tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22307495143026189842024-02-21T08:55:50.430+00:00Penny-Pinchers' PursesWelcome to my blog! Penny-Pinchers' Purses was born from a creative brainstorm, which led to the discovery that I really CAN sew! (My old Comprehensive School Needlework Teacher would be totally gob-smacked!)
As you will discover, my blog is, also, about sharing the information, inspiration, and kudos behind my "craftiness"... Oh! And, a bit about life in general.
Take heart! A bit of fun on less than a shoestring for a budget: "Who knew pinching pennies could look so stylish?!" :0)Penny-Pinchers' Purseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176463653169486274noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-81088637625464992172018-06-28T22:01:00.001+01:002018-06-28T22:07:42.825+01:00A Cushy Little Number<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">W</span>ell... it only <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">took </span>me almost <b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;">TWO YEARS</span> </span></b>to actually <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">finish</span></b> this project for one of my nieces! Things began to go <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>awry</b></span>, and after <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">unpicking seams</span></b>, and <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">re-sewing multiple times</span></b>, I became <b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">disenchanted </span></b>with it and <b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">lost </span></b>my <span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>motivation</b></span>... and <b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">patience! </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It wasn't until my niece was in the throes of the last push for her final uni exams, that she asked if I still had the cushion so she could use it to help her through exam stress... Ultimately, that gave me the <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>motivation </b></span>I needed <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>to </b></span>actually <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">finish </span></b>the job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I took it out of the corner that I had <span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>disdainfully </b></span>tossed it into and had a <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">fresh look</span></b> at it to see how/if I could<b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"> fix it</span></b>. To be fair, all I originally had to work with at the very beginning was this <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">sketch with measurements </span></b>of the cushion to cover.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">approach</span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, apparently, did </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">NOT </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">work for me! I </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">needed </span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>actual cushion</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> itself to fashion the cover to ensure a</span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> proper fit</span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. But, the diagram does help to show the fabric panels needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Anyway, for the <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">closure</span></b>, I used <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">buttons </span></b>and <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">elastic loops</span></b> so it can easily be removed for washing. I thought about <b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">velcro</span></b>, but it snags on other material, and when it wears out, it goes all <b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><i>"hairy & horrible"!</i></span></b> 😬😡 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Buttons </span></b>are so much <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>easier </b></span><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">to replace</span></b>...plus, I have <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>PLENTY </b></span>of those! I'm not at all experienced nor confident with installing zips... yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Although I'm pleased with how well it turned out in the end, I would not want to make another one. It truly is enough for me to know how thrilled my niece was with the finished item! <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hurray!!!</span></b> </span>😎</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I chose the <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">fabric </span></b>for it, especially, for my niece, who gave the choice a <b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">big thumbs up</span></b>. 😁 There is no more left, which caused me even more anxiety in case I messed up without enough material for alterations/repairs! 😧</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of the things I really liked about this material, is that it will, eventually, <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">become </span></b>a <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">time capsule</span></b> of this <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">ever-changing world</span></b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Also, in what I hope will be a <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">bright </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">future</span></b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>of following her dreams after her four years of hard work, my <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">niece </span></b>will be able to point to various countries and say,<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">" Been there! Been there! Going there! Want to go there! ..." </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">All in all, I hope it will be...</span><br />
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Penny-Pinchers' Purseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176463653169486274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-55511845789747034292018-02-09T07:48:00.003+00:002018-02-09T07:53:27.032+00:00This One's For The Birds!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">With Ribbon & Wooden Beads</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After being <b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">teased mercilessly</span></b> for a purposefully <b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">odd </span></b>number of <b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">placemats* </span></b>I had made a couple of years ago - <b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">*</span></b><i><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><b>three </b></span></i>to be exact - I made a<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> FULL</span> set of <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">FOUR <b>placemats</b></span> for part of my Mum's birthday present this year...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The reason behind the <i>original </i>three placemats was because I had made a <b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">separate </span></b>placemat <b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">for my Dad</span></b> with a nod to his Australian heritage, <i>(using LOVELY fabric of printed koalas in gum trees in <b><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">greys</span></b>, <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">greens</span></b>, and <span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b>browns</b></span>...)</i>, coordinated with rich forest green, soft cotton on the back... I even added<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"> </span>a <b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">cutlery </span></b></span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">pocket</span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> detail! 😎</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><b>For my Mum</b></span>, I had made <span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">TWO <b>matching placemats</b></span> using fabric with a semi-baroque <b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">floral design</span></b> in <b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">burgundy </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">with</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">fine green leaves</span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"> </span></b>on a <b><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large;">soft gold </span></b>background, with coordinating burgundy and white, soft cotton ticking on the back of the placemats. Hence, the odd number of placemats. But, my parents were so pleased with them, they have used them daily. 😁</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Notice The Lace Doiley Corner(s) Detail! <i>[Top-Left Corner]</i></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Ahem... However, during my recent visit at my parents' home, <i>(plus, another family member joining us for tea)</i>, it was <b><span style="color: #e06666;">brought to my attention</span></b> that Mum was <i><b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">"a matching placemat short of a full set"</span></b></i>. Hmmm... I suppose that could be read a few different ways. 😉</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Actually, to be fair, the friendly ribbing came <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>just in time</b></span> because I wasn't sure, until then, what to make my Mum for her birthday. So, <b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">cheeky comments</span></b> were <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>forgiven!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">My LOVELY Bird Placemat Decorated With Buttons</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Originally, I was <b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">hoping </span></b>to make a set of <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>four </b>FULLY <b>matching</b></span> placemats, and, I had my <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">heart set on</span></b> using the <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">bird fabric </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for all four.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></b>Unfortunately, I <b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">only </span></b>had <b><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">enough </span></b>to make just <span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><b>two </b></span>placemats. Hmmm... I had to <b><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;">get creative</span></b>. So, I rummaged through my fabric stash to find material that wouldn't look out of place. <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>Luckily</b></span>, I had some <b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">floral </span></b>fabric in very<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><b> similar colours! </b></span>Now, I could make the other two placemats for a full set of four. <b><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Hurray!</span></b> 😁</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dark Brown, Velvety Fabric On Reverse-Side Of Floral Fabric</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chevron Fabric On Reverse-Side Of Birds Placemat</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Showing BOTH Sides Of All 4 Coordinating Placemats</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To make it clearer: I made <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">TWO <b>matching</b></span> placemats <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">EACH</span> of the <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Birds</span></b> with Chevron-reverse, and <span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">TWO <b>matching</b></span> placemats <span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">EACH </span>of the <span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Floral</span> with Velvety Chocolate Brown-reverse, for a <b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">total </span></b>of <span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">FOUR </span>placemats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Artfully Folded Placemats Set</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So, these days, when I sit down to tea at my parents' table laid with such <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">SMART</span> and <b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">well-coordinated</span></b> table linens, <b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">no one</span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: large;">can</span></b>, (now), <b><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">say</span></b>...</span><br />
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Penny-Pinchers' Purseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176463653169486274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-32178268606117696542018-01-17T06:19:00.000+00:002018-01-17T06:19:30.350+00:00Happy 2018! I'm BAAACK!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, after a tumultuous time since the last time I posted <b><span style="color: purple;">ANYTHING</span></b> at all..<b><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">ANYWHERE</span></b>...I shall seriously endeavour to post more regularly...<b><span style="color: purple;">again</span></b>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have, since, <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">invested </span></b>in <b><span style="color: #38761d;">another </span></b>sewing machine -<b> <a href="https://www.sewingmachines.co.uk/products/janome-smd-exclusive-smd2000-sewing-machine/2377?gclid=CjwKCAiA4vbSBRBNEiwAMorER7eGbZUIoW8f8pEvbYB_vMLfibalqmJWwuJ4sxN24Sw72ROrqURv6xoCvxoQAvD_BwE" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">JANOME SMD 2000</span></a></b> - which is closer to the comfort zone of the Janome model I used in the US. Although, I do <b><span style="color: #274e13;">still have</span></b> my <span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Pfaff</b> </span>used in previous posts & projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For all the time that has passed since I last posted anything here, I've <b><span style="color: purple;">hardly done</span></b> any <b><span style="color: purple;">sewing </span></b>it all. However, <b><span style="color: purple;">Christmas 2017</span></b> turned out to be a <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">frantic </span><span style="color: purple;">odyssey</span></b> of creativity <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b>crammed </b></span>into a less than ideal time-frame as I found myself <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">wishing</span></b> I could be in <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">two places at once</span></b> with various <b><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">important appointments</span></b> to get to in the <b><span style="color: purple;">weeks leading up to Christmas</span></b>, which put a <span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>massive </b></span>dent in my original, <b><i><span style="color: #c27ba0;">(more measured)</span></i></b>, plans...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On top of the above, at the <b><span style="color: #38761d;">eleventh hour </span><span style="color: #a64d79;">(more like 2:00 AM)</span></b>, I <b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">broke a needle</span></b>, which <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">jammed </span></b>in the machine <i><b>(first time <span style="color: #38761d;">ever</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">THAT </span>has happened!)</b></i> - I was almost finished with a Christmas present for one of my family members, too! <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Grrr!!!</span></b> I <b><span style="color: #38761d;">needed </span></b>my <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">pliers</span></b>! Wouldn't y'know it?! <span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b>OMG!</b></span> I <b><span style="color: #38761d;">couldn't find</span></b> them <b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">anywhere</span></b>! They still haven't resurfaced...I suspect that one of my brothers may have absent-mindedly wandered off with them: the tool magpie! I had to <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>drop everything</b></span> to <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">order another pair</span></b> of pliers online -- <b><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank goodness</span> for <span style="font-size: large;">Amazon Prime</span>!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh well! I managed... And, the <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">flames </span></b>and <span style="color: #e69138;">smoke </span>pouring out the back of my Janome "work-horse" have now <b><span style="color: #e69138;">gone</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> out</span></b>. ;0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway, here's <b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">a list</span></b> <i><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">(with pictures)</span></i> of <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">some </span></b>of the <b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">things</span> </span></b>I've <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>made</b></span>... So, please be aware that this <b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">post </span></b>is <b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">VERY</span></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;">picture-heavy</span>!</span></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Passport & Travel Document Bag with Vintage Tie for Strap</b></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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After a year-plus hiatus from sewing/blogging, here is my first offering of several upcoming projects: <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Passport & Travel Document Bag</span></b></span><br />
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The Store Director where I work just recently left the company to spend a few months to travel around Australasia. It was also her birthday, so she had a big bash before she took off on her exciting travel odyssey. As a <span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>bon voyage/birthday gift</b></span></span>, I decided to make her something handy.<br />
