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Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-12968174717700956192012-11-01T11:57:00.000-04:002012-11-04T11:21:55.560-05:00October Scrappy ProjectI love making pot holders from scraps. It doesn't take much fabric and they make such wonderful gifts. We're coming into that time of year when we're always thinking, "what should I get for a hostess gift or co-worker, neighbor, hair stylist, teacher, dog groomer :) ", the list goes on and on!<br />
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Here's a fun way to make a great set of matching pot holders. For this tutorial, I'm using a super basic sketch of a pear, but I also like to make these by tracing around a cute cookie cutter. Then I can give them as a gift with the matching cookie cutter. <br />
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Here's what you'll need to make (2) Pear pot holders:<br />
2 coordinating fabrics for main pieces (enough to get a 9" square plus an applique shape from each)<br />
scraps for leaves, stems and cores<br />
Fat quarter for backing<br />
fabric for binding (2) 2-1/4" X 40" strips<br />
(2) 9" squares of insulating material such as Insul-Bright <br />
(2) 9" squares of batting<br />
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Start out by sketching a pear (Christmas tree, snowflake, or any shape that's symmetrical). Even a small cookie cutter can work - just trace around the outside and then enlarge it on your copier. Once you have the shape drawn, carefully cut it out and then cut it in half down the center. Tape the 2 halves to a piece of paper, leaving a generous 1/2" for seam allowances in between the two pieces:<br />
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Next trace (2) of the new wider pear shapes onto a piece of steam-a-seam, following the directions on the package. I also traced my stems, cores and leaves.<br />
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Cut around the shapes and fuse the pears to each of your 2 different main fabrics. Cut and fuse the stems, cores and leaves also. Cut out shapes. Cut (2) 8" squares of the main fabrics. Here are all my pieces cut out:<br />
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To fuse pears to main fabrics, fold the 8" squares in half diagonally and lightly press. Center one pear on the diagonal line of a contrasting square. Measure the distance from the top corner of the square down to the top edge of the pear. Center the other pear on the remaining square the same distance down from the top. Fuse.<br />
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Cut the squares in half on the fold and switch half of each as pictured below. Fuse the pear core to one half of each pear. <br />
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With right sides together, pin so pears line up. Stitch with 1/4" seam allowance. Press seams open and fuse leaves and stems. Stitch around applique with satin stitch or blanket stitch to finish edges:<br />
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Layer a piece of backing, the Insul-Bright, a square of batting and the appliqued piece. Pin and stitch around the outer edge of the applique to quilt the pot holder. Trim to 7-1/2" square.<br />
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To add binding with a loop, prepare your binding strip by folding in half lengthwise and pressing. Start with one edge even with the top point of the pot holder.<br />
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Stitch to attach binding as usual around 3 sides and then pause with the needle down to hold the pot holder in place.<br />
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Turn the first 3" or so of binding to the back side and pin well. Place your pins so you can remove one as you stitch over the binding.<br />
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Then finish attaching binding, stitching right off the edge, through the folded binding piece.<br />
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Here's what it looks like on the back:<br />
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Remove pot holder from sewing machine and hand-stitch the binding to the backside, continuing to hand-stitch the excess tail about 4" to
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Starting with the tail section, machine stitch the binding to make it extra secure. <br />
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As you come around to the last side, cut the tail where you started stitching and then stitch all the way to the end.<br />
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Fold the tail around into a loop shape and pin. <br />
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Turn pot holder over and stitch and back stitch a couple of times to secure the loop:<br />
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Then they should look like this :)<br />
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For cookie cutters, just remember they should be symmetrical - the ones in the photo below are all good, except the dove on the right:<br />
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A fun gift idea is to add a roll of your own pre-made cookie dough to a gift basket with a couple of pot holders and the cookie cutter. That would sure help a friend out with the holiday baking!<br />
<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-32638516561226906142012-10-26T15:23:00.000-04:002012-11-06T16:17:30.558-05:00Back with a vengance....and a great tutorial! Hello SassyFans!<br />
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I am so thrilled to be back and blogging here on our SassyBlog - it has been a long hiatus! In fact, I imagine most of you don't even know me. I am the other half of the SassyPacks team - the daughter, the beginning quilter, the one who spends nearly all her time in our quilt studio saying "that seems too hard." :)<br />
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I haven't been blogging here for the past year or so as I have been on sort of a personal journey - and a literal one, I suppose! I recently had the privilege of spending about 8 months living in Nicaragua, helping to open a clinic for women and children. While I got to take a little quilting with me, I just didn't have much time to blog here, so I am thrilled to be back in the US, where I can quilt and design and blog at will.<br />
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When I left for Nicaragua (if you want to see what I was up to, check out <a href="http://www.clinicaverde.org/" target="_blank"><u>Clinica Verde</u></a>), I basically ditched my old life - sold nearly everything and made a clean break. Now that I am back, I am resettling into a more familiar life, and once again setting up a living space. When I was pitching the remnants of my old life, the first - and I do mean FIRST - things to go were the cluttery things....knick-knacks, decorative items, candles, dust collectors, all of them. Turns out, now that I am back, I am left with a home full of functional furniture and zero personality. Thus springs the inspiration for today's tutorial - using your beautiful fabrics as wall hangings.<br />
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For this project, I used just the blue side of the panel. The point is, you should use whatever fabric you love, want to display, and fits your room decor. <br />
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Lots of tutorials will tell you to first cover the blank artist's canvas with Mod Podge and then lay the fabric down over it, to essentially glue the fabric down. Mod Podge is a super product - works as a glue and a sealant - and I found it really easy to work with. That said, I chose not to go this route. I like to be able to move and reposition things easily, sometimes various times. So for me, it was a better choice to grab my trusty staple gun and simply tack the fabric down to the wooden frame on the back of the canvas. This allowed me to work the fabric as I went, and if I didn't love it, I simply popped out the staples and tried again. You should take whichever approach you prefer. If I had decided to glue the fabric to the canvas, I think I would still recommend popping a few staples in the back, to make sure the fabric stays in place. <br />
