tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096466263585075832024-02-07T12:26:15.275-08:00Eden and EliotEden and Eliot is a blog about a mother's journey, craft ideas and diy projects for kids and home.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604825571488482020noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809646626358507583.post-33803655930763542222013-06-29T05:26:00.000-07:002013-06-29T05:26:30.162-07:00Six Happy Little Yarn Eggs for a Red Egg & Ginger Party<br />
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We moved to Singapore! That is, husband, two kids, one dog and me.<br />
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Actually, its been about a year and a half since the incredibly intense experience of packing up our house, selling our furniture, putting stuff in storage, and flying with two children under the age of 4 halfway across the world. Did I mention, we moved the dog? <br />
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He had to be examined, tested, certified by the USDA to be ready to move. He survived the over 20 hour flight only to be quarantined upon arrival for a month!<br />
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My husband started his new job, I found one for myself, our kids started at their new school. All of which to say, I have not had the mental wits to resume writing this blog. If not for the lovely ladies who keep writing me about how to get the little red yarn eggs, I might have put this off even longer.<br />
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One lovely lady in particular was sweet to write me about her daughter, Emma, who is going to be celebrating her Red Egg & Ginger Party next week. I wanted to help her so I found the box that contained my yarn supplies, dusted off my patterns and made half a dozen of them. (Yes, I moved ALL my craft supplies, except the sewing machine.)<br />
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Emma's mommy will receive this little tags in an array of pretty patterns. The back of them has her special date of arrival!<br />
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Can't wait for her to open up her package!<br />
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Want to order eggs for party or crochet your own? Write me or visit <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/edenandeliot" target="_blank">my etsy shop</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604825571488482020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809646626358507583.post-43751248763224349852011-06-06T16:24:00.000-07:002011-06-06T16:34:25.044-07:00Shoes for the Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlinQh1idjEJBYtvfY51cqnv-hihweOxgfOaxaULtMk4nMB-LcZSXWYGmBCIhJkalMCkAzZkf2cSPJewhLbG2sl7S82tgRo0Q_T8e7_SZtd-qOZBdr4XOZu_Yh4LL_ElSO4Y1XUoAK95o/s1600/mjane-garden9web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlinQh1idjEJBYtvfY51cqnv-hihweOxgfOaxaULtMk4nMB-LcZSXWYGmBCIhJkalMCkAzZkf2cSPJewhLbG2sl7S82tgRo0Q_T8e7_SZtd-qOZBdr4XOZu_Yh4LL_ElSO4Y1XUoAK95o/s320/mjane-garden9web.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ch9eFiyiaffFNP2C4qjH-u2ixN4UVIHm4aa9IJFi3MeqhnICgTW5fh_TVTOBXKPzrK4AFX_IHQM3g8_AplKyJS3naakLu7nKZYABKT-Ug-9IDzkUEwndd3TJt99QWbdmFt-UGdbH0hg/s1600/mjane-garden7web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Garden Fiesta Baby Girl Shoes by Eden and Eliot</a></div><br />
Its June! High time for a banner change to welcome hot summer days.<br />
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After my last post in May about making a pair of shoes for Eden, I've taken on making baby shoes for my Etsy shop. It's kept me busy (and kept me sane), so I've posted a pic of my favorite pair for the summer. Its fun, cheery and brings a smile to my face. A palette of my favorite colors - aqua and red.<br />
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These are meant for children, infant to toddler age so they are a little too small for Eden. But they will make a sweet gift for an expectant mother, or a new mom who's eager to dress up her baby girl.<br />
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If you're tired of the ubiquitous Robeez-style shoes out there, these maryjanes are a soft, comfy alternative.<br />
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But enough about them....they are in my <a href="http://www.edenandeliot.etsy.com/">shop</a> here if anyone's interested. New tutorial coming up next!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604825571488482020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809646626358507583.post-40384304316508058092011-05-03T20:00:00.000-07:002011-05-03T20:00:03.211-07:00Tiny Steps<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm not a very good blogger. Good bloggers write everyday or every other day, no matter what, and no matter how they feel.<br />
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I'm not a good blogger because I run out of things to say. <br />
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With the world abuzz with Japan's tsunami crisis, Libya's revolt, and now Osama bin Laden's demise, I feel like I ought not to be writing about things like making felted flowers and baby shoes. Which, truthfully, is what I'd been doing while the world churned with incredible newsworthy events.<br />
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I've also had various batches of guests in my house since mid February. All wonderful people, no doubt, but talking to people all day leaves me little time to talk to myself. Which is what blogging really is. <br />
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So excuses aside, there is no other way to get back into the groove other than just taking the plunge. Hence, here is my offering - one half of a slipper I am making for Eden, Prototype 1.0. <br />
