Thursday 22 December 2016

Felt Christmas Coasters

Felt Christmas Coasters

It is almost Christmas so I made some Christmas themed felt coasters. I used the same technique as for my felt coasters from fall.

Felt Christmas Coasters

The base is a piece of white felt, 10 cm by 10 cm (~4in), and the “binding” is green. I glued all the small parts to the base using a simple glue stick. After glueing the binding for the first one I remembered, that it is way easier to glue the white base instead of all the small pieces since felt is not that rigid.

Felt Christmas Coasters, Shoo Fly Block

Shoo Fly Block

Felt Christmas Coasters, Nine Patch Block

Nine Patch Block

Felt Christmas Coasters, Churn Dash Block

Churn Dash Block

After the nine patch coaster was ready I just realised that it is perfect for another Christmas Tic Tac Toe.

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Cheers,
   Emese

Wednesday 21 December 2016

Memory Quilt in Red

The last two days I was secretly quilting my memory quilt in red. It is ready! I wasn’t sure that I will be able to finish it before Christmas so I tried to hide it from her.

Memory Quilt in Red

The back is plain white and the binding is baby plush I had from a previous project. Since I only have a basic sewing machine, I quilted it with straight lines. This is not a fluffy quilt like my previous memory quilt, it is more like a blanket, so it was easier to quilt it.

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I hope my daughter will like it!

The last few days frost covered everything, it is so beautiful!

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Cheers,
   Emese

Thursday 15 December 2016

Curly Crochet Necklace with Beads

This is a variation of my Curly Crochet Necklace where I added some small white beads to the thread.

Curly Crochet Necklace with Beads

For this necklace the first step is to thread all the beads for the necklace onto the thread before crocheting. If you don't have a large enough needle for the thread that is small enough for the beads, you can just dipp the end of the crochet thread into a clear nail polish and wait till hardens. After hardening you can use it as a needle replacement.

While crocheting the curles (see the description at the Curly Crochet Necklace) you should bring a bead down the thread from time to time. I did this after every fourth double crochet to have a nice periodic look.

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Cheers,
   Emese

Monday 12 December 2016

Memory Quilt in Red

Well... The other day my daughter asked me to take out the boxes with her old clothes. These days she was continuously asking about the time she was just a baby so I didn't suspected anything. After a couple of hours she came to me with half a dozen of red onesies, shirts, pants, a pair of old stockings, even a hat, and asked me to make a quilt for her sofa. I was really surprised, but how can I say no for such a kind request... Then she reminded me, that her doll also needs a new quilt. From the same red materials she brought to me. So this weekend I started to make a new memory quilt. This time a memory quilt in red.


Here are all the red fabrics for the quilt and a few of the chain pieced squares. Each square is 10 cm by 10 cm (~4 in x 4 in).

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I found 3 appliqués I wanted to use, but they were a bit taller than the other squares so I made a wider row with them.

Memory Quilt in Red

And the quilt top is ready! It was a very windy day so my DH helped me by holding the quilt. As you can see, there are a few crazy squares that I had to add to the quilt...

Memory Quilt in Red

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Cheers,
  

Thursday 8 December 2016

Crochet Button Necklace for Kids

I always had lots of buttons and when my daughter was old enough, I let her play with them. Even bought some cheap, bright coloured ones just for her. Then she got older and those buttons were put away with many other things. A couple of days ago she found them again and asked me to do something with them. Since she loves necklaces, I suggested to crochet one using the buttons.

crochet button necklace for kids

First we collected some buttons and a matching crochet thread. Then she threaded all the buttons for the necklace onto the thread before crocheting. I couldn’t find a large enough needle for the thread that was small enough for the button holes so I just dipped the end of the crochet thread into a clear nail polish and waited till hardened. After hardening it works surprisingly well! Finally, she crocheted the necklace.

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I used a size 3 US crochet hook and a yarn called Schachenmayr Catania, which is a 100% cotton, 50g = 125m (1.75oz = 137 yds) yarn.

Skills: chain stitch
Materials: buttons, yarn, crochet hook, scissors, needle or nail polish (optional)

Instructions:
First thread all the buttons for the necklace onto the thread.
Chain 10, crochet your button into the chain, then chain another 10, add another button, repeat!
Do this until your necklace is as long as you want it to be.

Finish off and knot the ends together.


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She really loves her new necklace!



Cheers,
Emese

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