tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73935170521215739562024-03-14T10:18:50.030+11:00Libby's Lifestyle.My eclectic lifestyle blog.Libby's Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03884122961562821210noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393517052121573956.post-28631617572370167722021-10-21T17:36:00.003+11:002021-10-21T17:38:32.327+11:00Scrappy Christmas star tutorial.<h3 style="text-align: left;">My scrappy Christmas star is a great way to work towards zero waste sewing. I love using sewing scraps to create small projects to give away to friends, neighbours and anyone who visits my market stall. My scrappy stars can dangle on the tree or pretty up gift wrapping, be linked together to form a garland, or just say, "Have a Merry Christmas." </h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vuWNkJLw5Fk/YXDxwxoAxWI/AAAAAAAAM3Q/BqTdXzX10WMShTxmpNcTT2z5_h673shMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vuWNkJLw5Fk/YXDxwxoAxWI/AAAAAAAAM3Q/BqTdXzX10WMShTxmpNcTT2z5_h673shMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2372.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my last market I made some origami butterflies to give away to little people who visited.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Z4-XyWVLS8/YXD0pG0u2YI/AAAAAAAAM5E/1uIZxoxVMkIBndehDmI65E5oyDvSPCwNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Z4-XyWVLS8/YXD0pG0u2YI/AAAAAAAAM5E/1uIZxoxVMkIBndehDmI65E5oyDvSPCwNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was so lovely to see the faces light up from the gift of a simple origami butterfly. One munchkin who was just learning to talk kept patting her chest as if to say to her mum, "Pin it on here please." Sooo cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are relatively simple. The first one is always the hardest, but after that they were quick to make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're interested, I found them here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://keyka.typepad.com/my_weblog/2013/04/origami-butterfly.html"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">https://keyka.typepad.com/my_weblog/2013/04/origami-butterfly.html</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the November and December markets, I decided I needed something Christmas-y. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did some Pinterest research and found a couple of options. One I really liked, but after making one, I decided the star was too fiddly and too bulky for the scraps I had. So, there will only ever be one of these from me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eTOZgnOFSxo/YXD3l7sAC7I/AAAAAAAAM5M/ebxvmR77N1s0eWgmsnc-bIVrYtJ-h-rqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/fullsizeoutput_570a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eTOZgnOFSxo/YXD3l7sAC7I/AAAAAAAAM5M/ebxvmR77N1s0eWgmsnc-bIVrYtJ-h-rqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/fullsizeoutput_570a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My second option looks very much like my final scrappy star, but involved lots of folding and raw edges. The folding seemed like a waste of fabric to me and I thought I could create a simpler version and hence my scrappy Christmas star came about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, how did I make them?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">What you need. These supplies will make two stars.</h4><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>3 x 13cm (5") squares of fabric </li><li>2 small buttons</li><li>2 x 15cm (6") of thin ribbon</li></ul><div>(I was cheeky. I raided our wardrobes and used the excess buttons often found on the labels inside blouses and shirts. And, for the ribbon, again I was cheeky and used those annoying bits of ribbon found at the shoulders of dresses and blouses.)</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6WC-HUwUhQ/YXD6xpsWMtI/AAAAAAAAM5U/wsdXHJwLCPM_wqbrDOXW1TzD2cAnr467gCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6WC-HUwUhQ/YXD6xpsWMtI/AAAAAAAAM5U/wsdXHJwLCPM_wqbrDOXW1TzD2cAnr467gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Step 1.</h4><div>Cut each fabric square across the diagonal.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q2BK0BAHxcs/YXD7YQ79a8I/AAAAAAAAM5c/MKahYedhA8M4l2jovkldvJ4mU4toQjs6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q2BK0BAHxcs/YXD7YQ79a8I/AAAAAAAAM5c/MKahYedhA8M4l2jovkldvJ4mU4toQjs6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2351.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I used complementary fabrics, but you could use three squares of the same fabric.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Step 2.</h4><div>Fold each fabric triangle in half.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fmHAysGv8yw/YXD72KPJg-I/AAAAAAAAM5k/pDcov6JGcjYW2l9hdiFQHO2gJYEipA38ACLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fmHAysGv8yw/YXD72KPJg-I/AAAAAAAAM5k/pDcov6JGcjYW2l9hdiFQHO2gJYEipA38ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Use pinking shears to trim the raw edges... this is optional, but does create a cute finish.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MsFuwpDLdqM/YXD8U0bSJjI/AAAAAAAAM5s/Dw8Hv8AalUIvD5lIGtSaPLx9xWB0o1duACLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MsFuwpDLdqM/YXD8U0bSJjI/AAAAAAAAM5s/Dw8Hv8AalUIvD5lIGtSaPLx9xWB0o1duACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2353.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I chose not to pink the folded edge, but you could if you wanted a consistent edge.</div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Step 3.</h4><div>Topstitch 1/4" in from pinked edges.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S42s4cEtRTs/YXD9KJrRHWI/AAAAAAAAM50/L9sBGwc4G-oefQ1Z_es2rnhx4PUwj09OQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S42s4cEtRTs/YXD9KJrRHWI/AAAAAAAAM50/L9sBGwc4G-oefQ1Z_es2rnhx4PUwj09OQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2354.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Step 4.</h4><div>Layer 3 triangles, each from a different fabric, to form a five pointed star.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2pHfl7Cdx0/YXD9ps91BrI/AAAAAAAAM6A/JZvPcQPBpngQQb45N6JLs9xcLNANkSX5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V2pHfl7Cdx0/YXD9ps91BrI/AAAAAAAAM6A/JZvPcQPBpngQQb45N6JLs9xcLNANkSX5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2355.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2KVuOkou9Dw/YXD9qo-HMxI/AAAAAAAAM6I/9ceTXiVUwMoxAlM4oVoeP8oTWWF5YQMewCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2KVuOkou9Dw/YXD9qo-HMxI/AAAAAAAAM6I/9ceTXiVUwMoxAlM4oVoeP8oTWWF5YQMewCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/ACS_2358.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Step 6.</h4><div>Fold ribbon in half, place in between the two layers of fabric at the top of the star and stitch in place.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bbBYmKPyf6s/YXEEGgAzvNI/AAAAAAAAM6g/UPKWSZTD_Jou_75SQj1EjPtWQ2qCxz7iwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bbBYmKPyf6s/YXEEGgAzvNI/AAAAAAAAM6g/UPKWSZTD_Jou_75SQj1EjPtWQ2qCxz7iwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HM0oYGYTAqw/YXEEGUJ566I/AAAAAAAAM6Y/4QS9cvGmUJMeYn7srLJO0dcPju-dy1TwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HM0oYGYTAqw/YXEEGUJ566I/AAAAAAAAM6Y/4QS9cvGmUJMeYn7srLJO0dcPju-dy1TwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2360.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And you are done.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then make another.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hywlYKQcqFE/YXEEGgkjNsI/AAAAAAAAM6c/K0NUjWB7gQ4rrDvHgGsUbeaW3DBjVNM1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hywlYKQcqFE/YXEEGgkjNsI/AAAAAAAAM6c/K0NUjWB7gQ4rrDvHgGsUbeaW3DBjVNM1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2361.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And some others ...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLQeDzyz-vA/YXEEvEMXzKI/AAAAAAAAM6s/bCKeP8OvVTIsCfziiD03BVyRuxZezInSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLQeDzyz-vA/YXEEvEMXzKI/AAAAAAAAM6s/bCKeP8OvVTIsCfziiD03BVyRuxZezInSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2372.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RquCQHUvDE0/YXEEvq3rWdI/AAAAAAAAM6w/pwBtGz9TRQwMcFnr_Vp2YqJnx3dxPRZPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2373.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RquCQHUvDE0/YXEEvq3rWdI/AAAAAAAAM6w/pwBtGz9TRQwMcFnr_Vp2YqJnx3dxPRZPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2373.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JoDhCfgfi8w/YXEEvq9UU-I/AAAAAAAAM60/BXBf4mKA2NU_IIIixwcbcdI7omffljebwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JoDhCfgfi8w/YXEEvq9UU-I/AAAAAAAAM60/BXBf4mKA2NU_IIIixwcbcdI7omffljebwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2374.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And some Aussie style ones ...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ot0mIzs_SQs/YXEEwUvjreI/AAAAAAAAM64/V8m6bXzbLi4l68S_dBs6EFuSYUcRSH9cwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2375.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ot0mIzs_SQs/YXEEwUvjreI/AAAAAAAAM64/V8m6bXzbLi4l68S_dBs6EFuSYUcRSH9cwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2375.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O7ITibm_ucA/YXEEx4m2FvI/AAAAAAAAM68/xEKiY0H3rM887W5RHMCqW0o9r9yoUhxIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2376.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O7ITibm_ucA/YXEEx4m2FvI/AAAAAAAAM68/xEKiY0H3rM887W5RHMCqW0o9r9yoUhxIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2376.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And tropical and colourful ones.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qr8J8ZNioOE/YXEEyJRamKI/AAAAAAAAM7A/z9JeL8TtiKAaKhwpBur3qowLtUPPB8gZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2377.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qr8J8ZNioOE/YXEEyJRamKI/AAAAAAAAM7A/z9JeL8TtiKAaKhwpBur3qowLtUPPB8gZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2377.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rzR85OQVpsc/YXEEySVOciI/AAAAAAAAM7E/qiTI2lY5lUYU6HWnUjTjybZZ2foM6Rk0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2378.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rzR85OQVpsc/YXEEySVOciI/AAAAAAAAM7E/qiTI2lY5lUYU6HWnUjTjybZZ2foM6Rk0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2378.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xSYj0LUcoTw/YXEEz8mAbnI/AAAAAAAAM7I/fPiK_dve8IsQE1eIaLR5g3Shd925uIQUACLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2379.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xSYj0LUcoTw/YXEEz8mAbnI/AAAAAAAAM7I/fPiK_dve8IsQE1eIaLR5g3Shd925uIQUACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2379.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aUwRdqmtZOg/YXEE0Py7VII/AAAAAAAAM7M/UrbZqjDg7RwjNwBpz0L1KU5c532OtwIXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3024/ACS_2380.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aUwRdqmtZOg/YXEE0Py7VII/AAAAAAAAM7M/UrbZqjDg7RwjNwBpz0L1KU5c532OtwIXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/ACS_2380.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I'd love to see your scrappy Christmas stars if you make some.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tag me in your photos on</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Instagram</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/libbys_lifestyle/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">libbys_lifestyle</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Facebook</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LibbysLifestyle" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Libby's Lifestyle</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And Kennie has grown into the sweetest boy who loves it when I buy something that includes a box.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A six inch width of fabric, a tiny piece of elastic and about half an hour's sewing will bring a smile to a tired health care worker's face. </h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exNMCm6pPhQ/X-gO-kS6hzI/AAAAAAAAMf0/e8iyvVsvawgF0T8RCnmsiN9aPplRBpiSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/47Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exNMCm6pPhQ/X-gO-kS6hzI/AAAAAAAAMf0/e8iyvVsvawgF0T8RCnmsiN9aPplRBpiSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/47Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Earlier this year, while we were all confined to our homes by Covid 19, I started making scrub caps to donate to exhausted and terrified health care workers. Not only were the scrub caps fun to make, but also, they used up my overflowing scrap fabric bins and kept me busy, and I built friendships with some amazing health care workers along the way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, let's start making scrub caps and send a huge THANK YOU to our frontline workers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They're simple enough for a relative beginner to make and, although I use my overlocker for some of this tutorial, zig zag stitch will do just as good a job.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">What do you need?</h4><div>Scraps of fabric that are 6 inches (15cm) wide and some ¼ inch (6mm) elastic.</div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;">Make the pattern and cut your fabric.</h4><div><br /></div><div>Make a very simple pattern by creating an oval which is based around a 6 by 7 inch (15 x 18cm) rectangle. </div><div><br /></div><div>To do this, fold a 6 inch by 7 inch rectangle (15 x 18cm) of paper into half and then into quarters. Cut a smooth, rounded curve from edge to edge through all layers of paper.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BqTXDFgw0Jw/X-ga8TIifYI/AAAAAAAAMgA/vGcQCZgwWaYxfHugEIb5IJL18krF3hPEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s864/0Scrub%2Bhat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="814" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BqTXDFgw0Jw/X-ga8TIifYI/AAAAAAAAMgA/vGcQCZgwWaYxfHugEIb5IJL18krF3hPEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/0Scrub%2Bhat.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Unfold and you have the pattern for the crown of the scrub cap. </div><div><br /></div><div>Cut <b>one crown piece</b> from your fabric.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The side band strip of the scrub cap is made by cutting a<b> 6 inch (15cm) by 25 inch (63.5cm) strip of fabric.</b> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><i>I make the side band strip of my scrub caps by joining 6 inch (15cm) wide scraps of fabric until I have a total length of 25 inches (63.5cm). I usually use a piece of fabric matching the crown in the centre of the 25 inch strip.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2U3d_PTqx9U/X-ge9p7jQwI/AAAAAAAAMgM/YJXXHAlObMQ1qgaw4uVnKfBhkZ_7X6WFACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/2Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2U3d_PTqx9U/X-ge9p7jQwI/AAAAAAAAMgM/YJXXHAlObMQ1qgaw4uVnKfBhkZ_7X6WFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/2Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Now, let's start sewing.</h4><div><b>1. </b>Turn and stitch ¼ inch (6mm) hem at either end of the side band strip.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vkuDuT9gmEE/X-gkpHtHyPI/AAAAAAAAMgY/EYHcMk-1VEE5KadXcyWfRE_-b9kT2VZ4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/3Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vkuDuT9gmEE/X-gkpHtHyPI/AAAAAAAAMgY/EYHcMk-1VEE5KadXcyWfRE_-b9kT2VZ4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/3Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>2. OPTIONAL: </b>Overlock or zig zag around the bottom edge of the side band strip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>3. </b>On the top edge of the side band strip, place a pin to mark the centre front and then place pins to mark 5 inches (12.5cm) either side of this centre front pin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ztZM2S5S8Xg/X-gmfh6NM5I/AAAAAAAAMhI/L_MP0cXPQhcC4xc1rV6TxgZWWI1wtYRgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/5Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ztZM2S5S8Xg/X-gmfh6NM5I/AAAAAAAAMhI/L_MP0cXPQhcC4xc1rV6TxgZWWI1wtYRgACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/5Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>4. </b>Fold oval crown piece in half lengthways, press to mark centre front and centre back.