Sunday 29 August 2010

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)!

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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!

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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.

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

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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! :)
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3 comments:

  1. The Bonjour Four30 August 2010 at 00:23

    great job!! i can't wait to do that project. Haven't decided what I am going to say though. I found your cute little blog on our home ec flickr thread. :) Hope you will check my blog out too. :)

    Have a wonderful week!

    Libby
    www.libby-bonjour.blogspot.com

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  2. emily b30 August 2010 at 05:22

    That's a great idea for the holidays! My husband calls me Mrs. Claus, so I'll probably be using your idea as a decoration. Where did you get the cute Christmas fabric?

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  3. Jen30 August 2010 at 13:33

    Hey Libby! Thanks for the comments, your blog is fab, I LOVE the coloured circles :)

    Emily, I got the fabric from here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/uberstitch. It's fastly becoming a dangerous place for me to visit :)

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