Simple Pedestal
By Nancy Lindblom
You will need:
One China Plate
One Glass Candlestick
E6000 Glue
Instructions
Hand wash and dry Plate and Candlestick
Mark center back of plate
Cover rim of Candlestick with E6000 Glue
Place center of Candlestick over center back of plate
Allow 24-48 hours to dry
You now have a fun pedestal for entertaining or just setting a plant on. Perhaps it could hold your jewelry you wear a lot or you keys by the front door.
I had some plates that I loved and just could not lpart with. I wanted to be able to enjoy them more and this was a great solution for me. Larger plates need a large based candlestick.
Happy Creating,
Nancy
Cottage Roses and Hearts Picnic Quilt
By Nancy Lindblom
Materials List
1 1/3 yard Solid Blue Ticking
2/3 yard Stripe Blue Ticking
2 yards Stripe Red Ticking
1/2 yard Solid Red Ticking
Cutting Instructions
Cut 3 - 12" x 42" from Blue Solid Ticking
Cut 2 - 12" x 42" from Blue Stripe Ticking
Trace 9 Hearts from Solid Red Ticking
Cut 9 strips - 1 1/4" x 27"on Bias from Red Stripe Ticking
Assembly
All seams are 1/4".
Stitch solid blue and stripe blue strips together with blue on each end and in the middle. Press seams towards the solid blue.
Hearts
Trace 9 hearts to paper side of fusible webbing, follow manufacturer's instructions for heating. Cut out on traced line, peel paper off, referring to photo, place hearts on quilt top. Press down. Appliqué with a machine buttonhole stitch or whatever your favorite appliqué stitch is.
Roses
Follow instructions for Rose given below in tutorial.
Backing
Cut 1 - 42" x 50" from Red Stripe Ticking
Cut 2 - 4 1/2" x 50" from Solid Blue Ticking
Stitch blue to each end of the 42" of Red Stripe Ticking. Press seam towards the blue.
Finish
Place top and bottom together with right sides together. Leaving a 12" opening, pin all the way around. Stitch, trim corners. If bottom is slightly larger, trim off evenly from each blue end. Turn right side out, press edges. Pin all the way around the edges and stitch 1/8" from the edge, all the way around. Change top thread to match stripes. Quilt on the seam lines and around the hearts. All Done, Enjoy!!
Enlarge heart to fit 8 1/2" x 11 " paper
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Nothing but Fun Tote Bag
By Nancy Lindblom
Materials List
1 yard pink stripe ticking (Outside/Lining)
1/3 yard bright green solid ticking
1/4 yard bright pink solid ticking
1/2 yard pellon interfacing (stiff)
Fusible webbing
Cut 2 - 18" x 29" pieces from pink stripe ticking - outside/lining
Cut 2 - 3 1/2" x 15" from pink stripe ticking - handles
Cut 2 - 9" high x 10" wide from green solid ticking
Trace one flower to paper side of fusible webbing
Pocket
Press traced flower to wrong side of pink solid ticking. Cut out. Press to outside of pocket. Stitch around flower, I used a buttonhole stitch on my machine. Place pocket pieces, right sides together and stitch around all sides, leaving a 1 1/2" opening for turning. Clip corners, turn, press. Place on outside fabric, 2" down from top and 4" in from sides, pin, stitch with a longer stitch on three sides, leaving top open.
Straps
Fold each strap in half lengthwise, stitch long seam, turn right side out, press. Top stitch 1/4' from each long edge. Pin to bag outside, 5 1/2" in from each side, stitch to top.
Bag assembly
Stitch side seam for outside, stitch side seam for lining, press. Square corner of bag outside and lining by placing side seam along the center of bag bottom. With a ruler, measure across the triangle formed, draw at line 4". Stitch on this line, repeat for other side and lining. Turn outside fabric right side out and place inside bag. Line up side seams, bottom corners, pin top all the way around, stitch 1/8" from top.
