tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73588718446434022322024-03-18T03:43:25.304-04:00Tangible PursuitsFull time professional and full time mom. My day job involves a lot of intangibles, so I like to spend my spare time creating tangible things for my family. On my blog you will find a record of my tangible pursuits, including my sewing projects and free tutorials.Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-56530736041882427172017-04-30T12:36:00.001-04:002017-04-30T12:36:16.165-04:00T-shirt and Jeans Picnic Blanket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The weather has finally warmed up here and it feels like spring. Some days it even feels like summer. We are spending more time outside, so it was a perfect time to finish this t-shirt and jeans picnic blanket. <br />
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I actually started this project over a year ago. After my <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2015/05/t-shirt-quilt.html" target="">last t-shirt quilt</a> I still had a lot of t-shirts left to upcycle. Mostly ones the kids grew out of, but some of my old ones too. This time, however, I decided to combine them with denim. I didn't have as many jeans to upcycle as I had t-shirts, so I ended up supplementing with some unused denim from my stash and a couple of XL men's jeans from Goodwill.<br />
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My construction method was inspired by <a href="http://doublenickelquilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/recycle-your-old-jeans-to-make-denim.html" target="_blank">this quilt</a> in denim and flannel. Each rectangle in the quilt is simply a t-shirt piece on top of a denim piece, wrong sides together. To sew the squares together I put the denim sides of two squares together and sewed through all four pieces. Then on the t-shirt side, I opened up the seam and sewed the denim down.<br />
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I began by cutting the shirt fronts into squares and rectangles of whatever size worked best for the particular shirt that I was cutting. I cut denim rectangles to match each t-shirt rectangle. Once I had a lot of rectangles cut, I began to group them by width and sew them into strips 24" long. I had to trim some rectangles down to get the width I needed and had to fill in with rectangles of the specific size needed to fill out a strip. Once I had enough 24" strips I laid them out in three rows and sewed them together.<br />
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At this point I realized my blanket wasn't wide enough, but I had run out of t-shirts and motivation, so the project stalled for a while. I finally got back to it just a few weeks ago, adding a 12" wide strip down the right side to make the blanket feel proportional. To finish it off I cut up one leg of a pair of jeans into 1 1/8" wide strips to make binding for the quilt. I simply folded the binding around the edge and sewed it on with a zig zag stitch.<br />
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And this is the finished blanket. <br />
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I love projects like this that both avoid waste and preserve memories. There are several shirts in here that I made for the kids, so I especially like being able to keep them and continue to get use out of them. In the picture above you can see a piece of the sunglasses tee from <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2014/07/embellish-is-for-boys-guest-post.html" target="">this post</a> and the shark tee from <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2014/04/applique-shirts-shark-and-max-steel.html" target="">this post</a>. <br />
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I also love the back of this blanket. The various shades of denim, many of which have variations within the piece due to fading, and the few pops of red are really fun and give the back a lot of character.<br />
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The frayed edges of the denim give the blanket a casual feel that is perfect for a blanket that we'll be laying out on the ground. Hopefully this is a blanket we'll get a lot of use out of. <br />
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<br />Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-82900305113429707512016-10-30T19:42:00.001-04:002016-10-30T19:42:24.360-04:00Fall JacketsIt is fall in my part of the world and the weather has turned cooler. The change of seasons always seems to bring a lot of chores - putting the summer clothes away, bringing the cool weather clothes down - and while I'm up in the attic I notice that there is a lot of stuff that we probably don't need anymore, and when was the last time I cleaned up here? Which is all to say that I actually haven't been spending much time sewing lately. I sewed these jackets a month or two ago and just haven't had decent pictures to share until now.<br />
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I enjoy sewing jackets for the kids because they get a lot of use - the kids have been wearing these jackets multiple times a week. I also like all the little finishing touches, like pocket welts and top-stitching seams that makes them look polished.<br />
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I sewed the little guy a red and black jacket that we have been calling the "Deadpool Jacket." I used the <a href="https://jalie.com/jalie2795-jacket-hoodie-pattern" target="_blank">Jalie 2795 hoodie pattern</a>. The front, back and sleeves of the pattern are each made up of multiple panels, which makes it a great pattern for color blocking. <br />
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I used black and red sweatshirt fleece for the body of the jacket. The zipper is grey because that's what I had on hand. The cuffs and pocket welts are black ribbing. The jacket is not lined, but the seams are all serged and then top-stitched, which gives the jacket a polished look even without a lining.<br />
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<span id="goog_592773481">The big kid requested a shiny silver jacket. I used a metallic silver spandex that I have <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2016/04/iron-man-raglan-t-shirt.html" target="_blank">used before</a> - although never on this scale. I lined it with a grey heather jersey that was once a jersey sheet. If it had been up to me, I would have lined it with something that would have contrasted with the silver, but the big kid was making the fabric choices, so that's grey it is.</span><br />
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The pattern is from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0913212172/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tangipursu-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0913212172&linkId=c1e03e9b734e3f09227744aff5106d86" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kwik-Sew's Sewing for Children</a>, which has patterns for all kinds of staple clothing items, with lots of instructions for making variations of the basic patterns. The sizing is a little out-dated (shirts are really wide, pants taper) but once you know that you can adjust the fit -- the book even includes directions for adjusting length and width.<br />
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The jackets have already been getting a lot of use, and, absent a giant growth spurt, should serve the kids well in the spring too.Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-90798321594629946212016-07-31T16:44:00.000-04:002016-07-31T16:44:03.487-04:00Bottoms Up(cycle) Quilt<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><br />
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I have been on a bit of an upcycling kick lately. I'd really prefer not to throw anything away if it still can be used in some way. That is especially true of clothes. I will donate clothes that are in good condition, but some of the kids' clothes are too worn by the time they are done with them to give away, and, of course, some clothes have sentimental value. I'd also rather keep the things that I made for the kids and make something else with them than donate them. So, I stash them in a drawer or a bin in my sewing room until I can think of something to do with them.<br />
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Last year I made <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2015/05/t-shirt-quilt.html" target="_blank">this quilt</a> and used up a good portion of my stash of kids' t-shirts. I still had a lot of pants that I didn't know what to do with though. Then when we were visiting my parents in California this past winter I took this picture of the kids:<br />
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I put it on the lock screen on my phone and, after looking at it daily for a couple months, I got the idea to make a quilt using the colors in the photo. I started looking at my fabric stash to see what I had that would work, but then I realized that the kids' old pants actually had most of the colors in the photo: Sand, blue, green, grey, brown. So I decided this quilt would be a perfect upcycling project for all those old kids' pants that I didn't know what to do with.<br />
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Because some of the pants I wanted to upcycle were toddler sized, I knew I wouldn't be able to get very large cuts out of them. I decided to cut pieces 3.5" x 6.5" and pair them together to make 6" finished blocks. I threw in some bottom-weight fabric scraps I had lying around as well to fill out some of the colors.<br />