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As she will be backpacking and hostelling her way around exotic locations in the southern hemisphere, the material needs to be <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>durable</b></span></span>, <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>not show dirt</b></span></span> <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>easily </b></span></span>nor quickly, be<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> comfortable</span></b></span>.,,, and <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">washable!</span></b></span><br />
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For the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>main body of the bag</b></span></span>, I chose a remnant selection of <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>upholstery material</b></span></span>: one side a <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pretty brocade</b></span></span> in shades of <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">green</span></b></span>,<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> golden</b></span></span> sand, and <span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="background-color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ivory</b></span></span></span>; the other a <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">plush</span></b></span>, coordinating, <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">plain,</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">fern green</span></span></b></span>. The <span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">interior pockets</span></b></span> are made with <span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>lilac and white cotton seersucker</b></span></span> <span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>material</b></span></span> I recently purchased, on special offer, from my favourite Tuesday market stall.<br />
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The bag was <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>simple enough to make</b></span></span>. I used:<br />
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<li>Two 9-inch (W) X 18-inch (H) heavy duty fabric pieces (Main body) - It can be shorter if you don't want a front flap</li>
<li>One 18-inch (W) X 5-inch (H) piece cotton seersucker material <i>(inner pocket/lining)</i></li>
<li><i>One 6-inch (W) X 9-inch 9-inch (H) approx. </i>seersucker material (pocket)</li>
<li>Two Velcro strips <i>(cut to size)</i></li>
<li>Vintage Tie <i>(shoulder/neck strap)</i></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dritz-395-Liquid-Stitch-Adhesive-2/dp/B0019KHG3E" target="_blank">Liquid Stitch</a></li>
<li>Buttons<i> (decoration)</i></li>
<li><a href="http://www.knitandsew.co.uk/Madeira+Thread+Box+Assortment%3A+Astro+Colour+8015/0_CAHB074/PROX100.htm" target="_blank">Coordinating Variegated Thread</a></li>
<li>Hand-Sewing Needle</li>
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Firstly, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>tidied the edges</b></span></span>, of all the heavy duty fabrics and seersucker material, with a <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">half-inch double seam</span></b></span> all the way around.<br />
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Then, I found the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">horizontal centre</span></b></span> of the <span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">seersucker material</span></b></span> and <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned </span></b></span>for placement of the passport pocket material, which I had previously measured for accurate size.<br />
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I created the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pocket</span></b></span> with a <span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>smaller strip</b></span></span> of the <span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">seersucker material</span></b></span>. For added privacy, I<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> fashioned a flap</b></span></span> by <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folding </span></b></span>the pocket material<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> about two-thirds</b></span></span> of the way <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">up the vertical length</span></b></span>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pinned </b></span></span>it in place. Then, I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>machine-stitched</b></span></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pocket in place</b></span></span>. <i> (I chose to add a bit of extra interest with the seersucker stripes on
the pocket running them vertically against the horizontal stripes of the
inner seersucker material used for the interior lining.)</i><br />
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I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>added</b></span></span> a small square of <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Velcro</span></b></span> to secure the pocket, if desired. I attached the Velcro by both hand-sewing and Liquid Stitch. To <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>help disguise</b></span></span> the placement of the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> Velcro</b></span></span>, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>hand-sewed </b></span></span>a <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">decorative button</span></b></span> on the outside.<br />
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As for the <span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">larger piece of seersucker material</span></b></span>, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>added</b></span></span> an "extra" <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pocket </span></b></span>by sewing a vertical line down either side of the pocket. Then, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>created</b></span></span> a<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> large loop</span></b></span> by sewing the two ends of the material together using a neat seam.<br />
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Next, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">set aside</span></b></span> the pocket and interior materials to <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">work on</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">main body</span></b></span> of the bag:<br />
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<li><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Placing </span></b></span>both the<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> plain and patterned</span></b></span> heavy duty fabrics <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">right-sides facing <i>outward</i></span></b></span>, I <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned </span></b></span>around <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>three edges</b></span></span>, leaving one end open...</li>
<li>Also, very importantly, <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">using pins</span></b></span> to <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">mark the channel</span></b></span> for the vintage tie strap to be threaded through for the strap handle.</li>
<li> Once satisfactorily pinned, I<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> machine-sewed</span></b></span> the two fabrics <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">together</span></b></span>, making sure I left the channel an even width on either side for the strap to easily pass through.</li>
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I must add that<span style="color: #674ea7;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">using one of my vintage ties</span></b> </span>was<span style="color: #674ea7;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>not </b></span></span>at all <span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>part of the original design idea!</b></span></span> Originally, I had <span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>planned </i>to use heavy-duty webbing</b></span></span>...Until, I realised I <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">didn't have any!</span></b></span> <span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Eek!</b></span></span> Nothing else in my stash was a practical solution...Or, so I <i>thought</i>! Initial panic turned into a brain-storm session...when I <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">suddenly remembered</span></b></span> my <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">stash of vintage ties! <span style="font-size: x-large;">Hurray!</span></span></b></span><br />
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You see, several years ago, <i>(being a quirky-dresser anyway)</i>, I went through a phase of wearing vintage ties to accessorise my outfits. They have since been retired sitting in a plastic file box with my fabric stash waiting patiently for a suitable re-purposing project. Thankfully, my epiphany saved this creation!<br />
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A <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>silky neck tie</b></span></span> for the <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">strap handle</span></b></span> turned out to be a <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">soft</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">natty</span></b></span>, <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">design tweak</span></b></span>. It was easy to create:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Vintage Neck Tie Shoulder Strap</b></i></td></tr>
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<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>stitched </b></span></span>down the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> inner edges</span></b></span> of the tie, in case they ever unravelled or otherwise came undone.</li>
<li>Then, I<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> threaded </span></b></span>it <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>through the channel</b></span></span> I created <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>in the main body of the bag</b></span></span>.</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">closed</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>tie's loop</b></span></span> created by inserting the skinny tie-end into the opening of the large end of the tie; then, carefully, <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">hand-sewed</span></b></span> it securely<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> into place</span></b></span>. </li>
<li>I<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> added a decorative button</b></span></span> to help hold it further, while hiding, also, the hand-stitching.</li>
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Now that my separate construction pieces were finished, it's time to put them together:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Finished With Buttons!</b></i></td></tr>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Remember </b></span></span>the<span style="color: #c27ba0;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">seersucker lining and pocket "loop"?</span></b></span> <br />
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<li>This part was <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">slipped between</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">heavy-duty fabrics</span></b></span> with the pocket side on the side of the plain, heavy-duty, woven fabric. I made sure the<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> seersucker material</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"> seam</span></b></span> was <span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sandwiched between the fabrics</span></b></span>, so it won't show once sewn in place.</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned </span></b></span>these pieces together <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">before sewing</span></b></span> to make sure;<i> (a) I'm happy with the placement,</i> and; <i>(b) they don't budge while sewing!</i></li>
<li>Next, I carefully <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;">machine-sewed</span></span> </span></b></span>the pieces <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">together </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">around the edges</span></b></span> being sure not to sew over the tie handle-strap/channel. I did back-stitch at these places for added durability.</li>
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<i><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Lastly</span></b></span>,</i> my <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">decorative buttons!</span></b></span><br />
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Time for a cuppa, now that I'm...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03702078266235861508noreply@blogger.com0United Kingdom52.482780222078205 -2.10937531.261890722078206 -43.417969 73.7036697220782 39.199219tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-34474009405871575752014-09-10T20:26:00.000+01:002015-11-24T19:18:48.773+00:00I've Got You Covered!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Uni Care Package: Elasticised Bike Seat Cover</b></i></td></tr>
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<span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span></b></span>ne <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Uni Care Package</b></span></span> coming up! One of my nieces, aka: <i>Miss Smarty-Pants</i>, is going off to university in less than a month, so a special consultation and a postcard later, here is the first of the things I'm making for her: an <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Elasticised Bike Seat Cover with Tie-On Straps</b></span></span>!<br />
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As the daughter of a retired accountant, I've created my <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">list</span> </b></span>of things to <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>make</b></span></span>, <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">mend</span></b></span>, or <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">alter</span></b></span> on an Excel spreadsheet, along with their <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #351c75;"><i>"due dates/ideal completion dates"</i></span></b></span>. Scary! <;0) <i>(The box by my work-table, which contains my miscellaneous <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>minor sewing projects</b></span></span>, has been dubbed <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Lucky Dip Box</span></b></span>.)</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Basic Shape of Bike Seat Cover</b></i></td></tr>
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When I <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>started</b></span></span> to create this <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">bike seat cover</span></b></span>, I was very much <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">winging it</span></b></span>; I had no bike seat to measure, just a vague memory of what my niece's bike looked like. When my niece happened to cycle over for a cuppa and a natter, I was able to ascertain that my <b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;">guesstimates</span></span></b> were <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">right!</span></b></span> Yay!<br />
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I used <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>vinyl </b></span></span>from my <a href="http://penny-pinchers-purses.blogspot.co.uk/p/ideas-materialized.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">existing stash</span></b></span></a> for the <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">outside </span></b></span>cover, and<span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> plain <span style="color: black;">black</span> flannel</b></span></span> on the <b><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;">reverse</span></span></b>.<br />
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I didn't have quite enough <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;">black</span> webbing</b></span></span> for the <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">straps</span></b></span>, so I had to improvise by attaching some <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;">black</span> grosgrain ribbon</b></span></span> to lengthen the straps for easier tying.<br />
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While the cover's size was good, my niece and I <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">agreed </span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">a more snug fit</span></b></span> would be <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">better</span></b></span>. I <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">added elastic</span></b></span> around the edges, firmly pulling the elastic while sewing it into the channel.<br />
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To help <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">prevent fraying</span></b></span>, using a <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">zigzag stitch</span></b></span>, I <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">double-hemmed</span></b></span> the <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ends </span></b></span>of both the <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>webbing</b></span></span> and the <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">grosgrain ribbon</span></b></span>.<br />
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It's <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #134f5c;">nothing fancy</span></b></span>, but it will <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>help keep</b></span></span> the <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>saddle dry</b></span></span> and <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">alleviate</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>dreaded </i>wet bike-bum!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> V</span></b></span><b>OICI!</b> Here is my <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Reversible Savoir-Faire Tablecloth"</span></b></span>!</div>
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I've been saving this <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">charming French vinyl material</span></b></span> since I bought a metre of it, <i>(and a metre in one other pattern)</i>, on a stall during the <b><a href="http://www.themarketpeople.com/TMP/searchEventInfo.do?method=viewEvent&evtCode=120" target="_blank">Annual French Market in Saffron Walden</a></b> last June.</div>
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It's the first thing I've made for myself for quite a long time! I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I've received <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>compliments from visitors already!</b></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>CLOSE-UP Of Reverse-Side Material</i></b></td></tr>