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So, Step One - affix fabric to artist's canvas, using either technique discussed above. No matter which approach you take, you want to make sure to cut your fabric large enough to wrap around the edges of the canvas, to give the wall hanging a clean and finished look.<br />
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Step Two - using the sponge brush, cover the fabric in a thin coat of Mod Podge. The Mod Podge will dry clear, but I recommend only applying a thin layer and using the sponge brush to really work the product across the fabric smoothly.<br />
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Step Three - let dry. Yep, that's it. Done and done. Here's what mine looked like, while it was drying:<br />
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I gave this a couple of hours to dry, and then did a second coat just to give it a little extra durability and shine. Once your wall hanging is good and dry, get it up on the wall and admire daily! Here's what I love about this particular fabric and the way that Mod Podge gives fabric such a shine: I have this fabric hanging on the wall next to a really beautiful painting I purchased in Montreal, and they look GREAT together:<br />
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I love this - I love repurposing beautiful things, I love combining expensive and affordable items to make something fabulous, I love that gorgeous modern quilt fabrics give me a million unique ways to express myself. This is just so simple - hope you love it as much as I do! <br />
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<br />Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07424164104113632264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-68690127947182984122012-10-19T13:12:00.001-04:002012-10-27T13:07:42.116-04:00New IronMy iron died a few days ago; it just stopped heating up. Of course, you can't quilt without an iron. So off I went to look for the perfect new iron. My idea of the perfect iron is probably really different than most quilters.<br />
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I'm on the hunt for cheap! Don't get me wrong, I'm certainly impressed with a $200 Rowenta - but I <i>know</i> myself! I know I won't empty the "tap" (eek!) water when I turn it off. I know I won't buy distilled water for it. I won't wipe it down or shine it up, either!<br />
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A year or two ago when I bought my last iron, you could still find some that didn't have the auto shut-off. Nothing pulls that $11 or $12 out of my wallet faster than an iron that stays on even when I haven't used it for 7 minutes. Of course, I'm aware of the dangers of leaving an iron on. I've countered that with a goofy routine I do <u>every</u> <u>time</u> I leave the sewing room. I pause at the door, turn and look back at my sewing machine (and mentally say "off"), then I look at the iron ("off") and finally the light switch goes "off".<br />
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Anyway, that's not the point. I couldn't find an iron that doesn't have an auto shut-off, but I did find one that stays on for 30 minutes - and it was only $14! However.....<br />
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the plastic cover on the water tank is smokey black. Come on! I have 50-ish-year-old eyes. I can barely see the iron!<br />
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Here's the new iron with the water filled up to about an inch below the Fill Line:<br />
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Is this the most ridiculous iron ever?!! <br />
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So I'm curious, what's your favorite brand/style of iron? Do you take good care of it or abuse it? :)Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-66358124983367466362012-10-12T11:56:00.001-04:002012-10-12T11:58:20.258-04:00Oh, the little angelI got up long before the sun this morning to go out to my daughter's house and take my granddaughter to daycare. My daughter had an early morning flight for an out-of-town meeting and her husband, a teacher, had a meeting before school this morning.<br />
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I sat in the playroom outside her bedroom reading a book while I waited for her to wake up. She'll be 2 years old the middle of November and she sleeps in a toddler bed now.<br />
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As the sun started to dawn, I heard her talking and rustling around. I opened her door, peeked in and she exclaimed "Grandma!!" (oh my melting heart).<br />
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<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-82333103066530217392012-09-28T16:04:00.000-04:002012-09-30T14:57:12.731-04:00Scrappy Fall Colors - A Wall HangingThis month's scrappy project started out as a lap quilt, but I liked the look so much I thought it would make a better wall hanging.<br />
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It's a bit of a departure from our usual quick scrappy projects. Although it's an easy pattern, there are quite a few smaller pieces and an accurate 1/4" seam allowance is important.<br />
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Cut a 2-1/4" X 22-1/2" strip of a fall print and a 2-1/4" X 22-1/2" strip of cream.<br />
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Move the ruler only to the other side of the cut piece. Mark the top a scant 1/2" over with a pin (this gives you a little seam allowance room) and line the 45 degree line up with the edge of the fabric and the line on the mat; cut:<br />
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Make a total of 13 double hour glass blocks in a variety of fall colors.<br />
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Cut (2) 1-1/2" X 5-1/2" pieces from the cream<br />
Cut (4) 1-1/2" X 3-1/2" pieces from the cream<br />
Cut (4) 1-1/2" X 2-1/2" pieces from the cream<br />
Cut (6) 1-1/2" X 1-1/2" pieces from the cream<br />
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Lay all the pieces out as pictured below:<br />
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<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-74687559415341313452012-09-26T14:50:00.000-04:002012-09-26T14:50:15.552-04:00Scrappy Sneak PeekThis month's Scrap Busting project is almost done, so I decided to post a sneak peek. It's a fall wall hanging that I think you'll really like. Start sifting through your scraps for fabric that remind you of autumn and all those gorgeous leaf colors.<br />
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We'll be posting the tutorial in a day or two. <br />
Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-33135681200700368212012-09-11T15:39:00.003-04:002012-09-11T15:41:07.717-04:00On the Road!SassyPacks is hitting the road! <br />
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We are on our way to San Diego today, to participate in the <u><b><a href="http://www.sandiegoquiltshow.com/" target="_blank">San Diego Quilt Show</a>.</b></u> We absolutely love going to quilt shows - because we are an on-line store, we don't often get to meet our fabulous customers and fans. Hearing the things you love, the challenges you face, and the ideas you have is what makes our jobs so much fun. <br />
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We are going to be debuting lots of new products at the quilt show, so if you are in the neighborhood, stop by and visit. If not, stay tuned here and on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/sassypacks" target="_blank"><u><b>Facebook </b></u></a>page to see some of the exciting new projects, kits, and bundles we will be offering in the coming months. <br />
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September marks three years since we launched <a href="http://sassypacks.com/" target="_blank">SassyPacks.com</a>, designed to bring you the best in contemporary fabrics, modern quilt projects, and tons of tips, tricks and ideas to inspire everyone from beginning to expert quilters. With our website, Facebook, and this blog, we have had the chance to share our love of quilting with you, and see all your amazing projects and ideas. It has been a great ride, and we are looking forward to quilting with you all for many more years.<br />