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Once I cut up all the pants I sewed them together in pairs that I felt went together - for example, sand would be next to water or plants, so I would sew the sand colors to either blue or green and I sewed darker blues to lighter blues. Once I had all my blocks sewn I played around with the arrangement a bit. At first I thought I wanted a more literal representation of the coastline, but I wasn't happy with how it looked:<br />
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I used Kaufman Shetland Flannel in Solid Denim for the back and quilted it in a stair step pattern following the lines of the blocks. <br />
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I bound the edges with an army green twill that I think I got from the remnant bin at Jo-Ann's. <br />
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The quilt is 10 squares on a side, so it finishes at 60" square. I love all the different textures that the pants add and the soft flannel on the back. I'm sure I will enjoy snuggling under it when the weather gets cool again. For now, though, I just like to run my hand over it and see the all fabrics memories.Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-27581813355748491692016-07-17T16:10:00.003-04:002016-07-17T16:10:43.335-04:00Avengers Pajamas<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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My little guy is very much into Marvel super heroes lately. He has a gazillion Marvel action figures and Legos; he has started playing the Lego Marvel Superheroes video game with his brother; and at bedtime he almost always chooses a book featuring Iron Man, Spiderman or the Avengers. <br />
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When he went to they fabric store with me a few weeks back he picked out this Avengers fabric, so I decided to make him some pajamas with it. I used a vintage sewing pattern for the pajama pants. The pattern has only one piece for each leg which worked well for this fabric since it is a pretty large scale pattern; it allows the images to be unbroken by a side seam. I modified the pattern slightly by making the legs straight instead of tapered.<br />
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For the t-shirt I used the raw-edged raglan pattern from <a href="http://lwlink3.linkwithin.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_146513328541210&key=8a69ede45b8445f6b533712ba9899ffb&libId=ip2ld2ak0100r7tw000DAqfagbuu6c15&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tangiblepursuits.com%2F2016%2F04%2Firon-man-raglan-t-shirt.html%3FshowComment%3D1461958969753%23c3614450098670284848&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0470949554%2Fref%3Das_li_tl%3Fie%3DUTF8%26camp%3D1789%26creative%3D9325%26creativeASIN%3D0470949554%26linkCode%3Das2%26tag%3Dtangipursu-20%26linkId%3D63NPGJTYLLKDJT5P&title=Tangible%20Pursuits%3A%20Iron%20Man%20Raglan%20T-Shirt&txt=Sewing%20for%20Boys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sewing for Boys</a> (affiliate link). This is my go-to t-shirt pattern for the kids, although I rarely do the raw-edged thing. It is super quick to sew up on my serger and, for pajamas, I can just leave the sleeves and bottom un-hemmed. In this case, I was up-cycling an old shirt of mine for the sleeve fabric, so I re-used the hems.<br />
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I appliqued a few leftover panels from the Avengers fabric on to the front of the shirt with a zig-zag stitch and - as my little guy would say - "Wall-la!" a comfy matching set of PJs.<br />
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And now, I think someone wants to read a story.Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-22752499749940738672016-04-25T11:00:00.000-04:002016-04-25T11:00:13.594-04:00Iron Man Raglan T-Shirt<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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The kids had a day off of school on Friday so I took the day off as well. What the big kid wanted to do most on his day off was to sew a new soft toy. He and I have been sewing up quite a few soft toys lately, which I will have to share in another post. But the little guy often gets left out of these projects. He rarely asks me to sew him anything until after he sees something I have sewn his brother, and then he just wants his own copy. Usually at that point I don't have the time or energy to make another. Last week, however, I took him to the fabric store with me and we talked about what he would like me to sew for him. He told me he wanted an Iron Man Mark 2 shirt. So on Friday I made that my first priority.
I have a metallic silver spandex knit fabric left over from another project which I decided to use for the Iron Man figure. I then found an <a href="http://coloringpanda.com/img/1652286-iron-man-3-coloring-pages-printable.jpg">Iron Man coloring page</a> that I could use for the shape. I printed out the coloring page and traced the outline onto <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00923B6UO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00923B6UO&linkCode=as2&tag=tangipursu-20&linkId=2DKICJG3FRE6ZI46">Wonder Under</a> (affiliate link). I ironed the Wonder Under onto the back of the silver fabric and cut out the shape, then ironed it onto my t-shirt fabric.<br />
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I used the raglan tee pattern from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470949554/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0470949554&linkCode=as2&tag=tangipursu-20&linkId=63NPGJTYLLKDJT5P">Sewing for Boys</a> (affiliate link) and upcycled a 3X men's tee that I got at a bargain store for the main fabric, reusing the hem. The sleeve fabric is from an upcycled jersey sheet - also re-using the hem. Yay for not having to hem!
I then printed my coloring page onto freezer paper and ironed it onto the top of my silver fabric applique. I machine stitched along some of the interior lines of the figure using black thread and a short stitch length to make ripping the paper out easier at the end. After I ripped the paper out I sewed around the whole figure to define it and added a white felt circle for the chest unibeam.<br />
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After all that detail work, sewing the shirt together was a breeze. My little guy immediately put the shirt on and started showing off his Iron Man moves.
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When my intangible work takes up most of my time, I really find myself craving the tangible. So, this past year, when I didn't have much time to sew, I found a project that I could do a little bit at a time - while watching the kids or watching TV. I had a couple of sheets that were the big kid's that had seen better days. They were ripped and faded but I didn't want to throw them away. In the condition they were in they were not suitable for giving away, nor were they suitable for making into clothes or quilts. So, I decided to make twine.<br />
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Winding the twine is kind of meditative and satisfies my need to be doing something productive even if I don't have time to sit in front of the sewing machine. And it is easy to do a little at a time. I don't quite know what I will do with the twine when I finish - perhaps crochet it up into a basket, like <a href="http://crochetincolor.blogspot.ca/2012/02/chunky-crocheted-basket-pattern.html" target="_blank">this one</a>?<br />
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Last week was <a href="http://imaginegnats.com/selfish-sewing-week/" target="_blank">Selfish Sewing Week</a> and, while I didn't have much time to sew, I did manage to make myself a pair of slippers to keep my feet warm now that it is getting colder.<br />
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I followed the <a href="http://laurenefabrications.blogspot.com/2013/04/kimono-slipper-tutorial.html" target="_blank">free pattern by Lauren E Fabrications</a>, using a canvas fabric for the outer fabric, a fleece for the inner fabric, and a non-slip fabric for the sole.<br />
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Although the pattern was made for a size 9-9 1/2 and I wear a size 8-8 1/2, I was too lazy to modify it, so, after I was done, I just added a couple of pleats on the sides of each shoe near the heel to keep the slipper from falling off of my heel.<br />
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And now my feet are warm, cozy and comfortable!<br />
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I sewed my little guy a letterman jacket for fall using the <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=850033&b=253536&m=29190&afftrack=&urllink=www%2Ecraftsy%2Ecom%2Fpattern%2Fsewing%2Fouterwear%2Fthe%2Dlettermans%2Djacket%2F111660" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pattern by Fairytale Pattern Designs</a> (affiliate link).<br />
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The body is red and black sweatshirt fleece, with red ribbing for the cuffs, collar and bottom band.<br />
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The pattern doesn't call for a lining, but I wanted this jacket to be warm enough for fall, so I added a lining made out of gray jersey.<br />
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I appliqued Lightning McQueen's number on the back and a Lightning McQueen patch that I bought on Etsy on the front.<br />
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Unfortunately I did not notice the typo in the patch until after the jacket was complete. Did you catch it? I should fix it before the little guy learns how to read.<br />
