Heart #153
A simple little bird scissors fob, cut free-hand from wool felt.
I sewed the bird's body and wing in place with a a single strand of sewing thread (rather than embroidery thread) because the pieces are so small.
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Bird
Day #170
Heart #153
A simple little bird scissors fob, cut free-hand from wool felt.
I sewed the bird's body and wing in place with a a single strand of sewing thread (rather than embroidery thread) because the pieces are so small.
Heart #153
A simple little bird scissors fob, cut free-hand from wool felt.
I sewed the bird's body and wing in place with a a single strand of sewing thread (rather than embroidery thread) because the pieces are so small.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Pretty and Practical
Day #154
Heart #126
In my ongoing quest to come up with hearts that aren't just pretty, but also have a function, I had a lightbulb-over-the-head moment last night: scissors fobs!
A scissors fob serves two purposes: it helps you locate/identify your scissors (which is useful in a group setting, like a quilt retreat, where everyone has scissors on the table--but I'm sure I will like having a little help spying my scissors in the confusion on top of my sewing table!); and it is a tiny pincushion. This one is 1 1/2 inches wide.
This fob is made of wool felt and cotton embroidery thread; the string is baker's twine.
There will be PLENTY more of these here in the coming weeks! This one was so fun and quick to make, that I want to make more, more more!
Heart #126
In my ongoing quest to come up with hearts that aren't just pretty, but also have a function, I had a lightbulb-over-the-head moment last night: scissors fobs!
A scissors fob serves two purposes: it helps you locate/identify your scissors (which is useful in a group setting, like a quilt retreat, where everyone has scissors on the table--but I'm sure I will like having a little help spying my scissors in the confusion on top of my sewing table!); and it is a tiny pincushion. This one is 1 1/2 inches wide.
This fob is made of wool felt and cotton embroidery thread; the string is baker's twine.
There will be PLENTY more of these here in the coming weeks! This one was so fun and quick to make, that I want to make more, more more!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Let the Challenge Begin!!
Day #1
The day has finally come for me to start this "heart-a-day" challenge! The name implies that each day I will take time to make one heart, but that's not how it's going to be; I need to let my creativity be my guide, which means that some days I will make one, or two, or five...and other days I will make none. Posting will be unpredictable too, based on what I have made, but I promise to post something at least once a week, so if you check in here that often, you won't miss anything!
Heart #1
Wool felt, cotton embroidery thread, fiberfil, safety pin.
I took the idea for this heart from this Valentine's Day post at The Purl Bee. I decided to try the safety pin on the back because the regular jewelry-type pin backs stick out so much that this little heart would always look askew when being worn.
I must say that it was much more difficult to make than it looks; cutting two hearts exactly the same size with the pinked edges lining up perfectly was not easy! And I am a perfectionist, so the edges had to line up.
I like the simplicity of just the red felt and green stitching; I wore this a lot during December. You may see this again in different color combinations in the coming months!
The day has finally come for me to start this "heart-a-day" challenge! The name implies that each day I will take time to make one heart, but that's not how it's going to be; I need to let my creativity be my guide, which means that some days I will make one, or two, or five...and other days I will make none. Posting will be unpredictable too, based on what I have made, but I promise to post something at least once a week, so if you check in here that often, you won't miss anything!
Heart #1
Wool felt, cotton embroidery thread, fiberfil, safety pin.
I must say that it was much more difficult to make than it looks; cutting two hearts exactly the same size with the pinked edges lining up perfectly was not easy! And I am a perfectionist, so the edges had to line up.
I like the simplicity of just the red felt and green stitching; I wore this a lot during December. You may see this again in different color combinations in the coming months!
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