It's that time of year again. Time to think of birthday presents for DD. I will not be doing any sewing for her this year because we have several secret projects we are sewing together in the next few months and I don't think I will have time to make her anything super cute this year, so I bought her a couple of gifts. Her birthday will be special this year so I wanted to make sure I had them ready to go when her birthday comes.
The gifts arrived but I didn't have any pretty birthday wrapping paper for them so while I was shopping in Hobby Lobby last weekend, I bought a yard of cotton fabric with the cutest print on it and I wrapped my boxes up in the fabric. Instead of taping the ends to secure them, I sewed them together with some contrasting thread and big stitches. It was so much fun to do and the gifts look so cute with coordinating ribbons on them. I will definitely post a picture after the gifts are given.
Don't hesitate to use fabric for wrapping. It's fun and so unexpected.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Friday, March 23, 2018
I've Been Knitting Dishcloths
That's all I've been doing. It's been very relaxing. I have four dishcloths to show for my efforts.
While I was knitting these green dishcloths, I decided that I needed some pretty blue yarn to make more. I ordered four balls of Knitpicks Dishie in the Navy colorway (now that I know blue is my daughter's favorite color which is amazing that I didn't know that before). So I have to knit up about one and a half balls of the green, jalapeno, colorway then I can start working with the blue yarn. I'm getting about three dishcloths from each ball.
I ordered more two cotton yarn cones from Amazon in a beautiful variegated yellow and blue colorway, but it got lost in shipping and I never received it. Then I had to fight with the Amazon website to find the right place to report my lost package and request a refund. It is not easy to find the right screen in Amazon to report a lost package and I couldn't even send a complaint about how hard this is to do because there isn't any place to lodge a complaint. I haven't ordered anything from Amazon since. I don't think my postman cares very much, so I'm laying off the mail orders for a while. I'll buy cotton yarn in a local store if I want more.
Yesterday I was looking at quilting blogs and I found some beautiful applique and embroidery that I wanted to share with you. Through The Needles Eye. She made a beautiful robin with a forsythia branch that is just stunning. Here is the link to her post. Click Here. I have beautiful memories of forsythia from my childhood. We had a large forsythia bush in our backyard and every spring while I was in elementary school, my mother would clip some sprigs off, wrap them in aluminum foil, and make me take them to my teacher. She would do the same thing with the roses from the single rose bush that bloomed in our yard.
I haven't done any sewing on my quilt top. I did make up about 30 pink and 30 orange hexies to make more flowers, but that was as far as I got. I have also made headbands from t shirts. I don't have a picture, but I do have a link to a short YouTube video on how to make a headband from t-shirts. I bought new t-shirts to make these and they are super cute. I got two headbands from each t-shirt. I hand sewed them instead of using my glue gun like the person did in the video. I don't like glued wearable items. Here is the link to the video: Click Here. Have Fun.
While I was knitting these green dishcloths, I decided that I needed some pretty blue yarn to make more. I ordered four balls of Knitpicks Dishie in the Navy colorway (now that I know blue is my daughter's favorite color which is amazing that I didn't know that before). So I have to knit up about one and a half balls of the green, jalapeno, colorway then I can start working with the blue yarn. I'm getting about three dishcloths from each ball.
I ordered more two cotton yarn cones from Amazon in a beautiful variegated yellow and blue colorway, but it got lost in shipping and I never received it. Then I had to fight with the Amazon website to find the right place to report my lost package and request a refund. It is not easy to find the right screen in Amazon to report a lost package and I couldn't even send a complaint about how hard this is to do because there isn't any place to lodge a complaint. I haven't ordered anything from Amazon since. I don't think my postman cares very much, so I'm laying off the mail orders for a while. I'll buy cotton yarn in a local store if I want more.
Yesterday I was looking at quilting blogs and I found some beautiful applique and embroidery that I wanted to share with you. Through The Needles Eye. She made a beautiful robin with a forsythia branch that is just stunning. Here is the link to her post. Click Here. I have beautiful memories of forsythia from my childhood. We had a large forsythia bush in our backyard and every spring while I was in elementary school, my mother would clip some sprigs off, wrap them in aluminum foil, and make me take them to my teacher. She would do the same thing with the roses from the single rose bush that bloomed in our yard.
I haven't done any sewing on my quilt top. I did make up about 30 pink and 30 orange hexies to make more flowers, but that was as far as I got. I have also made headbands from t shirts. I don't have a picture, but I do have a link to a short YouTube video on how to make a headband from t-shirts. I bought new t-shirts to make these and they are super cute. I got two headbands from each t-shirt. I hand sewed them instead of using my glue gun like the person did in the video. I don't like glued wearable items. Here is the link to the video: Click Here. Have Fun.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Small Fabric Christmas Trees - Fun Sewing
I love to watch Debbie Shore sewing tutorials on youtube and in one of her videos she makes these ultra cute stuffed Christmas or any holiday or season trees. Here is a link to her video: fabric Christmas tree tutorial.
They are super simple to make. I just drew a big triangle on a piece of card stock and used that as my template for my tree pieces. I used fabrics I found in my stash and you can decorate them with thread, beads, bells, buttons or even some of those miniature ornaments you find at the craft store. I just tied some ribbon to the top to get the pictures done. I can also see these as a sweet decoration in rooms with color coordinating fabrics and this would so make a cool big pin cushion near the sewing machine in a pinch.
They are super simple to make. I just drew a big triangle on a piece of card stock and used that as my template for my tree pieces. I used fabrics I found in my stash and you can decorate them with thread, beads, bells, buttons or even some of those miniature ornaments you find at the craft store. I just tied some ribbon to the top to get the pictures done. I can also see these as a sweet decoration in rooms with color coordinating fabrics and this would so make a cool big pin cushion near the sewing machine in a pinch.
I did take some time off from working on my quilted shower curtain to make these trees because I needed a little break, but the shower curtain is coming along. I have the top done and I also added the backing. I'm in the middle of doing the quilting. Once I finish the quilting, I will add the buttonholes for hanging and it will be done. I should have it done in a couple of days and I will share pictures then.
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