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ahxozUfVaec/X-gqnnaxGNI/AAAAAAAAMiE/BEzcrzZ4pgUQi5l00dRo33_Q8O15jE5JgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/6Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ahxozUfVaec/X-gqnnaxGNI/AAAAAAAAMiE/BEzcrzZ4pgUQi5l00dRo33_Q8O15jE5JgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/6Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-brt7n7rvXkc/X-gqnpvSwgI/AAAAAAAAMiA/Xr8_wuVg_zIqvWt7ubLTO2C2goIC1c9egCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/7Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-brt7n7rvXkc/X-gqnpvSwgI/AAAAAAAAMiA/Xr8_wuVg_zIqvWt7ubLTO2C2goIC1c9egCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/7Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><b>5. </b>With right sides together, pin the centre front of the side band strip to the centre front of the crown.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>If your fabric has a one way design, think about which direction you want the design to run on the top of the scrub cap.</i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>I find it best if the fabric design runs from back to front, so that when the wearer's head is bent forward, the fabric design is right way up.</i></span></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-et8fxxnZ4ks/X-gqQ-fLqBI/AAAAAAAAMhk/VQispfLKnMgkPlyqBJX6DVCKQmZRsbkpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/8Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-et8fxxnZ4ks/X-gqQ-fLqBI/AAAAAAAAMhk/VQispfLKnMgkPlyqBJX6DVCKQmZRsbkpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/8Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Continue pinning the crown to the side band strip until you reach the 5 inch marker pins.<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1gKvBE40eAY/X-grOl7FslI/AAAAAAAAMiQ/4SD9h30m8aIHMI0MeHKmO8r2D3-KjjG7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/10Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1gKvBE40eAY/X-grOl7FslI/AAAAAAAAMiQ/4SD9h30m8aIHMI0MeHKmO8r2D3-KjjG7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/10Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div><b>6. </b>Slightly overlap the two hemmed end pieces of the side band strip and pin to the centre back of the crown.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zp_ZVgKo0oY/X-gr9FxqR8I/AAAAAAAAMic/NyscdpRZM8QZO-Fk4tjHADfZpdVtPM8MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/11Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zp_ZVgKo0oY/X-gr9FxqR8I/AAAAAAAAMic/NyscdpRZM8QZO-Fk4tjHADfZpdVtPM8MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/11Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div><b>7. </b>With the remaining side band strip fabric between the marker pin and the centre back pin, make three rough pleats on either side and pin into place.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3saTestq1Qs/X-gsfJk9fdI/AAAAAAAAMik/7hFDzEdlX9wWBUw9ucy2SlIJ6-B21TxIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/12Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3saTestq1Qs/X-gsfJk9fdI/AAAAAAAAMik/7hFDzEdlX9wWBUw9ucy2SlIJ6-B21TxIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/12Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: #f4cccc;">There will be lots of pins!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>8. </b>With the crown side of the scrub cap facing up, starting at the centre back, using ¼ inch seam (6mm), <u style="font-weight: bold;">slowly</u> stitch the crown to the side band strip. Stop and lift side band strip out of the way regularly.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RT7HtTzuJ1c/X-guHWRu3II/AAAAAAAAMiw/_vFVEyyCFeQPtBv3oF0Ys5ME4Sp2eo75wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/13Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RT7HtTzuJ1c/X-guHWRu3II/AAAAAAAAMiw/_vFVEyyCFeQPtBv3oF0Ys5ME4Sp2eo75wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/13Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>9. </b>Turn so that side band strip is facing up, overlock or zig zag raw seam edges together.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rlSJ-YMmmgQ/X-guHYKYIBI/AAAAAAAAMi0/h0wrM9c34dEIztKnoSiypX67LFnmHFdGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/14Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rlSJ-YMmmgQ/X-guHYKYIBI/AAAAAAAAMi0/h0wrM9c34dEIztKnoSiypX67LFnmHFdGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/14Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><b>10.</b> Press seam towards side band strip.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>11.</b> Turn scrub cap right side out, topstitch around crown on the side band strip edge, push the seam towards the side band strip as you go so that the seam is caught under the topstitching. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>This is a bit fiddly, but go slowly and use your hands to pull the crown and side band strip flat under the machine foot.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>I use my topstitching foot with my needle positioned on the right, but this can be done with a normal stitching foot.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--yhCSjQH5Do/X-gvWhDMUII/AAAAAAAAMi8/Avo-udH47XYzdeP1SO9BX4Kh7tcA1yj-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/15Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--yhCSjQH5Do/X-gvWhDMUII/AAAAAAAAMi8/Avo-udH47XYzdeP1SO9BX4Kh7tcA1yj-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/15Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yut9GW4dGcM/X-gvW8exDII/AAAAAAAAMjA/m5AcpsKzHcsj_rj_WB-thkw_OhRXV8a1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/16Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yut9GW4dGcM/X-gvW8exDII/AAAAAAAAMjA/m5AcpsKzHcsj_rj_WB-thkw_OhRXV8a1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/16Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>12. </b>At the bottom edge of the side band strip, turn and press a ¼ inch (6mm) hem, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCyGah3tF2A/X-krNFY_a0I/AAAAAAAAMjQ/RbnUKtVnfecMdFF8erNCxfBubawnFThxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/17Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCyGah3tF2A/X-krNFY_a0I/AAAAAAAAMjQ/RbnUKtVnfecMdFF8erNCxfBubawnFThxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/17Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;">then turn and press a further ½ inch (12mm) hem and pin in place. This will form the casing for the elastic as well as the hem of the scrub cap.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T1nHAlryvMk/X-krNFFftKI/AAAAAAAAMjY/RVNfTqyPC1E8NhX6JHTQa2-LGiHvX-L4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/18Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T1nHAlryvMk/X-krNFFftKI/AAAAAAAAMjY/RVNfTqyPC1E8NhX6JHTQa2-LGiHvX-L4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/18Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>13. </b>Place a marker pin 4 inches (10cm) from each hemmed end of the side band strip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>This section can be a little tricky to understand, so I'll include a very unprofessional YouTube clip I made which may make it easier to understand.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ONspcTcRy8o/X-kseDOPa2I/AAAAAAAAMjw/0hMTmNibdBoJ4MveYvJN5sk6B9wWil_AQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/23Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ONspcTcRy8o/X-kseDOPa2I/AAAAAAAAMjw/0hMTmNibdBoJ4MveYvJN5sk6B9wWil_AQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/23Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BvRI2ZCbCsU/X-kscw83MEI/AAAAAAAAMjk/gpreD9znY3wkl5OZMCDiK-Ug7_Q2MijsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/22Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BvRI2ZCbCsU/X-kscw83MEI/AAAAAAAAMjk/gpreD9znY3wkl5OZMCDiK-Ug7_Q2MijsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/22Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><b>14. </b>With wrong side of scrub cap facing up, at the left side marker pin, place elastic (do not cut elastic, keep it in a long piece) inside the ½ inch (12mm) casing/hem. Extend the elastic about ½ inch (12mm) to the left beyond the marker pin </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RF7wtV6nFeI/X-kvu0Z9Q1I/AAAAAAAAMkg/kl7crwOz6poaGclax4WH6fork968OoArACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/24Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RF7wtV6nFeI/X-kvu0Z9Q1I/AAAAAAAAMkg/kl7crwOz6poaGclax4WH6fork968OoArACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/24Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KrmkOEWJ9h0/X-kvu2shzgI/AAAAAAAAMkk/hPI56JL0KVYo2EUsxMthDcMkdyZYMtNJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/26Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KrmkOEWJ9h0/X-kvu2shzgI/AAAAAAAAMkk/hPI56JL0KVYo2EUsxMthDcMkdyZYMtNJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/26Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">and secure in place with three rows of stitching across the elastic inside the hem casing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DwVHOvAGZfk/X-kvNuClEjI/AAAAAAAAMkI/JBS5iPprjLkkbuHjFdq4PqzUMizZUPBvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/27Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DwVHOvAGZfk/X-kvNuClEjI/AAAAAAAAMkI/JBS5iPprjLkkbuHjFdq4PqzUMizZUPBvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/27Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">bring stitches to the top edge of the casing/hem and, with needle down, pivot and stitch towards the hemmed edge. Be sure to keep elastic inside the casing and not caught by the topstitching.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-215hoogJwK4/X-kwodhEVGI/AAAAAAAAMk0/RZsMH88stP41sSSRlHRwfwCfB9HmiOHZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/32Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-215hoogJwK4/X-kwodhEVGI/AAAAAAAAMk0/RZsMH88stP41sSSRlHRwfwCfB9HmiOHZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/32Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>When you reach the hemmed edge of the side band strip, do a couple of back stitches to secure then, with elastic inside the casing/ hem, begin stitching on the right hand end of side band strip. Again do a couple of back stitches to secure.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>Take care not to twist the elastic or catch it in the topstitching.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FNB38v_rLkc/X-kworwLuTI/AAAAAAAAMk4/sLBcySUP4IsjJFO_VrEB-t3D3xdco54qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/33Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FNB38v_rLkc/X-kworwLuTI/AAAAAAAAMk4/sLBcySUP4IsjJFO_VrEB-t3D3xdco54qQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/33Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Continue topstitching until you reach the second marker pin.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eREiiRMQQdE/X-kwomuSZ-I/AAAAAAAAMk8/reVSRek86TA5k19qPd2YqjKzPMWnTnIqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/34Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eREiiRMQQdE/X-kwomuSZ-I/AAAAAAAAMk8/reVSRek86TA5k19qPd2YqjKzPMWnTnIqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/34Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With needle down, pivot towards the bottom edge of the scrub cap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTcNd-QgjI0/X-kyhhgUeQI/AAAAAAAAMlQ/Rkm1Xv02bOEbFRdclAZ7KMTb4LMBAQzXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/35Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTcNd-QgjI0/X-kyhhgUeQI/AAAAAAAAMlQ/Rkm1Xv02bOEbFRdclAZ7KMTb4LMBAQzXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/35Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pull the end of the elastic until the distance between the two marker points is approximately 3 inches (7.5cm).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gff9-h0Ef4E/X-kyh_y_2rI/AAAAAAAAMlU/M6slWCN_gaQUfcodwlajh3wufIz7zC5kwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/36Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gff9-h0Ef4E/X-kyh_y_2rI/AAAAAAAAMlU/M6slWCN_gaQUfcodwlajh3wufIz7zC5kwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/36Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hold elastic gently and stitch across 4 times through elastic and casing/hem to secure in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cut excess elastic about ½ inch (12mm) from stitching.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>MY YOUTUBE VIDEO for those of you who prefer a demonstration.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/khEYsoLyv4c" width="320" youtube-src-id="khEYsoLyv4c"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>Those of you who are eagle eyed will notice that the scrub cap in the video does not have an open back, but, regardless, the process of inserting the elastic is the same.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>I find the open back version of the scrub cap more versatile.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>15. </b>With needle down, pivot, slide small excess piece of elastic inside casing/hem and continue topstitching around the remainder of the hem.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGdaK_R1HCA/X-k0oEbs3AI/AAAAAAAAMlw/mJ3QiW3vchkruACxQukyo9xII3usJm3awCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/38Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGdaK_R1HCA/X-k0oEbs3AI/AAAAAAAAMlw/mJ3QiW3vchkruACxQukyo9xII3usJm3awCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/38Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wTbR8Mb6QXI/X-k0oMzT39I/AAAAAAAAMls/d7_y9hIVd9ALyQXTPyxWW9ESKwJLxQ5LACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/39Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wTbR8Mb6QXI/X-k0oMzT39I/AAAAAAAAMls/d7_y9hIVd9ALyQXTPyxWW9ESKwJLxQ5LACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/39Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O2wXdDAS46A/X-k13MOgaQI/AAAAAAAAMmE/I9KgPQYR8U0mjybWWwg318Y6BWIpxltcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/40Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O2wXdDAS46A/X-k13MOgaQI/AAAAAAAAMmE/I9KgPQYR8U0mjybWWwg318Y6BWIpxltcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/40Scrub%2Bhat.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>16. </b>Press scrub cap and you are done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><i>I have found this size scrub cap fits both male and female heads. The gap at the back of the hat allows</i></span><i style="background-color: #f4cccc;"> extra space for longer hair and pony tails.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now, use up your scraps </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">and make heaps and heaps</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">of scrub caps,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">write a lovely THANK YOU note</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">and send off to your local hospital or clinic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I hear you ask.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, he's grown into the sweetest boy who loves sleeping on his back</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with his legs in the air</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ebCxs81pcr4/X-k7F2xqfAI/AAAAAAAAMnc/dVQln5-C8NsgmuX4K8wLooZpv4UrdEbMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2667/0Kennie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ebCxs81pcr4/X-k7F2xqfAI/AAAAAAAAMnc/dVQln5-C8NsgmuX4K8wLooZpv4UrdEbMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/0Kennie.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and watching birds </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from his favourite window ledge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2t4RD4A2Ewc/X-k7QT-3W5I/AAAAAAAAMnk/Rr8-NzjA324lnQnTPuWU-bc0SJRlqAT3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/1Kennie.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2t4RD4A2Ewc/X-k7QT-3W5I/AAAAAAAAMnk/Rr8-NzjA324lnQnTPuWU-bc0SJRlqAT3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/1Kennie.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd love to see your scrub caps, if you make some.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tag me in your photos on </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instagram</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/libbys_lifestyle/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">libbys_lifestyle</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or Facebook</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="ttps://www.facebook.com/LibbysLifestyle" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Libby's Lifestyle</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 16.5px; letter-spacing: 0.30000001192092896px; text-align: center;">Or follow me on Instagram or Facebook to keep up with my latest sewing projects</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 16.5px; letter-spacing: 0.30000001192092896px; text-align: center;">and Kennie's cuteness.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 16.5px; letter-spacing: 0.30000001192092896px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 16.5px; letter-spacing: 0.30000001192092896px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_s6sN3YFOVM/XqNwLmgnR6I/AAAAAAAAMZE/1e78JPbqI6UQLZwaHG4foHPNkkN0vYefQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Signature.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="1335" height="33" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_s6sN3YFOVM/XqNwLmgnR6I/AAAAAAAAMZE/1e78JPbqI6UQLZwaHG4foHPNkkN0vYefQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Signature.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div>Libby's Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03884122961562821210noreply@blogger.comCoombabah QLD 4216, Australia-27.9033495 153.3825669-56.213583336178843 118.2263169 0.40688433617884456 -171.46118309999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393517052121573956.post-60570063241450403372020-04-25T09:21:00.001+10:002020-12-28T13:02:55.505+11:00Fat quarter scrub hat tutorial: Perfect for the worker with long hair.<h3>