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I used the <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>entire metre of vinyl</b></span></span> material - it was the perfect size for my work table by the window. The <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">blue</span> reverse-side fabric</span></b></span> <i>(shown to the right)</i> was <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>purchased at the <a href="http://saffronwalden.gov.uk/markets/" target="_blank">Tuesday Market in Saffron Walden</a></b></span></span>, and was only slightly larger than the metre of French vinyl.<br />
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The Tuesday market stall that sells various fabrics has a large basket with off-cuts and remnants selling for <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">£</span>2.00 each or <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">£</span>5.00 for three, regardless of size, fabric type, or quality. I've found some really good deals in that basket!<br />
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The <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>tablecloth</b></span></span> was <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>super-easy to make</b></span></span>, and took<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> less than half an hour!</span></b></span> I had to trim the reverse-side material to match the vinyl. After <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>placing the fabric right-sides facing</b></span></span>, I <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pinned</b></span></span> them <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>in place</b></span></span>. Then, I opted to <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>cut two lace doilies in half</b></span></span>. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Folding</b></span></span> over both <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>ends</b></span> </span>of each doily-piece,<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> centred at each of the four corners</b></span></span>, I <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pinned</b></span></span> them<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> in place</span></b></span> - <i>I don't know about you, but I've noticed that vinyl tablecloths tend to curl up at the corners, so I added the lace corner-keepers as a decorative means to hide any curled corners.</i><br />
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Once everything was pinned in place and pleasing to the eye, I <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">straight-stitched about half-an-inch from the edges</span></b></span>, using <span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.fabric.com/buy/0298272/coats-clark-dual-duty-xp-125yd-variegated-blue-clouds" target="_blank">Coats & Clark Dual-Duty XP Variegated Blue Cloud Thread</a></b></span>. I left about a <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">4-inch opening </span></b></span>to <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pull </span></b></span>the <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">material right-side out</span></b></span> again. In retrospect, I <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">should have left a larger opening</span></b></span> because I was worried about splitting seams when pulling the vinyl through; but, <i>(thankfully!),</i> no harm was done! Lastly, I chose a <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">zigzag stitch all around</span></b></span> to finish it off and close the opening.<br />
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This was my first attempt at working with <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">vinyl</span></b></span>. It was<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> surprisingly easy to work with</b></span></span>, needing nothing more special than a <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">standard 90/14 machine needle</span></b></span>.<br />
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I still have the full metre of the other French vinyl fabric which is, currently, earmarked for place-mats, and a lunch bag... I'll add pictures of recently acquired fabrics to my "<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://penny-pinchers-purses.blogspot.co.uk/p/ideas-materialized.html" target="_blank">Material Girl</a></span></b></span>" page <i><b>soon</b></i>.<br />
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Now that my French-chic<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Reversible Savoir-Faire Vinyl Tablecloth"</span></b></span> <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="color: white;"></span></span><span style="color: #073763;"></span></span></b>is finished, I think it adds a little...<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span></b></span>o. I haven't fallen off the face of the earth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm in the middle of <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>organising</b></span></span> my<span style="font-size: large;"><b> <span style="color: #0b5394;">move</span></b></span> from my brother's home to my own place. It all <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>happened very quickly</b></span></span>, and has had "bumps in the road" along the way to smooth out before I can actually properly move in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the time <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">since my last post</span></b></span>, the only things I have <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>managed to make</b></span></span> and actually finish are a <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">scrunchie</span></b></span> for one of my nieces <i>(a special request),</i> </span><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and </b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">a very pretty floral <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">scrunchie-style hair-band</span></b></span> I made for my long-suffering sister-in-law. I didn't even get a chance to take photos of either of them, much less publish a post. <i>[Sigh]</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">However, I have a <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>long "laundry list"</b></span></span> of things <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>to make, mend, and/or alter</b></span></span>; as well as promising my other niece a <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>"Student Care Package"</i> of hand-made useful things</b></span></span> for when she starts University this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>Eek!</b></span></span> I need a whiteboard next to my sewing machine to keep track of all my mounting projects!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm sure my <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">posts</span></b></span> here <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">will be</span></b></span> a bit <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sporadic</span></b></span> while I get settled and try to get the necessities of my new life sorted. <span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>None</b></span></span> of which would have been <span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>possible without </b></span></span>the <span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #351c75;">am</span><span style="color: #e69138;">az</span><span style="color: #990000;">ing</span> </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>kindness</b></span></span> and <span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">support </span></b></span>of <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>family</b></span></span>, <span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">friends</span></b></span>, and the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">local community</span></b></span>. For me, it's most <b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;">definitely</span></span> </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">A Moving Experience.</span></span></b></span></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03702078266235861508noreply@blogger.com0United Kingdom55.378051 -3.4359729999999912.1996745 -86.05316049999999 90 79.18121450000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-4230579284992257372014-05-01T00:46:00.001+01:002014-07-20T01:42:50.562+01:00"What's Your Sign, Then?"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span></b></span>hat can you <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sew for a teenage boy's 16th birthday</span></b></span>...that <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">he will actually <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">like?!</span></span></span></b></span> Hmmm...A <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">challenging conundrum</span></b></span>, more trying still <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">when skint!</span></b></span><br />
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My much-loved nephew is a "normal", and <i>(at times)</i> moody teenager, with a cheeky sense of humour. He has gadget cases, doesn't use a wallet; and, none of the usual sewing ideas for teens on the web seemed right for him for one reason and another. What to do! What to do!<br />
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One evening, I witnessed my <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">teen-aged nephew stomp off </span></b></span>to his room, he <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">angrily scrawled a note</span></b></span>, haphazardly <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">taped it to his bedroom door</span></b></span>, then <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">slammed</span></b></span> it <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">shut</span></b></span>. It read:<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"LEAVE ME ALONE! DO NOT ENTER!"</i></span></b></span></div>
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Well, now! Both of my eyebrows raised, I noted: his scribbled-in-Biro <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sign was hard to read</span></b></span> - the white piece of paper <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">blended invisibly</span></b></span> with the white door; and, the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">fine point</span></b></span> of the ballpoint pen <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">necessitated nose-pressed-to-door</span></b></span> posture, <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">eyes squinted</span></b></span>, in order to read it. This will not do! It will not do at all!<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Auntie to the rescue!</span></b></span> My nephew is not the first, nor will he be the last teenager expressing an exasperated need for some cool-off space and privacy. So, I thought, <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">why not provide</span></b></span> him with <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">a</span></b></span> <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>real </b></i></span></span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sign</span></b></span>, laced <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">with a bit of cheeky humour</span></b></span>, in the form of a word-search puzzle on the flip-side?<i> [Okayed by his parents first, of course!]</i><br />
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Both my brother and sister-in-law got a good chuckle at my sketched-out idea. Their verdict was that their son would get a kick out of it. Cool!<br />
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Off to the market I went to<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> buy a couple of 9-inch x 9-inch felt squares</span></b></span> @ .50 p. each: 1 in <span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">red</span></b></span>, 1 in <span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">white</span></b></span></span> - his <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">favourite football team colours!</span></b></span><br />
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It was<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> super easy</span></b></span> to make with <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">virtually no sewing</span></b></span> - I used <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/182763300/dritz-liquid-stitch-permanent-adhesive?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=liquid+stitch+adhesive&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery" target="_blank">Liquid Stitch</a></span>. After deciding how big I wanted the sign to be, here's how I did it:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Basic Signboard</span></b></span><br />
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Using <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">plain black flannel</span></b></span> from my stash, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut a couple of 12-inch x 10-inch squares</span></b></span>.<br />
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<li>Lining them up, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">machine-sewed</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">squares together on 3 sides</span></b></span> to make a pocket <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">using 1/4-inch seam allowance</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut </span></b></span>a piece of <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sturdy cardboard</span></b></span>, <i><b>slightly </b></i>smaller than the flannel squares.</li>
<li>Ensuring a snug fit, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">slipped</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cardboard</span></b></span> piece <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">inside</span></b></span> the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> pocket.</span></b></span> </li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">set the pocket aside</span></b></span> a moment.</li>
<li>Using <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">plain black webbing</span></b></span>, (also from my stash), I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut 2x 7-inch pieces</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>Next, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folded both pieces</span></b></span> of webbing <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">in half to create 2 loops</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">inserted</span></b></span> the loose <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ends</span></b></span> of the webbing loops <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">about 1-1/2 inches deep</span></b></span> into the unsewn seam of the pocket <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">at the left and right corners</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folded</span></b></span> the rough <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">edges</span></b></span><span style="color: #93c47d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">of</span></span></b></span> the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> pocket down about 1/2-inch</span></b></span>, then <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned</span></b></span> the loops and seam <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">together</span></b></span>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Using 1/4-inch seam allowance</span></b></span>, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed</span></b></span> that final <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">seam together</span></b></span>; making sure the loops were even, and securely in place. </li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">set aside</span></b></span> my new bare-bones, black flannel, and cardboard <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">signboard</span></b></span>.</li>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Go Away" - FRONT</span></span></b></span><br />
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<li>Taking my <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">felt squares</span></b></span>, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut</span></b></span> them <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">in half width-ways</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>I used <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">one</span></b></span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">white felt-</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">half </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">as</span></b></span> the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> background</span></b></span> for the <i><b>"Go Away"</b></i> side.</li>
<li>I used<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> one red felt-half to cut out</span></b></span> the letters to spell<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> "Go Away"</span></b></span>, using a combination of my <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiskars-2405801-45mm-Rotary-Cutter/dp/B000VPPPW2" target="_blank">Fiskars Rotary Cutter</a> and my <a href="http://www.westcottbrand.com/product_list/14523.588.90110.0.0/Titanium_Bonded" target="_blank">Westcott scissors</a>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Using</span></b></span> the remaining piece of <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">red felt</span></b></span>, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut out 4 small triangles</span></b></span>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Using</b></span></span> my<b> <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;">Liquid Stitch</span></span></b>, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">attached</span></b></span> first the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">white background onto</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">black flannel signboard</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>Making sure the letters were evenly-spaced, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">glued each letter</span></b></span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">onto </span></b></span>the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">white felt background</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>Then, I<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> "liquid-stitched"</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">4 triangles to all 4 corners</span></b></span>. </li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Word Search Puzzle - BACK</span></span></b><br />
