Category: sewing

Homemade 3rd Birthday Boy Gifts

The last several days, instead of blogging I have been finishing projects. I finished knitting the hat that was for a hat and scarf gift set for my future-brother-in law. The hat didn’t quite make the debut date but without the pressure I got it done and am glad I waited instead of working myself in a tizzy to get it done. The scarf is grey with the cranberry at the two ends but I didn’t get a picture of it. I even got myself in there modeling the hat for you ;) While knitting the scarf from the set

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Christmas Project Fail or Surprising Success?

I got into a panicked funk right before Christmas about pajamas for the kids that I was trying to sew. I even wrote about it, considering it a Christmas project fail. I started knitting a scarf this week and am definitely feeling more enthusiastic for crafting at a slower pace again. Sometimes the Christmas deadline is too overwhelming when trying to get everything else done. Now, because the big day is over, I’m going to finish those pjs with enthusiasm! The kids aren’t going to care if it’s a few days after Christmas that they receive them. They might not even

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Wedding Quilt Reveal

I am so thrilled with this quilt that I made for my cousin’s wedding on Saturday, November 13th.Here it is laid out and ready to be sandwiched.    I rarely pose for photos on my blog so here is me with the finished product.I am so pleased with how it turned out. When I chose the fabrics I wanted something that would be gender neutral as I hope the happy married couple will want to use this perhaps as a summer blanket for their bed. The backing is solid green. Here is a peak at it. I love how the

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My New Sewing Table

I feel like an official sewer right now. That’s right, no more kitchen table sewing for me! I just came back from picking up a used sewing machine table from Kijiji. It was $20. I’m so thrilled – especially as it is exactly the one that I wanted and I was considering paying much more money from Sears to get one that wasn’t as perfect as this one. This one was sitting in the seller’s basement, unloved. It smells a little funky but I thought a nice coat of paint in a fun colour (perhaps lime green or deep red?) would make it

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Travis’s Quilt

I’ve been working on this project since about May. It is the first quilt I have ever attempted. I decided that Travis (2 years old) needed a quilt for his bedroom from his mommy. He has a queen-size bed. I wanted it reversible for different decor options as he grows older. I made the design up myself and I’m pretty pleased with the results. Here … let me show you … This is what the room looked like before … This is the back of the quilt. The design doesn’t go with this particular decor but it’s an option for the

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Accuquilt Giveaways!

I am new to quilting. If I haven’t told you already, I am almost done the top sewing my first quilt for my son, Travis. I’ve been held up due to running out of thread and my walking foot broke so I needed to replace it. That done, I’m hoping ot finish it up this weekend? AND I have the material for my second quilt purchased and ready to cut. Now that I’m starting the cutting for my second quilt, I’m a little anxious about the measurments being off. So I was really excited to discover the Accuquilt. And that there

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Craft & Tell ~ April 26

I’ve been crafting away … again. I figured out how to make the fabric boxes firm by combining two tutorials. I still have 3 more boxes to go so when they are complete I’ll reveal them all at once. Remember the car race track I did for my kids? Here’s the tutorial for it. Well, I decided to complete the applique fire truck, police car, ambulance and pond. I went onto the computer for some graphics and printed them out. I then got out my handy dandy scissors and cut out the shapes in felt that I had to make

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Car Race Track ~ Tutorial

I posted this Craft and Tell for the car race track but thought I would share the how-to if you want to make your very own. If you make one, please leave a comment with your link on how it turned out so I can come and see. Prepare main piece of material (I used 1 meter by 1 meter) for both front and back pieces Cut six squares for the car parking pockets (I did mine 6 inches squared each) Press all four edges 1/4 inch. Cut the corners on an angle. Sew straight stitch on all four edges

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Craft & Tell

I have been a busy crafting gal. Please read the bottom because I need your help!! These are the curtains I’ve been working on for my mother and father-in-laws room. They were thrilled so I’m happy. I have new, sturdier curtain rods we’ll need to install with a center support and proper brackets (instead of the bold that is holding the current rod up). I used black-out lining too so it should make the room pretty AND dark. Nothing like light coming in when you are trying to catch some zzzzz’s. I also finished the chair covers I’ve been mulling

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Craft & Tell

I’ve been busy creating this week. I want to share these creations with the following … Sew & Tell Fridays with amylouwho, Get Inspired! with So Dang Cute, and Super Crafty Saturdays with One Crafty Mommy. Go check them out to see what others have created this week, too (but not after reading my creations, of course). I finished crocheting this adorable vest for Travis this week (it’s a little big because I want him to be able to wear it in the Fall as well). He kept running away from so these are the best shots I could get.

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