A single layer, fat quarter scrub hat that meets the needs of long haired workers, that's what this tutorial will help you make. Health care workers, hospitality workers, workers in conditions where their long locks could be a risk factor, make them this style scrub hat and bring a smile to their faces.</h3>
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During this time of chaos and Covid confusion, I've been making scrub hats, lots and lots of scrub hats, and donating them to health care workers. It came to my attention that long haired health care workers, and other workers who need their hair tied back, are often unable to squish their tresses into the standard style scrub hats. They needed a scrub hat with room at the back to accommodate their glorious locks.<br />
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So, I did some research and found Laura from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/SewVeryEasy" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">SewVeryEasy</a>. Laura has a great reversible fat quarter scrub hat design which is sooo simple to make. Laura's reversible fat quarter scrub hat uses two fat quarters.<br />
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After I gave Laura's design a try, I wanted to see if I could use her basic design concept and create a non-reversible, single fat quarter version which, in Australian conditions, would be cooler, lighter and quicker to dry when washed.<br />
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This is what I came up with ... my single layer, fat quarter scrub hat.<br />
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<li><b>1 fat quarter</b> <b>of main fabric</b></li>
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(I made my own by buying a half metre, or half yard, of fabric and cutting it in half across the width)<br />
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(Again, I made my own from my contrast fabric by cutting 6cm (2 ½") strips on the bias and joining. I prefer to use single fold, French style bias binding.)</div>
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<li><b>10cm </b>(4") <b>of contrast fabric</b></li>
<li><b>18cm </b>(7") <b>of 6mm </b>(¼") <b>elastic</b></li>
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<b>Shaping the fat quarter.</b><br />
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Trim the edges of the fat quarter main fabric so the edges are nice and straight.<br />
Fold in half along the long side.<br />
Curve the bottom raw edge corner. (I did this freehand, but you could use a small dinner plate to get a perfect curve.)<br />
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Cut the 10cm of contrast fabric, selvage to selvage, into two 5cm (2") strips.<br />
Cut one of the 5cm contrast fabric strips to match the length of the top of the scrub hat (the non-curved long edge).<br />
Pin the right side of this contrast strip to the WRONG side of the top (non-curved long edge) of the main fabric.<br />
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Press one end of the bias binding down 1.25cm (½").</div>
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On right side of main fabric, pin this turned down edge of the bias binding so that it lines up exactly with the top edge of the scrub hat contrast strip.</div>
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Continue pinning the bias binding to the curved edge of the scrub hat.<br />
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When pinning reaches the other edge of the contrast strip, cut the bias binding about 1.25cm (½") beyond the edge, turn down until it neatly aligns with the edge of the contrast strip, pin in place.</div>
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Turn scrub hat over, press seam towards bias binding.</div>
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Top stitch bias binding to wrong side of scrub hat. Sew slowly around the curves. There will be some small pleats on the curves.<br />
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Cut the remaining selvage to selvage, 5cm (2"), contrast strip in half. <br />
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Press both cut edges down about 1.25cm (½"), then press 6mm (¼") over on both long sides of each strip.<br />
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Fold each strip in half along the length and press. Pin to secure.<br />
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Top stitch across non-selvage end and along the length of the edge of the strip.<br />
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Attach a safety pin to one end of the tie strip and thread through the bias binding casing around the edge of the scrub hat.</div>
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Need a hanging towel in your kitchen? They are so convenient, but sometimes a bit too ... granny? I have a solution. My modern style hanging kitchen towel is convenient, classy and such an easy make. While you're in lockdown or merely following the social distancing guidelines, why not make a dozen or so from your scrap pile? Christmas presents for your neighbours and friends will be done and dusted in no time.</h3>
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So, what do you need?</h3>
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I bought mine from K Mart, Australia, for not vey much at all. They had some very pretty ones to choose from. I think some may have been labeled as tea towels, but they were towelling, so would do the job very well.<br />
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<b>Small scraps from your stash</b>, big enough to cut 15cm (6 inch) squares.<br />
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<b>One button. </b>I choose one from my button bottle about 1.25cm (1/2 ") diameter.</div>
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<b>1. </b>Fold the hand towel in half lengthways and, on the edge, mark the centre with a pin.</div>
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<b>2. </b>Cut two 15cm (6") squares from your scrap fabrics, choose coordinating fabrics.</div>
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<b>3. </b>Cut one 15cm (6") square of interfacing.</div>
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<b>4.</b> Iron interfacing onto the wrong side of one of your scrap squares.</div>
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<b>5.</b> Place the two scrap squares, right sides together, and stitch together using a .6 cm (1/4 ") seam. Leave a small opening to allow you to turn the squares through to the right side.<br />
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<b>6.</b> Trim corners and turn through to right side.</div>
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<b>7.</b> Fold square in half across the diagonal and iron to create a visible crease.</div>
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<b>8.</b> Find the centre point of the diagonal crease line, place it onto the centre of the hand towel (which you marked with a pin earlier).</div>
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<b>9.</b> Top stitch about .3cm (1/8") around all edges and .3cm (1/8") <b>BELOW</b> the diagonal centre line crease. (On two of the four sides and below the centre crease line, you will be sewing through the hand towel as well as the fabric square.)</div>
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<b>10.</b> Measure and mark 1.25cm (1/2 ") from the tip of the triangle of fabric not attached to the hand towel. Mark the length required for a buttonhole for the button you have selected.</div>
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<b>11.</b> Stitch the buttonhole. Carefully open buttonhole with seam ripper or buttonhole tool.<br />
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<b>12.</b> Turn hand towel over to the right side. Fold triangle with buttonhole over and position with a 2.5cm (1") gap revealing the coordinating triangle attached to the hand towel. </div>
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<b>13.</b> Place a pin through the buttonhole opening at the bottom tip of the button hole. Gently pull the pin through buttonhole to show the position of your button.<br />
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I just love this little tissue pouch project. It's such a useful gift for neighbours, teachers, friends that's so quick to make. Two small pieces of fabric is all you need. No tricky sewing. This has to be one of the simplest projects on your Christmas to do list.</h3>
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Reading is high on my things-I-love-to-do list and, as a retired English teacher, reading is something I want to encourage in my step grandchildren and my grand nieces and nephews. Reading takes me to far away places, to worlds of adventure and crime and fantasy. It lets me meet strange and unusual characters and wonder about their psyche. It leads me into the realm of Book Club where often the wine and food are more important than the book. So, what better way to spread the love of reading than by making it comfortable and fun with a cute reading pillow to relax on and to store your favourite books and maybe even your iPad.</h3>
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It was almost MLP's granddaughter's Number Three birthday and we'd already donated my old iPad mini dressed up in its new cover to the mum and dad gift cause. </div>
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A reading pillow was the perfect answer.</div>
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It took no time; was so easy to make ... in an afternoon.</div>
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I decided to use fabrics to compliment the iPad cover, so it could be stored in the pocket too and still look pretty.</div>
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I like my pillow covers to be a little tight to make the pillow look full and comfy. So, I cut my pillow pieces the same size as the insert, 42cm (16 ½") square, and used the .6cm (¼") seam allowance to create the firmness I like.</div>
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<b>FABRIC 1: 42cm (16 ½") square</b><br />
<b>FABRIC 2 + CALICO: 42cm x 25cm (16 ½" x 10")</b><br />
<b>FABRIC 3: Two pieces, 42cm x 22cm (16 ½" x 8 ½")</b><br />
<b>FABRIC 4: 2.75ms (3yds) of bias binding</b><br />
<b>ZIPPER: 40cm (16")</b><br />
<b>GROSGRAIN RIBBON: 23cm (9")</b><br />
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<b>STEP 1: </b><b>Adding binding to the top edge of the pocket.</b><br />
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Place Fabric 2 and calico <b>WRONG</b> sides together.<br />
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Cut a piece of bias binding approximately 25cm (10") long.<br />
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Place pocket on top of Fabric 1 and pin into position. If needed, trim to a nice square shape.<br />
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Overlock or zig zag one long side of both pieces of Fabric 3.<br />
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Pin zipper, face down, to right side of overlocked edge of fabric.<br />
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Using zipper foot, stitch zipper to fabric.<br />
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Turn and press fabric away from zipper, top stitch along edge of zipper. I always use a slightly lager than normal stitch length for top stitching.<br />
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Find the centre point of the top of the front of the pillow (pocket side), measure 5cm (2") either side of the centre point, mark and pin grosgrain ribbon in position.</div>
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Overlock or zig zag around edge of front (pocket side) of pillow.<br />
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Pin front (pocket) side of pillow and back (zipper) side of pillow <b>WRONG</b> sides together.</div>
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Pin the slider ends of the zipper in place, then <b>UNZIP a little </b>so that you don't break your needle when basting.</div>
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Choose a long (basting) stitch length and stitch close to the outer edge of the pillow.</div>
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I always work with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KfsX1zmaSs" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">French Fold bias binding</span></a> as I find it easier to work with. </div>
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Pin bias binding to the back (zipper) side of the pillow. Start just past half way towards the bottom corner (Here the join will be less noticeable.)</div>
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Begin stitching about 15cm (6") from the end of the bias strip.<br />
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Stop stitiching .6cm (1/4") from the corner, fold the tape up into the corner then start stitching .6cm (1/4") from the corner. This will create a nicely mitred corner.<br />
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Continue stitching around all edges, mitring corners as you go.<br />
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When you come to around 15cm (6") from the original end of the bias binding, stop stitching.<br />
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Stitch the final section of bias binding to the edge of the pillow.<br />
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Iron binding towards the outside and turn to front of pillow.<br />
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Using a slightly longer stitch length than normal, edge stitch the binding to the front (pocket) side of the pillow.<br />
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Storage baskets are my kind of thing. I love being organised. Fabric storage baskets are even more my kind of thing. You know how much I luurrve fabric. Combine fabric and storage and I'm in heaven. Sad, but true. So, when the new baby in our family came home, I knew her mum would need storage. With babies comes the need for stuff, lots of stuff and with stuff comes the need for storage. Lots of stuff = lots of storage. Hence, it was time. Time for fabric and storage to unite to keep all those nappies, wipes, creams, soaps, burp cloths and, and, and ... in some sort of order.</h3>
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You'll have noticed there's a bit of a llama theme happening in the baby things I've been making lately.<span style="color: magenta;"> </span><a href="https://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2018/07/receiving-blanket-swaddling-blanket.html" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">Llama receiving blanket</a> and now llama storage baskets. But aren't they the cutest llamas ever?</div>
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These baskets have got to be the easiest gifts you can sew in not very much time. And who wouldn't be happy to receive a beautiful fabric storage basket as a gift?</div>
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I wanted decent size square baskets that could hold a decent amount of baby stuff, so I used the width of my fabric to determine the size of my storage baskets.</div>
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My fabric was 110cm (43") wide.</div>
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From that width I wanted to make two square baskets, so I needed to buy a length of fabric equal to half the width of my fabric. That is, I needed to buy 55cm (21½").<br />
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To be safe, I bought 60cm (27½") of my gorgeous llama fabric and my geometric lining fabric. The super stiff fusible interfacing I bought was 51cm (20") wide, so I need 1m (39½").</div>