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So please - help us grow! Tell a friend about <a href="http://sassypacks.com/" target="_blank">SassyPacks.com</a>, forward your favorite blog post to your guild, and post your awesome quilt pics to our Facebook page. Send us your questions, challenges, and mental blocks - we are here to help. If you want to see SassyPacks at a quilt show in your area, drop us a note in the comments or email us <a href="mailto:contact@sassypacks.com" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Thanks for a super three years - hope to see you all soon!<br />
<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-36602830462471601652012-08-30T12:45:00.002-04:002012-10-29T13:33:49.605-04:00Scrappy Fall Wall HangingYikes! The end of the month again, and we are just finally getting our next Scrappy Quilt-A-Long Project up! Well, the good news is this project comes together super fast -- in just a few hours, as a matter of fact :)<br />
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This simple wall hanging is a perfect example of using a few
bold, modern fabrics to make something seemingly traditional – like subtle
cream-on-cream prints – look so fresh and fun. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bright leaves seem to dance across a brick
wall, blowing in a crisp fall breeze.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
a great way to use up a few miscellaneous scraps that just don’t seem to fit
with anything else!<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Finished size:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>28 ½” x 18 ½”</i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>What You’ll Need: </u></b></div>
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<li>Assortment of creams and off-whites </li>
<li>6-8 different bold, bright scraps (florals, geometrics,
etc.) - depending on how many leaves you want</li>
<li>Fusible appliqué paper </li>
<li>Brown fabric for backing and binding (or piece various dark
scraps together to create a one-of-a-kind backing or binding) </li>
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Begin by cutting your cream scraps into (59) 4 ½” x 2 ½” strips
and (8) 2 ½” x 2 ½” squares– use as many or as few different fabrics as you
like, depending on how scrappy you want the background to look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Lay out the strips, alternating five rows of seven long
strips (4 ½” x 2 ½”), and four rows of six long strips with a 2 ½” x 2 ½”
square on each end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will give you
the staggered effects of a brick wall (plus, no matching seams….bonus!). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once you have all the bricks how you like
them, stitch them together into long rows, and then sew all the rows together. </div>
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Using the templates <b><a href="https://www.sassypacks.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/leaf%20template.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></b>, trace the leaves onto your fusible
appliqué paper. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then follow the
manufacturer’s instructions to fuse the leaves to the “bricks” in a random
pattern. Arrange the leaves on the background in a fashion that looks
like leaves blowing in the wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
a great place to personalize your project – use as many or as few leaves as you
like, have different numbers of each leaf, arrange them however you want. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may even want to draw your own leaves! We
spent a lot of time moving the leaves around and changing the layout to decide
on the mood we wanted to evoke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let your
creativity fly here – make this project your own! </div>
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Once you have arranged everything just how you want it, it’s
time to appliqué the leaves. While you can certainly use a traditional appliqué
stitch, we decided to use a “scribble” stitch – we liked the more free
approach, and thought it added some motion to the project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then used a straight free-motion stitch to
make the leaf veins. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a before and
after: </div>
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For those who may not have done a scribble stitch, attach
your free motion foot to your sewing machine, and using a dark thread, begin to
make small, tight loops along the edge of the leaf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You won’t actually get soft loops – instead,
the machine will move in a jerky fashion, giving you the look of a pencil
scribble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch this video tutorial to
see how it is done:</div>
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We noticed that we didn’t immediately like the scribble
stitch on the first leaf, but we kept going and are glad we did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your first leaf might feel a little messy or
harsh, but trust us – that’s the way it should be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once we finished all the leaves, we loved the
end result.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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After you have completed the appliqué, add the backing and
quilt as desired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We quilted ours using
the same dark brown thread that we used in the appliqué process, stitching
first around each leaf edge and then changing to a lighter thread, we lightly quilted
the remainder, outlining a few bricks here and there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you prefer, you can omit the leaf veins
during the appliqué step and add them now during quilting, to create a
different feel for your wall hanging. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This project doesn’t require a lot of
quilting, since it is a wall hanging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you think you might be washing this a lot, then go ahead and do a little more
quilting, just to keep all the batting in place.<br />
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After quilting, trim
the quilt up and bind it – we used a dark brown fabric with small specks that
made us think of tree bark, but you should use whatever fabric you like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bindings are a great place to do scrappy finishes
that are totally unique! </div>
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Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-57026008313967206612012-07-31T15:24:00.001-04:002012-09-04T15:00:14.987-04:00A Scrap Quickie!I'm little embarrassed to admit that I've never made a disappearing 9-patch quilt before. To be honest, the block never really appealed much to me. But I made a small D9P for our July scrap-busting project and I have to say, it was a <i>fun, fun</i> quilt to make! I'm now a big fan of this block.<br />
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This 39-1/2" X 39-1/2" kid sized quilt was super fast to put together. You could make it this size for a quick shower gift or a great table topper, or add more blocks and make a lap or bed quilt. The blocks finish at 13" and we used only 9 blocks for this one.<br />
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As you can see, I have pattern and color separation in mine. But you don't have to do it that way - you could vary the look to be completely scrappy by using all prints and colors randomly, which would also be beautiful.<br />
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I used leftovers from charm packs plus scraps from my stash, that I cut to 5" squares. I also chose 9 solids to build each block around and then added white as a "separation" color. Here's how my color selection looked:<br />
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(9) 5" squares of solid fabric such as Kona cotton<br />
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To make each block, add 4 of the white squares to each color group and form a nine patch, laid out like this:<br />
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Sew the squares together and then cut in half vertically and horizontally as show in the photo below:<br />
