With Halloween quickly approaching our minds move towards seasonal projects. Halloween seems to come so quickly that there is never enough time to complete the costumes no less the decorations we want to make. This year we have taken the time conservative approach to our decorations....
1) back the quilt with flannel and using the simple pillowcase method of making them, then use an embroidery machine to add a few quilting designs to hold the blank together. Check out the skeleton hands making a heart embroidery design we used.
2) Pick projects that combine sewing with crafting techniques to get them done faster. How about a pointed princess hat using fusible Peltex fused to fabric in a semi-circle and then a quick seam line down the back to turn the curve into a cone. Glue on a few embellishments or even add a veil into the back seam for a fancy princess hat.
3) Take a rectangle of fabric and sew two parallel basting lines across the top edge. Sew into a tube, leaving an opening about 6" long up by the basting. Pull the basting lines until you have gathered the top edge. How much you pull depends on what you want it to be. Use white fabric and pull it until it is neck size, add a snap to the opening an you have a ghost costume, just add some white makeup and baby powder in your hair. Use a bright print and tighten to waist size, add a Velcro to the back, a white shirt and you can be a flamingo dancer. The possibilities are endless.
1) back the quilt with flannel and using the simple pillowcase method of making them, then use an embroidery machine to add a few quilting designs to hold the blank together. Check out the skeleton hands making a heart embroidery design we used.
2) Pick projects that combine sewing with crafting techniques to get them done faster. How about a pointed princess hat using fusible Peltex fused to fabric in a semi-circle and then a quick seam line down the back to turn the curve into a cone. Glue on a few embellishments or even add a veil into the back seam for a fancy princess hat.
3) Take a rectangle of fabric and sew two parallel basting lines across the top edge. Sew into a tube, leaving an opening about 6" long up by the basting. Pull the basting lines until you have gathered the top edge. How much you pull depends on what you want it to be. Use white fabric and pull it until it is neck size, add a snap to the opening an you have a ghost costume, just add some white makeup and baby powder in your hair. Use a bright print and tighten to waist size, add a Velcro to the back, a white shirt and you can be a flamingo dancer. The possibilities are endless.
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