tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87144736440089034172024-03-14T00:14:04.314-07:00Needlework Crafts Sewing and Stitching FunNeedlework crafts, quilting, cross-stitch, sewing, recycling, crochet, knitting, macrame and other fabric and thread crafts.Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-38544496819032902612015-03-06T17:51:00.003-08:002015-03-06T17:51:45.365-08:00Biscuit Quilt or Puff Coverlet Instructions for Easy Sewing, No Quilting Required<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed Biscuit Squares with Colorful Trim</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Making a biscuit quilt or puff coverlet is one of the
easiest craft quilting projects, requiring only simple sewing and the ability to sew a reasonably
straight seam. Use leftover fabrics, randomly placed, or create a design with
the squares.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The general concept of the puff quilt is that two squares
are sewn together, one larger than the other one, and the sewn squares are
joined together to form a coverlet. You can choose any size you want for the
squares and for the quilt, and squares aren’t required. I’ve seen a Simplicity
pattern that uses 7 1/2 by 9 inch rectangles to make a reversible puff coverlet, but you have to watch the direction of the rectangles.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A Nine-Patch Square is a Practice Piece</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I prefer top squares that are about 6 inches to start, with
the bottom square 5 inches. This makes completed squares about 4 inches. I also
prefer light colors for the bottom squares, although they don’t show if you use
a backing fabric for the quilt. Lighter colors on the bottom will let you
choose a light color for the backing fabric; otherwise, you’ll have to use a
dark color or a heavy fabric to prevent the backs of the squares from showing
through.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wash and dry all the fabrics before you start. Iron if
necessary.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Cut as many 6-inch top squares as you want to try your luck
with, and an equal number of 5-inch squares. </b>Once you’ve tried this, you may
want to try even smaller squares. Make your top square an inch larger than the
bottom square unless you’re making top squares less than 4 inches. With a 4-inch
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together and wrong sides showing. Line up the top left corner, then pin all
corners to make the stitching easier. Make a pleat in the center on three sides.</b> If you have a zipper foot
with your sewing machine, it works well for all of the stitching in this quilt.
Use about 1/8-inch seam allowance. Starting about an inch from the corner, stitch
around the three sides and an inch into the fourth side, leaving an opening for
turning the square. Press around the edges of the squares once they’re turned. Make as many as you need for your project.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Design your quilt by laying the squares on a flat surface
with open edges at the top and moving them around until you like the
combinations and the size. </b>You can make a baby quilt with 7 squares by 9
squares in the 6-inch size, or 63 squares, but you can make a large pillow with
16 squares (4 by 4) or a 12 inch pillow with 9 squares.</span></span></div>
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squares and match the edges with the fronts together. Stitch together with a
1/8 to 1/4 inch seam.</b> Sew each square to the next one until you have a row of
stitched squares. Do the same for the other horizontal rows. You may see
patterns calling for stitching biscuits so they are overlapped. I tried that and it works, but not as well as
stitching them with front sides together. It's more difficult to keep them straight, and it's easy to miss the back edge.</span></span></div>
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than your back squares.</b> You’ll probably want two pieces for each square. Don’t
make it too thick or it will be difficult to sew between the squares. I used
Mountain Mist batting for the sample here and it has 4 thin layers together that worked well for my project.</span></span></div>
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amount of batting and pin it closed with a vertical pin. Once you have the
batting in place, stitch along the open edge, removing pins as you stitch.</b> Here’s
where a zipper foot really works, since the batting makes the quilt bulky. Complete
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Center the quilt onto the backing fabric and pin into place. </b>You should have 3 inches of backing all the way around that extends beyond the quilt. Press the edges toward the quilt, so they’re doubled, and extending about 1 1/2 inches all around. Fold that edge again catching the edge of the quilt, and pin with straight pins. Shape the corners so they look alike, either with a straight seam or by folding a triangle at the top to create a mitered look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Machine stitch all the way around the quilt with a straight
stitch, just catching the edge of both the backing and the quilt.</b> Remove the
pins. You can add knots to the quilt by hand if you choose to hold the back to
the front, but it isn’t necessary to keep the batting in place. The biscuit
square confines the batting, so it won’t move much with washing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My sample would be good for a pillow, but I'll probably give it to my granddaughter for a doll quilt. She'll put it to the best use.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See you again soon!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Blackwork or Redwork Made in Blue and Brown Stitches</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Redwork and blackwork embroidery are a form of
cross stitch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>using evenweave or Aida
cloth with embroidery thread. If you’re a counted-thread cross-stitcher, you’ll
pick this up quickly and probably enjoy trying thread colors other than black
or red.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can make your own pattern using a scroll saw pattern book, a
child’s coloring book or a picture you like. It’s best to keep it simple to
start because the embroidery is fancy, and you only need the outline. Here’s
how to make the butterfly design. You’ll need to make some decisions along the
way -- fabric type, thread colors and stitches to use.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Graph Paper Design of Half Butterfly for Blackwork Embroidery</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Make a pattern on grid paper that is one-half of the
butterfly design and fold it to trace the opposite side by holding it up to a
window.</b> Use tracing paper to transfer the completed outline of the design to
11-count evenweave fabric or a fabric of your choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eleven-count evenweave
has eleven blocks or stitches to an inch. Fourteen-count works just as well
because the size of your drawing determines the size of the design, unlike
counted cross-stitch where the design size is smaller with 14-count fabric. You
can also use 22-count and work over two squares to get the same result with a
finer fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Choose your color or colors.</b> You’ll notice the example here
is in blue and brown, and there are blues and browns in the outline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Decide how thick you want the stitching. Embroidery floss comes in six strands, and you can separate the threads in one, two or three strands. Fine work uses only one strand of thread, but you may want the outline stitching to be heavier, using two or three strands in the needle. You may also choose to outline with a sharp-pointed needle instead of a tapestry needle. You'll need a dull point needle for the fill stitches. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Completed Design Shows Different Stitches for Blackwork Embroidery</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Outline the design in a backstitch or double running stitch.</b>
Double running stitch requires two passes through the outline path. Backstitch only requires one pass through the outline, but each stitch is forward and back. You may
decide not to outline an area you don’t want defined. Notice we didn’t outline where
the wings attach to the thorax of the butterfly in the example. We also
completed the antennae at this time, since we were backstitching with the dark
brown thread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Select stitches you’d like to try.</b> These embroidery stitches
are repeating designs, but you can design your own or use pictures for ideas. Notice we didn't fill in all of the light blue design at the bottom of the wings.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Close-up Shows Stitches Used on this Design</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Fill in the backstitched areas so that each side is the same
or at least similar. </b>If you choose a subject from nature (like the butterfly),
it doesn’t have to be exactly the same on each side, but needs to be similar.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Outline Colors Correspond to Stitching Colors in this Butterfly</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Create your own style.</b> Notice that the lower wing design in
the example isn’t complete to show shading in the bottom inner lobes. The inner
wings are designs like scales on a fish, while the exterior wings are “x”
patterns. The top wings are both blue and brown, while the second set of wings
is brown and the bottom wings are shades of blue. The thorax or body of the
butterfly is knobby and uses all the shades of brown. You'll miss some of the style with creating your design in all red or black, but the overall impact of
a solid color is what gives redwork and blackwork its name.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Enjoy needlework crafts while the weather keeps you inside. See ya soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linda</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Scroll Saw Designs Make Applique Patterns</span></td></tr>
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magnetic parts holder that’s ideal for pins and needles. You can also find
measuring tools -- like a T-square -- that are handy for quilting, and a plastic
lightweight pick up and reach tool that saves lots of bending over when you
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lowes and Home Depot have similar tools that work for
crafting, sewing and quilting. The scroll saw books have simple shapes easily
adapted to appliqué. A metal tape measure works better for large projects than
a yardstick and is more accurate than a cloth tape. Staples has an inexpensive
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next time you’re at a home supply or office supply store,
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See you next year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linda</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">cajunC</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.cajunc.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.cajunc.com</span></a></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-60376600773528038422014-11-25T13:31:00.000-08:002014-11-25T13:31:30.093-08:00Seminole Patchwork Piecing -- Quilting with Strips of Imagination<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Seminole Piecing Strips Made With Rotary Cutter and Board</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seminole patchwork from the various Seminole Indian tribes
creates strips of patchwork quilting designs often used as borders for skirts,
pillowcases or even curtains. You can make this patchwork with strips of fabric
instead of squares, cutting hours of time off your project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You’ll need at least two different fabrics -- a solid and a
print will show the design best. For this example, we used 2 1/2 inch strips
that were the width of the fabric. We use 1/4 inch seams and the result is 2
inch squares for the Seminole patchwork. We use a rotary cutter and cutting
board for precision and speed.</span></div>
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at the corners. Press if necessary. Cut strips horizontally on the folded fabric
from center to selvage. We used 2 1/2 inch strips for both fabrics.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Six Horizontal Strips Stitched with 1/4 inch Seams</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Alternate the fabrics for stitching. Use 1/4 inch seam allowance.
We stitched six alternating strips to make this design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Press the seams toward the darker color. Unlike garments, we
never press seams open in quilting to prevent batting from coming out or
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check Measurements and Cut into Strips Vertically</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Place the six sewn strips on the cutting board and cut in 2 1/2
inch strips vertically. Assemble these cut strips like a ladder, pinning at every
cross-seam. Stitch together with 1/4 inch seams. Press all seams from the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Create a Ladder or Steps with the Cut Strips</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Place the laddered strip straight on the cutting board. Cut
a diagonal from the top left edge of one solid-colored square to the bottom
right edge of the laddered matching square on the bottom. Move the ruler over and cut another square, skipping the dark block. Our cuts are 2 1/2 inches apart. Continue until you have only scraps
remaining.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stitch, Press and Lay on the Cutting Board for Diagonal Cuts</span></span></td></tr>
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Seminole patchwork. Press the seams from the backside.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cut Strips Fit Together to Make a Long Strip of Seminole Patchwork</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">T<span style="font-size: small;">rim the edge of the patchwork if necessary and it’s ready to use for
pillows or home décor, skirts or wearing apparel. You can also make a belt or
use it for a purse handle or design. You may want to use light fabric for a
backing to add to the strength of the Seminole patchwork if you’re using it for
something that requires a sturdy fabric. </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Trim Seminole Patchwork Strip for Accuracy if Needed</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once you’ve worked with this awhile,
try different combinations or colors and three or four color strips. The
possibilities are only limited by your imagination.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">See you soon!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Linda</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cajunc.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.cajunc.com</span></span></span></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">1974 Kenmore Has Everything Necessary for Double Needle Stitching</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sewing Stretch Fabrics and Knits with a Double Needle</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pants and jeans are skinny again, and stretch fabrics are
back. If you’re short, you probably have to hem every pair of leggings,
jeggings, jeans or whatever name we’re using this year. Even if you have
mechanical sewing machine (not electronic) with straight stitch and zigzag, you
can use a double needle to sew stretch fabrics and it’s worth the needle
purchase to have double stitching that will stretch with the garment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A double needle has
one shank, so it fits in the needle slot just like the single needle. <b>You need two
spool holders for thread and a presser foot that will accommodate a double
needle.</b> My 1974 Kenmore will sew with a double needle, although it didn’t come
with one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Schmerz makes a universal double needle that you can find at
Hancock, JoAnn or maybe even Michaels or Hobby Lobby. It should work in your
sewing machine if you have two spool holders. Buy two double needles in case
you damage one while sewing (they’re less than $5 each).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Remove your single needle and replace it with the double
needle. Replace the presser foot with one that allows zigzag stitching -- you
need the width for the double needle stitching.</b> I use the Q-Foot or
multi-purpose plastic foot for this with the best success.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Double Needle Has Two Needles on One Shaft</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Place a spool of thread on each of the spool holders. </b>You
may find that stitching works best with thread coming from the front of one and
the back of the other. Thread the sewing machine with one of the threads
according to the machine instructions, but when you get to the eyelet just
above the needle, you may have two channels for thread. Choose one and thread
the needle closest to the channel you choose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Run the thread from the second
spool in the same guides as the first one, including the tension guide, until
you get to the eyelet above the needle. Place the thread in the unused guide
and thread in the empty needle. Pull both threads to the back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thread the bobbin as usual, and pull the thread up through
the soleplate by easing the wheel forward slowly until the double needle goes
into the bobbin, catches the thread and comes back up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use a piece of fabric to see how the double needle works,
and check the tension. You may need to adjust the tension for knit or stretch
fabrics.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Front of Fabric with Double Needle Stitching</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your stitching should appear as two lines on the front and a zigzag on
the backside of the fabric. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Backside of Double Needle Stitching is Zigzag Stitch</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For stitching leggings or stretch pants, you’ll need to pin
the hem so you can sew from the front to the back, since you want the double
stitching to be on the front. Use a seam gauge to make your stitches about the
same distance from the edge all the way around the pants leg. Hem the other
pants leg the same way. The double needle sews a stretchy stitch so the hem
won’t rip out as easily. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sewing Knits or Stretch Fabrics with Double Needle from the Top</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can’t pivot with a double needle in the machine, so it
won’t sew to the end of the row and turn to stitch the same area again. You can
backstitch with the double needle in place, but it’s easier to go forward and
overlap stitching. On</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ce you’re familiar with double needle stitching, use it for
topstitching and crafts projects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Twentieth century sewing was more difficult than it is today. You’ve
seen that with the newest sewing machines and sergers that do stitches we never imagined before the millennium. I
had a straight-stitch Singer for 10 years and when I got my Kenmore in 1974,
the zigzag was a thrill. So was the automatic reverse. Likewise with the cams I
could use for fancy stitches for my baby girl’s clothing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I’ve buzzed along for
40 years with the same Kenmore sewing machine, and haven’t needed an electronic
machine or many new doo-dads. Since I quilt and sew as well as do fabric
crafts, I’ve added a few tools to my “notions” that you may not have considered
necessary if you sew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Rotary Cutter and Mat </b>-- Old cutting boards were usually a
piece of cardboard with a one-inch grid. Add a self-repairing mat and a rotary
cutter to make sewing easier. A large mat and a small one are most useful, as
you don’t have to clear the table completely to use the small mat. This isn’t
for dressmaking, as nothing works better than your old cardboard cutting board and a pair
of scissors for following a curvy pattern. If you make home décor like
curtains, drapes, pillows or bedspreads, you need the rotary cutter and mat for
more accurate and easier cutting. Gingher, Fiskars and Olfa all make rotary
cutters now, and Olfa makes a pinking blade for a rotary cutter.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Needle Threader is Inexpensive and Useful</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Needle Threader</b> -- If you don’t have a needle threader
because you have excellent eyesight, you’re missing out on a handy tool to
thread your sewing machine as well as the hand sewing needle. Maybe your
machine has an auto-threader -- but I can thread a needle the first time every
time with an ordinary needle threader and good glasses. A built-in needle
threader for sewing machines doesn’t seem to be an improvement over the fine
wire needle threader I’ve used for years.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seam Ripper is an Essential Tool for Sewing</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Strong Glasses</b> -- Sometimes drugstore glasses are better
than your prescription ones. I have a pair of 3.50 magnification that are about
the strongest I’ve seen available at the local stores. I leave them at the sewing table and use
them only when doing close work. They have saved me hours of time with
threading, accurate sewing and (occasional) ripping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Seam Ripper</b> -- Rippers have been available for years. If you
thought you didn’t need one, now is the time to treat yourself to a sharp
ripping tool for removing stitching mistakes and old seams for alterations.