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Once all the blocks are sewn together and cut, lay them out on the table, floor or design wall in the color order that appeals to you:<br />
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There are a number of different ways to make the 9-patch "disappear". You can experiment with the layout or go with the one I did. In each color block, I rotated the upper right hand section and the lower left hand section 180 degrees, like this:<br />
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Once you're happy with the layout, sew the squares into rows and then sew the rows together to complete the quilt top. Add batting and backing, quilt and bind.<br />
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I chose to bind with a dark yellow/gold because I had yellow in the center block. (I <i>considered</i> navy blue, a colorful stripe and a black and white binding before settling on the yellow.) I quilted all over, using a free-motion loop pattern.<br />
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Seriously, this really was fun! The fact that it's also a one day project is just icing on the cake!<br />
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I'm going to try another one that's all scrappy very soon. :)<br />
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<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-46418345772411968732012-06-29T17:22:00.000-04:002012-09-03T18:14:35.081-04:00Not so much "scrappy", but . . .I've really fallen behind on my scrap busting commitment. As June comes to an end, I haven't even started this month's project. In fact, I haven't done any quilting this month except for one project. Even though it's not a true scrap buster, I think there may still be a couple of people who are interested in this. So I'd like to share what I did.<br />
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A friend of my mother's contacted me to see if I could make a quilt for her using old family handkerchiefs that her mother, grandmother and other family members made. Of course, I hesitated because of the sentimental value, not to mention these items are irreplaceable. She assured me that this is what she truly wanted to do and, if something happened to them, she was okay with that.<br />
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She sent me a small box of 25 or so hankies, a couple of doilies and one hand-embroidered cuff from an old pillow case. It was embroidered with the letter "B", the first letter of her maiden name. She asked if I could add that as some sort of focal point.<br />
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I didn't take pictures of the assortment of hankies or my work along the way, because it didn't even occur to me that I might want to share this. (Lesson learned - always take pictures. You can delete them later if you don't want them.)<br />
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These hankies varied in size from about 8" square to maybe 12 or 13" square. I don't think any two were exactly the same size! So after several days of trying to fold them or fan them, I gave up and cut them. They were so different in design that I needed some consistency in size. I cut them into quarters like this (I'll illustrate with a poorly hand-drawn hanky):<br />
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And then I trimmed each quarter down to 4-1/4" square, trimming away the inside part:<br />
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and used a spritz of 505 to temporarily adhere them to the 6-1/2" blocks I had cut. Then I stitched along the two finished edges of each with a very small zig-zag stitch (the raw edges would be caught later when I stitched the blocks together.<br />
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I stitched the 4 blocks of each hanky together, matching the finished edges and trying to match any designs in the hankies that I could. I also stitched the pillow case letter to a couple of blocks and split a doily in half to add to each outer edge (see photo). This made the letter stand out in the center of the quilt.<br />
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I sewed all the blocks together and then quilted it. I did a free-motion meander stitch all around the hankies. And I quilted a grid pattern on each hanky to "hide" the seam lines.<br />
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On the back, I added a label with the date it was made. I put the label on another piece of fabric that would become a pocket and added velcro to the top edge (and also on the quilt back). I stitched the pocket to the quilt on 3 sides, leaving the velcro edge open.<br />
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I included a piece of fabric (that I serged around the edges and ironed to a piece of freezer paper*) and a micron pen (won't run) with a note that if she wanted, she could write a little history about the hankies on the fabric and then remove it from the freezer paper and heat set the ink with a hot iron. The note could then be tucked inside the pocket. That way if it gets washed with the quilt, it will still be readable - unlike a piece of paper. Bonus: the story will be in her own hand-writing!<br />
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<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-41484414006126234882012-05-07T13:38:00.002-04:002012-07-31T15:20:42.240-04:0012 X 12 - Charm ScrapsThis month's scrap buster project is really quick and easy, but I think you'll love it. And it's just in time to make a last minute Mother's Day gift!<br />
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Charm Scraps uses leftover charm squares or fabric from your stash cut into 5" squares to make a stack of mini facial washcloths. They're just the right size for washing your face and removing make up. Whip up a week's worth (or more) and toss them in the laundry on wash day. No more disposable make up remover sheets adding to the landfill.<br />
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So gather up a bunch of charm squares and a new or gently used towel (or a piece of double sided terry cloth). Cut as many 5" squares of terry as you have charm squares.<br />
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Place a charm square right side down on a terry square:<br />
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Stitch 1/4" from the raw edges all the way around, leaving an opening on one side to turn. Clip corners:<br />
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Turn right side out, push corners out and press: <br />
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Make all the rest in the same manner. Top stitch around edges to close openings:<br />
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If you're making this as a gift, add a face wash and arrange in a sweet little basket:<br />
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These are so cute, they kind of make you look forward to a good face-scrubbing before bed! :)<br />
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This post can also be seen here:<br />
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<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-29975917583723840922012-05-01T12:53:00.000-04:002012-05-01T12:53:48.828-04:00Cinco de Mayo Sale!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-31621475857897952802012-04-24T11:47:00.000-04:002012-04-24T11:47:44.010-04:00Prairie PointsNow that we have a completed quilt top, we're ready to finish! Layer the quilt top with the batting and backing. Pin, spray or baste as you normally do, except do not include the border in the pinning/basting process. (If you have a border wider than 3 or 4 inches, you may want to quilt part of it. Just be sure to leave the outer 2 - 3 inches unquilted.) Now quilt as desired - I did a simple free-motion meander stitch. Do not quilt the border (or outer 3 inches) yet.<br />
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Then square up your quilt and trim all three layers even with the top layer.<br />
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Next, flip the quilt over and pin the unquilted part of the backing away from the edges The batting stays with the quilt top:<br />
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Set the quilt aside while we prepare the Prairie Points. Use the (80) 4" squares cut from the focus fabric and scraps to make the Points. Begin by folding a square in half, wrong sides together, diagonally; press. Fold in half diagonally again and press:<br />
