tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37553080927150068872024-03-19T05:16:53.533-06:00HomestitchedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755308092715006887.post-86757335073165449812012-05-10T23:36:00.002-06:002012-05-11T06:50:01.388-06:00A Tug on Your Heart Strings<div style="text-align: center;">
My heart aches writing this post. The kind of ache that swells up into your throat and makes it hard to speak. I'm not sure why it so hard to write about this, but a friend of mine died this week. Friend might actually be a stretch. I honestly hardly knew her. But her husband just graduated from the same MBA program that my husband is in and I have seen and met her on several occasions. There is a very large spouses association at BYU and we were both involved in it. She was sweet. Happy. Beautiful. Friendly. A really wonderful person.</div>
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Anyways...I just wanted to post about this because Alice passed away last Wednesday only 4 days after giving birth to a baby girl. Their third child, actually. Their story is heartbreaking and you can read more about it <a href="http://www.honeybearlane.com/2012/05/the-alice-hansen-family-fund.html">here</a>. Her husband, who just graduated and has no job, is faced with raising their three children as a single parent (with help from family, I'm sure). They are accepting donations for help with medical expenses, funeral costs, and the cost of raising 3 kids alone. If you have a moment and want to know more or want to help, go <a href="http://www.honeybearlane.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Heidi3-01.jpg">HERE</a>. Anything would be greatly appreciated.</div>
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Family has been on my mind recently. More specifically, how I spend my time and make the most of my time with my family. After all, we don't know how much time we will get. This is just making me realize even more how important family is. Makes me want to squeeze my tiny family a little tighter tonight and love them a little more. Life can be hard, but I know that we having a loving Father in Heaven and that Alice and her family are not alone. </div>
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I wasn't panning on writing this post either, but I felt like I should and I'm not even sure why.<br />
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There have been a lot of articles lately about women's choices that all seem to stem from the controversial statements made by Hilary Rosen regarding Ann Romney and her choice to be a stay-at-home-mother. <br />
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I have had the opportunity to make this choice as well and feel really lucky to be able to be home with my girls every single day. It is a huge blessing to me and something that I love to do. I wouldn't trade it for anything. <br />
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I have noticed that sometimes my actions don't reflect that choice. When I choose to spend hours on the computer, I'm choosing not to spend time with my kids and it causes me to wonder if there is more I could be doing for them. I want to really be present for my kids. I want to be the kind of mother that really listens, really plays, really talks, and really laughs with her kiddos. I want to BE their mother.<br />
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I know some moms are great at doing all of this. The blogging, the homemaking, and the being 'present' for their kids thing. I am not one of those moms. When I try to do all three, one of them suffers. So, I chose a while ago to eliminate one of them. The one that was least important to me happens to be this blog.<br />
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If you are a mom you know that spare time is rare. It's always great when the stars align and both kids are napping at the same time on the same day, but then the list of things I want to do is piled so high that blogging has become a thing of the past. There are so many other things to do: rooms to clean, things to organize, talents to develop, people to talk too. The list is practically endless and all currently rank above blogging for me. <br />
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I may be back every now and then with some ideas to share. I still have them. I'm still sewing and creating. I still feel creative and inspired...I'm not writing this post as a cop out or a way to limit myself.<br />
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AND, I'm not saying blogging is bad or social media is bad or a waste of time. It just isn't for me. I can't really be present for my kids or have time to really create when I'm blogging. I know there are those who can do it all and in a way a wish I could. But I had to make a choice about my priorities. I'm sure you all understand.<br />
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I've read some great articles recently that also sum up how I've been feeling. Here's one of them:<br />
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If you are a mother or plan to be anytime soon, I really hope you have a chance to read the article. It is really great. There are also a lot of really great pieces on the same site that talk about being a deliberate mother. Some great things there if you have time to peruse. <br />
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BUT...my mother-in-law has been helping me decorate our new apartment and I'll be back with ideas and pictures soon!</div>
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This one is an oldie, but I still love how they turned out and am going to make up another batch with some cute girlie embellishments today. PLUS, they are perfect for kiddos who hate keeping hats on.<br />
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I made it to 38 weeks and no baby yet....which is fine because my husband has MBA finals all week (no small task). We're hoping for an after Christmas baby but we'll take her whenever she's ready.<br />
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In other news, we moved this weekend. And in less than 3 days are almost completely unpacked. We had a ton of help from family and really good friends cleaning and moving the big stuff. We have about 10 boxes left and they all happen to be my sewing/crafting supplies. It's sickening how much I have acquired in a short amount of time. I just need to decide the best place to keep it all....it's a hard decision.<br />
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EllieUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755308092715006887.post-25314507847958847542011-12-05T20:39:00.001-07:002011-12-05T20:53:44.476-07:00Happy MondaySo I did it. I have been wanting to participate in a Boutique for quite some time and finally got around to sewing up enough stuff to do it. I wish this could explain my long absence from blogging, but in reality, I made everything I took to the boutique in the one week previous to it. CRAZY. I know. Last week was a lot of late nights (which is fine because my 37 week pregnant body hates sleep anyways) and lots of house neglect. My poor, poor family. It's ok. They still love me too. It was actually quite a bit more successful than I thought it would be and I would do it again ( I just need to find another venue that doesn't charge for the booth and other overage fees...that part was nice). <br />
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I saw a few blogging friends, including Amy from <a href="http://naptimecrafters.blogspot.com/">Naptime Crafters</a> who stopped by to say hi. Thanks Amy. <br />
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Other than that, things are great. I'm considering putting together a tutorial for a skirt I designed last week. I actually posted a picture of it on the last post. It's a cute little skirt with pockets and lace and perhaps my favorite design as of yet. It looks so cute on little bodies, but I'm pretty sure it would look good on me-sized people too. So far, I have only made the pattern pieces for sizes 6-12 months and 12-18 months. I would like to expand the options and then I'll have it ready for you. I may need some pattern testing done in the next little while. Probably after the holidays.<br />
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Other than that, I am feeling ready for baby #2. Not sure if she is ready yet, which is fine (she can bake as long as she needs) but my skin is not loving the stretching out and my stomach is getting tired of the heartburn. Anyone have suggestions for really bad heartburn? I already take the max amount of pepcid and tums and it really doesn't help.....I would love to know what works for you.<br />
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We are also in the middle of moving (will hopefully be done before the baby arrives) and getting ready for a family wedding (also hopefully before baby arrives). Busy busy. Christmas seems hours away and I am not at all ready. <br />