It’s an indispensable tool for sewing, crafting or needleworking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Right Angle </b>-- A right angle isn't just a quilting tool. It helps you cut on the grain by lining the edge with the selvedge, and it is useful for many crafts. You can make a right angle from cardboard, or purchase one at Hobby Lobby, Michaels, JoAnn Fabrics or Hancock.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A Right-Angle Ruler is Handy for Crafters, Quilters and Seamstresses</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Other Notions </b>-- A quilt basting spray holds pieces into place on one another, and a fray checking solution will keep your fabrics from fraying while you work. Sometimes it's just easier to pin items in place or zigzag stitch around the edge, but occasionally, these products are handy. Pinking shears are not essential, but are sometimes useful as well, but there's nothing worse than a cheap pair of pinking shears. The chew the fabric -- so you might as well have it frayed. I keep a crochet hook on hand when I sew, and use it as a bodkin to make points sharp when I turn a belt or a craft item. A knitting needle will work just as well to push in the corners to get them sharp.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Think through what you could use to speed your sewing or make it easier, or take a look on the notions wall at your local fabric, craft or hobby shop. New items are available and many aren't necessary or very useful, but a useful tool can save time and errors. Make your sewing, quilting and crafting easier by using notions suited to your style.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See you soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.cajunc.com/" target="_blank">Cajun Collection</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A well-made tote bag at a crafts show caught my eye and my purse strings, and I tried to use it the other day. It has no stiffening in the bottom, so I set about to fix that with plastic canvas. Rather than take the bag apart to place the plastic canvas between the lining and the inside of the bag, I just added the plastic canvas to the bottom of the lining by stitching the ends securely on the sewing machine. I’ve used plastic canvas before for sewing crafts, so I know it sews easily with regular thread and the straight-stitch presser foot. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Turn Tote Bag Inside Out with Lining Free from Bag Fabric</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use Any Color Plastic Canvas for Bottom</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Turn the lining of the bag to the outside</b>. Measure the
length of the bottom side seams and the length of the bottom of the bag. You’ll
have rectangular measurements to apply to the plastic canvas. If you have a
tote bag with a round bottom, you’ll need special round plastic canvas for it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Cut the plastic canvas close to a solid row (so the prongs
aren’t sticking out) in the approximate size of the bottom of the tote bag or
purse.</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lay Plastic Canvas on Top of Bottom Edge of Lining to Stitch</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lay the plastic canvas on top of the lining of the tote at
the side seam and place under the presser foot with the plastic canvas on top.
Stitch down the side of the lining and on top of the plastic canvas to the end of the
side seam. Pivot the fabric and plastic canvas and stitch through the same area
again. Tack with a backstitch and cut the thread. </span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pivot needle and stitch down the same side again to hold plastic</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Check the size of the plastic canvas again.</b> You don’t want
it to buckle because it’s too long for the bottom of the bag. <b>Trim a row or two
off the plastic canvas end if necessary. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Stitch the other side the same way as the first, sewing down
the edge of the canvas and lining seam, pivot and return to the place you
started. Tack with a backstitch and cut the thread.</b> Check your work by returning
the lining back inside the bag. You don’t need to stitch the long sides because
you’re just trying to keep the plastic canvas from sliding around or coming out
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Plastic canvas isn't as heavy as I like for the bottom of a tote bag, but it works better than no stiffening at all. I like a piece of hard plastic or stiff cardboard, but both of those have drawbacks. The hard plastic breaks and the stiff cardboard can't get wet, so the plastic canvas is an alternative that allows the bag to sit with a little structure instead of taking the shape of the objects in the tote. It won't break and water won't damage it. The next time you need stiffening for a crafts project, consider plastic canvas. It's almost indestructible, easy to sew and comes in several different colors. It's available at your nearest hobby store.</span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-14772315648426324092014-07-14T14:08:00.000-07:002014-07-14T14:08:27.893-07:00Make a Mastectomy Bra from a Purchased Bra with Easy Sewing Instructions<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A mastectomy without reconstruction requires
some clever underwear to look normal. Mastectomy bras are available for
purchase at a high price, but they may not be the style you like. Many look
Victorian and fit up around the neck, while others are itchy fabrics. Revising a purchased bra gives you a better selection and more choice of styles. You may also find the price worth the effort. The Fruit of the Loom bra shown here is about $8 in 2014, compared to $80 for a mastectomy bra.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can choose a bra you like and turn it into a mastectomy
bra in a few easy steps. You’ll need a straight-stitch sewing machine and
ordinary sewing supplies, along with a purchased bra and a fabric square or
squares the size of the bra cups. You’ll need two squares of fabric for a
double mastectomy bra and just one for a single left or right side. A soft knit
fabric seems to work best for the cup pocket that holds a prosthetic breast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Wash the bra and the fabric you plan to use for the lining</b>
or pocket the way you normally launder bras, using the same water temperature
and drying in the dryer, if you dry your bras. This allows the bra to shrink
before you start sewing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Lay the purchased bra on a flat surface with the inside
facing you.</b> Choose the side you need to revise and place the fabric square
along the top edge of the band (bottom of the bra), with the edge of the square folded under about 5/8 inch. Make certain your fabric square will fit all areas of the cup. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Determine where you want the opening pocket for the
prosthesis to slide in place.</b> Most purchased bras have the opening on the side
near the arm, but opening at the top keeps the prosthetic in place and makes
the underarm area of the bra smoother. If you choose the side for the opening,
leave the side <b>and</b> part of the underarm seam open or your prosthesis might not fit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Trim the fabric square to fit about 5/8 inch outside the edge of the bra, starting at the center; fold
the edge under about 5/8 inch and pin in place.</b> Work one edge at a time for best results.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trim the bottom edge about 5/8 inch longer than the bra and fold the bottom edge under 5/8 inch and pin it in place above the elastic band.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Trim the arm side and the top edge of the fabric
individually and pin the fabric piece in place all around the bra cup</b>. You want
it to be flat and smooth, not cupped like the front surface. (If you've had a double mastectomy, unpin and use the fabric to make a mirror image with another fabric square by placing right side to right side and cutting the shape. Pin the fabric back in place.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Unpin the side you want to leave open for the pocket, but
don’t unfold the edge. Stitch along the open edge with your sewing machine
straight stitch with thread the same color as the bra.</b> This gives the open edge a finished seam and some structure. Pin the edge back in
place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Starting at the top center of the bra, sew with a straight stitch where you’ve pinned the fabric
down to connect the lining fabric to the bra.</b> Turn the garment and stitch around the bottom, making sure you're stitching above the elastic.Stitch three sides of the
edge of the bra cup where you’ve pinned the fabric, leaving the opening at the
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Trim the threads and try the prosthesis into the opening.</b> (Repeat
the process for the other side if you have a double mastectomy.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save money and put your sewing skills to work with an easy revision to a purchased bra. Once you learn this technique, you'll be able to revise any ordinary bra to fit your new body shape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See you next time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Make flat-felled seams for purses, totes and appliance covers with this easy straight stitch technique.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You see flat-felled seams every time you wear jeans, and you know there are no raw edges inside or outside, and they last forever because of the double-stitched technique. Flat felled seams are essential for
strength and durability in some sewing, particularly crafts projects. If you
want a seam to be smooth on both sides and not fray, a flat felled seam is the
solution. The flat felled seam also adds strength to the area where the fabrics
meet. Like jeans, you may wear out the fabric in the areas that get the roughest
use, but the flat-felled seam still holds.</span></span></div>
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any areas that require stitching two pieces of fabric together. If your pattern
doesn't call for a flat felled seam, you can still use it with a 5/8 inch seam
allowance, unless the fabric is a heavy corduroy or similar weight. In that
case, you may need to add about 1/4 inch to the seam allowance so you'll have
plenty of fabric to work with. For a 5/8 inch seam on the pattern, adding 1/4 inch would
be a 7/8 inch seam allowance. With a heavy fabric, make a sample first as some fabrics are just too heavy to make a flat felled seam.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You can use your ordinary sewing machine
and presser foot for a flat felled seam. You'll want to use a sewing machine
needle for heavy fabric, as it sews through three layers of fabric for the flat
felled seam. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">We use a seam gauge to measure the seam as
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">When you sew an ordinary seam, you
stitch the WRONG side of the fabric, with RIGHT sides together. When stitching a
flat-felled seam, place the WRONG sides of the fabric together and stitch on the
RIGHT side.<b> Stitch the 5/8 inch seam allowance on the right side with wrong sides together.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Happy stitching! I've been working on a quilt top this week, but I stopped to make eight washcloths from a towel that was fraying on the sides. I used a double zigzag stitch around the edge and washed them to see if they frayed. They didn't, so they should hold up for a long time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Linda</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A Dollhouse Provides Hours of Fun for Small Children</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We’re saps for the grandchildren, and Hubby recently built a
dollhouse. I was to do the “decorating” with fabrics, but didn’t get it done
before the grandkids came to visit. They liked the dollhouse, even without the
fabric accessories, but the bed was a little uncomfortable since the action
figures had to sleep on slats. I measured the bed before they left and promised
that I’d make a mattress for it, and maybe a bedspread.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Bed Needs a Mattress and Bedspread</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">f you want to accessorize your dollhouse, accessories are
available at retail, but nothing is easier than making them, with some
practical applications. Here’s how I made the mattress and pillows, all in one
piece so they stay together and don’t get lost right away.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy Cotton Fabric Makes Mattress</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The bed is about 3 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches on the flat
part, so I cut a piece of fabric folded at the top. I used a rotary cutter, but
scissors work fine. The measurements for the fabric are 4 1/2 inches wide and 7
1/2 inches long. Since it’s folded at the top, that makes a piece of fabric
that is 4 1/2 inches wide and 15 inches long, but we’ll work with it folded.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitch Sides of Mattress with Cotton Batting</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Turn the fabric so the right sides are together and wrong
sides are out. Lay the batting on the outer fabric. Stitch down each side at
about 3/8 inch width. Turn the fabric to the right side and stitch about 1 1/4
inch down from the top across the width. This will make the “pillows” connected
to the mattress so they won’t get lost. Fold at the new stitching line. Stitch
down the center to divide the pillows. I didn’t stitch the pillow sides -- the action
figures might want to cover their eyes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stitch the bottom closed. I used a straight stitch and went
back over it with a zigzag stitch. Be sure you remove all pins.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed Mattress with Connecting Pillows</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Of
course we needed a bedspread to go over the mattress. I chose a heavy
fabric with a one-way design, and cut it so the swans on the pond would
be the center. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a fussy cut in quilting, where the center is a chosen shape or design. I added 4 inches to the size of the bed for the overhang. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Heavy Cotton Fabric Child's Print for Bedspread</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dollhouse Has Some Furniture but no Fabrics</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6bme9kKacbcMRgmwXgws_ADOx_V7vREr0Q7J4b8i_tM28GtQSTL1fCVMGahH6nD2lHqWlc-LPb4WOKgoH2gIJt2ZGnfoOyqm6VS3zUyRXqrEctlsYSoAeFcpj2wEnYpf3QHRCbDdlmw9/s1600/dollhouse05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dollhouse bedspread fabric shows one-way design with swans" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6bme9kKacbcMRgmwXgws_ADOx_V7vREr0Q7J4b8i_tM28GtQSTL1fCVMGahH6nD2lHqWlc-LPb4WOKgoH2gIJt2ZGnfoOyqm6VS3zUyRXqrEctlsYSoAeFcpj2wEnYpf3QHRCbDdlmw9/s1600/dollhouse05.jpg" height="320" title="Dollhouse bedspread fabric with center swans on water" width="249" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fussy Cut Fabric for Dollhouse Bedspread</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cut Squares on Bottom Sides for Poster Bed or Bottom Foot Board</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Measure the height from mattress to floor, since some beds are high. My cut rectangle is 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches. Because the bed has a wooden footboard, I cut about 2 inch squares out of each bottom corner so the bedspread can be used with a four-poster and will hang correctly with a foot board. I cut a diagonal slash at the inside angle so the seam would lie flat. A few stitches all the way around and the bedspread is ready to tuck in at the bottom of the mattress and pull over the "pillows."</span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See you soon with more needlework or stitching. </span></div>
Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-82851103711306912152014-03-23T13:14:00.001-07:002014-03-23T13:14:44.755-07:00Pillowcases with French Seams are Easy Sewing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4UHv_-cTh2WBjFEW11LDBsVU_xpV2zaYu76fUog2zsEDlq1aEFcystaAZG0yFfHL8HyACdcNoh2RorVPBLhsumjF6kGR6tZu3zD-BE79OTJo7cRjL1lTqHOfomwIc0j7Y_UYeXQz0X5t/s1600/pilocs08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Set of pillowcases with timeless embroidery decoration" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4UHv_-cTh2WBjFEW11LDBsVU_xpV2zaYu76fUog2zsEDlq1aEFcystaAZG0yFfHL8HyACdcNoh2RorVPBLhsumjF6kGR6tZu3zD-BE79OTJo7cRjL1lTqHOfomwIc0j7Y_UYeXQz0X5t/s1600/pilocs08.jpg" title="Pair of pillowcases with decorative embroidery" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pillowcases are Useful as Well as Decorative</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make your own Pillowcases with French Seams </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We purchased new pillows, and they are fatter than
the pillowcases easily hold so after struggling a few weeks to shove the pillow
into the case, I decided it was time to make some new pillowcases. Pillowcases
are easy to make, but you need to use French seams to keep the cases from
fraying and to make them easy to slide the pillows into the casing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Cut two pieces of sheeting fabric in a size suitable for
your pillows, plus 4 inches on the sides and 10 inches on the ends</b>. Most
sleeping pillows are about 20 inches wide and if you're using 45 inch wide fabric, it works out without any trimming. We like to cut off the selvage edge so it doesn't pucker the stitching. A standard pillow may be about 24
inches long; the king size may be 36 inches long. Measure your pillows around
with a measuring tape just as you would measure your waist and divide by two,
since you’re measuring all the way around. Alternatively, if you're using 44 or 45 inch fabric and have small pillows, you may not need to make any cuts on the side, as this makes a 22 inch pillow case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Place the fabrics WRONG sides together (right sides out) and
stitch a 5/8 inch seam on both sides and down one end</b>. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stitch the Side or Sides and One End Closed</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trim the seam so that it’s
smooth all around to prevent frayed areas from hanging out when you stitch it
again.</span></b></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiq3pTvGMN9h6wUROWAks8SQBk4vXmltG-TzQyt2z9erfugsQwvOUTabFMTsHMont9EGe7XKiXHT4dstXgquutdq1JvpTBawvBxxfplZQIAxxCGmMkpwTATfyXZMQDYwIZ44d-oFbPa6nS/s1600/Frenchseam01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="White pillowcase fabric with stitching and trimmed edge" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiq3pTvGMN9h6wUROWAks8SQBk4vXmltG-TzQyt2z9erfugsQwvOUTabFMTsHMont9EGe7XKiXHT4dstXgquutdq1JvpTBawvBxxfplZQIAxxCGmMkpwTATfyXZMQDYwIZ44d-oFbPa6nS/s1600/Frenchseam01.jpg" height="320" title="Trim sewn edge by about 1/4 inch" width="177" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trim the Seam Allowance</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNwre0sUmL4IAlhyLnuSrW9PuibepYJM_LJm4OtTfJzWAs2PCCAJKfJOcNsaliu_Y1VjFd4Mn011KBu_HiVagFhpQuEwK6ZFAtA4k2QwoyizHnH-Euz4Jre_ah60lAxsr4gL01M1_zoNh/s1600/Frenchseam02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="White pillowcase shows second row of stitching encasing the first one" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNwre0sUmL4IAlhyLnuSrW9PuibepYJM_LJm4OtTfJzWAs2PCCAJKfJOcNsaliu_Y1VjFd4Mn011KBu_HiVagFhpQuEwK6ZFAtA4k2QwoyizHnH-Euz4Jre_ah60lAxsr4gL01M1_zoNh/s1600/Frenchseam02.jpg" height="320" title="Pillowcase side seam with second row of stitching " width="263" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stitch all Around About 5/8 inch from First Stitching</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Turn the pillowcase inside out and press. Stitch 5/8 of an inch from the
edge all around the three sides, encasing the first stitching and the raw edge.</b> Here's what the inside looks like with the stitching in place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Turn the pillowcase so the right side is out and the
stitching is inside the “bag.” </b> Here's what it looks like from the outside.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKHMzK-5ikyvYvaCtL6AE3AiMMjnLl8jI0vtvU_nJLE-kqOo3-76Uve4an0uvwX6spAhTnFyhwgfKpJ19pf5FBOG1VAcm7rZozV9FlidPlZULXxd08V_pOo6SJk5qwDIx34zMAHlVKH_G/s1600/Frenchseam04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pillowcase shows outside view of French Seam" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKHMzK-5ikyvYvaCtL6AE3AiMMjnLl8jI0vtvU_nJLE-kqOo3-76Uve4an0uvwX6spAhTnFyhwgfKpJ19pf5FBOG1VAcm7rZozV9FlidPlZULXxd08V_pOo6SJk5qwDIx34zMAHlVKH_G/s1600/Frenchseam04.jpg" height="320" title="French seam from the outside looks the same as usual stitching" width="241" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seam From the Right Side</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fold the open end about 1/2 inch from the edge of the
fabric and stitch as close to the edge as comfortable. </span></b></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcm8IgXtH4ieDWSRMHpUJ9Fit_K9WY6PLQ-iGs7veC-lBKlJIND60Z4d2BFk2h5j96YhjnFk2HcqGVJ5jqhDCtOXI5kGpFzzaIsoFaZ7uQpVFRBrwo-LPNSynNpHwuSel6P9tfwE67qCUB/s1600/Frenchseam05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="French seam from inside with folded top edge and edge stitching" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcm8IgXtH4ieDWSRMHpUJ9Fit_K9WY6PLQ-iGs7veC-lBKlJIND60Z4d2BFk2h5j96YhjnFk2HcqGVJ5jqhDCtOXI5kGpFzzaIsoFaZ7uQpVFRBrwo-LPNSynNpHwuSel6P9tfwE67qCUB/s1600/Frenchseam05.jpg" height="320" title="Folded top edge with stitching close to edge" width="195" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inside View with French Seam and Edge Stitching</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Turn the pillowcase inside out again.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fold the open edge to the inside and press at the point you
want the seam. Some pillowcases have 1 1/2 inch seams on the open end; others have
as much as 4 1/2 inches. When making your own pillowcases, it’s your preference
that determines how wide you want the seam. If you want to add decorative trim,
you might want to make the seam about 1 1/2 inches so the decoration won’t
interfere with your sleep. You also want to consider that you need the fabric
to come well over the end of the pillow. Stitch the final seam and press your pillowcase.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT69TW4eWSZEtYIth8NJtdbzunsWnux5Zx6xXsODhcLPuP3eYxtj6fjsLu11TeYciOv6nlaGZuSvjiiTMHV198ylyebYs434E7YPtXK4gxIIw2HufLPFmEJ4pGmZLRlZzI3KvhnNi1qWQ9/s1600/Frenchseam03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Completed French seam shows enclosed raw edge" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT69TW4eWSZEtYIth8NJtdbzunsWnux5Zx6xXsODhcLPuP3eYxtj6fjsLu11TeYciOv6nlaGZuSvjiiTMHV198ylyebYs434E7YPtXK4gxIIw2HufLPFmEJ4pGmZLRlZzI3KvhnNi1qWQ9/s1600/Frenchseam03.jpg" height="320" title="White Pillowcase with French Seam shows raw edges enclosed" width="163" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed French Seam from the Inside</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Try the pillowcase on your pillow to be sure it fits, and make another one just like this one.</b> Making a pillowcase is quick and easy and probably much less expensive than purchased pillowcases. Also, you can make them so they fit your pillows. They can be made of printed fabrics, or silk or satin. The French seam has many uses, including garment construction as well as purses, handbags and crafts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See you soon! It's spring in Texas and the birds are already coming to the fountain for water.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5QeekPcV8hjclZ7sgMw8JkcFOEsBMv8K6tnbdvGoT6D3Oi-Ti8QgCoRcjqnZzBGVpiT64DYNzXgyNWNbONQRKDZ3Xpo8KEX8KQ5th7n1gDEtR-PMPuiESfZ-R7bySeKSDWYg7j4r-d2W/s1600/ftn02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Motorized fountain shows doves getting a drink" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5QeekPcV8hjclZ7sgMw8JkcFOEsBMv8K6tnbdvGoT6D3Oi-Ti8QgCoRcjqnZzBGVpiT64DYNzXgyNWNbONQRKDZ3Xpo8KEX8KQ5th7n1gDEtR-PMPuiESfZ-R7bySeKSDWYg7j4r-d2W/s1600/ftn02.jpg" height="224" title="Doves come to the fountain for a drink in Texas" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Doves at the Fountain Last Year</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> See you soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">cajunC</span><br />
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<br />Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-41200012603681294952014-02-09T08:33:00.000-08:002014-02-09T08:33:48.656-08:00Using Checks or Stripes for Quilting - Tips for Success<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Using stripes or checks for quilt
blocks can create designs you may have missed in your quilting adventures. For
a different look, it's interesting to see what works. If you haven't tried it,
here are a few issues to watch for from my practice blocks:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Use only fabrics that are woven
checks or woven stripes</b>. Printed designs aren't accurate enough for quilting.
