tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28838306734296340972024-02-07T02:48:15.652+00:00Bundana begins...A blog about Bundana and her plight with sewing, knitting, planting and generally creating a beautiful life through frugal means.... Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868738547454207596noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883830673429634097.post-52970530996605333422015-07-28T23:31:00.000+01:002015-07-28T23:31:02.700+01:00Hello, anyone out there?!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Hello there!</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'm back to blogging! Life has taken a bit of a change for what I was expecting... but I'm now back to connect with the land of Blogdom and aim to keep a log of this new life I've found myself in. I'm a new, but incredibly proud, single mother of a (nearly) 2 year old and I'm just in the process of getting my very own place that will need (in the words of the Estate Agent) 'modernisation'. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Bear with me whilst I revamp this blog and start to lay down the foundations for a new Bundana world order.... mainly involving sewing, upcycling, dairy-free, toddler-tendering, dog walking, foraging and general admiration and replication of pretty things I see. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No, I've not turned into the
Sewing Terminator; however some similarities could be drawn between me and
Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'Junior' midst his mock-pregnancy, namely mood,
vagueness and crazy antics of late. What an awful film *shudder*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I'm back on home turf on the 22nd of June, so going crazy thinning my life into
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868738547454207596noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883830673429634097.post-33605507875331513162013-05-12T18:59:00.001+01:002013-05-13T16:45:02.095+01:00Sciatica!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week I'm looking at the lovely book by Cynthia Schaffer '<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1600596126?ie=UTF8&camp=3194&creative=21330&creativeASIN=1600596126&linkCode=shr&tag=bundanabegins-21">Stash Happy: Patchwork</a>', Schaffer is a multi-talented lady from California who can do anything from quilting to rubber-stamping, photography to crochet. Her easy approach to projects and design is a sure sign of her expertise... as with anything in life, those who make things look easy or indeed offer the easy methods, know their stuff thoroughly and know every way of doing things and then can decide which is best to use!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I chose this project as I thought that it will probably not be something that I will be bought 10 of when little lady is here (like baby grows!), easily personalised and it's nice and clear to make!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used a larger towel than required in the book, mine was larger than a hand towel but smaller than a bath sheet, so rather than using a flannel + hand towel, I cut the larger towel and used the cut piece as the flannel (face cloth) requested.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Get your towel and measure it, mine is 125 x 70 cm. If your towel is bigger or smaller, just make the proportional changes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. I cut it at 45 cm down the towel, leaving me with a 80 x 70cm piece and a 45 x 70cm piece</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Then I cut 8cm off each side of the 45 x 70 cm piece, leaving me with a 54 x 45 cm piece of towel</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In regards to how the
instructions helped me, the words needed some 'thinking' about as I said in my
full review and some readers comments, the wording can be very strange at times
and blunt. It wouldn't be a tone of direction that I personally find that easy
to understand, first-time-round anyway. I think this is maybe where some very
new sewers would get frustrated with the book. As I said previously, this book
is for someone who has been sewing about 6 months (or 4 or 5 projects under
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I think this is more an inspired piece from the Martha Stewart book, but I am
so glad I have made it. I don't think I would have ever thought about hacking
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Hope you liked my little excerpt from the 'Martha Stewart's Encyclopaedia of
Sewing and Fabric Crafts: Basic Techniques Plus 150 Inspired Projects'. I do
highly recommend this book to new(ish) and old seamstresses a like; it's a well-deserved
addition to any crafty bookshelf!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I'm away for a week, there will still be a Friday Review next week... but other
than that, I am taking 7 days out to spend it eating lots of family food and
catching up with friends and family!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sewing books tend to have the same type of layout... going through every type of scissor, pin and fabric and helping the reader decide what to buy then onto the projects and techniques offered in that particular book. This book, however, hasn't actually got that addition at the start (it's at the back as an appendix) of the 'tools and notions' section and instead goes for directing the reader into what to do with their sewing and poses questions such as 'What do you want to get/ make from sewing?' 'Where will you sew?' and 'What would you like to start with?'. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like this approach as the preliminary focus is not to aim for being a professional and full-time sewer- but to aim for finding your creative outlet and building on that. Some sewers will never use a sewing machine and just simply embellish table linen; others will create a totally homemade home... but the choice is ultimately yours to make and most importantly, enjoy.