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The first person to come and find me (and mention this post) can chose any item 10$ or less from my booth free of charge! <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Family and friends excluded....sorry. </span></i> Think of it as a little thanks to those of you who have stuck out my long absence or just an early Christmas present!</div>
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The inspiration for this little costume was<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/388846042/"> this hat</a> I found via <a href="http://pinterest.com/ellie1/">Pinterest</a>. I didn't have enough felt on hand to make the hat following the tutorial exactly so I used the pattern pieces (adjusted slightly to fit a smaller head). I cut out 2 of each pattern piece from an old black skirt and one of each pattern piece from interfacing to make it slightly stiffer. I ironed the interfacing onto one of the rim pieces and one of the hat pieces then sewed same pieces together with right sides together. I clipped around the curves of the rim and turned each piece so the right sides were facing out. Once I got here, I was able to follow the rest of <a href="http://www.momtastic.com/diy/168980-diy-elphoba-witch-hat">this tutorial</a> to finish it up. I love how it turned out.<br />
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The cape was made from 1/2 yard each of two contrasting fabrics. I sewed the two pieces right sides together around three of the sides with 1/2 inch seams leaving one of the long edges completely un-sewn. Then I clipped the corners and turned it right side out. With a gathering stitch (longest stitch length, highest tension) I sewed along the long end that was left un-sewn and then gathered the cape to the desired length by pulling the bobbin thread. It was about 21 inches long for my 17 month old. I made some thick black bias tape (about 1 yard in length) and pinned the cape inside of the bias tape right in the middle so there were two tails on either side of the cape of the same length. To finish the cape I sewed the bias tape together along the open end to enclose the cape inside. </div>
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To make the tulle skirt I used 4 yards of tulle (I got it on sale at Joanne's so it only cost me about 4 dollars). Rather than cut strips and tie around a waist band as I've seen almost everywhere else, I made mine similar to the way I made <a href="http://homestitched.blogspot.com/2011/01/be-mine-3-tiered-skirt.html">this three tiered skirt</a>. To keep it super easy I folded the tulle evenly until it was 1 yard in length and then cut the three tiers out of the folded tulle. This gave me 3 tiers that were actually 4 pieces of tulle (folded over) each. Then I sewed my gathering stitch along the top end of each stack of 4 layers to get each tier. Once I had gathered the 3 sections, I pinned and sewed each section onto the skirt piece really close together. I wanted the tulle to add volume more than I wanted the tiers to be distinguishable. It worked exactly as I planned and made a super cute skirt with tons of volume. I made the whole skirt in about 30 minutes. </div>
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We took most of the pictures in the dark, but htis one is a good shot of the skirt and cape. I'm excited because each of these pieces make really great dress up's and the'll fit her for quite a while too!<br />
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For kicks, here are our last years Halloween Costumes:<br />
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I got my inspiration from <a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/11/halloween-traffic.html">this little stop light</a> I saw on <a href="http://www.dana-made-it.com/">MADE</a> and went from there. The two street signs are made of felt. I free handed the shapes and traced the letters, cut them out and sewed them on. The traffic signal jumper is made of fleece with felt circles sewn on top. Super easy. Sorry i'm late in posting....you can always pin it for next year :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755308092715006887.post-8594806803265190002011-10-25T12:37:00.001-06:002011-10-25T12:41:54.216-06:00Ruffled Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can find a way to add a ruffle to just about anything. Currently, I am loving these ruffled cards. I originally sent them out as part of my gift for the <a href="http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/blog-events">Craftaholics Anonymous Handmade Gift Exchange</a> this summer (which I only sent over a month late....what is wrong with me people?)</div>
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They are super simple to make. All you need is a stack of precut cards (I bought a box of 200 from target about a year ago for 10$...they even came with envelopes) and scraps of fabric.</div>
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Cut a 2 inch strip of fabric that is double the length of your card. Ruffle it on your machine with a ruffling foot (if you are lucky enough to have one) or the old fashioned way (like me) using your longest stitch length and highest tension. Pull the bobbin thread to finish gathering to the exact length of the card. Pin the fabric to your card at the desired location and then sew the fabric to the card directly on top of the gathering stitch you already made. I used contrasting thread for the purple card and love how it turned out. There are tons of variations you could do with this. I think some ruffled flowers would be cute (strips sewn in circles), or multiple rows? Options are endless.<br />
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To hide the ugly stitching on the back, I sewed another card to the back of the first. Be sure to switch your machine back to it's normal setting or you will not have pretty stitching. <br />
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Done! you can easily whip up a stack of these in under 10 minutes. Not kidding. So easy and so cute. They would make great neighbor gifts this holiday season, or a great addition to your handmade gift....there's another <a href="http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/blog-events">exchange</a> coming up next week I believe!<span id="goog_958175785"></span></div>
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Here are some other cards I've made with felt. They usually turn out pretty well too, but I still love the ruffles the most.</div>
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First, I received a Jury summons at the end of August and was selected for the Jury Duty on a 4 week trial. It was a really interesting experience (one that I'm sure would have been just as interesting had it lasted only 2 days....but you do what you have to do). Our legal system is incredible (not without flaw, i'm sure) but I have experienced first hand just what it can do for people and I'm grateful in a weird way for the experience.<br />
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Second, for the last several months, I've been keeping secrets around here. In about 8 weeks, we are adding another little girl to the family! We can.not.wait. Really. We are so excited.<br />
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Here is me 3 weeks ago (at about 29 weeks)</div>
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I don't feel like that's an excuse for my lack of blogging....because I have felt pretty good this time around, but I have lost all sorts of motivation when it comes to doing the essentials (like housework, making dinner, and crafting....you know, the important stuff...haha).<br />
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So there you have it. I have actually been sewing and making things, but they usually end up being for someone else and I keep forgetting to take pictures before sending them away. I do have some things to show you guys, including a tutorial if I can get it up this week, so stay tuned if you are still around and I'll try to get back on the horse.<br />
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In other news, I've been using Pinterest for the last few months and would definitely call my love for it an addiction. You can see my boards by clicking the button at the left or below. Don't be surprised when you see that a lot of them are food related.....I think about food a lot these days (actually, that's normal for me even when I'm not pregnant).<br />
