Landscape Astrophotography Tutorial - First Night Out. Weekend Project: Happy Stacker | DomesticEsq. Another project from: Fin is getting into all sorts of trouble thanks to his crazy rolling / (almost) crawling skills. To keep him out of harm’s way I decided to stock his play room with soft plushy toys for the time being. The Happy Stacker pattern from Heather Bailey fit the bill and made for a fun project. This project is best reserved for a weekend as it took me about 12 hours to complete. I started with the largest ring first. The nice thing about this project is choosing mismatched fabrics to make each ring stand out. Another “made with love” project that’s Fin approved.
Recycled Slipper Tutorial. I am going to show you one slipper. Once finished you will make the other by reversing the pattern pieces, we don't want two of the same do we? From the woolen blanket cut out one sole and one of each top piece. From the fleece cut out one sole: Baste the fleece and woolen soles together: Sew the top pieces together as in the photo, trim the seam and press open: Sew the top pieces together at the heel, trim the seam allowance and press open: Pin the top to the sole and sew around the edge, trim the seam allowance: Turn it right side out and press the seams. Make your binding by cutting strips from your chosen fabric on the bias.
Fold your binding in half and press. Pin the binding around the outside of the opening. sew in place with a 5mm seam allowance. Fold the binding to the inside and pin in place. Make the other slipper and now you can have toasty warm toes! Enjoy. How to make gift bags from newspaper. When I bought something at a store recently, the clerk handed me my purchase in a bag made from a newspaper.
I liked it very much and had to make some more—thus today's DIY recycled newspaper project: gift bags made from the Wall Street Journal. You can vary the dimensions, of course, but here's what I used to create a bag that's 5" tall, 4.5" wide, and 3" deep. Stack two sheets of newspaper on top of each other. This will be a two-ply bag for extra sturdiness. Cut out a rectangle that's 15.5" wide and 8.25" tall. Fold a flap 1.25" down from the top. Cut two pieces of cardstock or chipboard to 4.25" x 1", then glue them on the widest two panels just under the top fold. Put glue on the outside of the 0.5" tab and bring the left-most panel over to form the body of the bag, aligning the cut edge of the panel with the folded edge of the flap. Upend the bag so the 2" flap is now up. Put glue on both flaps and fold them inward to form the bottom of the bag.
The Creative Place. I've been trying to decide on what to make my hubby for a Valentine's gift and decided that I wanted to write more than a letter - so I decided to make him a mini journal / album / book of things I love about him, different memories I have of our life together, things like that (hopefully he won't read this before next weekend ;)). I found this fab tutorial awhile back about button and string closure and somehow wanted to incorporate it, thus I came up with this fun journal - it has a vintage feel - the button and string closure, and a bunch of found papers inside, including old school writing pages, graph paper and strategically cut magazine pages.
The fun thing about these journals is you can use them for any occasion- to record a special event, to keep as a personal journal, to write a note to a friend, many possibilities! Take your cover sheet and score a line 1.5" in from the right side (see below). Then score a line 4.75" in from the left side (see below). Voila! DIY Rolled Paper Chess Set | Sewn Stash Baskets. Materials To make one basket: Cutting The bottom of this bag is a 12-inch circle.
If you have a large compass or circular template feel free to cut your circles using them but if you don't here is a simple way to cut a 12-inch circle: Using a pencil draw a center dot where the circle's center will be. Using a ruler draw a mark 6-inches from the center. You will have a dotted 12-inch circle! Cut out the circle. In this manner cut out a 12-inch circle of the Amny Butler Quilting Solid, The Blockprinted Linen, and the interfacing. In addition to the circles, cut a 12-inch by 36-inch strip from the solid, linen, and interfacing. Sewing the Panels Pin the three circles all together in the following order: interfacing, linen with its right side facing up, solid with its right side facing down. Pin all three of the long strips together in the same order. With a 1/2-inch seam allowance sew the three circle pieces together, leaving a 4-inch gap unsewn. Finishing Pin these sides together as shown above.
Pleated tote (beach bag) tutorial. Before we went away, I decided that a new bag for the beach was a must – something big and roomy to hold books, magazines, sunscreen, hats, and all that other good stuff. So I made this big pleated tote, and it worked perfectly. This is a picture of it in action: And here’s a little tutorial in case you want to make one for yourself – doesn’t have to be for the beach either, it could come in handy for schlepping all kinds of things around town. Here’s what you need: two pieces of your main fabric cut in shape A four pieces of the top shape (B) in a contrasting fabric two pieces of a lining fabric in shape C one piece of the long rectangle for the strap in the contrasting fabric two pieces of the top shapes (B) and one of the strap in a medium weight interfacing 1) Along the longest (22″) edge of the main fabric pieces, mark along the top at the following intervals: 3″ – 4″ – 6″ – 7″ – 9″ – 10″ – 12″ – 13″ – 15″ – 16″ – 18″ – 19″ 13) And voila, this is what it should look like.
Super Easy Baby Blanket. Every day at Purl at least one customer comes in looking for a really easy baby blanket pattern. It's such a basic request, and, yet, my co-workers and I have a hard time offering a basic solution. The reason is that not many knit designers bother to make patterns for simple rectangles or squares, assuming that, because it would be so easy for them to figure out, it must be easy for everyone else to figure out too! I designed this blanket using Alchemy's new yarn, Temple a super-wash, super-soft and super-beautiful hand dyed merino wool.
HERE is a baby blanket that anyone who knows how to cast on, knit and cast off can make. No picking up stitches; no counting stitches; not even any purling! It's everything people ask for, machine washable, soft, fast, and easy. The Materials 7 skeins of Alchemy Yarns' Temple, 100% superfine superwash merino wool. The Pattern Gauge 20 stitches and 20 ridges = 4 inches in garter stitch Finished Size Approximately 26 inches x 28 inches Begin.
Oh Yay! - Page 1 of 22. No-Carve Stamps. By Jeromina Juan Ever wonder about the possibilities of designing your own stamps without having to carve anything? There is a simple way! You’ll need one ordinary household object – silicone caulking. Yes, the one you use on your bathtub, sinks, and windows! With no carving to do at all, this task cannot be simpler. And the result? Clear stamps just like ones you buy at the craft stores, but made in any design and pattern you want, in any size. Materials 1/8″-thick acrylic plexiglass; can be found at hardware storesX-Acto knife Metal ruler Silicone rubber caulking (clear); can be found at hardware storesWater-based paint BrayerNote: You can cut plexiglass to size by scoring a straight line several times using an X-Acto knife and metal ruler, and then placing the plexiglass on a table with the score line over the edge and snapping it in one quick motion.
Directions Step 1: Sketch your designs on paper. Step 3: Let the caulking cure for 24 hours, and then your stamp is ready. Related.