Thursday, October 31, 2013

Day 8 Sugar Cookie Mix




(Sugar Cookies Mix )   Day  8  of Christmas 2013 
     
 
 


Drawstring Bag...      (Your supply list is everything that is underlined!)
I cut out 6.5 x 5 inch piece of fabric to embroidery the words Sugar Cookie Mix in the middle of it. You can do it with your machine if you have one, or by hand.  Then I ironed on Steam a Seam on the back of that fabric and cut it out to look like a label. (I used my Big Shot the Top Note die cut)

You will need Pink Embroidery Floss for words on your label, and 3 -4 fat quarters ( 1 for lining, 1 for outside, 1 for ties and 1 for label)
(The tutorial for the drawstring bag is found here)...
 http://www.incolororder.com/2011/10/lined-drawstring-bag-tutorial.html

Our bag is different because we are not using a contrasting fabric. The outer bag is all one color. Cut 2 pieces of lining at 12.5 x 10.5, then cut 2 pieces of the outer bag the very same 12.5 x 10.5. Then you want to cut 2 - 32 x2 for your ties.
You make our bag the same way except after sew the 2 front pieces together, you mark up 2 inches and iron on your label that you stitched and cut out with your die cut and appliqué it on. We also marked the place for our casing at 2.5 inches down from the top and then 3.5 inches down further.  Then put your bag together the same. We bagged our bottom at an 1inch instead of 1.5 inches.
If you don't have little ones to make the pretend cookies for, then just make the bag and put real cookie dough and maybe a cookie cutter and recipe inside ...what a perfect gift for a whole family this Christmas!

Piping  Bag ...

You will need 1 white fat quarter, frixtion pen, 18 inch of ribbon of your choice, fray check,  some stuffing and a scallop rotary cutter blade

Cut 2 (of the pattern) out of your white fabric, sew 1/2 seam down on both sides (trim bottom corner and grade the sides near the bottom and turn. Trim off 1/2 of the top with your scallop ruler, stuff and tie with ribbon.

Cookies...

You will need tan felt. Cut out 8- 3"circles( for 4 cookies), then cut 8 -2" circles of warm and natural(for center of cookies).  Just put the 2 pieces of warm and natural in the middle of 2 of your cookies and zigzag around the edges to close. ( I used a 3" and 2 " die cut for my cookies )

Icing...

You  will need 4 colors of felt  ( 2 different pinks, chocolate brown and cream ), 3 colors of embroidery floss ( lime green, red, yellow ). Cut a 2" circle of  Steam a Seam and of matching felt to icing, for the back.  I used a flower die cut for the icing) I embroidered  french knots on the front and then ironed on the back circle to cover threads.

Dough...

You need a 2- 12x12 pieces of tan felt with thread to match, you need to cut out 4 circles in the middle, I made mine a bit crooked so it looked more like real dough and did the same on the edges. Then I zigzagged around the edge and around each of the 4 holes, that makes your dough thicker.

You will need 1- 3inch round cookie cutter ( .99 at World Market), and a 9 inch rolling pin

"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas."
                                                                                                               ~ Peg Bracken

Lynn Woodard   www.mandieandmedesigns.com      My email is... mandieandmedesigns@gmail.com

 

 

Day 7 The Perfect Stocking Stuffers





 

Day 7 of Christmas 2013 The Perfect Stocking Stuffers

These are so cute and easy to make, that you are going to want to make a whole bunch of them!


Supplies...
2 coordinating fat quarters, heavy fusible interfacing, chop stick, 1 1/4 key ring, 1 keychain ( attach the ring with ), and one of your favorite Chap Sticks!
I followed the directions almost exactly :) except I cut all of my pieces 2 1/4 x 9 (they had 2 x9 and it was too tight )

 

 

Supplies...
2 coordinating fat quarters, warm and natural, zipper to match,  2" piece of velcro, chop stick, frixtion pen, wonder tape,  fusible interfacing and a little bit of money wouldn't hurt! :)

I followed the directions sorta on this on. I cut my pieces at 8.5 x3.5 ( instead of 3"), and I put batting behind the front piece and quilted it to make it about more sturdy and cute of course.