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Hope you all had a great weekend. Thanks for sticking around.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it comes with easy variations. There's the slightly-less-fast ruffled collar vest. <i>The pictures are crazy because the model is crazy. The hem is not wonky like it looks in the pictures, it's just because she won't stand still for 2 seconds for me to take a pictures.</i></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the 'plane jane' white vest.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't take pictures along the way, but it's so simple, I promise you won't need them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Measure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A: The distance between shoulders (armpit to armpit). <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Mine- 7.5"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">B: From the top of the shoulder to the bottom of the armpit. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Mine- 3.5"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">C: from shoulder to where you want the vest to fall. I chose below the waist about half way down the leg, but it's up to you and the style you want to achieve. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Mine-17"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">**Write all of these down so you don't get half way through and have to chase down your model to get them a second time. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Cut your rectangle. Start with a rectangle of cotton jersey. Use measurement A to calculate how long by tripling the distance. Use measurement C to determine how long. Since we're using jersey there is no need to account for seams unless you don't like the raw edges. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Mine ended up being 22" x 17".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Cut your armholes. Fold your vest in half and place a few pins to keep it in place. Use measurement A to determine how far in from the fold to cut the armhole. To determine how far from the top, use 3.5" for small children and adjust up to 6" for larger children. This all depends on how large you want your collar to be. Use measurement B to determine how long to cut the hole. When you cut, you will be cutting both armholes at once so there is no need to repeat this process a second time. No need to finish armholes because they won't fray. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">My hole was 3 3/4 inches in from the side (7/2), 3.5" from the top, and 3.5" long. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. If you wish to have a 'plane jane' vest like the white one, you can stop now. If you want ruffles like the red one you'll first need to round off your corners. I did this by tracing the lid of our clothes hamper onto the vest and cutting off the excess. Then I cut a 2" piece of the same fabric (I had to sew a few scraps together to get it long enough) and ruffled it by sewing a gathering stitch (longest stitch length, highest tension, walking foot if you have one) and pulling the bobbin thread to get desired ruffles. Then I pinned the ruffled strip around the entire vest on the outer edge and sewed directly over the gathering stitch to secure it to the vest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Sometimes it's good to have a reason to sew. It might help me get back in the swing of things. So hopefully you all like my project as much as I do.<br />
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On a side note...I made my first set of curtains this past week for my sister's house. They turned out great. I'm definitely not putting up a tutorial because there are soooo many floating around out there, but I am compiling a list of tips and things that I learned for you guys.<br />
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Keep enjoying your last little bit of summer (if you still have any) and we'll be in touch. Very shortly. I'm off to the pool.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755308092715006887.post-62324623927961486562011-08-10T11:18:00.001-06:002011-08-10T11:21:27.231-06:00Excuses.I thought about telling you guys why I haven't been blogging. I came up with a pretty long list of excuses too. Which are all pretty good ones, but the truth is I just wanted a break. I know I've only been doing this for less than a year, but for some reason all I wanted to do this summer was hang out with my family and play at the pool. So that's exactly what I did. ALL.SUMMER.LONG.<br />
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See....<br />
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Who can blame me? <br />
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I broke out the machines a few times to whip up a few projects, but mostly I've been catching up on some other parts of my life that needed attention. So....please forgive me and please come back. I love creating and knowing that someone else cares and I'm sad to have lost some of you. <i>I've noticed that I've lost quite a few readers this summer.</i> No biggie. I understand. When blogs I read take long breaks I tend to lose track of them too. But I will be back...with projects. Even if the machines haven't been turning, I have been sketching ideas all summer and I'm currently working on my audition piece for <a href="http://www.soyouthinkyourecrafty.com/">SYTYC</a>. I'll keep you updated. <br />
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Hope you are having a wonderful summer as well.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755308092715006887.post-72838976776972924012011-06-14T08:21:00.000-06:002011-06-14T08:21:09.500-06:00Little Daisy's AuctionLittle Daisy's Boutique is having another auction that lasts until the end of today. It's a great way to get cute bows at a discounted price.<div><br />
</div><div>These are some of my favorites offered in the auction right now:</div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p8iyK4-10MIE3_Z__0FtuI6EIBoBdWwUPAcZOA_fbs87ugVbSrr93ls5eeGiAQEX6OALv-fq7CJ898f4l2dKT6ziqQztic0PYb90lZf5ZgzVPfHdcbrtESffUDglfDNjjm6j-Hp6ZlA/s1600/Emma-Medium.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3p8iyK4-10MIE3_Z__0FtuI6EIBoBdWwUPAcZOA_fbs87ugVbSrr93ls5eeGiAQEX6OALv-fq7CJ898f4l2dKT6ziqQztic0PYb90lZf5ZgzVPfHdcbrtESffUDglfDNjjm6j-Hp6ZlA/s400/Emma-Medium.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Emma bow (actually in yellow at the auction).</div><br />
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</div><div>The auction is hosted on facebook. All you have to do is log into facebook and go to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_251914342205">Little Daisy's main page</a> and look through the most recent pictures. Place a bid on the bows you like by leaving a comment on the corresponding photo. It's easy and fun. Don't miss out. You only have until this evening to bid!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755308092715006887.post-85814600267091159832011-05-24T16:16:00.001-06:002011-05-24T16:18:00.315-06:00Checker Board Picnic Quilt (the cheater way)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I honestly don't know if I can even call this a quilt because I cheated in every way possible. Seriously. Just wait till you see how. To me, a quilt has batting, squares, and a backing, so I call it a quilt. If you are a quilter, hide your eyes. They may burn after you read this post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok. I started with a sketch of the a checker board. I wanted it to be very large, so my pattern looked like this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gr6xPPAhkJTlliAApuQhn-OOCp7b-OKUMjmrL7ncxVVIBqvES4PMqmZqsKobuHMf-9KBv75JUkVQCPKbSQUM8EgFxvtK-M32VP-NEkapQ1p4kczXqMWe3_h_iDrtfE8yjWCEH9L68PQ/s1600/Checker+Board+Quilt+final.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gr6xPPAhkJTlliAApuQhn-OOCp7b-OKUMjmrL7ncxVVIBqvES4PMqmZqsKobuHMf-9KBv75JUkVQCPKbSQUM8EgFxvtK-M32VP-NEkapQ1p4kczXqMWe3_h_iDrtfE8yjWCEH9L68PQ/s1600/Checker+Board+Quilt+final.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Since these are my final measurements I cut my squares to 9" x 9". You'll need 32 squares of each color to make the checker board. