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Showing posts with label applique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label applique. Show all posts
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10/14/2010
Pumpkin Applique Shirt
This cute reverse applique shirt from Sugar Bee Craft Edition is so fun for Fall, and another good way to transfor a shirt that has a flaw (like a bleach stain or small whole). You can see her tutorial for this fun shirt or its jack-o-lantern cousin HERE:
6/02/2010
Guest Blogger: Mary Janes and Galoshes
I am so excited that Taylor from Mary Janes and Galoshes is our guest blogger today! I love her blog and I love her. She is one of the many bloggers I chat with from time to time and wish I lived down the street from so that I could hang out at her house and get motivated through osmosis! And her project for us today...one of my favorites! Bunting!
When I started my blog in January, one of the first things I put on my sidebar was a Be Different... Act Normal button. I had no idea what a button was, or what this blog was about, I just loved the name! Although I no longer have buttons on my blog, I've since fell in love with the Be Different Blog for more than just it's name!
So I'm excited to be here today sharing with you guys one of my new projects. This June will mark my 7 year wedding anniversary to my high school sweetheart. My wedding dress has been in storage (and not the professional preservation kind of storage) since the big day so I decided it was time to do something with it. So all June long I'm having "I DO" Re-done! where I'm turning my wedding dress into things I find more useful! Don't worry if you don't want to cut up your own dress to make the projects, that's why they have all those old dresses at the thrift store! So pop over all month to see what I'm doing with my wedding dress and a pair of scissors! Today we are going to make this adorable bunting!
What you need-
Linen (or linen like) fabric, just a small amount, I used a scrap I had
Ribbon
Beaded applique (this is the part from my dress)
Coordinating lace
Thread that matches your ribbon
sewing machine
1. Cut 4 rectangles from your linen fabric 4 inches by 7 inches.
2. Fold each rectangle in half so that you can place your applique where you think it looks good. Pin it in place making sure to only pin through one layer (you can unfold your fabric before you pin).
3. With a thread that matches the applique exactly, tack it down around the edges.
4. Fold your fabric in half again this time with your applique on the inside (right sides together) and sew around three of the edges leaving the top open. Snip your corners before you turn it right side out again.
5. Top stitch around all four sides (don't worry about making the top edge nice, it will be covered by our ribbon sandwich).
6. Repeat until you have your desired number of pieces (I did four). Cut a piece of ribbon long enough to hold all your pieces plus 10-12 inches on each side for tying it up. Evenly space your pieces and pin in place.
7. Cut a length of lace to fit between each set of flags and pin in place (we will have a lot of pins in this baby by the time we get to sewing).
8. Cut a second length of ribbon long enough to sandwich all those raw edges and top of the lace and pin into place.
9. Sew two lines down your ribbon sandwich, one to tack everything down and a top one to cover everything up.
Take out all those pins and hang!
When I started my blog in January, one of the first things I put on my sidebar was a Be Different... Act Normal button. I had no idea what a button was, or what this blog was about, I just loved the name! Although I no longer have buttons on my blog, I've since fell in love with the Be Different Blog for more than just it's name!
So I'm excited to be here today sharing with you guys one of my new projects. This June will mark my 7 year wedding anniversary to my high school sweetheart. My wedding dress has been in storage (and not the professional preservation kind of storage) since the big day so I decided it was time to do something with it. So all June long I'm having "I DO" Re-done! where I'm turning my wedding dress into things I find more useful! Don't worry if you don't want to cut up your own dress to make the projects, that's why they have all those old dresses at the thrift store! So pop over all month to see what I'm doing with my wedding dress and a pair of scissors! Today we are going to make this adorable bunting!
What you need-
Linen (or linen like) fabric, just a small amount, I used a scrap I had
Ribbon
Beaded applique (this is the part from my dress)
Coordinating lace
Thread that matches your ribbon
sewing machine
1. Cut 4 rectangles from your linen fabric 4 inches by 7 inches.
2. Fold each rectangle in half so that you can place your applique where you think it looks good. Pin it in place making sure to only pin through one layer (you can unfold your fabric before you pin).
