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March 16, 2009

Pintuck Pillows

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There’s something going on with me lately that makes me want to sew repetitive lines. May need psychoanalysis. Anyway, I made these pillows from washed silk. I had some silk remnants, washed them on cold and let them air dry, which gives the silk a wrinkled look. These pillows use pintucks to create a tailored, clean look. This is a very simple project, one that would work well for a beginning sewer. I backed my pillows with upholstery weight fabrics, which helps add some durability to the silk. Click below for instructions:

March 13, 2009

Etsy Finds Friday

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Japanese Cotton Fabric Scraps, 10 patterns $10 from cottonblue.

Lace Oval Necklace, $58 from Fox & Clover.

Tea Party Pattern PDF, $4.99 from July Hobby.

Crochet Lace, 1 yard for $3 from My Etsy Shop.

Wooden Eggs, 10 small eggs for $3.50 from Shauneil Supplies.

unDressed Mild & Moisturizing Soap, $5 from Dress Green.

Rose of Many Colors Pillow, $50 from pillowhappy.

Ceramic Coasters, set of 4 for $12 from LMNOProducts by Lauren McMahon.

Vintage Decanter Set with Six Glasses, $24 from Jolly Polly Pickins.

March 10, 2009

Weekly Craft Roundup

I meant to finish this post over the weekend, but here it is now:

Woven Button Coasters from Linda Permann for Craft Stylish.

Crochet Four Leaf Clover from Alicia K. at Cut Out and Keep.

Laminated Fabric Placemats from Wisecraft.

Zakka Pincushion from Etsy How-Tuesday.

Embroidered T-shirts with templates from Martha Stewart.

Lacy Garland from Ravenhill (link via Whip Up).

Yarn Bowl from A Friend to Knit With (link via Crafty Crow).

St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake Inspiration from Alpha Mom.

Felted Wool Rocks from Julie Finn for Crafting a Green World.

March 9, 2009March 9, 2009

Loose Ends

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The weather has been lovely here, so I haven’t been spending much time on the computer or the sewing machine.

But I finally updated last week’s post with the instructions for making these tote bags with your child’s artwork. We sold all of our bags, so I made one more today from these instructions. I didn’t explain how to transfer your child’s work to fabric, but there are a number of ways you can do it — embroidery, iron-on transfers, printable fabric, fabric markers, etc. The instructions are for a small, lined tote bag, but you could increase the dimensions and make a larger version. I used heavy-weight twill tape for the straps, but you could make your own straps with contrasting fabric.

And the winner of the Custom Softie Giveaway was Sora, so look for another giveaway later this week!

March 9, 2009

Grid Painting

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Here’s a project that my six-year-old wanted to try after thinking about this painting that was made by her Daddy. Can you tell that this is a ladybug?

We used a piece of printable canvas and acrylic paints since that’s what we had on hand. She drew the ladybug with pencil, then I left the room to look for a ruler. When I came back, she had drawn her own grid. Well, OK! You could make the squares as small or as large as you want them. I asked her to paint one square at a time and leave some space around the edges, but she took it from there. She had a couple of spots that she painted the wrong color, but since we were using acrylic paint we let the paint dry and she painted over them. I think she made some interesting art and managed to use both sides of her brain in the process.

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