Green Trim
Cut 1 - 2 1/4" x 19"
Press in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, press on long edge under 1/4". Stitch ends with a 1/4" seam, press. Pin straight edge to top of bag with seam at a side seam. Stitch down with a 1/4" seam, press. Turn fold to inside of bag and pin down just barely below stitch line. Stitch down from the front with matching thread, all the way around. All done, Enjoy!!
Enlarge Splat Flower to fit 8 1/2" x 11" paper.
Bias Rose Tutorial
By Nancy Lindblom
Materials for one flower
1 1/4" x 27" bias fabric Strip
Foundation fabric
Fold one end under and place where you want the center of the flower. Place needle in down position through the fold, back stitch.
Now stretching some as you stitch, no tucks please, stitch through the center of the strip, turn, stitch again, forming a circle.
Repeat this until you almost come to the end of the strip, Place the second strip under the first and stitch, catching second strip, continue stitching until second strip is used.
Place end of second strip on top of first strip and back stitch in place.
All Done, Enjoy!
Circle Flower Tutorial
Designed by Nancy Lindblom
Fabric Requirements
1/3 yard fabric
Thread/Needle
Pinking Shears
Pencil
Circle ruler
Trace 20 - 5" Circles for this flower
Cut out with pinking shears
Fold each circle in half twice to make a triangle.
With your threaded needle, come up through the bottom corner of the triangle. Add 2-3 triangles, each facing the opposite of the one above it, come up through the bottom of them until all 20 have been added.
Go through all of the triangles two more times and tie off thread.
Now with your fingers on each side of the fold for the first triangle, pull them straight across, gently. Repeat for all triangles. The flower will fill as you open each one. Pull a few to one side and a few to the other to round out the flower. Attach with needle and thread to your project.
All Done! Enjoy!
The Cook's In Apron
Designed by Nancy Lindblom
Fabric Requirements
1/2 yard main fabric
1/2 yard blue fabric
1/3 yard red fabric
2 - 1" gold buttons
Cutting
Cut 1 - 14" x 42" for center of apron
Cut 1 - 4" x 42from blue for bottom strip
Cut 1 - 3" x 126" from red fabric for ruffle
Cut 2 - 4" x 42" for sash from blue fabric
Cut 1 - 4" x 24 1/2" for waistband
Trace 2 - 7 1/4" circles for pockets on doubled fabric
2 - 1 1/2" x 1/2" fusible webbing to seal slit in pocket
Assembly
Stitch blue fabric to bottom of center panel. Press sides and bottom hem under 1/4" twice and then stitch.
Ruffle
Stitch red strips into one continuous strip. Press all edges under 1/4" twice, stitch. Gather the center with 2 long stitch. Fold strip into fourths and place a pin at each fold. Repeat for apron. Place on apron at the seam line for blue fabric. Pull gathers making sure they are evenly spaced, pin in place and stitch down. Pull out gathering thread.
Pockets
Stitch on drawn line all the way around the circle for the pockets. Trim seam allowance to 1/8" Make a 1 1/4" slit near the edge on one side only and then turn right side out through this hole. After pressing edges, slip fusible webbing through hole, paper side up, press, peel paper off, and press again. Press, fold down 2" and press. Place on center apron panel 4 1/4" down from top edge and 7 1/4" in from side hem. Pin in place, stitch around edge. Sew button to center of flap.
Waistband
Gather top of apron with two gathering threads. Mark center with a pin. Pull up gathers. Press one edge of waistband down 1/4". Press ends in 1/2". Press band in half lengthwise. Matching ends, pin the side that has not been press down to front, right side center panel of waistband. Match centers. Stitch in place
Sash
Press 3 sides of the sash strips under 1/4" twice, stitch, leaving one short end unstitched. Place sash unstitched end, with right sides together, even with waistband up to the fold. Make a 1" tuck in the sash, pin in place and stitch. Fold waistband over and hand stitch ends and back of waistband.
All Done! Enjoy!
