Last week, I wrote about the big projects I made for the Art Gallery Fabrics Spruce Look Book, including the AGF kit quilt I designed called Tall Pines, an adorable set of Goose Goose pillows, a charming pair of Overlap Closure pillowcases with crocheted edging, and a darling Orbit purse — all created in my new Spruce collection. If you missed that post, be sure to go back and read it to see all of my makes and the details behind each piece!
I’m not the only one creating sewing projects for my Spruce Look Book. Many hands, designers, and pattern makers have contributed to this virtual publication, so you’ll definitely want to flip through the pages and take in all the beautiful inspiration for sewing with the Spruce collection. Last week’s Part 1 post introduced a range of larger projects; in this week’s Part 2 I’m sharing more details and photos of the items I sewed, with a focus on the smaller projects I contributed to the Spruce Look Book.
Storage Bins
Everyone loves a basket or bin for organizing their stuff—why not make your own custom-size bin in the fabrics of your choice! I found a wonderful (free) tutorial for making round bins on The Folk Factory website.
These sturdy bins can be made any size you’d like and you can use whole cloth like I did on the exterior of the left bin or make a patchwork (like the basket on the right) or embroidered exterior panel before hand and create an even more custom-looking storage bin.
I should also mention that you can now get there gorgeous Spruce - Renaissance Ribbons to match my Spruce collection! Look at how beautifully they coordinate with the fabric collection.
Fabric Mushrooms
This darling fabric mushroom pattern by Al Toys DIY comes with three mushroom sizes: small, medium, and large. I added Spruce ribbons to two of the mushrooms and a corded string to the third one during construction of the mushroom cap so I could hang them as ornaments. I also machine-stitched with the wool thread from my Aurifil Spruce Threads set on the underside of the mushroom cap (before assembly) to introduce subtle visual texture and extra detail to the finished ornaments.
These fabric mushrooms could also be used as gift wrap decorations or as table decor—they’re just fun to make, give, and use!
Bauble Ornaments
I’ve had this project bookmarked ever since finalizing my Spruce fabric line last year. This no-sew project is the perfect way to use up fabric scraps or a 10” wonders fabric pack (depending on the size styrofoam ball you are using).
What began as a few simple projects for the Spruce Look Book quickly grew into a full-on desire to create even more fabric mushrooms and festive bauble ornaments to dress the entire Christmas tree—I was so pleased with how everything came together in my photos!
Like I said, this is a no-sew project and you need only a few supplies of which I will include my Amazon affiliate links to the products I purchased for making my ornaments.
I got the idea for how to make these ornaments from an Instagram tutorial by Pavlou Home.
From Amazon, I purchased these 4” styrofoam balls, these two colors of round Christmas Ornament Caps that have prongs that poke into the styrofoam so no need to glue in place, and metallic Baker’s string. I used some vintage velvet ribbon as well as the 1/4” wide ribbon from my Spruce ribbon collection for Renaissance Ribbons on some of the ornament cap hanging rings.
I really cannot wait for Christmas this year!
Don’t forget to take a look at the Art Gallery Fabrics Spruce Look Book if you haven’t already seen it — or to revisit the virtual magazine now that you’ve got my new fabric collection — for fresh sewing ideas, seasonal inspiration, and styling tips to help bring your projects to life.