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<b>60cm (21½") of <u>two</u> complimentary fabrics 110cm (43") in width</b><br />
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(This allowed me to make two baskets 24cm (9½") square with 13cm (5½") sides.)<br />
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<b>Square up the fabrics.</b></h4>
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Fold the fabrics in half width-wise and cut through the centre fold.</div>
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Fold each piece diagonally, and remove any excess.<br />
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You will now have four perfect squares of fabric.<br />
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Square up the interfacing.</h4>
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Cut 14cm (5½") squares from each corner of main fabric, lining fabric and interfacing.</div>
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Place your interfacing onto your lining fabric, if necessary cut the interfacing so that it is around 1cm (½") smaller than the lining fabric at the four edges that will be the top of the storage basket.<br />
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On interfaced lining fabric, fold right sides together, line up corners and stitch with a slightly larger seam allowance. (I moved my needle one spot to the left.) This will allow your lining to fit snuggly inside the main fabric basket.<br />
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Leave wrong side out, push corners out and iron. This will form the inside of your basket.<br />
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Fabric storage baskets complete and ready to be gifted.<br />
Look at all that llama loveliness!</div>
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Ready to hold all the necessities for this amazing step-grand daughter.</div>
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But ... then there is the problem of those left over squares from the corners.</div>
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you've made a llama covered quilt for the new born as well.</div>
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Who doesn't love a new baby, smelling of milk, cooing contentedly, snuggly swaddled in a cozy flannel receiving blanket? Especially a llama covered flannel receiving blanket. And guess what ... our family is at the cusp of having a brand new baby! No ... not me. MLP is about to become a Poppy for the second time and I'm about to become a Step-nanny again. So, for this new girl, yes, she's going to be a girl, or any new born, what better gift than a llama covered receiving blanket?</h3>
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A bit of cutting, two rows of stitching and you're done! Couldn't get much easier.<br />
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So, what do you need?</h3>
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<li>1.3m (50") of <b>two</b> complementary flannel fabrics</li>
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Supplies in hand, it's time to begin.<br />
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I pre-washed my fabrics. This is not something I would normally do, but because I was binding the edges of my receiving blanket, I thought it might be wise. I wasn't sure about flannel and shrinkage.<br />
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Square up the fabrics ...</h3>
Firstly, remove the selvages from both sides and trim the remaining two edges of the fabric.<br />
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<b>Round the corners</b> ...</h3>
Fold the fabrics in half, then in half again, so all 8 cut edge corners are together, then, using a small plate as a guide, round the corners.<br />
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I chose not to pin my fabrics together as the two flannels held together well.<br />
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I used some commercial bias binding I had in my cupboard.<br />
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(Usually I would make my own French fold bias binding out of cotton fabric as I prefer its slightly heavier weight. I find it sits much better than commercial double fold binding. AND I find it easier to work with.)</div>
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If you've not attached bias binding before, don't be scared. It's not that hard to get a lovely neat finish stitching it completely by machine.<br />
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This is the technique which I find works really well.<br />
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Open out the bias binding and line up its raw edge with the edge of the flannel.<br />
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(You'll notice in my later photos I've joined two different colours of binding because that's what I had in my cupboard and because both worked with my fabric.)<br />
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Beginning about 10cm (4") from the end of the bias binding, stitch in the fold line all the way around the flannel, stopping about 10cm (4") from where you would meet up with the other end of the bias binding.<br />
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There are lots of ways to join the two ends of the binding. I prefer to use a very simple technique that I would call the overlap method where you slide one end of the binding inside the other.<br />
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About half way through this blog tutorial, <a href="http://quiltingintherain.com/2011/05/binding-blind-stitching-tutorial.html" style="color: magenta;" target="_blank">http://quiltingintherain.com/2011/05/binding-blind-stitching-tutorial.html</a>, are some photos that clearly show how it is done.<br />
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Once the two ends of the bias binding are joined by your preferred method, finish off stitching in the fold line so that the bias binding is attached all the way around the edge of the flannel.<br />
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Turn the bias binding over to the other side of the flannel.<br />
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Place the folded edge of the bias binding <u style="font-weight: bold;">EXACTLY</u> on top of the stitching line.<br />
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Pin the binding in place (or use magic clips).<br />
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Move your needle <b>TWO</b> stops to the right. (I find two stops to the right much more forgiving than one.)<br />
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If you have an edge stitch foot, now is the time to use it! (I don't have one, but I use my Bernina #5 which does a similar job.)<br />
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Up the stitch length a little. (I use stitch length 3, but it will depend on your machine) and stitch the binding to the edge of the flannel. Keep checking that the edge of the binding is sitting EXACTLY on top of the stitching line.<br />
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If it's not perfect, don't be concerned. You really are the only one who will notice.<br />
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Once you've sewn all the way around, give your blanket a final iron and you are DONE.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">A quick and easy new born gift.</span></div>
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Couldn't get much easier.</div>
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Let me know how you go making this for the new borns and mums in your life.</div>
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I loovvee travelling. I love the thrill of arriving at the international airport, celebrating with a glass of champagne and boarding that plane. Nothing better. And now, in my luggage will be my super special secret pocket hanger that I made for myself. Yes! I sewed for me! A rare and unusual treat. </h3>
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If you've been following me on social media, you'll know I didn't stop at one secret pocket hanger.<br />
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I made a second one ... for in the caravan ... for me! I sewed two things for me!!<br />
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And then ... another one for a Custom Order for a special friend. Frida, no less!</div>
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Three secret pocket hangers! I'm on a roll.<br />
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So, I thought if my special Frida-loving, travel-loving friend thinks these are a good thing. And, I think these are a good thing. Then maybe I need to share with you how to make them.<br />
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I'll certainly be making more. Some will definitely appear in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/LibbysLifestyle" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">my Etsy shop</span></a> in the near future. So, if you're not a sewist, or are time poor, keep your eyes on my social media for when they'll be listed.<br />
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But, now that we've come to the conclusion that my secret pocket hangers, with their secret zippered pocket, hiding away secret treasures, are the perfect gift for you and the travellers in your life, it's time to show you how to make them.<br />
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We DID come to that conclusion, didn't we???<br />
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So, what do you need? </h4>
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<li>25cm (10") of a beautiful main fabric.</li>
<li>25 cm (10") of lining fabric. I used calico. </li>
<li>20cm (8") zip.</li>
<li>85 cm (34") of pom pom or ric rac trim. (Optional)</li>
<li>thread.</li>
<li>a hanger, of course.</li>
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Use your hanger to create a pattern.</h4>
Leave at least 1.5cm (½") clearance around the hanger.<br />
I made my cover 15cm (6") long for the main fabric and 2.5cm (1") less for the lining.<br />
Across the top, create a flat 8cm (3") opening for the hanger hook.<br />
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Cut around your paper pattern.<br />
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Find the centre of one lining hanger shape and the centre of your pocket, place pocket on top of the <b><u>wrong</u></b> side of the lining hanger piece, secure with pins. (Remember, the secret pocket is going to be hidden between the main fabric and the lining.) </div>
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This little travel hanger cover has been rumbling around in my head for many months till finally I decided it was time to start sewing.<br />
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Sometimes projects bubble around in my head for quite a while before they emerge onto paper and then fabric.<br />
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Flat, light and convenient, </div>
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is an essential item in every traveller's luggage.</div>
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<i><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes, I know it's been a looong time in between blog posts. I think I just needed a break, </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">If you </span>haven't<span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 255);"> met my new Kennie kitten on my social media accounts, this is him being very helpful while I tried to take photos. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">Sadly, mid 2017, my Ralphie, at 12 years of age, succumbed to renal failure. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 255);">Kennie joined our family early this year from the local Animal Welfare League Shelter.</span></span></div>
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Libby's Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03884122961562821210noreply@blogger.comCoombabah QLD 4216, Australia-27.9033495 153.38256690000003-27.9594765 153.30188590000003 -27.8472225 153.46324790000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393517052121573956.post-30558748249080355742017-06-09T13:44:00.000+10:002018-07-03T15:24:03.253+10:00Toy sack, play mat combo: Choosing the best tutorial and why I made mine twice.<h3>
A toy sack, play mat combo seemed just the right project for MLP's granddaughter's Number 1 birthday. Yes, she's one already ... well almost, just a week to go. She's almost walking and almost talking and has heaps of toys. Her mum said the toy sack, play mat combo would be just the thing to wrangle those toys under control. So, I had a mission, a sewing mission and I set off with gusto.</h3>
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<a name='more'></a>Remember when she as a newborn and I wrote <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2016/07/theres-baby-in-house-brand-new-baby.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">this blog post</span></a>?</span><br />
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And when I made her this super, super easy <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2016/11/padded-baby-play-mat-tutorial-quickest.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">padded baby play mat</span></a>?</span></div>
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Anyway, I'd found a tutorial for a toy sack, play mat combo a while ago on <a href="https://au.pinterest.com/libbyboyle54" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Pinterest</span></a> and pinned it to my "Baby" board thinking that one day I would like to make one. So, after buying my fabrics (1.5m of main and 2m of inside fabric) and rope (5+m), my mission could begin.<br />
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My fabric was 150cm (59") wide, so I needed the same in length to create a circle. For my inside fabric, I bought extra to make the casing ... luckily, as it would happen.<br />
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I followed the tutorial dutifully, cutting my main fabric into a circle by folding it into ⅛ths and using my tape measure to mark equal distances from the centre. My fabric was 150cm (59") wide, so my circle had a 75cm (29½") radius.<br />
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I used this circle and, so that both circles would be exactly the same, placed it right sides together on top of my inside fabric and cut out my second circle.<br />
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I cut 7.5cm (3") strips from my inside fabric to create my casing for the rope.<br />
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And continued dutifully following the tutorial until my toy sack play mat combo was complete.<br />
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Simple ... or so I thought.<br />
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My problem arose when I tried to pull up the cord to turn my play mat into the toy sack it was supposed to become.<br />
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The cord would NOT pull through the casing.<br />
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DAMN.<br />
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I wandered upstairs and asked MLP to have a go.<br />
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NOPE, the cord would definitely not pull through the casing.<br />
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I was devastated. My mission had been a FAILURE!<br />
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If MLP and I couldn't make it work, it would be of no use to a mum and a soon-to-be-toddler. It just wouldn't get used.<br />
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So, I did what I normally do when things go wrong.<br />
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I wept ...<br />
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no ... I slept on it.<br />
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Next morning, my decision was made. There had to be a better way.<br />
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I asked my pineapple loving friend. She had made one when her boys were small. No, she hadn't used a casing. She had used grommets.<br />
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I didn't want to go to the expense of grommets, so I thought maybe I could use tabs around the edge to feed the cord through. Would this work?<br />
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A little more research on Pinterest and I found my salvation.<br />