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But, for now, he thinks his new jacket is perfect.Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-18904572059370156992015-09-21T10:00:00.000-04:002015-09-21T10:00:04.147-04:00Toddler Play Purse<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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For my niece's 2nd birthday I decided to make her a play purse and phone with several different fasteners so she could practice her fine motor skills. I was inspired by <a href="http://www.agirlandagluegun.com/2015/07/interactive-toddler-purse.html" target="_blank">this one </a>that I saw on Pinterest, but I decided to make mine with pockets and use what I had, which meant no buckles.<br />
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The front features one snap pocket and one button pocket as well as a velcro tab to close the top of the purse.<br />
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The back features a zipper pocket.<br />
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I made a toy iPhone to go with the purse. It has clear vinyl on the front to mimic a screen and a single button. I imagined the dots in the center of the screen would represent the icons on the screen. Apparently it is all a little too abstract for my niece, though; my brother tells me she keeps trying to find a way to open it. <br />
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The interior has a pocket to hold the phone.<br />
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I hear that my niece has been carrying it around with her everywhere, so I guess it was a success!Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-58221385013928106252015-05-26T09:00:00.000-04:002015-05-26T09:00:04.135-04:00T-Shirt Quilt<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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I have been working on this t-shirt quilt for almost a year now, although I've probably been thinking about it at least twice that long. I have been saving t-shirts for this project since the little guy started growing out of shirts -- about three years ago. I don't like to throw anything out that can be re-used in some way; in addition, t-shirts that the kids have worn are special because they have memories attached. Many of the shirts in this quilt were worn by both boys. Some were handmade by me and a couple were decorated by a cousin.<br />
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About a year ago I started cutting up these saved shirts and piecing them in to 12.5" blocks. I didn't use any kind of interfacing, although I know you are supposed to to keep the shirts from stretching as your are piecing and cutting. I wasn't really worried about wonkiness though. Since many of the baby and toddler shirt fronts were less than 12.5" square I sewed pieces to the sides and/or top and bottom to get them to 12.5." Up until a couple months ago I only had about a dozen of these blocks done since I haven't had much time for sewing since September. But in the last couple months I have had more sewing time and have been working on this quilt whenever I get a chance.<br />
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I sewed the quilt together using a quilt-as-you-go method because I was worried that the lack of interfacing would make the whole thing too unstable if I tried to sew the blocks up into one big quilt top. So, once I had my quilt blocks (I made 36), I layered each with a piece of fleece for the batting and a heather gray jersey knit (from a set of sheets) for the backing and trimmed them up together using a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018N7UCO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0018N7UCO&linkCode=as2&tag=tangipursu-20&linkId=HSU25EUCVSMOOGXW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">12.5" ruler</a> (affiliate link). I found that when I smoothed the quilt block over the fleece that it needed trimming again to get it to 12.5" (that is obviously due to the lack of interfacing). The t-shirt material tended to stick to the fleece a little bit which made the whole thing hold together pretty well, but I put four safety pins through all the layers in each block to make sure the sandwich stayed together and didn't shift too much.<br />
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Once I had all my block sandwiches trimmed up I made binding tape out of solid flannel using my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001703IYW/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001703IYW&linkCode=as2&tag=tangipursu-20&linkId=BXSN5SNLSWXL5LAE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clover 1-inch bias tape maker</a> (affiliate link). I used flannel because I wanted it to feel soft and warm, like the t-shirts, but not have the stretch. I thought the feel of quilting cotton would be too much of a contrast with the t-shirts.<br />
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I then aligned the raw edge of one strip of binding tape to the right edge of one of my blocks, with the right side of the binding tape to the front of the block. I used another strip of binding tape on the back of the block with the right side of that strip facing the back of the block. I held the whole thing together with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZKPX8A/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004ZKPX8A&linkCode=as2&tag=tangipursu-20&linkId=RHRVLRNQHJSAHHQR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonder clips</a> (affiliate link).<br />
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I then sewed the binding tape on right along the crease (1/2" from the edge). I used long strips of the binding tape so that, as I got to the end of one block, I just slid another block in between the two strips of binding tape, making sure all the edges were aligned, and kept sewing.<br />
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After I finished sewing the binding tape to the right side of each block I cut the blocks apart and folded the binding tape from the back of the block out, so that the right side of that binding tape was now face down. I then put that on top of the next block which was face down, so that the right side of the back binding was against the back of the next block. I sewed along the back binding along the crease.<br />
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Then I flipped the second block so that it was face up and folded the front binding tape over the second block's left side raw edges.<br />
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I topstitched along the right side of the front binding tape, making sure the stitching from the back binding was covered. I used a bobbin thread that matched my backing fabric rather than my binding fabric because more often than not that stitching ended up on the backing fabric.<br />
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I continued piecing my blocks together this way until I had seven rows of blocks each.<br />
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I then pieced the rows together the same way I pieced the blocks together, making sure that my binding strips were at least as long as the row. At this point I realized I didn't have enough of the blue to complete the whole quilt, so I cut up some red and green to alternate with the blue for sewing the rows together. I actually love the way this turned out.<br />
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To complete the quilt I used a strip of binding tape made from navy blue flannel to bind the edges. I sewed it to the back first and then folded it over to the front and machine stitched it down.<br />
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And then I was done! A cozy soft quilt full of memories. The big kid has already claimed it as his own.<br />
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The quilt finished up at about 62.5" by 87.5." With this method of quilting as you go, you don't lose anything in the seam allowances since the blocks butt up against eachother under the binding strip. It is a generous twin size quilt and should last us a while. Maybe one of the kids will even take it to college!<br />
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I have a lot of t-shirts left and have plans for more quilts to use them up. I think my next project will be a denim-backed t-shirt picnic blanket!Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-15988453207631370092014-12-14T06:33:00.002-05:002014-12-14T06:33:41.117-05:00Giveaway Day Winner<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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The winner of the <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2014/12/giveaway-day-fox-lovey-pdf-sewing.html" target="_blank">fox lovey pattern giveaway</a> is comment number 32: Jodi, who said that her favorite thing to sew for a new baby are the <a href="http://birchfabrics.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/free-pattern-tutorial-henry-helga.html" target="_blank">Henry & Helga Elephants</a>. Jodi, check your email!<br />
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Thanks to everyone for stopping by!Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-63177316747076648662014-12-08T06:36:00.000-05:002014-12-08T09:16:57.445-05:00Giveaway Day: Fox Lovey PDF Sewing Pattern<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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It is giveaway day over at <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/" target="_blank">Sew Mama Sew</a>! I am participating for the first time by offering a free copy of my fox lovey pattern for one lucky reader of this blog. To enter just comment below with your favorite thing to sew for a new baby. You can enter through Friday, December 12th at midnight, EST.<br />
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You might also be interested in some of my <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/p/tutorials.html" target="_blank">free tutorials</a>.<br />