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sewing</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quilting and Patchwork</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In terms of the techniques shown in the book, the basics are all there with some nice surprises. Basic stitches are shown in a black and white sketch showing insertion of needle to finish in a 1, 2, 3 step technique with a explanation beside it</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Translated from Japanese for the term of 'little stabs'; Japanese Sashiko has a repetitive design creating beautiful designs that are modern, graceful and totally usable in any home setting. Suddenly after reading and seeing the Sashiko designs I am envisaging embroidering table linens, cuffs on dressing gowns or even a cafe curtain. Being 5 months pregnant I am fully anticipating embroidery as something that I can be busy with in my last month before little one is here. I am a HUGE fan of Emily Peacocks designs and have 'The Tree of Life' being delivered to me this week as a decorative wall hanging. However, such simple yet elegant designs as Sashiko allows for much more scope in your embroidery but still with the final results of quality and elegance. I am in love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's finished and I am proud to show you the last stage of the
making of my Rainbow Quilt!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First off, after
finishing the formation of the quilt, I used my organic cotton batting and some
REALLY fluffy (not organic) wadding. I created a batting-wadding-batting
sandwich and then placed my front and back onto the sarnie. At this point I
would just like to confirm that buying organic is really worth the extra cash,
its luxurious and chemical free. I just couldn't source any organic wadding
that would arrive in time, so I used some standard wadding from my local (and
only) fabric shop I have available to me here in the West of Ireland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I had pinned
everything together... I made, by hand, my own bias tape. I wanted to make 60mm
bias tape, no bias tape maker goes up to that size, so I sat and made my own.
Firstly I cut 12 cm strips, ironed them in half and then, like folding a
letter... I pinned the bias together. Ironing as I went. It took some time and
was a pain to do, but this is exactly the size I wanted- so worth it,
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went, bevelling at the corners as I went. This bevelling wasn't as bad as I had
dreaded and really looked the part, proper quilting techniques on show...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, with a deep
intake of breath, I sewed it all together, ensuring that underneath of the bias
tape was being caught as I went, which it was... yay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the tension of my Toyota; it seems to decide to change the tension randomly as
I went along. I stopped, unpicked and re-sewed, however it did it again. In the
end, I went with the flow of the tension changes and promised myself that when
I get a new machine, I will go back and sort this out. It's actually not that
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here we are...
this is my finished quilt! I am so happy with the finished size, colours and
how the Klona Tan bias tape (and I also used this for the backing) has
complimented the white and every shade of the spectrum of this quilt. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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measurements are 110cm x 110 cm. Little lady can happily be crawling on,
dribbling into and cuddling this quilt until she is well over to be saying 'I
don't like it' (!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, Rainbow
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the resources that I had available to me:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Sewing Book by Alison Smith<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Ultimate Quilting Bible by Marie
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just giving you another review of one of the books that I have bought recently. This time it is the Alison Smith book "The Sewing Book" or maybe a more accurate description would be "THE Sewing Book". Yes, THE. This book is good, very very good. I have it on my bedside table when I am trying to figure out a plan of action with a project. Alison Smith herself is experienced to an enviable level of expertise. She knows the lot and this is shown in how she writes, from the basics to the couture. The easy way and the fabulous way. The new school and the old school. Its all in here... and I like it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was first given my sewing machine, I quickly went on amazon.co.uk and bought this book (I need books, books and more books when I start a new hobby) and, as previously reviewed, "The Dressmaker's Bible". Never before has the Bundana hit jackpot on two purchases at the same time. Where the 'Bible' loses brownie points in my view for being lacking in important details, this is spot-on. Broken up into 3 chapters of 'tools', 'techniques' and 'patterns', you'd be hard pushed to find something sewing that isn't covered in this book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thorough, precise and fab. This chapter was very helpful when I was inserting my first invisible zipper. That is a yardstick that I have been using with these books! The tone of this book is very clear. I often find with 'how to' books that they start with some very simple tricks, explanations and goals... then BAM, into really technical and almost incomprehensible instructions. This book does not do that. You are taken by the hand and talked through the whole process. I truly believe that nothing in Sewville is impossible. It just takes courage, madness and passion to get anything done. There is no exclusivity in sewing, you are all welcome... just give it time and patience. I could talk about everything that instructions are given for in this chapter... but basically, its everything. Darts, tucks, pleats, gathers, facings, collars, sleeves, waistlines, belts, pockets, linings, interfacings, mending, couture techniques. I am able to read and understand EVERYTHING in this section (I would like to add that I cannot DO everything, no no NO... just understand) and as it comes up in my dressmaking development, I will turn to this book time and time again. </span></div>
