Heart Garland...and Tutorial

I started playing around with hearts this week:

 

No pattern...just an idea 

I wanted to work through...

Before I knew it I had a heart garland

to hang on a mantel or wall or window, etc.

I pawed through the fabric cupboards

and found some pinks...

so made another Heart Garland...

These are FUN and don't require

a lot of your fabric or your time...

I hung them up on the design wall

for a photo shoot...

I turned my back and there were FOUR !

I ended up making SIX Heart Garlands

and already gave two of them away...

If you want to join in the FUN

here is a tutorial...

Supplies:

5 inch squares of fabric (two for each heart)

Heart Template for Fabric (I made mine from freezer paper)

Batting scraps or Felt (cut into heart shapes)

Heart Template for Batting (smaller than 5 inch template)

Pinking Shears and Scissors

Jute cording

Glue Stick

I cut 2 squares of fabric at a time

with the pinking shears...

I cut out 9 hearts (2 fabrics each for 18 hearts)

The length of jute you need will depend on

how long you want your garland to be...

Stretch out the jute and place one heart shape underneath

(wrong sides of fabric facing you) and apply some glue stick.

place one batting heart shape on top 

and press down...

apply glue stick to the batting...

Place the 2nd heart shape on top 

and press down...

Iron the heart to set the glue...

Topstitch the heart on your sewing machine,

this will hold the jute in place...

Keep adding more hearts, 

leaving and inch or more between them...

I am working on a wool press mat

and use pins to hold the jute in place

for easier handling of the hearts...

Keep adding hearts until your garland

is the desired length.

I leave 12 inches of extra jute on each end...

Cut 1 inch strips of fabrics...

these will be used to create ties...

Place 3 fabric strips in between each heart...

tie the strips in a knot...

Keep going until you fill the garland in with ties,

even at the beginning and end of the jute...

These are a great deal of FUN and

will make great gifts next month for

Valentines Day !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Hot Pads...Tutorial

I pawed through the fabric cupboard

and found lots of floral fabric scraps...

These have been around for 15 or 20 years...

It is time to put them to good use !

It cut them into 1.5 and 2 inch strips...

I am turning these strips into Hot Pads...

It was fast and FUN.....I will make more !

Here is a my Hot Pad Tutorial:

Insul-Bright Batting

Insul-Bright cut into 9 inch squares...

Place a 2.5 inch square of fabric 

in the center...

Add a 1.5 inch strip,

using the stitch and flip technique...

stitching through the insul-brite

Add another 1.5 inch strip,

moving clockwise around the square...

You are stitching through the insul-bright batting,

then flipping the strip over and pressing it down...

Keep adding strips until the batting

is completely covered...

The top side of your hot pad is complete...

Flip it over and trim off any excess fabric

that sticks out beyond the 9 inch batting square...

Admire your creation...

To create the back side of the hot pad,

cut out a 10 square of backing fabric

and another 9 inch square of insul-bright...

Add a few rows of stitching to hold

the backing fabric and the batting together...

then trim down to 9 inches square

The top and back of the hot pad...

Place them pretty sides together,

stitch all the way around the hot pad,

leaving a few inches unstitched for turning

it right side out...

Trim the bulk off the corners,

Place your hand inside and pull

it right side out...

Push the corners out square,

iron the seam allowance to the inside,

and stop stitch all the way around...

Use a much larger stitch length

when top stitching, as the hot pad

is very thick at this point...

Hot Pad

Just outside the Thread Shed window

are our Boer Goats...

they keep me company while I am stitching.

This is a great way to use up those

fabric scraps while creating something

beautiful for your family and friends.

This will be waiting for me tomorrow

when I have a few more minutes to sew.

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LuAnn Kessi

Moda Love Charm Quilt...

How FUN is a Charm Pack !

 

In one little charm square package,

you get an entire fabric line !

This charm pack is called...Flower Power

This is a FREE pattern from Moda Fabrics

CLICK HERE for the tutorial and pattern

You can make this with layer cakes,

charm squares or mini charm squares.

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LuAnn Kessi