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Once you get them cut, sew them together like you would any quilt using 1/2" seams. Just be sure to keep the rows in order. I layed the entire quilt out on the floor and sewed together the squares of one line at a time before sewing each row together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Ok, here's where I cheated the first time. I used Rae's method for her <a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/2010/10/rae-pretends-she-can-quilt-and-shares.html">Cheater Quilt Binding</a> (scroll down past the crayon quilt part and you'll see it). To do this, I cut my batting slightly larger than my quilt front (about 65"x 65"). Then I cut my backing about 66" x 66" because my backing was too thick to fold over only 1/2" like Rae suggested. I folded and ironed over the backing with the whole quilt spread out on the floor (my carpet was fine, but I would be careful when you first start). Then I pinned it in place a sewed around the whole binding as close as I could get to the binding edge. Since my backing was a heavy weight denim, I used jean colored thread so that it would not show and a jeans needle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Here's the second- much worse than the first- cheat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you click on the picture above and look really closely at the corners, you will see some invisible thread. I realized when I finished sewing the quilt together that it would be much to big/time consuming for me to machine quilt and I didn't want colored thread to show by hand quilting, so I decided to compromise. On all four corners of each square, I sewed a button hole stitch to keep the front from coming apart from the backing. I used invisible thread on the front and jean colored thread on the back. It is nearly invisible when you look at it but does the job well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's another view:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And thats all I did. Completely cheated, but I love how it turned out. And I finished the whole thing in a few hours. I think it could have dragged on much longer had I used traditional methods, but would probably look better. I'm ok with this method though, since I'm not a 'purist'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It's already been put to good use...checkers and picnics.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus I'm loving how big it is. Big enough to fit our growing family and big enough for us to lay on at the park. Love it.</div><br />
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So, I think i'm going to sew today instead of clean. If I'm lucky, maybe I'll have something to show you later before the week is over. I have some things I've been dying to try since I've been away. Plus, I only entered "blog land" once while I was away, so I have a lot of catching up to do around here as well.<br />
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Also, I had to drop out of the Extreme Makeover contest. A few weeks ago I pulled a muscle in my shoulder and I just couldn't keep up with the sewing...mainly because I couldn't hold my arm up long enough to sew a 6 inch straight line. It's feeling lots better now. I just have a knot in my shoulder the size of a grapefruit, but that's going away too. BUT, they have a wildcard for the last round, so maybe I'll be back for the last week if I can get my act together and get some things done.<br />
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Hope you are having a lovely week. I'm slightly disappointed to come home to such horrible weather, especially when I was vacationing in a very sunny and warm place, but no matter how much fun I have when I'm gone, I always love being home again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755308092715006887.post-30730744033019858662011-05-07T11:45:00.000-06:002011-05-08T11:50:00.730-06:00Late notice, Please Vote!<center><a href="http://www.wildflowersandwhimsy.com/2011/04/extreme-makeover-fabric-edition-week-2.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Extreme Makeover: Fabric Edition" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8wjYzcSyQYvqGZKBCUOMdVwhRMqnDefBdT5x2hXRsitrd0fCWfOuCRQYKtW8NuQLfnt5CUsSPJCGpwib9scwr8j6QSa_Z_ZCyFGEzJ2Peg5-ZlCumtlgFYH5a-cXAwMXKZOp6fMPY1o/s1600/EXTREMEMAKEOVER-1.jpg" /></a><center><br />
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There are some really great ones this week...it's going to be tough to choose. You can also head over to <a href="http://www.wildflowersandwhimsy.com/2011/05/little-miss-dolls-sew-sweet-pattern.html">Wildflowers and Whimsy</a> to enter this weeks giveaway, which you won't want to miss. I know I'm late getting this up, but please don't forget to head over to Extreme Makeover Fabric Edition and <a href="http://extraordinarybree.blogspot.com/search/label/Extreme%20Makeover%3A%20Fabric%20Edition">vote</a>, it ends Sunday night!</center><center> <div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this basket. It was so easy to make and so fun to use. It's something I've always wanted to have and actually having one now makes me want to go it the park in pretty dresses, eat watermelon and pb&j and watch the clouds go by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's easy and you probably have most of this stuff lying around your house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Materials:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Large basket</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cardboard (I used a small office file sized one, but it will depend on how big your basket is)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2-3/4 yard fabric</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2-3/4 yard quilt batting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fabric scraps for front/back and side ties</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hot glue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ric-rac (optional)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Construction:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Put your basket face down on top of your cardboard and trace. If your basket has a handle like mine, do have at a time on the edge of a table so the handle can hang off. You want this piece to be slightly smaller than the basket, so that it rests right inside the ridge when closed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXgPcK_tJKKWrdPNXZUk4VIj_ShhkuMyAEreRI1vhw4_LXITfCpsqVi4p2ivyndQfjTIKZiMnv6I9XMsdqxAaYJgBy_VoCTD3x27aT2epF5rJ9HNxjAu8PBo7BZzj1FmCs0mDE-MpcAs/s1600/IMG_4239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXgPcK_tJKKWrdPNXZUk4VIj_ShhkuMyAEreRI1vhw4_LXITfCpsqVi4p2ivyndQfjTIKZiMnv6I9XMsdqxAaYJgBy_VoCTD3x27aT2epF5rJ9HNxjAu8PBo7BZzj1FmCs0mDE-MpcAs/s400/IMG_4239.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Cut out the traced shape and lay on a slightly larger piece of cardboard. Tape two markers or pencils together and trace onto the larger piece. This is so that the top of the lid will hang over the basket ridge like a lip. The ridges on the side of mine are for the handles because the handles on my basket jut inwards on the inside of the basket, so I needed to accommodate for them. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghnnIK68AVYqc8_Jk5m_0q7212XjnpzKKDPCEQyuhDVugsWreEfjfQLBCN8U6nVu3uqUUE-KQ1z1BIHsq0qyTKBkyrP2DJ8cgKduohK-RtHtpe2wNxX58s2LbblB5y8re2xWX8nSIgLQ/s1600/IMG_4242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghnnIK68AVYqc8_Jk5m_0q7212XjnpzKKDPCEQyuhDVugsWreEfjfQLBCN8U6nVu3uqUUE-KQ1z1BIHsq0qyTKBkyrP2DJ8cgKduohK-RtHtpe2wNxX58s2LbblB5y8re2xWX8nSIgLQ/s400/IMG_4242.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Use a ruler and pencil to mark a 2 inch section out of the middle of the smaller cardboard lid piece. Cut it out so that you now have 3 pieces. Two smaller half lids and one large lid. On the large lid, take and exacto kinfe and very carefully perforate the middle so that it bends on either side of the handles. If you look carefully at the photo, on the larger piece of cardboard there is a green line towards the middle. This is where I made my cut and directly opposite of that as well (2 perforations total). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPXCZX5Bo8Z4U7tY5s7x5M5nTuKPmdZCufDEgiM5_KfTcOgZ8KYeBS7xjoyZeV4Id8xPmuVbgGvj0PR2oLY-jfq0KtN3ckaZXFDt7izXPm841ABuPw6ldLmfz0fqU1hj0C-P6h1qKwv4/s1600/IMG_4254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPXCZX5Bo8Z4U7tY5s7x5M5nTuKPmdZCufDEgiM5_KfTcOgZ8KYeBS7xjoyZeV4Id8xPmuVbgGvj0PR2oLY-jfq0KtN3ckaZXFDt7izXPm841ABuPw6ldLmfz0fqU1hj0C-P6h1qKwv4/s400/IMG_4254.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Take each piece of cardbaord and lay it on the wrong side of a batting and fabric piece (trimmed to be about 2 inches larger on every side). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImifhvY_lGdk9C4JLt1oJ5K_YOXAVhBcGHTqzjOzPkq-ZZBNzxeSD8mRAhCv1BA5TEM8aTWhW796j-fn0P139CgCGT7hoVn6tBsnJFrwWd7bCdQMoY9fWG-cQHTu1fmUA_ya7KQ-WJC4/s1600/IMG_4260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImifhvY_lGdk9C4JLt1oJ5K_YOXAVhBcGHTqzjOzPkq-ZZBNzxeSD8mRAhCv1BA5TEM8aTWhW796j-fn0P139CgCGT7hoVn6tBsnJFrwWd7bCdQMoY9fWG-cQHTu1fmUA_ya7KQ-WJC4/s400/IMG_4260.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Starting with the batting, glue to the cardboard to cover completely. Repeat the same steps with the fabric. I used the same method as I did in the <a href="http://homestitched.blogspot.com/2011/04/rosette-letters.html">Rosette Letters</a>. Repeat this step on all 3 cardboard pieces. On the large top piece, be sure you pull the fabric around the cardboard very tightly to ensure it doesn't pucker strangely when you open and close the lid. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4q-MKlvm6AwjUPzTOp9t6tKQl5j2mS8u4bOmKBhyphenhyphenF5GfQHPG8aUo2cjaYCHZ0vmoh66-x__rBW1rwsEHusWloCGO751wzBvBM0bQ-m2oodbRd77NV22207UaB7pCyRy76B-dv9FeaoU/s1600/IMG_4261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4q-MKlvm6AwjUPzTOp9t6tKQl5j2mS8u4bOmKBhyphenhyphenF5GfQHPG8aUo2cjaYCHZ0vmoh66-x__rBW1rwsEHusWloCGO751wzBvBM0bQ-m2oodbRd77NV22207UaB7pCyRy76B-dv9FeaoU/s400/IMG_4261.