My daughter has a grey cat so I decided to make her a tiny cat brooch.
The most difficult part is making the pattern, I find if I draw a picture and then fold it in half (using the best side) its easier to make a symmetrical pattern.
I sewed the face on first and used chain stitch to make a tiny collar.
I decided to stitch him together with purple thread as its Jenny's favourite colour.
With the addition of a brooch pin he is finished.
Thanks for stopping by It's a Creative World
Debbie xxx
Ok, so this post is more about the importance of being organised, rather than Earnest, but I hope you still find it useful :)
A couple of years ago, whilst rediscovering my passion for knitting, I was growing frustrated with my ball of yarn getting mucky, getting pulled by other needles and hooks in my bag, being chased by the cat, or tangling around someone's foot. I decided that a pair of bamboo bag handles (free with a magazine!) would sit nicely on my wrist, and found an intarsia pattern to use up scraps of dk and two-ply, along wth some unbleached cotton for a lining... Here it is in use with a lovely lace shawl (more on that another day...!):
What do you think? I can carry it around with me by folding it into a handbag, and knit standing, sitting, anywhere, with my stitch markers conveniently to hand and my pattern safe inside! I'll link to my Ravelry project here, for you to see.
Sometimes the best little inventions are borne of necessity, so have a think about a gap in your practical life that needs filling, and post us a pic or link when you're done-'We would love to see how our efforts free inspire you :)
That's all from me- Thanks for stopping by, and please do check out the other weekend posts for even more inspiration!
Leanne xxx
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Hi Debbie here with a notice board made with my very good friend Linda. We met through crafting and recently spent the day together making pickles, muffins and then a notice board.
Linda had a lovely piece of fabric and an mdf rectangle, we covered the board with some wadding and then used a staple gun to secure it around the edges.
Once the fabric was secure Linda found some contrasting ribbon, we measured carefully to make sure the ribbons were evenly spaced out.
The final touch was some little tacks to secure the ribbon. This is quick and easy to do and very effective.
Thanks for stopping by, and thanks Linda for not minding me taking photos xxx
Debbie x
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It's Eleanor, back with some stamping, stitching, snipping stuff.
Some weeks ago I made a couple of 8 inch square (ish) pieces, just freestyle, but they didn't really set me on fire, so I put them away until I felt inspired to finish them off.
That day came, I added a few more scraps, buttons and stitches, joined them together, added a border of tea-dyed broderie anglaise trim, and stitched the whole thing to some artists' canvas.
I added a couple of flaps inside, made plenty of pages from kraft card (Staples own brand manila files in a previous life) and toning cardstock, stitched lace or ribbon on each page, bound the lot with the Bind it all and slipped the front and back pages into the cover flaps.
All done.
x
My son requested a set of cushions for his birthday present this year. He wanted Aces in the four suites. He also specified that he wanted black not white as the background.
I must admit, I did fight a bit with my sewing machine...
Sewing around the A was the hardest part.
I used iron on fusible facing to adhere the shapes before sewing. It helps hold it all in place nicely.
The back closes with a couple of buttons. I made these with the aid of a sharpie pen to draw the symbols and some of those metal buttons that you can cover yourself.
His birthday is on Sunday. I just hope he likes them!!!
Honestly, a whole new world has been revealed to me since I got my glasses.
Eleanor here, and I have made myself a couple of soft specs cases to replace the big clunky, 'trap your fingers with its vicious closing mechanism' affair that NHS glasses come in.
I chose a cotton print, a piece of toning felt, also white felt and Bondaweb.
I couldn't decide between these 2 prints, so used both and made 2. The darker one was easy to cut symmetrically, not that it matters really.
I measured my specs and cut 2 rectangles of white felt to the maximum length and width. I then cut my cotton print allowing an extra half inch all round for seam allowance. Using bondaweb, I attached the felt to the wrong side of the print:
I used machine sewing to accent the cotton print:
and also some hand embroidery, just adding little highlights:
Simple stitches - chain, and French knots among others:
More machining on the second fabric:
Right sides together, I stitched around 3 sides along the edge of the felt, long side, short side, long side; trimmed corners, folded in open edge, now set aside.