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It's getting close to Christmas but it is not too late to whip up a quick advent calendar using my <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2013/11/christmas-countdown-rings-tutorial-for.html" target="_blank">tutorial for Christmas countdown rings</a>:<br />
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I used to make these out of construction paper when I was a kid, but if you make them out of felt then you can reuse them every year!<br />
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With winter approaching, keep your little monsters warm with these <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2013/09/tutorial-scarf-with-claw-mittens.html" target="_blank">scarves with claw mittens</a>:<br />
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I also have a free pattern for a <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2014/04/easter-basket-free-pattern-and-tutorial.html" target="_blank">ruffled fabric basket</a> which is perfect for Easter, but also would work well for Christmas with different fabrics:<br />
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Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to leave a comment below telling me your favorite thing to sew for a new baby by Friday, December 12, 2014. A winner will be chosen randomly from the comments below and will be notified on Sunday, December 14, 2014.<br />
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<br />Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com81tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-71937660706609571342014-10-17T06:33:00.001-04:002014-10-17T06:33:23.511-04:00Beginning a new quilt<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><br />
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I have a lot less time for sewing since school began this year. Part of the reason is that I have taken on another non-tangible responsibility and am spending a lot of the time that was formerly sewing time on it. It's a good thing for me, but for now it means less sewing is getting done. I figured I would share what I am working on here even though it is not done yet, or anywhere near done. I have started a new quilt. I have been really itching to make a quilt lately. It is less practical than sewing clothes for my kids or creating a new pattern to sell, but, with so little time for myself, I wanted to do something I would really enjoy. I don't want sewing to be yet another job.<br />
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An idea had been bouncing around in my head for a while for a log-cabin-style quilt that I plan to use as a wall hanging in my dining room. I wanted to use this blue fabric with little flowers that I have had forever. I paired it with some yellow, orange, a lighter blue, and a dark brown, as well as the <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/fj-068/kaufman-essex-yarn-dyed-linen-blend-flax" target="_blank">Kaufman Essex Yarn-Dyed Linen Blend in Flax</a> that I loved so much in the <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2014/06/fantasy-four-patch-quilt-finished.html" target="_blank">last quilt I made</a>. The colors were inspired by a painting we have hanging in the dining room that we got at a starving artists sale about 10 years or so ago.<br />
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I sketched out my design for the quilt on an iPad app that I love, called <a href="http://concepts.tophatch.com/" target="_blank">Concepts</a>. It has been great for sketching out quilt ideas and other ideas while I am on the train or, in this case, on vacation. As I mentioned, it is a log cabin style quilt, but each strip around the center square (with the exception of the first one) is pieced from two different fabrics. I played with the placement of the blocks on the app and discovered a fun secondary design when I turned the blocks so that the corner of one of the colors (the orange below in the picture) was always pointed to the middle of a four patch of the blocks.<br />
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When I got ready to cut out the fabrics I realized I didn't have enough of the light blue to use it as designed, so I decided to swap the light blue and orange. And actually, I am happy I did - I think it works better that way. <br />
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I'll have to share more on the cutting and piecing next time or this post will never get published. Until then!<br />
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I decided to make a colors book, using several scraps of fabric for each color. That way it could be a scrap-busting project as well as a nice gift. Because I sew all different kinds of things, I have scraps of many different kinds of fabrics. I thought it would be interesting to use different kinds of fabrics in the book to create different textures to provide a richer sensory experience for my niece. I used scraps of fleece, satin, vinyl, knit and corduroy as well as quilting cotton.</div>
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If the fabric was woven, I applied wonder under to the back and then I cut the scraps into simple shapes using freezer paper templates. I ironed the woven fabrics onto my pages and pinned or glued the others down temporarily. Then I machine stitched around the edges of each shape.<br />
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The pages were made of a lightweight canvas. I cut the pieces of page fabric 7" x 13.5" so that each piece of fabric had two pages on it, with the finished page size being approximately 6"x6" after accounting for the seam allowances and loss of some of the middle of each two page set due to the binding of the book. Because of the way I was planning on sewing the pages together at the end, the first page and last page (red and black) were on one piece of fabric, then the second page and second to last page (orange and brown) were on the next piece of fabric and so on.<br />
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After all the scraps and color words had been applied to each two-page sheet, I sewed two sheets right sides together (red/black to orange/brown and yellow/purple to green/blue) with a piece of batting on the outside, leaving an opening for turning. I clipped the corners and turned right side out and stitched around the edges, closing my gap.</div>
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For the cover I sewed together scraps in rainbow order, log-cabin style around the title. I used a heavier weight canvas for the inside and back covers and sewed the outside and inside covers right sides together with batting, just as I did for the other pages.</div>
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If you've read this far I assume you are a pretty dedicated reader of this site, so I wanted to let you know that you will probably see fewer posts than usual from me over the next several months. I have taken on an additional, non-tangible, commitment that is going to take up a lot of what had previously been my sewing and blogging time. At some point in the future I hope to be able to devote more time to sewing and blogging again, but for the immediate future you will probably only see about one or two posts from me each month. </div>
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I signed up to participate in a mystery challenge - where a group of bloggers are each assigned a random partner who gives gives the blogger a theme that they must create a project for. Karly from <a href="http://www.paisleyroots.com/" target="_blank">Paisley Roots</a> was assigned to give me a theme and she chose London Dapper. I started looking on pinterest and saw a lot of suit jackets, button-down shirts, and trouser-style pants. I told Karly this would be a challenge for me as I usually went pretty casual. In the end I'm not sure I rose to the challenge so much as I brought the challenge down to me.<br />
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I considered making some formal clothes for my little guy because I am still the one who dresses him, so I knew I could get the clothes on him, while the big kid might flat out refuse. But it is my big kid who is more in need of clothes now, so I decided to find a way to make an outfit for him that would fit the challenge.<br />
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In browsing pinterest I did see some cowl-neck sweaters in the dapper category and I knew my big kid would wear that, especially if I made it in fleece. I used the <a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?ii=1198254&c=ib&aff=263335&cl=236729" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">varsity cowl neck pullover pattern</a> (affiliate link) from Peek-a-Boo pattern shop and some navy blue micro-fleece that I had purchased for $1/yard from a fabric store near where I work.<br />
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I also wanted to make a collared shirt. I was thinking that layering the shirt under the cowl neck pullover would give it a more formal look, but in the end the collared shirt wasn't even visible under the pullover. My big kid recently told me he doesn't wear shirts with buttons, so I decided to make a knit pullover shirt with a collar and a slit so it could get over his head. I mashed a few different patterns together to get the look I was going for. I used a grey and navy striped knit that I had purchased on <a href="http://www.girlcharlee.com/navy-blue-heather-gray-small-stripe-cotton-jersey-blend-knit-fabric-p-9379.html" target="_blank">Girl Charlee</a>, but I didn't quite have enough to make the long sleeves, so I decide to make a faux layered look with a solid navy sleeve underneath.<br />
