Snugglebug University: House Pillow Tutorial To celebrate the release of my latest pattern, I thought it might be neat to publish one of the projects here on the blog. Not only is it a fun freebie, It's also a great way for you all to see a little bit of what my pattern is like. Let's get started: What you'll need: •Three 16 inch pieces of fabric, one of which is white for the pillow front •16 inch pillow form •A black fabric marker (or permanent marker) •Fabric scraps of lightweight fabric for applique, interfacing, plus felt scraps for the clothes backs •Velcro fastener for attaching clothes to clothesline •Thread for sewing machine Print out the templates located at the bottom of this post and assemble them according to the diagram below. If you don’t have a light box, a window will work well to hang up your template. Read the directions on your pen as for how to make your image permanent. Next, cut our the roof, heart, clothes, and bush from a lightweight fabric. Alright! Finished! That nap sounds good!
Old Jean Diary | Minki's Work Table I love old jeans especially my girls’ old jeans. It has all the stories that any imitations hardly look alike. The imitations I mean all the fake antiques made in China. They may look good in a distance but you immediately realize how cheap it is. Long story short, that is how I love all the aged things including my daughters worn jeans. Step1. Step2. Step3.Hand stitch the label to decorate. Step4.Place a hardboard on jean with wrong side up. Step5.Fold in aligns and glue. Step6. After making 4 jean journals, jean bags and jean pouches, We don’t have any old jeans left to upcycle. “Do you have any old jeans you don’t wear any more?” To see more creative ideas, visit my Korean blog: Zeriano’s Sewing Illustration
Lark & Lola: tutorials I recently discovered the Citrasolv transfer method, and it is amazingly fun! My head is filled with ideas, but I first wanted to try this technique on some tea towels. Blank tea towels can be found at Hobby Lobby and Joann's, be sure to bring a coupon if you go get some. So I took them home and worked up some Rit dye solution, following their instructions {man, Rit dye is serious stuff, be careful with it}. There are different methods to using Rit dye. So after dying and washing according to the Rit dye directions, I moved onto the Citrasolv transferring. Citrasolv is a concentrate cleaning solution found in natural grocery stores. The good news is you can get your image yourself; the bad news is you need a laser/toner printer. According to my research and experience, different copiers & printers that use toner will behave differently. Finally, my last tip: my husband's laser printer always worked, but at first the image was washing out almost completely when laundered. Cheers, Heather
spring in my step: a blog hop {with giveaways!} Thank you Pinterest for making this one of my most viewed posts! If you like crafty tutorials, be sure to check out my other fun projects linked above. I am so thrilled to be a part of Scrapbook Heaven's first ever blog hop (and it happens to be my first blog hop, too)! Thanks so much for joining us! If you're popping by here and didn't know the fun that's going on, please go back to Scrapbook Heaven to get all the deets for the Hop. The theme for the Hop is "Spring in my Step". So here's mine: A *green* journal. There's lots of recycling packed into this little book. Rescue a pair of poor, ripped, never-to-be-worn-again jeans from the trash and cut yourself a leg and a pocket. Prepare your materials: 2 pieces of denim and chip board (I used the backing of last year's blotter calendar) cut to the same size Patterned paper scraps cut 1/2-3/4" larger than the chipboard A flower embellishment (mine is made from used dryer sheets--more on that later)
You Were Born Under These Stars: How to embroider a star map for your baby « Peacock Crafts This tutorial will help you make a sweet project that looks great and sparks many memories for Mummies and Daddies of the day they became a family or an even bigger family! Easy to make, the embroidery project is simple in both the set-up and execution. I found that I could silently stitch away whilst my baby slept. What will I need? Navy clothMetallic silver threadGrey threadSilver star sequins9in Embroidery hoop Step by step instructions The first step is to obtain a star map for the date and time of your babies birth. Guardian Star Charts Once you have your star map, resize it so it will fit in your embroidery hoop (9in circle) and print it out onto A4 paper. Separate the inner and outer embroidery hoops. Slightly tighten the screw at the top of the embroidery hoop and beginning to pull the fabric at the back of the hoops. Once you have done this you should have a nice tight piece of fabric to work on.
