Candy Corn Mini Quilted Topiary | OG Inspire

Welcome to my Ornament Girl Inspire Series! These posts won’t take you but a few seconds to read. Each one will simply contain an ornament picture meant to inspire you & give you some new ideas.  Today’s ornament: a Candy Corn Mini-Topiary. Pattern Info: This ornament was made with a combination of the Ruffle Tree…

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A Basic Star with Satin Fabric

This Basic Star ornament is made with satin Halloween fabrics. Just a few tiny star sequins really make it pop! If you don’t know how to make these ornaments yet, you can learn in my Basic Star Workshop… it’s FREE!

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Using Sheer Fabrics in Quilted Ornaments

I get asked all the time if sheer fabrics will work on folded fabric ornaments. The biggest issue you’ll find when you use sheer fabrics, is covering the pins from the layer below. If you’re not careful, pins can sometimes show through sheer fabrics. You can easily take care of this issue by either… 1.…

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Using Stripes in your Quilted Ornaments

Stripes tend to look best when you make sure the stripes are running lengthwise through your fabric pieces when you cut them… that way they end up running outward from the center of your finished ornament (instead of going in all different directions and wonky-looking.) Of course… there are always exceptions to every rule. ;)

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You don’t always need a bow.

You don’t always need to use a ribbon bow on your quilted ornaments. For this one, I made a hanger out of gold beads, sewing it under the gold trim to hold it in place, and then covered up any “messy” parts with gold sequins. Simple & elegant! Happy Ornament-ing!

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Use Ribbon & Fabric Together in a Snow Globe Ornament

This is a fall pumpkin fabric that I found at JoAnns a few years back. I outlined the pumpkin (using the Snow Globe pattern) with a gold shimmery ribbon. The last layer is actually just more of the same pumpkin fabric. Then for extra sparkle, I added a few gold sequins and seed beads around the…

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Quilted Ornament Ideas for Halloween.

Oh, I love this time of year! Things are starting to feel more festive. Christmas isn’t far off anymore, and Halloween is just around the corner. (And, I think we might even have a non-90’s degree here in Southwest Florida soon – wahoo!) I went through my computer and gathered up some Halloween ornament pictures…

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Fall Pumpkin Quilted Snow Globe Ornament

gold and black fall pumpkin quilted ornament

I love Fall. I just hope that it will cool down a little bit soon here in Florida, because it certainly doesn’t feel like Fall is here yet! The newest ornament to my shop is “Enchant”… black fabric featuring pumpkins in the center of each side, accented in metallic gold. I wanted to add a…

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glitter Halloween ornaments

how to make no mess glitter Halloween ornaments

Remember the blog post I wrote last year about how to make glitter ornaments? (They are awesome because the glitter is INSIDE the glass, so no mess!) Well, I made some in Halloween colors today…it only took me about 20 minutes to make a bunch. I’m going to put them in a clear glass vase…

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Trick or Treat quilted Halloween ornament

Trick or Treat quilted Halloween ornament

It’s been awhile since I’ve had this one available, but “Trick or Treat” is back in stock in my ornament shop. This one is so cute and festive, with layers of orange and purple striped fabric dotted with candy corn. I added a cute candy corn charm under the bright orange and purple bow…I only…

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