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that this book has a strange direction in the projects. When you start reading
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They were just not dressmaking! As I have now diversified I have noticed that
they have too! You can have step-by-step instructions for the whole of your
family and home. With the benefit of KNOWING that if you follow the very clear
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very good quality. They are safe and satisfying projects!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">No, that is not my conclusion... well, it is basically. I doubt there is a seamstress out there who would not benefit from this book. I use it with every pattern that I get, I plan and research what method I will use and swot-up like a good one. This book and maybe a few more points of contact is pretty much all you need. I am green as grass with sewing, this is only my opinion but I truly believe that it has come on leaps and bounds with this book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">*Tip* This book fluctuates in price massively on Amazon. I have kept my eye on it, best price seen £11.50... currently £16.50, so be careful! Use that £5 on a metre of gorgeous fabric! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is how the 7" squares were looking in part 2, I could have left the squares looking like this. However, I would have known, forevermore, that I could have done more with the quilt whenever I looked at it and I'm simply not one of those people who can do that, so I am pursuing with the original plan of the full 'Crayon' block.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I cut the two identical coloured pieces from opposite corners so that it left a triangle with half white and half printed fabric. Because of the nature of the blocks- there was two of the same. I then swapped them over to create a 7" square with an alternating pattern...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So far, I have diligently followed the instructions from <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2010/10/october-11-crayon-box-quilt-tutorial-winter-peach-giveaway/" target="_blank">Sew Mama Sew</a>. The instructions from there are great... I am going to show my process of making this quilt. I truly believe that if you make clothes, the scraps are often depressing to see! What do we do with them when we make just clothes? I am in awe of making this quilt! I am using so many scraps that I had no use for before (unless for the occasional pocket lining) and it's so satisfying... no-one likes to waste things, I never throw any of my scraps away that are larger than 25x25cm. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cut 25 rainbow 7" squares</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cut 25 white 7" squares</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pinned them together (right sides facing)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Really starting to come together and looking how I wanted it to in my head- going to be so bright and fun. Having done some 'earth-mother' reading; I found that having a piece of soft fabric, like a t-shirt, blanket, towel etc that smells of you- will settle your baby when they are a bit restless and upset. So I will keep this blanket with me for a few weeks before bambina is born in the <u>hope</u> that it will settle her at times!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next up is slightly more cutting and then the construction of the whole quilt and the batting, going to still pursue with my plans of making this a super thick quilt that little lady can play, crawl, cry and sleep on when she is on the floor. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have my batting and wadding at the ready, looking for some nice hand quilting techniques. I'll get photocopying my templates from my fantastic quilting book. I reviewed it </span><a href="http://bundana.blogspot.ie/2013/03/book-review-friday-ultimate-quilting.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. It's square too, so will look like a playmat, even though we can pick her up and wrap her up in it in the wintertime.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am destashing everything in my sewing room, a frugal few months are ahead as we save for little lady</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm giving birth in the UK, yay! Coming over to the UK on the 22nd of June well in time for my delivery date of the 8th of August</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Colette in to a maternity pattern... undecided as to which pattern...?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eclair?</span></li>
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life’s less creative folk, to a lass who just loves to be tinkering at…
anything! At any given time I may be; knitting on my sofa, planting a few
herbs, brewing blackberry wine, sewing a dress or foraging for wild garlic. The
more you make, the more you want to create and the more I buy books.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the quilting process; my particular interest is the patchwork quilt, which has
a 92 page chapter to educate and whet the appetite. Interestingly enough, the
