Wednesday 27 January 2016

Folded and stitched table wreath tutorial

Yesterday I spent a lot of my day trying to sort out a pattern that I had seen on a quilting page that I am part of through Facebook. I looked high and low on the interweb, trying to find free patterns or tutorials only to end up with nothing apart from patterns that had to be bought so I thought why not write up my own tutorial? I have had friends ask me how it was made and trying to describe it in a message was confusing even to me so o sat down this morning and wrote my first ever sewing tutorial...

I will apologise to anyone who feels I have plagiarised their work. I have not purchased a pattern, I have worked this out by looking at photos of it and going through a testing phase of trying to get it to work.
I would like to thank the ladies on the quilting page that I am a part of for their help and patience. If you do have a problem with this tutorial being on here, please don't hesitate to let me know. So without further ado here is my version of the folded and stitched table wreath.

If you have any questions please ask and I will help you the best I can. Any ways I off to make another one for my kitchen table so until next time, stay safe and have fun 
Kate xo
And just in case you can't see the instructions very well I will also publish them here

Folded and stitched wreath tutorial.

What you will need:

13" by 48" of fabric A
13" by 48" of fabric B
18" by 48" fusible wadding
Matching thread
Rotary cutter and ruler

Preparation
Cut 12 6 1/2" squares from fabric A and B
Cut 12 6" squares from the fusible wadding

Sewing
Iron fusible wadding to wrong side of fabric A squares
Using a 1/4 seam, put squares right sides together and sew around the edges, leaving an opening so that you can turn the squares inside out.
Clip corners and turn the square inside out
Using a marching thread, hand sew openings closed
Iron

Assembly
Using a water soluble marker mark 3" on either side of the top point and 1" on either side of the bottom point and connect the 3" mark to the 1" mark (see diagram)

2. Continue to do this until all the squares have been sewn together and make a ring
3. Hand sew point A to point B using matching thread.
Your finished product should resemble the photo below


Tuesday 26 January 2016

Hi!

Hey everyone! Hope this finds you well! I decided to start this blog to share my hobbies and the things I love with the world and thought I had better start off with an introduction. So here goes nothing 😊

I'm Kate, mum of 2, beauty therapist and avid crafter. I am also a Jamberry addict and love anything to do with nails, make up and beauty. I love to read and watch documentaries on YouTube, spend time with my family and friends and relax lol

On this blog you will find a range of things as I progress with my posts, sometimes I'll post tutorials, other times updates and sometimes just have a rant! I'll try not to do too much ranting though lol

Any way I am looking forward to travelling on this journey with you and hope you enjoy what I have to share!

'Til next time, stay safe and have fun :)
Kate