DawnPages -- Hidden Wells Begin by cutting and assembling strips of various widths. I suggest you use between five and seven different fabrics; use less and you lose the design, more and you overpower it. For a 12" block, plan your strips to assemble to a 9.5" width. Square off one end of your strip-piecing, and cut 9.5" (or 14") squares. These are your four basic blocks, label (or separate) them into four groups, A B C and D. Sew your triangles together along the edges that used to be the outside edges of the squares: triangle A and triangle B (#1) triangle A and triangle D (#2) triangle C and triangle B (#3) triangle C and triangle D (#4) Assemble two sets of blocks as four-patches: (4) | (3) (2) | (1) --------- and --------- (3) | (4) (1) | (2) Be sure to rotate the blocks as necessary to create an "O" pattern with each pair of blocks. Assemble your four-patch sets in an alternating layout in order to create the overall pattern. And a tip from Cindy: Cindy in CT Send me e-mail Last modified on Home
strikkefrenzys 14 Totoros The dolls in this pattern were too sugar cute for me, although I think they look great. In my head, I had 3 versions, maybe I can inspire someone to make the other two? - here they are: I. The just as sugar cute version: Since one of my passions is diving, I wanted to use the free sea horse pattern found HERE. II. Notes The I-cord cast-on kills my fingers… took me 2 days to finish! Why why WHYYY must everything always turn out too big? The decreases in this pattern look bumpy and ugly, not really recommended. Sleeves done! Yoke: 308 sts. The Totoro pattern can be found here!! Did 3 decrease rounds before the one in the written instructions. Used about 40 g of Pesto and 35 g My Old Blue Jeans. Photo session time!
A Planet Named Janet Double Knitting - Knitting Community Double knitting is the exception to many knitting rules. You can double knit a stockinette scarf, and it will lay flat instead of curling. Color knitting will be reversible, showing a negative of the image on the back of the work instead of floats. How is this possible? Cast on Cast on with double the number of stitches The cabled cast on is great for double knitting because it creates a flexible edge. Cast on with yarn held double You could also use the cast on of your choice, but with the yarn held double. How to Double Knit Single color double knitting instructions This is the easiest way to do double knitting Cast on an even number of stitches *Knit 1, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front, repeat from * across the row Repeat stitch pattern on each row Bind off (using any method) Double knitting with one color in the front and one color in the back Bring both yarns to the front and purl the next stitch with only the contrast color Repeat these two stitches across the row
Hand Cut Double Dovetail Experiment After admiring the double and double-double dovetail joints that are capable with the Incra and other jigs, I started thinking, “Why not try this by hand?” So this box is my first experiment with handcut double dovetails. It took me some time to figure out the joinery process, but once I realized a few things about this type of joint, it seemed do-able. It was quite challenging but also a ton of fun. In this blog, I’m focusing on the sides of the box, but here’s a few pictures of the nearly completed box - Materials.For this box’s sides I used three types of primary contrasting woods, although there is no real reason to do so. The picture below shows the rabbet joint cut on each end of each side – I set the rabbet depth at 1/8” and cut it on my router table. Below is a top-view picture of the pieces in relation to each other once they become integral to the box. The close-up below shows in more detail. The Tails.Most often I cut my tails first, pins second. Ready for pins – At last!
Pebble Neck Warmer Welcome to LoopKnits! Sign up for our newsletter and be the first to hear about new arrivals, new projects, sales, classes, and special events! And please visit our online yarn shop LoopYarn.com. A customer came into the shop the other day with a pattern for an afghan knit with three strands of bulky yarn. The result was fantastic. When winter finally comes, the Pebble Neck Warmer will keep you warm! I didn’t time myself, but I think I knit the Pebble Neck Warmer in under 2 hours, making it a perfect last minute knitted gift. SIZE approx 5.5 by 33 inches MATERIALS 3 hanks of Blue Sky Bulky yarn, shown in frost 12? GAUGE .75 sts = 1 inch in stitch pattern, but gauge is not critical for this project PATTERN Wind all three hanks of Bulky and holding a strand from each, CO 7 stitches. Row 1 – *P1, k1; repeat from * to end. Repeat Row 1 until approximately 1.5 yards of yarn remains. Bind off loosely in pattern and weave in ends. Enjoy!