first ever quilt that I am making is actually the first demonstrated project of
the “Pieced Quilt” chapter. Intuitively, I have chosen to make the easiest and
more straightforward pieced quilt. Good. At the very least, I am starting as I
mean to go on and develop my quilting skills gradually instead of jumping in at
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am going to embark on my first quilt, it's not going to be a hexie bonanza... it's going to be a Crayon Quilt, kindly tutored and explained by the very talented <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2010/10/october-11-crayon-box-quilt-tutorial-winter-peach-giveaway/" target="_blank">Sew Mama Sew</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm going to make it into a play mat. My plan is to make it very thick, so bambina will be comfy crawling, rolling, napping and playing on it. With the help of 2 layers of batting encasing a layer of 405 GSM fibre bond wadding, hopefully should be thick enough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The end mat should be about 115 x 115 cm (or 45 x 45") </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am in no rush to get this finished quickly, I am just enjoying the process and hoping this will lead to a very pretty result!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or a 'Grobag' as they are more fashionably called!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the idea of this piece of clothing, wrapped up but with room to move- whilst looking gorgeous. PLUS... they are really yummy mummy fashionable and you can be spending £45 on a top-end one... frugal thoughts enter my head and I have to out-do in quality and price!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have so many ideas brimming for this little girl I'm having! It seems the more I find out about her and time I spend brewing her, the more I make and think and plan to make for her arrival!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2010/10/october-11-crayon-box-quilt-tutorial-winter-peach-giveaway/" target="_blank">Crayon Quilt</a> that I'm making with REALLY thick wadding for a play mat</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After a real crazy decision-making stint with every fat quarter and remnant I had, I found this combination as my current favourite mix of fabrics. I love that it's girlie but not yucky as there is pink to show, world, that she is a girl but the green neutralises any yuck and goo into a piece a bit more summery-chic than candy-floss.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made the piece out of quilt-weight cotton, rather than the suggested sweater-weight knit. Instead I used a cotton interlining to make the weight and the tog of the grobag much warmer. To be honest, this looks like it's ready to eat on a summers day yet warm enough for a <strike>March</strike> snow drift! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I loved the underlap detail. No pinching necks and skin here... doesn't bear thinking about, does it?! Anyway, its a lovely detail. I used the lining fabric to get even more pink (dark pink) in there. Underlaps like this are basted onto the zipper fabric and then permanently attached when the lining is applied. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the maths; bambina will be born in August. I made a 3-6 month size. So that gives me at least November to February of use and most likely, as this is massive... up until next March! Not bad going.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To clarify, the pattern does not require the addition of piping. I just thought that it would bring the bias arm and neck lines into the piece a bit more. I really like the look of it and anyone who knows anything about sewing will know that additions such as these are a sign of spending that little bit more time on a piece and adding that little bit more quality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bought the sewing pattern from: <a href="http://www.sewessential.co.uk/Category.asp?CategoryID=2409&NumPerPage=5&page=1" target="_blank">Sew Essential</a>. A cheap and fabulous shop of all your essentials at a VERY reasonable price</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fabrics: £2.60 Ice Frappe (1/2 Metre), £1.50 Pink Fabric (1/3 metre) and £4.00 berry fabric</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All in all, this seems like a lot- much more than I have spent for some of my own makes in the past. However in comparison to the cheapest baby sleeping bag on the John Lewis website @ £22.00, I think that mine wins! <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 27px;">John Lewis Baby Striped Sleeping Bag, 2.5 Tog, Navy</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 27px;">Time Taken? I faffed. Should have been 3ish hours. Took me 6 hours. I tried different zip insertion techniques... basting is bestest.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868738547454207596noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883830673429634097.post-11046707053126395992013-03-22T08:55:00.000+00:002013-03-22T08:55:00.629+00:00Wiksten Tank v4 "Air of Africa" *Finished Object<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last of my Wiksten pregnancy makes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have made this final Wiksten using The FabricGodmothers' fabulous African wax print, it's so east to work with, doesn't shrink when washed and is show-stoppingly different and funky!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think this top will look great with some shorts, sandles and funky wooden beads for summer... and of course, bump for the ultimate in summer-style!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope I have portryed my excitement and love of this fabulous and versatile pattern. I made some very simple and quick alterations to this pattern and have made what I can only explain as a wardrobe staple for my mid-term pregnant state!