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I had also wanted to make a pair of pants for the big kid. I was thinking a trouser-style pair of jeans or something like that, but I didn't end up having time. Then I realized that I had made him a pair of pants a couple months ago that I had never blogged about that could work. They are made out of a tan corduroy that I think might have also come from the $1/yard barrel at the fabric store near where I work. I used the little heartbreaker pants pattern from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470949554/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0470949554&linkCode=as2&tag=parewire-20&linkId=2O276ZF3WWP5XLAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sewing for Boys</a> (affiliate link). They are wide leg, where much of the stuff I saw in my pinterest search was skinny leg, but they do have kind of a trouser look to them and I figured homemade pants that didn't quite fit the challenge were better than store-bought pants, so I went with it.<br />
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In the end, I am pretty happy with the outfit although it doesn't exactly scream "dapper."<br />
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And I think my big kid will get a lot of use out of the items this fall.<br />
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Be sure to check out all the other bloggers who participated in the mystery challenge below:<br />
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Friends Stitched Together - <a href="http://wp.me/p4xQbT-Md" target="_blank">History of Flight</a> - 8/17</div>
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Felt with Love Designs - <a href="http://wp.me/p3JF8l-Sl" target="_blank">Under the Sea</a> - 8/18</div>
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Knot Sew Normal - <a href="http://knotsewnormal.wordpress.com/2014/08/august-mystery-challenge-apples" target="_blank">Fruit</a> - 8/19</div>
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Friends Stitched Together - <a href="http://friendsstitchedtogether.com/little-pony-mystery-challenge/" target="_blank">My Little Pony</a> - 8/20</div>
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The Berry Bunch - <a href="http://bunchoberries.blogspot.com/2014/08/august-mystery-challenge-cover-up.html" target="_blank">Cover Up</a> - 8/21</div>
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Pensebrox - <a href="http://www.pensebrox.com/august-mystery-challenge/" target="_blank">Titanic</a> - 8/22</div>
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Tangible Pursuits - <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2014/08/august-mystery-challenge-london-dapper.html" target="_blank">London Dapper</a> - 8/23</div>
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Rebel and Malice - <a href="http://rebelandmalice.blogspot.com/2014/08/mystery-challenge-disco.html" target="_blank">Disco</a> - 8/24</div>
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Sewing Sober - <a href="http://sewingsober.blogspot.com/2014/08/espionage-mystery-challenge.html" target="_blank">Espionage </a>- 8/25</div>
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Sugaridoo - <a href="http://www.sugaridoo.com/mini-quilt-music-mystery-challenge" target="_blank">Musical Instruments</a> - 8/26</div>
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Lulu and Celeste - <a href="http://luluandceleste.blogspot.com/2014/08/mystery-sewing-challenge.html" target="_blank">Morpho Butterfly/Rainforest</a> - 8/27</div>
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Paisley Roots - <a href="http://www.paisleyroots.com/2014/08/mystery-challenge-classic-summer-movies.html" target="_blank">Classic Summer Movies</a> - 8/28</div>
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Create 3.5 - <a href="http://createthreepointfive.blogspot.com/2014/08/mystery-challenge-morocco.html" target="_blank">Morocco</a> - 8/29</div>
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Mae&K - <a href="http://maeandk.com/august-mystery-challenge/" target="_blank">Solar System</a> - 8/30</div>
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The Sewing Sparrow - <a href="http://thesewingsparrow.blogspot.com/2014/08/mystery-theme-challenge-safari-outfit.html" target="_blank">Safari</a> - 8/31</div>
Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-84521552610925931102014-08-09T13:58:00.002-04:002014-08-17T08:25:27.609-04:00Shark Softie Pattern Release and Giveaway!<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><br />
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I am happy to announce the release of my latest pattern, a shark softie! This shark is a little on the ferocious side with his open mouth and sharp teeth, but he also doesn't mind being cuddled.<br />
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The pattern is available for sale on <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=850033&b=253536&m=29190&afftrack=&urllink=www%2Ecraftsy%2Ecom%2Fpattern%2Fsewing%2Ftoy%2Fshark%2Dsoftie%2F106981" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craftsy</a> (affiliate link). The pattern includes detailed instructions, illustrated by clear pictures, and full size pattern pieces, which include seam allowances. The pattern makes an 18" long shark.<br />
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As I mentioned on Monday, I am participating in Stitch Swap and I received this cool Velocity fabric by Jessica Hogarth from Roxanne of <a href="http://www.pensebrox.com/" target="_blank">PenSebRox</a>.<br />
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The fabric has bikes and scooters on it and conveys movement and going places, so I decided to use it to make a duffle bag that our family could use on our summer travels. I used Noodlehead's <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/2013/10/cargo-duffle-pattern-for-robert-kaufman.html" target="_blank">free Cargo Duffle Pattern</a>. I really like this pattern - I used it <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2014/04/cargo-duffle-bag.html" target="_blank">before </a>to make a gift for my mother-in-law and right after I finished that one I wished I had one for myself as well, so this was the perfect opportunity.<br />
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I purchased some linen blend fabrics to coordinate with the Velocity print. I used <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/ff-320/kaufman-essex-linen-blend-orange" target="_blank">Kaufman Essex linen blend in Orange</a> for the pockets and handles and <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/ff-314/kaufman-essex-linen-blend-indigo" target="_blank">Kaufman Essex Linen Blend in Indigo</a> for the bottom panels. I would note that the orange is almost a coral color and the Indigo is more of a royal blue, but both coordinated very well with the velocity fabric.<br />
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For the inside I used a <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/0310601/7-oz-duck-mustard" target="_blank">mustard-colored duck canvas</a> which also coordinates well with the fabric and makes the interior nice and bright. I bound the seams with a <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/ci-323/kona-cotton-white" target="_blank">white kona cotton</a>.<br />
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I made the same change to the pattern as I made last time I made it - i widened the side panels to 9" rather than 6.5" for a roomier duffle and I used velcro instead of snaps on the pockets.<br />
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For the quilting, I did a meandering design on the upper portions and wavy lines on the bottom. I like how both patterns add to the feeling of movement in the fabric, which is perfect for a bag that is meant to go places!<br />
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Don't forget that Sunday is the last day of the 25% off sale in my <a href="http://shrsl.com/?%7E639y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Craftsy store</a> (affiliate link)! <br />
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Also, be sure to visit all the other participants in the stitch swap:<br />
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Monday July 21st<br />
Stephanie -- <a href="http://swoodsonsays.com/" target="_blank">Swoodson Says</a><br />
Jamie --<a href="http://salutationslouisville.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Salutations Louisville</a><br />
Ashley -- <a href="http://sewingsober.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sewing Sober</a><br />
Kathy -- <a href="http://www.handmadedresshaven.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Handmade Dress Haven</a><br />
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Tuesday July 22nd<br />
Tasha -- <a href="http://friendsstitchedtogether.com/" target="_blank">Friends Stitched Together</a><br />
Janelle -- <a href="http://emmalinebags.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Emmaline Bags</a><br />
Kim -- <a href="http://eggointheoven.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sew & Tell with Mama Eggo</a><br />
April-- <a href="http://www.openskyecreations.com/blog" target="_blank">Open Sky Creations</a><br />
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Wednesday July 23rd<br />
Amy-- <a href="http://friendsstitchedtogether.com/" target="_blank">Friends Stitched Together</a><br />
Danica -- <a href="http://thesewingsparrow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sewing Sparrow</a><br />
Bethany -- <a href="http://twonovembers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two Novembers</a><br />
