Seahawks Tailgating Quilt

                                        

           

 Show your team spirit with this one of a kind

Seahawks Lap Quilt!

 

 

Supplies:

• 1 - Essential Gems Cotton Fabric Strip packs
• Choose 1 1/4 yards from our collection of sport teams cotton fabrics 
• 1 1/4 yards of batting

 

The Essential Gems strip packs can be bought in so many color combinations  you can make it in your favorite team colors. 

Katrina used this free pattern from Wilmington Prints

The link takes you to their web site and a PDF file with 4 patterns to download
http://www.wilmingtonprints.com/projects/essential-gems-yankee-doodle-project
 



 

 

No Sew Fleece Pillow

 

 

Have a sports fan in the house or need a gift for one?

 

These No Sew Fleece Pillows are so easy you can have it done in 30 min!

 

Supplies:

• 5/8 yard of fleece fabric
• 1 - 14" pillow form
• Sharp scissors or rotary cutter and mat
• Ruler

 Directions:

1. Cut 2 - 20" squares from fleece. Stack the 2 pieces with wrong sides together
2. Cut a 4"square out of each corner. I know this sounds weird, but you wont be able to tie the corners if you leave out this step.
3. To create the tie fringe, every 1" you need to cut 4" long fringe. (see in photo) Do all 4 sides.
4. Begin tying in a corner, using a double knot. Make sure the knots are tight! After tying 3 sides insert the pillow form and finish tying the remaining sides.
5. Wasn't that easy?

DIY Luggage Tags

Let us help you explore your ideas, express your style, and discover your creativity! Create a custom luggage tag! You will be able to spot your luggage in no time while also adding to it a little style!

Supplies:

    Fat quarter of your choice
    A package of Quilter’s Vinyl
    1/8 yard Fast2Fuse     Coordinating thread
    1/3 yard coordinating ½” grosgrain ribbon
    Pinking shears or blade for rotary cutter, optional
    Frixion pen

Directions:

1. Cut 2 - 11 ¼” x 4 ¼” pieces from the fat quarter fabric. 

2. Cut 2 - 5 ½” x 4” pieces from the Fast2Fuse.

3. Wrap each piece of 11¼” x 4¼” fabric around each piece of Fast2Fuse.  Following the manufacturer’s directions, fuse the fabric in place.  Trim the edges with pinking shears or blade.

4. Place a business card 1” from 3 edges of a fabric fused piece.  Trace around it and cut the card sized piece out.

5. Cut a piece of vinyl 1” larger than the business card.  Stitch the vinyl in place 1/8” from the opening.  If you are worried about the vinyl moving when you’re stitching, tape it in place on the wrong side. 

6. Place this rectangle with the vinyl side facing up.  On the short side, center a button hole opening ½” from the edge.  Stitch a 5/8” buttonhole.

7. Cut the buttonhole open.  Stack the 2 fused pieces on top of each other.   Using your Frixion pen, make a mark thru the buttonhole opening for the ribbon placement.  Separate the fused pieces.  Fold the ribbon in half and stitch onto the fused piece, matching the mark. 

8. Stack the fused pieces together again.  On the ribbon end, center a 2” opening to insert your card.  Using a walking foot and a ¼” seam allowance, stitch from one side of the card opening around to the other side, backstitching at each end. If you have long sturdy pins, pinning the layers together may make sewing easier. Insert your identification card, pull one end of the ribbon through the buttonhole and secure it to your luggage with a knot.

Yankee Doodle Quilting

Craft Warehouse has these great Essential Gems by Wilmington Prints.  Each Essential Gem package has 24 - 2½” x 44” strips of fabric.  My favorite is the Yankee Doodle strip pack-red, white and blue! 

We have free project sheets in our stores to make 2 styles of flags.  One style uses straight strips to create Flag Gems, the other cuts the strips to make the Zig Zag Flag.  A perfect easy quilt for all of our patriotic holidays this summer.

 
All 4 projects are fast and fun to make for your patriotic summer holiday celebrations!

Baby Snuggle Blanket

Craft Warehouse stores have this beautifully soft fleece that sews up into an easy baby gift.  We have packaged a variety of fleece and blanket bindings into great kits for you! 

The binding is packaged folded in half, ready for you to insert the fleece.  I found I got the best results opening the binding up and using a zig zag stitch, sewing it on.  This way I could see the fleece edge lining up with the fold of the binding.  Then I folded it over and stitched the other edge down.  The down side of doing it this way is that you see 2 rows of stitching on one side of the blanket.  I didn’t find that a deterrent.

Check out the photos below for some tips on sewing the binding. 

 

If you don’t want to deal with mitered corners, use the application shown in the photo below.  You sew each side on individually. Sew binding on the top edge, then the bottom edge, then each side.  Be sure to fold the ends on the side pieces under before sewing for a nice edge when you use this method.

