I JUST CAN'T KEEP MY MIND OUT OF THE TOILET!!! TOILET PAPER COVERS

A while back I saw that Cottonelle was giving away free tins for your toilet paper. I wanted one so I ran upstairs to see if I had some Cottonelle to get the symbol off of it. No Cottonelle....pooey!!!

Since then I have been thinking of doing a cover for my toilet paper. My mind was always in the toilet. I finally came up with a cover and here it is and how I did it. This is for the bigger roll.

First I auditioned several items in my kitchen.....as you can see I am very professional about this.

This bowl won hands down.

I flipped the bowl upside down and traced around it. For those wanting to make one, you will need a circle that is 6 1/2 inches in diameter.

This cover I used some heavy pellon, so I ironed it on.
You need two circles (both have pellon on the back), you will place these wrong sides together and quilt.

Then I needed a piece of fabric ten inches wide and 20 1/2 inches long

Fold in half, the fold will be the bottom (no hemming needed), I quilted both top and bottom.

Then I trimmed down the long strip to 4 1/2 inches, so the end results is 4 1/2 " by 20 1/2".
For me, it was easiest to put the circle on top and just ease it around the strip. I also found that you do not need to use heavy pellon, regular batting will do just fine and is so much easier to work with.

So....I leave a little extra on the end before I start sewing the circle on...I go around the top about 1/4 " from the edge. When I get pretty close to the end, I stop. As you see below, I match up both ends and sew down the side seam. After that seam is sewn, I just put my fabric back in the machine and close up the hole.
I did use an over lock stitch for this cover on the inside. I used the Accuquilt Go Heart die for this. When I downloaded this cover on Accuquilt's facebook site someone asked if I was doing the "Cover your roll challenge".....I hadn't heard of it, I have now and have entered. I have provided the link for you if you are interested in joining the challenge.

What good is a toilet paper cover is you don't have a tank topper to go with it.... Talk about having fun....OHHHHHH BOY!!!
You think I need to make a lid topper?
So I thought the green was kinda boring, so I put this ruffle on it. My suggestion is, if you want to do a ruffle, do it before you have the cover completed (I am just saying).
Oh yes....it needs a tank topper too.... Got out the trusty embroidery machine, looked on the net for a toilet to put on it and well....the rest is history. I got the embroidery design at Embroidery Designs.com, they have a lot of free designs as well.
These look dull but trust me, it is vibrant and well....I am tickled green....maybe I can get my mind out of the toilet now...well..maybe lid covers are in order. If you are interested in the tank topper and lid covers, you will find the pattern at Inchworm FAbrics.
I did finish this...(colors look pathetic).

Finished the binding.....whohoooooo

VALENTINES QUILT AND BLOGGER COMMENT.

I received a comment from a blogger the other day. I can’t tell you exactly what was said, I can’t tell

you if it was a comment or emailed to me directly

I can almost tell you who said it but at the risk of being wrong, (by the way....thanks for the comment)

I won’t. I don’t get paid to remember, maybe if I did, I would???

So the comment was, Barb, when will you finish the Valentines Quilt? Something of that nature…..now….wasn’t this the right kind of push

to get me going in the right direction. To get focused…………………… BECAUSE

Since that message….I just hear WHEN!!!

Go in my sewing room, saw it sitting there…..WHEN!!!!

Go to bed at night…WHEN!!! Driving my son to the airport today, once again the words were ringing my ears…..

So when I got home,

cleaned house, ran a few errands and decided that the time is now!!

Some of you may remember, some of you may be visiting for the first time, and then if you are like me you had forgotten.

To refresh your memory, I took the

insides of the hearts from this table topper

and made a small quilt. Today, I took a running stitch around each heart three times.

Then when I quilted it to the back, I took another running stitch.

Then just did hearts and loops. I did want to say that this quilt is very similar to

Accuquilts Valentines quilt, my hearts are bigger and different. This was not done with the Go cutter. The direction for this quilt is in the pattern for the Valentines table topper, you can find it at Inchworm Fabrics if you are interested.

Tomorrow I will bind it, I will….truly…..but for now my bed is calling me.

Oh...just on a side note, I am thinking of having a giveaway....and it has to do with the experimental Valentines topper that I made. This will only be for those who follow my blog and don't mind a few mistakes....so once I get it bound.....just be ready.