3. With a thread that matches the applique exactly, tack it down around the edges.
4. Fold your fabric in half again this time with your applique on the inside (right sides together) and sew around three of the edges leaving the top open. Snip your corners before you turn it right side out again.
5. Top stitch around all four sides (don't worry about making the top edge nice, it will be covered by our ribbon sandwich).
6. Repeat until you have your desired number of pieces (I did four). Cut a piece of ribbon long enough to hold all your pieces plus 10-12 inches on each side for tying it up. Evenly space your pieces and pin in place.
7. Cut a length of lace to fit between each set of flags and pin in place (we will have a lot of pins in this baby by the time we get to sewing).
8. Cut a second length of ribbon long enough to sandwich all those raw edges and top of the lace and pin into place.
9. Sew two lines down your ribbon sandwich, one to tack everything down and a top one to cover everything up.
Take out all those pins and hang!
Thanks for having me today! Stop over and see what else I'm making from my wedding dress!
4/23/2010
Perfect Patch for Torn Jeans
The boy always seems to get holes in his jeans just close enough to summer that I have no desire to buy new ones, but far enough away that I don't want him wearing jeans with holes every day. And although I have found a TON of cute ways to patch up girls pants (like reverse applique) I never found anything good that would work for a boy, other than the old fashioned ugly patch. But last night I saw a post on Tangled and True about this patch from Katie from Puju Parent:
A great worn look, but no crazy hole. Almost looks like it was supposed to be there. And so much better looking than the before:
If you are in need of this tutorial as much as I am, you can find it HERE.
A great worn look, but no crazy hole. Almost looks like it was supposed to be there. And so much better looking than the before:
If you are in need of this tutorial as much as I am, you can find it HERE.
3/28/2010
Beaded Frame
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff took this:
(I think I have that exact same purple necklace in the girl's dress up drawer) and made this:
I love the beaded frame. Again, the miracle of spray paint. And it even puts one of the 200 dress up necklaces we have to a good use, other than getting tangled around each other.
While you are at Disney's blog, make sure to check out her tutorial for this fun lace applique:
(I think I have that exact same purple necklace in the girl's dress up drawer) and made this:
I love the beaded frame. Again, the miracle of spray paint. And it even puts one of the 200 dress up necklaces we have to a good use, other than getting tangled around each other.
While you are at Disney's blog, make sure to check out her tutorial for this fun lace applique:
7/10/2009
Applique Towel
This towel from J Caroline is so cute:
Cute and functional! You can't beat that. She created this cute towel so that her daughter would know which one was hers at camp. This is so much cuter than writing on the towel with a Sharpie, which was my solution!
And it isn't just because of the name! She made it with a regular towel and some fabric. You can check out her tutorial on applique here. And the little strings. They hold it together when you roll it up:
Cute and functional! You can't beat that. She created this cute towel so that her daughter would know which one was hers at camp. This is so much cuter than writing on the towel with a Sharpie, which was my solution!
2/17/2009
Cute Knee Patch
The boy ALWAYS gets holes in the knees of his jeans. I am pretty sure it is required when you are a boy. Lou La on the other hand has never had a whole in her jeans. Not even the pair that used to be The Boys but that he grew out of BEFORE he accomplished wearing out the knees.
But I might just cut the knees out of a pair of her jeans so that I can do this:
I found this idea on Koala Brains. She calls it a cut out applique, but I just call it the stinking cutest knee patch ever!!
If there were only a way to make this suitable for boys!!!
But I might just cut the knees out of a pair of her jeans so that I can do this:
I found this idea on Koala Brains. She calls it a cut out applique, but I just call it the stinking cutest knee patch ever!!If there were only a way to make this suitable for boys!!!
10/15/2008
Applique Genius
I am sort of in blog love with Kacey. She made the CUTEST applique shirt and posted a tutorial on her blog.
I am thinking of CUTE black shirts with an applique witches hat, applique turkey (the feathers all being a different material!). Hearts for Valentine's Day, Eggs for Easter! I could go on and on!!
What would YOU make?
I am thinking of CUTE black shirts with an applique witches hat, applique turkey (the feathers all being a different material!). Hearts for Valentine's Day, Eggs for Easter! I could go on and on!!
What would YOU make?
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