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<li><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Using</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">remaining</span></b></span> half of the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> red felt</span></b></span>, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut out a 12 cm x 10 cm square</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">set aside</span></b></span> the cut-out <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">square</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>I had already <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>created and cut out</b></span></span> my <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">paper </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">word search puzzle</span></b></span>: a <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">13 cm x 11 cm square</span></b></span>. <i> (It is slightly larger than the 12 cm x 10 cm window created, so the puzzle edges could be glued without obliterating any of the puzzle letters.</i>)</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">glued</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">paper puzzle</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"> to</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">windowed felt</span></b></span>, making sure the <i>whole </i>puzzle showed.</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">attached</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">puzzle window to</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">reverse side of </span></b></span>the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">black felt signboard</span></b></span> in the top centre.</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">used</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">12 cm x 10 cm red felt cut-out square as</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">word list background</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>From the remnants of the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">white felt</span></b></span>, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut out</span></b></span> a slightly <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">smaller square</span></b></span>. </li>
<li><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">On</span></b></span> that piece of <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">white felt</span></b></span>, I used a black, fine-point <a href="http://www.sharpie.co.uk/allproducts.php?subCat=1" target="_blank">Sharpie marker</a> to <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">list</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">words</span></b></span> used <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">in</span></b></span> the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> puzzle</span></b></span> <i>(in alphabetical order)</i>.</li>
<li>Grabbing my handy-dandy <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Liquid Stitch</span></b></span> again, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">applied</span></b></span> it<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> to</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">back of</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">word list</span></b></span>,<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> centred</span></b></span> it <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">on</span></b></span> the slightly <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">larger red felt square</span></b></span>, pressing it in place.</li>
<li>Then, I <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut out</span></b></span> the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> curved arrow from</span></b></span> the<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> white felt</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pasted</span></b></span> it on the space <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">adjacent to</span></b></span> the word search <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">puzzle</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>Now to grab a <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">bamboo rod cut to size</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>Lastly, I put in<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> a few stitches in</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">webbing loops</span></b></span> to help hold the bamboo rod securely in place...and added one more to hang the finished sign on a hook.. </li>
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Personally, I've always wanted a "Go Away" door mat. >:0} Unfortunately, the door mat fairy hasn't yet delivered. Perhaps she was put off by the lack of welcome? <i>[Sigh]</i><br />
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Having said that, you can probably guess the response if I'm ever greeted with the tired and cheesy question:<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"What's Your Sign, Then?"</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">L</span></b></span>ast year, I bought a <span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>really pretty pair of floral leggings</b></span></span> from <a href="http://nomorerack.com/" target="_blank">NoMoreRack.com</a>. Normally, I don't care for flowery prints and what-not; but, I<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> really liked the "autumny" colours</span></b></span>. However, I've been on refashion mode for a while, and thought these leggings would look<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> much better at ballet-length</span></b></span>. Not wanting to waste any part of the pretty fabric, I<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #990000;">turned</span></span></b></span> <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">the cut-off bottoms into matching, lace-trimmed fingerless gloves</span></b></span>. Ta Da! They're truly <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">new designer label-worthy:</span></b></span> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hooda Thunkitt </span></b></span>;oP<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span><br />
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This<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> refashion</span></b></span> was <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">REALLY</span></i> simple!</b></span> </span>I LOVE simple! <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Below</span></b></span> are the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">super easy steps</span></b></span>:<br />
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<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn </span></b></span>leggings <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">inside out</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>On a smooth, clean surface,<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> neatly lay out leggings with the<i> outside leg on top </i></span></b></span><i>(facing you)</i>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Measure </span></b></span>from bottom hem of leg to figure out <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">how short</span></b></span> you want them; then, <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">add an inch</span></b></span>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">Mark</span> </span></b></span>that point on the material with a pen.</li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Create a <span style="color: blue;">dotted line</span> </span></b></span>from the mark to help make sure the leggings will be even all the way around when cut.</li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cut along dotted line</span></b></span>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cut </span></b></span>the <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">bottom </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">off</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">other leg</span></b></span>, using the previously cut leg on top as the length guide.</li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Set both</span></b></span> of the cut-off <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ends aside</span></b></span> - to be used for the matching fingerless gloves later. </li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Using 1/2-inch seam allowance, double hem</span></b></span> the bottoms of both of the shortened legs for a tidier finish. Pin in place.</li>
<li>Next <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">slip </span></b></span>one of the legs <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">over the free-arm</span></b></span> of the sewing machine and <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sew</span></b></span> as close to the top of the hem as possible, <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">using a "lingerie" or "zigzag" stitc</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">h</span></b></span> to allow for the stretchiness of the fabric.</li>
<li>Do the same with the other leg. </li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Turn </span></b></span>the cropped leggings<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> right-side out</span></b></span> for the finishing touches...</li>
<li>Using the straightness of the new hem as a guide, <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pin lace around the bottom leg opening</span></b></span> - it may need to be hand-sewn if the leg openings are too small for the free-arm.</li>
<li>Once sewn in place, <span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>cut off excess</b></span></span> ends of <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">lace</span></b></span>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hand-sew</span></b></span> on <span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">decorative buttons</span></b></span> - 3 on the side of each leg on each lace band.</li>
<li><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Try on</span></b> </span>your refashioned fancy leggings. <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">Strut your stuff! </span> </span></b></span></li>
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span></b></span>ow for the <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Funky-Glam, Floral & Lace Fingerless Gloves!</span></b></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Take one of</span> </b></span></span>the previously <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut-off legging-ends</span></b></span>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fold down </b></span></span>neatly all the way around until the cut-end lines up with the naturally, pre-existing hem of the leggings - the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">floral pattern should show</span></b></span> on both the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">outside<i> as well as </i>the inside</span></b></span> of the wide tube.</li>
<li><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Create a 1/2-inch hem</span></b></span> with the <i>scissor</i>-cut ends; <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pin</span></b></span> in place.</li>
<li><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Line up the 1/2-inch hem</span></b></span> with the existing leggings hem, and <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">hand-sew closed</span></b></span>. Be sure to hide the stitches between both layers as well as possible.</li>
<li><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hand-sew</span></b></span> on the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">lace around the cuff-ends</span></b></span> to hide the hand-sewn seam. <i>[The<span style="color: #990000;"> </span><b><span style="color: #990000;">folded</span> </b>end is the fully visible part showing <span style="color: #990000;"><b>across the hands</b></span>; the<span style="color: #e69138;"> </span><b><span style="color: #e69138;">hand-sewn, seamed</span> </b>end becomes the <span style="color: #e69138;"><b>cuff</b><span style="color: black;">.</span></span>]</i></li>
<li>To <span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>create the opening</b></span></span> <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">for</span></b></span> my <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">thumbs</span></b></span>, I tried on the lace-trimmed tube, and <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">marked with a pin</span></b></span> where I wanted to create the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">separate opening for the thumb</span></b></span>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Using</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pin </span></b></span>as the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">marker</span></b></span>, <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sew together</span></b></span> to create the separate thumb opening.</li>
<li><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Try on</span></b></span> the "fingerless-glove" periodically to check <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">for fit</span></b></span>.</li>
<li>Lastly, <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">add a black button</span></b></span> to hide the stitches <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>at </b></span></span>the separate <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">thumb opening</span></b></span>.</li>
<li><span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Repeat</span></b></span> all the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">steps</span></b></span> above <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">with </span></b></span>the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">second cut-off legging end</span></b></span> to create the other fingerless glove. </li>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Not a single bit</span></b></span> of the original leggings was <span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">wasted</span></b></span> <span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">in this refashion project!</span></b></span> I'm <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">so pleased with</span></b> </span>how my <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Floral & Lace Leggings and Funky-Glam Floral & Lace Fingerless Gloves Ensemble</span></b></span> turned out! In these frugal times, few people, <i>(including me!)</i>, can afford to ignore the old saying:<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Waste Not, Want Not! </b></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03702078266235861508noreply@blogger.com0United Kingdom55.378051 -3.4359729999999912.188224499999997 -86.05316049999999 90 79.18121450000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-39614035246606118312014-04-22T02:21:00.000+01:002014-04-29T00:50:15.010+01:00Up The Empire!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Refashioned T-Shirt to Empire-Waist Maxi-Dress</b></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>H</b></span></span>ere is the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">result of my latest sewing brainstorm!</span></b></span> I <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">refashioned </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">one of my</span></b></span> very <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">favourite</span></b></span> old <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">t-shirts</span></b></span>, and turned it into this <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Empire-Waist Maxi-Dress with Wide Sash-Belt</b></span></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My poor <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">t-shirt</span></b></span> had been chucked to the back of a drawer. It had a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>stain</b></span></span> smack-dab <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">in the front</span></b></span> that just <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">wouldn't come out</span></b></span>. <i>[Sigh!] </i>Unfortunately, the location of the stain did not lend itself to the use of appliqués, or similar creative disguises.</span><br />
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You see, I fondly deem my <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">lovely t-shirt</span></b></span>, with its <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">feminine, crocheted bib front</span></b></span>, carefully symmetrically-placed <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">gold sequins</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">fluttery cap sleeves</span></b></span> as "<span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">an oldie, but a goodie</span></b></span>", so I hadn't the heart to retire it to the rag bag. <i>[Sniff! Sniff!]</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>nspired </b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">by</span></b></span> looking at several <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">refashion projects across the internet</span></b></span>, I finally plucked up the courage to have a go at my own wearable creation...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>My Scribbled Design</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I began by <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">scribbling</span></b></span> an <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>idea on a piece of paper. </b></span></span></span>For this project, I <span style="font-family: inherit;">had recently purchased, </span>from a local charity shop, <span style="font-family: inherit;">a nicely-soft <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">vintage-patterned bed sheet</span></b></span> in <b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;">greens</span></span></b>, <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">blues</span></b></span>, and <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>lilac</b></span></span>; plus, I found the </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://penny-pinchers-purses.blogspot.co.uk/p/ideas-materialized.html" target="_blank">MODA Purple Marble Fat Quarter</a></span></b></span> in my stash, which I used for the <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wide Sash-Belt</span></b></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After measuring about <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4 inches from the bottom of the t-shirt</b></span></span>, I marked a <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>dotted line</b></span></span> all the way around, <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">then cut</span></b></span> along the dotted line and <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">removed the bottom of the t-shirt </span></b></span>- the <i><b>only </b></i>bit to be thrown away!<i> [Yippee!]</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Using my machine's <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">stitch setting for stretchy fabrics</span></b></span>, I created a <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1/2-inch double hem</span></b></span> at the cut edges to keep things neat, and to help prevent the knit from unravelling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To make things super easy, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folded</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sheet</span></b></span> in <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">half widthways</span></b></span>,<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> ironed</span></b></span> in the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">crease </span></b></span>created, then <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut </span></b></span>along the crease with my rotary cutter </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- <i>[I've saved the other half of the sheet for another project]</i></span>. For the skirt portion of the dress, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">used</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sheet-half with the widest hem</span></b></span>: I allotted the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pre-hemmed part</span></b></span> to the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">bottom </span></b></span>of the dress. I created a <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1-inch double hem</span></b></span> at the top half of the sheet, where the elastic will be inserted. </span>Next, <span style="font-family: inherit;">I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folded</span></b></span> the sheet <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">in half again</span></b></span> - double hem at the top, wide pre-hem at the bottom. Ensuring the edges were lined up and straight, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed </span></b></span>along the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">side edges</span></b></span> with a <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1-inch seam allowance</span></b></span>
