Handmade Holidays Blog Hop - Day 3

Welcome to the day 3 of the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop!!!

Calling all crafters! We’ve gathered designers from some of our favorite manufacturers to show you ways to create something from the heart this holiday season. This 3 day Hop includes over 60 stops with inspiration brimming from every corner. Explore all thoughtful and frugal handmade gifts you could make for the holidays, all in one place on this Hop!

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For your friends and family who love textiles, I've created a simple round pillow that will clean out your scraps bin and will certainly add some life to your loved ones living space.

Can you tell which fabrics are stamped and which are pre-printed? I used several of our Rollagraph designs to add some interest to plain scrap fabrics with Crafter's Inks which are perfect for stamping on materials other than paper. A must have for every DIY-er!

To create this project you will need:

- Clearsnap Rollagraph - Simple Dots, Doll Faces, Wordwords, Floral Breeze

- Colorbox Crafter's - Brown, Fresh Green, Sunflower, Orchid, Royal Blue

- twine from The Twinery

- scrap fabric (solids, prints, vintage, modern), ironed

- material for lining (fleece, batting)

- pillow stuffing

- piping

- 2 large buttons

- sewing machine

- needle & thread

- triangle pattern (download here)

1. Print out and cut out the pattern pieces. Cut 16 triangles from material to create both sides of pillow. This will create a 10" pillow.

2. Stamp on solid fabrics. You can use the Rollagraph to simply roll on the design or create a little extra detail by using a simple masking technique -  (a) lay punched shapes on material (b) roll on stamp design (c) remove punched shapes and stamp in the negative area

3. Arrange triangles and stitch together using a 1/4" seam. Sew all pieces into quarters, then in half and then sew halves together.

Be sure to snip off these extra little tails to ensure an even seam.

4. Trace your circle onto a piece of batting or fleece and cut out 2.

5. Attach pillow front to lining with a button and twine, then "quilt" the material by hand-stitching with twine in concentric circles. A little wonky works with the scrappy look here. :)

6. Pin the piping to the edges of the pillow fronts. Placing the pins horizontally this way means you can sew over them and helps keep the piping from moving.

7. To give the pillow depth, cut a strip 2" wide and approx. 32" long. Pin onto pillow front in between the piping pins. Stitch on both using a 1/4" seam. Pin the other side of the pillow (right side facing in) and stitch together.

8. Turn the pillow inside out and stuff with filling. Stitch up the small opening by hand.

And that's all! So, sew simple and the custom fabrics will be sure to put a smile on the faces of your fellow fabric lovers! Onto the hop info...

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Visit the list of blogs below and leave a comment on each by Nov 7, 2011 at 11:59 PM PST. Each day we will be sharing a brand new list of blogs with brand new projects for you to explore, be inspired by, and create from!

Nov 6

Clearsnap

Spellbinders

Hampton Art

Zutter

Graphic 45

Donna Salazar Designs

The Twinery

Authentique Paper

Glue Arts

Sabrina Alery - Clearsnap ----> you are here

Laura Denison - Graphic 45

Karen Taylor - Donna Salazar Designs

Beverly Sizemore - Hampton Art

Kazan Clark - Spellbinders

Janeen Shember - Authentique Paper

Charlotte Jenkins - Clearsnap

Grace Hester - The Twinery

Nicole Eccles - Graphic 45

Audrey Pettit - Donna Salazar Designs

Nan Paturzo - Zutter

Jeannie DeGruccio - Authentique Paper

Tamara Tripodi - Glue Arts

Julie Ranae Murray - The Twinery

Cheers to creating gifts from the heart this holiday season!

Happy Hopping!