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">**I had more pictures of these next steps but they are MIA. I can't find them on my computer anywhere.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. Sew two long strips (mine were about 30" each) of fabric to create your two front and back ties to keep the basket open or closed. You could also use ribbon. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">7. Take the fabric strips and fold in half. Glue the middle (folded part) to the curved edge of one of the smaller cardboard pieces on the wrong side, or the side where the fabric is not covering it completely. Repeat for the other tie and other small cardboard piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">8. Take the larger cardboard piece and lay right side down so that you are looking at the side with all of the glue. Lay a smaller piece of cardboard on top covering the glue mess with the right side facing outwards. Be sure it lines up with the perforations and that it doesn't cover them. We want the lid to bend. You can see what it will look like in the picture below. With the tie coming out the middle and the fabric covered sides showing when the basket is open and when it is closed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT95FE-ZCsx2hWnMW59L1Czhh9j81mCGV9a2COebjlmpZurLkO_XxWDYvw0lXV7n7-ZSxQBO0Er9UUuqkjnvrrQxLO3j-VLPfUr8QOWlYneCrWdQPjhsuQnZvyghnI47FTn-fnbZIVe4/s1600/IMG_4296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT95FE-ZCsx2hWnMW59L1Czhh9j81mCGV9a2COebjlmpZurLkO_XxWDYvw0lXV7n7-ZSxQBO0Er9UUuqkjnvrrQxLO3j-VLPfUr8QOWlYneCrWdQPjhsuQnZvyghnI47FTn-fnbZIVe4/s400/IMG_4296.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">8. I glued on the ric-rac about 1/2 inch from the edges on the inside and outside of the lid.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To create the lining, I used a similar method as the one in my <a href="http://homestitched.blogspot.com/2011/03/vintage-inspired-easter-basket.html">Vintage Inspired Easter Basket</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. I traced the bottom of the basket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPFoJaiYGNMzfSRQMJcQbIcnDxTukRhLAeJUWqyQdCUPXyS0er7_t_eP7Z-yidJdbJHSzgF7UhV1I0euzvmrBvPkiH-7lWKZTf4pv-gTQ-_rSwkdx_16zsJkch8hKzazPlyokCvPwWcU/s1600/IMG_4262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPFoJaiYGNMzfSRQMJcQbIcnDxTukRhLAeJUWqyQdCUPXyS0er7_t_eP7Z-yidJdbJHSzgF7UhV1I0euzvmrBvPkiH-7lWKZTf4pv-gTQ-_rSwkdx_16zsJkch8hKzazPlyokCvPwWcU/s400/IMG_4262.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Cut it out and made sure it fit in the inside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpk5JYa6BTniNj12pgJ0p417MF0pUREsM-itip5I7pbJa_mpTGQY2RFlA4WAjXNpXMqtZAwM0TLNRm0GIviSE_1x3ipw9f_Y_zkxt5zAO8YsseMYGIf00VVynsGw-FDwEgET6-s_v2EA/s1600/IMG_4268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpk5JYa6BTniNj12pgJ0p417MF0pUREsM-itip5I7pbJa_mpTGQY2RFlA4WAjXNpXMqtZAwM0TLNRm0GIviSE_1x3ipw9f_Y_zkxt5zAO8YsseMYGIf00VVynsGw-FDwEgET6-s_v2EA/s400/IMG_4268.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. I added about 1/2 inch when I cut out the fabric to account for seams. I measure the height and added 5 inches so that the fabric would come over the edges. Like the <a href="http://homestitched.blogspot.com/2011/03/vintage-inspired-easter-basket.html">Vintage Easter Basket</a>, I cut out two strips of fabric for the sides. BUT...before sewing any of the lining together serge around all edges or zig-zag and cut. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. When you sew the short ends of the side pieces together, leave about 7 inches un-sewn at the top to fit around the handles. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7X3eXQFaDpQ2CW7xaWC4Fk96xubXkAno9G_zb43DO61YAwXZf2OMyfdbUXo0xK_s9WDhYZxsWO96DCebEaasIE0SZ2qGggKXJnwI8Xgt5X8FXSAI6XAo_ZpmwX41XMNzIKUmddwQBxs/s1600/IMG_4458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7X3eXQFaDpQ2CW7xaWC4Fk96xubXkAno9G_zb43DO61YAwXZf2OMyfdbUXo0xK_s9WDhYZxsWO96DCebEaasIE0SZ2qGggKXJnwI8Xgt5X8FXSAI6XAo_ZpmwX41XMNzIKUmddwQBxs/s400/IMG_4458.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. I added ribbon to each end to tie around the handles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6kOTBFvqSWn8uX4_qrnaID8EM_zVyNbP6G895qLBUxn_vHI04bJTds74TXW5-Qti7wuZ46U3xInfcfLWhlcZ-QTxXF4nErT40algDWzSr9S_ZWjQ03Uid2sPHCQ6xQvvqZPDSo8Q6Ng/s1600/IMG_4460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6kOTBFvqSWn8uX4_qrnaID8EM_zVyNbP6G895qLBUxn_vHI04bJTds74TXW5-Qti7wuZ46U3xInfcfLWhlcZ-QTxXF4nErT40algDWzSr9S_ZWjQ03Uid2sPHCQ6xQvvqZPDSo8Q6Ng/s400/IMG_4460.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. Then attach it to the bottom piece. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUHLdSGXtt2dzWEvVP8Y_yRVyj655KWCEiyymHYXSrsmFbFE2En80LEplR2OxZvR_ky5938VJxFYqvkqHKx9IolHxdKDBSRW5q0g46piB68wGTpdTaHZasqvHqIX22b-TZH9sa1dW5kg/s1600/IMG_4276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUHLdSGXtt2dzWEvVP8Y_yRVyj655KWCEiyymHYXSrsmFbFE2En80LEplR2OxZvR_ky5938VJxFYqvkqHKx9IolHxdKDBSRW5q0g46piB68wGTpdTaHZasqvHqIX22b-TZH9sa1dW5kg/s400/IMG_4276.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now you have you beautiful picnic basket with a functional lid! Take it to the park and bask in the sun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1XFKzsC9W2-8apmRzr28857CyQkabMohjATw5GNu2XQoyW11OVAPsI1Y8zQ7h_vPllj7PbSyLi__Xh0kLv-Hix_1v3lYGDk1K0TV2F_JMfXqaUsBz5bQVLYM3qthWEtekVgBvYlDLAs/s1600/IMG_4300_2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1XFKzsC9W2-8apmRzr28857CyQkabMohjATw5GNu2XQoyW11OVAPsI1Y8zQ7h_vPllj7PbSyLi__Xh0kLv-Hix_1v3lYGDk1K0TV2F_JMfXqaUsBz5bQVLYM3qthWEtekVgBvYlDLAs/s400/IMG_4300_2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<center></center></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755308092715006887.post-39852090505351468702011-05-02T15:21:00.003-06:002011-05-02T16:19:09.397-06:00Tiered and Bubbled<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First, thanks for all of you who voted this weekend! My "<a href="http://www.wildflowersandwhimsy.com/2011/04/extreme-makeover-fabric-edition-week-2.html">Extra Ordinary Day at the Park</a>" creations won <a href="http://www.wildflowersandwhimsy.com/2011/05/week-2-results-next-weeks-theme.html">this weeks vote</a> over at Extreme Makeover Fabric Edition. Yay! I'll be posting the tutorials this week so you can have an 'Extraordinary Day at the Park' too. Sophie and I will be using our picnic blanket and basket this week...multiple times.</div><br />
Second...my injured cutie got her cast off today! Can you believe a month has already gone by? Me either. It's still a little sore and she has the worst rash I have ever seen, but nothing a little coconut oil and fresh air can't take care of.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This may be a little overboard for some of you, but I love how big this skirt is and think it's extra cute with the bubbled layers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ_9vrFcgfGrstpxIG2NbVKwS6exzsXWtKesg3enV6OTahJH5TRuUM-7NVULOdW7dU1Ju6FUATfXWk1BsnDIsMXzwLhFyecR4tKEebTWa5u1BtbtFttFAWzD_p5LdSW4tacLpKJHwvC4/s1600/IMG_4303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJ_9vrFcgfGrstpxIG2NbVKwS6exzsXWtKesg3enV6OTahJH5TRuUM-7NVULOdW7dU1Ju6FUATfXWk1BsnDIsMXzwLhFyecR4tKEebTWa5u1BtbtFttFAWzD_p5LdSW4tacLpKJHwvC4/s400/IMG_4303.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is an extremely simple version of the <a href="http://homestitched.blogspot.com/2011/01/be-mine-3-tiered-skirt.html">"Be Mine" three tiered skirt</a>. In fact, I even had consult my tutorial a couple of times to remember how I made the original. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://homestitched.blogspot.com/2011/01/be-mine-3-tiered-skirt.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu38/ellie1/Tutorial%20Buttons/BeMineSkirt.png" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This version was super easy and came together in about 20 minutes tops. Not kidding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Cutting. You'll want to follow the Be Mine tutorial for the most part, but double the width of each tier. Each tier will actually end up being the length you want the skirt to be in the end minus one inch. This is so you can fold each tier in half to create the bubble.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Gathering stitch. Before you gather, fold the tiers in half and pin lengthwise with wrong sides together so that you have a very long double layered piece. Then sew your gathering stitch across the top of both layers to gather them at the same time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzikNaKL-JPagpcqraILY8kNhzA1uGbeF8hWFpLPLL3D2qV3e7rTZujsp0nzONZ-ScEUQU60RcNHXEJDgKV55jkQanYm7fFsA0jD_RQXfKftJBVNm50o5gkRMJ7yM0OqOMwI9p5klGFs/s1600/IMG_4284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzikNaKL-JPagpcqraILY8kNhzA1uGbeF8hWFpLPLL3D2qV3e7rTZujsp0nzONZ-ScEUQU60RcNHXEJDgKV55jkQanYm7fFsA0jD_RQXfKftJBVNm50o5gkRMJ7yM0OqOMwI9p5klGFs/s400/IMG_4284.