to create the basic skirt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, I<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> measured my waist and subtracted an inch</span></b></span> from that measurement; using the result of that sum, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut</span></b></span> the 1/2-inch width <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">elastic</span></b></span>, <i>(the widest elastic I had on hand)</i>. I folded over one end of the elastic, then pierced the loop <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">with a safety pin</span></b></span> to <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">thread</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">elastic </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">through the double hem</span></b></span>. The length of elastic is somewhat shorter than the width of the sheet; which is okay, because it <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">creates</span></b></span> the desired <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">gathers in the skirt</span></b></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As for the<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://penny-pinchers-purses.blogspot.co.uk/p/ideas-materialized.html" target="_blank"> MODA Purple Marble Fat Quarter</a></span></b> for the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">wide sash-belt</span></b></span>: it was necessary to <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut the fat quarter in half</span></b></span>. and <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">splice both halves together</span></b></span> to create the necessary length for the belt, making sure that the "splice seam" was sewn with right sides facing - that seam shows at the centre front of the belt. Once sewn, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folded</span></b></span> the wide strip <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">lengthways</span></b></span>, with <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">right sides facing</span></b></span>, then <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed</span></b></span> along the length only <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">with 1/2-inch seam allowance</span></b></span>. Next, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">turned</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">tube right side out</span></b></span>. At this stage, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ironed</span></b></span> the sash-belt to keep it neat. I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">hand-sewed</span></b></span> coordinating <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">buttons</span></b></span> as decoration along the<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> centre seams on both sides</span></b></span>. As for the ends, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned ribbons</span></b></span> spaced evenly apart, making sure that the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">open end</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">s</span></b></span> of the tube were<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> folded</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pressed</span></b></span>. Finally, using a straight stitch </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">as close to the edge as possible</span>, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ends</span></b></span>, with ribbons inserted, <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">closed</span></b></span>. I added a row of zigzag stitches for extra security. I set the finished sash-belt aside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With all my pieces sorted, <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">time to put them all together...</span></b></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">turned </span></b></span></span>both the <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">t-shirt and the skirt inside-out</span></b></span>. I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">measured </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">where </span></b></span>I wanted the top of the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">skirt attached</span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"> to</span></b></span> the bottom of the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">t-shirt</span></b></span>.and <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned </span></b></span>the pieces together, constantly measuring for straightness. I made sure that the elastic waist of the skirt would be on the outside, once the joined pieces were turned right side out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Now for the final sewing bit! </span></b></span>To join both pieces, again I used my machine's <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">setting for stretchy materials</span></b></span> to make allowances for my t-shirt's fine stretchy knit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lastly, I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">turned</span></b></span> my newly-fashioned empire waist maxi-dress <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">right side out</span></b></span> and <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">tried it on</span></b></span>. I was very happy with its fit, while still maintaining the top's comfortable stretchiness. <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Yay!</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Now for the flash sash in purple!</span></b></span> I <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">wrapped </span></b></span>it <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">around </span></b></span>the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">top </span></b></span>of the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">skirt</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">tied </span></b></span>off the <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ribbons in the back</span></b></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Feeling like a princess in my new summery <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"T-Shirt Refashion to Empire-Waist Maxi-Dress with Wide Sash-Belt"</span></b></span>, I say:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Up The Empire!</span></span></b></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03702078266235861508noreply@blogger.com0United Kingdom55.378051 -3.4359729999999912.188224499999997 -86.05316049999999 90 79.18121450000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-85144779033816345492014-04-05T03:35:00.001+01:002014-04-22T02:56:31.327+01:00Hunt For A Good Deal With This!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>FRONT of Tote showing Tiger in the Tropical Print</b></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: orange;">I</span></b></span> feel like I must, surely, have <span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>earned my stripes</b></span></span> with this latest creation! I made it <span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>for my Mum</b></span></span> who really liked the tropical print and coordinating-contrast fabric in citrus I picked to go with it, <i><span style="color: #990000;">(shown within the "Material Girl" page of this blog)</span>.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>BACK of Tote showing Tiger on the reverse</b></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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This <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"beast of a bag"</b></span></span> </span>idea <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">started</span></b></span> out as a <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">simple tote<i> </i>design</span></b></span>, then <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">morphed</span></b></span> into something a bit<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> <span style="color: #45818e;">more elaborate</span></b></span></span>; partly because the fat quarter wasn't quite large enough for what I had in mind.<br />
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Then, another <span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>complication occurred</b></span></span>: originally, I <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">thought</span></b></span> it was a<span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> random tropical print</span></b></span>, until I took it out of the plastic sleeve and unfolded it...<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: orange;">Behold! </span></span></b></span>A lovely <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">tiger motif appeared!</span></b></span> As the print direction became apparent, I had to <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">alter my plans</span></b></span> in order <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">to accommodate this surprise</span></b></span>: I had to cut the fat quarter in half, then arrange the halves so the print wouldn't be upside down on one side of the bag.<br />
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Because the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cotton</span></b></span> is so <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">light</span></b></span>, I used a <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>70/10 machine needle</b></span></span>, and <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">double hemmed</span></b></span> all four edges, before <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">splicing together</span></b></span> the two halves. <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Right sides facing</b></span></span>, I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed</span></b></span> around three edges, making sure the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pattern on both sides</span></b></span> was the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">right way up!</span></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Boxed Bottom Diagram</b></i></td></tr>
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At this point, I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>added the boxed-bottom</b></span></span> to the bottom seam: taking each bottom corner and pulling it out to form a triangle. The tip of the triangle and the bottom seam should be centred with each other, as shown in my <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>quickly-pencilled diagram to the left.</b></span></span>..When adding boxed bottoms, I want to be sure that the length is the same on both sides, so that the boxed bottoms will be even and <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>match </b></span></span>on <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>both sides</b></span></span>. <span style="color: orange;"> </span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: orange;">I <span style="color: #45818e;">can't give</span> my mum <span style="color: #45818e;">a <span style="font-size: x-large;">wonky</span> bag! </span></span></b></span></span>I can't! I can't! I can't! Oh. Where was I? <i>[Ahem]</i> Ah, yes...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>SIDE view of Tote showing Box-Style Bottom</b></i></td></tr>
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After a much-needed Double Choca Mocha, I<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> turned</span></b></span> the outer bag <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">right-side out</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">added</span></b></span> some <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">bias binding</span></b></span> to give the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">edges</span> </span></b></span>a little <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">more substance</span></b></span> for joining the heavier material to it later. For now, I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">set</span></b></span> the exterior piece <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">aside</span></b></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><i>[I used half-inch seam allowance on all pieces. Where I double-hemmed, the fabric was folded at 1/4-inch to equal 1/2-inch when ironed, then sewn.]</i></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>View of LINED INTERIOR</b></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I decided to use the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">plain</span></b></span>, heavier <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cotton fat quarter</span></b></span> for the <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">lining</span></b></span> to give it a bit of <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">body and durability</span></b></span> - my material reminded me of a high-quality, heavy cotton, serviette. I really liked how the <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">bright citrus-colour</span></b></span> made the rest of the <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">p</span>ri<span style="color: #990000;">nt</span></span></b></span> <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">POP!</span></b></span> Not least of which, light and very dark colours show dirt too quickly; plus, I think it's <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">easier to find things</span></b></span> inside a bag with a <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">bright interior</span></b></span>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>PARTIAL INTERIOR View</b></i></td></tr>
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I<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> double-hemmed all four edges</span></b></span> using a <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">90-14 machine needle</span></b></span> this time; then, <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folded</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">fabric in half</span></b></span> and <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed </span></b></span>around <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">three edges</span></b></span> to create the interior lining of the tote. The <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">interior lining</span></b></span> piece is a bit <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">taller than</span></b></span> the main, <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">outer body</span></b></span>. I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>fitted</b></span> </span>the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">lining inside</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">outer shell</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folded</span></b></span> the excess <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">top edge</span></b></span> <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">over and around</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">top </span></b></span>of the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">outside fabric</span></b></span> - that trick keeps "unsightly" bias binding stitches hidden! I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned</span></b></span> it <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">in place</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">even all the way around, </span></b></span><i>(making sure that the bias binding did not show)</i>. Then, I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">added </span></b></span>the<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> boxed bottom</span></b></span> as described above. Next, I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">set</span></b></span> it <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">aside</span></b></span> - I needed<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> another Mocha</b></span></span>, anyway.<br />
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Because I <span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>couldn't find</b></span></span> the <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">right colour webbing</span></b></span> for the <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">handles</span></b></span> on my new, favourite Tuesday-market stall <i>(Haberdashery)</i>, I chose <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">broad, sturdy elastic, </span></b></span><i>(I think!),</i> <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">with </span></b></span>a bit of a <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pattern on one side</span></b></span> - the bit of elasticity in the handles has just enough "give" to work well; especially if bulky, or heavier, items are in the bag.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>FULL VIEW showing General Construction of Tote</b></i></td></tr>
