The Sewing Room

Sarahjovi

Hi,

I was asked on my blog about adding a zip to the buttercup bag. Here is the tutorial that inspired me... http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=298323.0

Cheers

Sarah

dizzytina

danables wrote: »

Kandipandi, If your stuck with what to do with all those GORGEOUS hairslides Ill gladly take them off your hands :)lol- my daughter would love them... I love them and would wear one as a brooch. You should definitely sell them...YOU have be my swop buddy ... I especially love the little cream.spot ones with the button flower, soso cute.

23rd spiral im soso envious of your win, gorgeous fabric love the birdy one.

Did someone say theres a shabbychic thread with sewing inspiration??!!! Link please, I love it!

I agree you really should sell them they are so good. My daughter would love them too as they are so girly. You are so clever:T. How did you attach them to the slides? and what is the card that they are attached to?

23rdspiral

Tete - love your idea! i think i will frame some of them, not all 42 though!, and that way enjoy them before they get turned into other things. thanks!

oh and there's been some chatter these last few days about subersive / alternative xstitch on the xstitch cafe thread - there might be new links for you? LOVE the kitten one! can think of a few friends it might apply to!!

23rdspiral

ok, so i know i've got a couple of quilts on the go but i need to plan an On The Go project for camping and working at glastonbury festival for a week. i'll be at a portacabin desk most of the time but as the week goes on i'll have more and more quiet hours there... so a handicraft project seems a good idea. i might take some hexies but not Xstitch (no mud allowed near that!), so had a think and rememberd KandiPandi's felt russian dolls... and made these little mushrooms and toadstalls. (sorry i've only got a WIP photo.)



what do you think? i think felt is forgiving enough to cope with glastonbury! does anyone have any other ideas? i'm worried i might end up with 30 mushrooms/toadstalls and not know what to do with them!!

Kandipandi

Tina ~ thanks - I sewed them onto the slides and added a dab of glue to secure the stitches. The cards are Vintage Nursery Rhyme Snap game cards, they are mega thick! They were from ebay I have linked to the seller in my comments.

23rd Spiral ~ your toadies are going to be lovely! How about making them into keyrings / bag charms / brooches. Have a look on Folksy here I typed in felt to see what fab things people have made with felt, hearts, brooches, flowers, cupcakes, birds - sounds like you will be in for a fun time.

Tete_en_l'Air

Thanks Spiral I might have a look over to the Cross Stitch thread later. That kitty one definintely applies to me!! I've also seen one that says "Abandon all shoes ye who enter here" which I think would be good for a hallway!

Your toadstools are lovely (as is your pincushion!), are you selling them at Glasto or is it just something to keep you occupied? I bet you'll get people asking!

midge61

Kandipandi
Your hair slides are lovely and so are your jewellery makes. I don't know ow you find time to do it all.

xxvickixx

Kandi, you really should start selling, your things are great.

I went to the market today and came back with oodles of goodies:

red stripe, red polka, blue stripe, sky blue star and red star print cotton to make bunting for DS bedroom and some of the red in his playhouse too I think.

One of the stalls had a remenats box out and I found some faux suede just over 1 metre which was only £2 and should have been £7.50 p/m I'm hoping to use this to make Harvey Senior, the hobby horse.

Blue fabrics for the wedding hearts and some weddingy trimmy bits.

Here is the first heart back and front, I'mnot going to embroider the other 2 though. Stuffed with pillow filling and lavender and smells gorgeous.


P.S. Kandi. I finally posted your bits, sorry it's taken so long but sunny back gardens are very hard to leave!

hart44

Vicki, the hearts are so pretty

Im off into Derby tomorrow and hope to find so fabric bargains too, well done on your bargain find

cuddles123

Love the hearts Vicki - sure they'll go down well.

Wish I had a market that sold fabrics.