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Its a ballet skimmer I designed for casual wear in the house (or outside, since it has faux suede bottoms.) The sole has been padded with cotton batting and lined with felted wool. The top is also felted wool - so the idea is for the foot to be completely cushed up in soft wooly comfort. Add a pretty little bit of ruffle and an elastic strap, and this little puppy is as stylish as it is practical.<br />
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I would make the other shoe, except now that I've figured out how it can be done, I might as well move on to Prototype 2.0. Oh, forgot to mention that this baby is completely hand-sewn! I dig the feel of needle and thread, kind of hynoptic and calming for the mind. Plus, the added advantage of no loud whirring to wake up the baby who has hearing like a bat.<br />
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Speaking of naps - there are SO many Mom blogs with fabulous tutorials/projects made by mothers during naptimes. I honestly don't know how that's possible?? I mean, how long do these kids nap? And why aren't these mothers running around, loading the washer, washing the dishes, folding the laundry, prepping dinner, shooing in the dog, picking up bits of lunch from the floor etc. etc...... oh, and don't forget, finally updating their Facebook status or writing a random blog post?<br />
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But I digress. Back to the subject of footwear. I'll be posting a few more examples of shoes I've made... working on a few more styles and colorways for a new launch on my etsy shop. Oh, did I mention the felted wool comes from recycled sweaters? (See first post on <a href="http://edenandeliot.blogspot.com/search/label/felted%20wool">sweater slippers where this all started</a>.)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604825571488482020noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809646626358507583.post-49287944147913784942011-04-15T11:05:00.000-07:002011-04-15T11:05:00.835-07:00Happy Little Red Egg and other Yarn Egg Friends<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>I picked up my crochet hook again recently after a spell of almost a year. After my son, Eliot, was born last April, I took to learning how to crochet because of many a late night spent nursing him. The doctor had us put him on a frequent feeding schedule because of reflux, so I figured it would be less painful for me to stay awake between feeds rather than sleep for 45 minutes at a stretch. <br />
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I made a bushel full of amirugumi toys and soon developed my own patterns. When he turned a month old, I made the first <a href="http://edenandeliot.blogspot.com/2010/05/personalized-red-egg-and-ginger-party.html">Happy Little Red Egg</a>. <br />
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Yesterday, Eliot turned one year old! Happy, happy, birthday to my dear boy.<br />
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So here are a few other companions to the first Little Red Egg to join in the celebration. I made <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71565028/pdf-pattern-for-happy-little-pirate-yarn">Happy Little Pirate Egg</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_840639436">Chef Egg</a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71721681/pdf-pattern-for-happy-little-chef-yarn?ref=v1_other_1">,</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72114248/pdf-pattern-for-happy-little-cowboy-yarn?ref=v1_other_1">Cowboy Egg</a> - all wonderful characters with alot of personality.<br />
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With Easter is just round the corner, I thought it would be fun to have plenty of yarn eggs to hunt down instead of the usual candy variety. They are easy to make and I put the patterns in my little etsy <a href="http://www.edenandeliot.etsy.com/">shop</a>. My sweet husband suggested I make enough eggs to fill a bed so our kids can jump into a a giant nest full of eggs. Awesome idea but last I checked, he doesn't crochet, so nope I don't think its going to happen any time soon.<br />
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But I think if I knit a few every year, my children will have a basketful of characters by the time they're all grown up. I can tag them by the year so they can look back and see when each little egg was made. Now that, I can do. Happy, happy!<br />
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This is what's been occupying my time for a number of weeks past. <br />
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I made myself this cotton jersey knit skirt, 100% hand-stitched with a stenciled and appliqued pinwheel design at the hem. I wore it last weekend, and to my great delight, it was incredibly comfortable and flattering. (Which, I have to say, is an achievement that cannot be overstated given my post-baby figure.)<br />
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So here I am, wearing my skirt in the photograph above - taken a la <b>Alabama Chanin</b> style<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1584798238" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> - thanks to their two inspirational books, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alabama-Stitch-Book-Celebrating-Contemporary/dp/B004KAB3FC?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Alabama Stitch Book</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004KAB3FC" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alabama-Studio-Style-Celebrating-Sustainable/dp/1584798238?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Alabama Studio Style</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1584798238" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004KAB3FC" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. I read about their stencil and stitching techniques but figured that if I was going to embark on such an laborious venture, I might as well come up with a design of my own.<br />
