Postby BookSaver » Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:54 am
Spent the majority of the day with a few sewing friends. Mostly fun, but didn't get as much done as I'd hoped. Wrote out a long explanation but deleted it as being too negative. I want to go to sleep tonight feeling that this was mostly a good day.
Harriet ~ I'm not a quilter, my years of sewing have been on clothes. I want to start using quilting techniques to make table runners and wall hangings to decorate the house (art quilts), but have accepted that I will never have the time or space to do full-size quilts.
This week's project children's gift items are soft toys made from printed fabric panels. They each have a printed front and back which are sewn together, turned right side out, and stuffed.
One is a teddy bear with a pocket which holds a little stuffed heart.
Another is a vintage Christmas panel with 6 small individual animals -- puppy with long scarf carrying gift boxes, puppy with poinsettia, kitten in sweater with ball ornament, bunny in stocking cap with wreath, mouse in Santa hat with sack of toys, koala in little dress carrying a big candy cane. They are all very cute, 5" or 6" high. The instructions say to attach hangers to turn them into ornaments, but I'm just going to treat them as soft baby toys.
The 3rd panel is a little more complicated with a Noah's ark theme -- a red & blue boat shape with pockets on each side which hold 4 stuffed animals (yellow camel, yellow sheep, red elephant, green giraffe).
I didn't get all of the Noah's ark cut out so may not finish it for this deadline, but can always do it another time. I have 2 weeks to complete the others and I'll be happy with getting that much done.
I need to stop somewhere tomorrow and buy a bag of fiberfill for stuffing. I thought I had some but if so, it's buried and I don't want to get sidetracked looking for it.
I've decided that I do want to try to make your bookmarks for my fellow board members, once I finish these toys. I've picked out a group of coordinating fabrics but need to add stiff interfacing to my shopping list for tomorrow. (Again, know I have some around here somewhere, but ... ) I'd like to deliver the bookmarks in cards at the same meeting in 2 weeks.