Hello Everyone, it's been a while, I know. I am still in doll mode lol.

MDH has been mentioning to me that my studio door needs some kind of a shade as the sun sure beats a path through it and that at night it should be covered.

I have been looking at my scrap pin for some time now and it sure needs to be put to some creative use.

I pulled out some novelty fabrics of the movie the Lion King. I just pulled out a bunch, whatever came up. I was just going to do the blocks from that pile so they would all relate.

I cut some batting scraps and crazy quilted right on the batting. I made eight blocks and those that were too small, I just added patches of more batting with crazy patch. Then I joined the blocks and added four inch borders on both sides, done the same way as the blocks.

I did a pillowcase lining, turned it inside out. I then topstitched it, pulling some of the lining to the front and it made it look like did a binding.

Looking at it on the web, it sure looks crazy to me hahahahah...It is always a good feeling when I can make something out of scraps.

I am going to put some glue on velcro on the door and the other piece on the door shade. I will just velcro it on and take it off when needed.

It is way toooooooooo cute. You will enjoy it.

honestly, I'm not usually a crazy patch fan. But I kinda like this! It looks really neat. Great Job. You may have just converted me :)

what a happy shade to look at and it will work well too!!

Love your work Rosy...cool idea.

Thank you ladies. I am now in the mood to do one for the window close to the door. The shade on there has seen better days. What better way than to use scraps. Even the batting is scrap. I love looking at the colors and it will color up the studio some more lol. This didn't take long at all. I worked on it a few hours last night and just a few hours today.

I've been waiting for inspiration before making some more curtains for my service porch. This will be my new ones, the old cream ones wore out, got dingy with age and heat. They were lined with batting and I can tell the difference in temperature in the service porch since I took them down, since it faces east and south. This will be bright and cheerful, also with heavy batting and heavy white sheeting as backing to reflect the hot summer sun.

That is so cute.

Love it!

Ramona, there is something called Shade Cloth that Joann's sells. It is a black out cloth and will keep the heat out at the same time keep the light out also.

I attached 3 panels to my slider with velcro and put another strip of sticky have to a nearby wall. When I remove a panel from the doorway I can put it on the wall. Have made quilts to fit other windows, attached the sleeve and use a tension rod to fit. They can be swapped out easily with seasonal quilts.

Great idea!

That's really pretty I like it. But I was wondering where did you get the parrot material. I have been looking for some material with parrots on it and I just can't seem to find some with the parrots as big and bright as that. There was a lady at a LQS who had made a quilt with some beautiful ones on it I had asked her if she would give me the shops name . she did but I tried looking it up on the site she gave me and to no avail couldn't find it. I'd appreciate it if you could give me info on your material. PM me . Thank you.

Great idea. Can you make me a door cover?

nice....cute great idea........ :thumbup: :roll:

Cute idea!!

Adorable.

Love your "green" thinking. I've been considering a similar move using that batting with the foil in it- the name escapes me at the moment- for my extrememly hot SE and SW Windows. My door is shaded by the porch, but boy, upstairs the heat moves in like crazy. Only I think I will be lazier than you and just cover it all with a decor fabric instead of patching anything. Love the velcro easy up, easy down idea too. Thanks for sharing!

I think you need to make matching curtains, along with a matching lamp shade!! That is adorable!!
Very creative!

I am making a window shade for the window next to it. Today I am making Orange Marmalade and Bread so I am going to have a later start on it.

Here is a pic of the sun shinning through it. It looks like stained glass.

Cheryl, I have no idea. My friends dump their scraps here and I'm sure it's one of theirs. All the scraps are in one pin and I just pick a bunch. I would do a google search on parot fabric.....

I put my hand on the shade with the full sun on it and it was just a bit warm. I put my hand behind it and it was hot. So the shade does keep the heat out quite a bit. Now that I know that. Next time I would use the thickest batting.

I have been doing this for years. For my windows and doors. In the summer it keeps out the heat and in the winter it keeps in the warmth.

Love the beautiful stained glass effect when the light comes thru! Very nice.

I did wonder how to make a window shade. Your idea is really simple and I like it. Are there other types of window shades we can make?
Thanks,
JOY

Very cute.

A cool way to beat the heat!

Joy, I just saw your post. Yes, there is another way.On this one , I cut most of the old shade off and sewed the quilted shade on it.

Since the shade is now thicker, it will only roll up a little bit, so now I have the idea to but one of those rods with the fancy balls on the ends and clip the shade to the rings on the rod and that will look much better and I can slide the shade to the side when the sun goes away.

I finished these just in time, it 98 degrees right now or feels like it and it's cool by the window. I am not getting the stain glass effect on the window shade because I used thicker batting but I don't mind at all.....

Cool, will you post a pic of it? I learn so much from all you every day :)

JOY

Love the way you used your scraps. I have a metal front door with a window in the top half, so I bought a magnetic rod and attached it to the door. I have several wall hangings with loops instead of a sleeve to use on this door. I change for holidays, season, etc.

I never thought of a magnetic rod. I did change the shade and door shade again. I added about two inches to the sides for the window shade and quilted them both on the quilter and I like them even better. I just cut the old shade off and slipped the sleeve of the window shade on but I will definately look into the magnetic rod for the door.

For the window shade, I just fold it over and use a couple clothes pins to pin it to the side when I want the light.

I would b staring at it all the time and being happy, so colorful and bright, just love it, great job

How cute is that. That's a great idea and I love the crazy patch. Thanks for sharing.