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euripidesralph

PootleFlump wrote: »

Hi! Someone else was asking the same question about taggie blankets the other day (I wondered the same thing TBH.) Here is the bit in the thread that will help. From Page 182 onwards.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2169321

Looking forwards to seeing you piccies! x

Thanks that makes a bit more sense - not having kids myself I thought I had better check

this is my first attempt at a patchwork quilt that I made for our bed - its a bit rough and ready but I am irrationally proud of it :rotfl:

http://s893.photobucket.com/albums/ac135/euripidesralph/Shabby%20Chic%20Projects/?action=view&current=P3130242.jpg

Have started on another one and numerous baby quilts and hoping they will look more finished if that makes sense

danables

23rdspiral wrote: »

humm, what will you use instead? or will you make it a 'quilt cover'?



Drinking Fabric blog - sorry i cant remember who that is here - i just Love your quilted cushion. it's beautful! and your tilda stuffies look just like the ones in the book, brilliant!

Its my blog, and thanks! Ill be using flannel next time instead as im hoping it wont catch in the machine so much .

nuttywoman

I`ve just posted this on another posting.I made it for my sister Maureen, we all call her Moo ! She loves it cos she says its as sexy as her ! lol

Tamster150

i like the quilts jcr & euripidesralph. Are you addicted yet? I have made one finished quilt and a quilt top and have four planned for my son and nieces Christmas presents. (pics on my homepage)


Nuttywomen i love that sexy cow!

Right, can anyone help me. I have been washing my pram ready to sell and the zipper has broke on the sunshade (it looks like this)

http://www.shade-a-babe.co.uk/acatalog/Mountain_Buggy_Style_Single_3_Wheeler_Shade-a-Babe.html#a84

One of the zippers, came off the "track" on one side. When I managed to put it back on, it then came of the other side. And is isn't grabbing the "teeth" Can I fix it or does the whole thing need to be replaced??

danemi1

PLease can anyone advise me - My daughter has a new denim jacket but its a bit plain and I thought this morning I'd jazz it up a little so I have got my sizzix out and cut a flower out of laura ashley red gingham and have then gone around the centre in black thread and am going to place a black button right in the middle of that - looks cute - only problem is its starting to fray just a little around the edges - obviously at some stage the jacket will get washed - am worried if I sew it onto the jacket that on first wash or even before it will fray lots and look daft - is there any way around it - I wondered about dipping the flower before I put the button on in pva glue and letting it dry - would that work - or has anyone any suggestions - I am very very new to sewing - as in last 3 weeks - please help - thanks

Elaine

essexgal

danemi1 wrote: »

PLease can anyone advise me - My daughter has a new denim jacket but its a bit plain and I thought this morning I'd jazz it up a little so I have got my sizzix out and cut a flower out of laura ashley red gingham and have then gone around the centre in black thread and am going to place a black button right in the middle of that - looks cute - only problem is its starting to fray just a little around the edges - obviously at some stage the jacket will get washed - am worried if I sew it onto the jacket that on first wash or even before it will fray lots and look daft - is there any way around it - I wondered about dipping the flower before I put the button on in pva glue and letting it dry - would that work - or has anyone any suggestions - I am very very new to sewing - as in last 3 weeks - please help - thanks

Elaine

could you make it into a brooch instead - add some dangly ribbons/beads and then you just need to unpin it before washing (I am assuming of course that it will be somewhere on the front of the jacket). Otherwise you could try using something like wondaweb to bond it to the fabric and then applique stitch round it?

Would also say depending on the colour denim you might be best to wash the jacket a couple of times in case the dye runs......

essexgal

danemi1

thanks hun - I wanted to see how it went and then put various bits all over the jacket - it is a really pale denim jacket so I dont think anything would run - do you think the pva glue would work - dont have any wunderweb

danemi1

do you think if I cut another out put some wadding in between and then sew the two together around the edges before putting it on the jacket = would that work

essexgal

danemi1 wrote: »

thanks hun - I wanted to see how it went and then put various bits all over the jacket - it is a really pale denim jacket so I dont think anything would run - do you think the pva glue would work - dont have any wunderweb

not sure how washable pva glue would be.....might have to google and look into that.... would hate to wreck your washing machine! I'm sure someone else will be along that might know though. You could try proper fabric glue and see if that works....maybe try on a couple of scraps of fabric first though....

essexgal

essexgal

anyway - remembered the reason I popped in here in the first place:D

The sewing directory are running a competition - 1st prize a Janome DXL 603, and the winning tutorial gets published in Cloth Magazine....:T

clickylinkhere

all entries to be received by midnight Friday 15th October.

essexgal