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next few blog posts will be baby-based, but in Bundana style! I have made a lovely and funky 'grobag'. Its fabulously easy and a perfect present for an expectant mother, if you are not a mother or father yourselves!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868738547454207596noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883830673429634097.post-89942231352054225912013-03-21T08:43:00.000+00:002013-03-21T08:43:00.054+00:00Wiksten Tank v3 "Rumble in the Jungle" *Finished Object*<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There certainly is a rumble in the jungle! You may remember, back in Summer last year- one of my bestest friends got married and I made a Sew Retro! Bombshell Dress. I adored the fabric, the dress and the uniqueness of it all. The dress got fantasic wear, I wore it independantly out about 6 times... I just couldn't resist!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, in light of me buying three-times too much fabric in the first place, I made a maternity Wiksten tank out of some of the remaining fabric. This acts as a homage to where I have been and where I am now going, from party gal to motherhood!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I originally bought this fabric from The Fabricgodmother, it's not stocked anymore from what I can see. Believe it or not, this top is so nice to whack on at the weekend, in the sun, with jeans and Uggs! I felt really bright and breezy, but also comfortable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I estimate these tops, with my alterations, will last me until about 7-8 months. I may even get away with them full-term. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868738547454207596noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883830673429634097.post-27913927816899528722013-03-20T08:29:00.000+00:002013-03-20T10:24:29.924+00:00Wiksten Tank v2 Saddleback Birds *Finished Object*<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am having somewhat of a Wiksten week this week! I have three to show you all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the first of my collection, I got this fabric as a pregnancy gift from <a href="http://www.fabricgodmother.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Fabric Godmother</a>, what a gem! I loved this fabric too, the animals! I just love the birds. There is also this and this in the bird theme on the website at the moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Actually, all the fabrics I have used for these Wiksten's are from The FabricGodmother... Because I just love what they stock! Have a look at the cotton ranges, pure class!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyways, I was very grateful of this gift but in my current 'state', I'm all about maternity clothes at the moment and slightly in love with my pattern that I made with the Wiksten Tank. FG was kind enough to give a metre of this lovely fabric, however I needed just over a metre to make a Tank.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, I added a black band to the back to make a 1m x 1m piece of fabric go into my desired form of a Wiksten Tank. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am overjoyed with the result, it's exactly what I need for my purpose. I wear to work...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a nurse, so I spend my working day in uniform. I'm pregnant, so I need to comfort and utility. I'm vain, so I want my clothes to look nice, unique and 'Bundana'. These wants lead me to one conclusion... Wikstens are exactly what I need! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over this week I will be putting on the three Wikstens that I've made, I love the versatility of it!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm knitting a cardigan for my final part of my Winter-Three-Piece-Set</span>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I've got some lovely girlie ideas for my little girl!</span>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm 20 weeks now, she's cooking nicely</span></li>
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from Q of a Kindle Fire HD, I love it as I can read all the books that I have
been meaning to quickly as handily, except it’s a beast of technology with a
touch screen, HD vision, Dolby sound... blah blah blah. Basically, it needs
looking after when I am carrying it around in my handbag- with the aim of doing
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not a million miles away from my taste (actually, it’s probably about 3 doors
down the road, in terms of analogies). So I followed her <a href="http://www.skullsandponies.com/2012/01/how-to-make-kindle-cover.html" target="_blank">Kindle Cover tutorial</a>
and made my own!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">and 1 17 x 8cm piece.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://backstitch.co.uk/index.asp?ref=product4_597" target="_blank">Rainbow Charm Pack</a> they do of 10 fabrics @ £29 for the bundle, but can be bought
singularly @ £12/metre. £1.00 worth used in my project.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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around £30, I have saved a fortune and have a unique piece AND keeping up with
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panel member’s opinions- everyone should read. The list is called ‘1000 novels
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different to read randomly pick books from this list. At the moment, I’m
working my way through ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen, I can’t believe
it- but I had never got around to reading this book. So I have quickly devoured
this one, which is free on Amazon.co.uk, and nearly ready to pick the next book
to give a go. To boot, I must admit to not reading many sci-fi books in my time
as I most often preoccupied with classic old fiction or (on the opposite end of