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<a href="https://pinksuedeshoe.com/2011/04/26/toy-sack-tutorial/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">This tutorial</span></a> where pinksuedeshoe faced the same problem as I had with the cord and the casing concept and had come up with the same solution. Tabs around the edge rather than casing.<br />
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So, I TOTALLY deconstructed my toy sack, play mat combo. Pinksuedeshoe abandoned her first attempt, but I loved my fabric and wanted to rescue my mission.<br />
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I cut the casing and seam off (My sack, mat would be a little smaller, but hey ...) and started from scratch AGAIN.<br />
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I made tabs from 7.5cm (3") strips cut from my remaining inside fabric. Luckily, I still had enough left. I made my tabs a little differently from pinksuedeshoe, mainly because I thought my way was simpler.<br />
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Fold to centre and iron.<br />
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Edge stitch together.<br />
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Cut into 10cm (4") tabs.<br />
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I folded my circles, with right sides pinned together, into ⅛ths.<br />
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Spaced 4 tabs equally in each ⅛. (This ended up being about 15cm {6"} apart.)<br />
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To reduce bulk around the edge of the circle, I positioned the ends of the tabs side by side, rather than on top of each other, and stitched my two circles together AGAIN, leaving a reasonable sized opening for turning through.<br />
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I used triple stitch over each tab to ensure they were secure.<br />
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I turned the mat through and ironed the edges carefully.<br />
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I needed to place one tab in the middle of the opening<br />
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I ran a second row of top stitching about 2.5cm (1") from the first to give the top of the mat some body.<br />
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I stitched a cross through the centre of the mat to hold both sides together.<br />
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I didn't take my stitching right to the edge of the circle, just in case my circles weren't EXACTLY the same size.<br />
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I decided on having two ends to my cord, one on either side of the circle, so that the sack could be pulled up more easily.<br />
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I finished the cord ends off with small tabs to stop them from unravelling.<br />
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And ta da ... a toy sack, play mat combo that worked ... easily! Yay!<br />
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<br />Libby's Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03884122961562821210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393517052121573956.post-35977608590489116772017-02-03T14:19:00.000+11:002018-07-02T11:30:44.289+10:00Shopping Trolley Cover: The do's and don'ts tutorial.<h3>
Shopping trolley covers were not part of my realm of knowledge until a step-grandchild entered my world. I was blissfully unaware that shopping trolley covers were even a "thing", let alone that they were part of the necessities of modern life with a baby. However, when there was a request from the gorgeous baby's gorgeous mother for me to make one, my mission began. </h3>
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<a name='more'></a>The request came with the "when she's able to sit up on her own" deadline. Well, she's now able to sit on her own, so the pressure was on.<br />
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I had procrastinated over this mission for some time. I'd Pinterest-ed to my heart's content (see my Baby Pinterest board <a href="https://au.pinterest.com/libbyboyle54/baby/" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>), but I had this little niggling doubt.<br />
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Did said shopping trolley covers need to be as big and seemingly bulky as most were?<br />
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Surely, a more fitted design could be made?<br />
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I dutifully headed to my local Woolieworths near my previous abode, tape measure in hand. I measured and calculated, much to the amusement of many shoppers. I went home and designed pattern pieces that would snuggly fit said Woolieworths shopping trolley. None of those bulky designs for me. Oh, no.<br />
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But ... there's always a "but" ... I then began to take notice of shopping trolleys on my various journeys. And more niggling doubts sprung to life. Lots of niggling doubts.<br />
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Shopping trolleys are not created equal.<br />
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WHO KNEW!?! Not me.<br />
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They come in all sizes and shapes.<br />
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If I made my snuggly fitting Woolieworths shopping trolley cover, it could be of little use.<br />
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<b>DON'T try to design a snuggly fitting shopping trolley cover.</b><br />
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<b>DO use the tutorial you can find <a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/2011/09/a-universal-shopping-cart-and-high-chair-cover-a-tutorial-and-free-pattern-download.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a> on Ashley Hackshaw's blog. </b>It's excellent and it fits all size shopping trolleys.<br />
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<b>DON'T fall in love with a cute aqua duck fabric and buy the amount you calculated for your snuggly fitting design, </b>because it won't be enough for a universal shopping trolley cover and you'll have to go back and buy more.<br />
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Aren't they the cutest little ducks though?? You would have fallen in love with them too? Yes?<br />
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<b>DO read Ashley's tutorial BEFORE you buy your fabric.</b><br />
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<b>DO buy fabric which is at least 127cm (50") wide.</b> It will make this project an absolute breeze.<br />
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For my next one, yes, there'll be another one for the new grand-nephew born before Christmas, I'll be buying wider cotton duck style fabric from the curtain and upholstery section of Spotlight.<br />
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<b>DON'T print out all of the pattern pieces in Ashley's tutorial. </b>You really only need <b>pages 2, 10 and 14.</b><br />
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Basically, her pattern is a circle with a 63.5cm (25") radius.<br />
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Page 2 gives you the basic information. Pages 10 and 14 indicate the position of the leg holes and the strap slots. That information and the size of the circle is all you'll need.<br />
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If you buy normal width fabric, like I did, you need to do a bit a patch working to create the circle.<br />
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Once the fabric is folded in four, measure 63.5cm (25") from the centre folded point. Mark at several points with a pencil and cut.<br />
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On the bottom edges of the circle, my fabric was about 8cm (3") short,<br />
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I then refolded my circle into four, remeasured 63.5cm (25") from the centre point to the edges of the new section.<br />
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I had bought some quilted fabric and some spotty for the back. Again this ended up being a major patch working exercise (You don't want to know the details!).<br />
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Suffice to say, after a lot of unnecessary time patch working, I ended up with two 63.5cm (25") radius circles.<br />
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<b>So, I repeat ... DO buy fabric which is at least 127cm (50") wide.</b><br />
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Now, I could follow Ashley's tutorial to finish my mission.<br />
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Firstly, stitching the two circles together, right sides facing. The 2.5cm (1") seam gives some leeway for error in your circles.<br />
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Mine weren't perfect, but the larger seam meant it wasn't a problem.<br />
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<b>DO leave a gap in the seam large enough to fit your wrist through.</b> It will make turning the circles through very easy.<br />
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To position the leg holes, I found the centre point of my large circle, used Page 14 of the pattern to position the holes correctly and pinned four point on the leg hole circles. I marked out a rough circle around these points and snipped away.<br />
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I used commercial 12mm (½") bias binding to edge the leg holes. It was narrow and very fiddly, perhaps because my backing was quilted.<br />
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<b>DO make your own bias binding OR buy commercial bias binding wider than 12mm (½")</b> or don't use quilted backing<b>.</b><br />
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At times there's a lot of fabric feeding through the machine.<br />
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The seat belt holes are easy, just a very large button hole. I used Page 10 of the pattern to find their position and my machine's buttonhole function without the button hole foot. (It doesn't go this large.)<br />
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For the pocket (17cm x 12cm: 6¾" x 4¾"), I used just one layer of fabric. Ashley suggests making a lined pocket. I didn't bother as I didn't think it was necessary and ... I was out of fabric.<br />
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I hate feeding elastic through, so, whenever I can, I push the elastic up to the top of the fold and stitch its channel (taking extra care not to catch the elastic).<br />
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The straps are simply two pieces 16cm x7cm (6¼" x 2¾") stitched, turned through, then attached at either side of the pocket.<br />
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All that remained was to make the channel for the circumference elastic and to feed the elastic through. (I couldn't avoid feeding the elastic through this time.) And the job was complete.<br />
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People give you strange looks when you take photos in shopping centre car parks.<br />
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Mission accomplished.</div>
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Now to deliver it and have the gorgeous baby and her gorgeous mother and father put it to use.</div>
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Did you know that shopping trolley covers were a "thing"?</div>
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Do you love my little ducks that I fell in love with?</div>
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Is there a baby in your family who needs one of these?</div>
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A quick PS. A photo from the happy mother.</div>
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Oh, how's Ralphter going in his new home, I here you ask ...</div>
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Well, his new favourite spot is in the cane basket at the bottom of the wardrobe in the guest bedroom.</div>
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Shhh, he's sleeping ... again.</div>
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A bit of cutting and three rows of sewing (two if you have a four thread overlocker) and you'll be done. THAT easy!<br />
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So, what do you need?<br />
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A feature fabric, quilted backing fabric and fancy trim. That's all.<br />
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(You could use wadding and a backing fabric, but, hey, buying pre-quilted backing fabric makes it sooo much easier.)<br />
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I used the width of the quilted backing fabric to determine the diameter of my play mat: 112cm (44").<br />
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So, I needed 112cm (44") of both my quilted backing fabric and my feature fabric.<br />
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As for the trim, I used an <a href="http://www.mathgoodies.com/calculators/circumference-calculator.html" style="color: magenta;">on-line circumference calculator</a> (because I was feeling lazy) to tell me I needed 3.518588... metres of trim.<br />
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With my supplies in hand and less than an hour of time, I was ready.<br />
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Then cut around the marked points of the circle through all four layers of fabric.<br />
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Use this circle as the template to cut the quilted backing fabric.<br />
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(If you're more on the ball than I was, you'll place your fabrics wrong sides together to do this so that you don't have to pull them apart and reposition them to start pinning.)<br />
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With wrong sides together, pin the edges of the feature fabric and the quilted backing fabric together.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-size: small;">The beauty of fashion is that no rule is ever set in stone, giving us the freedom to wear our OTK boots in the heat and embroidered boho frocks in cooler temperatures, as long as the outfits are styled according to the season. However, no one can argue that maxis, minis, and everything in between are best worn during the summer, no-fuss ensembles that keep us feeling breezy during those hot sunny days. Similarly to what </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica";"><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.elle.com/fashion/trend-reports/news/g8606/simple-summer-dresses/"><span style="color: magenta;">the editors of Elle have said</span></a></span>,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">“We’d rather be naked than think of putting together an outfit involving pants."</span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">Dresses are made to suit all occasions, from weekend jersey maxis to luxe embellishments for that evening wow factor, with many of these styles showcased in </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.lyst.com.au/shop/dresses/" style="color: magenta;">this collection of contemporary dresses curated by Lyst</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">But with the number of styles at your disposal, it’s not exactly realistic to buy every frock that catches your eye. Sometimes the most beautiful creations are the garments that have been refashioned, transforming your old items into something new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">1) From plain to printed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">A basic white dress is the perfect canvas to release your creativity on, but no worries if you’re not the artsy type. The </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2012/02/hand-stamped-diy-pony-print-dress.html" style="color: magenta;">tutorial on A Beautiful Mess</a> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">is easy to follow and works with every skill level, making use of foam stamps that result in a cute printed dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">2) A tee turned tube</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">Getting rid of an old, oversized t-shirt? Don’t let go of it just yet. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://cancandancer.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/neon-tshirt-reconstruction.html" style="color: magenta;">Can Can Dancer offers step-by-step instructions</a> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">on fashioning old tees into strapless numbers, although some sewing skills are required. Patterns and graphics on the t-shirts will add interest to your new tube dresses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;">The slip dress has been the silhouette for the it-girl for some time now, but rather than spending cash on new silky garment, you can attempt to make an alternative using a maxi skirt. Though it may not be the camisole style that’s often seen on off-duty models, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://kiercouture.com/coachella-fashion/"><span style="color: magenta;">Kier Couture proves this as a great addition to your festival wardrobe</span></a>.</span></span><br />
