Elizabeth Coughlin Designs: 2023

Sunday, May 14, 2023

Sew It – Show It Challenge: Rose Colored Glasses

I'm so happy to be participating in another fun challenge, this time hosted by Carol of Just Let Me Quilt.

Here's the list of today's participants:

MAY 15^TH

Just Let Me Quilt

Selina Quilts

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

That Fabric Feeling

Days Filled With Joy

Words & Stitches

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We've been challenged to create something rose-colored, or rose-related, or glasses-related. I decided to go with roses, but instead of making them "rose-colored" I'm using yellow. I have two projects to share with you.

The first is a 16" wool felt piece that I'm calling "Cottage Rose Table Mat."

It's stitched up in wool felt and embroidery floss, and comes together quickly. If you'd like to create one for yourself, the FREE pattern can be found here.

A note about my FREE patterns: No patterns will be listed as available on my blog after July 2023. (My patterns are currently hosted on server space that I will be discontinuing then.) So if there's anything currently listed that you might be interested in, download it now! After that point, I will still make some patterns available during these challenges, either via email or another method which I am still exploring.

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My second project is (are?) no-sew wool felt roses, created from a pattern from the Lia Griffith website. I think they make a nice compliment to the mat.

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I love to read your comments and will reply to them all via email unless you are a No Reply Blogger.

Finally, be sure to visit everyone participating in this fun challenge!

MAY 15^TH

Just Let Me Quilt

Selina Quilts

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

MAY 16^TH

MAY 17^TH

MAY 18^TH

Monday, April 17, 2023

Sew It – Show It Challenge: Say What?

I'm happy to be participating in another fun Sew It – Show It Challenge, this time hosted by Joan from MooseStashQuilting.

Here's the list of today's participants:

Tuesday April 18

Inflorescence

Creatin' in the Sticks

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

Just Because Quilts

BeaQuilter

Joyful Quilter

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This time we were challenged to make something with words or something that told a story. I created a small wool felt applique mat with a very simple message...BLOOM!

Like a lot of other people, I look forward to Spring when flowers start blooming. Sometimes we accelerate things by starting plants in pots. So I decided to grow the word "BLOOM" in some pots to kick Spring off right.

The mat measures 14" x 12" and is quick to stitch up. I made it from wool felt scraps I had in my stash, but you can make it in any colors you wish.

If you'd like to try, here's the link to the FREE pattern.

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And speaking of Spring blooms, how about some no-sew felt daffodils? The pattern for these lovelies comes from Lia Griffith.

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I love to read your comments, and will reply to them all via email unless you are a NO REPLY BLOGGER.

Finally, be sure to visit everyone participating in this fun challenge!

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Sew It – Show It Challenge: Little Green Apples

I'm so happy to be participating in another fun challenge, this time hosted by Carol from Just Let Me Quilt.

Here's the list of today's participants:

MARCH 20

Just Let Me Quilt

Quilt Schmilt

Quilting Gail

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

DesertSky Quilting

Days Filled With Joy

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Sew Many Yarns

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So the theme of this challenge is obvious; something green or something with apples...or both! I made two small projects. The first is a no-sew felt clover plant. The pattern comes from the website Lia Griffith. I have a subscription with them, and I've made a lot of fun felt stuff including fruits & veggies, plants, flowers, and animals.

Here's the potted clover I made, perfect for the green theme and for St. Patrick's Day if you celebrate it:

I actually enlarged the pattern 150% because the original was a bit too small to work with imo. So it's an exaggerated clover plant!

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For my second project, I made a literal representation of the green apple theme. It's a candle mat/mug rug that measures 12" and is sewn up in wool felt and embroidery floss.

If you'd like to make one yourself, you can find the FREE pattern here.

A note about my FREE patterns. I will not be making any patterns available on my blog after July 2023. (My patterns are currently hosted on server space that I will be discontinuing at that point.) So if there's anything currently listed that you might be interested in, download it now! After that point, I will still make some patterns available during these challenges, but I will have to email them to anyone who is interested.

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I love to read your comments, and will reply to each one via email unless you are a No Reply Blogger.

Finally, be sure to visit everyone participating in this challenge!

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Sew It – Show It Challenge: Sweet on You

I'm so happy to be participating in another fun challenge, this time hosted by Joan of MooseStash Quilting.

Here's the list of today's participants:

Wednesday Feb 22

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Lynns Blog

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So, what am I sweet on? Lately I've been sweet on using up scraps! Like most of you, I have bins full of fabric scraps, and I also have tons of wool felt scraps.

In the past few months I've created a couple of wool felt scrap projects...

A scrappy pillow for my bed:

And a scrappy wall hanging that I intended to represent flowers, but two people have already told me they look like citrus slices!

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For this challenge, I've created three small cotton fabric scrap projects.

The first is a small yo-yo mat for my kitchen:

For my second project I made no-sew rag balls. These are usually made with Styrofoam balls, glue, and strips of fabric, but I had some “retired” wool dryer balls on hand, so I used those instead.

And lastly…These past holidays I realized I didn't have enough pads for hot dishes, so I decided to make a coiled clothesline trivet. The clothesline is also from my on-hand supplies and is 100% cotton, (not synthetic, which might melt). It is wrapped in scrap fabric strips, sewn together with a zigzag stitch on the machine, and measures approximately 11".

Unfortunately, (or fortunately depending upon your POV), I still have tons of scraps to use up. I will continue finding ways to do just that!

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I love to read your comments, and will respond via email unless you are a No Reply Blogger.

And finally, be sure to visit everyone else participating in this sweet challenge!

Monday Feb 20

Tuesday Feb 21

Vicki's Crafts and Quilting

Creatin' in the Sticks

Wednesday Feb 22

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Lynns Blog

Thursday Feb 23

Just Let Me Quilt

crazy'boutquilts

Quiltery-For the Love of Geese

Pinker n' Punkin Quilting & Stitching

Inflorescence

Purring Cottage

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Sew It – Show It Challenge: Shades of Blue

I'm happy to be participating in this Sew It – Show It Challenge, this time hosted by Carla of Creatin' In the Sticks.

Be sure to visit all of today's participants:

Thursday, January 26th

Ms P Designs USA

Lianne Makes Stuff

Quilting Gail

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs (me)

Words & Stitches

Just Sew Quilter

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I’ve made two small projects to celebrate the "Shades of Blue" theme of this Sew It Show It Challenge.

The first are no-sew wool felt tulips made with this sweet pattern I purchased last year from Etsy.

I’ve made these tulips in several other colors already, but wanted some blue ones for my guest bedroom which has a blue and cream/white theme.

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For my second project, I designed and hand-stitched some 6" Forget-Me-Not Coasters. They’re constructed in a similar fashion to English Paper Piecing, only using wool felt and no paper!