 

"Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time."
                                                                                     ~Laura Ingalls Wilder

 

Lynn Woodard    www.mandieandmedesigns.com


 

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Day 6 Christmas Place Setting



Day 6th of Christmas 2013
Christmas Place Setting
Supplies for 2 placemats2 fusible placemats, 4 fat quarters, 2 extra wide bias tape
Supplies for 2 silverware holder stockings1 fat quarter for lining, one for stocking and 1 for cuff  ( these should be enough to make 4 stockings)
warm and natural batting a little bit bigger than your fat quarter so about 20 x 24 or just use scraps!
Frixtion pen, spray adhesive or fabric glue stick, chop stick ( for turning )
Directions for placemats
Put (washed and ironed) fabric wrong side down on both back and front of the fusible placemat, make sure your iron is on medium heat and HAS the steam on. With this placemat sandwiched in between your fabric…slowly place iron down and hold with lots of pressure for about 10 to 15 seconds, I did 13 cause 15 seemed to long J  Just make sure to hold it down with lots of pressure this is what adheres both sides. When you are sure the fabric is secure, take your frixtion pen and draw around the placemat and trim to the edge.  Quilt the placemat as your want and then add bias tape on the back .Then turn to the front and use a decorative stitch to stitch the bias tape the rest of the way.
Directions for silverware holder stockings
Copy stocking pattern on cardstock and cut out. Then lay your pattern down on your fabric and batting and loosely cut out about an inch around the 2 stocking pattern you traced. Take front and back pieces  with right side out, and adhere batting to back of each one and quilt as desired. Then cut out 2 lining pieces each.
Cut 2 cuffs at 2 ½ x 9 ½ , with right sides together sew 3 edges and turn and press ,then press cuff in half.  With right sides together of the lining and the outside of the stocking (sew 2 inches down at inside of top of stocking , look at pattern ). Open both of those 2 inch seams press open. 1.Lay down lining right side up, then lay down your cuff, open up and middles meeting with raw edges at top, then lay down stocking on top (right side down ) and sew across the top all the way.
Open stocking, fold in half length sides wrong sides together and finish on the 2 inch seam you already sewed and finish sewing all the way around the rest of the stocking, leaving opening in lining foot. Clip all your curves and pull through opening, press and then sew shut the opening and shove lining back into stocking and press…TADA you are done! 
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”  ~Roy L. Smith
 
 
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Day 5 Outline Applique Picture



I decided to hot glue little red rick rack around the outside edge of the hoop. It took 13 inches and I liked it much better. Sorry that I didn't take the photo after that idea! You know how I like rickrack! :)
Day 5 of Christmas 2013
Outline Appliqué Picture
Supplies…
2 Fat quarter for back ground fabric and snow
Assorted Fat Quarters for house, tree moon and etc.
Steam and Seam
Cardstock to copy pattern
Black thread for outlining and embroidery thread red, white and grey
Frame and  or embroidery  hoops
Batting ( warm and natural ) for back of hoop,
Bakers twine for hanging ornament and ribbon for decorating
Directions…
…Start out copying your pattern on cardstock and cut out each piece of picture
….Cut out fabric a bit bigger than the pattern that you need
…Then  iron on Steam and Seam on the back of each piece.
…Next place your pattern right side down on the back of each matching piece, this will make the house come out the right way, it is because you need to do reverse appliqué
…Cut out each piece and then peel off the back paper
…Then begin creating your picture, make sure it is in the place you want it. Also make sure that you have the trunk of the tree UNDER the snow and UNDER the tree, this gives you dimension to your picture.
…Once Your picture is ready, then put black thread in your machine and start outlining your picture, in the world of paper and paint, this is like the pen and ink technique, it makes everything pop.
…You could if you want, put batting ( warm and natural) underneath it before you outline it, I did that for the hoops for sure, but was afraid it would make it too thick to put in the picture frame.
…Then the last thing you do is your embroidery stitches for your snowflakes, door knob, berries on wreath and smoke from the chimney.
…Put inside your frame or stretch on your hoop and you are ready to just add ribbon and bakers twine to hang your hoop. Plus, I would add a back cover for the hoops.
Warning, these are a bit addictive to make!
 
“Today is next year’s Christmas Memory. Make it one that you will always cherish, and be sure to enjoy every single moment.”
 
Lynn Woodard     www.mandieandmedesigns.com
My email is …  mandieandmedesigns@gmail.com
 
Below is the actual pattern that I drew for the frame. The hoop pattern is just a little triangle.
 
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Then of course I had to try some of this technique with a Halloween design, on this one I did multiple outlines and I really like that. Of course it would have been hard to do on the house because it was smaller. The pumpkin was cut out with my Big Shot, it is a die cut, isn't it too cute? ( not the face, I drew that myself )
 

 


 

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Day 4 Quilted Tree Hot Pads



Day 4

Quilted Tree Hot Pads
 

 

Supplies….

3-4 Green and Red Fat Quarters that coordinate
1 – Brown Fat Quarter for Tree trunk
Creative Grids 60 inch Triangle ( 8 inch finished size )
Insul-Bright
Warm and Natural Batting
Sew in tags ( Merry Christmas )
Pivotal Cutting Board if you have it, would make it easier…but you don’t have to have it!