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<i>Even though I'm not a horse-y person,</i></div>
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<i>I really like the DIY horse print dress,</i></div>
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<i>maybe with another print</i></div>
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<i>Did you find a dress you love?</i></div>
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<i>Are you already sorted with your outfit for Christmas day?</i></div>
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Libby's Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03884122961562821210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393517052121573956.post-49331619311036902972016-11-08T14:15:00.000+11:002018-07-02T11:30:44.395+10:00Up-cycled denim peg bag tutorial ... and why I've been absent of late.<h3>
A friend calls, a friend I've known for many, many years, around thirty years, he needs some help. Having just returned home from an extended time grey-nomading around our country, he needs some basic supplies to set up home again. A peg bag and a plastic bag holder. The plastic bag holder's easy. I've made heaps of them. More than heaps. But, I haven't made a peg bag before, so it's time for some thinking and a tutorial, of course.</h3>
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And then it came to me. What is manly, sturdy, durable, tough?? </div>
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Denim, of course. Recycled ... up-cycled, whichever you prefer, denim.</div>
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I gathered together an old pair of jeans, one leg of which I had already plundered for another project, a swivel snap hook and a wire circle (both from Spotlight) and some shade cloth (an off-cut I bought from Bunnings for a steal).<br />
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The wire circle could easily be made from a wire coat hanger, but I didn't have one.<br />
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Note to self 1: When you need to buy shade cloth, always ask about off-cuts. They can be huge and are sooo cheap.<br />
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My wire circle's circumference determined that I needed to use the top section of the jeans' leg. I wanted the wire circle to fit snuggly into the circumference of the jeans' leg.</div>
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I took a bit of a guess and cut an 11 inch (28cm) section (in hindsight this was too long, 9½ to 10 inches {23-25cm} would have been plenty).</div>
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Next, I decided to use some of the waistband of the jeans for my peg bag handle. I cut as close as possible to the waistband and used a 24 inch (60cm) section. I was happy to include the button part as I thought it added a bit of interest.</div>
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Initially, I also hoped to include the belt loops for a bit more style, but I found the swivel snap hook would not go over them, so off they came with the quick-un-pick.<br />
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Next was the base. I imagined this peg bag being left out in the weather on the clothes line, so I wanted any rain to be able to quickly drain through, allow the pegs to dry and lessen the process of deterioration over time.</div>
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Shade cloth was the answer. I only needed around 10 inches (25cm), but the friendly Bunnings assistant pointed me in the direction of the off-cuts and, for very little money, I have enough shade cloth for a gazillion peg bags or the start of my veggie garden when we get home. Soon, very soon!</div>
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I cut a circle to suit the base of the jeans' leg section. Well, sort of a circle.</div>
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Now to the top edge. This is where I wanted to insert my wire circle to create a real-man size opening.</div>
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I overlocked the top edge, then turned it down over the wire circle and pinned.</div>
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I positioned my waistband strip ends on opposite sides of the opening and carefully stitched the top edge down. I used my favourite triple stitch when I reached each waistband strip to secure them firmly.<br />
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See those little hooks on the side? They are the trick. Hang your strappy tops. Hang your bras. Double hang and double up your clothesline space. I bought mine at Woolieworths and I love them, but have a look <a href="http://hegs.com/"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a> for the full goss and to buy online, if you like.</div>
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Well, to keep in the recycle, up-cycle mode, I added a touch of denim to it too ... and some fish for a man who loves to fish.</div>
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Do you clean your teeth every day? Do you shower every day? Do you moisturise your face, legs, arms every day? Do you check your breasts every day? Is checking your breasts part of your every day health and beauty regime? If you're like me the answer is ... um ... no ... not <u>EVERY</u> day. But, if you're like me, you will join the campaign #IPledgeToCheck so that you will ... will always ... check your breasts every, evERY, <u>EVERY</u> day.</h3>
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. QV, their Self Check Breast Cream and the McGrath Foundation have joined forces to fight breast cancer by asking us to pledge publicly, via our social media accounts, to check our breasts EVERY day.<br />
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To help me in this #IPledgeToCheck campaign, QV sent me their Self Check Breast Cream in all its pinkness to sit on my bathroom shelf and remind me to CHECK MY BREASTS. Yes, in all its pinkness, it can scrEAM at me from the shelf. Remind me. Be a visible nudge to be proactive about my breasts.<br />
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Did you know that, if cancer is found while it is limited to the breast, 96% of patients will be alive 5 years after their diagnosis? That's a pretty astounding statistic. And another good reason to take the pledge.<br />
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It is vital for me ... us ... to know what is "normal" for our breasts. It is only then that we can discern if something feels, looks a little abnormal. The catch phrase "if you grow 'em, know 'em" is all about recognising what is "normal", knowing your breasts ... their shape, size, feel ... knowing all about them.<br />
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Need some help in understanding how to check your breasts effectively? The brochure inside the QV Self Check Breast Cream or<span style="color: magenta;"> </span><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="https://qvskincare.com.au/promotions/breast-cream/"><span style="color: magenta;">this QV site</span></a> </span>explains it all.</div>
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If Apps are more your thing, there's the Curve Lurve Breast Awareness App, details <a href="http://breast cancer curve lurve"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.<br />
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Let's self check our breasts daily.</div>
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My director chairs were looking sad, very sad. What is it about Spring that makes me look at things in a different way, with a different eye? </h3>
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Well, whatever it is, "it" was making me want to do something drastic to my sad and neglected director chairs. I didn't want to throw them out. Realistically, they can easily give me another 20 years of service. Yes, I've had them THAT long.<br />
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I like director chairs. Always have. They're comfortable and convenient.<br />
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These four have already had a couple of different transformations in their long life and now some black and white striped Ikea fabric seems to be irresistible.<br />
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It's heavy enough and strong enough to do the job. So, it was time to get started.<br />
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From a distance, they didn't look all that bad.<br />
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But, on closer inspection,<br />
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the signs of age were all too evident.<br />
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They did not pass the test ... that face says it all ... chipped paint, discolouration, stains. Not good enough.<br />
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So, firstly, they needed to be deconstructed.<br />
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Frames ... and, yes, of course, it was raining, so I had to delay the painting of the frames.<br />
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Seat. Well, seats, four of them.<br />
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A little unpicking, just the pocket for the back support. (The remainder of the seam widths I judged by eye.) I now had a pattern to use.<br />
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I cut out one side then folded and cut the other so that the curves were the same.<br />
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I turned up a small hem at the top and the bottom and stitched with a slightly longer stitch than normal.<br />
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Then clipped the curve so it would sit flat.<br />
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Ironed it over once.<br />
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Those little wrinkles ironed out easily.<br />
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Oops, forgot to mention that I had overlocked all the side edges.<br />
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On the seat base edge, I turned over 2.5cm (1"), ironed, then stitched 1.25cm (½") from the turned edge.<br />
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On two of my chairs, this tiny pocket takes a piece of dowel which slides into a channel on the frame to secure the seat in place.<br />
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The pocket for the back support was next.<br />
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I turned over .5cm (¼") , then another 6cm (2½") to form the pocket.<br />
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I did a double row of stitching for strength, then tidied up with my new thread snips which I love.<br />
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Finally, I stitched across the top of the pocket.<br />
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So, the fancy new stripy seats for my chairs were finished.<br />
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At points during this process, in between rain showers, I had been painting the frames.<br />
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I think it would have been easier if I had had a spot where I could spray paint them rather than use a brush. Regardless, eventually, they were done. Two coats and looking much better.<br />
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Now to put the frames and the seats back together.<br />
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For the two older chairs without the channel for the seat base, I used black upholstery tacks and some gentle hammering to secure the seat in place.<br />
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Soon all chairs were done. It was time for coffee and beetroot and chocolate muffins (recipe <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/beetroot-and-chocolate-muffins-20120402-29u0r"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>) with a smidgen of cream. Just a smidgen. Yummo.<br />
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Spring has come to my back patio. Spring in all its black-and-white-striped-tropical-Bahamas glory.<br />
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While I had the paint handy, I also did a tiny hack on my K Mart salt and pepper grinders for the new caravan.<br />
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A couple of years ago, I did a similar transformation on my favourite cane couch. You can read about that <a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2014/02/cane-couch-rebirth.html"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>. Poor cane couch is ready for another update very soon.<br />
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1. The best tiny house ever.</h3>
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I have a bit of a soft spot for tiny houses, as you know. I like the concept of small space living and living with only what you need. This one seems to have everything I could ever want: indoor/outdoor space, lots of light, dishwasher, style. I just love it. Yes, you read correctly ... dishwasher.</div>
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2. A visual and aural feast of the Beach Boys "God only Knows."</h3>
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If the Beach Boys bring back lovely memories, then view this. It's beautiful.</div>
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India is high on my must-visit list. This home by Peter Wilds Designs is filled with the colours of India, yet exudes calm.</div>
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While you're there be sure to look at his work on this 1961 Cruiser.<br />
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4. A vintage caravan transformation into a black and white paradise.</h3>
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Most of you know that MLP and I are joining the caravan crowd very soon, so I've been searching for inspiration. I came across this beauty, not that ours will need transforming (It will be brand new.), but I do love the monochromatic style of this one.</div>
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Who doesn't love a bit of vintage? I certainly do. This little brooch from Erstwilder now sits happily amongst my favourite things to wear.</div>
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Finally, my sugar skull PJ pants I showed you how to make in my last blog post fitted the birthday girl </div>
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Libby's Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03884122961562821210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7393517052121573956.post-23011958051604882162016-09-09T12:22:00.000+10:002018-07-03T21:07:43.283+10:00Bents Basin State Conservation Area, NSW: a day out with Number 3 and Flossy.<h3>
When Number 3, my brother's third daughter, comes for a short visit and it's Spring and the sky is clear, it's a good reason to take Flossy out for a drive ... with the roof down. A country drive. A drive to Bents Basin. A short drive, less than an hour from home, in the fresh air, sunshine and Spring-ness. </h3>
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Yes, Spring-ness. I'm sure it's a word ... and, if it's not, it should be.<br />
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You can feel it in the air, Spring-ness; It's warmer, sweeter, calmer. Anyway, it tempts us out of the house into the environment for a bit of communing. Communing with Spring-ness ... and nature.<br />
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So, off we cruised to Bents Basin. We hadn't explored there before and didn't know what it would hold.<br />
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What we found was a little bit of paradise. Picnic areas, swimming holes, bush walks and spring flowers blooming happily.<br />
