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A colourful little affair happened…. over the Easter weekend!

19 Wednesday Apr 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Creative Patchwork and Applique, Patchwork quilts

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Scrappy quilt 2# – why does the wind always catch the quilts just when I think I have it nailed for a pic?!!

As Easter weekend was destined to be miserable…(children had visited the weekend before-due to having their own plans for Easter itself) Dearest had a ”million and one” sport programs he ‘needed’ to watch (sigh!!)….I don’t eat chocolate….And, the weather forecast was dire ;-/….SO…what else..??… I chose to dive back into my fabric off cut bag 😉

So as not to bore you all with the same steps as the week previous quilt make, as it is seemingly almost the same (although these little squares of colour all start off surrounding a central skewed ‘square’)..see here..if you missed it/or interested…

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A little close up of colours and form…I love the way the profile has raised by adding them to a cotton wadding backing when first making them, obviously helped even more by quilting around them 😉

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Simple hand quilting makes it even more hand made and special I think…so many hours and tiny stitches are worth it in the end

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Some happy little scraps go a long way when put together! 

After two large lap quilts out of one carrier bag’s worth of tiny off cuts, my first notion of there being another 20 in there hiding awaiting discovery, is a complete underestimate!! I even feel there is more fabric in that bag now, than when I started, given adding off cuts from these two makes LOL ;-D I seriously feel I could spend the rest of my life just working from that bag….trouble is …I needed a refreshing change from seeing the same fabrics over and over again! So….. sneaked of to buy a few more new bits YAY… Already have plans for them, but, maybe it’s time for a little art therapy to recover from all the hand quilting 😉

 

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Puppy Love Peg Bag

25 Saturday Mar 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Bags, Creative Patchwork and Applique, Peg bags

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Puppy Love 🙂

A couple more new Peg / Clothes Pin Bag designs! After eight in a week – All lovingly handmade and designed to add a little fun to Wash Days – it’s time to move to a new project…..Tackling one of my huge bags of tiny off cuts and hopefully making it into a very colourful creation…may just need a step ladder to reach the top of the pile ;-/ ……….

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Bernard and Betty Bullfrog…for a bit of amusement, I decided to leave the ‘mouth’ as a loose movable piece of thread (secured soundly at both ends though) …so you’ll never know what little face they will make when the wind blows 😉

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More New and Exciting Peg Bag Designs

21 Tuesday Mar 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Bags, Handmade Craft, Peg bags

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Appliqued Peg Bags, Artist Crafter & Designer, Clothespin Bags, Colourful and Cute Peg Bags, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Felt applique pictures, Fly a Kite Peg Bag Scene, Fun with fabrics, Hand sewn designs, Original Novelty Designs, Peg bags, Posh peg pouches, Skiing Freeze Dry Peg Bag Scene, Unique Fun Cute Quirky Peg Bag Designs

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Well…my thoughts were…if I can put a Desert Island Scene on a Peg/Clothespin Bag…then why not do a ‘mountainscape’ scene too 🙂

Another couple of my new Peg/Clothespin Bags. Maybe it’ll start a little trend of freeze drying laundry on the slopes :-). The other  not quite as wacky..OR is it?!! ‘Course they both seem perfectly feasible in my mind  😀

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A little fly and dry option !!                                                                                                                                                 I must confess to many happy hours playing with felt during their making…takes me back to childhood ‘fuzzy felt’ days ! Now, I just draw, cut and create my own pictures  😉

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Taking leftover fabric to the next level…#7…Finally AND Completely!!!!!

17 Friday Mar 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Creative Patchwork and Applique, Handmade Craft

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Artist and crafter, Brushed Cotton Flannel Fabrics, Carens canvas and craft My ETSY shop, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Fun with fabrics, Ideas for using fabric remnants, Mug Rug, Patchwork creations, Patchwork needle case, Quirky pincushion, Sewing accessory set, unique gift ideas

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My way of dealing with those final little snippets of fabric remnants was…Ta Dah!!….A sewing accessory set! 😉 Super for a little gift, maybe in encouragement for a new sewer, or, for a cute quirky gift for a seasoned sewer?! It’s so bright and colourful, it’s sure not to get lost on their work table!! A quilt as you go set of; A patchwork needle case, pincushion and (most important to all crafters (…in my book at least!!) …A matching Mug Rug/Coaster!!! Who can work without a constant brew by their side??