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Just like in the original tutorial, you want to finish gathering by hand, making each tier the same length as the skirt lining (hips plus 3 or 4 inches).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPsBmMN9yMmdz2OpUh8m5TPQCKe1NynkbODAIyvzcLGrVAWqO3DN1adGkXpXpUKJVbyKFMhPa2uboCnMoR7P6cr0QX6PvGC3bWmDn_-4WJA5pA_pm3kg0aGWcwcMipsAXV6c4rGL9Teg/s1600/IMG_4282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPsBmMN9yMmdz2OpUh8m5TPQCKe1NynkbODAIyvzcLGrVAWqO3DN1adGkXpXpUKJVbyKFMhPa2uboCnMoR7P6cr0QX6PvGC3bWmDn_-4WJA5pA_pm3kg0aGWcwcMipsAXV6c4rGL9Teg/s400/IMG_4282.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> This is what my sewing space most often looks like when I sew. 3 or 4 projects out all at once and a little munchkin spreading her books and toys across the floor and crawling around in places she shouldn't. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Once all your pieces are ready, draw the lines on your skirt lining piece and finish off the skirt as you would with the Be Mine version. Just no hemming this time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcf47eYx7do3vot-YHpQyQfuFht4FJ-YRi5oUssa1hVgiF94nIWLuqijCl8j15hKSNci5XdRFLmiOkhifBUIIiJRvJTKfry6n62z8v3YOXSL9z-H22x1_x6vwAfmY57QW4kNXtn_dcvs/s1600/IMG_4285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcf47eYx7do3vot-YHpQyQfuFht4FJ-YRi5oUssa1hVgiF94nIWLuqijCl8j15hKSNci5XdRFLmiOkhifBUIIiJRvJTKfry6n62z8v3YOXSL9z-H22x1_x6vwAfmY57QW4kNXtn_dcvs/s400/IMG_4285.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I have a quick/easy tutorial for you. You can make it from materials you have on hand, and it only takes 45 minutes to complete (or less if you are more awesome than me and actually do things right the first time)! I love quick projects that can be finished while my daughter is napping!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm going to show you how to turn these:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZW9RFzQh2EZotvg8n02mOLFyynOYMLwtz_MdiluaUp1l0TZE8WQMkNJ2vd9eoIWmdaFA69BhrnjaBGHL7G6lY8CLG2qz3klY8YLzSrCtMuOfpZ3IHa4059gffsY2OD7MTysGfTXoefGc/s1600/T-shirt+and+onesie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZW9RFzQh2EZotvg8n02mOLFyynOYMLwtz_MdiluaUp1l0TZE8WQMkNJ2vd9eoIWmdaFA69BhrnjaBGHL7G6lY8CLG2qz3klY8YLzSrCtMuOfpZ3IHa4059gffsY2OD7MTysGfTXoefGc/s400/T-shirt+and+onesie.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">into a comfy gathered jersey dress:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFG01GU3y53gB_JUfsXyX4fSV32mrWhFytGG7J7L-2M3_gzhvRmnEvbtfc09L2fYzAEqRzL6YtLRGUWLdYHuUXEfsNWlan6c6ok_P5vdhKHe1H1lJWEKli6HidM7AWifG3CVXMi06w1Pw/s1600/IMG_4125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFG01GU3y53gB_JUfsXyX4fSV32mrWhFytGG7J7L-2M3_gzhvRmnEvbtfc09L2fYzAEqRzL6YtLRGUWLdYHuUXEfsNWlan6c6ok_P5vdhKHe1H1lJWEKli6HidM7AWifG3CVXMi06w1Pw/s400/IMG_4125.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(yes, my sweet little one is in a cast...if you want details you'll have to read about it </span></i><a href="http://homestitched.blogspot.com/2011/04/getting-back-in-groove.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who doesn't love comfy and cute?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Materials:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mens T-shirt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baby Onesie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Measuring Tape</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Yup, thats all folks!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Before you start:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Measure the hips and length of the baby/toddler that the dress is for. If your onesie fits well, you shouldn't need to measure the waist. Don't forget to write them down. I hate re-measureing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>**Adjust the following measurements to fit your model. My dress was for a small 10 month old.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Construction:</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">1. Lay your T-shirt on your cutting board so that the bottom hem is lined up. Then cut 3 strips that are 4" wide starting from the hem so that one piece utilizes the hem from the old T-shirt. I used XL but you could definitely get away with a smaller one. My dress ended up very gathered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSZm1S3KLCY9yKCq3LyV_GzGDMbSVzwOVqzDhSPiEFKqJ0jjPCxNsgzNcbWOGz8O88Vys-ndI2VSFTjxdLkHCczglX0gkLfGIwrXnYKO1DeuMn4eRXpCcFM13kAcvoWqNoW_cdAX4rxE/s1600/IMG_3995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSZm1S3KLCY9yKCq3LyV_GzGDMbSVzwOVqzDhSPiEFKqJ0jjPCxNsgzNcbWOGz8O88Vys-ndI2VSFTjxdLkHCczglX0gkLfGIwrXnYKO1DeuMn4eRXpCcFM13kAcvoWqNoW_cdAX4rxE/s400/IMG_3995.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Using your sewing machine, gather the top and bottom of the two un-hemmed (now a word) strips. Do the same for the hemmed piece, but only gather the edge without the hem. I do this by setting my machine to its highest tension and longest thread length.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIMlMMpZZT9ZyE7fp5eTC27lKwBf_TgbPLyi__O83ZlBaZc5t9wZkYfg7YlXWg2WAU49NG4UGtsOtRTvqrkz3IunAZzN4-bEKNs6Fbnc2dU2Q_6Rw391c_W1OTe7CB-ZMNYvttj1P1rM/s1600/IMG_3997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIMlMMpZZT9ZyE7fp5eTC27lKwBf_TgbPLyi__O83ZlBaZc5t9wZkYfg7YlXWg2WAU49NG4UGtsOtRTvqrkz3IunAZzN4-bEKNs6Fbnc2dU2Q_6Rw391c_W1OTe7CB-ZMNYvttj1P1rM/s400/IMG_3997.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Lay out your pieces and finish gathering them by pulling the bobbin threads on the top and bottom of each strip. You want to gather the pieces until they are 3-4 inches longer than the widest part of the hips, because every little girl needs some wiggle room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTY7wzs2BGZ3RF-K4VK5XSHxSJCRCYkm04uZIfQ6X9mi3-46D48UzX4rGuQWjRXFnA9A3HFN2d2Du_QuPuZfwOdvsqPc5-oOsRpqtgLbCGWhPBOHs9htwlVeTDcSjP2mSkIr18jvTwV3g/s1600/IMG_4000.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTY7wzs2BGZ3RF-K4VK5XSHxSJCRCYkm04uZIfQ6X9mi3-46D48UzX4rGuQWjRXFnA9A3HFN2d2Du_QuPuZfwOdvsqPc5-oOsRpqtgLbCGWhPBOHs9htwlVeTDcSjP2mSkIr18jvTwV3g/s400/IMG_4000.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Pin the top two pieces right sides together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPU1VqinErugJd9kOKbhsew7YspFXDamzp-aG9yyIJEwid-H5U412O-6woWGfBoCa1TzdmHPQac2C0fXXwIS7ATA8KZOiqodpqpHxTvPR_G8NS8ZVe0A7mg1b7oNsv-rwLq7cbcboppTc/s1600/IMG_4005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPU1VqinErugJd9kOKbhsew7YspFXDamzp-aG9yyIJEwid-H5U412O-6woWGfBoCa1TzdmHPQac2C0fXXwIS7ATA8KZOiqodpqpHxTvPR_G8NS8ZVe0A7mg1b7oNsv-rwLq7cbcboppTc/s400/IMG_4005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Serge or zig-zag together using a 1/2 inch seam (no need to trim because t-shirt jersey doesn't fray). Repeat the last two steps for the bottom skirt piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROkrY27anPu79UIuTuQngE2-FZzHXeVk6p0oJIhJ0pRwK1qoq4EMBEFhfX8oawg3JhRbdSJskXeY94FGUXUiSRfzhvDnczsq7JbfTz68R3J19th_wHAmf63DQkard1_01seRfRordk9s/s1600/IMG_4007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROkrY27anPu79UIuTuQngE2-FZzHXeVk6p0oJIhJ0pRwK1qoq4EMBEFhfX8oawg3JhRbdSJskXeY94FGUXUiSRfzhvDnczsq7JbfTz68R3J19th_wHAmf63DQkard1_01seRfRordk9s/s400/IMG_4007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6. Try the onesie on your model and mark where you want the skirt to go. When I took it off, I drew a line around the whole thing to makes sure I pinned correctly later ( you can see it if you look really hard).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwFXjJ7x95vsrhNmLcUeZ8_PXx0LZ7VJjNAm6YH2YwMCZt_DAQue3zzCR49WAB-nnOUTvfgD4lmhEAgHUiBtC4fZuChFy2EXwOijmmAbHCAUyitA5LmePtZknX1yUPSQeDEHSD8_f7ug/s1600/IMG_4011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwFXjJ7x95vsrhNmLcUeZ8_PXx0LZ7VJjNAm6YH2YwMCZt_DAQue3zzCR49WAB-nnOUTvfgD4lmhEAgHUiBtC4fZuChFy2EXwOijmmAbHCAUyitA5LmePtZknX1yUPSQeDEHSD8_f7ug/s400/IMG_4011.