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Toppingfrmbottom -> Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 12:21:44 PM)

Here's what I been working on.

My mom was getting rid of a lot of her fabrics, and I made ornaments, here's one of the completed ones.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/IamSiamese/squareornament-1.jpg


These are two book markers I made and will sew a ribbon into after I was done with the square patterned ornaments.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/IamSiamese/2bookmarkers.jpg



These are felt stickers I am putting wonder under onto and turning them into iron ons to make my shirt cuter, and express my little girl side. I think, however I want to put them on shirts of coordinating colors, they look to lost in all the white I think.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/IamSiamese/Froggieonwhiteshirt.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/IamSiamese/Kittystickeronwhiteshirt.jpg



These are ribbons I am sewing to a few of my shirts to make them cuter, and you guessed it, express my little girl side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/IamSiamese/hellokittyyellowribbon.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/IamSiamese/purplehellokittyribbons.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/IamSiamese/Princessribbon.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/IamSiamese/Pinkribbonandstars.jpg


These are pants my mom was giving away, and I got the idea to put a cuff of fabric on the ends of them, and it turned out so cute, I'll do it on a pair that fits me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/IamSiamese/Jeanswithflowerbandoncuff.jpg



pahunkboy -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 12:35:21 PM)

You are handy around the house.


We will keep you another year.     hugs!



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 1:14:12 PM)

Thank you PA.

* snuggles*
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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

You are handy around the house.


We will keep you another year.     hugs!




calamitysandra -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 1:26:07 PM)

I especially like the stickers and the idea with the cuffs. You can do up some older stuff in new ways like that.



pahunkboy -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 1:40:22 PM)

From a male perspective:

I would have gone with items that have a practical use.  Like a quilt.  Something I would use.


But I know ladies like stuff for pretty- so that is nice as well.


(the shirt is practical)  I would use that.   :-)



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 2:06:18 PM)

Yup, you can:)

In fact my mom has sme jeans that have a bit of wear and tear on the hems from getting scuffed on the ground as you walk, and I originally decided to cuff them with some cute fabric to hide that little bit of damage:)
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ORIGINAL: calamitysandra

I especially like the stickers and the idea with the cuffs. You can do up some older stuff in new ways like that.



camille65 -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 2:12:30 PM)

Those jeans are cute! So cute that I wish I could sew but I'm the type that safety pins buttons on and glues hems.



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 2:14:27 PM)

I'd use the pants an the shirts.  And the Christmas ornaments will be used too:)


So  yeah, everything is practical in my book hehehe..

Oh, and yes I quilt too. Or at least I can, and I have made a quilt in the past.

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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

From a male perspective:

I would have gone with items that have a practical use.  Like a quilt.  Something I would use.


But I know ladies like stuff for pretty- so that is nice as well.


(the shirt is practical)  I would use that.   :-)




Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 2:37:47 PM)

camille, sewing in this case is very easy, if you can keep a strait line you can sew.
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ORIGINAL: camille65

Those jeans are cute! So cute that I wish I could sew but I'm the type that safety pins buttons on and glues hems.



WyldHrt -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 3:16:27 PM)

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Oh, and yes I quilt too. Or at least I can, and I have made a quilt in the past.

Old jeans make VERY warm quilts for winter, TFTB. You use squares cut from the jeans to make the top like a quilt, then use a thick batting and back it with fleece. Instead of quilting it together, use yarn ties and then finish the edges with a pretty fabric. I did one for a friend living with no heat in Northern California one winter, and it kept her from freezing many nights.
Here's a link: http://www.straw.com/quilting/articles/bluejeans.html
Have fun!



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 3:56:14 PM)

Wyld, Yup. They do indeed. They also make good purses, and skirts. You rip open the legs to make a skirt opening.
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ORIGINAL: WyldHrt


Old jeans make VERY warm quilts for winter, TFTB. You use squares cut from the jeans to make the top like a quilt, then use a thick batting and back it with fleece. Instead of quilting it together, use yarn ties and then finish the edges with a pretty fabric. I did one for a friend living with no heat in Northern California one winter, and it kept her from freezing many nights.
Here's a link: http://www.straw.com/quilting/articles/bluejeans.html
Have fun!




camille65 -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 6:15:07 PM)

Nope I can't sew a straight line, maybe not even a crooked one. So did you just add the fabric to the existing bottom part of the jeans? Shame you don't live closer, I'd pay you to do a pair of mine.
:)



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 7:31:47 PM)

Yes Camille, I did.