Not to be defeated by throwing away the final last few scraps from my original quilt project (which to be honest would have been very easy to do after the past few weeks of hard work) I didn’t give in!!!!!!!… and mustered up this super bright,  colourful and useful little set instead! I’m now sooooooooo super happy with all the unique little makes from such a limited amount of fabric 🙂 Quite a mission but a great achievement, by, NOT adding to my remnant fabric stash YAY 😀

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Inside and reverses

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A close up of the quirky pincushion (not sure what the ghost image is on the pic??;-/) by hand stitching two small squares of fabric, starting with once corner pinned to the centre of one side of the other square and working round gives a great little shape and eight little points where I added a little bead as I stitched then stuffed it firmly for many good years of use!

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Now…moving swiftly on.. as well as devising many ways to use all my other bagged remnants….I have my next eight projects cut and ready for their offing! One of my best sellers on my little Etsy shop has been my unique handcrafted Posh Peg Pouches, bought by people  ALL over the World !! Either, for the customer themselves, or, for a unique quirky gift to cheer up someone’s wash day! Still a few available, but more on the way….watch out for the new 2017 collection!!!!

 

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Taking leftover fabric to the next level…#6

13 Monday Mar 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Creative Patchwork and Applique

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Artist and crafter, Buttons, Cotton and Felt, Crafting with leftever fabrics, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Cute creations, Fabric creations, Fun with fabrics, Mounted Fabric Art, Original, Quirky Collage, Sheep in boots, Unique

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Okay!! Finally getting towards to end of the snippet pile of fabrics!

Just a little quickie of a make! A patchwork landscape with a little felt sheep in boots 😉 A couple of wooden flower buttons and some stitched flying birds in the sky. All felt backed and trimmed before being placed behind a little mount. Apart from the one small fabric ‘rogue bit’ for the sky, all using the same leftover fabrics, still on my mini quest! Mounted ready for framing as a quirky fabric collage ! NOW…I need to catch up with what everyone else has been up to ;-)!!!!

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Taking leftover fabric to the next level…#4

11 Saturday Mar 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Creative Patchwork and Applique, Handmade Craft

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Artist and crafter, Carens canvas and craft My ETSY shop, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Fabric Coasters, Fun with fabrics, Hand quilted, Patchwork creations, Patchwork Mug Rugs, Using bits of leftover fabrics

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As the leftovers get smaller…so must the projects

After an epic week of using cotton reels, as if they are going out of fashion,  my leftover fabric quest turned to some favourite little makes Sets of Mug Rugs 🙂 I love using small bits to make colourful and useful little creations…So…why not make a few more sets?!!….

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A little crazy patchwork set

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and then…back to following the theme of tiny skewed squares

Only a few little strips and lengths left now, which I hopefully will incorporate into something new this weekend. Surely,that must mean…another little trip to the fabric store very soon 😉 !!

Have a Great Weekend everyone!!

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Taking leftover fabric to the next level…#2

10 Friday Mar 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Bags, Creative Patchwork and Applique

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Artist and crafter, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Fabric creations from left over bits, Fun with fabrics, Hand quilted patchwork, Patchwork creations, Patchwork Shoulder Bag/Tote, Unique fabric creations

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A colourful everyday bag/tote made from super soft brushed cotton/flannel fabrics

In my own quest to utilise all my left over fabrics from a previous project… I decided to keep with my theme of ”skewed squares design” and incorporate it into a unique little shoulder bag

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Taking leftover fabric to the next level…#1

10 Friday Mar 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Creative Patchwork and Applique, Cushion covers

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Artist and crafter, Brushed cotton covers, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Fun with fabrics, Hand quilted creations, Patchwork Creaions, Patchwork cushion covers, Striing patchwork designs

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A unique pair of Patchwork cosy brushed cotton/flannel cushion/throw pillow covers

A week or so ago I set out to buy some super soft cotton flannel fabrics to create a beautiful striking lap quilt  Naturally there was always going to be some left over fabric! On this mission I set myself the goal to… ”’COMPLETELY”’ use up all the left over bits!

In the next couple of posts I will show how, and into what form they took 😉

This being the first I decided to make the most of what I had left over, what better than to make a matching Super Soft  pair of skewed patchwork pillow/cushion covers to go with, or stand alone, the original new quilt.

 

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Skew Whiffy Snooze/Lap Quilt

23 Thursday Feb 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Creative Patchwork and Applique, Patchwork quilts

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Art, Artist and crafter, Blues, Bold Vibrant lap Quilt, Brushed cotton quilt, Cosy Colourful Quilt, Craft from scrap Fabric, Crafty, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Electric blue cotton fabric, From scrap waste to desired object, Hand quilted snooze blanket, Hand quilting, Inspiration, Lap quilt, Patchwork, Patchwork throw, Quirky Fabric creations, Skewed square panel designer quilts, Snooze Blanket, Super Soft Cotton Quilt

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I appear to have slipped back into ‘skew whiffy’ mode this past week or so  😉 Spurred on by the sale of my first ‘skew’ panel design quilt, over in my Etsy store, earlier last week. So, naturally, I hot footed it down to the local fabric store to see what goodies I could find for a new version…usually, any excuse to go fabric shopping, but!!!.. this was…a needs must!!

