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Crafting in Cotton for Christmas

10 Saturday Sep 2016

Posted by carentaylor in Christmas, Creative Patchwork and Applique

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Artist and crafter, Artistic moment, Arty, Carens canvas and craft My ETSY shop, Christmas patchwork, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Dining Table Place Mat sets, Fun with fabrics, Hand quilted table mats, Modern twist for X-Mas Dining, Original, Patchwork, Quirky original designs, Skewed X-Mas Place Mat Sets, Stylish quirky design in cotton fabrics

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…..Unless commissioned for more…My last Place Mat Sets for this festive season 😉

Having grabbed, a couple of meters, of a beautiful gilded holly berry print, cotton fabric, in the summer sale (…and paying for it of course..lol!) I couldn’t wait to set to, on the final ideas for a couple more place mat sets for this festive season. Steadily through the year I have also been sourcing red and green fabrics too… ‘cos, believe me, when it hits September time, all the red and green gets moved from the normal craft fabrics into the considerably more expensive Christmas craft cotton section ~ shame on the store for doing that, I say!! Anyways, I’m wise to that now…but, a super tip for those just getting going in fabric craft, source your stuff early!!! 😉

Going, once again, with my favourite design of the year, ‘Skewed Squares’!! I just love doing them, they’re so simple, takes not a jot of thinking about, next to no scrapage of fabric, even after trimming as you go, AND…best of all…they are super striking,  a fab burst of festive spirit for even the smallest of dining tables ;-D

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Set two 🙂

Both these hand quilted sets are completely machine washable and can also be ironed, so will look as good as new year, after year….after year!!

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Packaged…and,

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…ready, for a new loving home 🙂

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A Crazy woman should show off her skills…right?? Some, Pretty Crazy Patchwork Creations…

29 Monday Aug 2016

Posted by carentaylor in Christmas, Creative Patchwork and Applique, Handmade Craft

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Artist Crafter and Designer, Carens canvas and craft My ETSY shop, Christmas patchwork, Crazy Patchwork Creations, Creative craft, Creative crafting, Fun with fabrics, Handmade, Lovingly Handmade and Quilted Fabric Table sets, Patchwork, Patchwork Place Mats and Coasters, Red Green cotton patchwork, Unique

 

blue crazy mug rugs (4)

Part Two of a little catch up………………………………………………………………………………. As any Patch Worker knows ~ Scraps Grow…unbelievably so!! Before you know it, you are swamped ….AND, can you throw them away???OMGoodness, NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!                         Here I have a beautiful selection of some of my finest bits turned into useful little items for the table;-) Lovingly handmade fabric coasters and place mat sets at give away prices, ideal for little gifts

Purple crazy mats (1)

Perfectly purple!

brown crazy mats (4)

Snapped up without a second thought!

crazy green 8 mat set (1)

Going green is the future…apparently……!                                                                                               To create from scratch would cost a fortune in buying such a selection of fabrics! LOTS of Time and effort to work out these creations ~ but much fun too!

Crazy Christmas Coaster 6 set (3)

A super set of six…..We all know what these colours represent…..right?! OK, on a whim, I delved into my Christmas fabric selection 😉 Should be a definate NO, NO at this time of the year, I know, BUT, What better time to start, as a lonesome crafter with a little on line shop, to stock up on Christmas creations?? ~ LOL…The height of Summer in the UK! This obviously leads on to more creative X-Mas wonders now, especially if you know me of old,  SO, for catch up post no.3……Cracking on with Christmas Creations….! Watch this space………… ;-D

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Large Christmas Stocking – Crazy patchwork style

04 Friday Sep 2015

Posted by carentaylor in Christmas, Creative Patchwork and Applique

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Artist and crafter, Artistic moment, Carens canvas and craft My ETSY shop, Christmas patchwork, Christmas Stocking, Colourful, Cotton fabrics, Crafty creations, Crazy Patchwork Stocking, Creative crafting, Fun with fabrics, Patchwork and hand quilting, Seasonal decorations

Crazy patchwork - Large Christmas Stocking  Eventually, I found my WIP hidden - where else of course....in a box of buttons!!!!? This was the piece I was working on before I turned into a 'cleaning monster' due to visiting In Laws to be! A great weekend was had by all, even the weather played nicely allowing our guests to enjoy our garden too :-) Anyway, back to the above, i thought I had better commence with a few little seasonal things for my Etsy shop, being that in crafting terms, Christmas is 'just around the corner'. Taking some of my Christmas fabric offcuts, I decided to crate a crazy patchwork, luxury  padded and hand quilted Stocking hand bound in coordinating cotton fabric with a hand twisted bow detail to finish. Large enough to stuff with lots of little gifts for some lucky person...As long as you've been good all year - That is??! :-)


Finished at last! After much searching…….eventually, I found my WIP, hidden – where else of course….in a giant box of buttons!!!!? This was the piece I was working on before I turned into a ‘cleaning monster’ (cleaning also included hiding carefully placing last minute projects out of sight – to achieve an apparently craft free household) due, to visiting In Laws to be!
A great weekend was had by all, even the weather played nicely allowing our guests to enjoy our garden too 🙂
Anyway, back to the above, I thought I had better commence with a few little seasonal things for my Etsy shop, being that, in crafting terms, Christmas is ‘just around the corner’. Taking some of my Christmas fabric offcuts, I decided to crate a crazy patchwork, luxury padded and hand quilted Stocking hand bound in coordinating cotton fabric with a hand twisted bow detail to finish. Large enough to stuff with lots of little gifts for some lucky person…As long as they’ve been good all year – of course??! 😉

Take a bag of new, mixed fabric offcuts, set aside some ‘crazy’ patchwork time, trim to required shape, quilt front and back, add binding and a hand twisted bow…….et voilà…A Christmas Stocking 😀

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Crafty creations for Christmas! Cotton fabric hand quilted patchwork place-mats.,

08 Monday Sep 2014

Posted by carentaylor in Christmas, Creative Patchwork and Applique

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Seasonal patchwork quilts on s small scale...or should I say Placemats?!?

Seasonal patchwork quilts on s small scale…or should I say Place-mats?!? 🙂           

In classic Christmas colours of red, green and cream, to add a simple splash of style to any table over the festive season! A set of patchwork place-mats and coordinating coaster mats. All the fabrics are 100% cotton with a soft cotton wadding sandwiched between the front panel and a plain cream back panel allowing me to hand quilt over the entire area, finished by hand stitching a matching binding strip all around each mat. Now available on my Etsy shop as; a set of two OR a set of four!

Set of four handmade and quilted place-mats and matching coaster mats https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/carenscanvasandcraft

Set of four handmade and quilted place-mats and matching coaster mats
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/carenscanvasandcraft

I feel a silly season of sewing on the horizon…..Christmas is approaching way too fast…! ;-/

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