Yes it's been a while, but with life dealing out one crappy thing after another and being stuck in some sort of creative vacum (well kind of!), it 's been hard to get anything done! So get'n back to the crafty stuff I did finally manage to finish one of those lap quilts for my nana's birthday albiet a month late, but she did'nt mind and thought it was the best gift ever:) Here is a picture of the completed quilt...
I've also been making a zillion of these little babies. They are a complete waste of time but come in handy for popping someting extra into presents (for kids of course!) and adding to lolly bags for parties. I am totally crushing on those rainbow pants, have to say thankyou you to my awesome niece Abby for the inspiration on those :0)
Something else I'm working on right now is these little bunnies as gifts for my daughters party, she'll be turning two and we're going with a bunny theme even though she's head over heals for Dora the Explorer. I'm using a pinwhale cord and a bit of applique to jazz 'em up you get the idea.
I'll be back in a couple of days with some more crafty goodness. xJenni.
Transporting four kids around can generate quite alot of rubbish in the car each week and I'm forever trying to find small bags that will fit in the car to throw the litter in. Finally I made one that fits perfectly in my car and it's reusable so it should last.
I used some funky fabric and then made a plastic pocket to line it, also making it reuseable, oh how I like:) The plastic I used was from the cover of a sheet/bedspread packet so it was'nt too thick or you could use the same plastic used to protect table tops. Then I recycled a strap off a school drink bottle cover (of all things!) for the strap on the rubbish bag.
This is cool! - no more hunting for car rubbish bags and no more rubbish piling up in the car. x Jenni
When I saw this and this homemade bathmat on Melissa Goodsell's blog 'One Crafty Mumma', it reminded me of the same type of bathmat my Granny used to have in her bathroom when I was a little girl, funny the things we remember! And I was dying to make one.
I've made one of these before and it turned out lovely and soft (It's a bit grubby and worn now so I won't treat you to a view of that one!). This one I made out of a recycled towel and 'meadowsweet' fabric. It looks so bright and fresh and ready for spring, pity winter's really kicking in here:(
Thanks for stopping by, Jenni xx
I made an applique tea towel just like this one last year as part of a birthday present for my sister in law Tracy, and it was really hard to give it away! (You can check her blog 'The Pickled Owl' out here). So I have finally got around to making one for myself and a spare, because if you're making one you might as well make two. It was so easy using the iron on visoline and blanket stich on my sewing machine.
I got the tea towels from Freedom, they always have a big bin of tea towels for only $2 each and there's heaps to choose from too. The fabric I used in the applique was out of my stash.
And while I was at it I thought I'ld try an owly pot holder too, which turned out looking cute but a bit psychedelic due to all the different patterned fabrics put together.
Cheers, hope it's been a good weekend Jenni xx
Right now I am working on two lap quilts for birthday presents. These are the second and third quilts I have made, and I have kept to the same pattern, simple blocks. This is an ideal pattern to start quilting and so easy to make for a gift; and perfectly suited for lap quilts. I just need to buy some fabric for the sashing and the backs and then I'll be back with some more progress pics.
This is the first quilt I made. It is a lap quilt with bamboo fibre wadding, which is surprisingly warm! The fabric and pattern are both from Spotlight, last year's winter season - very owly.
Anyway have a good weekend! Jenni xx
I saw a blanket like the one I've made a few years ago! The blanket I saw was in a designer store and had a designer price tag to go with it. A couple of weeks later my mother in law picked up a couple of cheap polar fleece blankets, I stashed the pink one away and knew exactly what I was going to do with it. I raced out and bought all the ribbons and then...
A couple of years later I found it in a pile of fabrics and got to work; and I'm really happy with the finished result :)
I had to pin most of the ribbons on before hand as the polar fleece stretches as it's sewn.
x Jen