Quilted Circle Coasters Enjoy this project excerpt from "1, 2, 3 Quilt: Shape Up Your Skills with 24 Stylish Projects" by Ellen Luckett Baker and published by Chronicle Books! Whip up these sweet and simple coasters in under an hour, using just a few bits of fabric. These coasters are placed together in squares, then cut to the circle shape. This project is a great introduction to sewing along curves and teaches you basic construction for making coasters, a perfect go-to gift for any occasion. Materials (for four coasters): - Quarter-Circle Coasters Template - 16 fabric scraps, at least 3 in/7.5 cm square, for patchwork coaster tops - Matching thread - 1 fat quarter (18 by 22 in/46 by 56 cm) for backing fabric - 1/4 yd/0.25 m fusible fleece Sew patchwork coaster top pieces. Cut circle shapes. Fuse fleece to coaster top. Quilt the tops. Sew backing to quilted top piece. Close and topstitch.
Butterfly Wings Tutorial For Lu's bug birthday party, she wanted to be able to "fly" around the park with her friends. She was very specific as to what her wings should be like. They should be flow-y, not stiff. And colorful, like a real butterfly. This is the solution we came up with, inspired a bit by these more-complicated but commercially available parrot wings. Keep reading for the complete tutorial. Measure your child's arm span and add a few inches. The fabric on the bolt is usually folded in half. Cut your fabric along the fold so that you have two fabric pieces that are the width of your child's wingspan (in my case, about 42 inches in length). I sewed a straight stitch along the side of the fabric just to minimize the unraveling. I tied each corner to the elastic hair tie using a simple knot to attach the fabric. I then just scrunched up all of the fabric in the center of the fabric piece and attached it to my daughter's back using a safety pin. Tada!
Recycled Jeans Kindle Cozy My Mom recently texted me a picture of a tablet cover that was made from a pair of yellow jeans. I don't have a tablet, but I do have a kindle and a pair of old jeans. I don't like sewing blue jeans so I just recovered a kindle cover rather than sew one. Here's how I did it: Supplies: Hard Kindle Cover/Cozy to recover, Old Blue Jeans, Scissors, Spray Adhesive, Flat Backed Rhinestones, sTrong Adhesive (like E6000) 1. It's really easy.
Journal and Tote Tutorial It’s about time I’ve been able to get back on here and post something. I guess all I can say is that I really have a 2 year old ;). I had made this journal a while back to give to my husband for our anniversary. He journals a lot when he does Bible studies, quiet time, writes songs, etc, so it’s a perfect gift. I’m planning on making a few more for some Christmas presents for those who like to write, draw, journal, etc. I’m going to share a tutorial for how I made the journal cover. …this is a tote bag I did using the same method. Journal Cover: What you need:-2 pieces of felt-Scrap Fabric-Journal-2 Buttons (for closure) -Small pieces of elastic (think about reusing broken hairbands or elastic that holds shoes together when first purchased) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The Tote Bag: I basically did the same thing. Covered it in scraps. Pinned them in place. Sewed them on and added other embellishments (crocheted flowers, felt heart, embroidered stems on the apples). That’s it.
Making Standard Binders Pretty In my last post I showed you my new DVD storage. I love, love, love it! The binders are so handy right next to the TV instead of in the dining room hutch, its almost like I thought it through, or something. :) The easier thing to do, would've been to buy four of the gorgeous binders that Target or Staples sells, but the patterns are really not me. Do you find that to be true for you as well? Supplies: - Fabric (For 4 binders I used approx 2 yards) - Binder - Spray Adhesive - Book plates (Martha Stewart Line at Staples. Cut the fabric to size, leaving a 1/2" to 1" to fold over all the way around. Cut each corner so there is not a bulge when you fold over on the top and bottom of the binder. I don't have a picture... but adhere the fabric to the front first flap. It should look something like this. The next step is to cut a piece of fabric to cover the inside and adhere it. Lastly, I applied the book plate. Pretty simple, right. Till next time.... You can find me partying at:
Fabric KeyChains Ever dig into the depths of your purse trying to find your car keys, while simultaneously juggling groceries and a wiggly toddler? Well I have. One too many times. Today I would love to share with you how to make these fabric keychains that can be worn around your wrist for easy access. For this project you will need: 2 coordinating fabrics1 strip of fusible interfacing (I used Pellon 809 DecorBond)1 purse strap clip (I found mine at JoAnn’s Crafts)4 inches ribbon (mine was 7/8 inch width)matching thread First, cut your fabric so that you have a strip of each material that measures 2.75 (2 and 3/4) inches by 13 inches. Iron both strips of coordinating fabrics a 1/4 of an inch down both sides with the right-side of the fabric face down on your ironing board. I use a piece of card stock paper to fold the material over to give me a nice even hem line. When both fabrics have been ironed, fold the material in half length-wise and iron. Iron these together.