</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here's how you can tell the
difference: a woven fabric shows the design on both sides, although one side may
look like the reverse. The printed fabric isn't printed on the backside, so the
checks or stripes are only on one side. The blue fabric here is woven; the red
fabric is printed. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisf_PtEULdRt265zhyphenhyphenoab3jvGd1XUfniJLU24tik_UQVdiTvb9rjycSbv8HcjV5VR-4PgACZMQiF2RFOtBgR91A-kRuHwOoj28SurezGBu_zWlxaHckztvpYySULwYzdU3_2cQfOe8bbwV/s1600/checksstripes01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Blue woven check fabric suitable for quilting " border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisf_PtEULdRt265zhyphenhyphenoab3jvGd1XUfniJLU24tik_UQVdiTvb9rjycSbv8HcjV5VR-4PgACZMQiF2RFOtBgR91A-kRuHwOoj28SurezGBu_zWlxaHckztvpYySULwYzdU3_2cQfOe8bbwV/s1600/checksstripes01.jpg" height="320" title="Woven check fabric makes accurate quilt blocks" width="221" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Woven checks have colored threads</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwENL844HEeP_Vmn2v1oFHhoqdCamX0LytwwVc6nJga_GWqkaWaAg7yTMpxnrvMJN0RUzuYGepIaSodH_m9IgnRJTfdPvoXAjEoLGaEbI1wBPqaOnjCMdUlXywr-K6qHUn10LC4gUlhLp/s1600/checksstripes02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red printed fabric with checks not suitable for quilts" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwENL844HEeP_Vmn2v1oFHhoqdCamX0LytwwVc6nJga_GWqkaWaAg7yTMpxnrvMJN0RUzuYGepIaSodH_m9IgnRJTfdPvoXAjEoLGaEbI1wBPqaOnjCMdUlXywr-K6qHUn10LC4gUlhLp/s1600/checksstripes02.jpg" height="200" title="Printed checkered fabric may not be accurate for quilting" width="170" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Printed checkered fabrics show from the backside</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Trim the selvedge edge off the area
you want to use.</b> Then cut the fabric at any stripe or check line close to the 10
1/4 inch size. Lay it on the cutting board and rotary cut it to the 10 1/4 by 10
1/4 inch size.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Stripes and checks require
exact squares or the design will look like it goes uphill or downhill.</b> Check
your work by folding it diagonally to see if the tips meet with no excess on the
side. If not, go back and measure again. If it folds into a diagonal with no
extension on the side, you should have a perfect square.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMsr5zYt2B8aPdezZmyyxwvqpG81Rbw2YJFWf0RKyW7WkqUpClg9htTx0jL6DgDjv9jwkc7_qNsG20B3ymlndZY0d2ZhCW2hDoegRPxpYi3WaIKnVq7o3WTTQxeDSFQcY-pYfk-yjhjBC/s1600/checksstripes03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Folded square into a triangle shows perfect square" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMsr5zYt2B8aPdezZmyyxwvqpG81Rbw2YJFWf0RKyW7WkqUpClg9htTx0jL6DgDjv9jwkc7_qNsG20B3ymlndZY0d2ZhCW2hDoegRPxpYi3WaIKnVq7o3WTTQxeDSFQcY-pYfk-yjhjBC/s1600/checksstripes03.jpg" height="320" title="Woven check fabric makes square in folded triangle " width="204" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A folded square will make a perfect triangle</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Match background colors.</b> Stripes and
checks together can work, but the real key to making it attractive is to have
the same color background on each piece. (Ours don't match well here.) If your
backgrounds aren't similar shades of white, ecru, or gray, the colors never look
as good as those that match. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrYp9p32VHZPVeBGWEHxtnthajmtjLA90iWl1BtXmDI4G2bygPKUzkFxhAp-WyQEdMNvR0JtvjKc0TPGKPI5fqeAtuUn8LaIORUWdP3G9b16nEDn2sRjA7upv87R_vnpNkS8Ehn6tuOn0/s1600/checksstripes06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Quilt block in red stripes and checks shows different color background" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrYp9p32VHZPVeBGWEHxtnthajmtjLA90iWl1BtXmDI4G2bygPKUzkFxhAp-WyQEdMNvR0JtvjKc0TPGKPI5fqeAtuUn8LaIORUWdP3G9b16nEDn2sRjA7upv87R_vnpNkS8Ehn6tuOn0/s1600/checksstripes06.jpg" height="320" title="Quilt block shows effect of squares and stripes combined" width="280" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quarter triangle practice block shows problems</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Practice with stripes or checks.</b> What
happens when you use a stripe to make a quarter-square triangle block? I made a
couple of samples, starting with a 10 1/4 inch square. This will create a 9 inch
block when finished.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Once you have a 10 1/4 inch square,
cut it on the diagonal to make four individual triangles. You'll see that the
triangles will fit together to make a square, but the design won't be attractive
without cutting another square and dividing it into triangles the same way. Cut
a solid color, a print, or even a checkered fabric for the second fabric for
your quilt block.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Alternate the two sets of triangles,
making sure that if you're using stripes, the two triangles you use go in the
same direction. (You'll have two horizontal pieces and two vertical stripes.) Press the
blocks and trim the corners. Press your pieces to one side,
not open like regular sewing. I always try to press toward the darker fabric so
the dark doesn't show through a light one. This is especially important if
you're working with polyester and cotton. 100 percent cotton is a little heavier, so the
seams don't show through as much.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here's another sample with stripes
only, all going in the same direction. The stripes were cut horizontally, but when made into the quarter-triangle block, show as diagonals.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMuoaVP2T-mrUS8uqWeJmWcivq57TjjxwZ0NmJMfJ3Xi3Iz8m9gtIhSQG1gfULHGulhTDphxNsyA-msqW6jwW6LSf2PUfQ7pVu3XDN_5X5jXcCK9dDCcvVNiarzhOP-z6tWS7TQTiwmvJ/s1600/checksstripes05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Quilt block sample shows effect of four matching striped fabrics" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMuoaVP2T-mrUS8uqWeJmWcivq57TjjxwZ0NmJMfJ3Xi3Iz8m9gtIhSQG1gfULHGulhTDphxNsyA-msqW6jwW6LSf2PUfQ7pVu3XDN_5X5jXcCK9dDCcvVNiarzhOP-z6tWS7TQTiwmvJ/s1600/checksstripes05.jpg" height="320" title="Woven stripes cut horizontally are on diagonal when sewn" width="301" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Quarter triangle block with stripes</span></td></tr>
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quilt blocks seldom look attractive side by side, even if you use a solid color
for alternates in the blocks. </b>Solve this with sashing or a strip of fabric
dividing the blocks so the eyes see each block individually. I left a space between blocks here so you can see how they would look with a strip between, but you can also see that they don't please the eye side by side.</span></span></div>
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interesting designs with stripes, </b>particularly when using four squares together to make
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background of the stripe matches the white of the solid fabric. The design
doesn't flow over from one piece to the other, and you can turn the stripes in
different directions for other effects. This block has a problem, though. The bottom left striped piece should be a horizontal stripe to create alternating vertical and horizontal stripes. These are the kinds of issues you can learn about from making a few practice blocks.</span></span></div>
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fashionable today, much like they were in the early 20th century. We're seeing
white backgrounds on quilts shown on several of the 2014 quilt magazines, so
don't hesitate to use white when it works to please the eye. </span></span></div>
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needle. Maybe. If your thread twists when you sew by hand or if you get knots in
the thread when you pull it through the fabric, you may not know how. This may be one
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I could sew before I could read or
thread the needle, so "how to thread a needle" was never part of my sewing
education. My Grandma threaded the needle, and I sewed scraps together to make a
purse. It probably allowed coins to slip through the large stitches, but I made
it myself and carried it around the house until I started sewing doll clothes by
hand. Then, I was allowed to climb on the stool and quilt, but the quilting
threads were already started. I never needed to know how to thread the
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had thread that twisted with every stitch. Eventually, I figured out how to
avoid twisted thread. If you have twisted thread when you sew, it's not the
thread. It's the way you thread the needle. </span></span><br />
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spool, knot that end as soon as you make the cut</b>. When you sew, you'll be
pulling the thread through the fabric along the diagonal twist and not against
it. This prevents the thread from twisting when you sew.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You may have twisting with embroidery
thread and perle cotton, particularly if you rewind the thread onto a cardboard
flat or if you split the six-strand embroidery thread into two or three threads.
It's the same principle -- thread the needle from the original open end of the
thread and tie the knot at the end closest to the original wrap.</span></span><br />
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cardboard, you'll have the reverse. You'll need to tie a knot in the end, take
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six-strand embroidery thread into two or three strands. Keep track of the end
that comes out of the original floss package first as that's the end that goes
in the needle. If you mess up and the thread starts to tangle when you sew, you
can start over and thread from the opposite end -- but you can learn to avoid
the extra steps with a little care -- and knowledge.</span></span><br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-27030930202631018432013-11-29T15:20:00.001-08:002013-11-29T15:20:14.192-08:00Sew Fabric Christmas Ornaments Safe for Small Children, No Sewing Machine Required<div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You've probably started your Christmas crafts already, but there is always time for more fabric slashes and stitches
to round out the holidays. I'm making some fruit Christmas
ornaments from cotton, satin and felt scraps and thought I would share them with
you. These are made entirely by hand, so you can make them while watching
television or chatting. You'll need a needle and thread and fabric scraps.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My grandchildren are 2 this year, so
not all ornaments are safe, and the wire hangers we all use are especially
unsafe for little ones. You can make ornaments small children can enjoy by using
fabrics and thread, with thread hangers. As the children get older, you may want to add decorations
that you can't use now -- buttons, beads, sequins or rolling eyes. You still have to watch a small child with any Christmas ornament, especially if he still put things in his mouth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">These are all simple, but original
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Start with scraps of fabric </b>and
choose some shapes you'd like to hang on a tree. A large tree will need
full-size shapes; a small tree can use small ones.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are some of the fruits you can
make, with a little imagination: Strawberries, apples, lemons, cherries,
tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, oranges, and maybe
grapes, with lots of patience.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Could these be Grapes? Need Several to String Together</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>All the round fruits take a full
circle</b>, just like yoyos. A 2 or 2 1/2 inch diameter
circle makes smaller fruit, and a 3 1/2 inch circle makes larger pieces of
fruit.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Choose a color that resembles the
fruit</b>, but it doesn't have to be solid colors. Cherries, strawberries, tomatoes,
cherry tomatoes, red apples can be made from shades of red fabric. Represent
lemons and star fruit with yellow, and grapes with purple or green. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Cut the circles for the size fruit
you want to make</b>, except for the strawberries. Use a larger circle cut in half
and make two strawberries from one circle. See more directions below for the
strawberry. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fold about 1/4 inch at the wrong-side
edge of the circle and secure the thread with a couple of stitches on top of the
knot-- you'll be pulling on it later and need it to be anchored. Stitch around
the circle with wrong sides together until you get all the way around. For a lemon, I take a few tacking stitches in the center to resemble the bottom and use a round green circle for the top.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx51Fut13Uxv7w183Vd9tfgGobESv7C1TTa70Xx-RqEKRT2TZDRipqbj3UXVJfzyf0MGMvYPCcGUZ2WvesV0yQV1uslwP1fKNzfH63BulwN3ZeJz-SczlhNx7fM2s-sq5npa03q56hJah/s1600/christmasornament10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Yellow circle with stitching around edge " border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx51Fut13Uxv7w183Vd9tfgGobESv7C1TTa70Xx-RqEKRT2TZDRipqbj3UXVJfzyf0MGMvYPCcGUZ2WvesV0yQV1uslwP1fKNzfH63BulwN3ZeJz-SczlhNx7fM2s-sq5npa03q56hJah/s320/christmasornament10.jpg" title="Yellow fabric can make a lemon Christmas ornament" width="307" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cut a Circle and Stitch Around It for Round Fruit Ornaments</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8hxkakTDiqBfX8h1KqPmMZTPQs20UJrV_o1wwXdPdTOYq7iNvtJbkWL9sZID4QIbYkh4zTaPKezi4OI12wFjofFhHa-vcX4WfgU1JFs6VjBo-1MOPpcj5KZV3iTVqHSrtBjkyYdNdYjX/s1600/christmasornament011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Yellow fabric Christmas ornament shaped like lemon" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8hxkakTDiqBfX8h1KqPmMZTPQs20UJrV_o1wwXdPdTOYq7iNvtJbkWL9sZID4QIbYkh4zTaPKezi4OI12wFjofFhHa-vcX4WfgU1JFs6VjBo-1MOPpcj5KZV3iTVqHSrtBjkyYdNdYjX/s1600/christmasornament011.jpg" title="Christmas ornament shaped like lemon" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed Lemon with Stitching Gathered Tight at Top</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>For the strawberry</b>, fold a half
circle in half with right sides together and stitch up the side. Tack. Fold
about 1/4 inch of the raw edge at the top, wrong sides together and tack the
thread. Straight stitch around the semi-circle until you're all the way around.
