This has definitely been a week of making little things — and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. These needle books are so much fun to make that I just can’t seem to stop!

Then I got into the folded fabric origami patterns in Flower Origami by Kumiko Sudo. They are amazing! It is wonderful to see something like this appear from 2 circles of fabric sewn together. This was my first attempt that I initially thought was too dark, but I think I’ll make another and turn this into a little needle book.

These are from another pattern in Flower Origami. I love making these. Three done and I think I’ll make one more. I have a feeling these are going to get incorporated into my Four Seasons summer quilt.

The back of these little flowers fascinates me. There is absolutely nothing about this effect that I don’t like!

Of course, one little bead had to be added to the centre of each for a bit of sparkle.

And finally — a picture of Smudge reclining on the window sill on a hot afternoon.

Nest week I’ve got to get back to some larger projects, but I sure had a lot of fun this week playing with little things.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I have been dying to try some fabric origami from Kumiko Sudo’s books. This design for a little needle case is from her Flower Origami, Fabric Flowers from Simple Shapes book.

The front:


The inside of the front — I just couldn’t resist and added the yo-yo!

There are 4 little pages of felt for needles.

The inside back cover with another, smaller yo-yo.

The back cover.

And the spine adorned with — yes, you guessed it! More beads!!

The book is actually much more squared up than this photo seems to show. Must have been the angle at which the photo was taken.

Now that I’ve tried one of the designs, I can’t wait to try a few more. There is a pattern for one that I think will be perfect for my Four Seasons summer swap quilt.

Seems Smudge is as unimpressed with all this bead stuff that’s going on as is Lester.