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pretty by hand home about me shop book published archives tutorials free patterns subscribe home about me shop book published archives tutorials free patterns subscribe top home about me shop book published archives tutorials free patterns subscribe about me my fabric collection my book patterns lovely blogs a creative mint a little sweetness a quilting life alkaline sisters allsorts bee in my bonnet bunny hill designs cannelle et vanille chick chick sewing cinderberry stitches comfort stitching crazy mom quilts diary of a quilter decor8 ellis and higgs fresh figs green rabbit designs greydogwoodstudio happy zombie heart handmade helen philipps la vie en rosie lin sans l autre lovely little handmades making it lovely messy jesse nanacompany pamkittymorning pink penguin pink caramel pioneer woman pleasant home posie gets cozy p s i quilt rachel ashwell red pepper quilts sandra s cherry heart shabby roses cottage simplify sister s choice such pretty things thimbleanna three honeybees torie jayne v and co vintage grey wild olive with style grace wunderschoen gemacht yvestown zakkaart copyright 2017 the content of this website is the property of pretty by hand i d be delighted for you to use my photos but kindly link them back to my blog many thanks friday jun 15 2018 serendipity blog tour june 15 2018 minki kim is one of the most talented and lovely people i ve met her in our online quilting sewing community i admired her work for years and was so happy to finally connect with her personally a few years ago i was really excited when she asked me to show you her latest fabric serendipity soooooo super cute and just so minki her adorable hand sketches are her trademark and serenditpity is full of these sweet naive illustrations tha tug on your heartstrings and spark your imagination when i started playing with the fabric i was immediately drawn to the large motif of two girls playing and decided on a little medallion quilt thank you for designing such lovely unique fabric minki xo k kristyne 9 comments share article monday feb 05 2018 happy flower qal week 49 february 5 2018 oh my gosh can you believe it today is the last official day of the happy flower qal but that doesn t mean you can t still make your blocks and show them off this block was easy fun what can i say that i haven t said already scrappy lol i adore holly as a motif as a decoration as a name for my daughter and these sprigs are just so cute especially all done up in first romance and last but definitely not least a nice bright jazzy patchwork and that is all folks holy cow was this ever a fun and rewarding project and i super enjoyed all the company so thank you for sewing along with me i ve been so inspired by all the blocks on ig under happyflowerqal if you re not finished please please please keep plugging away at it i promise you ll be so happy with your happy flower quilt when it s done and now for the big layout task wish me luck you know me i m going to make it as complicated on my self as humanly possible with all my silly rules and stuff pretty sure there will be few more block remakes in the process too xo k kristyne 4 comments share article monday jan 29 2018 happy flower qal week 48 january 29 2018 i always love things set on point they re like ballerinas elegant and graceful all the center fabrics came from the same cheater print no brainer last no sew block of the quilt yay and i picked a print from my dear friend elea lutz from her strawberry biscuit collection so perfect kristyne 2 comments share article monday jan 22 2018 happy flower qal week 47 january 22 2018 it s getting so hard to choose fabrics now trying to make sure i use all my favourites but don t want to duplicate any one too many times or have them too close together think i ll be moving some blocks around for the final layout triple lucky today maybe it s a sign to buy a lottery ticket i never buy them by the way i don t have the constitution for gambling kristyne 3 comments share article monday jan 15 2018 happy flower qal week 46 january 15 2018 fun block inset seams super busy background we re on the home stretch not sure how this brown will look with all the other blocks but i love it and i used a cameo from this print in a previous block so it should work in theory fingers crossed kristyne 2 comments share article saturday jan 13 2018 who lives in a pineapple under the sea january 13 2018 singing sponge bob square pants lol that song was going through my head the entire time i was making this pineapple themed pencil case for someone special you see miss holly over at maker valley who makes no secret about her love of this sweet tropical fruit surprised me with some happy mail the other day and well i simply had to reciprocate this case is based on my round pencil case pattern that i ve made a million times now because it s my go to make when i want to give something cute useful that i can customize for the recipient and is quick to make it requires a handful of fabric and batting scraps and a zipper that s it this version is a bit different from the original which has binding to cover the zipper because i was having a zipper dilemma with this one no green zipper at all in my stash and i wasn t happy with how the neutral ones looked with the green fabric i had a yellow zip but not the right colour and i didn t want to leave the house for just a 2 notion when i had a drawer full and more to the point when it was 30c outside so i wondered what would happen if i omitted the binding to compensate i used this fabulous metal zipper with a cute little tab i usually use plastic zippers and then cut them to size but this worked well just had to remove some teeth with needlenose pliers to make it the right length i like how the bronze metal adds to the pineapple vibe but then i had another problem without a green accent of some kind this was just another yellow pencil case what to do green finger tabs of course the pattern does include this detail but i thought maybe it wasn t going to be enough green turns out it s the exact right amount of green any more and it would have been too much i used a bunch of moda yellows from different collections and they play so nicely together i even threw in some strikeoffs from first romance that didn t make the final cut to call them rare is an understatement lol and then i added the label and tiniest kiss of green with a ribbon tab to finish it all off xo k kristyne 2 comments share article monday jan 08 2018 happy flower qal week 45 january 8 2018 super crazy fun scrappiness aaaah no work for this one just chose a cheater print to make it look like i worked kristyne post a comment share article monday jan 01 2018 the letter k january 1 2018 happy new year everyone i m really looking forward to 2018 it s week 13 of the fat quarter shop s sew along for lori holt s book spelling bee which means it s my turn i chose the