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Wattle.<br />
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Hardenbergia.<br />
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Native peas.<br />
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These little native blooms flourished along our bush walk which was graded as "easy", primarily, I believe, because it was short, but not because of these.<br />
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Dainty maidenhair ferns would not have stood a chance if my Nanna had been with us.<br />
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A little specimen would have been secreted in her pocket. Always. National Park, Conservation Area, Nanna didn't mind. She'd find a piece that had "fallen onto the path, so I had to pick it up to rescue it." The dirt around the roots was a bit of a giveaway, even to us kids. She was naughty my Nanna, very naughty.<br />
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Luckily, I haven't inherited that section of the gene pool. The stealing-flora-from-National-Parks gene.<br />
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this view back down over the basin<br />
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and this cleverly camouflaged skink trying to warm his blood.<br />
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The picnic area at the beginning of our walk was abuzz. It was Father's Day. Dads and families were cooking up feasts.<br />
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Kookaburras were keeping keen eyes out for any dropped sausages.<br />
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These little people were having the best fun wrangling with a fallen branch they had found,<br />
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So, why is it called Bents Basin, I hear you ask.<br />
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Because of this ...<br />
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the basin, the pool.<br />
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We'd recently had a couple of days rain, so the water was flowing and brown, but I can imagine on a hot summer's day this would be the best family swimming pool ... ever. Swimming, canoeing, fishing and summer, the best combination.<br />
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And what about Number 3 and Flossy, the Fiat 500C, did they have a fine time?<br />
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Oh, yes, I think so. A very fine time.<br />
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Cruising with the top down. You have to do it. Why have a convertible if you don't?<br />
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If you'd like to read about other adventures I've had with Number 3 or in my local area, you can read them <a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2016/07/frida-kahlo-has-come-to-town.html"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>, <a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2016/07/burragorang-lookout-short-leisurely.html"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>, <a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2015/07/cattai-national-park-nsw-so-much.html"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a> and <a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2015/01/junk-yard-heaven.html"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.<br />
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The end of August heralds increasing warmth in the air and a special friend's birthday. But what to give her ... make her?? It's almost time to fling the doona from the bed and store the winter jammies away for a few months, so maybe some OTT summer lounging PJs. And when I came across the perfect fabric, there was no time to waste. And ... why not write up a summer pyjama pants tutorial as I go? Yes, why not.</h3>
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Summer lounging pyjama pants, well any pyjama pants ... any loose pants are sooooo easy to make. And fun to gift. So, let's get underway.<br />
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Find the most amazing fabric you can. Mine is a red sugar skull cotton from Spotlight. You'll need twice the length from the waist to the end of the pants leg, plus add 2.5cm (1") for a hem.<br />
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I bought 2m (2.2yds), plus elastic and some mini-pom-poms for trim. (I bought yellow ribbon too, thinking I might use it, but I didn't.)<br />
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I used this elastic because it said it was "soft and comfortable" ... and suitable for waistbands. Perfect.<br />
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Using a pair of loose pants as a base, lay them on top of the fabric which has been folded length ways.<br />
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Leave seam allowance all the way around plus enough for a hem at the bottom, then, using your loose pants to create a pattern, cut out the backs and fronts of your pants. The backs should be slightly wider and have a deeper curve in the crotch.<br />
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Be generous in cutting out the pattern pieces. Tight jammie pants are not good for lounging.<br />
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Now, take one back piece and one front piece, right sides together, and sew the inside leg seam. Overlock the seam. Then repeat with the other front and back piece. (Zig zagging is just as good if you don't have an overlocker ... serger.) Iron the seam to one side.<br />
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I like to iron one seam facing in and the other facing out to reduce bulk at the centre of the crotch.<br />
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Open these pieces up, right sides together, and pin the top of this inside leg seam together at the centre crotch.<br />
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Place a few more pins around the crotch seam. Sew this seam.<br />
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I like to triple stitch this seam as it is the one under most pressure.<br />
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Now, overlock, then iron.<br />
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Turn your pieces, right sides together, so that the fronts are lying on top of the backs. Like so.<br />
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Pin, stitch, overlock and iron both sides seams.<br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">It was at this point that I realised I had not been generous enough in cutting out my pieces. My jammie pants were going to be too tight for comfortable lounging. So, I cut off the side seam and inserted a yellow stripe to add more lounging room. </span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Not everything always goes to plan, but usually there is a way to solve the problem.</span></i></blockquote>
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Now it's time for hemming the bottom of the pants.<br />
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Overlock around the pants bottom, turn up about a 2.5cm (1") hem, iron, pin and stitch.<br />
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I now added my yellow mini-pom-pom trim around the bottom of the pants hem. I used a lightly longer stitch to do this.<br />
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I love a bit of pom-pom trim.<br />
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Now back up the top for a waistband.<br />
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Measure around the waist of your jammie pants. Use this length, plus a little extra for a seam, to cut a waistband about 7cm (3") wide. I'm not worrying about curving the waistband, just cutting a straight piece. Remember these are PJ pants, not a wedding dress.<br />
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I decided to use the same yellow fabric as my problem solving side stripe to add a bit of pizzazz. Can't have too much pizzazz in your life.<br />
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Now with right sides together, position the waistband so that its seam will line up with the centre back seam.<br />
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(I stitch the ends of the waistband together a little later on.)<br />
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I start stitching the waistband to the pants' top about 5cm (2") away from the centre back seam. Then stitch nearly all the way around, stopping about 5cm (2") from the centre back seam.<br />
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Now, I match the ends of the waistband so that they will meet at the centre back seam and stitch the ends of the waistband together.<br />
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Then I finish attaching the last little bit of waistband to the pants' top.<br />
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Iron this seam towards the waistband and top stitch on the waistband close to the seam line. This makes for a neater finish when the waistband is turned.<br />
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I always use a slightly longer stitch to top stitch.<br />
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Now to the elastic.<br />
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I'm not a big fan of threading elastic through casings ... so I don't. I use my cheat method to insert elastic.<br />
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Cut the elastic to a comfortable length, remembering to add about 2.5cm (1") for joining.<br />
Sew ends of elastic together. Make sure elastic is not twisted.<br />
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I use a mix of straight stitch and zig zag to stitch the elastic ends together.<br />
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Push the joined elastic circle up close to the top of where the waistband and pants' top meet.<br />
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My sugar skull loving friend will be very happy on her birthday. I think. I hope.<br />
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Miss Betty ... aka mum, mother duck ... turned 90 last week. Amazing. Totally amazing. We know she's 90, but she thinks she's around 28, back on the farm, waiting for dad to come down for smoko. She's happy. We're happy. We take it as it comes. Some days she's better than others. But 90! That's quite an achievement.</h3>
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She has three children, five grand-children, four and a half great-grand-children. All carrying her genes. Her life has been fruitful.</div>
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So, to commemorate this event, we held a gathering of her three children and whatever other family members could be there. A simple family get together. From outside Geelong and the west of Sydney, we gathered in Cairns to celebrate 90 years of Miss Betty. </div>
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Three of her four and a half great-grand-children did the honour of blowing out the candles.</div>
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The fourth was at work. The half doesn't join the family until early December. That will provide us with another reason to celebrate.</div>
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To fit in with today's world, the cake was gluten free and dairy free. Those of us who could smothered our piece with cream. Yum.</div>
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Her cheeky side is still evident. She tickled my leg higher up than she should and played with my brother's knee as though he were her young boy.</div>
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Cuddled into the quilts my sister and I had made.</div>
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It's Miss Betty's fault ... our sisterly obsession with fabric and sewing ...</div>
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And to top off the 90th celebrations, breakfast the next morning at Vivo, Palm Cove. Heavenly.</div>
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When a friend comes from Woolooga, Queensland to Vineyard, New South Wales, a trip of over a thousand kilometres, and says let's go to town and see the Archibald Prize Exhibition, it's time for a day out. A day of coffee and cake, a little shopping and a lot of culture.</h3>
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I know you're now on Google maps looking up Woolooga and maybe even Vineyard. But, yes, they are real places where real people live and stay. My friends live and stay, in fact.<br />
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There's no better place to begin a day in town than at the Lindt Cafe, Martin Place, where it is compulsory to have amazing mochas, hot chocolates and decadent cake.<br />
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Look at that face pleading with me to put the camera down so the cake-ing, hot-chocolate-ing and mocha-ing can begin.<br />
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If you haven't been to the Lindt Cafe, it's a must-visit if you're in Sydney.<br />
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But the real purpose of our day was the Archibald Prize Exhibition at the State Gallery of New South Wales. So, here are my picks.<br />
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I'll let the artists talk about the paintings themselves. I'll add my own running commentary on the side ... of course.<br />
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This one caught my eye because it had a few of my favourite things ... cats, cows and pigs ... but for all the wrong reasons, not because they are cute and cuddly, but rather because they are exotic invaders of our environment. Oh well, I still liked the painting, so detailed.<br />
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Loved the bright colours and obvious personality of the model in this.<br />
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It has, at times, been suggested ... implied ... hinted ... to me that I am too old to have long hair, grey long hair, hence my connection with this portrait. If Roslyn can have long hair, so can I.<br />
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Garry MacDonald and his struggle captured so well.<br />
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I like this one because it's painted on plywood. Provides an interesting texture and background.<br />
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This painting made me a little sad. How hard does it have to be to fit in to our society? Is it really necessary to Anglicise your name?<br />
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The Packing Room Prize winner. I like the touch of green here and there.<br />
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Did you see the sparkle over his left eye? Dame Edna peeking through?<br />
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But my pick is this.<br />
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So real. Almost like he could step down off the wall.<br />
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Recently, when I visited the Frida Kahlo Exhibition (<a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2016/07/frida-kahlo-has-come-to-town.html"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>), I showed some of the Junior Archibald Exhibits. Thought you might like to see some more.<br />
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Some young artists are sooo talented.<br />
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And others steal my heart.<br />
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There must be some very proud parents of these young artists.<br />
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Hi again everyone. It's me ... Ralphie ... again. I'm so excited because it seems I ... me, little ol' me ... I have followers! How exciting is that. People who read mum's blog who want to hear from me, who follow me, via mum, on FaceBook and Instagram! Who would have thought! Some of them even send me presents ... more about that later. Anyways, I've been told we're going "home", apparently ... at the end of the year, apparently. And I have to get ready, apparently.</h3>
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I'm not sure that I remember "home". I've lived in a few places in my twelve years. Well, nearly twelve years. It's my birthday on October 15, just in case you're interested.<br />
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I first lived on the streets with my cat mummy. I was named "Rob" then. Next, I moved to The Animal Welfare League Sanctuary where there were LOTS of other kittens and l o <b>U D</b> dogs.<br />