the scale) scientific books, but textbook type… natural history, astronomy,
biographies of the ‘greats’ like Einstein etc. So this will be interesting, I
may unearth a Terry Pratchett affinity or a penchant for John Wyndham… who
knows?!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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textbooks are what I love to have. Cooking books, natural history, nursing,
medical and of course… craft books. I am increasingly getting busier and
busier, I don’t reread fiction books as a rule and give them away to someone
else if I have particularly enjoyed it… my message when they want to return the
book is ‘pass it on to someone else’. So from now on, fiction books can go on
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send me an email: <a href="mailto:caffybundy@gmail.com">caffybundy@gmail.com</a>
and I’ll email it over to you. I just use a number generator app on my iPhone
that you can download for free from appstores, just pick the one that you like the
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PS. There are actually 998 books, I don't why.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868738547454207596noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883830673429634097.post-62571006833400437752013-02-11T17:05:00.000+00:002013-02-11T17:05:34.496+00:00Bundana begins...Crochet and "Crochet Unravelled' by Claire Bojczuk mini review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After doing the obligatory research via Amazon.co.uk and nearly spending a small fortune on books to learn how to ruddy crochet, I found this (quite frankly) pamphlet-book with nothing but good reviews and under £5. So I purchased and I must say I am thrilled. Simplicity and clarity is what is going on in this book; you need to learn this, then this and then this... then you can crochet. No mysticism, not filler- just the facts. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do love to have a book or fifty on my book shelves, but this is actually perfect for a UTTER novice like me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although I am right handed, it was a nice addition for the writer (Claire Bojczuk) to have the addition of clear instructions for left and right-handed crochet techniques. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also bought my crochet hooks from eBay for €4, they are lovely and multi-coloured... very aesthetically pleasing for a multi-coloured type of gal!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, from a previously failed knitting magazine subscription nearly 4 years ago... I have a nice yarn collection! I have carried all this wool around with me for the last 4 years as I have moved 4 or 5 times in that time! Now, I can put all this to good use and get some function out of, what has become, my sewing room staple... a linen basket full of wool! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, as I digress and progress from just sewing clothes to thinking about making things that are beautiful and handmade for my <u>life,</u> crochet seems to be fitting in quite nicely to where I would like to take my 'maker' attitude and willingness. Currently I am dreaming about a rainbow coloured playmat quilt, vividly showing the spectrum with all its glory. There is something about the spectrum that I just simply adore to see. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Something like this from <a href="http://aquiltisnice.blogspot.ie/2011/04/wip-wednesday-rainbow-scraps.html">'a quilt is nice'</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the second instalment of my #PregnancyPledge; in a
terribly optimistic move to emulate the look of Chanel, which I adore... I
thought that I would attempt a nice long sleeve number with the quintessentially
‘Chanel’ trademark of blue and white stripes. Admittedly, the fabric is inverse
colours in terms of the original style- but I am still delighted with the clear
and simple print of the stripes. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used a jersey
that I picked up from eBay for about €3/m and used about 1.2m. I've got lots
left to make something else, maybe a vertical striped top or maybe
even slip dress to go over my swimming costume, bump and vulnerable skin after
a dip in the Sicilian Sea in what is our final indulgence of fun in June. As
you may be aware, my ultimate plan with this #PregnancyPledge is to make a
decent, bespoke and unique maternity wardrobe for my pregnancy that
will take me well into summer 2013, where little one will be born mid-August. Consequently, our little holiday to Sicily in June may be our last for a while, so I want it to be nice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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T-Shirt'. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was quickly able to cut out the pieces for the top, there are 3
patterns pieces to cut, which are either cut on the fold like the front and
back pieces or cut away from the fold line, but two pieces to be cut- which are
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sleeves was no hard task to complete. the 'ruching' was a doddle and the seams are a dream to match.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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made to the original pattern was to add a bias-tape neckline, rather than the
printed method of folding and sewing. I think this addition makes the piece look a lot classier,
I think so anyway. Moreover, this is the best bias-taping I have ever done- only taken me a year, but I have mastered it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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the buttons around my neckline. Again, I love the idea of adding a little detail
here and there to, otherwise, mundane clothes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will make this
again. I am going to try and be a bit more frugal with my purchasing of fabric.
