Tea Time and Linen

Three things I’m happy about:

1) My newly acquired American history mug collection. Found at a thrift store for $0.88 each.

2) These fun sewing projects I recently made tutorials for on The Thread blog. Linen scrunchy with piping and puffy linen sleep mask (full tutorials linked).

3) This cute little wooden table that was in someone’s rubbish bin. I rescued it!

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Ruffle ruffle ruffle.

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My littlest niece is learning to walk. I thought she might need some little booties to make the task even more enjoyable than it already is.

The booties have a felt outside layer and a fluffy inside layer. My friend, Marcia, gave me this pattern and fabric while we looked through her sewing closet. She made little booties for her granddaughter and generously gave me the remaining supplies.

I hope these booties and bows keep my niece’s little toes warm and her little heart delighted.

Wrinkled linen is so cozy

Do you ever leave your linen wrinkled because it looks so charming and cozy?

I made one blue and one green quilted vest to keep me warm in the winter months.

Want to make your own quilted vest? I put together a guest post on the Fabrics-Store blog with a full tutorial to create your own.

Details

Fabric: Blue linen from Fabrics-Store.

Batting: Bulk 100% cotton batting from the underrated sewing supply store, Walmart.

Pattern: Self drafted vest.

Floor: Upstairs sub flooring in my turn-of-the-century brick home, painted white.

Brown paper: Packaging paper from Walmart’s office supplies aisle.

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Green Linen Ruffle Tote

Because I don’t have enough ruffle totes in my closet, and you probably don’t either, here’s another one. This time with lovely linen from Fabrics-Store.

I put together a full tutorial on their blog if you’d like to make your own!

Details

Fabric: Something similar to this from Fabrics-Store.

Photos: Tripod, flash, and self timer.

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Using a Twin Needle for Seam Binding

I’ve been playing with using a twin needle and grosgrain ribbon for binding seams in bags and backpacks.

Here you can see it on ripstop nylon and on waxed cotton canvas.

Right side — lovely twin lines.

Wrong side — the bobbin thread makes a zigzag between the two lines of stitching.

Here is twin needle stitching compared with single needle stitching on ripstop nylon and waxed cotton canvas.

I used the twin needle on grosgrain ribbon to bind all the seams in this climbing rope backpack made with ripstop nylon. The grosgrain gives the seams a bit more structure, which I think looks nice.