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Once all the Prairie Points are pressed, begin laying them along one edge of the quilt, starting in one corner and matching the raw edges. Lay them out randomly, but keep in mind you have a lot more focus fabric points than any other so use them often.<br />
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Prairie Points overlap each other. One side of the folds is closed and one is open. The open side in my picture is the side on the left. The next point will be inserted in between the folds on the open side:<br />
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Lay 23 points along the long sides of the quilt and 17 along the short sides, spacing them evenly (you can just eyeball it!). Insert each point in between the folds of the one to its right like the picture above.<br />
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When you turn the corner, they just butt up against each other, as shown below:<br />
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Once you have one side evenly spaced and the points all properly laid out, pin each one to hold it. Now you can continue on with the remaining 3 sides or stitch the pinned side first. Stitch 1/4" from the raw edges, making sure you catch all layers except the backing fabric.<br />
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Take the quilt to your ironing board and flip the points toward the outside, turning the raw edges under as you do. Press them well all the way around:<br />
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Unpin the backing and press fabric smooth. Now we just need to turn under a quarter inch and hand-stitch the backing to the Prairie Points, covering up the seam:<br />
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You may have to use a couple of extra pins and kind of work the corners to get them square. Just keep smoothing the fabrics and making sure you're not pulling one side too tight. Once you've hand-stitched the backing in place, you can go back and quilt the border. And it's done!<br />
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<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-37608612013862138832012-04-05T11:54:00.001-04:002012-04-05T12:45:54.189-04:0012 X 12 - Scrappy RailsThis month's scrap buster is a kid's scrappy rail fence quilt with prairie points. (To see the other quilts in our series, start <a href="http://www.sassypacks.blogspot.com/2012/01/12-x-12-getting-started.html" target="_blank">here</a>!) This quilt is approximately 36" X 48" (or 40" X 52" including the prairie points).<br />
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Here's what you need: <br />
1/3 - 1/2 yard of a focus fabric<br />
1/2 yard of white or other neutral fabric<br />
1/8 yard of a coordinating stripe<br />
assorted scraps to coordinate with focus fabric<br />
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(see post from 3/28/12 for more on selecting fabrics for this project)<br />
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**I created a "starter kit" for a customer who wanted some of the fabrics I used. If you're interested in these colors, a kit with a total of 2-1/2 yards can be purchased <a href="http://www.sassypacks.com/product_p/02-000049.htm" target="_blank">here</a> for $20. These are the fabrics:<br />
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Cutting:<br />
Cut (87) 2-1/2" X 6-1/2" pieces from focus fabric and scraps (cut about 20 of those from the focus fabric)<br />
Cut (80) 4" squares from the focus fabric and scraps (cut about 15 from the focus fabric)<br />
Cut (2) 6-1/2" X 15-1/2" rectangles from the white<br />
Cut (4) 3-1/2" X WOF from the white for the outer border<br />
Cut (4) 6-1/2" X 2" rectangles from the stripe<br />
Additional scraps for applique<br />
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Construction:<br />
Most, but not all of the rail fence blocks will have a focus fabric. Make 29 rail fence blocks. This block is super simple, but can be a little frustrating if it's not accurately pieced. It must measure 6-1/2" square because we're going to turn some sideways - so if your seams are a little bigger or smaller than 1/4", the blocks will not fit together. <br />
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Select 3 pieces; sew the first 2 together and then press. Carefully measure the width of the pieced fabrics. It should measure exactly 4-1/2". If it doesn't, take it apart (sorry), adjust your seam allowance and sew it back together. <br />
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Add the third strip, press the seam and measure again. This time the block must measure exactly 6-1/2".<br />
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Make 29 of these rail fence blocks.<br />
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The next step will be to make the applique blocks. If you just hate applique, you could make 6 more rail fence blocks and skip over all the applique directions.<br />
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I made a flower for the applique blocks. You could do just about anything - butterfly, simple animal, sail boat, or a toy. I drew (poorly!) a simple flower shape. You could also find a cute picture in a coloring book. For the flower, I started with a circle - I used the cap from an aspirin bottle:<br />
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Then I quickly - it's easier if you go fast - drew loose and wonky petals around the outside of the circle (I did have to go back and adjust one that was way too big!). In my mind, this was going to be a much more "even" flower, but I decided I liked the goofy look of this, so I kept it.<br />
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Trace 4 of the flowers and 12 of the centers onto Steam-a-seam or some other fusible, following the directions on the package. Fuse to the wrong side of the fabrics you selected for the flowers and dots; then fuse to the white rectangles. Finish the edge with a blanket stitch or satin stitch. I used black thread and a blanket stitch to finish mine.<br />
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Sew a 2" X 6-1/2" piece of the striped fabric to both short ends of each flower block. These blocks should measure 6-1/2" X 18-1/2":<br />
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Now lay out all the blocks, with the applique blocks in the center section as shown in the photo below:<br />
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Because of the large blocks in the center, this quilt needs to be put together in sections rather than rows.<br />
Sew the three sections together first:<br />
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The top and bottom sections are sewn together like usual - sew the blocks together into two rows and then sew the two rows together. To construct the middle section, begin by sewing the 3 rail fence blocks on the left together into a column:<br />
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Then sew the first applique block to the 3 block section:<br />
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Continue on with the rest of this section in the same manner.<br />
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Then sew the three sections together. Add the outer border to complete the top!<br />
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In the next post, we'll make prairie points and complete this project.Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-70451498621644857542012-03-28T13:36:00.002-04:002012-04-05T12:45:15.281-04:0012 X 12 - April's Scrappy QuiltFor our April scrappy project, I thought it would be fun to do a kid's quilt. And make (or learn to make) Prairie Points! This project leans a little toward the girlie side, but we'll discuss a slight variation that works great for a boy. Anyway, I wanted to give you a little advance notice so you would have plenty of time to plan your fabrics. <br />
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The main design/block for this quilt will be a rail fence (with only 3 rails), like this:<br />
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This is a great "skill builder" block because you need to use an accurate 1/4" seam to ensure that you end up with a 6-1/2" square (unfinished) block. After the first few blocks, you should have your 1/4" seam perfect and then just breeze through the rest of the blocks! <br />
