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Showing posts with label owl. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

2009 Fall Table Runner Swap

10:07 PM | Posted by Mel
Diane has recieved her fall swap package from me so now I can show you what I sent!
The table topper is made from the Schnibbles pattern, Winter White. (The groups first Schnibbles project.)
To recap:
Diane sent me her choice of 9 fat quarters. She chose fqs from Sandy Gervais' line Gobble, Gobble by Moda. {Darling!!}
Diane wanted a table topper rather than a runner, which is generally more narrow.
I was to use what ever pattern I wanted to make Diane's topper.
Diane was able to chose whether she wanted a Halloween topper or a fall topper. She chose fall.
We could add fabric if we needed / wanted - which I did. I got the 'plain' cream from the same line, (Gobble, Gobble). I added the four outside corner gold fabrics from one of Nancy Halvorsen's fall lines. I also got the brown border fabric, backing and binding.
I could have scrappy pieced the back, but since the shop where I work has the line, I decided to get a whole piece for the backing.
The bonus is that I got to keep all the left overs! So, I made myself the very same topper!
I made Diane one of my owls in the same fabrics of her quilt, some fabric covered magnets, a harvest scented candle and a witchie hat embroidered on a wool covered magnet. The extras were all wrapped up in a fat quarter that I sewed up using my linen / gift bag tutorial.
I hope Diane enjoys her treats as much as I did while making them especially for her!
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

No. 2 of 3 DONE

4:07 PM | Posted by Mel
I got my HUGE quilt top done using a lot of Glace by Moda. The pattern is Kathy's Simple Quilt.
I enlarged the borders from 6" to 9 1/2" so I could scallop them after the top is quilted. At this point it measures about 103" square. I'm probably going to have it quilted with an all over floral design.
This means I only have ONE more project to do for Charming Girls Quilt Club and I've met all my July goals!! The problem is the last project is making my Witchie Hats for Jane's Spooktacular Swap and my pattern is a bit time consuming.
I'm marathon sewing today to see how many I can get done. I work at the quilt shop tomorrow, and I have Friday I can sew hats before the deadline at midnight!
Wish me luck! (and sleep!)
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My mother-in-law was in Nebraska last week visiting her son's family. They live right near University of Nebraska-Lincoln which is home to the International Quilt Study Museum.
She brought me this *darling* wool owlie pin! The center is a covered button. Isn't it cute??
It's about 3"x3"
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Speaking of my mother-in-law, I know sounds like an intro to a bad joke - right?!
She and my sister were over here yesterday and we stripped the wall paper from the walls of one of my bedrooms. YUCK!! I'm glad I had help, but I was still surprised that we got it all done in one day!
OK, I'm off to sew!
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Monday, July 13, 2009

That's enough!

9:05 PM | Posted by Mel
More foam stamps
An exacto knive and tweezers helped on the matryoshka cutting.
OK, that's enough! I've got to get back to sewing!!!
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Let's make STAMPS!

1:52 AM | Posted by Mel
I've had a set (4) of these foam place mats since my wedding in 1996. We actually use them every day still! But as some things must be, they were sacrificed in the name of ART!!
You can probably tell that the large jar lid I used is a peanut butter lid. If your image(s) are small, you can use the lid of a liquid bottle such as a water or soda bottle.
OK, so as mentioned, trace your lid on the back side of the place mat so you know how much space you have for your design.
Draw an image within your traced area.
After I got mine drawn and cut I was left with some negative space and I wanted to use it all up so I cut out the word 'Bliss' (a word I find enchanting!).
Remember that letters and numbers need to be backward so that when they are stamped, it will read correctly.
I used industrial strength craft adhesive, E600 glue. I used a small paint brush to apply the transparent glue to the front of the place mat cut out.
Allow the glue to dry.
Mine had about 3 hours to dry while I went out to dinner!
I was so excited to come home and try it out!
I used a regular stamp ink pad and pounced the ink pad onto my created stamp.
Before you apply the stamp to paper, make sure your ink has covered the entire image.
It is best to stamp onto a hard surface such as a table top. I had to press my stamp in several areas to make sure that the ink was transferred evenly.
Hold your breath . . . and . . . STAMP!
I love the texture that the back side of the place mat gives!
The last step in this tutorial is to let me know if you make some!
I of course couldn't stop at just one! I used a smaller milk lid for these petals.
I think this stamp would make fun wrapping paper or a great print for fabric!
You can make stamps to make greeting cards, wrapping paper, business cards or to make your own designer fabric! Make sure to use the appropriate ink for your projects such as fabric ink if you plan to stamp on fabric.
I hope you try it!
I can't wait to make some more!!
added Jluy 13th, 2009
An exacto knive and tweezers helped on the matryoshka cutting
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Monday, May 4, 2009