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It took me one evening to design, cut and stencil, but a good many nights of sewing thereafter. What I gained from all those nights is a lesson that women throughout the centuries have already known - when your hands keep busy, your mind stays calm.<br />
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The month of March has been challenging. And I've needed some calm evenings. Its brings me comfort to have something to show for it at the end of this time, however small it may be in the grand scheme of things.<br />
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True to my New Year's resolution, I have yet to buy any article of clothing for myself this year. So I'm also glad to have made something I will cherish for, hopefully, a good many years to come.<br />
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I've been quiet lately on the blogging front because of grandparents' visits. Not that I haven't thought about writing but I can't seem to find the mental space to actually put my thoughts to screen.<br />
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Nonetheless, spring officially arrived last Sunday bringing days and days of relentless rain. Eden turned three last week but it rained on our picnic plans so we celebrated quietly at home.<br />
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Last year when she turned two, I threw her a monkey party complete with monkey themed favors, balloons, picnic food etc. I figured it would be her last big bash for a while since I was 8 months pregnant with No. 2. My son, Eliot, arrived late Spring last year and he will be turning one in a few weeks. I'm not planning any big to-do for him either.<br />
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But party or no party this year, I am grateful for my children - who are growing every day into their uniquely quirky little selves. I'm grateful for the rain, and for the nourishment that it brings to the earth despite the damper that it throws on my plans. I think about the unspeakable suffering that must be endured by parents and children, separated by the wreckage caused by the tsunami in Japan. Its good just having my children with me. So very very good enough.<br />
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I'm incredibly in love with the work of Natalie Chanin, as decribed in her two books, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alabama-Stitch-Book-Celebrating-Contemporary/dp/B004KAB3FC?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Alabama Stitch Book</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004KAB3FC" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alabama-Studio-Style-Celebrating-Sustainable/dp/1584798238?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Alabama Studio Style</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1584798238" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> - in which she tells the story of how she came to found a hand-sewing industry among the women of her Alabama hometown, producing couture garments using traditional quilting techniques of the Old South.<br />
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I won't go into detail about the books (since there are plenty of rave reviews on Amazon), except to say that the techniques she shares are so accessible that I'm inspired to explore them in my own work.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This little embellished onesie I created for Eden is my first project using one of the techniques in the book - how to stitch a spiral applique. The design is my own, as is the idea of using the spirals for the bicycle wheels. I'll share about my own process here.<br />
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Materials<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul><li>I blank onesie or T-shirt</li>
<li>Pattern tracing paper (eg. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Singer-Dressmakers-Tracing-Paper-6-1-X19-1/dp/B0018N7FUG?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Singer's Dressmaker Tracing Paper</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0018N7FUG" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clover-Tracing-Paper-Chacopy-ea/dp/B001DZUW2C?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Clover Tracing Paper</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001DZUW2C" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.)</li>
<li>Fabric ink in blue or color of your choice (eg. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dye-Na-Flow-Liquid-Color-2-1-Turquoise/dp/B00175Z4X0?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Dye-na-Flow</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00175Z4X0" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> by Jacquarde)</li>
<li>Scrap of red knit fabric (from old t-shirt or onesie)</li>
<li>Scrap of cardboard</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Uchida-LV-SJCP40-Clever-2-Inch-Circle/dp/B000S1849U?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Circle hole punch</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000S1849U" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (optional)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nicole-Stencil-Starter-Kit/dp/B0007WC5CM?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Foam stencil brush</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0007WC5CM" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></li>
<li>Red embroidery floss</li>
<li>Hand-sewing needle</li>
<li>Sharp embroidery scissors or small fabric scissors </li>