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7. Stuff your onesie inside your skirt piece so you can see how it matches up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJSkSZXmqS0-TWVMgxhWDkQ8BQD8JxyiJC4oLf5YDl2zCpLm96vS_B-RS56xPV58OncCH_7gmQDYy7uiHjD-2ICinlhrVPUAavZrw-eCJN5sK9T5dfOEqMT_biK0rHQDCJZA9nhKh-Ac/s1600/IMG_4014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJSkSZXmqS0-TWVMgxhWDkQ8BQD8JxyiJC4oLf5YDl2zCpLm96vS_B-RS56xPV58OncCH_7gmQDYy7uiHjD-2ICinlhrVPUAavZrw-eCJN5sK9T5dfOEqMT_biK0rHQDCJZA9nhKh-Ac/s400/IMG_4014.JPG" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">8. Flip your skirt piece up over the top half of the onesie so that right sides are touching and pin it in place along the line you drew earlier. Or wing it if you didn't feel like drawing a line. I won't judge you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5nnQvM-tR6kUw4KubTI8dcw3NEnNEwSzVNCoolAPi0F-o8PSTChAsPNtF71OacZ5eKGFKZWHMZJvw1hhs2NmEbEm8Q8zIZ2pnCJyleDGkRCzyc8wr2KbCfw93EiOLFNWM68jVuP_9_s/s1600/IMG_4019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5nnQvM-tR6kUw4KubTI8dcw3NEnNEwSzVNCoolAPi0F-o8PSTChAsPNtF71OacZ5eKGFKZWHMZJvw1hhs2NmEbEm8Q8zIZ2pnCJyleDGkRCzyc8wr2KbCfw93EiOLFNWM68jVuP_9_s/s400/IMG_4019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">9. Zig zag in place if you wish to keep the bottom half of the onesie in tact, or serge it and cut off the bottom completely! I originally left the bottom on but think the dress lays better without it, so I ended up cutting it off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AnXy2MYGT9Qill5qUQhDMTrHFv73mQpAmVPT1OFahYQE3savA2bLPpohwPYUNDHquuNHjdD7uXyydQLmyB18kv7U95XB_qp-XtjCoV4VNHkfP7M7vXZN3X3NMAWwtlPDiP1Uy68H_P8/s1600/IMG_4021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AnXy2MYGT9Qill5qUQhDMTrHFv73mQpAmVPT1OFahYQE3savA2bLPpohwPYUNDHquuNHjdD7uXyydQLmyB18kv7U95XB_qp-XtjCoV4VNHkfP7M7vXZN3X3NMAWwtlPDiP1Uy68H_P8/s400/IMG_4021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now you have this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa-0h_wP5AnyyuMZdEbkaV7FcMGQIE5uQ-VK9v7wsAsbs0shGpXw3JrHX0qUu3Uc_Bx839YS3fRMwTkM5snHZk4P3eYEWG6r8bdoy5l8n5LelSQrSKBcVWqwEwLqeS33nmHgAaEWRDkE/s1600/IMG_4033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa-0h_wP5AnyyuMZdEbkaV7FcMGQIE5uQ-VK9v7wsAsbs0shGpXw3JrHX0qUu3Uc_Bx839YS3fRMwTkM5snHZk4P3eYEWG6r8bdoy5l8n5LelSQrSKBcVWqwEwLqeS33nmHgAaEWRDkE/s400/IMG_4033.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can stop now, or take a few jersey strips...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjpCbbEMc9jPQAQOx04CN9tgQE00897ztk0t-hfFrB55OGhiWvJLdocsYTSE4LBUb8kLgOvseDBC36JwRxUV4DqT6Cb1FXayNcdxlyyKwmU423p-5hOqXPDylLy76D9reNMEeED4Sxts/s1600/IMG_4038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjpCbbEMc9jPQAQOx04CN9tgQE00897ztk0t-hfFrB55OGhiWvJLdocsYTSE4LBUb8kLgOvseDBC36JwRxUV4DqT6Cb1FXayNcdxlyyKwmU423p-5hOqXPDylLy76D9reNMEeED4Sxts/s400/IMG_4038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sew them onto the front with a little rosette...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92fgzLO1OiG2lpPlxCvER36v-diUva66XBJG7uqvgACShU7L8873JJvcfVkSVQIZBReLBEmcL_ki-c4eamju-9vFTlllfs0bmOgkrR_ZS_9pQSLiFRDf1xWFm02nxgVuBxLS81_RoBo0/s1600/IMG_4043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92fgzLO1OiG2lpPlxCvER36v-diUva66XBJG7uqvgACShU7L8873JJvcfVkSVQIZBReLBEmcL_ki-c4eamju-9vFTlllfs0bmOgkrR_ZS_9pQSLiFRDf1xWFm02nxgVuBxLS81_RoBo0/s400/IMG_4043.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And end up with this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1BtG04r9jLaawStINQwzZOZXjZ7nzLHyPshPMP3A7nQprC4WfK4P_hamiwzXD1n9IREi3o5VrKx39MD1HGBTP8rtH_Xq83Gj6M1J8aCdfftLKStn5s21F8Bf2JbUA-YcQZiKapIgCjY/s1600/IMG_4058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1BtG04r9jLaawStINQwzZOZXjZ7nzLHyPshPMP3A7nQprC4WfK4P_hamiwzXD1n9IREi3o5VrKx39MD1HGBTP8rtH_Xq83Gj6M1J8aCdfftLKStn5s21F8Bf2JbUA-YcQZiKapIgCjY/s400/IMG_4058.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;">This is where she decides the grass is gross and won't put her legs down in it...for like 10 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvJERInhh6aMpLfxGb-ScK37CClGGAqArW0k7mcY2Q-_vy5tC5Y8h96I6WM6vO-56hO4Vj6Q30SKQskfEJr3NN7M_rxmzE_1-O0VWkG2i6pT6Vm0Lp6l1xSNiSzhfPHM-457LSPl-0zU/s1600/IMG_4067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvJERInhh6aMpLfxGb-ScK37CClGGAqArW0k7mcY2Q-_vy5tC5Y8h96I6WM6vO-56hO4Vj6Q30SKQskfEJr3NN7M_rxmzE_1-O0VWkG2i6pT6Vm0Lp6l1xSNiSzhfPHM-457LSPl-0zU/s400/IMG_4067.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is when she finally started giving in...but she still thinks it's gross.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS21StmQmA-s00dNZ7vdNzAhs6r8x47Pw1iKBdtZQOYLpw3oq8PyV9f_IrZ2tm0qG85sSDFIvGEWpPA7Haer931EG-sU74DQ0r6v_dMhnGA9x5fqZSBQ4PS02d6dCLPamiv7hAYeJaPw/s1600/IMG_4068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS21StmQmA-s00dNZ7vdNzAhs6r8x47Pw1iKBdtZQOYLpw3oq8PyV9f_IrZ2tm0qG85sSDFIvGEWpPA7Haer931EG-sU74DQ0r6v_dMhnGA9x5fqZSBQ4PS02d6dCLPamiv7hAYeJaPw/s400/IMG_4068.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is complete submission. I win.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwCkt7thc7Lk5t_dFo05xMLdgOuJKdGEDpaUi2LQNbMoJeiNKPHzCsE8tnwsWmZ28uMr9A3VeZOXZZbiKj1jTYA6Z6743jhUwLMwk_VSu0Wcaqgxc0iRS53M-x8kYYMNM-rRRbximoi8/s1600/IMG_4121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwCkt7thc7Lk5t_dFo05xMLdgOuJKdGEDpaUi2LQNbMoJeiNKPHzCsE8tnwsWmZ28uMr9A3VeZOXZZbiKj1jTYA6Z6743jhUwLMwk_VSu0Wcaqgxc0iRS53M-x8kYYMNM-rRRbximoi8/s400/IMG_4121.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, we like to coordinate our hair accessories with our cast. Much cuter that way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have an Ikea crib, and if you have one you know that the sizing is just a little off that of other standard cribs...It drives me nuts. Don't get me wrong, I love our crib...the style and color especially. Sort of old-school and modern at the same time, but it is hard to find fitting bumper pads. The ones we had previously were super cute hand-me-downs from my sister-in-law. I liked them a lot but they didn't quite fit on our crib and always looked a little strange.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My solution was to make bumper pads that were not connected to help them fit better around the crib, which I think they do nicely now. I mostly used this <a href="http://sew4home.com/projects/pillows-cushions/356-stylish-baby-nursery-crib-bumpers">bumper pad tutorial</a> from Sew4Home but made a bunch of changes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used their dimensions for the sizing, but took away about an inch for my crib. If you have a normal crib you could probably use it as is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the ruffled outer pieces, I doubled the length of the fabric, ran a gathering stitch about 4 inches from the top, and then gathered the piece to the correct length. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEdhJuXGIZ1_cKdss9u2T54UTPEJIysfI5pRv3M7Ry0-V5NpG6Ne7MWIu-If_N7x5omoZXQg7egP2AHR0ln_drcjx2kckj_Gd3zzluTtTfzYs2KAvstvrgCcZWPBhq5Cnv1fPGNl45QM/s1600/IMG_4154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEdhJuXGIZ1_cKdss9u2T54UTPEJIysfI5pRv3M7Ry0-V5NpG6Ne7MWIu-If_N7x5omoZXQg7egP2AHR0ln_drcjx2kckj_Gd3zzluTtTfzYs2KAvstvrgCcZWPBhq5Cnv1fPGNl45QM/s400/IMG_4154.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut out a piece of interfacing the size I wanted my bumper pads to end up and ironed the ruffles onto this to hold it securely. Then I pinned it and sewed around all the edges. I would definitely recommend using interfacing if you decided to ruffle your front panel. It will really help your ruffles stay in place when you get the whole thing sewn together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-koKbsrTMuGmXuCOKTH9licBQutGjuLjEmR9KasReGjA9OJYtjWiuEF3Xf45gNpN3VAwqV70LFwEEAm2dgekGZWG-VPLiP_kmNkKlAfg3vlinAl2XczSS3DrhQpoRwcTsq2ZsfiEh2P8/s1600/IMG_4155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-koKbsrTMuGmXuCOKTH9licBQutGjuLjEmR9KasReGjA9OJYtjWiuEF3Xf45gNpN3VAwqV70LFwEEAm2dgekGZWG-VPLiP_kmNkKlAfg3vlinAl2XczSS3DrhQpoRwcTsq2ZsfiEh2P8/s400/IMG_4155.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I followed the rest of the instructions skipping the cording (I thought it would look funky with the ruffles...now I think it would have worked) and I didn't curve the edges, but left them square instead. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know how I didn't notice it was crooked when we took the pictures....grrrrr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, she really does only get a corner because the other half of her room is filled with my sewing stuff and our office space. You are pretty much seeing the whole thing except for part of the changing table and the glider. Covered bins are next on my to-do list, along with some wall decals and a new mobile.</div><br />
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I recently created a Flickr account for this blog. I'm not sure if any of you have used any of my tutorials, but I hope that eventually you will find some of them useful and try them out. If you do (or already have), I would love to see what you made/make. I would love to see how you have improved my ideas, I would love to see your fabric choices, your cute models, your creativity...the list goes on. If you have or are planning to use a tutorial or idea please take a moment and upload a picture or two showing what you've done. You can click the link above or on the left sidebar. It really would mean a lot to me! <br />
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If there is some interest and some of you actually add to the pool I would love to feature your creations on my blog. I'm thinking a monthly (or twice monthly) "Flickr Feature" where I spotlight creations from the Homestitched Flickr pool. With links back to your blog if you have one, of course. <br />