Turn the strawberry so the inside can be stuffed. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_ag5g9neoURPLbUCSTSQtHbVSZDGrB71TPgVWtaYKuKzieW834mMQSWzJs-p-Fmn6Fy06jAaRFOYZHa7nFLGTGjTxZDt3WU-cdZvdWqGMY6VjoT8HQpnGMeU_gEzzJvB4QGGuV-69WcA/s1600/christmasornament09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red half circle stitched up side and around edge for ornament" border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_ag5g9neoURPLbUCSTSQtHbVSZDGrB71TPgVWtaYKuKzieW834mMQSWzJs-p-Fmn6Fy06jAaRFOYZHa7nFLGTGjTxZDt3WU-cdZvdWqGMY6VjoT8HQpnGMeU_gEzzJvB4QGGuV-69WcA/s320/christmasornament09.jpg" title="Strawberry Christmas ornament in progress with stitching on side and around edge" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strawberry Requires Half a Circle Stitched Closed</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3OKd1gx2YfTvgUUrLw98CssZGaZhynfMcRf71SX2xSF_0rPE9fZV1_Gc030iPWM8OIkugkSglQjaeumZ2JqHshHmFbfwpAKsgp8JG308n5pQ_l_YD4aCxnNW8ELW9KYUoAD9EY9e0Orn/s1600/christmasornament13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red semi-circle and star cap makes strawberry Christmas ornament" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3OKd1gx2YfTvgUUrLw98CssZGaZhynfMcRf71SX2xSF_0rPE9fZV1_Gc030iPWM8OIkugkSglQjaeumZ2JqHshHmFbfwpAKsgp8JG308n5pQ_l_YD4aCxnNW8ELW9KYUoAD9EY9e0Orn/s320/christmasornament13.jpg" title="Strawberry fruit fabric Christmas ornament completed" width="195" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strawberry Christmas Ornament with Star Cap</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I use <b>felt</b> for filling the fruit --
scraps, strips, small pieces left over. Once the fruit is stuffed, pull the
thread to gather it tight at the top. Take a few stitches to secure it, then add
a top piece. A cap for a strawberry or tomato looks like a star, or you can add
a stem for an apple, or leaves.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PPwiA9dziuOFkt2UOrs15F5lUfOoc9TXXhBL8ktcSATFy4rNn_Z_YXEKEWP7osnnsjXKzQfRAlOgStLP3UqhnLwHRIWMPpN570JJWruumFZTXiNMxedyIKVe3XlJFGYm2XNG178JFTdf/s1600/christmasornament03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Green felt fabric used for cap for tomato and strawberry Christmas ornaments" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PPwiA9dziuOFkt2UOrs15F5lUfOoc9TXXhBL8ktcSATFy4rNn_Z_YXEKEWP7osnnsjXKzQfRAlOgStLP3UqhnLwHRIWMPpN570JJWruumFZTXiNMxedyIKVe3XlJFGYm2XNG178JFTdf/s1600/christmasornament03.jpg" title="Green star makes a cap for some fruit Christmas ornaments" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cap for Tomato, Strawberry Christmas Ornaments</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Secure the top, then loop the thread
two or three times to make a hanger for your fruit. Tack the hanger loops in
place and cut the thread.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Your fruit Christmas ornaments don't have to look real.</b> You can make fictional pieces and let the children imagine what fruit they represent. Children love magic, and may find that the best Christmas ornaments don't represent anything they've ever seen. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fng4cJvgjOtdD5n0UevlIn466ecCdR7bUEw6HuQnYFRp5NohIkEcu13oWVCgotpAMMwQoiKdhqMxMJ0C6fXMZRPjffat3dWG2R8yAcqRL-E16jiA0tECc6HseYtnkg0R5ZlbUHB1Nb4K/s1600/christmasornament06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Printed fabric makes fruit Christmas ornaments" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fng4cJvgjOtdD5n0UevlIn466ecCdR7bUEw6HuQnYFRp5NohIkEcu13oWVCgotpAMMwQoiKdhqMxMJ0C6fXMZRPjffat3dWG2R8yAcqRL-E16jiA0tECc6HseYtnkg0R5ZlbUHB1Nb4K/s320/christmasornament06.jpg" title="Green fabric circle for fruit Christmas ornament" width="319" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Start with a Fabric Circle and Stitch Around the Edge for Gathers</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7vdWo0-ARBAZU7U43Zg8UlFFKFouCInHcCD3LFFstU7_X-J5WioUMXdoZQiXj7xkK7P8BvUXsIyi1khSg1sXXBkfLfDcMcWdF2UN8E_kZh9L17uwfFG2AkCrfyWOGAs7lIbNhQDZVTp3/s1600/christmasornament07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Green printed fabric with solid red star cap makes fictional fruit Christmas ornament" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7vdWo0-ARBAZU7U43Zg8UlFFKFouCInHcCD3LFFstU7_X-J5WioUMXdoZQiXj7xkK7P8BvUXsIyi1khSg1sXXBkfLfDcMcWdF2UN8E_kZh9L17uwfFG2AkCrfyWOGAs7lIbNhQDZVTp3/s1600/christmasornament07.jpg" title="Green quilting fabric and red cap make fictional fruit" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete a Fictional Fruit with Christmas Colors</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We hope you get pleasure from crafts and creating safe and inexpensive Christmas ornaments, and that you have a wonderful Christmas season!</span></span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-19561782934729796822013-10-21T14:03:00.000-07:002013-10-21T14:03:05.996-07:00Identifying Quilts by Era of Production<div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;">We're often asked about old quilts
and textiles, and sometimes we're helpful in placing items into perspective by
style and fabric. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-vL19QyTuyntt5MDzJoNPXEwDlfJWzPWi3hcmYs6KpbJliHFePhiC2ZWm2wzE0lDtLOX40O_iAlfOHzmKJh25qIJ51_C1xKmH_KPRotKd4JeRcLQPijNppIT0tUARatxLe1tt0yDHCb8/s1600/oldquilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Vintage quilt has cotton seeds visible in the light." border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-vL19QyTuyntt5MDzJoNPXEwDlfJWzPWi3hcmYs6KpbJliHFePhiC2ZWm2wzE0lDtLOX40O_iAlfOHzmKJh25qIJ51_C1xKmH_KPRotKd4JeRcLQPijNppIT0tUARatxLe1tt0yDHCb8/s320/oldquilt.jpg" title="Vintage quilt made of cotton fabrics with cotton batting" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Quilt with White Background</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;">If you haven't worked with fabrics
all your life or if you aren't as old as we are, you may not know some of the
characteristics of the eras. Here are some tips that may help you identify when your quilt was made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;">Nineteenth Century
quilts are often made of wool and dark colors. Twentieth Century quilts
are lighter colors and fabrics. Typically, colors during wartime are darker than in peace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><b>Hold the quilt to the light.</b> Quilts
were made with batting that had cotton seeds early in the 20th century, and
holding a quilt up to the light shows what the batting looks like. If it has
seeds and isn't consistently the same throughout the quilt, you may have an
early 20th century quilt. The quilt above with the white background and the fan pattern shows cotton seeds when held to the light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><b>Feel the fabric.</b> Quilts after about
1960 were often made of permanent press fabrics, after these fabrics were
available. Dupont introduced nylon in 1938 and Dacron about 1950. Ruth Benerito,
credited with developing permanent press fabrics, recently made the news upon
her death at 97. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/08/business/ruth-benerito-cotton-chemist-of-permanent-press-renown-dies-at-97.html?_r=0" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/08/business/ruth-benerito-cotton-chemist-of-permanent-press-renown-dies-at-97.html?_r=0</a>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;">Quilts before the late 1950s used
primarily cotton, but sometimes were made of linen or wool. Feed sack prints
were common during the 1930s and 1940s, and these were coarse fabrics with small
flowers, usually on white or off-white background. Quilts from the 1970s may be
double knits fabrics, a heavy polyester that didn't wrinkle, but was heavy and
not always comfortable. </span></div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6641X5KPZFzOl0OigwaZ4TSUjYaH0Mk0Zhozr50gcvituNoswt4OA_lIRIKE44ttSEgEPJBacFbhc7J1701rFBy86csERuFPrWadoUEWslQqOOd1_q0Dd6LRLziIQqK-_SB_Mx2Qujv-u/s1600/doll-quilt-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fan quilt block showing typical 1940s and 1950s fabrics." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6641X5KPZFzOl0OigwaZ4TSUjYaH0Mk0Zhozr50gcvituNoswt4OA_lIRIKE44ttSEgEPJBacFbhc7J1701rFBy86csERuFPrWadoUEWslQqOOd1_q0Dd6LRLziIQqK-_SB_Mx2Qujv-u/s1600/doll-quilt-02.jpg" title="All cotton quilt from the 1950s with 40s and 50s fabrics" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1950s Quilt with 40s and 50s fabrics</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><b>Look at the Style. </b>Watercolor quilts weren't popular until about 1980 or so, so if you have one, you'll know that the style tells you that it's more recent than that. You can check online to see when a quilt pattern or design was developed. Some patterns have been around for more than a century, while other blocks are recent designs by quilting artisans.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ3Rv-U6lwvfeanck8D3POZ9dCOUokrHPICOVt7v99c_BunKU3w4B462WRk9uKVH94rOiC5xSWlCwXG5w0ST1_24QWUmBKftctshswckernuYc2xeHV86OMjCNPe1b7M1CaFSVsHgahGB/s1600/watercolorquilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Watercolor quilt with flower patterns in light to dark hues" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ3Rv-U6lwvfeanck8D3POZ9dCOUokrHPICOVt7v99c_BunKU3w4B462WRk9uKVH94rOiC5xSWlCwXG5w0ST1_24QWUmBKftctshswckernuYc2xeHV86OMjCNPe1b7M1CaFSVsHgahGB/s320/watercolorquilt.jpg" title="Watercolor Quilt image shows light to dark use of fabrics" width="232" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolor Quilt</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><b>Look at the colors.</b> Each decade has a
color scheme, although the colors weren't as obvious in some decades as others.
Colors in the 1950s were teal, chartreuse, pink and gray together, and speckled.
The 1960s transitioned from psychedelic to yellow and blue, and by the 1970s, we
were into orange and green in large designs. Avocado, coppertone and harvest
gold were colors of appliances, and that carried over into fabrics.
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;">We saw popularity of soft colors in
the 1980s, such as spring green, mauve and shades of purple and blue, and those
colors became forest green and burgundy by the 1990s. We're back to a little
brighter palette now, after a few years of natural colors, chili pepper red and
steel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><b>Use your instinct. </b>Some quilts just look old, and they may be. Others look new. Quilts may be made of old fabrics or old blocks in another decade. We've been working on some 50s blocks for several years, but the quilts, when completed, look new. In fact, a few of the blocks have a yellow poly-cotton fabric added.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These old blocks are from the 1950s, but yellow was added later</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><b>Study the quilt.</b> Look at the thread used in addition to the color of thread. Imported quilts often use white thread with about 5 stitches to an inch. American quilters like smaller stitches closer together. Cotton covered polyester and nylon quilting thread are signs of a newer quilt than cotton twine. Check the binding and how it's made. Purchased binding has been available for more than 50 years, but many quilters make bias binding from fabrics from the decade of the quilt. The more you examine quilts, the more you'll see the differences in old and new.</span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-91284748605299511582013-09-08T15:01:00.001-07:002013-09-08T15:01:04.814-07:00Ribbon Crafts -- Make Your Own Crafting Tool<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eZhwRzl3OBYYb9I5F8GdJpYIdt7Z_Pz48a8tHqmEo7VObAtsdSxtR9oGIKmmadxryDLQeS82ZpaNyO1h_btyRbKnHgD7Kxxa1JBag8msKAhVGlBmuWIOI1r_7etxRVrsgcovDw4HdtF3/s1600/ribboncrafts010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Purple ribbon flower made with cardboard wrapper" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eZhwRzl3OBYYb9I5F8GdJpYIdt7Z_Pz48a8tHqmEo7VObAtsdSxtR9oGIKmmadxryDLQeS82ZpaNyO1h_btyRbKnHgD7Kxxa1JBag8msKAhVGlBmuWIOI1r_7etxRVrsgcovDw4HdtF3/s1600/ribboncrafts010.jpg" title="Ribbon crafts made with cardboard scrap wrapper" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Flower Made with Cardboard Wrapper</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crafting sometimes requires
innovation, and occasionally I need a tool I don't have available. A Scrap
Wrapper is a plastic gadget like a ruler with a slit in the center that has room
for your sewing machine presser foot. It makes a large fringe for cotton rugs,
but I want to make tiny flowers that look like carnations for ribbon crafts, or
smaller fringe. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr1oPbG6rji-RSzJ91A1zoYfy1DkhrLP9A8du5Kyra4soNJW4D9uxmMo5Le6QlO1S2ecDk79Qaf6WEJGovs7_hFTkCOiTPTv66cddyvlFhkbOBohrIUGJMFWHyqEgt1bEg9AvIMtkhdEP/s1600/ribboncrafts08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ribbon embroidery carnation made with seam gauge" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr1oPbG6rji-RSzJ91A1zoYfy1DkhrLP9A8du5Kyra4soNJW4D9uxmMo5Le6QlO1S2ecDk79Qaf6WEJGovs7_hFTkCOiTPTv66cddyvlFhkbOBohrIUGJMFWHyqEgt1bEg9AvIMtkhdEP/s1600/ribboncrafts08.jpg" title="Carnation 3-dimensional flower made with seam gauge" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Carnation for Ribbon Embroidery</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You can use a seam gauge for a ribbon
wrapper. Slide the stop to one end and start wrapping the ribbon from one end to
the other. Don't overlap and don't wrap tightly. Cut the end of the ribbon. Go
to the sewing machine and stitch in the center opening of the seam gauge to the
end. Pivot the gauge and stitch back to the starting point. Leave some thread to
pull for gathers when you're done. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7k4kSd1g94OSOnjbfDukmNMsxVZcQrbyKihiSwWIAAtyVrDi56f9FGMmeL1FFQkan2zZ3kAwUHdkdKnsDVR8SK2hIGE8ukqJ1JsH3tUudMARx7wy8qehuHwVMdg_61u_3pcMYp2QzltF/s1600/ribboncrafts05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Silk ribbin wrapped on seam gauge" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7k4kSd1g94OSOnjbfDukmNMsxVZcQrbyKihiSwWIAAtyVrDi56f9FGMmeL1FFQkan2zZ3kAwUHdkdKnsDVR8SK2hIGE8ukqJ1JsH3tUudMARx7wy8qehuHwVMdg_61u_3pcMYp2QzltF/s320/ribboncrafts05.jpg" title="Embellish silk ribbon embroidery with 3-dimensional flowers" width="106" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wrap Silk Ribbon on the Seam Gauge</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Silk Ribbon from Seam Gauge</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cut each side of the ribbon with
scissors by sliding the sharp point under the ribbon even with the wrapped edge.
Cut the ribbon on both sides and pull it through the seam gauge from the center.