I cut a liner from toning felt, (same size as white felt, but in one whole piece folded), stitched around. Leave it wrong way out.
Turn your outer right way out, and slip the liner down inside; neaten open end, here I folded down a cuff and slipstitched it to outer on the outside:
whilst here I trimmed the felt liner to remain inside, and slipstitched it to the outer inside the open edge.
Simple soft cases, unlike anyone else's!
See you soon.
x
Hello there, it's Eleanor here again. Most of us love an original jewellery item, the attention it draws, and the way it livens up an ordinary outfit. I am no exception (you'd not noticed?) and so when I saw a fabric bracelet by Pat Sloan on Sew Daily, I had to go and dig about in my fabric stash for some pretty strips.
I still had some of the jelly roll I used for this mobius wrap , Moda OZ, and I broke open another Moda jellyroll FREEBIRD, for other strips.
The link above gives detailed instructions, so I won't, but once I had measured my wrist, I cut 7 strips (I actually cut 9, but ended up using 7) each one inch by seven and a half. These I pressed in half lengthways, opened out again and pressed each long side towards the fold, and finally folded in half along the fold. Topstitched, each strip looks like this:
closer:
Four small rectangles are needed for the cuffs, 2 measuring 2.5in by 3in, and 2 at 1.5in by 3in. I chose a toning print, and folded in and tacked a quarter inch around all four sides of each.
The 7 strips are laid out on a single piece of cuff and pinned in place like so:
Then I cut a slightly smaller piece of fleece, and trimmed a toning hair elastic:
Assemble like this:
and add top matching cuff piece:
Tack in place and repeat the process at the other end with the narrower cuff pieces, changing the order of the strips in a somewhat random fashion, and no elastic this time.
Here it is tacked, but with pins still in place, as I'm cautious like that, and prefer to stitch slowly, removing pins as I reach them:
Stitch carefully around each cuff, enclosing strips and elastic and adding a few lines of quilting if liked. Add a button on the narrow cuff, remove tacking, and take outside because the light is better; it may be minus 6 degrees but the sun is shining, hooray. :)
It's easier than I have made it sound, was fun, and Pat's tutorial on Sew Daily is great. Have a go!
Bye for now.
x
Hello, Eleanor here, wishing our readers Easter Sunday Blessings, and, with the return of the Creative World Team over the last few days, hoping that new beginnings in all of our lives bring joy and happiness.
In my travels around the web, I came across Red Brolly, where Bronwyn in Australia has some lovely creative ideas, (and if you're enjoying our Easter Special here on IACW, you'll love Bronwyn's Easter ideas, do pop down and see her) and I've used her pattern for a funky chicken to sit on lovely fresh eggs.
I chose coordinating cotton prints, with a double layer of felt for the comb, beak and wattle, lightly padded wings and a couple of toning small buttons for each eye.
Isn't she a Chic Chick?
Here's her friend Choc:
Thank you for your pattern Bronwyn, we'll be looking out for more! x
Do pop back later today to meet our third and final new member here at IACW, then we'll be back again next weekend with regular posts from the girls, we've missed each other's inspiration, and are full of enthusiasm and new ideas to share with you all.
Cluck cluck.
x
Hi everyone, isn't it great to be back here on It's a Creative World. This weekend we are sharing with you all things Spring and Easter related. At the moment I seem to be going through a real minimal phase with my crafting...less is more, or so it is said, with that in mind here is my Easter layout that I am sharing with you today.
It is a tradition in our house that the Easter bunny visits today usually after lunch or even late morning.
When my children were little she left the eggs in easy to collect places but as they've got older the harder they are to find, usually with cryptic clues to help them on their way. The best bit of course is sitting down after dinner and enjoying a little chocolate!
We also traditionally have an Easter tree to decorate with a few simple decorations.
As my children have grown it now tends to be mum that keeps up the tradition. This year I've made a couple of new felt decorations using some of my Easter related sizzix dies.
It only remains for me to wish you all the best this Easter what ever you have planned, more to follow later today with the lovely Eleanor.
Happy crafting.
Erika x
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