Project roll-up

Well it's been a busy day here in the Burb household (anyone would think that I was home alone or something). I decided to make the most of what leave I have left and get cracking on another project from my Home Ec sewing class.

 

I found this fab bit of oilcloth in my local Hobby Craft store. I love it! Which is lucky really as I have enough left to make at least another two or three rolls... You may recognise the red tape from my bunting project, I had so much leftover that it seemed silly not to use it up! 



The inside of the roll-up was created using yet another old table cloth retrieved from Mum's vast fabric stash. It's a little bit boring I know, but I didn't have any coloured fabric that matched the circles and I'm far too fussy to settle on something that doesn't go.





The downside is I have no excuses left for not tidying up after myself anymore... ;)

Project Bag

I really wasn't sure about this fabric before I started. I buy most of my stash online from Esty (it's just way too expensive in the UK), and well, you can never really tell how it'll look until it arrives! Still, I'm not one to waste anything, so I put it to good use for this project!



Personally, I'm not sure what I was worried about! It might be the fact that the sun has come out to play, but I think it looks pretty good :)



Perfect to take to my Uncle's allotment to stock up on these marrows! :)

Project Bunting

Woah, how busy have these past two weeks been? I've barely been home, so sadly the sewing has been neglected. I intend to make up for it this weekend! There is Formula 1 on the telly, and this makes for the perfect excuse to sit down and sew (at least this is the reason I've given to my Dad as I hog his new TV)!



In my absence some fab new Christmas fabric arrived through the door, perfect in my mind for the Home Ec bunting project! I really wanted to spell out something festive like Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday, but was a bit limited by the size of the fireplace... Hopefully Noel will work just as well!



All the felt came courtesy of Mum's vast craft stash. I was lucky enough to find a big wadge of the red to match my red tape, and then added the smaller green and blue circles to break things up a bit.



The letters were handsketched on paper first, and cut out to make templates.



I used a zigzag stitch to go round them as I find it a bit easier to control. Overall I'm very happy with the results. Roll on Christmas! :)

A little help..

I don't usually like posting a project until it's finished, but I'm in need of a bit of help...

A while ago, in a moment of madness, I offered to make my friend a wall canvas for her new home. I say mad, because we have completely different tastes, likes, well everything! Eek.



I thought ahead and got her to make me a mood board of things she liked, colours that would work in her house etc. and this is what she came up with. In hindsight I think that copying one of the above would have been the safer option, but I didn't. Ho hum.



Here is what I have so far. I got a bit impatient waiting for the fabric paint to dry, so have started pinning a few bits into place. I intend to applique them all on in a bright pink thread. I also need to actually sew the two pieces of fabric together (I didn't want to get paint on the stitching).

I might also stitch a few more details to the branches on the blue side (in blue so they provide a bit of texture), and I'm debating whether or not to add a bit of padding to the bird.

The thing is, I'm not sure if I like it or not...

I'm also not sure if it needs something top left, or if the white space works. I know I've been staring at it all day, so am probably drained of all creativity, but it's missing something right?

Ugh. Why couldn't I just buy flowers like everyone else?

Project Gift Pouch

I really enjoyed project two, and was surprised how easy it was. I had to slightly alter the pattern so my flowers didn't end up upside down on one side, but even that was easy enough.



Now I've made this lovely pouch I'm really not sure that I want to give it away. It's just the right size for my shower bits that I use at the gym, so I may just keep it for myself ;)



I was thinking that a smaller version of this, plus a folded up version of project three, would make a great 'bag for life'... here's hoping the shopping tote is also nice and easy to make. I won't be using any left over ricrac on it for sure ;)

Speaking of ricrac... I've finally finished all my table mats!!



Each took several attempts to get the darn ricrac right (oh, how I HATE ricrac), I don't know where I would have been without my unpicker! :)



Roll on project three! :)

Project Napin Table Mat

So, the start of my sewing course has finally arrived. My sewing machine has been fixed, and my fabric has been washed. You could say I was all ready to go!

Project one is some funky looking napkins... now here we have a wee problem. Despite being uber keen and raring to go, I just wasn't sure about these napkins. I don't use them, or know anyone who uses them, and I so wanted my first project to be used.

After much agonising (about 30mins or so) I happened across a pattern in a sewing book for some table mats and realised that they were just the solution I was looking for. Everyone uses table mats :)



I think it turned out quite well in the end, the ric rac proved a little taxing to start with. Me and my unpicker came to a good understanding after the third attempt (I tacked it in place and then used those stitches as my guide). I even attempted a wee bit of machine quilting over the top!

One down, three to go! :)

More fabric (because one can never have enough)

Fabric has become a little bit of an obsession of mine.. everytime I go out, or log online I seem to accidentally buy some. This evening I took a detour on the way home to IKEA, because I wanted some of their linen. Annoyingly, I couldn't get what I wanted so it was a bit of a wasted trip, but it got me thinking. Do I actually need any?

Need no, want yes!



I think these three will be perfect for my first Home Ec project (four napkins). The bluey piece also comes in pink, so I've got it on order as the fourth bit of the puzzle. Just need to get some ric-rac edging to go with it all.



This piece is definitely my favourite (so much so I've reordered more without even touching the first piece). The fabric is so me! I love it teamed up with the plain linen (even if this isn't exactly the colour I want). Not sure how I'm going to use this yet, if I had my way it would be in everything! :)