I think I bought way too much of this fabric, unnecessary really. I am
particularly interested in penny-pinching right now, so splurging out on nearly
a metre extra of fabric is uncomfortably wasteful. However, I plan to make a
few more of these tops and plan to get this cutting layout down to the minimum
and work out how much fabric I actually need. Of course, no fabric will ever go
to waste. I shall always find a way to utilise scraps. Nevertheless, I think it
would be a pleasant addition to my wardrobe to have two more tops rather than
one more, just because I have now worked out cutting plans better!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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think that the sleeves are too tight for my ex-kayaking
arms. Although I fit into the top and will more than likely carry on
fitting into the top... I think that the fit could be a little looser to make
the arms feel a little more comfy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next up is a cardigan, my biggest knitting challenge yet! I know
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steps for me! Incidentally, I REALLY want to learn how to knit Fair Isle/
Stranded clothing items. I am giving myself 18 months to get there, so lots of
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another project from the 'Knitty Gritty' book by Aneeta Patel and
indeed; another winner! I can't rate this book highly enough- I really feel
like my hand is being held with these projects and ideas that she gives in her
books. As I have previously mentioned, some projects are just not for me- but I
have found that you can miss a few projects if you don't like them and simply
carry on with the ones that do tickle your fancy. If you do this, you are
learning and applying more than one new technique at a time as the design of
the book and projects mean that one project is one new technique and the next
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I need to get some more of both as I am still intending on making another cardigan (let's learn crochet for this one) and some mittens. Tempted to make a matching hat for mummy... but one shall resist.... a nice beret with a green trim.... NO!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have finally used this African wax print I, shamefully, picked up last year in April. The fabric is fabulous and I am trying to 'stash-bust' as I save for this child! It's working; I am getting through a backlog of fabric, wool and trimmings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bought the fabric from <a href="http://www.fabricgodmother.co.uk/">The Fabric Godmother</a>, who regularly has beautiful African wax prints in. I love their uniqueness. Every centimetre of the fabric is hand-dyed and really is beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here is the first of many, many pregnancy tops....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I love this top! Colour-wise, it's a major statement print. I will undoubtedly wear this top with the obligatory leggings/ jeggings and pretty sandals. I think a few wooden accessories will really bring out the modern-ethnic look of the piece. There is loads of space in the front too, ready for the ever-growing bump. Those pattern adjustments did the trick, it's much longer now- but not as long and tapered as the dress version included with this pattern. I hate to even think about wearing leggings with a short top, it simply must come down to the thighs- or I don't want to know! Modesty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hidden pocket! For the tokens, loose change, train tickets... this is for my holiday as a 6 month pregnant woman, who knows what little secret treasures I'll need this pocket for then?! Probably some confectionery of some form, no doubt. I thought I would play around the pocket location on the top. Originally, this was meant to be a breast pocket. I changed it; I don't EVER use a breast pocket when I have them on a piece of clothing. So I decided that a hip pocket would be more useful. Also, with the bold and clear print... I was able to totally match the pocket with the main top- so it's almost a secret pocket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Behold... my first ever french-seam finish. I am very impressed. It really gives the feeling of class, I think anyway. I will use this wonderful technique again, what do I need to a little maths to work out how to apply it to other pieces that I sew...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On that mathematical , I shall leave you to mull this over and help out an over-worked, perpetually-tired, constantly-hungry expectant-mother!