Jessica -- <a href="http://bunchoberries.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Berry Bunch</a><br />
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Thursday July 24th<br />
Chrissy -- <a href="http://www.museofthemorning.com/" target="_blank">Muse of the Morning</a><br />
Fenna -- <a href="http://www.fabuloushomesewn.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Fabulous Home Sewn</a><br />
Melissa -- <a href="http://rebelandmalice.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rebel and Malice</a><br />
Irene -- <a href="http://www.sugaridoo.com/" target="_blank">Sugaridoo</a><br />
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Friday July 25th<br />
Jess -- <a href="http://www.graciousthreads.ca/" target="_blank">Gracious Threads</a><br />
Emily --<a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/" target="_blank"> Tangible Pursuits</a><br />
Roxanne -- <a href="http://www.pensebrox.com/" target="_blank">Pensebrox</a><br />
Megan -- <a href="http://environmentalfashionistamk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Upcycling? Refashion That Idea.</a><br />
<br />Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-45596772071405067202014-07-21T06:48:00.001-04:002014-08-17T08:24:29.783-04:00Pattern Sale and Stitch Swap<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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It is summer time and I am seeing a lot of pregnant women walking around. Maybe it is just because people are less clothed, but I always see so many more pregnant women in the summertime than other times of year. In honor of all the summer babies I am having a sale on all my animal lovey patterns this week on <a href="http://shrsl.com/?%7E639y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my Craftsy store</a> (affiliate link). Loveys are a perfect baby shower gift -- every baby needs a lovey friend to cuddle with at night! They are easier to make than you might think and only take a couple hours to sew.<br />
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Also this week I am participating in Stitch Swap - a fun event where bloggers are assigned another blogger, secret santa style, to whom they send a yard of fabric. The recipient sews up something with the fabric they have received and blogs about it. I wanted to participate because I always love getting surprises in the mail and I liked the idea of being challenged to sew something with a fabric that I might not have necessarily picked out myself.<br />
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So from my partner I got this cool Velocity print in blue, which I found for sale <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/97642516/sale-velocity-cityrides-blue-12-yard" target="_blank">here</a>, in case you want some too.<br />
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You will have to wait until Friday to see what I made with it, but in the meantime you can visit the other bloggers in the series to see what they have come up with with their mystery fabric. Here is the full schedule: <br />
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Monday July 21st<br />
Stephanie -- <a href="http://swoodsonsays.com/" target="_blank">Swoodson Says</a><br />
Jamie --<a href="http://salutationslouisville.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Salutations Louisville</a><br />
Ashley -- <a href="http://sewingsober.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sewing Sober</a><br />
Kathy -- <a href="http://www.handmadedresshaven.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Handmade Dress Haven</a><br />
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Tuesday July 22nd<br />
Tasha -- <a href="http://friendsstitchedtogether.com/" target="_blank">Friends Stitched Together</a><br />
Janelle -- <a href="http://emmalinebags.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Emmaline Bags</a><br />
Kim -- <a href="http://eggointheoven.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sew & Tell with Mama Eggo</a><br />
April-- <a href="http://www.openskyecreations.com/blog" target="_blank">Open Sky Creations</a><br />
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Wednesday July 23rd<br />
Amy-- <a href="http://friendsstitchedtogether.com/" target="_blank">Friends Stitched Together</a><br />
Danica -- <a href="http://thesewingsparrow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sewing Sparrow</a><br />
Bethany -- <a href="http://twonovembers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two Novembers</a><br />
Jessica -- <a href="http://bunchoberries.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Berry Bunch</a><br />
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Thursday July 24th<br />
Chrissy -- <a href="http://www.museofthemorning.com/" target="_blank">Muse of the Morning</a><br />
Fenna -- <a href="http://www.fabuloushomesewn.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Fabulous Home Sewn</a><br />
Melissa -- <a href="http://rebelandmalice.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rebel and Malice</a><br />
Irene -- <a href="http://www.sugaridoo.com/" target="_blank">Sugaridoo</a><br />
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Friday July 25th<br />
Jess -- <a href="http://www.graciousthreads.ca/" target="_blank">Gracious Threads</a><br />
Emily --<a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/" target="_blank"> Tangible Pursuits</a><br />
Roxanne -- <a href="http://www.pensebrox.com/" target="_blank">Pensebrox</a><br />
Megan -- <a href="http://environmentalfashionistamk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Upcycling? Refashion That Idea.</a></div>
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This post was originally published at <a href="http://www.graciousthreads.ca/" target="_blank">Gracious Threads</a> as part of their <a href="http://www.graciousthreads.ca/search/label/embellish" target="_blank">Embellish is for Boys series</a>. Be sure to check out the whole series for a ton of great tutorials and projects for spicing up your boy clothes.<br />
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Hi, I'm Emily from Tangible Pursuits. I'm here today to share some freezer paper stencil tees for Embellish is for Boys. I have two boys and I love to make clothes for them. Since I got a serger I have been making a lot more tees because it is so fast and easy. Plain tees can be a little boring, though, so it is fun to dress them up with embellishments. For this project I used clip art and fonts to create my freezer paper stencils. <br />
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My big kid watches a lot of super hero shows. There is always a bad guy in those shows who hypnotizes people with one of those red and white spinning spirals. I decided to make the big kid a shirt with one of those spinning spirals on it.<br />
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I found the spiral that I used on <a href="http://www.clipartbest.com/spiral-vector" target="_blank">ClipArtBest.com</a>. I opened the file in Word and resized it to be 10" wide and tall. It obviously went off the page that way, so I printed it twice - once aligned to the right and once aligned to the left. Then I trimmed off the margin on one of the pieces and taped them together.<br />
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I then traced the shape onto the freezer paper.<br />
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Next I cut out the spiral to make the stencil and ironed it onto my fabric. I used a red knit fabric that I had already cut into a 10" circle. Then I used a silver metallic fabric paint to paint the stencil. Don't forget to put cardboard behind your fabric to protect your surfaces! I used a flat rate box since I have a number of those laying around.<br />
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Then I sewed my red circle onto the front t-shirt piece. I used a Simplicity raglan tee pattern for this shirt.<br />
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In some places my spiral went very close to the edge of the red fabric, so I had to put a piece of freezer paper over it as I was sewing, to ensure that it wouldn't stick as I was sewing. I also used my Teflon foot just to be extra sure nothing would stick.<br />
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Then I sewed the tee together as usual. When I showed it to the big kid, he immediately knew what it was and declared it "cool!" <br />
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The little guy likes to put on glasses and pretend to be Daddy, so for his shirt I decided to make a glasses stencil. I found a perfect clip art of glasses on <a href="http://www.clipartbest.com/clipart-dc8qjqzce" target="_blank">ClipArtBest.com</a>. Because this one wasn't so big I was able to print it directly onto the freezer paper. To do this, just cut your freezer paper to approximately the size of a piece of paper and load it in your printer so that it will print on the non-shiny side. Then cut out, position over your fabric, iron on and stencil. I used a dark gray soft fabric paint.<br />
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One of the cool things about making a stencil with freezer paper is that you can have unpainted areas in the middle of the shape - like with these glasses - something you can't do with a regular stencil without having weird skinny lines in the middle of your picture. You just have to make sure to cut out those center shapes and save them and then iron them down as well.<br />
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For this shirt I used the raw-edged raglan pattern from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470949554/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0470949554&linkCode=as2&tag=parewire-20&linkId=Q2NTY4KTEP42YRY5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sewing for Boys</a> (affiliate link), but I made it without the raw edges.<br />