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I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folded </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">each piece</span></b></span> of broad elastic <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">in half</span></b></span>, <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">right-sides facing</span></b></span>, to make a <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">large loop</span></b></span>; then, <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed</span></b></span> the ends <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">using a 110/18 machine needle</span></b></span>. Then, I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">turned</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">handles right-side out</span></b></span>. I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">measured </span></b></span>and <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned </span></b></span>where I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">wanted</span></b></span> <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">both </span></b></span>of the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">handles</span></b></span> <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewn</span></b></span> onto the tote. I <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>matched </b></span></span>up the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">end-joining seams</span></b></span> of both handles <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">with</span></b></span> the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">bottom seam</span></b></span> of the bag to hide them from sight. Next, I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">stitched </span></b></span>the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">handles </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">onto</span></b></span> where <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">the lining material</span></b></span> is folded over the top of the bag - I thought it <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">would not look nice</span></b></span> for them to be <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">attached</span></b></span> over the <span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>top of the woven-textured upholstery material</b></span></span>. Also, I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">hand-sewed</span></b></span> a couple of <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>holding stitches</b></span></span> at the bottom, to <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>help hold</b></span></span> the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">straps at the base</span></b></span> of the tote.<br />
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The <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">textured, upholstery-like material</span></b></span> is a <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">remnant</span></b></span>. The shape wasn't ideal for what I initially wanted, so I got resourceful. I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">folded</span></b></span> it in <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">half length-ways</span></b></span>, <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned </span></b></span>it <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">right-sides together</span></b></span>, then <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed </span></b></span>along the long edge <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">using a zig-zag stitch</span></b></span> with a <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">110/18 machine needle</span></b></span>. It wasn't quite long enough to reach around the circumference of the top of the bag, so I had to attach extra pieces on both ends,<i> (hence, the decorative ribbon to hide the stitching!). </i>I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">turned </span></b></span>the open-ended <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">tube </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">right-side out</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed </span></b></span>the<span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> ends closed</span></b></span>. This became the decorative top of the bag, which adds a little more height and roominess.<br />
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This part was <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">sewn</span> </span></b></span>on <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">very carefully</span></b></span> <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">using</span></b></span> a <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">zig-zag stitch</span></b></span>. I made sure that <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1/2-inch</b></span></span> of the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">interior lining showed all the way around</span></b></span> underneath the upholstery material, partly to add a little more height to the bag.<br />
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The <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">seam along the length </span></b></span>of the fabric was <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">hidden </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">on its underside</span></b></span>.<br />
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Where it was <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">too bulky</span></b></span> to fit <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">under</span></b></span> my <span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewing machine</span></b></span>, the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">gaps</span></b></span> were <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">slip-stitched closed</span></b></span> by hand.<br />
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I was <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">thrilled</span></b></span> to find <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tiger Face Buttons</span></b></span> <i>(.60p. each)</i> on the Haberdashery market stall! I <i><b>LOVE</b></i> tigers! The perfect <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">touch of fierceness</span></b></span> to my <b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">"Tro<span style="color: orange;">pic</span><span style="color: #45818e;">al</span></span> <span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: #990000;">Ti</span>g<span style="color: #45818e;">er</span></span> <span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: #990000;">T</span><span style="color: orange;">o<span style="color: #45818e;">t</span></span>e"</span></span></b>!<br />
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Lastly, I <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">hand-sewed</span></b></span> the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>finishing touches</b></span></span> of <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ribbons </span></b></span>and the <span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tiger Face Button</span></b></span>.<br />
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With this tote in-hand, my Mum will be <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ready to take on the <span style="font-size: x-large;">world</span>!</span></b></span> Okay. Maybe just a shopping trip, then. At least now, she can<br />
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Oh! Oh! Wait! Wait! Here's a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>BONUS BIT!</b></span> </span>I just made the <span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>matching</b></span></span> <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;">Tro</span>pic<span style="color: #45818e;">al</span> <span style="color: #990000;">Ti</span>g<span style="color: #45818e;">er</span> <span style="color: #990000;">Dr<span style="color: orange;">aw</span></span><span style="color: #45818e;">str<span style="color: #990000;">i</span><span style="color: orange;">n</span>g</span> <span style="color: #990000;">Po</span>u<span style="color: #45818e;">ch</span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></span><b><i>[pictures below]:</i></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>CLOSE-UP of Tropical Tiger Material</b></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></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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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>CLOSE-UP of Detail</b></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Tropical Tiger Tote with Drawstring Pouch</b></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span></b></span> survived a self-inflicted, gruelling sewing bonanza to get this finished in time <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>for </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>my sister-in-law's birthday</b></span></span>. So, here is <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>my first-ever cafetiere cosy!</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>reviewed several</b></span></span> cafetiere cosy design ideas; but, <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>none </b></span></span>of them seemed <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>versatile enough</b></span></span> for what I had in mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Y'see, <i>this </i>household<i> </i>has<i> </i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>three cafetieres</b></span></span> of <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>various sizes</b></span></span>... and, a <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>motley collection of teapots</b></span></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To adopt the <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>popular wrap-around cosy design</b></span></span> would have meant making a <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>separate cosy for each cafetiere</b></span></span>. Plus, I'd feel compelled to, also, make a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>separate teapot cosy</b></span></span>... Well, I had neither the material, nor time, for such a project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hmmm... </b><b>What if I make a</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><b>"one-size-fits-all" cosy? </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It had to be a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">simple </span>pattern</b></span></span> - I am fairly new to sewing, and have <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>never quilted</b></span></span> before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I got out my <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">tape measure</span></b></span>, a sheet of <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">paper</span></b></span>, and a <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pencil</span></b></span>. I sketched my idea, and measured the <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>largest of the cafetieres</b></span></span> <i>[<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41BB2t1NiqL._SY300_.jpg" target="_blank">Bodum Chambord</a>]</i>. I noted the measurements, where applicable, on the <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sketched-out design</span></b></span>, including a<span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> half-inch seam allowance</span></b></span> on all sides. It looked both promising, and do-able.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I proceeded to cut out my <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">three pattern pieces</span></b></span> from a cardboard box. On each piece, I noted <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>how many</b></span></span> I would need, <i>[as shown below].</i></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>(1x)</i></span> 5-inch by 9-inch<b> <span style="color: #cc0000;">top</span></b> panel</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><i>(2x)</i></span> 9-inch x 11-inch <span style="color: #351c75;"><b>front</b> <b>and back</b></span> panels</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>(2x)</i></span> 5-inch x 11-inch <b><span style="color: #38761d;">side</span> </b>panels</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With my pattern pieces made, I used them to <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>cut my fabric</b></span></span> to size <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>for each 3-layered panel</b></span></span>. <i></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>fabric for the <span style="color: #cc0000;">top</span> panel</b></span></span> had to be <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>spliced, horizontally, in half</b></span></span>. The two halves were then <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">rearranged</span></b></span>; so that the <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pattern direction</b></span></span> on the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">top</span></b></span> would <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>correspond with</b></span></span> the <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">direction of the</span></b></span> <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pattern on the <span style="color: #351c75;">front and back</span> panels</span></b></span>: the resulting seam is hidden by the handle <i>[detailed with photo below]</i>. I <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">lined up</span></b></span> each of the 5-inch x 9-inch <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">fabric pieces</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pinned</b></span></span> them in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i>[NOTE: For the insulating material
between the fabric layers, I used non-woven polypropylene - my brother
was able to obtain a small amount for me from work.]</i></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">layered </span></b></span>and <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pinned </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">each piece</span></b></span> of the pattern just like below. On the side panels, however, I chose to use lavender sueded-velvet on the top/outside layer, and chocolate brown cotton flannel for the bottom layer/inside lining.</span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Top/Outside </span>Layer: Printed Flannel</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Middle</span><i> (Heat-Absorbent)</i> Layer: Non-Woven Polypropylene</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: magenta;">Bottom/Inside</span> Lining Layer: Lavender Sueded-Velvet</span></span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once all the pattern pieces were pinned, I <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">sewed</span></b></span> around the <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">edges of each piece</span></b></span>, making sure all layers were sewn. Then, I <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>quilted each piece</b></span></span> using vertical lines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>[I have read that it is not a good idea to "over-quilt", or to space the quilted lines too closely together, because it will greatly reduce the effectiveness of the insulation material.]</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgmVZti7X1dwddCgLjHn0A8uqg745oHam240XzpwkIwLq3_AEP6XXnJNS78cfQRS5zoqF2a1zK7n-O20YuyJciNcME5F12lUDHuUePLHYNAHCj6g_BMNzQx_Dam5xfcE4pOREMk2yW_w/s1600/Sue's+Cafetiere-Tea+Cosy+30-MARCH-2014+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgmVZti7X1dwddCgLjHn0A8uqg745oHam240XzpwkIwLq3_AEP6XXnJNS78cfQRS5zoqF2a1zK7n-O20YuyJciNcME5F12lUDHuUePLHYNAHCj6g_BMNzQx_Dam5xfcE4pOREMk2yW_w/s1600/Sue's+Cafetiere-Tea+Cosy+30-MARCH-2014+(4).jpg" height="169" width="320" /></a>Before </span></b></span>any serious <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">construction </span></b></span>began, I <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">added </span></b></span>the<span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> handle to the <span style="color: #cc0000;">top</span> panel</span></b></span>, so that the ends would be secure and hidden. I used<span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red;">red</span> webbing</span></b></span>, <span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>brown <span style="color: purple;">grosgrain ribbon</span></b></span></span> with ivory stitching detail down both sides; and, finally, <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>buttons</b></span></span> chosen <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>to accentuate the colours</b></span></span> in the charming coffee and cake-themed soft cotton flannel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Using a <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">zigzag stitch</span></b></span>, I sewed red, satiny <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>bias binding</b></span></span> around the <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">bottom edge of each piece</span></b></span>, as well as, around the <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">edges of the <span style="color: #351c75;">front and back</span> panel pieces</span></b></span>, for bright and cheerful coordinating contrast. This bit was <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">really</span> challenging</b></span></span> in places. <span style="color: lime;"> I had to <span style="font-size: large;"><b>stop</b></span>, <span style="font-size: large;">drink </span>a large <b><span style="font-size: large;">mocha</span></b>, and <b><span style="font-size: large;">watch </span></b>a bit of <i>"Location! Location! Location!"</i> to <b><span style="font-size: large;">calm </span></b>myself down.</span> Really!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVM4rAI_636NpGfMUKD-O45XObp5Poy7TGhnr9kCJu8E2B7DCV0oTkMP1U474bCqX07O8gjcaWqvNGKX8EI7lwJSn-AQJr2ZFxbvXIRcXYX-da7Y6oZvFsVxjRKTzP7aSwCQm7z_A_CI/s1600/Sue's+Cafetiere-Tea+Cosy+30-MARCH-2014+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVM4rAI_636NpGfMUKD-O45XObp5Poy7TGhnr9kCJu8E2B7DCV0oTkMP1U474bCqX07O8gjcaWqvNGKX8EI7lwJSn-AQJr2ZFxbvXIRcXYX-da7Y6oZvFsVxjRKTzP7aSwCQm7z_A_CI/s1600/Sue's+Cafetiere-Tea+Cosy+30-MARCH-2014+(1).jpg" height="292" width="320" /></a>Next came one of the sweariest bits: <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>piecing the individual quilted bits together</b></span></span>, <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">carefully</span><b> </b></span><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pinning </b></span></span>them in place, then cohesively <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>stitching </b></span></span>the parts together. It was easy enough to start; but, as the panels were added, it became <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>much more difficult</b></span></span> to <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">stitch</span></b></span> up in the <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">corners</span></b></span> - I had to <span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">hand-sew</span></b></span> some of those bits, because my sewing machine just wasn't having any of it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ANOTHER mocha</span></b></span>, <span style="color: lime;">and an episode of "Home Or Away?" on the telly later...I gathered up my tattered patience, and continued...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I sewed well into the wee hours of the morning, determined to finish my self-designed cafetiere cosy project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"test-drove"</span></b></span> it this morning: I made my <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>much-craved, "knock yer socks orf" blend of dark roast coffee</b></span></span> in my<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Bodum Chambord cafetiere</span></b></span>...<span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Over an hour later</span></b></span>, I came back downstairs for a second cup. Guess what???</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">coffee </span></b></span>was still <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">steaming hot</span></b></span> as if I had just made it! <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Score!</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">It works! It works! It works!</span></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now that it's done, you can <span style="color: lime;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">put away
