Keep the kids busy and teach them a skill at the same time! These EASY STITCH Cards teach children beginning sewing skills as well as fine motor skills.
Make Your Own DIY Sewing Cards using craft items found in your home. This is an easy beginner's sewing project. Introduce how to sew to a small child.
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When you're wanting to get your kids into sewing, there are few better places to start than sewing cards. These Printable Sewing Cards for Kids come in the form of a free PDF with five fun and simple shapes to choose from. Simply download and print the stars, hearts, hexagons, circles, and squares as many times as you want. There are also at least a couple of different ways to use these practice sewing cards. Using as is or as templates to create stronger cards from other materials. We will discuss this more below! This is a fantastic training project for kids of all ages (even adults!). Anyone who is learning how to sew can benefit from these card PDFs because the repeated work can only help improvement in skills. PS: This article is part of our National Sewing Month Celebration! Check it out here + enter to win our 5 free giveaways worth more than $1,000! Get the latest free sewing patterns and tutorials by signing up for our Sewing It Up newsletter! Below, we'll provide some tips on how to print and use these lacing cards so that you're all set up for success with this training craft.
Requirements: Foolproof Crazy-Quilt Projects 1 piece of felted wool 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" 1 piece of lining fabric 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" 1 piece of non-woven stabilizer 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" 2" piece of 7mm ribbon Assorted 4mm and 7mm silk ribbons Assorted Perle #8 and # 12 threads Assorted stranded cottons Chenille #22 needle Milliner’s #9 needle Small button Construction; Note: Pattern includes ¼" seam allowance. 1. Fuse the stabilizer to the wrong side of the wool felt. 2. Fold the felt into the shape of an envelope and press well. Folded envelope 3. These pressed lines form the perimeter for the embroidery. It is important to remember the ¼" seam allowance. Perimeter lines 4. Follow the stitch maps from Foolproof Crazy-Quilt Projects to complete the embroidery. Stitch map 4.1 Top Left-Hand Corner - Seam Treatment X - page 38 4.2 Top Right-Hand Corner - Seam Treatment J - page 34 4.3 Bottom Left-Hand Corner - Lid Piece 5 - page 69 4.4 Bottom Right-Hand Corner - Seam Treatment B - page 14 4.5 Center - Seam Treatment A - page 68 5. Baste the 2" ribbon to the top corner of the embroidered square to form the button loop. Button loop 6. Put the outer panel on the lining piece with right sides together. 7. Pin and sew the panels together, leaving a small opening for turning. 8. Turn the panels right side out. Gently push out the seams and press. 9. Fold the completed panels into an envelope shape and press well. 10. Slip stitch the two front seams closed. 11. Feather stitch along the stitched seams and the top edge. 12. Attach the button to the front in line with the button loop. Attached button Completed Project; Enjoy! Follow my blog with Bloglovin
Thursday was the first quilt meeting this year. And 45 ladies had come to share this evening together. This evening we had invited Trine Bakke (to the right) to talk about “How to get inspired to get project finished”. And it was so inspiring to listen to her, She had exactly the same philosophy as I, To have a lot of projects going on at the same time, and to always have a lot of “on the go” projects ready to grab. Anne Kjersti from Lappemakeriet had brought a lot of stuff from the shop and we was so eager to get some shopping done. They also showed a lot of inspiration from the shop. Like this ABC wallhanging in Norwegian. We always find a lot of english patterns for this, but then the letters does not compare with the the motif. Like A for Apple is not right in Norwegian, here it is E for Eple (apple), and we have the letter A Ø Å that is not in the english alphabet. Look at this cute pillow. I bought the paper pieces for this one. It is called Carpenter’s wheel (16”). Going to make this by using only fabric from my scrap bag. More inspiration. I have the paper pieces (bought long time ago) for both these projects. Have to look them up now, but where have I stored them??? This is Lappemakeriets BOM for this year. I really love the look of this one. But I have told myself not to buy any BOM before I have finished the one that is laying in a box in my sewingroom. But…….. have to think a little about this one. A lot of inspiration to get from this shop. Thank you Trine and Anne Kjersti for coming to our quiltmeeting. And then there was show and tell. Enjoy the photos. And I have brought my basket quilt to show. Looking forward to baste it and get it quilted. Did I buy something. Of course. The pink fabric to the left is half 30cm. Bjørg and I shared these and I think we have the same project in mind. Will be fun to se how different they will be when we add fabric from our own stash. The light fabrics to the right, I just had to have them. This weekend is going to be spendt in my sewingroom. Minus 20 outside, having my new sewingmachine to explore, new fabrics and a lot of ideas. I feel this is going to be a great weeend. Saying for today:
I love how she has caught the action of this little girl sat sewing, lovely! Illustrated by Henriette Willerbeek le Mair.
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Craft project: See how easy it is to make your own sewing cards out of cardstock, then sew on them with colorful yarn. Kids will have great fun sewing various patterns while developing coordination and learning basic sewing stitches.
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Keep the kids busy and teach them a skill at the same time! These EASY STITCH Cards teach children beginning sewing skills as well as fine motor skills.
