The Little Fabric Blog

Monday, December 17, 2012

Scrappy Little Christmas Tree Tutorial

If I showed you my sewing room, you would faint.

My scrap pile is pretty darn ~~impressive~~ scary. I am always looking for ways to make a dent in the ginormous stash.

Here is one cute little project I made with the kids last week with scraps!

It was so easy, and they turned out extra adorable if you ask me.

Here's the HOW TO:

You will need fabric scraps cut into about 3/4" strips, a piece of cardstock, and some glue.

I chose rubber cement, but Modge Podge would be fabulous too.

I had all the strips in a pile and let the kids choose their strips one at a time. We cut each strip a little shorter than the previous.

This little gal was thoroughly enjoying herself.

And this dude takes his projects VERY seriously.

We topped them off with a fabric star.

Christmas Cuteness and Scrap Bust'n Fun!

I'll be back on Friday with some great new collections to share!

Don't forget that this Thursday is the last day to place an order and have it shipped before the Holiday Break.

Friday, December 14, 2012

New Fabric Friday

Two very adorable collections made their way to our shop this week!

Cherry on Top by Keiki for Moda

Owls...Cupckakes.....Candy Houses.....SO CUTE!

If you thought Cherry on Top was cute....check this one out!

Hello Sunshine by Lori Whitlock for Riley Blake Designs

Oh, that stripe! It makes my heart skip a beat!

We also have in the 10" and 5" Stacker Squares for Hello Sunshine!

Restocks this week!

If you like us on FACEBOOK, then you already knew that these babies were back in stock last week.

The Riley Blake Chevrons Back in Stock:

and NEW Lavendar

Just in time to finish those Christmas projects.

Our last shipment before Christmas will be December 21st.

Shipping will then resume to daily on December 27th.

Check back on Monday and I will have a cute and quick little Christmas Craft for you.

Here's a little sneak peak. Trust me....the final product is super cute!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

My Mom's Christmas Quilt

I have been working on this baby for 2 months!

And she is finally finished!

I made this quilt for my mother and gave it to her as an early Christmas gift, so she could display it throughout the month.

My favorite part is most definitely the Candy Cane Stripe edge!

And the Polka Dot backing!

Okay, who am I kidding, I love the WHOLE DANG THING!

I love that it is a modge podge of various Christmas collections and prints, and that it looks like Christmas exploded onto this quilt!

In fact, I had a really hard time saying goodbye to this one, I totally wanted to keep it for myself.

I am actually thinking about making the exact same quilt for myself....is that so weird? Making two of the same quilt? Let me know if you think I am off my rocker!

Would you like to make one too?

Because all the Christmas Prints in our shop are on sale RIGHT NOW!

Some as low as $5.50/ yard. Find them HERE!

You will only need 1/4 yard of each print.

For this quilt I cut a bunch of 9" squares from my 1/4 yards, and then cut them up using THIS technique from Allison over at Cluck Cluck Sew....she is awesome-ness.

I sewed them together, and it turned out so cute! I can't wait to get started on my next one.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

New Fabric Friday-Valentine's Day

I know Christmas hasn't even arrived yet, but now is the time to get started thinking about that "Lovely" holiday in February...Valentine's Day!

Here is what's new in the SHOP this week!

Kissing Booth by Basicgrey for Moda

This vintage inspired collection is charming.

The "Love Notes in Red" and the "Heart Houndstooth" had me at "XO"!

next up...

Sweetcakes by Doodlebug Design for Riley Blake Designs

I KNOW!!!!

This adorable collection is just downright delicious!

I myself have never found a piece of cake that I couldn't agree with....just sayin.

The Precuts are here too!

And I am so happy announce that the

Pirate Matey's Precuts are all finally in the SHOP!

LOVE this collection.

Restocks this week:

These two babies are back in stock for all you Sock Monkey Fans!

And that's a wrap.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Sweater Christmas Trees Tutorial

Okay, so I realize that this tutorial has nothing to do with cute, cotton fabric from the shop, but these turned out so cute I just HAD to share!

I saw THESE trees at Target and wanted them sooooo badly. But thought that I could probably make them for a bit cheaper.

I was right!

I found a red and cream sweater at my local thrift shop for $3 each. The cream sweater had little balls on it.....PERFECT! Maybe you already have some old sweaters in your closet....Sa-weet!

(You could make about 5 trees from each sweater, depending on the sizes)

I also found these cute little Paper Mache cones that you can find at any craft store for around $1.

I laid the cone on top of the sweater and cut a triangle shape about twice as big as my cone. You don't have to be exact, your sweater will stretch around the tree. Or, you could just use part of the sleeve, whatever will fit around your tree.

Then I folded the sweater around the tree, wrong side out, and pulled it tight around the tree and pinned it down the seam, connecting the sides.

Then I pulled it off the tree and sewed where I had pinned.

I used a zig zag stitch to help the sweater from stretching too much as I sewed.

Then I turned it right sides out, and placed on the tree. I folded the bottom up underneath the tree and taped it to hold it in place. I know, super professional. I could have used hot glue....but that seemed like too much work ;)

For the smallest tree I used some Candy Cane Stripe Holiday Twine that I found at my local craft store too. This time I did pull out the glue gun and simply placed one little dot of glue at the top of the tree, put one end of the string on the glue and started wrapping. It took a whole 60 seconds to wrap and cover the tree. Then I put another dot of glue along the bottom to hold it in place and viola!