letter k for obvious reasons but what you probably didn t know is that maiden name is karafil which is albanian if you re interested and i couldn t look less mediterranean if i tried lol so for many years my initials were kk this block took me about an hour from the fabric pull first romance fabrics of course to hand stitching the binding i m going to use my k as a mug rug at the office what a lovely idea for a quick fun useful and personalized little gift xo k kristyne 3 comments share article sunday dec 31 2017 happy flower qal week 44 december 31 2017 quick reminder my pattern sale 40 off ends tonite classic basket with fussy cut strawberries ok am i the only one who sees a dancing snoopy on the original block i saw it the very first time and now i can never un see it please tell me you see it too lol kristyne 4 comments share article thursday dec 28 2017 makers gonna make december 28 2017 truer words were never spoken or immortalized on a super cute enamel pin i got these pins from maker valley and i just love them the sewing machine is all kinds of adorable if you want to start or add to your pin collection click here to check them out ps my pattern sale is still on 40 off use code boxingweek40 kristyne 2 comments share article tuesday dec 26 2017 new pattern and a boxing week sale december 26 2017 happy boxing day hope you had a lovely christmas ok so i made this quilt months ago but my sweet longarmer ran into some technical troubles with her machine so i didn t get the quilt back from her until a few weeks ago at exactly the time when i didn t have any time to get the pattern ready for you but my glass half full side said that s ok this pattern will just be incredibly early for next christmas lol of course you don t need to use red white and green it s just that i was in a holiday mood with i designed this quilt so here she is all decked out in first romance fabrics and the cutest little blocks my favourite thing about this quilt is how the corner trinagles on each block form little butterflies where they meet they re small but super cute and they make the quilt sparkle in addition to my new pattern and as a thank you to all of your wonderful support i m also having a boxing week sale all patterns in my shop are 40 off discount code is boxingweek40 sale ends new year s eve kristyne 2 comments share article sunday dec 24 2017 happy flower qal week 43 december 24 2017 this easy 9 patch was a welcomed task not much in the way of thinking planning or executing more happy flowers for my happy flower quilt kristyne 4 comments share article monday dec 18 2017 happy flower qal week 42 december 18 2017 love yellow and lilac together my favourite thing about this block is that it s d o n e this is the second version i only got about half way done the first one picked the wrong green for the leaf and um let s just say the center points of my petals wouldn t even qualify for the well you gave it a nice try award lol but i m really happy with the final result and i think it s going to be one of those blocks that catch your eye in the final quilt kristyne 2 comments share article monday dec 11 2017 happy flower qal week 41 december 11 2017 simple shapes simply lovely another simple design equally stunning anyone else hear clint eastwood in their head with this block feel lucky punk no just me tee hee kristyne 2 comments share article monday dec 04 2017 happy flower qal week 40 december 4 2017 the original block has the most adorable fussy cut little farmer boy whistling a happy tune i have no such adorable print so i did the best i could with romantic floral cameos there s a noticeable lack of purple in the original quilt i think this is the only block with it it s definitely one of my favourites do you think it s a pansy or a johnny jump up i can t decide update something wasn t sitting right about that block with me so i redid it love this kristyne post a comment share article monday nov 27 2017 happy flower qal week 39 november 27 2017 love the colour placement in this block blues greens on top and pinks on the bottom the aqua prints are from first romance and the buttons are just laid on for now i ll stitch them on permanently after the quilt has been quilted kristyne 4 comments share article monday nov 20 2017 happy flower qal week 38 november 20 2017 this is only the second time i ve used a solid fabric for this quilt but it s going to be so super busy i m sure a little resting spot will be welcomed to the eye also i used my handy dandy little applique trick for the top middle of each heart to avoid inset seams can you tell be honest lot and lots and lots of petals for this one i just hunkered down with netflix and time flew kristyne 6 comments share article monday nov 13 2017 happy flower qal week 37 november 13 2017 so if you didn t know that i am canadian you d swear i was going all star spangled banner with this one i really like it super bright and classic with just a wee bit of mismatching to make it interesting and unique if you are looking ahead the applique block next week is another flower with lots of yellow petals so i went with this pretty pastel lime green i m rethinking the busy print for the flower center may switch it for a solid or check or possibly go with orange maybe we ll see this block also gave me a bit of trouble there was to big a space between the second and third petal from the left so i unpicked and repositioned both the first and second petals but the space was still too big and i didn t feel like doing that rework again so i added an extra petal instead now it looks a bit crowded but i think it s better than the weird space update ok ok ok i pulled up my big girl pants and just got to it sooooo much happier with it now also amazing how different daylight affects colour kristyne post a comment share article monday nov 06 2017 happy flower qal week 36 november 6 2017 i was trying really hard to just make a normal regular block with no make do or ad lib scraps thrown in here and there i was mostly successful if you don t count the strawberry square in the corner tee hee this flower reminds me of a morning glory minus the fabulous vine so i went with blue fabric for my blossom i love morning glories kristyne 3 comments share article monday oct 30 2017 happy flower qal week 35 october 30 2017 another block with inset seams that is just sooooo worth the effort i made this 100 by machine and it went together quick and easy the trick is accuracy accurate cutting of both template and fabric accurate marking of the 1 4 seam starts and stops and then shortening your stitch length i go from 2 3 to 1 5 to help you hit that 1 4 mark exactly at the end of every seam there is a block near the end of this quilt with holly berries so i decided to make these berries hot pink gosh do i ever love a pretty little sprig kristyne 1 comment share article page 1 2 3 4 5 43 next 20 entries copyright 2016 pretty by hand all rights reserved