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Finally I decided to make my boys matching "Super" shirts. The big kid calls his super hero alter ego "Super E" because his first initial is E, so the little guy would be "Super C." For this one I just used Word's "Word Art" feature to turn "super" sideways and to adjust both "super" and the initial to be the same height. <br />
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I had to print them on two separate sheets of paper again because they were too big to fit on one. Then I traced the letters onto a large sheet of freezer paper. and cut them out. Don't forget to save the inner shapes of the "P" and "R."<br />
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I used a gold metallic paint for the super shirts. I showed the big kid his before it was completely sewn together and he asked me if it could be a tank top instead of a t-shirt. I agreed to leave the sleeves off. I sewed little cuffs onto the armholes (binding it might have made more sense, but this was faster). The pattern was the basic t-shirt pattern from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0913212172/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0913212172&linkCode=as2&tag=parewire-20&linkId=QOIFFLC3GCKJJQID" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kwik Sew's Sewing for Children</a> (affiliate link).<br />
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So it came out looking like a muscle shirt which he was pretty happy with.<br />
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Here is the little guy's. I used <a href="http://www.sewingmamaraeanna.com/2013/12/cupcake-top-pattern-is-here.html" target="_blank">Sewing Mama RaeAnna's Cupcake top pattern</a> for this one - I just left off the pocket and shortened the sleeves.<br />
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Thanks for reading! I hope you found some good ideas to embellish your own tees with freezer paper stencils. <br />
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<br />Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-60801095811397544712014-07-06T09:00:00.000-04:002014-08-17T08:23:26.655-04:00Ruby Lou Doll<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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One of my nieces has been sick lately so I decided to make her a doll for a get well present. I happened to have a copy of the <a href="http://www.sewmuchado.com/2010/01/ruby-lou-doll-pdf-pattern.html" target="_blank">Ruby Lou Doll pattern </a>from Sew Much Ado, from a previous pattern test and I knew it would make the perfect gift!<br />
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I used <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/fj-068/kaufman-essex-yarn-dyed-linen-blend-flax" target="_blank">Kaufman Essex Yarn-Dyed Linen Blend</a> in Flax from fabric.com for her body. I love the look and feel of a doll made with linen (or, in this case, a linen blend). The texture and color variation make it look more realistic than plain cotton. The purple and solid pink were from my stash and the <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/0303376/tone-on-tone-small-vine-pink" target="_blank">darker pink print</a> and <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/0313757/cordero-tossed-daisy-blue" target="_blank">blue daisies</a> were also from fabric.com. The hair and shoes are dark brown felt.<br />
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The only thing I wish I had done differently was to not make the collar and sleeves the same color. I didn't realize when I cut the pieces out that the sleeves would be right next to the collar like they are. I also think if I made this doll again I might make her a circle skirt rather than a gathered rectangle skirt so it would fit a little more closely at the hips. I love her mary janes and her felt braids and her sweet happy face. I hope she brings a smile to my niece.<br />
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<br />Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-55324443482868299582014-06-30T09:00:00.000-04:002014-08-17T08:23:04.498-04:00Fantasy Four Patch Quilt Finished<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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I started this quilt <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2014/04/craftsy-class-review-and-giveaway.html" target="_blank">a while ago</a> but just got around to quilting and binding it recently. As I mentioned previously it was made using one of the processes in Joe Cunningham's <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=486421&u=850033&m=29190&urllink=&afftrack=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pattern-Free Quiltmaking</a> class on Craftsy (affiliate link), called the fantasy four patch. The four patch blocks have four rectangles of varying sizes rather than the traditional four squares. For the border I wanted to make it look like the quilt top was laying on top of a really big fantasy four patch.<br />
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I am pretty happy with how it came out except that I wish I had had enough of the green print to use it instead of the brown in the border. Even though the brown is almost the same color as the background of the flower print it really stands out to have such a big patch of it there.<br />
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For the binding I used a striped fabric from the same fabric line as the flower print. (Both of which are no longer available from Fabric.com, where I bought them, but I did find them at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/181650207/sale-metallic-floral-fabric-by-the-yard" target="_blank">this</a> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/181650821/marrakesh-metallic-fabric-by-the-yard" target="_blank">store</a>.)<br />
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For the back I used <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/fj-068/kaufman-essex-yarn-dyed-linen-blend-flax" target="_blank">Kaufman Essex Yarn-Dyed Linen Blend in flax</a>, with a strip down the middle of the the solids I used in the quilt in varying widths.<br />
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I actually really love the back with the linen and the solids. I think it would have been a little better if I had made the strip of colors off center, but I still love it. Especially the linen. Such a great texture. There will definitely be more quilting with linen in my future.<br />
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I am fairly new to free motion quilting, but I am pretty happy with how this came out. I do need to work on keeping my scale the same throughout the quilt and on keeping an even stitch length. I guess I am just going to have to make more quilts so I can practice more!Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-18740823577081096312014-06-14T08:07:00.000-04:002014-08-17T08:22:40.965-04:00Quiet Book<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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I have been pinning quiet book ideas for some time -- although my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/eswall/cloth-book-ideas/" target="_blank">board</a> is actually not that full. I like the idea of making something entertaining and educational out of fabric. I finally decided to make one because the kids and I will be flying across the country in a few weeks and I wanted to have something to bring to entertain the little guy other than videos, since his attention span for videos is not that long. I will probably bring a few small toys, but toys on the plane could cause problems if he throws them or bangs them on the tray. A quiet book is a good solution because it is soft and doesn't take up a lot of room but can contain a lot of activities.<br />
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My first page is a cookie monster page:<br />
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My little guy loves cookie monster and also is in to pretending to eat and pretending to feed people, so he loves this page. I based the design on this <a href="http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/cutting-corners/2014/01/24/monster-and-his-cookies/" target="_blank">free template</a> by Shari B of Doohikey Designs for Riley Blake. Instead of her monster though, I used cookie monster. I found an image of cookie monster online, printed it out and traced it to make my pattern.<br />
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Instead of the book in the original design, I put the cookies on a plate and I used velcro instead of snaps. For the numbers on the cookies I used some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000C0CIR/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0000C0CIR&linkCode=as2&tag=parewire-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">printable iron-on t-shirt transfer paper</a> (affiliate link). Finally, I made cookie monster's mouth out of black felt and didn't sew the top edge on, so that the little guy could feed cookie monster by putting the cookies into his mouth. (I do intend to add chocolate chips to the other cookies as well, but I needed a break from the embroidery work.) <br />
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The next two pages are dress up pages<br />
