Seat belt pillows for the big move

I saw this cool seat belt pillow on Pinterest the other day.  Of course I had to pin it.  I also had to make some for my kids.  You see, even though we moved in April from TX to MO, we are moving to WA in a couple of weeks.  Thanks to the Army.  It is almost a 2100 mile trip.  That means at least 4 to 6 days in the car, depending on the weather.  I felt these would become a necessity.  So far I have made two red and one blue.

I didn't find a tutorial so I just made it the way I would like it

to work.  All I did was cut two pieces of fleece 12 X 24.  I sewed the soft Velcro down one longer side.  Than I put the two pieces right sides together and sewed all around leaving an opening on the longer side about four inches.  Then I marked the middle and sewed down leaving an opening about four inches across form the other opening.  I then stuffed with fiber fill.  I then sewed the center opening.  Then I pined the prickly Velcro on the same side as other Velcro just opposite side.  Sewing it down at the same time closing the last opening.   Then put it on the seat belt.  East as pie. Let the moving begin.


linked too:
http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com/2012/10/show-off-your-stuff-party-150.html
http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2012/10/24/hookin-up-with-hoh-122/

trick or treat bags

 I just love making trick or treat bags. 

 Front.

These are for my primary girls.  

Back.

linked too:
http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2012/10/whatever-goes-wednesday-139.html

Thankyou to My Sons Teacher

 I made this for my sons teacher Mrs Weaver.  I have not sewed much lately so this was a nice change to my crazy life lately.

I am totally turned on to printing on fabric.  I love the Crayola makers.  They turned out so well.  I used a fence pattern to make them and way way cool they turned out. Sorry I am repeating my self.
linked too:
http://sassysites.blogspot.com;http://houseofhepworths.com; http://punkinseedproductions.blogspot.com

My version of the DIY DISH place mat

A couple of weeks ago at the DIY DISH episode 10 to be exact they made these cute place mats for Valentines day.  I wanted to make some too.  So here they are.

What to do with HALLOWEEN scraps ???

I have been working on Halloween project and I had some scraps and didn't want to throw them away.  I started sewing them together not knowing what I was going to do with then.  After a few steps I figured out what to do.  And this what I made.

I started with these scraps:

Next I started sewing them together

After I got to this point. I had an idea!

I layered with a backing and batting.

Quilted it.

Trimed it.

Put a binding on the shorter ends.

With right sides facing.  I sewed down the sides.

Stitched the corners to make pleats.

Added spider and bat buttons then put on straps.

And you get a very happy little girl with a Halloween bag.  Now you can do this with any scraps.  It is just Halloween time so these where the scraps I was working with. Cute Huh!

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Halloween Banner

I love the fall.  It give my lots of time to work on costumes and decorations for Halloween.  So I went looking at my patterns wondering what Halloween project I would like to do.  I liked bits and pieces of patterns that I had.  But it didn't match up to what I was looking for.  So I put stuff together.  This is what I came up with.  I found clip art from my Word  program and then added parts of patterns to create this banner.  I really love how it turned out.  I thought I would share how I put it together. Tutorial Time!(:

You will need:

7 clip art pictures

7 Black felt squares

1/4 yard of three fabrics

scraps of various other colors

1 1/2 yard heat n bond

 Spool of Halloween ribbon

Buttons for eyes

quick fuse bias tape (for mummy)

  

1.So I went to my clip art section of Word and cut and paste a few Halloween pictures. I enlarged them to fit the page and then rotated them to have a mirror image. Then printed them.

2. I traced the pieces onto heat n bond. Cut the pieces out and ironed on the corresponding colors.

3.  Next I cut the pieces out and placed them on the black felt square, then Ironed them to the square.

4.  I used the blanket stitch and stitched it to the felt.

5.  I then cut out the figure leaving a 1/8" around the piece, leaving 1 3/4" piece at the top for weaving in ribbon. 

6.  At the top of the piece I made two slits for weaving in ribbon.

7. Weave in ribbon.  Cut 3 2" strips from 3 different fabrics.  I used pinking sheers on the edges.  I cut in half and then in half again.  this will give you four strips from each strip.

8.  I tied each of the three fabrics on each side of each figure.  Hang up.  Happy Halloween.  OK.  I did not leave it up it is too early.   Now what to do next? 

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