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This quilt also has 2 sections with a little bit of applique. Each of these sections will replace 3 of the rail fence blocks, so if you're adamantly opposed to applique, you can just make more of the blocks or even substitute a larger piece of the focus fabric.<br />
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The planning part should be really fun! To help us pick which fabrics from our stash we'll use, we first want to find a "focus fabric". This will be a fabric with all the colors that will appear in the quilt. There will be more pieces of this fabric than any other fabric. You can select your focus fabric in one of two ways - decide what colors you want to use and look for a fabric with all those colors in it; or find a colorful fabric you like and then match your scraps to the colors in that piece. <br />
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<em>Note: If you struggle with putting colors together, this method can be an enormous help. Finding a fabric with the colors you want to use gives you a palette to work from. Fabric designers are very skilled at putting colors together. They know all about using the proper hues and tints and all that stuff. You don't even have to use the focus fabric in your project! You could use it only to help select your fabrics, if you want. In that case the print doesn't matter - just the colors.</em><br />
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For this project you should have at least 3 colors to work with. And we'll be using our focus fabric in this project so you'll probably need somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 yard of it. Try to select your focus fabric with a white or cream or other neutral background. That neutral background color will be used for the applique blocks and also for a small border. <br />
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I knew I wanted pink and orange, so I started looking for a focus fabric with those colors. I chose this fabric that also has green:<br />
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Then I went through my stash and pulled all my pink, orange and green fabrics. From those stacks, I selected the ones that were whimsical and kid-like. Then I laid each one on my focus fabric and kept all the ones that matched or coordinated well with it. I ended up with this pile:<br />
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I tossed a few out when I started cutting because I didn't think they were whimsical enough. When I first started sewing them together, I wasn't sure they were coordinating well. But then I reminded myself that the designers know what they're doing and I that I should keep going. After just a few more blocks, I really liked how it was starting to look.<br />
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Here's the finished quilt:<br />
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This is a great beginner quilt - it's pretty simple and the Prairie Points add a lot of "cute" to it! <br />
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Come back here next month for all the details on making this easy quilt. (For more info on scrappy projects in our 12 X 12 series, click <a href="http://sassypacks.blogspot.com/2012/01/12-x-12-getting-started.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-7388847936407730552012-03-19T12:03:00.001-04:002012-09-03T18:15:23.516-04:0012 X 12 - Scrappy Pet BedI started this scrappy project as a way to use little "garbage" scraps. Pieces that are too small to use - like the skinny strips you trim off a block to square it up; or a big pile of thread scraps. For more about this project or any of our 12 scrappy projects in 2012, click <a href="http://www.sassypacks.blogspot.com/2012/01/12-x-12-getting-started.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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The how-to for the liner can be found <a href="http://www.sassypacks.blogspot.com/2012/02/12-x-12-super-scrappy-pet-bed.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Once the liner is full, you'll need a nice scrappy, quilted cover for it. <br />
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To begin, you need the measurements of your liner, as the cover will be made the same size. The first step is to make the quilted top of the cover. You can make any design you like - it could be simple strips of fabric sewn together, or big chunks of fabrics pieced randomly; it could be made up of leftover or "orphan" blocks, or it could be squares like mine. <br />
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I used a few large pieces of scrap fabric and cut 5-1/2" squares from them. The top should start out a little bigger than the liner top because we'll be quilting it, which may result in a slightly smaller top when we're done. My liner top is 26" X 38", so to make it really easy I rounded up to 30 X 40. Then I cut (48) 5-1/2" squares that would finish at 5" square. These are laid out 6 across and 8 down, like this:<br />
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I carefully stacked them for chain-piecing. Each of the 6 stacks has all 8 blocks from its column:<br />
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Then I can zip along, chain-piecing them together:<br />
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Once all the rows are pieced and pressed - pressing one row to the left, the next to the right, etc. - we can sew the rows together to complete the top. Set that aside.<br />
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Since we're going to quilt the top part of this bed, we need a backing. You can use just about anything you'd like. If you have a large piece of fabric you want to use up, that would work here. You could also use muslin, or piece a bunch of scraps together. However you come up with a backing, add it and a piece of batting to your top to make a quilt sandwich and quilt as desired.<br />
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I pieced my backing from a lot of scraps . . . <br />
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. . . and quilted with a meandering loop design:<br />
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Now we can trim it to the same size as the top of the bed liner. If you rounded the corners on the liner, be sure and round them on the quilt as well. <br />
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To make the bed bottom, we'll make an envelope-type closure like you see on some pillow covers. I pieced 2 sections approximately the same size as the liner bottom:<br />
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Using the quilt top for size and position reference, lay the two bottom pieces out. Fold an end of each piece under with the folds toward the center. Fold about 1/4 to 1/3 of each piece under, so you have a nice overlap of the two. Round the 4 outer corners to match the top:<br />
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I added a little strip of interfacing in between the layers at a spot where I would be stitching the velcro. I also hemmed the raw edge that is folded under.<br />
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Add velcro pieces at this point (the section on the left is folded back in the picture so you can see the velcro):<br />
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Remove the quilted top. Baste the sides where the two fabrics overlap to hold them in place while you stitch the side strips to the bottom. <br />
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Piece strips of fabric together to make the side strips (like we did with the liner) and stitch the side strip to the quilt top.<br />
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Then stitch the side to the bottom section, again like we did with the liner, except this time don't leave a section open to turn - you can turn it through the envelope part.<br />
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Turn the whole cover right side out and push corners out. Stuff with filled liner. <br />
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My liner is not full yet, but here's a picture of it so far - you can see how lumpy it is:<br />
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And here's what it will look like in the cover (only fuller):<br />
