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September 25, 2006
Crafter's Companion
The Crafter's Companion is done! I can't wait to see it; the suspense is killing me. Here are my projects in the book if you'd like a peek: embroidered felt sewing box and machine embroidered felt desk tray.
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September 17, 2006
fabric basket
Another cutie from the same book as the felt box from a while back.
Posted under Sewing/Fabric Crafts at 12:28 AM | Comments (14)
September 16, 2006
back to school dress swap
I did a Blythe dress swap, and got this great crafting outfit for Margeaux. Thanks rem! Here she is studying up on her knitting.
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September 15, 2006
note to self
If I had a chalk board in my craft room, I would make myself write
Japanese patterns don't include seam allowances.
100 times and then maybe, just maybe, I would finally remember it.
Posted under Sewing/Fabric Crafts at 01:05 AM | Comments (8)
September 12, 2006
I whipped up this little button-closed pocket, lined with linen. The pattern was made up as I went along. It turned out to be really easy, mainly because I just topstitched it together. In brief: 1. Cut 8x5 inch rectangles of lining and outside. 2. Trim the corners of one of the 5 inches sides of both pieces to make a flap shape (optional). 3. Stack fabric pieces, right sides together, and stitch around the edge with a quarter inch seam allowance. Leave a gap for turning. 4. Turn inside out, poke out the corners, fold in the seam allowance at the gap, and iron flat. You can either whipstitch the opening closed, or let the topstitching do the job later. 5. Topstitch the 5 inch side (not the flap, the other one), about 1/8 inch from the edge. 6. Fold up the 5 inch side to make the pocket. Iron to make the fold. 7. Starting at the fold, top stitch up the edge to make one side of the pocket, around the flap, and down the other edge of the pocket. 8. Fold the flap how you want it and iron the fold. 9. Pick out a buttons or snaps and position how you like. 9. If using buttons, sew button holes on the flap. 10. Sew on buttons or set snaps.
Any questions, let me know.
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September 07, 2006
suite sweet suite sampler
Here's a pre-craftlog project (from 1997!) I made in college for my dorm suite common room. Two of my best friends who lived in the suite with us got married last week, so I decided they should have it. It has all our names, and our cats' names, embroidered on it. I remember getting all the supplies at the Woolworth's going-out-of-business sale, and all they had left was pastel thread, so I went with it. Now why I didn't just go spend the full price 75 cents on better thread somewhere else, we'll never know. The font was included with the mat, if I recall. Why I didn't go check out a book from the library with better fonts, we'll also never know. Despite the design misteps of my younger self, I still love it so much and it was hard to part with. And the stupid suite-sweet-suite joke cracks me up every time.
Posted under Cross Stitch/Embroidery at 09:25 PM | Comments (7)