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Eventually, mum and dad came to visit and took me home ... after I pestered mum to "Pick me! Pick ME!! <b>PICK ME!!!</b>" Since then, we've moved four times. FOUR! So, this move, at the end of the year, to "home" will be five. FIVE! I've had a busy twelve-nearly years.<br />
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On the day that I turned ten, I had a birthday cake and candles, ten candles, because Aunty Kathy and Uncle Ken were visiting so we ... they ... celebrated.<br />
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I didn't get any cake. Apparently it's not cat food. It's human food, apparently. And I don't eat human food E.V.E.R. Don't think I'll get cake this year ... unless some of you would like to come and visit. Mum seems to make cake if there are visitors.<br />
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Anyways, soon I'll be twelve and soon I'll be going "home".<br />
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This is a big thing. A thing that must be prepared for, so mum says.<br />
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I get to fly "home". I've flown before, not that it's my favourite thing, but I have been a bit of a jet setter. I know about flying.<br />
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I'm not crazy about the cagey thing I have to go in. When I get in it I'm usually going to the Vet to be prodded and jabbed and when they take my temperature EEEWWW! I mean she's a nice Vet, but really!?!<br />
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On the rare occasion, the cagey thing takes me in a van to the airport where I get flown to a "new place", or in this case, to "home". It seems that after the flight I have to stay with other cats until mum and dad come to pick me up.<br />
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Yes, I have to spend some time sharing with other cats. How rude!<br />
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I've had to share with other cats a couple of times before. Most of them are okay. Sometimes there's the odd snooty one with something called a pedi-something. Pedi-gee? Pedigree? I'm not sure. Anyways, it's something I don't have. One time there was a pair of cats who had no fur. None. Zilch. N.A.K.E.D! They were really friendly, but geez they looked weird.<br />
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Anyways, worst of all about sharing with other cats is some of them have things called "fleas". Mum's been talking to me about fleas and from what she's said they are P.U.K.E.Y!<br />
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Mum said that fleas live on cats and bite and suck blood and breed. YUUUCCK!<br />
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Mum said one flea, one tiny flea (They're tiny, apparently.) can lay 5000 eggs.<br />
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When she showed me this picture they didn't look tiny,<br />
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but she assures me they are.<br />
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AND, do you know where they lay these 5000 eggs? On cats! On me! ERRRRKKKK!<br />
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(Let's not discuss what baby fleas eat. It's disgusting.)<br />
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AND, not only that, one tiny flea can live for around 100 days, BUT they can live up to a year and a half! Mum said.<br />
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Can you imagine how many little fleas they could make in that time?!? I could have a gazillion, million, billion fleas biting me, sucking my blood, breeding on me. Oh, no, no, no, No, <b>NO</b>, that's NOT going to be happening. Not on this ginger cat. I'd never be able to get my beauty sleep.<br />
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And, at the end of my flight "home", mum expects me to spend some time with other cats some of whom might have fleas. OMG!<br />
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Anyways, seems a superhero has come to my rescue. The lovely people from <a href="http://www.frontlineplus.com.au/"><span style="color: magenta;">Frontline Plus</span></a> read some of my guest blogger posts and loved me (of course) and thought I could use some of their flea protection so that I won't get fleas. How good is that! Perfect timing with me moving "home" and summer on the way. Summer is fleas' favourite season, apparently. They breed even faster in summer. ERRK.<br />
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So, no flea is going to be biting me, sucking my blood, breeding on me. No gazillion, million, billion fleas on me. I am going to be flea free. And, even if some of those pedi-whatever cats have fleas when I have to share with them, I won't get their pedi-whatever fleas.<br />
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I'll be <a href="http://www.frontlineplus.com.au/"><span style="color: magenta;">Frontline Plus</span></a> flea free!! What a relief.<br />
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I'd love to hear your flea or tick stories?</div>
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I need to learn as much as I can about them before I go "home" and summer is here.</div>
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even if they happen to be dogs.</div>
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Is there anything else I need to know before I head off on my journey "home"?</div>
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Yes, a tote bag, a good size tote bag with some volume to hold your shopping easily. And made in less than 45 minutes. Why wouldn't you want to get started!</h3>
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Plastic bags are not my favourite thing. I hate seeing them lying around amongst the trees and grass and I hate seeing what they do to wildlife and sea creatures.<br />
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So, it's time to join the anti-plastic-bags revolution.<br />
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Make a tote bag. In less than 45 minutes. And use it, always, when you go shopping.<br />
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Say NO to plastic bags.<br />
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This one is for <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2016/07/the-easiest-ever-bean-bag-tutorial.html"><span style="color: magenta;">my little bean-bag-and-tee-pee person's</span></a> </span>mother for her birthday. My fabric is from Ikea, nice strong cotton duck style fabric, 150cm (59") wide and 60cm (23½") in length.<br />
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If using Ikea width fabric, cut two 7.5cm (3") straps and one 20cm (8") pocket from the fabric, as shown in my little graphic.<br />
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Fold straps in half.<br />
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Topstitch around edges of straps and across the pocket flap.<br />
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With right sides together, join short sides of tote bag body with a .5cm (¼") seam, then overlock. I chose to use triple stitch so that my tote bag was strong.<br />
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Press this seam to one side and topstitch, for strength, on the right side.<br />
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Turn over the top of the tote bag .5cm (¼"), then 4cm (1½") and topstitch.<br />
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Join the base of tote bag with .5cm (1¼") seam and overlock. Again, I used triple stitch here for strength.<br />
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Yes, Frida Kahlo is in town. Oh, and a little of Diego as well, but, for me, Frida is the main attraction. Enigmatic, beautiful, talented Frida. So, when Number 3 (my brother's youngest) is also in town for the weekend and wants to play for a day, what better thing to do than visit Frida at the State Gallery of New South Wales.</h3>
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There she is, Number 3, in Frida's studio with Frida. Well, almost.<br />
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Number 3 was a Frida novice, but she was keen to meet up for the day, to have coffee ... very expensive coffee as it turned out (not at the Gallery) ... some lunch and to learn about Frida and Diego.<br />
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Lunch at the Gallery is always fresh and tasty. Salad and veggies picked from the Gallery kitchen garden make every selection yummy.<br />
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It was the weekend and it was BUSY. Frida, Diego and the Archibald Exhibition all at the same time.</div>
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On our way to Frida, we cruised past the Junior Archibald Exhibition. Burgeoning artists painting amazing portraits.</div>
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How can 14 and 11 year olds create such amazing work?<br />
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This one, which we really loved, by Andrew Yao, aged 8, says "I drew a vampire version of myself. I drew it because I didn't want it to be scary but it ended up scary."<br />
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Then, with bated breath, it was time for Frida. Photos, paintings, letters from the collection of Jacques and Natasha Gelman.<br />
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"I knew the battlefield of suffering was reflected in my eyes. Ever since then, I started looking straight into the lens, without winking, without smiling, determined to prove I would be a good warrior until the end." Frida Kahlo.</blockquote>
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To me, a most unlikely couple. However, for Frida, he was irresistible and so, it seems, for Frida's sister. </div>
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Why she would chose to have an affair with her sister's husband I find confounding. </div>
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I have a few Frida bits and bobs that I have made.</div>
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Bean bags seem to be popping up on all the "in" sites lately. Bean bags with very expensive price tags, but, realistically, these very expensive bean bags are very easy and not very expensive to make. If you have around an hour to spare, you can have one made.</h3>
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My tween-age neighbour has been hankering after a bean bag for sometime, so with her birthday on the horizon, it seemed like the obvious present.<br />
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We seemingly randomly went off together to Ikea shopping. Some fabric was selected, then we spent the afternoon making pom-poms with my new pom-pom maker, with which I was surprisingly happy. (After I YouTube-ed how to use it. The instructions on the packaging were extremely vague.)<br />
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The birthday girl just thought her sewing-crazy neighbour was buying more fabric and making pom-poms for who knows what reason.<br />
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After she had wandered off home, the sewing began.<br />
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Easy. Very easy.<br />
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My fabric was a strong and sturdy cotton duck style fabric 59" (150cm) wide, which I would use for the length of my bean bag. I bought 90cm of each fabric, which I would use for the width of my bean bag, and a 22" (56cm) zip. I bought a chunky style zip as I wanted it to be a bit of a feature and to be sturdy enough to withstand bean bag activity. A metal zip would be suitable too. (This size bean bag is easily large enough for tweens through to adults.)<br />
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With right sides of the fabric together, three sides of the bean bag were sewn together.<br />
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I tripled stitched these three seams.<br />
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I wanted to be sure the seams were secure and that little white beans weren't one day going to burst out all over my neighbour's living room floor. Not good neighbourly karma.</div>
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If you look really closely, you can see the triple stitching on my seam.</div>
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All three seams plus both edges of the open end of the bean bag were overlocked.<br />
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If we say that the first seam was sewn horizontally, we could say the fourth seam is sewn vertically. I'm not sure if my little graphic explains this more clearly.<br />
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So, for the fourth or zipper seam, place the side seams together to form its centre point and iron out to the ends to find the top and bottom point of the seam.<br />
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Now, it's time to insert the zip. If you need help with inserting a zip, Dana from Made Everyday has a great tutorial <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHDDhUzIXPY"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.<br />
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Place the top of the zip at the top point of the zipper seam and insert the zip. I wanted my zip to be exposed, so I chose a needle position close to the edge of the zip.<br />
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After the zip was inserted, I top stitched its edges, again for security against bean bag activity.<br />
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I had previously added some grosgrain ribbon to the end of my zip so that it would be the same length as the seam and the blue would be a feature. This is not a necessary step. You could finish the base of the zip normally.<br />
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If you're after a pom-pom-free bean bag, you can now go ahead and fill it up with beans and you're done.<br />
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I had decided on pom-pom decoration as the "in" bean bags used pom-poms as a feature.<br />
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So, I added one to the zipper pull<br />
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and placed five evenly across the bottom seam of my bean bag.</div>
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Now for the fun part, adding the beans; two large bags were plenty. I bought mine at Big W.<br />
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Somewhere in the back of my mind I remember reading to do this in the bath tub so that escaping beans are easily captured. What my mind stores away for future reference astounds me.<br />
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Anyhow, this bath tub process worked quite well. I still had to corral a few little white beans that seem to defy Newton's law of gravity, but it was less stressful than I had imagined.<br />
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Finally, the birthday bean bag with pom-pom decoration was done.<br />
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And, if you wish, it is reversible. (See the little photo bomber.)<br />
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The birthday girl is happy.<br />
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And it has passed the important final step ... quality control from the orange inspector.</div>
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It probably cost less than a fifth of the price of those I have seen recently on the inter-web, most of which do not include the beans!<br />
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Last year, I made Miss Neighbour a tee-pee for her birthday. The tutorial for how to make that is <a href="http://www.libbyslifestyle.com/2015/07/tee-pee-making-again.html"><span style="color: magenta;">here</span></a>.<br />
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So, are you ready to begin a bean bag making adventure?</div>
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Do you have a tween-ager who would love one of these?</div>
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Or do you want one just for you?</div>
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A reading bean bag?</div>
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A sipping-wine bean bag?<br />
Unescape-from-the-chaos bean bag?</div>
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