bask in the sunshine. I do too if time allows (but not during our walks). I bought myself an inflatable kiddie pool to float in with my frozen cocktail. Now to be fair it does list adults too on the box. The UPS man will be delivering it sometime on Friday. It's been insanely hot here in Minnesota so I'm looking forward to a few lazy afternoons laying in my little pool! LOL!!! I have reached the age of, 'I don't care what the neighbors think'..... hubby just laughs.

I have a couple projects to show you that I made for this blog hop. Downloadable PDF patterns for both can be found in my Etsy Shop.  First, I made a garden flag to fly by my front door! It was easy and fun to make and shows off that little Josephine lives here with a big splash of color! Let me show you how I put it together....

I am using my Season Sampler Fabrics, some black fabric and a little bit of cream and a cream print, all from Marcus Fabrics. You will also need a half yard of blue fabric for your garden flag. Other items you will need are some fusible web, rotary cutter, applique scissors, thread and some uninterrupted time with your sewing machine!

From the half yard of blue, cut a rectangle 13" x WOF.  With right sides together, sew a quarter inch seam all around leaving a 4" space to turn right side out. Iron.
Topstitch on all sides an eighth inch seam using matching thread.



Fold over the top edge to the back 2 1/2" and then topstitch along the edge to create a hanging sleeve.

Trace the design shapes onto the paper side of your fusible web and pair with the different colors of fabric. Iron the shapes onto the backside of your fabric following manufacturers directions.

With your applique scissors, cut all the shapes out.

Following the placement picture, assemble the design. Some of the shapes will overlap. I placed Josephine and the sunshine about a half inch in from the sides and the seam from the top hanging sleeve. I left a few inches from the bottom edge.

I felt like my garden flag needed a little more color so I added a strip of binding a couple inches from the edge. I stitched a quarter inch seam on the raw edge of my seam binding and then ironed the strip to cover the raw edge and then topstitched on both sides of the binding with a decorative stitch.

I then took my flag over to my sewing machine and stitched along the design edges using a straight stitch. (The picture of the finished flag shows this.) You can also stitch along the raw edge using a blanket stitch too!

I then decided this would make an adorable mug rug! So I made a mug rug, the finished size is 12" x 8 1/2". I sized the design down a little bit to fit on a 12" x 8 1/2" blue fabric rectangle. 

I layered the front with the backing and some leftover batting from a larger quilt. Using brown thread, I top stitched around all of the raw edges using a buttonhole stitch.  I had fun quilting the sun's rays. I enjoy making mug rugs and trying out different free motion quilting ideas. It's a great way to practice free motion quilting if you are new to machine quilting. I then squared my mug rug up and added a bright summertime binding.

The mug rug is Josephine approved!


I love the bright pop of color the garden flag adds to my front yard!

I would also like to let you know about a little giveaway I'm doing. Follow me, leave me a sweet comment, pin this posting to Pinterest, share to your Facebook for chances to WIN! I am giving away a fat quarter bundle of 6 of my Season Sampler fabrics to one lucky winner! Winner will be announced June 30th.

Thank you for visiting today! The complete list of bloggers is listed below! Have fun hopping!!!

Have a wonderful day!
Cindy and Josephine


33 comments:

  1. So cute! Basset Hounds are so sweet and what a fun project.

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  2. Well done! Josephine must be feeling quite proud. I was thinking that seniors or others in retirement residences would be thrilled with a placemat with this applique as well. It is so bright and happy. Thanks

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  3. Endless possiblilities for having Josephine show up and share the love. She is a cutie and so are your flag and mug rug, Great way to start your day.

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  4. It's so good to see you blog hopping with us. Josephine is adorable and so is her flag and mugrug. I love the dog bone shape white mark in her head! LOL!!

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  5. What a cute puppy and great garden sign, too! A pool to cool off in sounds really good - regardless of the size! Visiting from the Here Comes the Sun blog hop. Thanks for I r the giveaway!

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  6. Josephine is so adorable and your projects honor her wonderfulness!

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  7. How fun! You capture Josephine's personality really well it seems. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Your garden flag is adorable! Very cute.

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  9. Adorable, and your fur baby is also.

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  10. Love the flag and I sure understand the "attitude" thing. We have a new border collie puppy and they have attitude enough to face down cows!

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  11. That adorable little Josephine is too cute in real life and on your sunny projects. The sun glasses and tongue hanging out cracks me up! I love the mug rug pic with her. You always create amazing applique designs and I'm happy you shared this one in our blog hop. You are so talented!

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  12. Oh Josephine is too cute. Love your flag and mug rub, and it appears Josephine loved it too.

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  13. Josephine is a little cutie! I love your cute flag and mug rug.

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  14. Adorable mug rug and flag! Josephine is so cute! Thanks so much for sharing

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  15. We had a big Basset Hound that lived next door to us and every time he got a chance he would come play with the kids. I absolutely fell in love with him.

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  16. that's a cute bassett! I grew up with one!!

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  17. Josephine is adorable! I love your replica of her on the mug rug. She is a very lucky dog to be in your orbit!

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  18. What a cutie, both the flag and your fur baby! I am following you on Feedly.

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  19. She is so cute and your pattern of her is spot on! Thanks!

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  20. das ist ja ganz entzückend deine flagge und das fellbaby

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  21. Josephine is such a good model for her "Mug" rug !!

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  22. How cute are they. What a lovely welcome flag in your garden.

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  23. Josephine is the happiest, smiliest Bassett I've ever seen! She certainly deserves a flag in her honor!
    I have pinned this project to my pinterest board of mini quilts here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/124974958401379588/

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  24. Oh, it's so cute, especially the mug rug.

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  25. So cute! Love seeing Josephine next to her projects.

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  26. Josephine is so adorable and the perfect inspiration for your designs. Such fun projects.

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  27. this is adorable!
    Kathleen - kakingsbury at verizon dot net

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  28. Love your Josephine inspired projects! They are as adorable as she is! 😉

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  29. Those are really cute projects and ones you'll be enjoying for a long time - even as you enjoy the water in the pool and your favorite beverage.

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  30. Cutest projects ever! What a fun sun idea! Thank you for sharing!

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  31. I have always loved your designs and the cute applique projects you share. This one is inspiring. I hadn't thought about sewing my own garden flag. Thanks for sharing your ideas. jgsowin@gmail.com

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