This flirty mid-thigh, half circle skirt shows just how far I've come. With that said, I still have more to learn.
Enjoy!
This is the third circle skirt I have made over the past few years of sewing adventures. The first was a black jersey one that was a full circle and hit at the knees. The second was a quarter circle that was made from a red knit that pooled at the floor in a maxi style. Both of these projects taught me something valuable and provided me with learning points for future projects. This flirty mid-thigh, half circle skirt shows just how far I've come. With that said, I still have more to learn. Enjoy!
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This time I made myself a trinket, a Fox! Last spring I had to put down my 21 year old cat named Fox and I've been eagerly awaiting the time to create this little guy.
Just like the owl for Sammi he is made from felt and friendship floss. There are only differences with this one, I used sequins and beads for the eyes and nose instead of buttons, I used a second piece of felt to create a pocket (to hid the back threads and stuff him) and I got the pattern from a book. Stay tuned for the next trinket... a Tardis! Feeling sleepy and not wanting to sit at my desk and use my sewing machine, I needed a project that I could take to bed with me. Felt trinkets it is. Welcome to the first post of (hopefully) many on a variety of felt trinkets. This first one is for, of course, Sammi. She is the purple Owl princess after all. Per usual there is a linked image on the right that will take you to the original owner's tutorial. I actually didn't realize there was a tutorial when I was creating this so mimicking their steps will NOT get you the out come found on the left. Quick Steps are found below and please note, on this first iteration the back of the owl is a mess of stitching and threads. The next trinket will have a back cover that will hide that mess. Live and Learn, Enjoy!
My latest labor of love for my little brother is a polar fleece pillow. Mine is the larger image on the left and I used the reference image on the right as inspiration.
I measured out the fleece pieces with paper templates and used a vanishing fabric pen to transfer the design to the fabric and then cut out all of of the pieces. After pinning the pieces in places I began the "applique" process by machine sewing the pieces to the yellow fabric. I then matched the outside faces and stitched it closed with a 3" opening left to turn it right side in and stuff it. Using a ladder stitch I closed the seam and ta da! Pillow!
White Chocolate Raspberry Thumbprint CookiesYou will need:
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Because Sammi and I are authoring this blog together, we have opted for using avatar image to differentiate between who is posting (along with tagging). Today I took a break from my finals to create the first draft of them in vector form.
Hope you like!
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