Now you have a ribbon that can be gathered into a carnation for ribbon
embroidery. Pull the thread to make the gathers and roll the ribbon into a
round. Use the excess thread to wrap the back tight to keep the flower
shape.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2SMk6tTMJZ783fz4M-75eOTTD9GF0aWccdqxYx8CnbVl2n5tR1V6v0Xd8sI2LL-dyACV2uEfvjGLkHQ_9wbsUzJWO56uuNJ1ZaMnWQ3TeYMGzv04cPzbDtNTX_YildWzT5Ie-2Be88mV/s1600/ribboncrafts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Two cardboard strips with stapled end piece for ribbon crafts" border="0" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2SMk6tTMJZ783fz4M-75eOTTD9GF0aWccdqxYx8CnbVl2n5tR1V6v0Xd8sI2LL-dyACV2uEfvjGLkHQ_9wbsUzJWO56uuNJ1ZaMnWQ3TeYMGzv04cPzbDtNTX_YildWzT5Ie-2Be88mV/s320/ribboncrafts.jpg" title="Scrap wrapper made with cardboard strips for ribbon crafts" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make Your Own Scrap Wrapper</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmI9LVXFXWUswWqfRed14SPs6HSAzY794IUD9oZ4yqim1du7IwFp5MV07Ro_MxzX4U-LSmIO1gAU0ORd10IktyeshZ3nAOuDLjlzVk0jomBxBEuy8tuLWTAh1ZVrwvQUijlNAMLqqIVJEI/s1600/ribboncrafts01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ribbon wrapped and stitched on cardboard scrap wrapper " border="0" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmI9LVXFXWUswWqfRed14SPs6HSAzY794IUD9oZ4yqim1du7IwFp5MV07Ro_MxzX4U-LSmIO1gAU0ORd10IktyeshZ3nAOuDLjlzVk0jomBxBEuy8tuLWTAh1ZVrwvQUijlNAMLqqIVJEI/s320/ribboncrafts01.jpg" title="Using Your Scrap Wrapper with 3/4 inch ribbon" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You can also make your own scrap
wrapper with cardboard. Here's the easy way: Cut two strips of cardboard about
half an inch wide and 20 inches long. Cut two squares of cardboard about 2
inches square. Line the strips parallel to each other and place a square on each
end. Staple the squares in place. Wrap ribbon (I used 3/4 inch ribbon) on the
two strips. Don't wrap it tight or you won't be able to sew between the
strips.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sew between the strips from one end
to the other, pivot and return slightly to the side of the first row of
stitching. (This makes it easier to gather.) Leave enough thread to pull for
gathers. Cut the ribbon on each side of the strips and pull it out through the
middle opening. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Alternatively, if you would like to
have puffy ruffles that aren't cut, remove one square you stapled on the end of the cardboard wrapper and
slide the stitched ribbon off the strips.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pull the thread to gather the ruffle
and use it for your crafts projects. This could make a garter for a wedding or
an adornment for just about any fabric crafts project. You can also make flowers
by cutting a fabric circle for backing. Starting in the center, stitch the
ribbon in a continuous circle from small to larger.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eZhwRzl3OBYYb9I5F8GdJpYIdt7Z_Pz48a8tHqmEo7VObAtsdSxtR9oGIKmmadxryDLQeS82ZpaNyO1h_btyRbKnHgD7Kxxa1JBag8msKAhVGlBmuWIOI1r_7etxRVrsgcovDw4HdtF3/s1600/ribboncrafts010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ribbon wrapped in circle to form flower shape" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eZhwRzl3OBYYb9I5F8GdJpYIdt7Z_Pz48a8tHqmEo7VObAtsdSxtR9oGIKmmadxryDLQeS82ZpaNyO1h_btyRbKnHgD7Kxxa1JBag8msKAhVGlBmuWIOI1r_7etxRVrsgcovDw4HdtF3/s1600/ribboncrafts010.jpg" title="Form flower by starting in center and wrapping in circle" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Happy crafting! </span></span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-35668043669169803292013-07-26T14:20:00.000-07:002013-07-26T14:20:26.819-07:00Silk Ribbon Embroidery on a Miniature Scale -- Jewelry and Ornaments<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6lR-cA1mNZRaWqim-GM3F6xKDCi29egQirga8gGlmSbSdXp37exK0HPFmv9pEMhmcYJ4IGWTq4omA_2668ZygkNNS8NaLn5rjuJHcvGWM0xnZxxBuo1YIJ3-0YTE4D7-cN-i40GpBUyC/s1600/ribbonemb06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Completed design worked on black moire can be made into jewelry or ornament" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6lR-cA1mNZRaWqim-GM3F6xKDCi29egQirga8gGlmSbSdXp37exK0HPFmv9pEMhmcYJ4IGWTq4omA_2668ZygkNNS8NaLn5rjuJHcvGWM0xnZxxBuo1YIJ3-0YTE4D7-cN-i40GpBUyC/s1600/ribbonemb06.jpg" title="Pin pendant bracelet medallion or Christmas ornament" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Silk Ribbon Embroidery on a small scale</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ribbon embroidery pins, pendants,
bracelets or Christmas ornaments are creative crafts with fast results. Make
your own design or purchase a book of small designs. You can make your miniature needlework
item square, round or heart shaped. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You'll need:</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A small piece of fabric for the
background</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Embroidery floss</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Needle</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Silk ribbon in 4mm size and maybe 2mm
size in colors you want to use</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cardboard for a template</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Felt or your choice of backing for
your completed piece</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pin back if you want to make a
pin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I started with about a 3-inch circle,
using a template cut from cardboard, and used black moire fabric for the
background. I cut the moire to the 3 inch size, but started the embroidery about
half to three-quarters of an inch from the edge all around. The design is worked without an
embroidery hoop and without a pattern. If you want to use an embroidery hoop, stitch your little piece of fabric onto a larger one, and cut out the middle of the large piece of fabric where the stitching will be done.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9DE6H5i87NsxJcALihwzlnMCrs14CPHF4U-aGvyYmBesHuYemFnvQNCZWKaKVzOQQbuOk-Amk_iTCI_eZDcNKuPAdbZnnuAsDw2Ya_xP3gdz2GpjzBEO7dDbcGVxIYPkT_hg_s8XbFC8/s1600/ribbonemb01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Stem design on black moire created with no pattern" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9DE6H5i87NsxJcALihwzlnMCrs14CPHF4U-aGvyYmBesHuYemFnvQNCZWKaKVzOQQbuOk-Amk_iTCI_eZDcNKuPAdbZnnuAsDw2Ya_xP3gdz2GpjzBEO7dDbcGVxIYPkT_hg_s8XbFC8/s1600/ribbonemb01.jpg" title="Embroidery floss in stem stitch on moire" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stem Stitch in embroidery floss is first</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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</span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57sNaShF29TP5MfNyLvaDVPqrXTkp8SFrlcoPUk_3G-QyyvUtABfjo2evEeOHr2kT9R4ppjiAtlEatKhnLK0ZZzzfzfXIPMFH2wpKL3Rm9A9eid3MPU3WmuKFgdRnvvGZ-gK6k8peJD6a/s1600/ribbonemb02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Embroider stem stitch in floss and leaves in silk ribbon" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57sNaShF29TP5MfNyLvaDVPqrXTkp8SFrlcoPUk_3G-QyyvUtABfjo2evEeOHr2kT9R4ppjiAtlEatKhnLK0ZZzzfzfXIPMFH2wpKL3Rm9A9eid3MPU3WmuKFgdRnvvGZ-gK6k8peJD6a/s1600/ribbonemb02.jpg" title="Miniature silk ribbon embroidery jewelry" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Leaves are Japanese ribbon stitch</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two-strand embroidery thread creates
the circular stem with stem stitch (like a back stitch) and 4mm silk ribbon in
pink, yellow and green are used for flowers and leaves.</span></span></div>
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</span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPjGWFEjNuGaESMQwi4XSLWJordtDq9-jdozMqS2rfvPa3kwRd49Au-k0DBz3OFsWnJ9BF_qj6yYOKsQFwZeG8qQ4IQ3LJ1T7G9GT8bLnpyQF7cJvVjmfsD7ExkQRflzo5dB345Fnw_QC/s1600/ribbonemb03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Flower is pink 4mm silk ribbon with lazy daisy stitch" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPjGWFEjNuGaESMQwi4XSLWJordtDq9-jdozMqS2rfvPa3kwRd49Au-k0DBz3OFsWnJ9BF_qj6yYOKsQFwZeG8qQ4IQ3LJ1T7G9GT8bLnpyQF7cJvVjmfsD7ExkQRflzo5dB345Fnw_QC/s1600/ribbonemb03.jpg" title="Progress of silk ribbon embroidery miniature" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Flower is lazy daisy stitch with French knot center</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stitches are Japanese ribbon stitch,
lazy daisy and a French knot in the center of the large flower.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you complete the front of the
item, cut another cardboard circle to use for stiffener. Make it about an inch smaller in diameter than the original circle. Cut a piece of
felt the same size as the cardboard circle.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sew around the edge of the fabric and
place the cardboard on the back inside the stitching. Gather it all around and
backstitch a couple of times to secure the gathers. (I used a color you could see, but you'll want to use a color that matches the background fabric.) Cut the
thread.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTCX75hKBGCFHE-XbrNkEqcUdFMfR7moi1GGtFXxZ6tOgbznTnNnPcR9pJBcD-vYxqiE9b-OrK0lskD9kYeosfMrTqKq-hiLjjJ898NbNXVhZRBvkeorQHEk_3YAxwWbJBWts3rI-uL7j/s1600/ribbonemb05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Stitch around the edge and pull to gather" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTCX75hKBGCFHE-XbrNkEqcUdFMfR7moi1GGtFXxZ6tOgbznTnNnPcR9pJBcD-vYxqiE9b-OrK0lskD9kYeosfMrTqKq-hiLjjJ898NbNXVhZRBvkeorQHEk_3YAxwWbJBWts3rI-uL7j/s1600/ribbonemb05.jpg" title="Complete Silk ribbon embroidery with cardboard before backing" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Back with Cardboard Stiffener in Place</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you're making a piece of jewelry
such as a pin or pendant, decide how you want to attach the pin. You can glue a metal purchased pinback
to the cardboard, or punch it from front to back in the cardboard. A pendant can
be hung with a purchased slide or you can use a piece of silk ribbon attached at
the top before adding the felt back. A Christmas ornament can also hang with
silk ribbon.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Secure the felt to the back with
hand stitches along the edge or glue if you prefer. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxg3Qd3FzLDh9ycnRpyCY97jPGDaK1dxlmKVBIbpJ3dBBv2xvbb5K9VHhvnFlEzoHKOdlWjuCJi3kMt3dbG4s1UNQ3FgDRWSHdDxOrW7t6Fv1F-DLghNFuGlbrjPeAD4inKpXhHiS5nhFr/s1600/ribbonemb06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Completed Silk Ribbon Embroidery Miniature" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxg3Qd3FzLDh9ycnRpyCY97jPGDaK1dxlmKVBIbpJ3dBBv2xvbb5K9VHhvnFlEzoHKOdlWjuCJi3kMt3dbG4s1UNQ3FgDRWSHdDxOrW7t6Fv1F-DLghNFuGlbrjPeAD4inKpXhHiS5nhFr/s1600/ribbonemb06.jpg" title="Silk Ribbon Embroidery Pin Pendant or Bracelet Medallion" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed Design is about 2 1/4 inches</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a book that may give you some ideas for miniature designs. It's </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Book-Little-Ribbon-Embroidery-Designs/dp/0881958808" target="_blank">American School of Needlework's Big Book of 101 Little Ribbon Embroidery Designs</a> with designs
suitable for jewelry or Christmas ornaments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other ideas: You can use a large button instead of cardboard, and attach the fabric to the button before you start the embroidery. </span></span> </span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-85370238785848679762013-06-24T14:06:00.000-07:002013-06-24T14:06:47.790-07:00Vintage Quilt Pieces Make Interesting Sewing -- Creativity and Effort Required<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vFc7oH2suZ11473nX6sh-0g44CBsr15dHk0UmxKxBTNMqKTeFGsrXGVot1GOXcJqaMnt1MLTDyzjcetcTNuhNjQxa16yt0GdIAFiaN-Dos4OF-jOYV58RGf9rBKGKsFfOSSDhl-s8Thv/s1600/quiltsquares.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Two rectangles or four nine-patch squares hand-cut and stitched" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vFc7oH2suZ11473nX6sh-0g44CBsr15dHk0UmxKxBTNMqKTeFGsrXGVot1GOXcJqaMnt1MLTDyzjcetcTNuhNjQxa16yt0GdIAFiaN-Dos4OF-jOYV58RGf9rBKGKsFfOSSDhl-s8Thv/s320/quiltsquares.jpg" title="Almost all fabrics used in these squares are printed designs" width="254" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Grandma's Quilt Rectangles and Squares</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;"> </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many half-completed
crafts are available at garage sales and thrift shops, and there is no shortage of quilt scraps, squares, blocks and quilt tops. I usually only have to stop at one location each month to
find something I don't need.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Recently, I stopped at a sale and
found some 9-patch squares made by hand. These squares aren't made by a real
quilter -- the colors are totally random, mismatched, and some of the "squares"
are downright ugly. They aren't particularly well-made and I wouldn't call them
quilt blocks. They look like the start of a possible quilt block. The price was
right, so I came home with them. Some of the 9-patch squares were sewn together
to make 18-patch rectangles and 36-patch blocks. The larger blocks look worse
than the 9-patch, but somebody's Grandma spent hours making these.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Because I like old fabrics,
unfinished projects have a charm (speaking of charm, maybe these could make a
charm quilt) that I don't find in yardage from the nearest JoAnn's or Hancock store. These
squares have taken over part of the coffee table for about a month, so it's time
to move them out or do something with them. I took some of the 36-square blocks
apart and worked on making something of them. It takes patience to make
grandma's squares into blocks, but you'll have older fabrics and may shortcut a completed project if you can use some of the work already done.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span></b><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Analyze the issues with any pre-owned quilt projects</b>, just like these
9-patches. Other than the stitching issues (corners don't exactly meet and the
stitching is a little curvy) they are all colors, and no theme colors. There are
no solid colors to break up the design. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Sort some of the squares that have
similar colors and shapes.</b> These are approximately 4 1/2 inch squares, so I
pressed some and measured squares to find similar sizes. Some weren't very usable because they didn't match at the seams, but some were larger than others, too.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Choose solid color fabrics that might
work as a border with the squares to make a block.</b> A window block might bring
these to life. A four-pane window looks possible. Make a practice block to see the result. Here's the block I started:</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8Dw8AL23KeRLqhZFe5ALlRutxlKDp-d92mVlgrQTZu2xLg59Gi59AAmd6AxeSqw2SybDiUZwK6hBmUNPPBjFSJJZ6csSfn34AJ1EgDjmtwPf_NjPxK0IEg9ywLk_RkiVjoXP12mh8v3o/s1600/quiltsquare1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Partially completed experimental design with vintage nine-patches " border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8Dw8AL23KeRLqhZFe5ALlRutxlKDp-d92mVlgrQTZu2xLg59Gi59AAmd6AxeSqw2SybDiUZwK6hBmUNPPBjFSJJZ6csSfn34AJ1EgDjmtwPf_NjPxK0IEg9ywLk_RkiVjoXP12mh8v3o/s320/quiltsquare1.jpg" title="Patchwork quilting partial block with Grandmas squares" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nine-patch Squares With Mitered Border</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You'll notice I left the strips
longer than necessary. That's so I can make mitered corners or continue the
design. Leave yourself some options when you're experimenting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With the nine-patches already made,
this will whip into a pillow or lap quilt in short order. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Here's a different design block that
could work.</b> The sides of the nine-patch are 4 1/2 inches so I made triangles
from a 5 and 7/8 inch diagonal with 4 inch sides. I cut two triangles at a time
and came out with a 6 1/2 inch block that will finish as a 6 inch
block. Here it is untrimmed. Once you get several blocks made, square and size them with the rotary cutter. Grandma didn't have the benefit of many of the tools we use for quilting today.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm-9q5Hmu6u_ymniDyZAJ7eQzyaeouNHaA5O5VTdZe8KeJmsKtP_d_Vmng2OzYgICy55j030JzEKJnMu2aEAEt9nJTSG_9axj4bjSJFRwg3iLh6cvSWMsbaouQIR4CK9fnyCSGL6mfE05/s1600/quiltsquare3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Blue triangles added to nine-patch square completes a quilt block" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm-9q5Hmu6u_ymniDyZAJ7eQzyaeouNHaA5O5VTdZe8KeJmsKtP_d_Vmng2OzYgICy55j030JzEKJnMu2aEAEt9nJTSG_9axj4bjSJFRwg3iLh6cvSWMsbaouQIR4CK9fnyCSGL6mfE05/s320/quiltsquare3.jpg" title="Triangles make the nine-patch an on-point design" width="319" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Possibility for Working with Pre-Owned Nine-Patch Squares</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some suggestions I'll
share:</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you're buying Grandma's work,
buy clean, cared-for items that will withstand washing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you doubt the color fastness of
the fabrics, wash them before you begin. Wash a few in a pan in the sink so you
can see the fading, and rescue the ones that don't fade. Don't wash them in the washing machine</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Press all the pieces and pieced work
before you start. Sort by color, size, or usability. Be ruthless in sorting as
some may be too horrible to use.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work a sample block or two to see
what's possible with what you have. Don't try to make a quilt or large item if
the blocks aren't the same size or won't fit together.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you're a perfectionist quilter,
you may not be pleased with Grandma's handwork. That's ok, too, so don't buy it. Sometimes it's more rewarding to create something from new fabrics than to try to rescue someone's leftovers.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've found some nice quilt blocks and tops in unusual places, and have made many pillows, baby quilts and full-size quilts from someone's incomplete sewing project. Don't pass on all of them -- you'll miss out on some creativity.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See you soon!</span></span></span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-30753975116732862642013-04-30T13:57:00.002-07:002013-04-30T13:59:23.103-07:00Make a Sampler Quilt Top Easy and Interesting<div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFm1pb8KrcYeOPpSlNasHZvzKq4Mlf77K5utPRpEBAfOquNfKJ9CgqYNIJsybCMw17Dca3AWyytngmNoYyj7QmlivM-tEXgOqNKilArhioIw2Y0MuhipvATKjVWL5xzXgbuci0wBkBxsMV/s1600/grandmothersfan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="six-panel fan appliqued on blue background square" border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFm1pb8KrcYeOPpSlNasHZvzKq4Mlf77K5utPRpEBAfOquNfKJ9CgqYNIJsybCMw17Dca3AWyytngmNoYyj7QmlivM-tEXgOqNKilArhioIw2Y0MuhipvATKjVWL5xzXgbuci0wBkBxsMV/s320/grandmothersfan.jpg" title="blue and pink applique quilt block Grandmother's Fan " width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Grandmother's Fan Applique Block</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">If you like to quilt, you've probably
tried several different methods and may have made different styles of quilts.