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Other news...it is quite possible that the name of this blog will change in the near future. When I created this blog I searched 'Homestitched' on every search engine imaginable and nothing came up. BUT we all know how these things go and now it seems that there is a homestitched.com out there. It probably won't ever be a problem but I want to keep my options open in case I ever decide to expand this blog into something more (like making/selling patterns). I have no idea what I will change it to or if I even will, but just wanted to give you the heads up.</center><center><br />
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</center><center>Is it safe to use thread after something like this happens? I honestly don't know.</center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before I caught her, she managed to tangle just about every thread in my drawer. Nice.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrlEGKBsDchNfYqpPbUx0ScvV4IJhjTSw5ucCyiFYLPFf0Ktrldn_3u9UbsGjPsfVUiaB0i2fJsIlNnbkRBBPCVxblcNN0KxSY93qpfotoR3B69LnKO5O8qaxe5pjIMo-rXmg31Xkw68/s1600/IMG_4230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrlEGKBsDchNfYqpPbUx0ScvV4IJhjTSw5ucCyiFYLPFf0Ktrldn_3u9UbsGjPsfVUiaB0i2fJsIlNnbkRBBPCVxblcNN0KxSY93qpfotoR3B69LnKO5O8qaxe5pjIMo-rXmg31Xkw68/s640/IMG_4230.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Yup her name is Sophie. I don't think I've ever told you that before. I think I was nervous to share too much info on the web....but it's getting a little annoying to refer to her as "my little one." So yeah...now you know.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Materials:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">About 1/2 yard of 2 different fabrics for the rosettes (or 1 yard of the same color)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Another 1/2 yard to cover the cardboard letters </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mod Podge</div><div style="text-align: center;">Glue Gun</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cardboard</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scissors</div><div style="text-align: center;">Marker</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Construction:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. First, you need to cut out your letters. I drew them on paper first and then traced them onto my cardboard. I found it was easiest to cut them out using an exacto knife, but scissors would probably work as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Take your cardboard letter and lay it on top of your fabric (you actually want to do this so that you trace the reverse image onto your fabric, so put the front of your letter face down-I messed up the first time). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HKT6mOx56Jmsr13Chrw7KfIAmzjTysWBe1I9yXZ41B63PNJXQjOfZj9IaXR57EpdIt1VJqUNqJCuJf2krQ0FuMODRoBINSwlN3p473D2Liqno-zjrqP1Hh-zy9tSDI7HfwsqwycDUBA/s1600/IMG_4164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HKT6mOx56Jmsr13Chrw7KfIAmzjTysWBe1I9yXZ41B63PNJXQjOfZj9IaXR57EpdIt1VJqUNqJCuJf2krQ0FuMODRoBINSwlN3p473D2Liqno-zjrqP1Hh-zy9tSDI7HfwsqwycDUBA/s400/IMG_4164.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Trace your letter with a marker. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjFy7ZsOgCx6J5Zxha9l9qCbTHAYzfKOdfE05vK3LQZngjUfQIR_-b4lOojBKmN8LzZ9H4nCP4E5CaFwQjJfAoy2Oe3M37p4lot1EaQug2xbMy3QE2ypT0yMrJRFEy_yhGwuaisxERYQ/s1600/IMG_4169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjFy7ZsOgCx6J5Zxha9l9qCbTHAYzfKOdfE05vK3LQZngjUfQIR_-b4lOojBKmN8LzZ9H4nCP4E5CaFwQjJfAoy2Oe3M37p4lot1EaQug2xbMy3QE2ypT0yMrJRFEy_yhGwuaisxERYQ/s400/IMG_4169.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Clip around all the curves almost to the outline. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl7m8KtsPNnvEgz7CIs4QtoCCgpgjFLGgD36oSJu9UbfVKSeABssekgihxX5aI1jm5Mgj5u8VyivRNOlxdWFVa5kqfoi8FQMefGoCyQdML4k21jxLwzz0eF_6pNlHFB8K1hD9WqxU-sI/s1600/IMG_4171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCl7m8KtsPNnvEgz7CIs4QtoCCgpgjFLGgD36oSJu9UbfVKSeABssekgihxX5aI1jm5Mgj5u8VyivRNOlxdWFVa5kqfoi8FQMefGoCyQdML4k21jxLwzz0eF_6pNlHFB8K1hD9WqxU-sI/s400/IMG_4171.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Using a brush, apply mod podge to front of the cardboard letter and press onto your fabric exactly in the outline drawn before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6. With your hot glue gun, fold the clipped fabric under and glue to the back of the letter. Originally I thought I would use mod podge for this but it did not work well. Trust me and use the glue gun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6reIJ8KDs-Pa1wkmyfbyh0_1Kyt1L9VAgH5i_13-3nxqwsM4gWOTTEb8_B5nhhSw3LHlkIqL4v3P8ZyTTKXdwbTmjfI7Yj_sFq0PH1K0OMxjeAarYkz8khyphenhyphenbxVEFgCVAkRJSg6ZLwRjk/s1600/IMG_4189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6reIJ8KDs-Pa1wkmyfbyh0_1Kyt1L9VAgH5i_13-3nxqwsM4gWOTTEb8_B5nhhSw3LHlkIqL4v3P8ZyTTKXdwbTmjfI7Yj_sFq0PH1K0OMxjeAarYkz8khyphenhyphenbxVEFgCVAkRJSg6ZLwRjk/s400/IMG_4189.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It looks a little scary because it's still wet from the mod podge and has hot glue, but you get the idea. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now you have this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6l4CuzeSu-e_SsH0Vvh9FwtIPQNvhYSKUOBzGehcVODUvZTHPwl6ZLTADQI7jo5OxK90mpAeaFj75HiUlf04Tkch0j9IYAeJYK8PPj8XzV7NF_UEVyqsbLUnaIOvSz6N0zOiD2c7-14/s1600/IMG_4187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6l4CuzeSu-e_SsH0Vvh9FwtIPQNvhYSKUOBzGehcVODUvZTHPwl6ZLTADQI7jo5OxK90mpAeaFj75HiUlf04Tkch0j9IYAeJYK8PPj8XzV7NF_UEVyqsbLUnaIOvSz6N0zOiD2c7-14/s400/IMG_4187.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7. Make your rosettes. I used a mix of tutorials till I found one I liked. I didn't like the look of raw edges poking out all over, so I kept the raw edges down as I wrapped. You are going to need a whole bunch of 1" strips of fabric for your rosettes. I think I made about 178 rosettes of all different sizes for about 10 inch letters. My 'S' is about 10 inches the 'o' and 'e' were about 7 1/2 inches tall.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I don't have any more pictures of the rest of the process, but It's easy and quick once your rosettes are done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">8. Divide your rosettes into similar sized piles (I made 3 piles for small, medium, and large rosettes). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">9. Start with the larger rosettes and glue them onto the letter by putting glue on the bottom of the rosette and then placing them where they look good visually. If you are using more than one color, make sure you use some of both. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">10. Fill in the gaps with the medium sized rosettes. When you fill in the gaps you want to make sure to put glue on the sides that are touching other rosettes as well as the bottom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>A couple tips:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">-The key is to really squeeze them together. Don't distort the rosettes, but make sure you can't see the cardboard peeking through. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">-When it came to the edges, I did my best to conform the rosettes to the shape of the cardboard. It was much easier than I thought it would be. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband helped my hang them. We inserted a nail between two if the rosettes and nailed it directly to the wall.</div><br />
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</div><div> Congratulations Emily! I'll be emailing you. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BenzieBazaar">Start picking colors</a>....30 of 'em.</div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you helped me out a little over a week ago by filling out the survey from this <i><a href="http://homestitched.blogspot.com/2011/04/please-help.html">Please Help!</a></i> post, stay tuned.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I want you all to know how much I appreciated the help...my does husband too. It was amazing that so many of you took the survey. To show my appreciation, I am sending one of you some Benzie Felt as my way of saying thanks. I wish I could send some to everyone that helped us out, but I am still the wife of a grad student and that is definitely not in our budget this month or any month for the next 2 years. Maybe when we make it big.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The fairest way I could think to do this was to pick another random number (from the Please Help comments). Sooo....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CItIT7ysDxj7lMjQmqn86lb5OAmVjfnI8uqFEcMKLVXjKSQFFfCsKM04SiyJU7oPHGJjFCT8ZGhnaONd6tPE0k46v6gwp1EdAyp56U3HVGzWZdReomPn8uPqJermyOL-GfWHQAxXyAI/s1600/Winer+PH+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CItIT7ysDxj7lMjQmqn86lb5OAmVjfnI8uqFEcMKLVXjKSQFFfCsKM04SiyJU7oPHGJjFCT8ZGhnaONd6tPE0k46v6gwp1EdAyp56U3HVGzWZdReomPn8uPqJermyOL-GfWHQAxXyAI/s1600/Winer+PH+2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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