Delightful Department Store Fabric Tour

Greetings friends, happy Monday! I am thrilled to be today's stop on the Delightful Department Store Fabric Tour - thank you so much for stopping by for a visit. I have some classic, vintage-looking projects to share...all created with the new Delightful Department Store Fabric Collection designed by Amy Jordan for Poppie Cotton. I enjoyed being creative and playing with these soft, detailed, 1950s-look prints. This brand new collection (shipping to shops this month) has illustrated ladies that adorned sewing patterns in the 50s and 60s, soft roses, along with charming ginghams, and a fun print with shopping/lunch receipts, postcards and tickets…all done in a lovely, cheerful color palette of yellows, pinks and teals. I find this Poppie Cotton collection quite nostalgic - it reminded me of pretty hat boxes...and I knew I was going to cover boxes with this fabric months ago. This month, for my projects, I didn't use any patterns - in fact, I just started playing and these were the results. 

To start, I covered a set of nesting paper mache boxes. These boxes measure approximately 5", 6", 7" and 8" in diameter. The largest box worked perfectly for showing off the retro-look women in their fancy attire! For the two larger boxes, I covered the entire lid with fabric...and for the two small boxes, I opted to cover only the top and used mini rick rack around the perimeter.

Next is where I really had some fun - I decided to create a mini dress form pincushion. I have seen these done before, but didn't have a pattern, so created my own....and I was so tickled with how it turned out! Once I had the torso stuffed, I decided it needed an apron to hold a small pair of scissors and a seam ripper. I did a few quick measurements and made a simple apron with a satin ribbon tie. Since my mini dress form was going to be for pins and sewing tools, I decided to use a pink Clover Water Soluble Pencil for my stand - I put the writing end with the cap side down in a vintage wooden spool of twine...and yes, the fabric pencil is still useable. I was so giddy when it all came together exactly as I imagined...and I feel like it really captures this fabric collection. I get asked a lot about how I can work without a pattern...but for me, that is truly when the magic happens!

I hope you have enjoyed this stop on the fabric tour and are feeling inspired - thank you for visiting with me today. For more creative projects using the Delightful Department Store fabric collection, visit the Poppie Cotton Blog. If you love this fabric collection, be sure to check out your favorite quilt shop - Delightful Department Store is shipping this month.

I am already working on my project ideas for the next Poppie Cotton Fabric Tour in August - it is using the fabric collection "Prairie Sisters Homestead" (click on the link to see a preview!). Plus, I will have a new Therm O Web project tutorial posted in August, as well…so, be sure to stop back soon...

Happy Bee Garden Flag

Greetings friends - happy Wednesday! It is new project tutorial day - time to share my July post for the ThermOWeb Blog with you! As a Fabric Education Designer for ThermOWeb (they are the makers of all those wonderful HeatnBond and SpraynBond products), I create projects and tutorials for their very popular blog and give you my tips and tricks for using their products. For the month of July, I created a brand new project that was posted yesterday - it is a complete project tutorial for my "Happy Bee Garden Flag." My cheerful garden flag tutorial contains a complete supply list, printable pattern with templates, a layout diagram, and step-by-step directions with color photos. The model uses fabric from the Waved collection by Erin Borja and Paintbrush Studio Solids (both from PBS Fabrics), but I encourage you to use fabrics you have on hand, to make this outdoor flag your own. I hope you will stop by the ThermOWeb blog and check out my project and tutorial...

This is a bright and happy sewing project that is perfect for fat quarters or fat eighths or scraps. For this post, I used HeatnBond Iron-On Vinyl (Matte) to make it water resistant, HeatnBond Lite EZ-Print Iron-On Adhesive Sheets and HeatnBond Fusible Fleece. We all know that I love to sew, so I used machine applique for my garden flag...but I give a tip in the post to make it without the applique for those who want a less labor-intensive project. Visit the tutorial post for a complete and detailed supply list.

Are you familiar with Heatnbond  Iron-On Vinyl? Heatnbond  Iron-On Vinyl is a flexible, water resistant coating that you iron onto the top of your fabrics to laminate them. It comes in a gloss or matte finish, is permanent, and is sewable with a regular or non-stick foot. It is a UV resistant, water repellent material that can be used with fabric or paper. Iron-on vinyl allows you to laminate your favorite fabrics - perfect for make-up bags, placemats, tote bags, chair seat covers, aprons, art smocks, etc...

If you have questions on any ThermOWeb HeatnBond products or would like to see a specific type of product in one of my projects, drop me a comment or email.

You will have to visit the ThermOWeb blog for my complete tutorial and pattern, but I am posting a few photos here...

Here is a direct link to the project tutorial:
https://blog.thermoweb.com/happy-bee-garden-flag-featuring-heatnbond/

I hope this project gets you excited to create something special and unique...

I am creating monthly projects for the ThermOWeb blog and will be sure to post here, when I do...my project for August is scheduled to be posted on August 16th...and I am working on a very fun idea!

Thank you for stopping by for a visit today - I always enjoy sharing with you. Enjoy the rest of your week and make time to work on something creative...