Most piecework involves piecing the same block in different colors of
fabrics, but sometimes that gets boring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">Have you tried to make a sampler
quilt with the same fabrics and different patterns for the blocks? You can make
each block different and keep your interest level high. You can even choose to
applique some blocks and piece others. So long as all of the blocks are the same
size, your quilt will fit together. Repeating some or most of the fabrics will make it look like it's made to go together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Block-New-Techniques-Machine-Quilting/dp/B001QV61XM" target="_blank"><i>Block by Block</i> by Beth Donaldson </a>is a 1995 publication with 12-inch square blocks that could be
used together to make a single quilt. That's the key to making a sampler quilt
easily. This book doesn't have all the blocks I used, but it has enough to keep you busy and give you ideas for more. I also used <i>Best Loved Quilt Patterns</i> from Oxmoor House (1987) for more designs. Choose 10 1/2 inch, 12 1/2 inch, 14 1/2 inch or 16 1/2 inch squares so
your blocks will line up without having to add individual sashing or additional pieces. We
add the half inch for 1/4 inch seam allowance all around to have a full size
square with an even number of inches when the quilt is completed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">Here's how to get started on this
quilting project:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;"><b>Choose your patterns.</b> <span style="font-size: small;">Patterns used in this quilt are </span>14-inch <span style="font-size: small;">squares</span> and include a six-section fan block, a log cabin block, a nine-patch
with applique leaves, a butterfly applique, card trick pieced block,
grandmother's fan applique on backing, rail fence, churn dash and a couple of
others.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWS2sY5auR2uVDtGeTA7Zb6mJPO3kqyStFBl69xRkUdj7O-y3jcdfeXCTOQC3d_jlDbVOYJLtOyy4KS1iGnFHK_94PHiQjYwHy_VdNj_-3xAlXm8w72eEqppoE-c0zmmMvv5N3HCUtgx3/s1600/logcabin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Blue and pink log cabin block with light and dark fabrics" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWS2sY5auR2uVDtGeTA7Zb6mJPO3kqyStFBl69xRkUdj7O-y3jcdfeXCTOQC3d_jlDbVOYJLtOyy4KS1iGnFHK_94PHiQjYwHy_VdNj_-3xAlXm8w72eEqppoE-c0zmmMvv5N3HCUtgx3/s320/logcabin.jpg" title="Log Cabin Block for Sampler Quilt" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Log Cabin Block</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;"><b>Choose the fabrics.</b> You don't need
many different ones. I chose blue and pink with beige for my sampler. You may
want to select fabric for sashing strips between the blocks, too. Wash and press
the fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;"><b>Cut any full-size squares you need for backing
the applique designs.</b> Remember to add the 1/2 inch for seam allowance. Sometimes
I cut these an inch larger than I need and trim after the applique is done. For
a 14-inch block, I make the backing square 15 1/2 inches, then trim to 14 1/2
after the applique is completed. That allows for any shrinkage from complex
applique stitching. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIl06n0kGLw9tfJ4lsUOnCK1bvDTuR1yyyGX5PsYAERnjaFcGlXC1BpocXWew2mtOINCxVT00pJqxtFJBhkfyPMdwYdjRhDAxCIz-MK_hFG76-4ZDXMiWK4qcQ2g315xCVacEUrLeYj0M/s1600/butterflyapplique.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Butterfly applique with needle-turned edge on blue print fabric" border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIl06n0kGLw9tfJ4lsUOnCK1bvDTuR1yyyGX5PsYAERnjaFcGlXC1BpocXWew2mtOINCxVT00pJqxtFJBhkfyPMdwYdjRhDAxCIz-MK_hFG76-4ZDXMiWK4qcQ2g315xCVacEUrLeYj0M/s320/butterflyapplique.jpg" title="Butterfly Applique for Sampler Quilt" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Applique Butterfly Block</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">Use a rotary cutter for cutting
squares, rectangles and triangles for quilt blocks, but use sharp scissors for
applique pieces. If you're hand appliqueing the design, add 1/4 inch to all
outer edges to fold under. Where the fabrics overlap, don't add to the applique piece that will be on the bottom since it doesn't have to be folded under. <span style="font-size: small;">The wings of the butterfly where the body is appliqued over them is an example<span style="font-size: small;"> of overlap that doesn't need the 1/4 inch addition.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">If you're machine appliqueing the
design, don't add to the template. You can use a fiber bonding fabric like
HeatnBond or Wunder-Under on the applique pieces, but they won't have the
softness of a cotton quilt.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZNgNZBqzlhqN5v-KGUC_Se0E4RTzoL1tT-1bjwaH5UITKHzuGSLk2nKXUVkMQpVFzAoYo5cnx94bWFARHrMtHP9UNOkjgPqv5BoXTylMD48VF5PaitLoi72z0mwpzCS8FfnbEt-GY7VZ/s1600/ninepatchplus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Blue on Beige with Combination Pieced Block and Applique" border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZNgNZBqzlhqN5v-KGUC_Se0E4RTzoL1tT-1bjwaH5UITKHzuGSLk2nKXUVkMQpVFzAoYo5cnx94bWFARHrMtHP9UNOkjgPqv5BoXTylMD48VF5PaitLoi72z0mwpzCS8FfnbEt-GY7VZ/s320/ninepatchplus.jpg" title="Nine-Patch Square Inside Appliqued Leaves " width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nine-Patch with Applique</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">If you use freezer paper for hand
applique, cut the freezer paper to the size of the template. Apply
the freezer paper shiny side up (wrong sides together) to the back of the cut
applique piece and turn the 1/4 inch fabric edge with an iron, or you can use
your needle to turn the fabric under as you work around the edge. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hUeMAjLeFwQyzdYnIUsK6t-OGuhW08SnACgbJOY73Dq-4XGDM5aEAeQ9ThugeoVeXZZYCRyArnjw2C_7Hk0pXP110YuSbAiQCcg88fRxoTF8DkQQvz_m1eXMQ2gxkf_N48ofiE034Ayb/s1600/cardtrick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Card Trick block looks like applique but it is patchwork" border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hUeMAjLeFwQyzdYnIUsK6t-OGuhW08SnACgbJOY73Dq-4XGDM5aEAeQ9ThugeoVeXZZYCRyArnjw2C_7Hk0pXP110YuSbAiQCcg88fRxoTF8DkQQvz_m1eXMQ2gxkf_N48ofiE034Ayb/s320/cardtrick.jpg" title="Card Trick Pieced Block with Dark Blue Outer Triangles" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Card Trick Block</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;"><b>Trim all the blocks to the same size</b>, allowing 1/2 inch for seams. Your blocks should be 14 1/2 inches square at this
point if you're working with 14-inch blocks.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s4thcXSdzUnY9fP5RA06eCAs0jYbluUp4ns3680Jiv8JjcoEaVL0uCd7OiBWz7unUr2_yTmSGOIOETnZeS7iVZv-QKsKIBMxT9mExhVTKY0_ZK57Onyf5WgK4t7eSnr4KJda417wgFyC/s1600/railfence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Strip of four fabrics cut into blocks and turned different ways to make rail fence" border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s4thcXSdzUnY9fP5RA06eCAs0jYbluUp4ns3680Jiv8JjcoEaVL0uCd7OiBWz7unUr2_yTmSGOIOETnZeS7iVZv-QKsKIBMxT9mExhVTKY0_ZK57Onyf5WgK4t7eSnr4KJda417wgFyC/s320/railfence.jpg" title="Rail Fence Quilt Block Made of One Long Strip of Four Fabrics" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rail Fence Patchwork Block</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">Once you've made individual blocks of
different kinds but with similar or the same fabrics, you're ready to design
your quilt. Sashing between the quilt blocks will make a larger quilt and
require fewer blocks. You can also add a row or two of sashing around the outer
edges to make the quilt larger. Sashing works with square blocks but not for
blocks set on point (like diamonds). </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PKi4rxnTBGuqEYI_h3Ktr-mPB0dewtdFnVx-0ArIFkLcvLzDaP7spLDStuQTpJlMZ6I225p4wa1GyaffDvZ03hM9IuGpkDt7gOJMmbLocC5Pe2eilAi-I6VbkSHgH83HxebDPZenEBEL/s1600/xpatch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Triangles in solid color give appearance of background" border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PKi4rxnTBGuqEYI_h3Ktr-mPB0dewtdFnVx-0ArIFkLcvLzDaP7spLDStuQTpJlMZ6I225p4wa1GyaffDvZ03hM9IuGpkDt7gOJMmbLocC5Pe2eilAi-I6VbkSHgH83HxebDPZenEBEL/s320/xpatch.jpg" title="Quilt Block Made of Strips and Triangles" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">X-Patch Block</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">Before you finalize your sashing
choice, <b>lay the fabric out on a flat surface </b>and place your quilt blocks on it
to see the effect. I used a small beige and brown background print for this one.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrM0pdnFBevc7DV1xvAx1ids9cO68Dpl8TJ5ZHmPeu2KMkkUCPTqSmm40Km5GmyCSda8Q_hSY-dJwoBGOISnu_Nf-MKfZqQW-t9ma1DkwXhl6mvl5KpZ7Fra8h2hqd7z_WRIVPrMbdGBm/s1600/sashingbackground.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Quilt blocks laid on fabric to see how they look." border="0" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtrM0pdnFBevc7DV1xvAx1ids9cO68Dpl8TJ5ZHmPeu2KMkkUCPTqSmm40Km5GmyCSda8Q_hSY-dJwoBGOISnu_Nf-MKfZqQW-t9ma1DkwXhl6mvl5KpZ7Fra8h2hqd7z_WRIVPrMbdGBm/s320/sashingbackground.jpg" title="Check Sashing Fabric with Quilt Blocks before Cutting" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lay Your Blocks on Sashing Fabric Before Cutting</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">If it's not what you want, look through your fabric stash and
try some other fabrics until you get one you want to work with. Wash it if you
haven't already, and cut the sashing in 3 1/2 inch, 4 1/2 inch or 5 1/2 inch
width, as you'll need the 1/2 inch for 1/4 inch seams. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">I cut sashing parallel to the selvage
-- it stretches less. If you start at the selvage edge, trim off the bound
selvage edge, then cut your first strip at the cut edge and work across the
doubled fabric. That way, if you have fabric left over, it will be near the fold. The
remaining piece will be folded, giving you a larger surface for your next
project. You may even have enough for backing blocks for more appliques.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;">P.S. Before I complete this quilt, I'll take the lace off the Grandmother's Fan block. I may add a feather stitch or an embroidery stitch I use for crazy quilting, or even eyelet lace would work. The thin lace will wear out before the other fabrics and is impractical for a usable quilt. Quilting is always a learning experience!</span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-91255359039952816052013-03-28T07:44:00.000-07:002013-03-28T12:29:40.469-07:00Make a Shoulder Pad Angel Easy Crafts Instructions<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QgxWlvbz7JUr3kS_I8jdj4QArEwggAgpnKm0-DhskHZOlOES1iNLNJA8pkDvQQ6wqofgqcqkXDbmfUt2f1jdlcPchyQCm5oyoSZuN4khtVNkFHILkpAfxi7cN22QlTg5HxXeJ5wlRYSv/s1600/shoulderpadangel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Completed angel made from two shoulder pads" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QgxWlvbz7JUr3kS_I8jdj4QArEwggAgpnKm0-DhskHZOlOES1iNLNJA8pkDvQQ6wqofgqcqkXDbmfUt2f1jdlcPchyQCm5oyoSZuN4khtVNkFHILkpAfxi7cN22QlTg5HxXeJ5wlRYSv/s320/shoulderpadangel.jpg" title="Angel Made from Shoulder Pads Crafts Instructions " width="299" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shoulder Pad Angel Easy Crafts</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We recycle almost everything, and shoulder pads are ready-made padded shapes for
3-dimensional crafts. We've shown you how to make a butterfly, and promised we'd
find the angel -- but we didn't -- so <span style="font-size: small;">we started over and wrote out new
instructions.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can see what we did with a few
folds and a couple of seams.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Here's what you need:</b> </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two shoulder pads in the semi-circle
shape</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lace, eyelet, or whatever you like
for trim for the wings</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Large hankie or fabric about 16
inches square</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 1/4 inch Styrofoam or wooden ball
for head</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Twist ties</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ribbon for halo</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sewing thread to match shoulder pads
and 16 inch hankie or fabric square.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Id3KX8LWSCPN0u-Y7mfhM2RlTWjxm0gVbQZpi4qG0NH5gncvb8dvj3YhyphenhyphencpVkwWeBRNVK_YrZ77cyhiDrmSy8btBm8UlOcSs1wkwmjuLJevISIJBLgWBIomU6ZQaKOOGZijPLUcQjtJb/s1600/angelshoulderpads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Two shoulder pads needed for crafting tree topper or mantel display." border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Id3KX8LWSCPN0u-Y7mfhM2RlTWjxm0gVbQZpi4qG0NH5gncvb8dvj3YhyphenhyphencpVkwWeBRNVK_YrZ77cyhiDrmSy8btBm8UlOcSs1wkwmjuLJevISIJBLgWBIomU6ZQaKOOGZijPLUcQjtJb/s320/angelshoulderpads.jpg" title="Two Shoulder Pads to Make a Christmas or Easter Angel" width="250" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ecru Shoulder Pads Removed from a Blouse</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Add lace trim all the way around one
shoulder pad.</b></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2Hjy9e19VZOyflGV-kXoXCs2mQVp4XsRXUn2CAVM4sE5aYSbgeb-VH7Mkp9riFsE02-n1r4cuQAOSme06YQk9fUgd7AL5qSifKh1O1hB5hc4jh4t-jUadmMdvD-b-3nd-VSfzZZ2G6OH/s1600/angelwings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lace sewn to wings with straight stitching" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2Hjy9e19VZOyflGV-kXoXCs2mQVp4XsRXUn2CAVM4sE5aYSbgeb-VH7Mkp9riFsE02-n1r4cuQAOSme06YQk9fUgd7AL5qSifKh1O1hB5hc4jh4t-jUadmMdvD-b-3nd-VSfzZZ2G6OH/s320/angelwings.jpg" title="Single Shoulder Pad With Lace Makes Wings" width="211" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Single Shoulder Pad with Lace Added</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Stitch around the 16-inch square of
fabric</b> so the edge is finished, unless you plan to use it for a centerpiece or
mantel with the skirt covered. You can add lace all the way around the fabric square if you're planning to use it for
a tree topper.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Fold the fabric square diagonally</b> in
a triangle with the stitched side inside. Place the Styrofoam ball or wooden
ball inside the fabric in the center. Use a twist tie or thread to secure the
ball in the center.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTH5a3rPWJhbozKPGdDGLB02Yn5T5eTVQ1LRfJjXCqkgwxffAzlxhp768q_pnxQcBuV8oWpWJ-YTZ8cRPG_lL0Npa47GTnnKVn_BKVt8oFAaudQjXblk644jDF7spSDLtp-q4j-PnQIQi/s1600/angelbody.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fabric folded diagonally with ball for head enclosed" border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTH5a3rPWJhbozKPGdDGLB02Yn5T5eTVQ1LRfJjXCqkgwxffAzlxhp768q_pnxQcBuV8oWpWJ-YTZ8cRPG_lL0Npa47GTnnKVn_BKVt8oFAaudQjXblk644jDF7spSDLtp-q4j-PnQIQi/s320/angelbody.jpg" title="Center Ball for Angel Head in Fold of Fabric" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Place Ball for Head in Center of Diagonal Folded Fabric Square</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Create a halo with ribbon.</b> You can
place the ribbon around the "head" like we did here or if you prefer, wrap the ribbon around a
twist tie. Shape it like an eyelet screw or a lollipop, a circle with a stick.
