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Monday, April 15, 2013

Fish Mobile Tutorial

This fish mobile tutorial is so easy, I guarantee if you attempt to make one yourself, you won't feel like a fish out of water.

To get started, gather the following supplies:

Using this pattern:

Cut 2 fish shapes our of the scrap fabric. Place the shapes together, wrong sides together, right sides facing out.

Don't let this next step intimidate you, even though it will require using one of these...

Leaving about a 1/4 of an inch seam, sew around the perimeter of your fish. Leave about an inch of the tail unsewn.

Fill your fish, from the opening you left, with fiberfill.

Either by hand or with the machine, sew the opening on the fish tail closed.

Sew a button into place for a fish eye.
*I added my button eye after, in order to give myself enough room for the sewing machine foot.

Continue these steps for the remaining fish.

Secure each fish onto your stick using a needle and thread. Once in place, add a dab of glue to further secure it into place.

Tie some twine to each side of the stick.

Then, hang your fish mobile up.

There are plenty of fish in the sea, so why not make one of your own.

*Don't want to make one yourself? This Fish Mobile is currently for sale in my Etsy shop.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Felt Hearts Headband & Garland

My love affair with felt continues. This time, instead of being in the form of fake food, it's in the form of hearts.

Heart head bands first and heart garland to follow.

To make a heart head band, grab a few felt hearts and some fold over elastic.

Then line the hearts up on top of the fold over elastic

Sewing

Sew the ends of the fold over elastic together and you have a quick and easy Valentine's day accessory.

With the rest of my hearts, I made 'the easiest heart garland' from Made by Rae.

And easy is an understatement. This is the perfect sewing project for first time sewers. You don't even need to make sure your lines are straight, as long as they connect one heart to the other, you've succeeded.

Heart head band and heart garland...though, if you ask Grace, she'll tell you the garland is her beautiful scarf.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Pendant Garland Tutorial

Planning a party, decorating a room or need a prop for some cute pictures, why not make your own pendant garland.

Even if the thought of sewing something seems intimidating or out of reach for you, this is the perfect sewing project to test the waters with. It's practically no fail.

Grab the following supplies:
Pinking Shears or Rotary Cutter {if you prefer a straight edge on your pendants use scissors}
Fabric {the amount will depend on how big you make your pendants}
Double Biased Tape
Sewing machine {don't be intimidated}

Using your pinking shears/rotary cutter or scissors, cut out your flags. I used 7 white and red polka dot flags and 7 red and white polka dot flags {14 in total}

Open the biased tape and tuck the top of your flag in the middle of your biased tape.

Pin your flags into place. Using a zig zag stitch, sew your flags down.

And, just like that, you are done. Hang it up for decorations.

Or set it up for an interesting photo prop.

The possibilities are endless. Find fabric that you like, dust off your sewing machine and give it a try.

*You could also do a no sew version. Use Heat and Bond iron on adhesive for hems. Put the hem adhesive inside the double biased tape, along with the flags, and iron it down.

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