handmade gifts for christmas and celebrations 2011

esmer

housewifeintraining wrote: »

just looking to get some fusible lightweight interfacing for the crayon rolls i'm making found some on ebay 99p + 60p p&p for 1 metre is this about right? never bought it before but seems quite cheap to me

http://www.jackiesfabrics.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=21_81

I was going to look there and on ebay and see what was cheaper.

midnightraven3

afternoon ladies:) (and any gentlemen amoung us:D)

:(wot u been doing Mary
cant turn my back on you for 5 minutes
hope your on the mend soon:heart2:

i made 3 hearts today
going to join them together and make a "hangy on the door handle" type affair

i was supposed to be making a garland and got totally sidetracked:rotfl:
i shall join them up tomorrow and maybe focus on what i SHOULD be doing:D

esmer

Hi Midnight, could you possibly do a quick guide to making soap, and what to buy? I really want to make soaps this year. Thanks in Advance

LJM

esmer wrote: »

Hi Midnight, could you possibly do a quick guide to making soap, and what to buy? I really want to make soaps this year. Thanks in Advance

i would also be interested please, i am looking at making hampers this year and i already have a box with bits and bobs i keep adding to to start filling them.

PootleFlump_3

housewifeintraining wrote: »

just looking to get some fusible lightweight interfacing for the crayon rolls i'm making found some on ebay 99p + 60p p&p for 1 metre is this about right? never bought it before but seems quite cheap to me[/QUOTE.

Hi. Are you sure you want lightweight rather than medium? Lightweight wont give you much stability. medium is your best bet if using normal weight cotton. Here is a link to the supplier I use if its of any use. You wont get it much cheaper than here TBH.

housewifeintraining

think you might be right PootleFlump medium weight might be better - haven't made any crayon rolls before so if anyone has and can let me know which is better it would be much appreciated!

midnightraven3

esmer wrote: »

Hi Midnight, could you possibly do a quick guide to making soap, and what to buy? I really want to make soaps this year. Thanks in Advance

is this penance for "pimping" you out esmer??:rotfl:

i really need to get myself sorted out
i like order, i like repetative
and i just cant seem to get things lined up since pre christmas

STILL having work done in the house
and hubby works away, so when he comes back, everything else grinds to a halt
i have 2 weeks before study leave starts (both teens will be at home for a month after that minus exam times) and again order will go out the window:D

my blog is stil naked:(

rufusdog52

housewifeintraining wrote: »

think you might be right PootleFlump medium weight might be better - haven't made any crayon rolls before so if anyone has and can let me know which is better it would be much appreciated!

I used wadding for my crayon rolls as it gave a padded feel to them. I did some quick quilting across the two fabrics on the machine once turned in the right way to keep it all together before I sewed on the pockets.

azjh77

I've made a cheater's quilt for my daughters dolls cot. I worked on the theory that all that wadding and backing and stuff would take ages, so I sewed it all onto a plain pillow case, put one of those awful cheap flat pillows inside, sewed the lot up, and then sewed through it all to create that 'quilted' look. and it worked! I can't do photos yet,but i'll try to at some point. I was wondering if I could expand the idea and try it with a proper duvet... I feel an experiment coming on... that may potentially take over the entire living room!

LJM

azjh77 wrote: »

I've made a cheater's quilt for my daughters dolls cot. I worked on the theory that all that wadding and backing and stuff would take ages, so I sewed it all onto a plain pillow case, put one of those awful cheap flat pillows inside, sewed the lot up, and then sewed through it all to create that 'quilted' look. and it worked! I can't do photos yet,but i'll try to at some point. I was wondering if I could expand the idea and try it with a proper duvet... I feel an experiment coming on... that may potentially take over the entire living room!

sounds good looking forward to seeing pics x