A new exciting colourway for my ‘skewed’ squares design lap quilts. After a manic rummage through the bottom level of fabric cottons in a display unit at the local fabric store, I’m sure the staff thought I was trying to make myself a little den/nest and move in…LOL…(in fact, thinking about that idea – what sheer heaven that would be?? and, just think about how much I would save in fuel travelling there and back??!)  Anyways, I meander…with age, that seems an increasing activity these days  😉

I had set off with a perfect menu of colours for the new quilt in my head…probably due to seeing most of them the last time I visited the store?! Though it’s very much a case of, buy it now !!!!…if you want it kind of store, as it may never make another appearance here again – which at the time I didn’t… as I was doing other projects..So, naturally of course, the colours I hoped for had gone 😦

I shall keep a look out for the colours I wanted every time I go in from now on, and hopefully will eventually accumulate them for a future version  🙂

The fabric, I had set out for, for this project, was brushed cotton/soft flannel to make a really soft cosy quilt again. The store selection on this visit, on the bottom shelf, was very sparse and threw up only a few lime green prints, a vibrant blue and a shadowed cream/lemon, a yucky mustard speckle and a dark bottle green too. Dismissing the mustard I plumped for two lime green prints, the dark bottle green, vibrant electric blue and the shadowed lemon/cream after remembering I had some small remnants of salmon pink flowered brushed cotton and some flowery blue too – how much?? I had no idea at the time…but, thought I could fudge them in somehow!

Having collected my chosen fabrics I then stood at the cutting desk.  ?????…????? Of course if you know me, I don’t work from patterns, just thoughts and ideas, plus, this kind of design is quite random, so, when asked..”How much do you want cutting?” Well, I quickly estimated and thought of a number for the lemon/cream, it being for the backing, borders and strips too….I estimated the finished quilt being approx 57 inches as of the one just sold, so asked for 60 inches PLUS 3/4 of a meter (that’s confusing in itself – though the cutter didn’t even flinch and measured out then snipped and ripped!) I decided on a metre of the blue as I wanted the big squares and strips, then 1/2 metres of the three greens

Boring as this may seem..it WAS a complete Guesstimate of perfection!! When I returned home to cut I wanted the warp for the long stretches of borders around the finished panels, so as not to twist out when sewing them in…AND OMG!! I had just ONE inch to spare between the two long borders = two borders halved = 1/4 inch play each end of the strips…YAY my planets lined up once again – Happy Dance!!

Lots of happy therapeutic stitching of skewed squares later, teamed with the electric blue panels and a complex work out of my limited salmon pink equated into some very vibrant patchwork panels…but a good three days of hard work and it’s ready, and now packaged, for a new loving home… 🙂skew-brush-cotton-quilt-5

I have just enough to make two matching little throw pillow covers, then who knows…???…maybe the cut scraps can be made into little mug rugs.. waste not want not….and create wondrous new things from bits and pieces…watch this space 😉

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Elegant Bottle Ladies Set of THREE Stylish Wine Bottle Outfits

05 Sunday Feb 2017

Posted by carentaylor in Handmade Craft

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Artist and crafter, Bottle Dress Cloak and Hat Set of 3, Bottle Dress Outfits, Bottle Ladies, Carens canvas and craft My ETSY shop, Cotton Fabric Bottle Outifts, Cotton fabrics, Crafty creations, Creative crafting, Decorative Table Wear, Dress up you bottle, Elegant Bottle Table Wear, Fun Quirky Gift Ideas, Fun with fabrics, Lace and Ribbon Trims, Quirky Bottle Dresses, Wine Bottle Wear, Wooden flower buttons

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Presenting, from left to right,  Miss Rose,  Fraulein Weiss and Mademoiselle Rouge 

A fun way to spend an afternoon! A Simple yet elegant way to dress up a 70cl wine bottle!! Made from a few off cuts of cotton fabrics, bits of lace and ribbon trims with a few little wooden flower buttons to finish.Each outfit has a full length dress with attached fully lined shawl/cloak and a coordinating bottle top hat 🙂

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A little rearrangement on the ‘bottlewalk’

Imagine having a little picnic and whipping out your wine already dressed for the occasion 😉 Or hosting a dinner party and having these three lovelies decorate your table! A perfect quirky gift idea ( set of 3 )  perhaps…or, a great talking point for a drinks party?!

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Packaged and ready for a new exciting party home

Right!! Off to tidy my table in readiness for a new week of making   🙂

 

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