 

Roll Up Chalk Cloth Bag and Travel Game Board

Staycation? Sleepover? How about going to a summer day trip? Make travel fun with this travel game board!

Supplies: 

½ yard of chalk cloth
½ yard of 1 sided peltex
 1 fat quarter
 18” of paracord or ribbon
 Thread to match fabric
 Optional: 505 spray


Directions:

1. Cut chalk cloth into 16” square.

2. Cut peltex into 16” square. 

3. Cut fat quarter into 18” square.

4. Knot the ends of the paracord or ribbon.

5. Center the peltex square to the center of the 18” square following the manufacturer’s directions. 

6. Press all edges of the 18” fabric square under ½” inch. 

7. If using the 505 spray, lightly spray the peltex square with 505.  Center the chalk cloth onto your peltex square and press it in place with your hands.  Fold the pressed edges of the fabric over the chalk cloth and pin in place.

8. Stitch close to the folded edge. 

9. Find the center of the paracord or ribbon and pin it 9” from the top right side of your hemmed square.  Stitch it in place.

Grab your chalk and have fun on your travels!

* Chalk Cloth 1/2 Yard Cuts 40% off regular prices (reg $11.99) and 30% off reg prices on Novelty Prints (reg $9.99 to $12.99 per yard) until June 22nd, 2015

Mojito Bags

This new fabric line “Mojito” from Moda, is fresh and contemporary! What a great gift for Mother’s Day or summer birthdays.

The tote bag pattern is from Pink Sands Beach Designs.  With 6 inside pockets and enough stabilizer to stand on its own without being bulky, it’s a fantastic bag! 

The two smaller bags are created using an Atkinson Designs pattern called “Zippy Strippy”.  Included in the pattern are 3 bag sizes.

The largest bag can be made in an hour.  Embellishments are endless and make this project even more fun! 

4th of July DIY Patriotic Table Runner by Katrina Hamer

Nothing says summer like red, white, and blue! Create a charming table runner with our classic ticking stripe woven canvas! Here are the directions how!

Supplies: 

½ yard EACH of: red ticking fabric, backing fabric and fusible batting
2 fat quarters - one red, one blue OR ¼ yard of each color
¼ yard of Heat ‘n Bond Ultra Fusible Web*
2 packages of Wrights Extra Wide Double Fold Bias Tape in navy blue
Frixion pen and 505 Spray are helpful optional items

Directions:

1. Fuse the batting to the backing fabric according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Set aside.

2. Trace the number of stars desired onto Heat ‘n Bond. Make a few larger and smaller than the one below.

3. Following Heat ‘n Bond directions, fuse the stars onto the fat quarters. Cut out when cool. Set aside.

4. Layer the ticking on top of the backing and batting. Pin together and quilt as desired. I like to spray the top of the batting with 505 Spray and then place the ticking on top of the backing and batting eliminating the need to pin.

5. Trim so all 3 layers are the same size, approximately 18” x 42”.

6. Quilt as desired. I drew quilting lines onto the ticking fabric with a Frixion pen. The lines disappear with the heat of an iron when I’m finished quilting.

7. Place the stars in desired pattern onto the quilted runner. Fuse in place.*

8. Bind with bias tape.

*Option: Use Heat ‘n Bond Lite and appliqué the stars in place.

** 30% off Cotton Woven Ticking Stripe Canvas (reg $8.99 a yard) until May 25th, 2015

Canvas Wine Bag by Katrina Hamer

Classic ticking stripes have something relaxing and comfortable about them. The stripes are woven, not printed, making this fabric so much stronger! Add charm to your party beverage in our snap lid water bottles. Bring it as a gift with a ticking stripe canvas bag! Here are the directions to make it below!

Supplies:

1/3 yard each of a main fabric, lining and fusible fleece. If you need a little wider bag, purchase

3/8 yard of each. You will have enough fabric to make 3 bags but only enough fleece for 2 bags.

½ yard ribbon to tie bag closed

Optional: trims, chalkboard cloth, duck cloth, iron on letters and designs

Directions:

All seams are ¼”.

Cut each piece-main, lining and fleece to 18” x 12”.

Fuse fleece to main fabric.

If adding a label on the bag, add it to the main fabric now. I cut my labels 4”x4”. Position it about 4” up from the bottom and 1 ½” from the side edge. Stitch or fuse into place. With RST, sew the lining to the main fabric along the top edge. Fold the main fabric and lining in half lengthwise and stitch this long side.

Leaving this tube inside out, place your bottle on each corner and trace around it. Trim the excess fabric.

Sew the curves and bottom seam on the main fabric. Turn right side out. By hand or machine, stitch the lining bottom closed. Push the lining inside, press the top of the bag opening. If desired, top stitch ¼” from top edge. Insert your bottle and tie the top with a ribbon, raffia or piece of coordinating fabric.

* Cotton Woven Ticking Stripe Canvas 30% off regular prices and Water bottle with Wire Snap Lid $2 (reg $3.99) until May 25th, 2015