Owl Tutorial

12:00 AM | Posted by Mel
4" X 4 1/2" X 2"
This darling little feathered buddy is easy to make!
Create a flock and share them with your friends!
Right click on template photo.
Select save picture.
When you print the templates, enlarge 200% for accurate size.
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Cut one owl body shape from each of your two co-ordinating fabrics Use the same fabric for the owl's front head peak from the same fabric you used for your owl's back. Cut circles from wool that compliment your other two fabrics for the base of the owl's eyes. Cut a beak from a yellow piece of wool. If you don't have wool for these steps, cotton fabric will work just as well
Pin or apply a light glue to set the peak to the top of the front owl piece and secure with a stitch of your choice. I used a simple zig-zag stitch on my sewing machine.
To add the eyes, center a button on a wool circle and sew into place.
Sew that unit to the owl's face near the forehead peak. Repeat for the second eye.
Position the beak between the eyes and down a bit. Secure with a stitch of your choice.
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Fold the bottom piece in half, point to point. Finger pinch at the fold.
Fold the owl's body in half lengthwise and finger pinch just at the bottom at the fold.
Lining up your pinched marks, pin half of the owl's bottom piece, right sides together, to the bottom of the owl front piece. Begin sewing the pieces together 1/4" in from the points and stop sewing 1/4" from the end. Back stitch in both places to keep stitching secure.
Fold the owl's back piece in half and pinch at the bottom. As before, pin the other side of the owl's bottom to the owl's back piece beginning and ending 1/4" from edges.
Match up your owl's front and back pieces, right sides together. The owl's bottom piece should be pulled away from the body so it doesn't get caught up in your stitching.
Begin sewing right where the owl's bottom piece joins the owl's body pieces. Back stitch as you begin and end your sewing.
Stop sewing just under the ear area with a back stitch on one of the owl's sides.
Leave an opening to turn your owl right-side-out. This is also where you will insert your stuffing.
On the opposite side of the owl, begin sewing with a back stitch where your owl's bottom piece joins the owl's body pieces as before.
Stop sewing using a back stitch at about an 1 1/2" or so of where you plan to leave an opening for turning and stuffing. Turn your owl right-side-out and insert your weighty item into the bottom area of the owl.
Fill the rest of your owl with stuffing and close up your insertion area by hand with an invisible whip stitch.
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To make the owl's wings, layer one fabric right side facing down, batting in the middle and the coordinating fabric facing up.

Trace two wing shapes on the fabric that is on top, facing up, with a wash away marking pen.


Using your machine and a simple straight stitch, sew just inside your drawn line about 1/8" from the raw edges following the outline of the wings.

Cut out the two sewn wing units. You are ready to stitch them on the owl.

Position each wing on the sides of the owl's body.
Using the numbers as a guide, sew wings on following these steps:
Bring needle up at 1
Take thread over and insert in 2
Take thread under, then up at 3
Take thread over and insert at 4
Repeat this process at least twice for each wing.
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You now have a new oWLiE friend!
Enjoy and share!
If you like this project, post a link on your blog or send a link to your friends!
Update May 5, 2009
Robin at Robin Hearts Quilts made one!! Don't you love her color selection??