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I used the <a href="http://www.serving-pink-lemonade.com/2011/01/quiet-book-templates.html" target="_blank">dress up doll template</a> from Serving Pink Lemonade, which was actually the source of a lot of my inspiration for this quiet book (her complete quiet book is <a href="http://www.serving-pink-lemonade.com/2011/01/quiet-book.html" target="_blank">here</a>). I made long and short pants and tees by cutting the clothing shapes out of scraps of actual fabric I have used for the kids clothing and fusing them onto felt pieces cut to the same shape to which I had sewed velcro. On the closet page I embroidered little hangers for each item using a backstitch. On the doll side, the words are iron-on transfer paper again.<br />
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The next two pages are a map/driving page<br />
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I was inspired by <a href="http://www.imagineourlife.com/2012/07/06/city-quiet-book-page/" target="_blank">this city page</a> from Imagine Our Life and this <a href="http://www.serving-pink-lemonade.com/2011/01/quiet-book.html" target="_blank">Road Map page </a>from Serving Pink Lemonade and kind of did a combination of the two. I made the roads the exact width of the little car I wanted to include with the page and fused them on with wonder under and then sewed a zigzag stitch along the edges with white thread to represent the white lines on the sides of roads. I made a pocket to keep the car in with elastic at the open end so it won't fall out.<br />
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All the buildings and other objects were cut out of felt and sewn on by hand. Details were embroidered on.<br />
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The next two pages have a guy with hair and teeth and a toothbrush and comb to brush his teeth and comb his hair.<br />
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I used clipart for the shape of the toothbrush and comb. Each is made with two layers of felt sewn together for a little more stability. For the toothbrush I sandwiched a couple small rectangles of white felt in between the two layers of red felt where the bristles belong and sewed it together, then cut the white felt into strips for the bristles. For the teeth of the comb I sewed lines about 3/16" apart and then cut between them.<br />
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Finally the last two pages are a shapes page and a barn page:<br />
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Each shape is two pieces of felt sewn together with velcro on the back. A third felt shape is sewn on to the page so that we could make a matching game by removing the shapes and then putting themm back in the appropriate spots.<br />
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The barn page is also from <a href="http://www.serving-pink-lemonade.com/2011/01/quiet-book.html" target="_blank">Serving Pink Lemonade</a> (template <a href="http://www.serving-pink-lemonade.com/2011/01/quiet-book-templates.html" target="_blank">here</a>). I intend to make the animal finger puppets to go inside the barn as well, but I needed a little break from this project as it was very time consuming!<br />
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For the construction of the book, I had sewn all the elements onto my quilting cotton pages first. Then I sewed the pages together in pairs such that the first page is sewn to the last page and then the second page is sewn to the second to last page and so on. The middle two pages (the road page) were already one piece of fabric. Then I sewed pairs of pages right sides together with a piece of cotton batting on the back of each page, leaving a three inch gap for turning. I then inserted two pieces of plastic canvas slightly smaller than my finished page size into the opening - one for each side, leaving an approximately 1/2" gap in the middle of each page set. I ended up with three page sets, which I then stacked on top of eachother and sewed together by hand using a double thread.<br />
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I sewed the pages together using two lines of white thread on the roads (as you can see in the detail of the road page above), so that my stitching could also serve as crosswalks for the roads. For this method of assembling the book, I don't think I could have added any more pages as it is already quite thick. <br />
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I let the little guy play with the book for a few minutes and his favorite pages are definitely the cookie monster page and the road page. Then I put it away because I want it to still be new for him when we go on our trip in a few weeks, so that it will hopefully hold his attention for more than a few minutes<br />
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<br />Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-32461813765713719712014-06-03T06:17:00.000-04:002014-08-17T08:21:46.018-04:00Perfect Petal Purse Pattern<br />
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Recently I had the chance to test FABulous Home Sewn Products' <a href="http://fabuloushomesewn.blogspot.com/2014/05/perfect-petal-purse-pattern.html" target="_blank">Perfect Petal Purse Pattern</a>. It is a fun little purse for a little girl. It is also a pretty quick sew, so if you need a present for a little girl <i>tomorrow </i>this would be a good pattern to have on hand.<br />
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I used <a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/fj-068/kaufman-essex-yarn-dyed-linen-blend-flax" target="_blank">Kaufman's Essex Yarn-dyed linen blend </a>in Flax for the main body of the purse and the handle. For the petals and lining I used this blue flower print that I have had for, probably, ten years. I love the way these fabrics look together (in fact I already have another project in mind that would use these two fabrics) but, for this project, I could have maybe chosen more fun fabrics.<br />
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I sewed this purse up using a testing version of the pattern. Some changes were made to the pattern after I made mine which should help the purse come out more round and eliminate the bunching of the fabric at the base of the petals.<br />
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<br />Emily Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02484480767349779513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7358871844643402232.post-1911981052585551072014-05-29T06:44:00.000-04:002014-08-17T08:21:29.924-04:00Summer PJs<a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a>
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I have been sewing my little guy up a bunch of pajamas for summer because somehow no size 2/3 summer pajamas seem to have been saved from the big kid. I don't know how that happened, since I saved nearly everything else. Anyway, I also have a lot of cute flannel prints that I wanted to use up. The fabric specifically says on the selvage that it is not intended for children's sleepwear, but I decided to use them for pajamas anyway. I think the reason for the warning is that you are not supposed to make loose-fitting cotton items for children to sleep in because they can catch fire and burn more easily if exposed to a flame. My children, however, do not play around open flames so I think the risk is a small one.<br />
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I used the <a href="http://www.gyctdesigns.com/2014/03/seaside-summer-top-dress-pattern-release.html" target="_blank">Seaside Summer Top </a>pattern from GYCT Designs for the pajama tops and the Goodnight, Sweetheart pj pants from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470949554/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0470949554&linkCode=as2&tag=parewire-20&linkId=2O276ZF3WWP5XLAU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sewing for Boys</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=parewire-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0470949554" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (affiliate link). Both are a quick sew and make a cool comfortable pajama for summer nights.<br />
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I made one pair with short bottoms in this cool robot print. <br />
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So, the little guy is on his way to having a full summer wardrobe...</div>
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I made a tote bag for my mom for mother's day. I wanted to make one that she could use for work so I knew it would need to have lots of pockets - outside pockets for water bottles and other frequently accessed items and then inside pockets for her iphone, pens, keys, wallet, etc.</div>
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The fabrics I chose were the same ones I used on this <a href="http://www.tangiblepursuits.com/2014/04/cargo-duffle-bag.html" target="_blank">duffel bag</a>. I love the way these fabrics work together and I just happened to have enough left for this project.</div>
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I used the <a href="http://www.flamingotoes.com/2013/09/easy-diy-pocket-tote-tutorial/" target="_blank">Easy DIY pocket tote tutorial</a> from Flamingo Toes with a couple modifications. For the interfacing I used fusible fleece on the outer pieces to give the bag more body. Second, I wanted it to look more like a traditional tote bag, so I put long handles on the main purse pieces before sewing the bag together. I sewed the handles onto the main piece, stopping a few inches before the top edge.</div>
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Finally, I added extra pockets to the inside. On one side I put a zipper pocket.</div>
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On the other side I put a patch pocket the width of the side that I divided up into compartments for pens and a phone.</div>
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