Push the stick end to the back and hook it on the twist tie at the
neck.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYg7NwFU4FZKyxHaohVuz6hEu7HX8JgTHFof9KX13-HLhvsIzEEUftU6En-OA5LSZwHT-I61NvQt5XVvxde5cfWiGSYyA1HeakWx1AU-aVmlug3etFBcUtXp-FoOCq485UIFn9n34VwPz/s1600/angelhalo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Angel head tied with twist tie and ribbon halo" border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYg7NwFU4FZKyxHaohVuz6hEu7HX8JgTHFof9KX13-HLhvsIzEEUftU6En-OA5LSZwHT-I61NvQt5XVvxde5cfWiGSYyA1HeakWx1AU-aVmlug3etFBcUtXp-FoOCq485UIFn9n34VwPz/s320/angelhalo.jpg" title="Angel Head with Metallic Ribbon Halo, No Twist Tie" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make Halo from Ribbon with or without Twist Tie</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Place the shoulder pad without the
lace around the "shoulders"</b> below the twist tie and stitch in place from the
back. If you want to have the inside of the angel's gown open to place over a
tree or other item, stitch the shoulder pad in the center to the center of the
back of the gown. Wrap it around the front of the gown and stitch the corners of
the shoulder pad together.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eH9l3qo2CIn3QX4uXo70YJMhCwMc_SfKcgRgquHD_ts0uGhGBkWg3w-Cm_ODMCRvA5Pi50e2BCcSqjXvaMKGcpXxcXgvf6U4UXU6JmFmAMGBQ4lQfUXF9q0v9mKDOhJBkHWXwpeKjos-/s1600/angelcape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Shoulder pad angel pictured with cape" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eH9l3qo2CIn3QX4uXo70YJMhCwMc_SfKcgRgquHD_ts0uGhGBkWg3w-Cm_ODMCRvA5Pi50e2BCcSqjXvaMKGcpXxcXgvf6U4UXU6JmFmAMGBQ4lQfUXF9q0v9mKDOhJBkHWXwpeKjos-/s320/angelcape.jpg" title="Shoulder Pad Angel with Cape Attached at Back" width="309" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wrap Shoulder Pad Cape Around Shoulders and Attach at Back</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Attach the shoulder pad with lace as
wings</b> to the back in the same location as you stitched the "cape" to the
gown.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0XEH-DFwsOp1uC976GQQIYp0r48D0T_dwwDVP-6wu7lzI4ry4RKpWSHwUVPnijH6vVWpLCyatXp0H8T-1Y7IEj6Px68uROFbGQ4tv3q9UuQJK4-ooswbQWbrAyLppCDiVF2yzKTAW73R/s1600/angelbodywithwings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Angel wings with lace attached to back of figurine taking shape." border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0XEH-DFwsOp1uC976GQQIYp0r48D0T_dwwDVP-6wu7lzI4ry4RKpWSHwUVPnijH6vVWpLCyatXp0H8T-1Y7IEj6Px68uROFbGQ4tv3q9UuQJK4-ooswbQWbrAyLppCDiVF2yzKTAW73R/s320/angelbodywithwings.jpg" title="Angel Wings with Lace Attach to Back of Fabric Gown" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Attach Shoulder Pad Wings to Back of Angel</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Create a face on your angel if you
choose</b>. Use fabric paints for cheeks, lips and eyes. You can use this angel for
a tree topper, centerpiece or mantel, or let her hang from a corner display.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can also make small angels for
tree ornaments with single shoulder pads. Zigzag stitch two semicircles on one
shoulder pad. Cut the semicircles from the shoulder pad and follow directions
from the top here to add lace to one. Use a 1/2 inch Styrofoam ball for the head
and a 6 to 8 inch square for the gown.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make it fun!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Linda</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">cajunC </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.cajunc.com/">http://www.cajunc.com</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> </span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-50936624418293825952013-02-12T09:37:00.000-08:002013-02-12T19:41:05.058-08:00Recycled Shoulder Pads Make an Easy 3-D Butterfly<span style="font-size: small;">
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZIaU3K8LkRbPVofAfUQFgjtpd4gEwEUx7r6_EsQsuJs6PU0aAhkA1P6TU8EuMt5qoA-8UpvDumbcllzc6VKrjBIyrAGhxZJYN11wzumDSO4xBZm2Tyb0sEQh0nKGzKjcJ1nDMyLXIZce/s1600/shoulderpadbutterfly06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="pink and black printed fabric makes 3-D butterfly look 50s style" border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZIaU3K8LkRbPVofAfUQFgjtpd4gEwEUx7r6_EsQsuJs6PU0aAhkA1P6TU8EuMt5qoA-8UpvDumbcllzc6VKrjBIyrAGhxZJYN11wzumDSO4xBZm2Tyb0sEQh0nKGzKjcJ1nDMyLXIZce/s320/shoulderpadbutterfly06.jpg" title="Recycled shoulder pads butterfly ready for hair clip or comb" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3-Dimensional Butterfly Requires Little Sewing</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From the crafty lady who makes <a href="http://www.myneedleworkcrafts.com/2011/07/zipper-flower-crafts-recycle-zippers.html" target="_blank">flowers from old zippers</a>, here's another outrageous but fun fabric crafts project, and it costs you nothing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Shoulder pads are still available in
ladies shirts and coats, and most can be removed with a few snips of the
scissors. Most women remove them to avoid the linebacker look -- and most toss
them in the trash. If you like recycle crafts, this is an easy one for you. You
don't even need a sewing machine -- all the stitching can be done by
hand.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You'll need two shoulder pads
approximately the same size and shape, along with matching thread. You'll also
need a sewing needle or a sewing machine. If you want to use the butterfly for
your hair, you'll need a clasp or comb of your choice. You can also use the
3-dimensional butterfly for pillows, purses or other crafts
projects.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fold the straight edge of one
shoulder pad about an inch down and tack in the center only. The fold should be
facing you.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-3sAxUgf4sSgL7hmkkX2aIQOx4NVHmKrStfrG45uerc8AovjAZDTJKl_9cZeEG9CibHd618dQl-__F6NekUBKBrLviS8-077zQsQY5b4EuDKUytEnXWV6jVLNjc1dmq6-dJ0Yd7ZKeym/s1600/shoulderpadbutterfly01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="shoulder pad folded down at the top edge to start butterfly design" border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-3sAxUgf4sSgL7hmkkX2aIQOx4NVHmKrStfrG45uerc8AovjAZDTJKl_9cZeEG9CibHd618dQl-__F6NekUBKBrLviS8-077zQsQY5b4EuDKUytEnXWV6jVLNjc1dmq6-dJ0Yd7ZKeym/s320/shoulderpadbutterfly01.jpg" title="Single shoulder pad folded on the straight end" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Start with a single shoulder pad</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Accordion fold the second shoulder
pad and place it on top of the first one, centered. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98WqiVefeYi3CAbqloJM-ZdH31os0cPOFrhWCbJfwgewd0rUxoJKQSF7O9expMMLXVX3Iqo5lfzRyPfT4VuoJuUN_sNWTgcwIPuJkLuREPHgOUrYrbuWsATAR0kwCCeGnHLJortzeE58C/s1600/shoulderpadbutterfly02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="pink shoulder pad shaped like butterfly" border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98WqiVefeYi3CAbqloJM-ZdH31os0cPOFrhWCbJfwgewd0rUxoJKQSF7O9expMMLXVX3Iqo5lfzRyPfT4VuoJuUN_sNWTgcwIPuJkLuREPHgOUrYrbuWsATAR0kwCCeGnHLJortzeE58C/s320/shoulderpadbutterfly02.jpg" title="Second shoulder pad with accordion fold looks like butterfly" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Second shoulder pad requires accordion fold</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stitch the center line to hold the
accordion-folds in place.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO1iHyMDrQEVxZmmgTbigU4elzJDzJIIdyIevU4lNDAbum4p6fy-6Tt8dLA-97reR0dq-U5xj2jnzyP9deBIKMqUoUf1mW6zI1AWedrWlcfCFLTUr_aDLWobxf_2VROoECWc-8SIOimEp/s1600/shoulderpadbutterfly03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Two matching shoulder pads folded to form butterfly shape" border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVO1iHyMDrQEVxZmmgTbigU4elzJDzJIIdyIevU4lNDAbum4p6fy-6Tt8dLA-97reR0dq-U5xj2jnzyP9deBIKMqUoUf1mW6zI1AWedrWlcfCFLTUr_aDLWobxf_2VROoECWc-8SIOimEp/s320/shoulderpadbutterfly03.jpg" title="Butterfly taking 3-D shape with folded shoulder pads" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lay second shoulder pad on the first one</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRvFZg7G9ca-qLMImvFHGBbm3_a4As-25B4I0UyLoP3cbK7qRSHK4MF5B30CXZDMH2iqZfT58zxhClUjlGcAQKdI_9ZISviNSm1JTcAwDK1G5YocaSirDb6SOoBlf-v5tOr4lf8tfXtlO/s1600/shoulderpadbutterfly03a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Center stitched shoulder pads form flat butterfly" border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRvFZg7G9ca-qLMImvFHGBbm3_a4As-25B4I0UyLoP3cbK7qRSHK4MF5B30CXZDMH2iqZfT58zxhClUjlGcAQKdI_9ZISviNSm1JTcAwDK1G5YocaSirDb6SOoBlf-v5tOr4lf8tfXtlO/s320/shoulderpadbutterfly03a.jpg" title="Flat butterfly completed for use on quilts or wall hangings" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stitch down the center by hand or sewing machine</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Y</span>ou can use the butterfly for pillows, quilts or wall hangings in this form, but to make it three-dimensional, you'll need one more step.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fold the butterfly in half from the back through the center and stitch
from side to side about 1/2 inch through all fabrics, unless you choose to leave
it flat. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KAFmKavEbmBhMqhYBc7BfZvXm3YbcByvMeyqzcZHUuP3air3qwK3s7QE99PT0Wl_KFtCwa0-qds3SJ02WvAiIQ7WwLanNprW-GTCgnEoHDwyOY7Yrwv3S8Ud0HrChUQAkSkLwp7MrJzw/s1600/shoulderpadbutterfly04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="folded fabric shows half butterfly with back showing" border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KAFmKavEbmBhMqhYBc7BfZvXm3YbcByvMeyqzcZHUuP3air3qwK3s7QE99PT0Wl_KFtCwa0-qds3SJ02WvAiIQ7WwLanNprW-GTCgnEoHDwyOY7Yrwv3S8Ud0HrChUQAkSkLwp7MrJzw/s320/shoulderpadbutterfly04.jpg" title="Fold the butterfly shape in half from the back" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fold from the back through the center for 3-D</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Attach the butterfly to a clasp or
comb if you want to wear it for your hair. It fits best vertically. (This image and the one at the top are made with a camera, while the others were scanned to show the flat work -- explaining the difference in the color.)</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbPboT3TJqQ2WCuKcWZs077QZT6ZRLQPcQ7YB61NMEYr8OfDTvBEBLdmuiI-bEs_WkAAfdH4vcJAUiDiX3EKgprudj-NRuFq6dR0nWmILM72DYAtyjDr06phk0rYF8xhfPWXRvKER06qE/s1600/shoulderpadbutterfly05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="3-dimensional butterfly shows 4 padded wings" border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbPboT3TJqQ2WCuKcWZs077QZT6ZRLQPcQ7YB61NMEYr8OfDTvBEBLdmuiI-bEs_WkAAfdH4vcJAUiDiX3EKgprudj-NRuFq6dR0nWmILM72DYAtyjDr06phk0rYF8xhfPWXRvKER06qE/s320/shoulderpadbutterfly05.jpg" title="Butterfly made from 2 shoulder pads has 4 wings" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Completed 3-D Butterfly</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can also attach your completed fabric butterfly it to a linen,
straw or fabric handbag, or add lace to the edges to make it larger. You may
choose to embellish it with embroidery or beading, especially if you use solid
color shoulder pads.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Shiny shoulder pads make the butterfly have an iridescent quality, so don't hesitate to use whatever you have available.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is our personal crafts idea, and
we're delighted to share. We also make angels from shoulder pads that we've
featured in a previous article. I'll have to find it for you or write out new instructions for it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">See you next time!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Linda </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">cajunC</span></span></span></span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-47180921188998458202013-01-11T13:21:00.002-08:002013-01-11T18:38:11.034-08:00Felt Applique Pictures and Ornaments -- Easy Fabric Crafts<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ItUpJcreK3Xxz5IO7DMjzd5jAXmmU0apV3BVIl1zIWaKJ6IPB7l1J5N-BmOGVcsRGXLLtZK65f3PKwGkVEfZ6lSgr7tQyTEhIIyvb3K8Qe6uLqFa0PDQvwQkTieReXbhp7MtBgMjiYlS/s1600/feltcrafts01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="felt picture sewn on sewing machine without pins" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ItUpJcreK3Xxz5IO7DMjzd5jAXmmU0apV3BVIl1zIWaKJ6IPB7l1J5N-BmOGVcsRGXLLtZK65f3PKwGkVEfZ6lSgr7tQyTEhIIyvb3K8Qe6uLqFa0PDQvwQkTieReXbhp7MtBgMjiYlS/s320/feltcrafts01.jpg" title="Felt crafts picture of Pa. Deutsch bird" width="232" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Create Felt Ornaments or Pictures</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Create Felt Applique Ornaments or
Pictures with the Sewing Machine</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Felt is one of the best fibers to use
for applique because it doesn't fray and doesn't require turning under the
edges. Felt is also thick enough to create depth for artistry. We don't use
fleece for pictures or ornaments because fleece has a layer of foam in the
center. It doesn't cut as clean and tends to rough up when sewing.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Felt Backing Fabric</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Whatever you choose to make, cut a
backing piece or use a precut felt square or rectangle for a background. Your
felt art is enhanced with a backing piece, and it holds small pieces
together. If you're making an ornament for any holiday, start with a piece of felt for the backing. Once you have the ornament designed and completed, cut the backing the shape of the outline or outer edge with about 1/4 inch extended for a "frame."<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Use Our Pattern or Make Your Own</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We made a Pennsylvania Deutsch bird. Here are the basic parts if you want to make one similar. You probably know that "Deutsch" is a word for German, and these crafty people were Germans who settled in Pennsylvania. You may have heard it as Pennsylvania Dutch. They created designs with hearts, birds and flowers -- all themes we like for today's crafts. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnLdJcz_U0wUrp-G1sTBQ6lzr0nBtcWAdioKkTFrB_MW5nX0ro1sDzyPxhBb2di0N-aJsAGV2PZ_Lzw-FHQURo-uEdm072PPVOoyK4jC4zFOfCDvUOv81alK0YZFgoiCry0S8guLrip8h/s1600/feltcraft04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="pattern pieces for felt bird ornament or picture" border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnLdJcz_U0wUrp-G1sTBQ6lzr0nBtcWAdioKkTFrB_MW5nX0ro1sDzyPxhBb2di0N-aJsAGV2PZ_Lzw-FHQURo-uEdm072PPVOoyK4jC4zFOfCDvUOv81alK0YZFgoiCry0S8guLrip8h/s320/feltcraft04.jpg" title="felt Pennsylvania Deutsch bird pattern" width="320" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Basic Pattern for Pa. Dutch Bird Picture</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We found a tan backing and started
cutting the bird body and pieces to fit the size of the backing (9 x 11 inches)
Our bird body is about 3 1/4 inches by 3 1/4 inches (less the tail and crown).