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Free Fabric Friday December is looking merry and bright around here! We received several beautiful collections this week. In the spirit of the season, we’re going to give away a little bit of all of them. Little Folks Voile by Anna Maria Horner We’re very excited to have the complete collection of Anna Maria’s newest group! Dolce by Tanya Whelan Tanya Whelan’s new group is a departure from her usual style but just as (dare we say “more”?) Wild Thyme by Carolyn Gavin Carolyn Gavin of Ecojot has taken some of her fabulous designs to cloth! Quilts of Gee’s Bend Solids from Windham Fabrics We have packs of 23 fat quarters of hand-dyed poplin solids from the Quilts of Gee’s Bend fabric group. Don’t forget our current Quilting For Peace Team Sew,Mama,Sew! Wrap Them in Love quilts. Finally, if your family is like mine and they’re still bugging you for last minute gift ideas for you, you could always tell them about our sewing patterns, embroidery patterns, hand-sewing kits, fat quarter packs and gift certificates!
DIY Sharpie Tie Die I love this Sharpie tie die DIY from The Art Girl Jackie blog! She did it with her adorable daughter and I think it’s a fun inspiration for this Spring and upcoming music festival season. Use this technique to spruce up your ratty t-shirts or maybe a pair of of cut off shorts. What You Need: Pre-washed white or light colored t-shirtRubbing AlcoholLiquid dropper or medicine dropperSmall plastic cup(s)Rubber bandsVariety of colored Sharpies Do It! Choose a spot to start and put your cup in right side up and secure a rubber band around the cup rim holding the shirt tightly in place.Pick your colors and create a small design in the center of the stretched circle. Photos and DIY via The Art Girl Jackie
Bloomin’ Handmade Greeting Cards You Can Plant You’ve might have seen seed paper recently. It is homemade paper with flower seeds in it. When it is planted in the ground and given lots of TLC it will bloom into beautiful flowers you can enjoy. Here is a tutorial for a project using seed paper. First, you need to make the paper. Use paper you have around your house. When your paper is nice and evenly blended you can add your seeds. Now it is ready to be shaped. Place a towel on the counter and if you have a piece of felt, place the felt on top of the towel. Take another towel and press it down on the paper pulp to help dry the excess water. When your paper is dry, cut it out into a flower shape. Make sure you add a message somewhere on your card to let the recipient know they can plant it! Little Birdie Secrets are regular contributors to Make and Takes and was born from the crafting obsession of three friends living in the Pacific Northwest. Tagged as: card, fun with paper Written by Little Birdie Secrets
Lesson Plan: Worlds Easiest Skirt My sewing skills are pretty much limited to making my machine go forwards and backwards with a straight stitch. If you can do that (and also handle a pair of scissors), you can make this skirt. This lesson plan comes largely thanks to Susan of freshly picked, whose incredible and much more lucid elastic-waist skirt pattern you can find here. The first several steps are hers, and are much easier to understand on her blog. Thanks also to Kendi, who told me that I could add text using Picasa and contributed to any clarity this lesson plan has. P.S. In between these steps, measure your waist and the length you'd like the skirt. And remember to wash, dry, and iron your fabric before you begin, since fabric often shrinks! I like to fold my cloth and lay the pattern on top of it so I cut two pieces at once. You can only find the pocket pattern on freshly picked--you can find it here (thank you, Susan!) This is where this pattern deviates from Susan's. Whew, this was long!
How to transform an IKEA vase into a Charging Station for your g …a simple idea with an even simpler approach… I live in a small apartment and I own several small devices that are energy-greedy. I tried in the past to dedicate some space near a wall plug, to charge them all, but it always looked bad and cluttered. I searched for a professional solution to buy, but they are either expensive or ... really expensive! And usually not future upgradable... So I decided to build one, and the result was a BULKY IKEA box that laid on the floor for quite some time behind a rocking chair. THEN it struck me!! (The eagle-eyed viewers already noticed that the photo couldn't be taken in my living room but i have a great excuse ... DIY Elbow Patch While perusing Pinterest one evening, I came across an intriguing tutorial on the wonderful art of needle felting. I had to learn more – especially after realizing it entailed repeatedly stabbing a needle up and down into a piece of fabric or sweater. A satisfying stress reliever that results in something wearable? Sign me up. You’ll need: With the sweater on, place a piece of tape about half an inch below the elbow. Align and center the bottom of the cookie cutter along the top of the tape. Fill the cutter, spreading out the wool fibers evenly. At the base of all felting needles are tiny, sharp burrs, which grab and interlock the wool fibers. Continue stabbing away until the surface is flat and even. Remove the cutter and use the tip of the needle to reign in any stray fibers, if necessary. Patch up any bare or uneven spots by adding more wool roving where needed. Carefully peel the sweater away from the foam. Repeat the same steps the other sleeve. Ta da! (all images by HonestlyWTF)
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. 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. Turn the panels right sides out through their openings. Finishing You're all done!