That would be nice, yes it's a shame, And it would of been great fun, I think to go shopping to pick out the material together an hang out while doing the project.

And I suppose you could do these with stuff like Wonder under, it's fusible adhesive that goes on with an iron.
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ORIGINAL: camille65

Nope I can't sew a straight line, maybe not even a crooked one. So did you just add the fabric to the existing bottom part of the jeans? Shame you don't live closer, I'd pay you to do a pair of mine.
:)



sirsholly -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 7:34:55 PM)

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ORIGINAL: camille65

Nope I can't sew a straight line, maybe not even a crooked one. So did you just add the fabric to the existing bottom part of the jeans? Shame you don't live closer, I'd pay you to do a pair of mine.
:)
what is cute...tear/cut a few holes in the jeans then wash so the holes fray. Sew a matching patch to the inside of the jeans, allowing the fabric patch to be seen through the hole. This will match the cuffs and really does look cute.



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 7:36:33 PM)

Holly, you can also make " tear shirts" it's where you take a shirt, cut out a pattern in it an put another color behind the cut outs.

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ORIGINAL: sirsholly

what is cute...tear/cut a few holes in the jeans then wash so the holes fray. Sew a matching patch to the inside of the jeans, allowing the fabric patch to be seen through the hole. This will match the cuffs and really does look cute.




sirsholly -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 7:42:32 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Toppingfrmbottom

Holly, you can also make " tear shirts" it's where you take a shirt, cut out a pattern in it an put another color behind the cut outs.

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ORIGINAL: sirsholly

what is cute...tear/cut a few holes in the jeans then wash so the holes fray. Sew a matching patch to the inside of the jeans, allowing the fabric patch to be seen through the hole. This will match the cuffs and really does look cute.


i am funny about the tags and seams when it comes to shirts. I will actually wear sweatshirts inside out if the fleece (or whatever you call it) pills up. I generally wear mens small sized all cotton tee shirts under another shirt if i can get away with it. It is the only way i can tolerate a sweater in the winter. Yes...i know i am strange



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 7:54:01 PM)

Yeah, I don't like tags either, and tagless t shirts are awesome, my only complaint is that they don't have washing instructions on it, like can this shirt be ironed, dried in the dryer?

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ORIGINAL: sirsholly

i am funny about the tags and seams when it comes to shirts.



SassySouthrnLady -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 7:55:00 PM)

Thanks for the link on the bluejean quilts. Those look really cool. I bookmarked it so I can spend some time there and look around.

I'm all about some crafy things. The blue jean cuffs are super cute.

So many great ideas.



Toppingfrmbottom -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 7:57:16 PM)

I am now wondering if cuffs wouldn't look good on the sleeve ends of my plain white shirt sleeves, and if does, then would it work out since most cotton fabrics like I used are not stretchy and have no give, and cotton sleeves do.
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ORIGINAL: SassySouthrnLady

Thanks for the link on the bluejean quilts. Those look really cool. I bookmarked it so I can spend some time there and look around.

I'm all about some crafy things. The blue jean cuffs are super cute.

So many great ideas.



SassySouthrnLady -> RE: Just a small sampling of crafts I am currently doing. (8/14/2010 8:16:15 PM)

I think the cuffs on the shirts would be a really cute idea. And it for sure would work using non-stretchy material being sewn to a t-shirt matierial shirt. I've seen em done like that and sometimes even have a collar and stuff sewn in so it looks like two shirts when it's actually one.

One of the main thnigs to watch for sewing non giving material to more stretch material, is make sure to pull the stretchy material out just a bit as you're sewing the non stretchy material on so you don't lose any of the room in the sleeve area. Natually you'll lose a bit of the give by adding on a non stretchy cotton. Hopefully this made sense. [:D]



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