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I've been collecting old tapestries from the Op Shops for ages now. I can't pass them by. In the past I've made cushions or just stashed them, until I saw these! Well, not these particularly, but this type of thing. Amazing! The stool was covered with funky pink and grey vinyl, but had ripped and degraded conveniently. It took about 2 hours! I couldn't be happier, unless I owned one of the chairs in the link! Had to sew a bit on the side of the puppy (in blue)... might need to embroider over the seam. It looks a bit odd. Our staple gun couldn't cope with the Masonite so I ended up using a thick nylon cord and pulling it in. The braid is old too.
Lorrie, from my SewMod group, came up w/the idea of making a tuffet at one of our sew-ins. Her neighbor was kind enough to cut the base and sink the grommets for the feet for us. Lorrie acquired and cut the foam and the ginormous buttons, so all we had to do was pick out feet, fabric and sew our little hearts out! My cousin Ashley and I spent the evening 2 Fridays ago rummaging through my stash and were able to come up with these: They are mostly Amy Butler, but there's a couple of Denyse Schmidt and Robert Kaufman thrown in. I love these so much, and have a ton of strips left over, that I'm going to have to make a quilt out of them as well. There was a lot of prep involved to make the tuffets. I spent all day Saturday foundation piecing my strips into 8 sections. I tend work slower when I do scrappy projects, agonizing over each fabric placement. I think it's harder than a planned out quilt. I would not have known how to make the foundation peiced sections w/o having previous paper piecing experience either. The directions were not very clear on that part. I eventually got a system in place, and that helped speed things up. Shelley made her entire tuffet at the sew-in. I was very much impressed. And for some strange reason, everyone of us felt the urge to wear our tuffets on our heads. We were all reminded of that cartoon character on Fat Albert. Some action shots: Lorrie, Shelley and Andrea arranging the tuffet cover. You have to get it on just so, or it will be off center. Andrea and Lorrie Pattie putting the feet on. (sorry Pattie!) Yeah! Andrea clapping at our success. There are no photos of us putting the buttons on, since it took all 4 of us to push the button in, brace the back of the tuffet against the pushing, tie the button and staple the beejeezes out of the thread to the back to keep the button in place. I pulled a muscle in my buttocks doing it. The lengths we go through for a good project! Pattie had left after we made her help w/the first one, smart woman! I had to strip piece the fabric for my giant button, because I didn't bring any yardage with me to the sew-in. Mine is about 17" in diameter and 9" tall. You can alter the height w/different feet. (I added this because I've had a couple of people think they might be pincusions). I L.O.V.E. it! It's true, I do love it. And yes, Sue, I would marry it! Wouldn't you? The tower of tuffets: Top - Andrea used Kate Spain Fandango Middle- my Amy Butler and friends Bottom - Lorrie used Amy Butler Soul Blossoms And all finished (except for Pattie's, because she had to leave early, but which I'm dying to see because she is using Sanae's Arcadia, which is totally gorgeous.) Shelley's is on the top, she used a wide selection of Kaffe Fasset, of course. (Shelley's a Kaffe-o-phile). I'm already thinking up what I should make my next one out of! They were all totally fabulous. But I can't start another one yet, because I have a waste bin liner to work on tonight. That's a different post all together. Our next group project to tackle will be the Amy Butler Gumdrop Pillow poof. Now I just need to find where I put that pattern! Lorrie has more in process photos over at the SewMod blog and the SewMod Flickr site.
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I always save bottle caps. I started collecting them to send micro swap items safely, but it's been a while since the last swap, and my collection is getting a bit large. The other night, I remembered using bottle caps to make footstools as a kid. I had to give it another try. The bottle caps I had were large, about an inch across, and 1/2 inch deep, so I cut it down to about 1/4 inch high using old scissors, then sanded the cut edge. An adult should definitely do the cutting! Stuff the cap with cotton balls, until they make a nice puffy seat. Cut a large circle of fabric (printed cottons hide glue spots pretty well), and cut rays from the outer edge inwards towards the center. Put glue around the plastic sides of the bottle cap, and then cover the cap with your fabric circle. Don't worry if glue shows around the sides, you will cover that with trim. Secure the fabric with an elastic band, and let it dry. When it is dry, trim away excess fabric, remove the rubber band, and add trim. I'm fond of embroidered ribbon or crocheted lace for this part, but any heavier weight wide trim will work. Flip the stool over, and glue feet to the bottom (which is the old top of the bottle cap). I used wood turnings, but small beads will work as well. The finished effect is always "cute" rather than "elegant", but they are a fun rainy day project.
Por fin, es finde, después de una Navidad ajetreada, de excesos y continuos desórdenes de sueño. ¿No os apetece tumbaros al sofá y disfrutar del descanso? Para ello os propongo arroparos con una mantita al calor del ganchillo. Hay mucha variedad de formas, haciendo los cuadraditos y luego cosiendo unos a otros... Otras con patillas enanas en continuo. Algunas más simples y sencillas pero con unas florecitas superpuestas también de ganchillo. En los setenta y ochenta se veía mucho en las casas el ganchillo. Tapetes en las mesas camillas, a modo de cubre brazo en los sofás, incluso para tapar el vasito de agua por la noche. ¡Qué cosas! Mirad una versión renovada. Son monísimas. ¿Que os parece un vestido de ganchillo para verano? Os dejo fotos del ganchillo en mi casa. La de la habitación de mi peque y el salón son hechas por mi "suegra" palabra que no me gusta, mejor la madre de mi "marido", otra palabra que no me gusta, y me está haciendo otra en blanco y camel. Y la de mi la habitación ya os comenté en otra ocasión que la hizo mi madre y mi queridísima abuela Alicia. ¡Buen fin de semana! Y descansad al calor del ganchillo!