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My overall review of the Wiksten Tank is totally positive. Adaptable, easy and quick. I think with the right environment, the right amount of need, the right amount of willingness... it would be very easy to churn out 3 or 4 of these in an afternoon session. Clear instructions and a beautiful stash-buster, I highly recommend this to anyone. I actually prefer it to the very similar 'Sorbetto' from Colette Patterns, its a more wearable and versatile design; tucked in, with leggings, skirts, jeans... you could even wear it on top of a bikini/ swimsuit at the beach in summer. The length is easily adjustable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then aligned the grain-lines with my ruler. This ensured that the pieces with in alignment with each other still.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then added more paper to the sides of the top and then using my long quilting ruler, I made the outside edge a straight line again by merging the top of the top and creating a new cut line- this extended the bottom of the top by 1.3cm. I do, in fact, think that this is a bonus as I will be expanding very soon around the waist. Now the bust section has stayed the same but the waist will now be increased by 2.6cm on the front....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know that I muslin piece will show once and for all if I have done the right thing here, but let me know what you think, I would really, REALLY appreciate it!!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03868738547454207596noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883830673429634097.post-11282972027980748072013-01-29T15:11:00.000+00:002013-01-29T15:35:45.567+00:00Curl-up and Clive... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the light of it being pretty darn miserable outside, one of Clive's favourite things to do is curl up by the fire and nap the afternoon away (after eating and walkies, they are his MOST favourite), so I thought it was high-time that I made him a big, comfortable bed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The stipulation of this (and indeed my makes from now on) was that it had to be aesthetically pleasing. I cannot abide buying rubbish that is made so poorly and looks horrendous. So in view of my new thrifty, reuse and recycle attitude... I had an idea for using up some old scraps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I have been reading up on new techniques and quilt making has been on my mind. I <u>hope</u> to eventually take a small re-upholstery class in the UK and work with furniture and fabric that way, but until then I hope to reupholster an Ikea chair that I was given. A blog later in the year about that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is my first attempt at quilting and it took me a while to figure out efficient ways to cut out the fabric, without wasting a lot of time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In hindsight, I did waste a lot of time. Now I realise that I if I hadn't used centimetres and just used the inches of my quilting ruler, I could have done the 5" multiple cuttings about 3 times as fast! You live and learn (and sulk, a little).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quite simply... I made a large pillow out of 2 old bed pillows. Dimensions: 100 cm x 60 cm. Removed the stuffing and refilled my own hand-made pillow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Making the bed cover, I had the scraps from my <a href="http://bundana.blogspot.ie/2012/03/dusk-date-cape-butterwick-3566.html" target="_blank">Dusk Dinner Date Cape</a> from last year and thought that they would look quite the dapper-boy-dog-bed fabric. So for the top of the bed, I cut 15 squares of 21cm size. I then sewed them together with my trustee 1/4" presser foot into the checker board pattern.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the bottom of the bed, I had a large piece of the blue and black houndstooth fabric, so I cut a 100 x 60 cm piece from it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now all I did was treat the massive pillow as such... I made the bed as if I was making an envelope cushion, a method I picked up from Martha Stewart <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/270503/three-ways-to-make-a-pillow-cover" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After having a break from sewing and blogging at the end of last year, I now am back on track with sewing what I want to sew and making what I want to make. My 'Seamless Pledge' is well on track with a few patterns arriving yesterday. More on that later!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Techniques learnt: quilting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Time taken: 4hours</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cost: FREE!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seamless Pledge: Yes!</span><br />
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