Well it's the end of a busy week! I don't know about you, but I'm pooped! But I'm pleased to say we've had some gorgeous, sunny days here in N.I. this week, and there's a lovely Autumn feel to the air! As always, the things I've been working on this week I can't show you yet (soon I promise!), so I'm going to give you a wee tute on how to use up every last wee bit of fabric shavings, you know those bits that end up all over your cutting mat after trimming blocks and hsts? We'll here's a cool way to turn them into a new type of fabric. As far as I know this product doesn't have an official name - I learnt it at college and it wasn't called anything then, but if you know the official name of this craft, please let me know. 1. Save up your fabric shavings & wee bits of offcuts that are too small to be useful (you can also cut up wee bits of fluffy wool, ribbon, sparkly threads etc.). Bigger pieces will need to be snipped down smaller. 2. Take a piece of plain sheeting/calico and lay a load of shavings on top. You can colour code your savings as I have done here, or have a multi-coloured mess! Make sure it's thick enough to cover the backing fabric, but not too thick to sew over. 3. Lay a piece of water soluble fabric over the top and pin/sew round the edges. This stuff is really cool - you can get different brands in a craft shop or online. I've used Avalon Water Soluble Embroidery Fabric by Madeira. 4. Now sew, sew, sew over the top of the w.s.fabric, either by free motion quilting or straight & wavy lines all over. Try not to leave any big gaps where the shavings can later escape from. 5. When you have stitched this to within an inch of its life, take the pins out and under a luke warm tap or in a sink/basin, allow the w.s.fabric to melt away (it goes a bit slimy as it melts off so rinse it well). 6. Give your new piece of fabric a good squeeze to get the water out and then allow it to dry on the radiator. 7. When dry, draw your desired shapes on the back and cut out. If you want to, sew more stitching on top to highlight details, for example veins in leaves, or sew on beads, sequins etc. 8. You can now use your fabric shapes to embellish/decorate cards, cushions, make letters or Christmas decorations etc. etc. The possibilities are endless! Another way to use this wonderful water soluble fabric is to roughly sketch a shape on to it & then put it into an embroidery hoop. Repeated sewing and shading with thread will close all the gaps, so that when you take the fabric off the hoop and dissolve the w.s.fabric you are left with a completely embroidered shape. Have fun & let your imagination run wild!
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Hello my dear friends, seriously ~ I am hooked! Hooked on crocheting mini flowers from a pattern I made up this morning and now I just can't seem to want to stop making these tiny blooms. It takes not even 5 minutes to have one done. Right now I have no idea what I am going to use them for but I am sure something will pop into my mind. I first learnt how to crochet when I was 8 or 9 years old in school (yes, in those days we were still taught how to sew, knit, crochet and cook at school, something I think they should bring back, I actually learnt how to sew when I was about 5 years old and my Grandma taught me how to ) and I have always loved to crochet. When I was a teenager I would crochet large doilies or tablecloths and sell them to make a bit of extra pocket money. These days I still like to crochet but nothing too big but I do love making smaller pieces like snowflakes, little hearts or like these little flowers now. Take a look ... ... aren't they just so neat and tiny?! These could be made plain and then you could dye them any color you would like either with food coloring or even Easter egg colors! They could be used to embellish tags or pincushions or anywhere you would like them to be! And you can use them to make these ... ... an old idea with a new twist ... ... instead of using little flowers of paper or book pages you can use these to make your little flowers pins! And because I love to create and I think I am a happier person because of it I would like to share how to make these tiny flowers with you today. I am sharing the instructions two ways ... ...once as a graphic with the crochet symbols and secondly as written instructions as well . How to make a tiny flower ... ... you start off with a magic ring/circle ~ if you don't know how to make a magic circle you can find many videos on 'how to' on the net. There is only one round you need to crochet for this flower ... ... form a magic ring ~ into this ring crochet ... 3 chain stitches, one double crochet, 3 chain stitches, one slip stitch. Repeat this 4 more times ~ making the 5 petals for the flower ~ finishing with a slip stitch. Now just fasten off, tighten the magic ring by pulling the tail of the thread, cut off and you are done with your little flower. I hope my instructions are written so you will be able to make this little flower and now all you have to do is find something you want to embellish with them. I hope you are well and life is treating you kind. Have a peaceful and creative day, Karen B.
It is nearly time for this month's Saturday workshop! Altered Books. On the 23rd May in Boxmoor we will be making, starting and learning new techniques to make unique little works of ART from old, unloved hardback books. It is such a happy experience to see beautiful things emerging from the pages and seeing how everybody interprets the techniques that I'm showing them into their own personal artwork. This time we are going to be working with Acrylic mediums. Crackle paints, moulding paste, iridescent mediums and paints, and resin. We are also going to play with openings and put little doors with hinges into our books. Each person can choose to work to a theme or just to play with the techniques. Have a look through this blog for photos of Altered Books and there are lots on my website too. www.paulawatkins.co.uk if you'd like to see examples of this lovely art for. Here are a few more to show some of the techniques we will be playing with. This first one shows some of the different mediums used with iridescent paint effects, It also shows a window cut between the pages to showcase a vintage optometrist lens which has been treated with resin and wired between the pages. This little heat treated copper door has brass hinges and a fastening. It opens to reveal the vintage dresses hanging in the wardrobe by a chain and little wire hangers. The fairies on the other page a peeking in. This is a stitched panel on a book page using some of my collection of buttons and lace. As you can see, an Altered Book can be anything you want it to be. Let me know if you'd like to join us on this workshop or one in the future. We have such fun!
If you're looking for a Valentine's Day craft to do with your children, you will find a great selection here—from treat packs and love bugs to butterflies and crayons.
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These creative cards give a little texture and extra love to the humble 'thank you'.
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Oh,... have I ever been having fun with new fabrics and new pincushion designs. I just had to share this Thread Catcher that I completed moments ago. I just posted it for sale at my Etsy Shop . Isn't this pincushion the just the cutest! That's a five inch Dresden Plate quilt block applied to the top of the pincushion! I know, I know, I'm crazy, aren't I? Fast Forward! This pattern, as well as two other Thread Catcher Patterns is now available at my Etsy shop, Curry Bungalow. https://www.etsy.com/shop/CurryBungalow
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