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I'd love to see how yours turn out! Please consider posting a picture on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sassypacks" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>!Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-63554825176722007662012-03-06T18:57:00.001-05:002012-03-08T19:58:00.580-05:0012 X 12 - Boxed PinwheelsOur scrappy quilt for March started out a little different than it ended up. However, I'm pretty happy with the result: (For the background story on our scrappy quilt along, click <a href="http://www.sassypacks.blogspot.com/2012/01/12-x-12-getting-started.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)<br />
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Before we get into the how-tos, here's a brief recap of why I changed mid-process. I originally wanted a quilt made up of pinwheels and 9-patches (alternating between each). I got all the pinwheels done and put up on the design wall, then started making the 9-patch blocks. I'm very impatient and after I had a few finished, I raced over to add them to the pinwheels so I could admire how good it was going to look. I like to put something up on the wall and then try to not look until I get way back. So I put up the blocks, walked to the other side of the room, and turned to look . . . at this:<br />
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Ugh - it was too much scrappy. (It actually looks better in the picture!) It all ran together into one big scrappy mess! So I stood there and stared at it for the longest time. Then I started rearranging blocks (I wish I had taken pictures, but I wasn't thinking that far ahead). <br />
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I tried putting 4 of one block in the middle and then a row of the others around them, followed by another ring and yuck! I tried putting them in strips, by block style and into rows by block style (I know - if it didn't work one direction, why did I think it might work the other?!!) <br />
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At some point, I noticed that I liked the way the pinwheels looked with each other. That's when I scrapped the 9-patches and put the pinwheels in blocks of 4, separated by sashing. And the Scrappy Boxed Pinwheels was born!<br />
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So now for the directions. The quilt I made finishes at 48" X 60". You could easily add more blocks to make it bigger.<br />
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(I added about 1-1/4 yards of solid cream Kona cotton and about 1/4 yard of a brown fabric for the borders to my stash of scraps for this project.)<br />
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From scraps, cut the following:<br />
(96) 3-7/8" squares of various cream fabrics<br />
(96) 3-7/8" squares of various colored squares<br />
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Match a cream fabric and a color right sides together; draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of one fabric:<br />
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Then stitch a scant 1/4" on each side of the pencil line:<br />
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Cut on the pencil line, to create 2 Half Square Triangle blocks:<br />
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Open, press toward the darker fabric and square up the blocks (to 3-1/2"). I like to use the diagonal line on my ruler - I line it up on the seam and trim two sides. Then I rotate the block and line the diagonal line up on the seam again and trim the other two sides. That method ensures that I end up with a block like the one pictured on the left (rather than the one on the right), below:<br />
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Make 192 Half Square Triangle blocks.<br />
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To make pinwheels, lay four HSTs out in a square with all the colored "blades" turning the same direction and sew together:<br />
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Make 48 Pinwheel blocks. <br />
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Square them up, using the same method of lining the diagonal line on your ruler up with the diagonal seam on the block:<br />
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Then, lay 4 Pinwheels out in a square and sew together, making (12) large 12-1/2" Pinwheel Squares. <br />
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From the Kona cream, cut (3) 2-1/2" strips; subcut these into (8) 2-1/2" X 12-1/2" sashing strips. The sashing strips go between each of the blocks, creating 4 rows:<br />
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Cut (3) 2-1/2" X 40-1/2" strips from the Kona cream. These are the horizontal sashing strips. <br />
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<u>Hint: this little trick helps line up the vertical sashing strips:</u><br />
<em>Sew the sashing strip to one side of the block row; press. Then fold the sashing strip back to the right-sides-together position and make a little pencil mark where it lines up with the seams of the vertical strips:</em><br />
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<em>Fold it back out flat and lay the next row down right sides together. Match the pencil marks up with seam lines on the next row: (in this picture, it kind of looks like a pencil line on the bottom fabric, but that's just the seam.)</em><br />
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Finish sewing all the rows together, matching the sashing strips:<br />
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From the Kona cream, cut (5) 2" strips. Measure the quilt top and add the strips around the outside forming the first border (piece strips together as needed):<br />
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Add the second border in the same manner, cutting (5) 1-1/4" strips from the brown fabric:<br />
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Cut (6) 3" strips of cream Kona for the final border:<br />
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Now it's ready to be quilted and bound. I used a bunch of leftover pieces to make a scrappy binding as you can (sort of) see in the final photo:<br />
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In other scrappy news, I'm still filling up the liner for my doggie bed. And I haven't made a lot of progress on my Hexie Diamonds. But I'm going to get back to that now! How are you doing on these?Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-41787114155273311342012-02-17T14:26:00.000-05:002012-02-17T14:26:18.301-05:0012 X 12 Scrappy Hexagon QuiltThis is another scrap busting quilt in our 12 scrappy projects in 12 months (12 X 12) series. For a little more information, click <a href="http://sassypacks.blogspot.com/2011/12/scrappy-new-year.html" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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There are so many options when it comes to English Paper Piecing - hexagons, diamonds, blocks, tumblers and more. Several websites have free downloads for paper piecing templates and there are online stores that sell precut shapes. A quick search on google will help you find both.<br />
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I think this is a great hand sewing project if you're not in a big hurry to finish it. I'll be working on mine over the course of months (maybe longer!!). I've chosen 7/8" hexies that I'll put together in a diamond shape, like this:<br />
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Reading through other blogs about paper piecing, I see that I make my hexies a little different than most people. The most common way to hold the shape is to poke through the fabric and paper template with a stitch at each corner, as you fold the fabric around the hexagon template. I run my holding stitches through the back side only.Then I don't have any threads to remove when I'm done! Here's how I do it:<br />
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Step 1 - Pin the paper to the wrong side of the fabric square:<br />
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Step 2 - Fold one edge of the fabric over one side of the template:<br />
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Step 3 - Working to the left, fold the next edge of fabric along the template and take a stitch starting in the first fold and coming up in the second:<br />
