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Also pollyskettle. How did you make your tissue box cover. It looks great
Thank you very much. I made it all up as I was doing it, but I'll try to write it all out for you later if you like.
It involved lots and lots of pinning the fabric round the box to see where the seams should be! I did line the material, but wonder if I shouldn't have used fusible fleece to finish it off better. I do like fusible fleece ( I used two 20" x 1 yards packs just today!!) but I tend to buy it from the States as it's far cheaper to import it than buy over here."A cat can have kittens in the oven, but that don't make them biscuits." - Mary Cooper
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful" - William Morris
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Hi guys. I got the cath kidson supplement today. What does everyone else think. I wasnt that impressed. Not sure whether to get tomorrows.
I have spent the last couple of hours cutting out and I have not got enough material as usual does anyone else always uave this problem. I never have any idea how much to buy and I try to work it out but it never seems to be right. Im making xmas stockings which I think makes it harder as they are a funny shape.
I had a quick flick through and agree. Not that impressive. I think some of it is really old fashioned looking.
I have to say I have the opposite problem from you. I always buy too much. If I need just over a metre I will buy 2 metres "just incase".x
Liz... A few people on here have recommended Abkhan Fabrics for zips. I get mine from ebay in bulk normally but if its just for one offs the Abkhan ones look good price and good quality.0 -
PootleFlump wrote: »I had a quick flick through and agree. Not that impressive. I think some of it is really old fashioned looking.
I have to say I have the opposite problem from you. I always buy too much. If I need just over a metre I will buy 2 metres "just incase".x
This is exactly my problem and why I have so much stuff to use up. I needed just over 3 metres of fabric to make my curtains and my thought process was:
1. I know I need just over 3 metres as I measured it properly and that's what I worked out, so I'll buy 4.
2. Best make it 5 metres to be on the safe side. I can always make some room accessories with the leftovers.
3. Crikey, it's on offer. I'll buy 10 metres.
4. I'll have 5 metres of that pretty co-ordinating fabric too............:doh:
( Yes, this really happened!)."A cat can have kittens in the oven, but that don't make them biscuits." - Mary Cooper
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful" - William Morris
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I wish I could afford to buy loads. I seem to only like the expensive fabrics. Not that any fabrics I can find seem to be cheap.
polyskettle if you could give me the general instructions I woupd really appreciate it. I always find even the pretty tissue boxes quite ugly.Debt Free by Xmas 2013 No #131 £1199/£2,000
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I usually buy more fabric than needed so I have some left over for other projects but I don't buy expensive fabrics, just cheap stuff off markets etc usually.
I too was a bit disappointed with the supplement yesterday, I was looking forward to it as well, but most of it seemed to be cutting out shapes and ironing them onto Bondaweb and appliqueing them on to one thing or another. I am not going to bother getting the one today. I will keep hold of the booklet though, might be good if one of the young girls in the family starts to sew more. Two of my great nieces have started to be interested in fabrics and making dolls clothes and little bags by hand sewing so might be good for one of them later on.0 -
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OK - In a nutshell:
I pinned together the lining fabric and the gingham and wrapped it around the tissue box, pinching the fabric together at the tissue opening in the top, to roughly work out the size I needed - you trim the seams later, so it doesn't need to be exact but make sure there is enough fabric at the sides - I measured the width from the base of one side to the base of the other, across the top, to be sure.
I sewed together one of the sides at the tissue opening, including the ribbons which took ages to put in the right place, for some reason! Ironed the seam sharp then turned back inside out and wrapped fabric round box again to work out where the other side of the tissue opening was on the fabric and sewed the second seam there, including ribbons again. Ironed sharp again. I top-stitched now as it's the sides to do next.
With the fabric 'tube' (ie gingham and lining sewn together at opposite sides) with right way out, but with the lining outer-most, I pinned the fabric in place around the tissue box and pinched the ends together, then measured them to make sure they were equal distance from the top and bottom of the box on both sides and slid the tissue box out. Straighten the seam you've just pinned and stitch across the seam you've made. Make sure it fits properly and is straight and trim off the excess fabric you've sewn across. Put the tissue box back into the fabric, lining side still facing out, and pin the seams at either side of the seams just sewn, to make the side seams - you end up with an 'H' sewn at either end of the tissue box and triangles of excess fabric. Sew those seams and trim excess.
Turn gingham side out, shove tissue box in and tie up the ribbons.
Sorry if that makes no sense, it's difficult to write without pictures! If it doesn't make sense let me know and I shall clarify for you
pogie/rufus - the scenario above was with Laura Ashley Heligan fabric! I still have the roll behind me and I have no idea what to do with it now the curtains are finished!"A cat can have kittens in the oven, but that don't make them biscuits." - Mary Cooper
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful" - William Morris
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pollyskettle wrote: »Hi all!
The CK books are a bit cheaper at Amazon, Mooloo. I'm a bit unsure as to whether to get them or not though.
I made a tissue box cover yesterday. We get through so many (OH gets rhinitis a LOT!!) and so we buy the value boxes of tissues but they tend not to look very pretty - but now they do!! 'Scuse the dark pictures - it's raining outside and I need a new camera! I found a very pretty stitch on my machine which I used to top stitch the edges too. All in all a happy bunny
I have resized the pictures in photobucket, but it seems to take a while to take effect!
well done it looks great i have that stitch too its lovely0 -
Also pollyskettle. How did you make your tissue box cover. It looks great
ive made several of these recently on my blog
dead easy
two mearsurments required,
1 measure up the front of the tissue box and to the centre of the top
2 measure up one side and to the centre of the top.
double both the figures
**add 1inch onto each measurement and sew with 1/2inch seam
cut 2 pieces of fabric at the required size
i overlock my seems you could use overlock stitch or zigzag stitch or add extra here ** 1 inch for double seam. or use pinking shears to stop fraying
pink or overlock around all 4 sides of both pieces, turn 1/2 inch seam across the top of both pieces and press.
pin right sides together and sew accross the top but leave a 3" gap in the centre for pulling tissues through
i open up the fabric and top stitch on the right side here too
then
with rights sides together sew down both sides
then you make box corners the easiest way is to put the cover over the tissue box so you have the wrong side out pull it down tight over the box, you will have to points sticking out either side mark with a pin
take it off and sew across cut off the excess bulk and again overlock to use oinking shears.
turn the hem and you are done.
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Loving the tissue box covers hmo and Pollyskettle, the pretty stitching really finishes it off well.
Have got my sewing machine out today for the first time in about 2 weeks, made myself a cover for my netbook hopefully will keep some of the dust away from it!
Now to look on my long list of what to make next...0
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