Handy Potholders
Designed by Nancy Lindblom
Fabric Requirements
1/2 yard print/white
1/2 yard print/blue
1/2 yard thin cotton batting
Thinsulate is optional
Thread to match
Cutting instructions for one
Cut 2 - 9" x 9" squares
Cut 2 - 7" x 9" squares
Cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip x 39"- white
Cut 1 - 2 1/2" x 9" strip - blue
Cut 3 - 9 1/4" x 9 1/4" thin batting
Assembly
Press binding strip - 2 1/2" x 9" strip in half lengthwise.
Place the two 7" x 9" pieces, wrong sides together, place raw edge of binding against one 9" edge and stitch down, turn binding to the back, lining up the seam just stitched, pin in place and stitch down from the front. Set aside.
Place one 9" x 9" square, right side down, place 3 layers of batting on top, place second 9" x 9" square, right side up on top. Place 7" x 9" strip on this with bottom edges even. Pin sides all the way around. At corners, stitch 3 stitches across the corner, do not make a point. Stitch with a long stitch inside the 1/4" line.
Press the white 2 1/2" x 39" strip in half lengthwise. Place on potholder, matching raw edges, turn first end under 1/4". Pin all the way around. When you come to the end, allow 1/2"past beginning binding edge, cut and turn under to match where binding started. Stitch down. Finish stitching. All Done.
Ironing Board Cover
Lay your ironing board on a large piece of paper and trace the shape. Use freezer paper or butcher paper. Add 4" to the edge, all the way around.
Mark a 2" opening at the center end to run a cord through.
Cut paper pattern out, I did not have wide enough paper so I folded the pattern in half and used the center as a guide.
You can piece your cover if you desire. I chose to use a printed fabric.
Place pattern on fabric and cut out. I folded the fabric so that the pattern center fit on the fold.
Press edge under 1/4", then press 1" under all the way around the edge, this forms a casing for the cord/ribbon.
Pin in place all the way around, stitch, be sure to back stitch on either side of the opening.
Measure cord or 3/8" grossgrain ribbon/cord to go all the way around the cover, plus 18".
Thread ribbon through casing.
Pull tight to fit to ironing board, adjust gathers around end and curves. Tie off.
All Done!
Personalized Pillowcase
Designed by Nancy Lindblom
Version I Version II
Fabric Requirements
1 yard print
1/2 yard print (prairie points)
1/4 yard print (bottom)
1/4 yard letter fabric
1/4 yard Fusible Webbing
Cutting
Cut 1 - 27" x 40 1/2"
Cut 1 - 8" x 40 1/2"
Cut 20 - 3" x 3" squares
Assembly
Press fusible webbing to back of letter fabric according to manufacturing instructions. Cut out desired letters. Press bottom of pillow case in half lengthwise. Fold in half and arrange letters on the 4" x 20 1/4" piece, as desired. Peel off paper and press down. Unfold fabric and place a single piece of tissue paper under fabric, stitch around each letter (I used a buttonhole stitch). Set aside.
Prairie Points for version I
Fold the the 3" squares in a triangle, press, fold and press again. You now have a prairie point. Place one triangle inside the other about 1/4", across the 40 1/2" edge of the pillowcase. Pin and stitch with a long stitch to hold in place. Make seam less that 1/4".
Bottom band should have one 40 1/2" edge, pressed down 1/4". Place bottom band, unpressed edge, right side together, even with the prairie points. Pin in place and stitch down with a 1/4" seam. Fold pillowcase in half, matching bottom band seam, pin, stitch with a 1/4" seam. Turn right side out, press, turn up bottom band and stitch the inside band down by hand. All Done!
That's My Pillowcase Strips for Version II
Cut 1- 2" x 40 1/2" strip Cut 1 - 3" x 40 1/2' strip Press strips in half lengthwise, place 3" strip on bottom of the 40 1/2" edge of the pillow case top. Place the 2" strip on top of this. Pin and stitch down to stabilize.
Follow instructions as above to finish.
