thanks to a great you tube tutorial from fabric junction, I have mitred corners on these place mats
By pinning the centres of two proportionate rectangles and carefully marked boxes in the corners of my top fabric, it worked!
now, shall I make some napkins with the remnant?
don’t tell my mum, this is the home made part of her present
a simple tote with webbing for handles, interfaced and lined with a pocket inside and a decorative bow on the front – thanks to Debbie Shore videos for techniques
when boxing the bottom of the bag I had eight little squares which I turned into a patchwork square (adding another square to make the ninth piece) as the front of a matching zippered purse
too good to give away?
a little bit of geometry from wiki how and some pretty paper, add a charity shop glass with a battery tea light and another creation is finished!
Paper choice dictates the look – which here is a bit twee, but I can foresee a production line being created with i.e. music paper for different decor styles as gifts
First the cutting: on the reverse of an A4 sheet of patterned paper mark 2/3rds along the bottom long side(x). Draw a dotted line 110 degrees up. Set circle cutter (or compass) to double the diameter of your glass- mine typically 7cm – so circle cutter set to 14cm. With x as the centre of the circle, make the first arc from dotted line to base of paper. Next set the circle cutter or compass to the height of shade you want – mine 32 cm – and cut the second arc from dotted line to base again. Cut out your shape as shown above.
Stick the cone into shade shape with double sided tape then embellish or not as you choose
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Why didn’t I know about this when I first got my embossing stuff, instant success using stuff I already have!
deviating from a Halloween project (where I discovered that only white embossed well on black paper) here is the first of my Christmas creations
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How to: Line up three napkins at a time on a firm surface, apply versamark watermark glue (comes in a stamp pad or pen) to your chosen stamp then stamp on the napkins. Sprinkle with embossing powder, then return the excess powder to the pot before using a heat gun to ‘turn’ the powder to its embossed effect. That’s it. You’re done.
Now to order some large alphabet stamps so I can do name and initial versions as name plates. Will also do some research on folding paper napkins to show off corner embossing to best effect.
Today I couldn’t start work without a session at the sewing machine, so a vintage Debbie Shore YouTube video was my inspiration. It is basically two 10 inch squares sewn right sides together around three sides and then the fourth side is pulled seams to the centre to make the pyramid. A few extra felt embellishments and a ziplock bag of gravel amongst the stuffing and, voila, a door stop for chicken lovers.
Too cute, so will make great little girl present. So simple to lay fabric just an inch bigger than the frame and just stitch the pocket lines before gluing to the back of the hoop.
Will now hunt down some hoops!
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