Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Easiest ever cloth pumpkins!


Everyone has been asking me how I made these cute little cloth pumpkins, so here goes my first attempt at a tutorial! Forgive me if it's confusing.

To start, trace around something round on desired cloth. I chose to use B's drum to trace around, which is about 9" in diameter. Then cut out your circle and thread a needle (thread color doesn't really matter- it barely shows).
Start stitching around the edges of the circle and make sure if it's a patterned piece, that the patterned side faces out.

Once you stitch all the way around, pull the thread tight (but not too tight, or you won't be able to stuff it) and material forms a sort-of ball.


Stuff with filling and knot off your thread so the pumpkin stays tight.


For the stem, I used grapevines. I have a slight vendetta against these grape vines, as they have taken over my backyard, but they were perfect for this project! You can also use plain old sticks, or whatever else you can find to make them look cute.


Hot glue the stem to the opening of the pumpkin (this also helps to seal the thread so it won't come unraveled) and you're done!


See, told you it was easy!

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Success....I hope!

Four hours, three shredded t-shirts, a whole spool of thread and two bleeding fingers later...

Ta-DAH!

A pair of lounge pants... complete with quilted knee pads.


I was tempted to wake B up and try them on him, but I'm not that crazy. WHEW. Time for bed.

Making B some lounge pants...

I found a GREAt tutorial for making some comfy, cozy lounge pants for the little man (here- http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-knee-pad-pants.html)! And decided to try it today during B's afternoon nap that he kindly decided NOT to take. Thus, I was sewing furiously while trying to keep him entertained and out of trouble! The result? See below...

Cute, right?? Soft and flannel-ly... Yep. Then I had B try them on... and that's when the trouble started.


So either my son has incredibly chunky thighs or I am awful at making my own pattern!





Oh well. Maybe I'll try again tonight since hubby is working late!


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Crafties!

I am a nap-time crafter. I am working on Christmas presents for this year, and LOVING all the fun new ideas I am finding! Here is what I have been working on most recently...






This was supposed to be a reusable grocery tote, but I love it so much I've never used it for groceries!










This is such a fun idea I found on one of my favorite craft blogs... it's a clutch made from a placemat! Watch out, all my girlie friends, you might be getting one for Christmas... :)

That's all for today...little monkey man will be up any minute and I've got to get laundry folded first!