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Birthday Surprise

Posted in Crafts, Gifts, Photography, Quilting, Sewing, tagged Crafts, Fabric, Gifts, Grandbabies, Grandkids, Handmade Gifts, Patchwork, photography, quilt, Quilting, quilts, Sewing on June 10, 2017| 20 Comments »

I love making things for my grand kids! The tiny pieces and fabrics are so much fun to work with!

My daughter gave me this magazine about two years ago. I’ve looked through it countless times, ~~dreaming~~ planning which projects I was going to make, with what fabric, and for whom.

You see the project pictured on the top right? That’s the one I had picked out for one of my grand kids birthday. I just thought it looked so cute!

If you’d like to get the pattern, you can find it by clicking here. I love the website for this magazine! It has so many ideas, patterns, and helpful tips! The designer of this project is Jo Carter, and her website is http://www.twoowls.typepad.co.uk.

The instructions are easy to understand and follow. I must confess that as I pieced the bed, I wondered how this “rectangle” would become a bed, but as I went along, following the pattern, it all made sense and worked perfectly.

I love patchwork quilts, don’t you?

For the mice, I decided to use print instead of solid fabric.

It was fun sewing on the tails and working on their faces. As you can tell, I decided to use a fine-tip permanent marker (instead of embroidery) on the faces. I was short on time… I had to get this in the mail in time for a birthday surprise!

If you’ve got any projects or magazine clippings filed under “someday”. . . Choose one and get started!

It’ll be fun!

Happy sewing and a great weekend to you!

Daisy

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Mini Back Pack

Posted in Crafts, Gifts, Sewing, tagged clothes, Crafts, Fabric, Gifts, Grandkids, Handmade, Sewing on April 4, 2017| 21 Comments »

I got to sew some pretty little things for my granddaughter who turned two recently…

And one of them was this cute little back pack.

The pattern is Simplicity #5284. It’s a mini version of a full-size, or adult, back pack.

I used 2 fat quarters (18″x21″ piece of fabric), and some left-over fabric from a little blouse I’d made her.

I used some lace instead of ribbon for the bow and added a bling button for a touch of fun… I thought she would like it, especially when she gets a little older (like 3). 🙂

I sewed these on by hand so it wouldn’t show up on the under side of the flap. I also wanted to make sure it was on securely so that it wouldn’t come off after much use.

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The pattern called for elastic at the top, which I thought was genius. Everything stays inside, yet it’s easier to access than if it had a tie. (Why don’t back packs for grown-ups have this feature??! 🙂

I sewed on a piece of hook & loop tape for the closure – small enough that she can easily open it without a lot of effort, but big enough to keep it closed when she’s wearing it.

The pocket is large enough to hold a small box of crayons, or pencils, or a little dolly… whatever she likes. 🙂

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I used the wrong kind of interfacing… the pattern suggested light-weight and I knew that wouldn’t be enough, so I used heavy-weight; but it was really hard to sew. – even with a heavy-duty needle. Next time, I will definitely use medium! Lesson learned.

However, it did feel like a “real, store-bought” back pack. So, maybe the heavier interfacing was the right choice after all?

The pattern was easy to understand and the straps went on without a problem. I had never made a back pack before, so some of the placements (such as the tabs to pull the straps through) didn’t really make sense until everything was turned right-side-out. So the lesson here is… follow the step-by-step instructions and in the end it’ll all make perfect sense. Maybe, Kind of like life?… But I digress…

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It was so much fun for me to make this, especially since it was for my granddaughter!

Using the three fabrics was different and gave it a whole other look to it. Maybe next time I’ll just use one… maybe.

I can hardly wait to sew another one!

Looking forward to sharing with you a pic of her wearing or using her little back pack. I get to see her soon again! 🙂

More projects to share in the coming days. Yay!

Have a blessed week,

Daisy

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Fun Photo Shoot

Posted in Photography, Sewing, tagged Grandbabies, Grandkids, photography, Sewing, Sewing for children on April 1, 2017| 18 Comments »

Taking pictures of babies is not easy. But toddlers? That’s a whole other level. They don’t stay still for a second.

I laughed the entire time I tried to take these pics…

And I’m surprised I got any in focus because she wasn’t in one place, facing one direction for more than just one second. It was hilarious… if you had been watching my daughter & me… trying to get at least one picture… we were laughing out loud as everything we tried just didn’t work. Kids have a mind of their own and their attention span when it comes to photos is not very long.