that "wannabe-cafetiere-cosy" teatowel, sista!</span></b></span> <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">THIS </span></b></span>design <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">solves all</span></b></span> of those pesky <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cosy
issues</span></b></span>, because it <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>fits <i>all your</i></b></span></span><i><b> </b></i><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cafetieres</span></b></span>, <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and</i> teapots!</span></b></span> It's safe to say, then, that you can...</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03702078266235861508noreply@blogger.com0United Kingdom55.378051 -3.4359729999999912.200105 -86.05316049999999 90 79.18121450000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-5625451544617700832014-03-24T01:29:00.002+00:002014-04-05T21:26:23.948+01:00"Too Smart For Your iPhone?"<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5PJUNA3kSjYw3mMLDH5M3uNVmdE1Ran45RFuxgVvEWRHFmJg_izLv9pw-egmR-Avy-CBFx7orJighr1z_Xy-9pmKeuq6D10oLYOEgu2k4P0mf30Ver2aroS8rPH-iWRqi4J1GUdIbtI/s1600/Sue's+iPhone+Purse+23-MARCH-2014+(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5PJUNA3kSjYw3mMLDH5M3uNVmdE1Ran45RFuxgVvEWRHFmJg_izLv9pw-egmR-Avy-CBFx7orJighr1z_Xy-9pmKeuq6D10oLYOEgu2k4P0mf30Ver2aroS8rPH-iWRqi4J1GUdIbtI/s1600/Sue's+iPhone+Purse+23-MARCH-2014+(5).jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span></b></span>fter a <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>first </b></span></span>time around <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>"whoopsies"</i></b></span></span> while <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>"winging it"</i></b></span></span> with the original owl-print phone wristlet, I created this one... Woo-Hoo! </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="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Phew! </b></span></span>During my first attempt at this creation, my <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>needle-clamp screw broke</b></span></span>; so, I had to send off for a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: lime;"><b>replacement</b></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;">I thought I was going to <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>run out of "March"</b></span></span> <b><span style="color: lime;">before being able to</span></b> successfully <span style="color: lime;"><b>finish</b> </span>my project for <span style="color: lime;"><b>this month's blog post!</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>design features</b></span></span>:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Exterior:</i></span></span> high-quality cotton <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="color: #134f5c;">fun</span> & <span style="color: #0b5394;">funky </span><span style="color: magenta;">owl </span>print </b></span></span>fabric</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;">Interior</span></span>:</i> plain<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> <span style="color: black;">black </span>cotton flannel</b></span></span> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Red</span> <span style="color: #351c75;">ruffle </span></b><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">with double-sided binding</span></span></span><b><span style="color: #351c75;"><br /></span></b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Black</b></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> webbing strap</b></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Red</span> <span style="color: #351c75;">wooden bead</span></span></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> This time, I took basic <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>measurements</b></span></span> of the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>phone</b></span></span>: 3 inches x 5 inche. Then, <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>added </b></span></span>an <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>extra inch to each measurement</b></span></span> for the half-inch <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>seam allowance</b></span></span>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Using the above measurements: from a <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>sheet of paper</b></span></span>, I <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">cut out </span></b></span>a <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4-inch x 6-inch rectangle</b></span></span>; which became my <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">pattern</span></b></span> for the four rectangles needed: <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2x <span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="color: magenta;">owl</span> </span>print</b></span></span> material, <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2x plain <span style="color: black;">black </span>flannel</b></span></span>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Beginning with the <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;">black</span> interior pocket</b></span></span>, I placed the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>two rectangles</b></span></span> of black flannel, <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>right-sides facing</b></span></span>, making sure the edges were in line with each other. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Carefully, I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pinned three sides</b></span></span>. using the <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>half-inch seam allowance</b></span></span> all the way around. For the <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>top opening</b></span></span>, where the phone slides in, I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>folded the material twice</b></span></span> at a quarter inch, then <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pinned</b></span></span> in place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>sewed the double-edge of both top seams</b></span></span> first. Then, beginning at the top, I<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> sewed the three sides together</b></span></span> using a half-inch seam allowance all the way around.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I set the newly created black inner pocket aside, and <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>repeated the steps</b></span></span> for the <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: magenta;">owl</span>-print fabric</b></span></span> for the <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>exterior</b></span></span>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next, I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>turned</b></span></span> the <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>printed pocket right side out</b></span></span>, and <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>placed the <span style="color: black;">black </span>inner pocket inside</b></span></span>, and lined up the top edges of both pockets evenly. I also made sure that the bottom corners of each pocket were neat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY1TDicnUWl5zF0Ue2jkLyrJ5xv3iB1W8wj7lGK8ag7mMwdEoxBgtK7j8xF6rTxVUV_gMhbVDNE84sev8sXJL5n4A7iTYDcoUIK3iXpjeu3RrLcotMJcgCVHYe5OV0HhnkLO96VzNBsM/s1600/Sue%2527s+iPhone+Purse+23-MARCH-2014+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY1TDicnUWl5zF0Ue2jkLyrJ5xv3iB1W8wj7lGK8ag7mMwdEoxBgtK7j8xF6rTxVUV_gMhbVDNE84sev8sXJL5n4A7iTYDcoUIK3iXpjeu3RrLcotMJcgCVHYe5OV0HhnkLO96VzNBsM/s1600/Sue%2527s+iPhone+Purse+23-MARCH-2014+%25284%2529.jpg" height="200" width="107" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>measured</b></span></span> and <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>cut 12 inches of black webbing</b></span></span> for the <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">strap-handle</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4 inches</b></span></span> of <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>red </b></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ruffle</b></span></span></span>. The <span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>red <span style="color: #351c75;">wooden bead</span></b></span></span> was left over from a previous craft idea, and I just thought it added a fun touch to the overall design. I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>threaded</b></span></span> the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>webbing </b></span></span>strap <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">through the bead</span></b></span>, Because webbing ends tend to fray when cut, I used the <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>double-folded edge</b></span></span> again, <i>(as above)</i>, to help keep them neat and sturdy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhn-yuV6fXP4YNswMUc3eyNHcI1y51gBiT_tzXLpdPHYzIEMR9Dp9I1qMTDfg3AmnZWDXTYe-fOAK6rlU32uywTl7plDCmVlJRUt6M-c8izo390cQyYkZUWLPNbehsxbrvCPebCm2muc/s1600/Sue's+iPhone+Purse+23-MARCH-2014+(7).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhn-yuV6fXP4YNswMUc3eyNHcI1y51gBiT_tzXLpdPHYzIEMR9Dp9I1qMTDfg3AmnZWDXTYe-fOAK6rlU32uywTl7plDCmVlJRUt6M-c8izo390cQyYkZUWLPNbehsxbrvCPebCm2muc/s1600/Sue's+iPhone+Purse+23-MARCH-2014+(7).jpg" height="200" title="" width="115" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">Next, I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>looped</b></span></span> the <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>strap </b></span></span>and <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>inserted </b></span></span>the <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ends </b></span></span>about half-inch between the top edges of the pockets <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>at the side seam</b></span></span> for neatness. I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>hand-sewed</b></span></span> it in place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Now for the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>red-<span style="color: #990000;">ruffly</span> <span style="color: #990000;">bit!</span></b></span></span> I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>looped it</b></span></span> to make a circle, and <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>pinned the ends together</b></span></span> with half-inch seam allowance on both ends. I <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">machine-sewed the ends together</span></b></span>, and <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>turned </b></span></span>the ruffle circle <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>right side out</b></span></span>. Voila! a neat ruffle, with an almost invisible seam. I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>slipped</b></span></span> the <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ruffle over the pouch</span></b></span>, very carefully lining up the top edge of the ruffle binding with the top edges of the interior and exterior pockets. My ruffle had double-sided binding, so I <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>attached </b></span></span>the frilly <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>ruffle</b></span></span> to the phone purse by <span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">hand-sewing</span></b></span> the underside <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>binding all around<span style="font-size: small;">, </span></b></span></span>sandwiching the stitches between the double-sided binding edges so that they're hidden. I made sure the <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">ruffle's</span><span style="color: #351c75;"> seam edge</span></b></span><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span>was <span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>tucked out of sight</b></span></span> at the previously sewn strap.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I actually <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>made</b></span></span> this <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>for</b></span></span> my long-suffering <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>sister-in-law</b></span></span>, who <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>chose</b></span></span> the <b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">c</span><span style="color: orange;">o</span><span style="color: #bf9000;">l</span><span style="color: #38761d;">o</span><span style="color: #134f5c;">u</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">r</span><span style="color: blue;">f</span><span style="color: #351c75;">u</span><span style="color: purple;">l</span> <span style="color: magenta;">owl </span><span style="color: lime;">print</span></span></b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">At slight risk of <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>ruffling</b></span> a few <span style="color: magenta;"><b>feathers</b></span>, perhaps, it would be <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"frillingly"</i></span></b></span> <span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>wise</b></span></span> to ask if the <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">b</span><span style="color: orange;">r</span><span style="color: yellow;">i</span><span style="color: #38761d;">g</span><span style="color: blue;">h</span><span style="color: purple;">t</span> <span style="color: magenta;">owls</span></b></span> on this cute phone purse are</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03702078266235861508noreply@blogger.com0United Kingdeom54.162433968067788 -2.10937515.374355968067789 -84.7265625 90 80.5078125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-8434981136089789752014-02-16T21:44:00.002+00:002014-03-24T12:25:50.767+00:00Reversible-'Faux Infinity' Scarf Is Something To Tweet About!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>V</b></span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;">oila!</span></span> My<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b> first</b></span></span> <i><b>proper </b></i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>creation of 2014!</b></span></span> I promised my sister-in-law's best friend, Jenny, I would make her a scarf, if she would pick the material from my currently available stash.<br />
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Jenny loved the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">autumn</span> <span style="color: #b45f06;">colours</span></b></span></span> in this <span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>charming<span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>print</b></span></span>, featuring <span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>branches</b></span></span>, <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>berries</b></span></span>, and<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><b> garden birds</b></span></span> on a creamy-ivory and beige background on <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>high-quality medium-weight 100% cotton</b></span></span>. Luckily, I still had plenty of the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>plain, chocolate-brown cotton flannel</b></span></span> for the coordinating flip-side!<br />
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I wondered if perhaps infinity scarves are popular here <span style="color: #073763;"><b>in the UK</b></span>, but simply<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b> known by a different name(?)</b></span></span>. Or, are they relatively <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>unknown on this side of the Atlantic?</b></span></span> So, I did my best to explain that an infinity scarf is really just like a standard scarf, but is a large loop instead; so, that it can be loosely and comfortably wrapped, <i>(at least twice)</i>, around the wearer's neck. Therefore, they have <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>no ends that flap or fly away in a gale</b></span></span>. :0)<br />
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My sister-in-law thought Jenny would like the <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>infinity scarf</b></span></span>, partly because it's a bit different. Okay! An infinity scarf it is! I've <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>never made one before</b></span></span>, anyway...<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Oooh! Wait a minute!</b></span></span> What if I created a <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>scarf </b></span></span>that would be a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>cross between the two styles</b></span></span> for a bit of <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>fun</b></span></span> and <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>versatility?!</b></span></span> Hmmm...<br />
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<li>I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>cut the chosen fabric pieces</b></span></span> to the appropriate length. Typically, I aim for my scarves to be about 5 - 6 feet in length. However, because of the direction of the garden-bird print Jenny chose, I had to splice the fabric; that way, when the scarf is worn as a standard hanging scarf, one side of the print won't be upside-down.</li>
<li>The width is normally around 12 inches to allow for seam allowances - 1/2-inch seam allowance on all sides.</li>
<li>With the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>printed side face down on the plain flannel piece</b></span></span> of the same size, I <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pinned</b></span></span> them <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>together</b></span></span>. </li>
<li>Next, I <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>marked the centre of each short scarf-end</b></span></span> with a pin. Then, I cut <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>four pieces of 12-inch long ribbon</b></span></span> - two ribbons each were centred and pinned at both scarf-ends. I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>centred the ribbons</b></span></span> by centring one long ribbon-edge along the marked centre of each short scarf-end. The <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>long, trailing ribbon-end</b></span><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>s</b></span></span> were <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>tucked in</b></span></span>; so that they would be on the <b><i>outside </i></b>when the fabric is turned after the seams are sewn.</li>
<li>Once fabric and ribbons were pinned in place, I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>sewed around 3-1/2 edges of the scarf</b></span></span>: (1) to sew the ribbons in place at both ends; (2) to allow an opening large enough to turn the fabric right-side out.</li>