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Step 4 - Fold the next fabric edge and take another stitch:<br />
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Step 5 - Continue around the entire template, taking a stitch at every turn (no stitches are going through the paper) and then tie a quickie knot at the end:<br />
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Step 6 - I like to to press it now. Clip the thread about 1/8" from the knot and this one's done! (oops forgot to clip the thread before I snapped the photo):<br />
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Each diamond block is composed of one center hexie, 8 hexies for the inner diamond and 16 for the outer. The completed diamond blocks will be joined with a row of white hexagons in between each block:<br />
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Layout the hexies in the design pattern you chose and then stitch them together. Place two hexies right sides together and whipstitch together along one side. Keep adding hexies one side at at time. It's best to leave the paper template inside until that hexie has been stitched to others on all 6 sides. Then just use a pin or stiletto to get inside from the back and pop the template out.Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-27854393626418059402012-02-08T08:59:00.003-05:002012-02-08T08:59:56.373-05:00Faux Piano Key BorderHere's a great use for wide-striped fabrics. I chose the center fabric of this little table topper because I wanted to free motion quilt around the flowers. (I don't like to practice on a scrap that I'm just going to throw away - so I make small things and practice that way.) Anyway, this seemed like the perfect, super-quick border for this mini quilt!<br />
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**The center fabric is actually more turquoise than blue. I took dozens of pictures in all kinds of light trying to show the beautiful color it really is, but it always came out blue.**<br />
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1 FQ floral print for center<br />
1 FQ wide stripe for outer border<br />
1/3 yard blue solid for inner border and binding<br />
3/4 yd for backing<br />
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(1) 15-1/2" square from floral print - center<br />
(4) 3-1/2" squares from floral print - corner squares<br />
(2) 1-1/2" X 42" strips of blue solid - inner border<br />
sub-cut (2) 1-1/2" X 15-1/2"<br />
(2) 1-1/2" X 17-1/2"<br />
(3) 2-1/4" X 42" strips of blue solid - binding<br />
(4) 3-1/2" X 17-1/2" strips of wide stripe - outer border<br />
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Sew (2) 15-1/2" strips of blue solid to 2 sides of the center piece; press toward blue. Sew (2) 17-1/2" strips of blue solid to remaining 2 sides; press toward blue. See layout below:<br />
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Attach 2 outer border strips to the sides of the center block. Attach a 3-1/2" inch square to each end of the remaining two outer border strips and then sew those strips to the center block, as shown below:<br />
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Now layer the backing, batting and top for quilting:<br />
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To quilt, I free-motion stitched around the flowers and then straight-stitched along the edges of the inner border. Then I stitched, with a medium dark blue thread, down each line between the stripes. The darker thread looks like a seam. <br />
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Then I trimmed it square and added my binding! Super fast and it looks like I spent a long time sewing little strips together for that outer border. :)<br />
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It you're interested in making one of these little table toppers, we have this <a href="http://www.sassypacks.com/product_p/01-000078.htm" target="_blank">kit for sale</a> on our website. Each $15 kit includes a fat quarter of the turquoise floral print, a fat quarter of the stripe, 1/3 yard blue solid and 3/4 yard of backing fabric!<br />
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You'll probably want more than one as these would make a great gift!Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-61692267922409092012012-02-05T16:18:00.001-05:002012-02-05T16:18:46.411-05:00Mother NatureYesterday morning we had some heavy fog roll through town. You know, the kind that picks a long narrow path and just hovers there. We were up really early (my husband had a 5:30 am flight). The sky above our house was clear and full of stars. On the way to the airport, we drove through this thick, eerie fog. But once the sun came up, it quickly burned away. <br />
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Later that morning I took our dog to the dog park, which was right in the middle of the fog path. Everything there was still heavily frosted and beautiful. So I grabbed my iPhone and snapped a couple of quick pictures:<br />
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But this is the picture I really wanted to share. This fence had all these little frost-cicles going in every direction! I wonder if that's caused by wind?</div>
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This scrap busting project has a great bonus! We'll be using "garbage scraps" that would otherwise go in the trash and landfills, to fill our pet beds. Yay us!<br />
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First we'll make a liner out of muslin and fill that with our garbage scraps. Then we'll make a cute quilted (and washable) cover for the bed. Because the cover is quilted, it'll make the bed appear smooth. So go ahead and add all kinds of lumpy fabric scraps!<br />
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Determine how big you want to make the bed. A good way to visualize it would be find a pillow around your house that's about the size you'd like and measure that. I'm making a pretty big bed for our dog, Tucker. So I'll cut two large muslin rectangles measuring 26" X 38". <br />
Fold them in half one direction and then again in half the other direction. You should have all 4 corners stacked on each other:<br />
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Then find a plate, a cup, a curved ruler - anything round to help you curve these corners. Follow around the curved object with your rotary cutter or trace the curve and cut with scissors:<br />
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Next measure the distance all the way around the perimeter of the rectangle and cut enough 4" strips of muslin to sew together to equal that distance:<br />
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Sew these side strips together and then pin one long side of the strip to one of the muslin rectangles, using extra pins around the corners:<br />
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Sew all the way around. Pin the remaining rectangle to the other edge of the side strip and sew all the way around, except leave an opening about 6" - 8" along one side for stuffing. <br />
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Turn the liner right side out and push all the edges out with your hands. Start filling the bed with all those garbage scraps we've been saving. (As a general rule, I don't use batting scraps in the bed . . . unless they're really small and skinny. I have better uses for batting scraps!) Keep filling until it's nice and comfy.<br />
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Mine's about half full. I did throw in a few used dryer sheets for a fresh smell. I wonder how long those will work!<br />
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We'd love to hear from you. Tell us about your pet - are you making a bed for a dog or a cat? <br />
<br />Vicki http://www.blogger.com/profile/13134414610134367849noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7801947874170641577.post-40802100059315341132012-02-03T12:35:00.000-05:002012-02-03T12:35:06.773-05:00Guest Posting!This might be a really good time to jump over to the <a href="http://blog.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/?p=1477" target="_blank">Valentine's Day Showcase</a> on SewBitterSweetDesigns and see our guest post!<br />
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