Directions…
Cut up your red and green fabric  and piece together to create your patch work triangle then iron
Use triangle to cut tree top
Next cut (out of your brown) a 6 ½ x 2 ½ piece , find middle of base of tree and of trunk ,and sew onto the bottom of the tree at a ¼ inch. Press
Cut out back of Hot Pad to match the front tree and a piece of batting too.
Cut out Insul-Bright a bit bigger than your tree, then quilt shinning side up, and against back of tree
Baste your tag on
Match up your back piece, to the batting and quilt them wrong sides together
Trim each piece ( front and back of trees )
Put right sides together of front and back of trees ,and sew ¼ all the way around ( Back Stitching at ALL points ) Leave 2 inch opening for turning at the bottom of the trunk!
Trim all your corners and Grade all your points
Turn carefully with chop stick, once you have all your points out and looking good ,then press well
Topstitch all the way around 1/8  of an inch, and this will also close your opening!

These would be great to put with some cookies, or any other dish for the perfect Christmas gift!


"From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas brings us closer to each other."
- Emily Matthews





 

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Day 3


 



 
 
Day 3

Three Trees Pillow with a Story
Years ago one Christmas, I heard this story and never forgot it. Now it is one of our Christmas traditions. The Book is called The Tale of the THREE TREES  A Traditional Folktale retold by Angela Elwell Hunt and Illustrations by Tim Jonke

Supplies…
Pillow form 18 x 18
1 White Fat Quarter, 3 Green Fat Quarters  (for the trees and corner pieces), ½ yard of side border fabric and also ½ yard for the back and binding ( you will have to figure out your colors first ), 1- 16 or 18 inch zipper, 19 square piece of warm and natural batting, zipper foot, Steam and Seam, matching threads and Rick Rack ( enough to go around an 18 inch pillow form ) if you choose that one.

Directions…
Like anything else, the hardest part is deciding what fabric you want for your pillow. Once you decide that, then also decide which pillow you want to make. I will give you the dominations for both. The Joy pillow has a 12 square of white cut out for the middle and then I cut 4 – 12 x 3 ½  borders and added one each of the two sides. Then cut 4- 3 ½ squares and added them to the top and bottom of my last 2 borders that I hadn’t sewn on yet. Press and then sew these last two borders to the other side and you top is now ready to start appliqueing. For the Rick Rack pillow,  will be the same as the Joy pillow in the directions, but you will start out with a 10 ½ square of white instead and you borders will be cut 4-10 ½ x 4 ½ inch and your corner pieces will be 4 – 4 ½ squares.

Next add Steam and Seam to back of your material for the letters and the trees, applique on and zig zag around everything. Then add your batting to back of this front part of the pillow, and quilt through top piece and batting as you like. Trim down (if needed ) to an 18 square. Then cut your back to 18 inch square and then follow the directions on this blog… http://thequiltedfish.typepad.com/the-quilted-fish/2011/03/sweet-divinity-flower-pillow-tutorial.html  to put in covered zipper ( I cut my zipper cover piece 4 x 18 ). You can also go to this blog and make sure you scroll pretty far down to get the directions on how to put a binding on your pillow, just in case you forget... http://www.sewmamasew.com/2011/02/how-to-make-a-basic-pillow-how-to-finish-a-pillow-with-binding/
 Then you are finished and ready to add your pillow form, gather around the kids and snuggle up to read this wonderful Christmas book.

“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree…is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” ~ Burton Hillis

 

P.S. I of course cut the trees out with my Big Shot but you can get the pattern at the shop. If you want to order the trees cut out...let me know because my friend is selling Sizzix Die Cuts now. The number for the die cut called Christmas Tree  658109. Just email if you want to order one!

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Day 1


Day 1


 

Merry Christmas Rice Bags

This is a quick and simple game to make for the holidays, and the whole family can have fun with it! The idea is to see how many words you can make out of the letters for Merry Christmas…you will be surprised how many you can come up with!


Supplies…

…3 fat quarters ,and you can cut out 4  of each and then just mix up the patterns as you like.
(I used …14 fat quarters and of course had enough to do banners and more! )

You can cut out 4 ½ inch squares using one of our scalloped blades for your rotary cutter.
(1 Big Shop and 4 ¼ Scallop Square Die Cut, and the Alphabet Die Cut …Of course you don’t have to get the Big Shot, but many of you have purchased them and I wanted to let you know what I used )

…Steam and Seam
…Rice
…Dark Green Felt  ( or whatever color you want to match your fabric )
Scalloped Rotary Blade

Directions…

I just cut out the Squares, appliquéd on the letters on the top piece( if you don’t have letter die cuts, you can always trace off the patterns from online ),. That means I ironed them down and then zigzagged them on. Next I sewed ¼ of inch all the way around the square…all 4 edges twice, leaving a 1 ½ -2 inch space at bottom to fill with rice.

Then I filled them half way with rice and then went back and closed the space and backstitched it too.

Now remember you can make that cute drawstring bag of ours , to hold these in if you like or put them in a cute container or big Ziplock bag. That’s it, wouldn’t these be fun gifts to make for family and friends?


“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”  ~Peg Bracken