<li>I <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>turned the fabric</b></span></span>. Through the opening, I made sure the four corners were nicely-shaped, before sewing both short scarf-ends to <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #134f5c;">close the opening with a neat top-stitch.</span></b></span></li>
<li>Lastly, the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>decorative accent buttons</b></span></span> were <span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>sewn by hand</b></span></span> on both sides and ends of the scarf - three buttons on each end on both sides. </li>
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The <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>nice features </b></span></span>of this scarf design are:<br />
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<li>The <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>ribbons </b></span></span>can be tied into a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>neat bow</b></span></span>, <i>(or left to trail)</i>, when worn as a simple scarf.</li>
<li>It can be <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>worn as a 'faux-infinity' scarf</b></span></span> by wrapping the scarf like an infinity scarf, and<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b> tying a ribbon-bow</b></span></span> at the ends <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>to complete the circle</b></span></span> - <i>[as shown in photo above]</i>.</li>
<li>Can be <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>worn as a sash</b></span></span> - <i>[as shown in photos below]</i>.</li>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>F</b></span></span>inally got to use my new sewing machine today. Nothing more exciting than fulfilling a promise to <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;">hem </span></span>my niece's <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">jeans</span></span>, so <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple;">no</span></b></span> pictures of a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;">new creation <span style="color: magenta;"><i><b>yet</b></i></span></span></span>.<br />
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I am not someone who likes to rely on an instruction manual when doing something like getting started on setting up a sewing machine. For me, <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">reading</span> </b></span>a <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>manual </b></span></span>has all the <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>appeal </b></span></span>of <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">watching</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">paint </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">dry</span></b></span>: my eyes glaze over and roll to the back of my head... <span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Zzz...</span></b></span><br />
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Instead, I prefer a <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>hands-on, logical approach</b></span></span>, referring only to the instruction book if I get confused - it works quite well for me in most cases.<br />
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Today, I was trying to figure out <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>how to lift the presser foot</b></span></span> to slip the jeans hem over the free arm. I flicked the most "obvious-looking" lever for the job. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Oops!</b></span></span> The presser foot fell off. Oookay. Now I know how to <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>remove </b></span></span>the presser foot.<br />
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Next, I found a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>small screw-like knob</b></span></span> on the<span style="color: purple;"><b> <span style="font-size: large;">presser foot shank</span></b></span>. Hmmm. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>What does <i>that </i>do?</b></span></span> I won't know unless I find a <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>little screwdriver</b></span></span> for the job. I riffled through the pack of included accessories in the machine's handy little storage space. I couldn't find anything that looked like a screwdriver <i>(to <u>me</u>)</i>. <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> <span style="color: magenta;">Hmph! How daft!</span></b></span></span> So, I had to break down and <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>look in the manual</b></span></span> with its <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>description </b></span></span>and <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>illustrations </b></span></span>of the included accessories...<br />
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Well, I'll be <span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>darned</b></span></span>! <i>(Yeah. That was a bad pun.)</i>. The <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>"L-screwdriver"</b></i></span> </span>I needed was the very <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>same </b></span></span>little thing I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>kept dismissing</b></span></span>, not knowing what it was, much less what it was for. <i>(My previous machine came with a mini-screwdriver, which was not practical for the small space for which it was intended; so, I used a coin-edge instead)</i>.<br />
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With L-screwdriver in hand, I <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>unscrewed </b></span></span>the knob on the presser foot shank. The <span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>presser foot shank fell off</b></span></span>. Oh. Now I have to put these pieces back together. It was about this stage that I discovered the <span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>presser foot lifter</b></span></span> is located on the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>"back" of the machine</b></span></span>, out of immediate sight while sitting at the machine.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Eureka!</span></b></span> I discovered a <span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>new tool</b></span></span> <i>and </i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>how to change and lift presser feet</b></span></span>. I am now quite pleased with myself and my adventure in discovery and learning.<br />
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After all that, have I decided what I'm going to make first with my new sewing machine?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">so, I can continue to create new things for </span></div>
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I made these when I was brand new to sewing, and bitten with the <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">"gotta-make-something"</span></b> bug. So, rather than risk throwing away money on store-bought material on a <b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">potential disaster</span></b>, I <b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">"re-fashioned"</span></b> an old <b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">bed sheet</span></b> with cool tribal-animal print design at the top of the sheet. I featured the <b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">tribal</span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">-animal </span><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">print</span></b><span style="color: orange;"> </span>at the<span style="color: #351c75;"><b> <span style="font-size: large;">pant hems</span></b></span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">[photo below]</span></i><span style="color: orange;"> </span>just for <b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">fun</span></b>! </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The short caftan top is actually a </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">shorter version</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> of a so-called </span><a href="http://www.allfreesewing.com/Dress-Patterns/30-Minute-4-Seam-Caftan/ct/1" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">"30-minute 4-Seam Caftan"</span></b></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> pattern I found on </span><a href="http://www.allfreesewing.com/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">http://www.allfreesewing.com</a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - mine actually took me a couple of </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">HOURS</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">; partly, because I was still learning how to use the button-hole feature on my sewing machine to make the belt slots. That bit got quite swear-y!</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><br /> At the time, I had <b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">no firm surface</span></b> for <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">measuring</span> </b></span>and <b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">cutting</span></b>, so I monopolized the entire living room floor of my apartment. It wasn't pretty. For the pants "pattern" I used a pair of my favorite <b><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">palazzo </span><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">pants </span></b>and <b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">improvised</span></b>. I felt very <b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">smart </span></b>and <b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">pleased </span></b>with myself for that concept.<br /><br />I continued to feel smart ...up until I went to put the pants pieces together: I realized that the part at the top where there is usually a center seam was <b><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">much too short!</span></b> The <b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">material </span></b>had <b><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">shifted </span></b>as I was cutting it! This was roughly where the swearing <b><span style="color: magenta;"><i>REALLY </i></span></b>began.<br /><br />LOOOONG story rather shorter, I had another stroke of <b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">creative "jenius"!</span></b> There was just enough sheet material left over to <b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">fix</span></b> the <b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">faux-pas</span></b> by way of cutting <b><span style="color: #351c75;">2 inverted triangular panels</span></b> for the front and back to fill in the <b><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;">large </span>gaps</span></b> in the pants pattern pieces. So, my pants have <b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;">2</span> seams front and back,</span></b> instead of the normal 1 seam. Oh well! The short caftan top covers up that "whoopsies" . They fit, <b><span style="color: #351c75;">AND </span></b>they're both <b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">super comfortable</span></b>, even if they are <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>exotic </b></span><b><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">&</span></b> <b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">funky-looking</span></b>. :0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know. It's been a long time. However, my "cunning plan" got a bit derailed by illness, other commitments, and my new, intense "Medical Terminology and Medical Transcription" studies. So, I haven't had the time or "wherewithal" to create anything new ...until now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My <b><span style="color: #351c75;">BFFs birthday</span></b> was on 9th April, so it was a <b><span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-size: large;">perfect </span></b>excuse to make her something. I was itching to be back at my neglected and <b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">lonely</span></b> sewing machine!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not able to make up my mind exactly which project to pursue as a birthday gift, I broke down and called her. <b><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">A tote bag?!</span></b> I can do that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With my time being so limited these days, I wanted to make something nice <i>(of course)</i>, but not too time-consuming ...or else I might have been tempted to grab a plastic bag, adorn it with a bow, sign it <i>(using my best handwriting)</i>, and call it good; while telling myself,<i> "Hey! It's the thought that counts. Right? <b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">RIGHT?!</span></b>"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I scoured my favourite go-to site <a href="http://www.allfreesewing.com/">AllFreeSewing </a>for patterns - <b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Eureka!</span></b> I found a pattern for a <a href="http://www.allfreesewing.com/Bags-and-Purses/Large-Tote-with-Rounded-Opening/ct/1"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Large Tote with Rounded Opening</span></b></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to modify it a bit because I didn't have the heavy canvas material used in that pattern; instead, I used heavyweight fusible interfacing on my chosen cotton fabric from my stash. And, since neither my friend nor I are into flowery things, I opted for ribbon and buttons for decoration, instead of the flower motif featured on the pattern I used.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luckily, <b><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">I scored</span></b> on an 8 oz. bag of assorted buttons on Ebay a while back - that assortment contained the perfect buttons for this piece! Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I learned a few new tricks and techniques in the making of this tote, such as creating <b><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">boxed corners</span></b> to create more room to fit more ...stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the lining, I used plain, cotton flannel in hot pink, and plain black flannel for the handles <i>(both from JoAnns)</i> ...I liked the <b><span style="color: magenta;">soft </span></b>feel of the flannel - I'm a <b><span style="color: magenta;">texture</span></b> girl! :0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The outer "rainbow tie-dye zebra print" material was actually from JoAnns remnant bin - I purchased it during a<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <span style="font-size: large;">50% off sale</span></span></b> ...<b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">AND</span></i></b> I got to apply my <b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">coupons</span><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></b> Woo-Hoo!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>[I was originally saving the material to make a different sort of bag with it for my BFF. I bought a commercial "hobo bag" pattern; but, still relatively new to sewing, I've been too much of a weeny to attempt to interpret pattern instructions yet.]</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did have to use decoration to disguise a minor flub in its creation. Luckily, the bold print helped to hide where I had to use a bit of "stitch-witchery" ingenuity to hide a snafu where my machine needle broke: I had forgotten about the placement of one of my pins. Oopsies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although, this project definitely had its "swear-y" moments,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I still think it turned out well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully, my BFF will like her new tote enough to think ...</span><br />
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Penny-Pinchers' Purseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09176463653169486274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2230749514302618984.post-34189800386578051672013-01-25T14:04:00.000+00:002014-02-08T04:00:59.168+00:00I Have A Cunning Plan ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlTBu1-cEhzh-2ADpnip5sb8Oxmv-oxSXTgomlT8VJREaiM8D7au2GxS2RgivB_pB9S96CKMsml1UNXQFDFDAL0LU1Scg5o0WBWcX-69kBceq6n5dACit4-hqMvZtas4wNMqXgA5jGnOG/s1600/Business+Cards+25-JAN-2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlTBu1-cEhzh-2ADpnip5sb8Oxmv-oxSXTgomlT8VJREaiM8D7au2GxS2RgivB_pB9S96CKMsml1UNXQFDFDAL0LU1Scg5o0WBWcX-69kBceq6n5dACit4-hqMvZtas4wNMqXgA5jGnOG/s200/Business+Cards+25-JAN-2013.jpg" height="113" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">W</span></b>elcome to <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">"Penny-Pinchers' Purses'"</span></i></b> new abode ...fresh for 2013!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm back with <b>Blogger</b> because I was not happy with the Opera browser as a forum for my blog for a few reasons; but, at the time, Opera was new to me, so I had to check it out and, at least, give it an honest try ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you followed me over from my blog on Opera,<i> <span style="font-size: large;">(Thank You!!!)</span></i>, you're already familiar with my creations <i>(and sometimes wacky & cheeky blog-style).</i> If not, and you'd like to review a little background on "<b><a href="http://my.opera.com/lyonvictor22/blog/">Penny-Pinchers' Purses</a>'</b>" concept, beginnings, and photos there, please do feel free to click on the previous link to do so. :0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thankfully, returning to Blogger allows me to provide a more in-depth, better-organized, more fun & attractive weblog ...without the limited features, and "quasi-dating-site" issues apparent with Opera. Not least of which, it's easier to link it with my current Google+ pages. :0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before, I create and publish any <i><b>new </b></i>projects here yet, I need to finish a few others first. In the meantime, I am excited to post photos of some of the <b><i>gorgeous</i> flannel fabric</b> I recently invested in ...thanks to a recent "<i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">killer</span>" <span style="font-size: x-large;">SALE</span> (</i><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></u> <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">coupons!</span>) at Joann's Fabrics! </i><i>(Woo-Hoo!) [The photos will be posted under the tab marked:</i><b style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;"> </b>"<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://penny-pinchers-purses.blogspot.com/p/ideas-materialized.html" style="background-color: white;">MATERIAL GIRL</a></span>"<i>].</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe I'm just weird, but I feel it's so much easier to be inspired to create something cool when there's <b><span style="font-size: large;">fun </span></b>and <b><span style="font-size: large;">beautiful </span></b>material in one's stash!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All that said, my fingers are itching to be back at my sewing machine, causing my next creative brainstorm to materialize ...I'd let you in on that "secret"<i> (read: scary?) </i>thought-process; but,</span><br />
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