Courtney from The Paisley Abby made a darling family of owls!!

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Good, (not so) Bad, and the Ugly

1:41 AM | Posted by Mel
{Good}

On my right side bar is a list of things I wanted to accomplish this year. Designing an owl of some sort was on the list, but we can put a check on that one! I took lots of pictures while making this birdie and I hope to make a tutorial soon. (Just in case you are interested.)

Click here for the Owl Tutorial!

not so {Bad}

I don't really have a picture for this title, but it hasn't been too bad that my hubby has taken two weeks off of work!! Urban and I have loved having him around!

the {Ugly}

I think you'll agree the title is accurate for this picture! This is my right wrist just a couple of days after my carpal tunnel surgery. It's totally worth it though and I'm healing nicely - I can even cut and sew fabric now! I may have to get the other wrist done!

Special thanks to my mother-in-law, Geri who took me in and helped me run errands!

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

I looked out the window and what did I see?

3:31 PM | Posted by Mel
A couple of packages, just for ME!! Sherri's Christmas Cottage arrived safely! She even snuck in a charming Christmas Pot Holder! Don't you just love the colors?? Perfect Sherri, THANKS!! Of course I'll use the pot holder as a decoration in my studio as I am allergic to cooking!! ;) This little, darling, soft, owlie is from Nikki at Whimsy Love . I won it in one of her giveaways! She has plenty more in her Esty shop! I have a lodge pole pine (fake) behind me when I am sewing and I put all the homemade ornaments I acquire through the years on that tree for a permanent display of my love for all things homemade! I have become friends with a neat gal who does all the artsy stuff that I'm afraid to do. I live vicariously though Tessa and her blog: How to Make Art!! She has a whimsical vibe she puts into her art that I love! Tessa is also 'walking' me (and everyone else who reads her blog) through the steps of creating 'art' type art. I snapped up a couple of prints from her Esty shop for my husband to give to me for Christmas and Tessa let me pick a print as a gift from her! In Tessa's Esty shop I also found a wonderful companion to some gifts I'm going to be giving this year to my friends who sew. I'm not going to show the present now, because some of my readers will be receiving the little gift for Christmas and I don't want to ruin the surprise! Thanks to Sherri, Nikki, and Tessa for making my day brighter!!
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Monday, January 21, 2008

For YOU!

2:41 PM | Posted by Mel
Here are some tutorials and/or patterns I came up with.
Use them as you like, but please give a shout out to me, I worked hard! I would love to see the finished product though, so send me a picture! melissa266(@)gmail(.)com
Please, if you find an error or if anything is not clear, leave a comment so I can fix it.
Adding some 'wonk' to the OP
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Stack and Cut Crazy Squares My First Tutorial!

You will need at least four different fabrics cut at 6" square.

For each block follow the following proceedures:

Stack four fabrics at a time.

Make a slice through fabrics with your rotary cutter. Stay with in 1/2" of the corners.

Take the top fabric from one of the two halves and put it on the bottom of the pile.

Sew the two halves together with a 1/4" seam. Press your seams. Make sure you keep your block in order as you sew and iron. Don't worry about squaring your blocks yet, we'll do that after we sew the second cut back together.

Stack your blocks again. This time cut your blocks in two on the opposite side of your first cut. Now take the top TWO pieces from one of the two halves and put them on the bottom of the pile.

Sew the halves together then press seams. Square up to 5" square. NOTE: Any size of block can be made. Just cut your beginning squares 1" larger than what you want your unfinished pieced square to be.Vary the angles in which you cut your squares. This will give each set a different look.

Use this technique to make placemats (see next tutorial!), table runners, wall hangings, hot pads, baby quits, full sized quilts etc!
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