A bunting we will go . . .

I love the buntings I have seen all over blogs. I have made a few and have plans to make MANY more.

I have even made cake buntings.

What you don't know what that is?

I was introduced to them by Leigh Anne at yourhomebasedmom.

photo: yourhomebasedmom

I think it is so cute I had to make one.

This is the one I made for the Relief Society Birthday Party.  

Simple Instructions:

I cut the triangles using this tutorial.

Banner Tutorial

I doubled up the fabric.

Then used a crochet floss to hand sew the flags together.

I tied it onto bamboo skewers.

An adorable cake topper!

I made a large one for my friend's nursery.

I cut the triangles, two for each.

Then zig zagged around the two long sides in brown thread.

For the letters I ironed on wonder under to brown fabric then cut the letters out using a template.

I ironed the letters on each triangle.

To finish it, I sewed the triangles between store bought cream binding.

I am in love with them. I am going to make a cherry bunting to hang on my kitchen windows.

Happy bunting making!

fabric + buttons + lots of time = stockings

Papertrey Ink is having their anniversary celebration this week. A new line of stamps and dies is being released and it is all about BUTTONS! I love buttons, so I am very excited.

There is a challenge to create some thing with buttons. I just happened to do that for Christmas. Hooray I am ahead of the game. lol  I made stockings for my kids, then spelled their names with Papertrey Ink buttons. I love their big bags of buttons.

Yes the stockings are HUGE. It is a tradition in both mine and my husbands family a box of cereal is in your stocking Christmas morning. My mother-in-law created this pattern and I copied to make them for our family.

Here is a close up of the names. I love how they turned out!

Sewing info: 

I cut 4 layers and sewed them all together. 2 of corduroy, 2 of cotton fabric

Then sewed on the loop to hang them.

Glued the buttons to the cuffs.

Sewed the buttons.

Attached the cuffs to the stockings.

. . . . many hours later and I was done. Now I just need to make them  for hubby and myself. I did buy a ton of the fabric for future family additions, so everything would match. Best of all the kids love them.

Baby Shoes

I finally did it! Okay I made them back in December but I am finally blogging about them. I made adorable baby shoes for my friend Heather's baby. I used stardust baby shoe pattern. I also really liked this pattern and directions from familycentered.com. Here is another set of directions that might help with changing the size.

The picture was taken in the back of my van on my way to mail them.

Making the shoes: I didn't use interfacing on the shoes. (Too much work.) I used brown corduroy for the outside and pink broadcloth for the inside. The directions were easy to follow so there wasn't any confusion on how to sew the shoes together. The little curves were tough to sew, but I felt so proud when I was finished. I cut flowers out of pink felt using my Bigshot and a Sizzix flower die. Then I hand sewed them on, topping it off with a cute button. It was hard to part with these cuties, being pregnant with a little boy easied the parting! Plus I knew how to make them for my next little girl. I am excited to make a few pair for my little guy. Happy sewing!

Sewing Plans 2010

So I have quite a list of craft projects I would like to do. You can click on the project to see where my inspiration came from. In listing these ideas here I hope to be more movtivated to do the projects. wink

Heart Garland

Quilts for kids

LOTS of Curtains

Banner for boys room
Christmas Stockings (I am half way done on with this one!)

Superhero capes for the kids
Throw pillows for couches, stripe pillow, pleated pillow and a flower pillow
Apron for me and A
Felt cake to display on cake stand
Baby shoes (I made a pair for a friend which turned out darling. Now I need to make some for my little guy.)
Dresses and skirts for A
Birthday banner (I made one for a friend now I just need to make one for my family.)