Then we cut some wing pieces, tail and crown feathers.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Design Elements</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Design your work so it's not
symmetrical, but is balanced, with something at the "floor" to ground the bird.
Otherwise, he might look like he's flying away. A tulip is common in
Pennsylvania Deutsch designs, so we added a flower at the base of our picture. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>How to Make the Design </b></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSfK0nTKXsRm27yf7pxSjT1J-kVLJUpNTfdkcHYHEh03ZImXJa0CgcbEjiYVRWFrJxVhTmPm_pHOWVkQl4U7Pbyz3GFiiFmqKQIcpz6Kas0Z7ZMlbdmFYvsulq-esM6gHnfZS1b_PQhxW/s1600/feltcrafts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="design picture on the backing to see how it looks" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSfK0nTKXsRm27yf7pxSjT1J-kVLJUpNTfdkcHYHEh03ZImXJa0CgcbEjiYVRWFrJxVhTmPm_pHOWVkQl4U7Pbyz3GFiiFmqKQIcpz6Kas0Z7ZMlbdmFYvsulq-esM6gHnfZS1b_PQhxW/s400/feltcrafts.jpg" title="make a felt picture simple sewing techniques" width="340" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Layout Without Sewing or Pins</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lay the cut pieces on the backing and
work with it until you get a design you like. Once you get it the way you want,
you can pin the pieces in place or count on your memory to place the pieces
where you want them. Because we do freehand work, you can see a difference in
the layout and the completed picture.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Use a thread color that will be
pleasing with the felt colors. We used red on this one, although the bird is a
deep purple. Sew the bird body in place, and then sew the other pieces as you
choose. Be creative.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We made the wing in three layers so
it would have depth. If you choose to do this, sew the red layer in place first,
then add the beige and purple layers, sewing far inside the outside edge so the
wing will stand out. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> <b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Completing the Design</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add enough design elements to keep
your picture or ornament from looking sparse. We added some green
leaves. Freehand stitch with the sewing machine if you choose. We added some
stems and a couple of leaves in green thread and a connector for the crown and
tail in red thread. They don't show well in the picture because it's a scan, but they are placed on the backing material only, and done after the basic design was completed. The <span style="font-size: small;">image at the top shows the bird sewn onto the fabric before adding t<span style="font-size: small;">he freehand stitching. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everything in this picture was done with straight-stitching on <span style="font-size: small;">a basic sewing machine, so you don't have to have anything fancy to make this <span style="font-size: small;">work. If you have <span style="font-size: small;">a sewing machine that does fancy stitching, you may want to experiment<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">See you soon<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Linda </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RhFQP2bKc50viqEuoqIDd98a-SKwhSazpTzDdQF2uvLmipNrKv5gkhyphenhyphenYpZ6iLpCnCC1hxm0gh-5u7m4q0IRiS36scWhOXbmiLdUFjOFOkTxVLbyyLXMiD6qzOSIGvspQFCjIHcEXLRUw/s1600/feltcrafts02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="All basic elements stitched with red thread by sewing machine" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RhFQP2bKc50viqEuoqIDd98a-SKwhSazpTzDdQF2uvLmipNrKv5gkhyphenhyphenYpZ6iLpCnCC1hxm0gh-5u7m4q0IRiS36scWhOXbmiLdUFjOFOkTxVLbyyLXMiD6qzOSIGvspQFCjIHcEXLRUw/s320/feltcrafts02.jpg" title="Back of the bird picture with all bird elements in place" width="232" /></a></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back of Design Showing Red Stitching</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stitching Doesn't Show Because of Thickness</span></span></td></tr>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-86998071778182015292012-11-25T09:21:00.000-08:002012-11-26T09:23:23.245-08:00Make Ribbon Fabric for Christmas Gifts and Decorations <div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Christmas Crafts You Can Make -- Instructions for Ribbon Weaving and Fabric</span></span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Weave the ribbons from center to edges</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanksgiving is over and it's time to get your Christmas crafts for display or gifts. If you have rolls of inexpensive
ribbon you've accumulated from sales, thrift purchases or auctions, you may be
surprised that this is the year you can use them for crafts projects. They don't
just wrap the gift, they are the gift.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can make a pillow or tree
ornaments or even a purse. Here's how to make the ribbon fabric to make gifts of your
choice.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>You'll need:</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Foamcore or smooth cardboard a little
larger than the item you want to make. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Heat n Bond or similar bonding
material large enough to fit the foam core or cardboard</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ribbon in different colors that will
withstand a little heat</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Straight pins, iron, ruler and
scissors</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Matching fabric for pillow back,
purse or ornament<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Make a Board to Work On</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cut the foamcore (like poster paper
with foam center) or cardboard to a square size you can use for your project. If
you want to make a large item such as a pillow, a 20 by 20 inch square will do,
but if you want to make a Christmas ornament, a 10 by 10 inch square is a good
size to start.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Cover the Board</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cover the board with Heat n Bond,
Stitch Witchery or Wunder Under -- any kind of bonding fabric that will attach
to the ribbon with heat. A large board will require more than one piece of
bonding material. Attach the bonding with clear tape at the back of the board.
Make it secure, but don't let it wrinkle. Match two pieces with no overlap, just
butting the bonding together. Don't tape on the front -- just on the
back.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Mark Measurements on Sides</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use a ruler to mark all sides of the
covered board at 1-inch intervals. These are your guidelines for your design. <b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Select Your Design and Get Started</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Choose how you want to make the
design -- you can do a diagonal or a square. Either one will work with the
1-inch marks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cut ribbon in lengths at least 2
inches longer than your board.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Start in the middle and place a few
ribbons horizontally or diagonally across the board, using the measurements as a
guide and securing it with a straight pin on each side. I pushed the pins from
the side to the back so they wouldn't be in the way on the front, but work with
your board to see what works for you.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Weave the Ribbon</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Weave a few ribbons vertically or
diagonally through the horizontal or diagonal ones, not overlapping and not
leaving any gaps. If you're working with a white bonding fabric and white
ribbon, watch for spaces at the corners of the crossing ribbon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Continue weaving over and under until
you get a piece of ribbon fabric the size you need to make your item. As small
as 12 inches by 12 inches will make a pillow, but you can use smaller pieces of
ribbon fabric for Christmas ornaments or the front of a purse for a Christmas
gift. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use different sizes of ribbons for interest</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Iron the Bonding to the Ribbon</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you have the ribbon woven on the
bonding fabric and secured, you're ready to make the fabric. Follow the
instructions on the bonding material -- it probably recommends a dry iron and
medium temperature for 5 to 7 seconds of pressing. Allow the fabric to
cool.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remove the bonding fabric from the
board by removing the pins and releasing the tape on the back.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Cut Your Shapes</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cut the shape you need for your
project. I made a diagonal design that would make diamond shapes for tree
ornaments, a pillow or purse front. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ribbon fabric ready to make a Christmas ornament<span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Peel the Paper Off</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peel the paper backing off the
bonding fiber so you have a flexible ribbon fabric. Stitch around the shape to
keep all the ribbons in place.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Use the Fabric</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use the ribbon fabric just as you
would any other fabric, but reinforce it with a backing or lining for years of
use. To make a diamond ornament like this, cut a backing fabric the size of your diamond. Place right sides together and stitch around the ornament, leaving an opening at the top to turn it and to add a hanger. Turn it right side out and close the opening with hand stitches or with the sewing machine, adding a ribbon loop for hanging.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This doesn't take much time (or thought) and the ribbon fabric is easy to work with once it's made.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have a great holiday season!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Linda</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">cajunC </span></span></div>
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-48328707039354582392012-10-13T15:07:00.000-07:002012-10-22T07:07:12.460-07:00Sewing Machine Repairs You Can Do DIY<div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A sewing machine usually has a 25-year warranty on the head, but that doesn't cover everything that can go wrong. A sewing machine is relatively simple (if it's not a new electronic one) and you can probably repair and do the maintenance work yourself. We purchased our Kenmore sewing
machine in 1974 for $200 new. It's on its second 25
years now, out of warranty and relying on our ability to keep it operating.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If all that's standing between you and sewing is that your machine doesn't work, it's time to take a look at it. You can troubleshoot your sewing machine and repair almost anything that keeps
it from sewing. If your stitches are less than stellar because the sewing
machine doesn't cooperate, check the basics: bobbin,
needle, thread and tension.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's how to make repairs and keep your sewing machine operating.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Start by unplugging your sewing
machine.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Bobbin</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your bobbin is either horizontal or
vertical, and it is located under the feed dogs where the needle goes down.
Remove the plate that covers the bobbin, remove the bobbin and clean everything
in the bobbin area with a dry toothbrush. You need to remove all lint, fuzz and
threads from the bobbin area and under the feed dogs. It doesn't take much lint
to mess with the stitching and it's probably the most common problem with most
sewing machines. You don't want to pay someone to clean this when you can do it
yourself.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If your bobbin is uneven, too full or
not filled with similar thread as the top thread, you may have loose threads and skipped
stitches. Use a bobbin wound evenly with the same thread as the top. Also, cut
the starting thread close so it doesn't hang out of the side hole. Assemble the
bobbin by the instructions in your manual. You probably need to pull the thread through
a slide that is the bobbin tension and listen for it to click into place. Once
you have it right, you'll open the lever on the bobbin cover to insert it into
place. This keeps the bobbin from falling out of the cover while you're
working.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you wind a bobbin, you loosen
the little wheel on the big wheel. Don't forget to tighten the little wheel
again. This common error may make you think your machine is broken. This repair takes the repairman ten seconds and costs you a minimum repair fee.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Needle</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use the thumb screw to remove the
needle. Check to see how it's installed -- the flat side usually faces the thumb
screw, but check so you'll get it right. Change to a new needle. If your needle
has a burr or is even slightly bent, your sewing machine will notice before you
do. Don't trust your eyes on this -- just do it. It might save you repair
expense.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Thread</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use the manual to thread the sewing
machine if you're having a problem. It may show you something you're doing
wrong, a skipped guide or even threading the needle from the wrong side. The
general idea is to place the thread on the spool holder and run the thread from
behind to the first guide. You loop down around the tension guide and back up to
the guide that moves up and down when you sew. Thread the guides down the side
of the machine to the needle and thread the needle. Most of these machines call
for threading the needle from the left or from front to back. Once you have a
bobbin in the machine and thread from spool holder through the needle, you can
turn the machine on to check the tension.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Tension</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If the sewing machine tension isn't
correct, you'll have loops on one side of the fabric, skips in the stitches, or
a thread that runs on the top or bottom of the fabric that pulls out easily. The
sewing machine tension is regulated by a dial on the front of most machines, and
experimentation is the best way to determine the correct
adjustment.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The bobbin also has a tension
adjustment that is a little screw on the cover. If you can't get the tension
correct by adjusting the dial on the front, open the sole plate and remove the
bobbin in the cover. Use a tiny screwdriver -- you probably got one with the
sewing machine -- or a paperclip to loosen the tension. Remember lefty loosey
and righty tighty when adjusting the tension screw.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Place a piece of fabric under the
needle, close the presser foot and sew a few stitches. Remove the fabric and
check the stitching on each side. Pull on the fabric and see whether the top
thread or the bottom thread breaks first. If neither breaks, you've got the
tension right.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>General Issues</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If your sewing machine sounds like
rocks in a tin can, it probably needs oil. Unplug it and oil with sewing machine
oil ONLY using the manual to locate the oil ports. Plug it back in and use some
old fabric to test it and remove any oil drips.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Manual</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You no longer have a manual for your sewing
machine? You can get all the information you need online. Check the brand
website first, then look for helpful sites that have the scanned manuals
available. I've never seen one I couldn't locate for free. A recent search for a
newer Singer Simple directed me to WalMart and an excellent video for threading
this new sewing machine.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Feed Dogs</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The feed dogs move the fabric through
the needle path. If the feed dogs are lowered, your sewing machine won't move
the fabric. Quilters and crafters lower the feed dogs to freestyle stitch, but
if your sewing machine won't move the fabric, you need to check the owner's
manual to see where the button or knob is to raise the feed dogs. It's usually
on the base of the machine on the right side.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Presser Foot</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You probably have different presser
feet attachments with your machine. You need a presser foot that has a
horizontal opening if you use a zigzag stitch. A presser foot that has only a
small hole works great for straight stitching with a straight needle, but if you
change stitches often, it's a great opportunity for you to break a needle. Use a
zigzag presser foot and avoid the danger. The tip of a broken needle may get
under the feed dogs and waste your sewing time while you try to figure out
why your machine won't work.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you've been through all these procedures, your sewing machine should spin like a top. If it doesn't, review the manual or ask a friend who sews. Take your machine to a repairman as a last resort. We're always into saving money. We have published the Retirement Living Guide Tips and Recipes for Easy Cooking on Smashwords. You can read a large sample for free: <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/125177" target="_blank">http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/125177</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Get ready to make Halloween costumes and Christmas gifts now that the weather is changing and you'll be indoors.</span></span><br />
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Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15836041295551405430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714473644008903417.post-85702968807817871922012-10-04T09:27:00.001-07:002012-10-07T08:05:47.240-07:00Easy Halloween Costumes for Any Age<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Easy Halloween Costumes for Any
Age Create Your Own</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Costumes don't take much sewing or
time and you can make something original with little effort.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fruits and vegetables are easy
costumes to make for children. Choose a fabric the color of the fruit or
vegetable you want to represent. You'll need fabric the width of the child from
elbow to elbow when elbows are extended. It needs to be twice the length from
neckline to knees, or longer if you want to make a cucumber or a zucchini squash.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fold the fabric in half, wrong side
out and stitch the sides, leaving room for arms starting about 5 inches down
from the top. Stitch around the top by folding down 1/2 inch, then 2 inches.
Stitch close to the edge and leave about 1 1/2 inches unstitched so you can run
a string through the casing you've created. Stitch again about 1 inch from the
top to create a ruffle. Run a heavy cord or ribbon through the casing by using a large safety pin or a bodkin to gather
at the neckline when you're ready to try the Halloween costume for
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cut two holes out of the bottom fold
for legs. Stitch around the leg holes and armholes if you want to keep it from
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Turn the costume right side out and
try it on your child. Have her step into the sack. Stuff it with newspapers or
similar stuffing to create an apple, a tomato, an orange or whatever fruit or
vegetable you want. Pull the gathers around the neck and see if you need to make
adjustments.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make a matching hat for your fruit or
vegetable costume with a grocery bag large enough to fit on the child's head or
a piece of fabric. You can make it square or like a beanie. Add two leaves for
an apple, the pointy little "leaves" at the top of the tomato, or a "navel" for
the orange. Your child could also be an eggplant or a cucumber with a
little skinnying to the costume. Have a great Halloween experience, enjoy the kids and stay safe. Linda cajunC</span></span><br />
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