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Prewash and dry the onesie. Lie flat and pat to smooth out any wrinkles. Do not pull or stretch.<br />
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Trace the bicycle drawing onto the onesie using the pattern tracing paper. The lines are pretty faint, so you may want to redraw with a disappearing ink marker.<br />
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Figure out how large a circle you need for the wheels. (This will depend on how large your drawing is.) Draw and cut out a circle from your scrap cardboard, or use a large circle punch. This will act as your stencil.<br />
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Pour out a small amount of ink on a shallow non-reactive dish. Dip your foam brush into the ink - it will soak up fairly quickly. Tap the brush onto a scrap piece of fabric or cardboard to remove some of the ink. You do NOT want to load the brush fully as it will cause too much seepage.<br />
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Using the cardboard stencil that you made, carefully apply the ink over the two bicycle wheels, making sure you lift the stencil directly upwards when you move from one wheel to the next. It takes some practice to apply just the right about of ink. Go slow and dab the brush with up and down strokes, especially at the edges of the stencil. Do NOT brush sideways or you will cause the ink to smear under the edges. (You will need to place a sheet of wax paper in between the layers of the onesie to protect the back of the shirt from getting inked.)<br />
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This is what you should get when you are done stenciling - the wheels of the bicycle are inked in blue. Allow the ink to dry 24 hours, and heat set with a dry iron under a press cloth.<br />
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Next, cut two circles the same size as the wheels out of the scrap red knit fabric. <br />
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Using a pair of sharp embroidery scissors, cut a spiral pattern from the outer edge of the circles towards their center.<br />
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Pin each spiral onto the stenciled inked circles (after they have been heat-set and are completely dry).<br />
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Using a straight (running) stitch and 3 strands of embroidery floss, stitch the spiral down starting from the center out towards the edge. Pull the spiral apart as your stitch, at times overlapping the edges so that you get a "random" effect. Just make sure the outer edge of the spiral meets the outer edge of the underlying stenciled circle. That way, you will end up with two uniformly sized wheels. <br />
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There it is, the hard part is done. Finally, I used a cross stitch to sew the remaining outline of the bicycle, and on a whim, added a little bird on top of the seat. <br />
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A hand-stamped label in the back adds the final personal touch!<br />
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When I was little, my grandmother made me a hand-stitched quilt with a silk panel and a blanket foldover hem. I remember the quilt to this day, even though its no longer with me, because being all grown up now, I realize just how much work it took her to make it.<br />
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The silk panel on the front always felt soft and cool to the touch, perfect for the hot humid nights where I grew up. The back panel was made of a scratchy synthetic fabric, which chaffed and irritated my skin.<br />
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I remember being conflicted about whether to sleep with the silk panel right side up, which was the pretty and proper side, but which left me struggling under the scratchy side. Or to forgo looking at the pretty pattern and sleep with it side down next to my skin, letting the dull side face the world.<br />
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I don't know why I bothered to struggle with this trivial decision every night because it seems like such a odd thing for a child to obsess about. But I suppose I was that kind of a child. I wanted things to look good and feel good at the same time.<br />
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Now decades since receiving my grandmother's quilt, I set about making my first one for my baby boy, Eliot.<br />
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I'm not a quilter, and have indeed, not made one before. However, I knew I wanted it to i) it look good and also feel good next to his skin, and ii) be mostly handsewn and iii) be made from material that he will cherish as much as I did that silk panel on the quilt from my grandmother.<br />
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Slowly, I had been saving up particular pieces of out-grown baby clothes from both my kids, thinking that I will harvest the material someday to make new things. And this well-worn and well-loved fleece pull-over from Eden was the perfect piece to use for Eliot's quilt. It had blue circles, which is just the kind of simple motif that little ones can appreciate. And it was cuddly and soft.<br />
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I first cut out all the blue circles, and then realizing that there were too few, I traced circles onto the remaining green fleece and cut out as many as I could. The key is to use up all the material if you can - some of my favorite circles have seams in them from pockets, armholes etc, which just makes them more interesting.<br />
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Next, pin the circles on to the top panel of your quilt. I used a soft blue fleece and I arranged the circles in a free-flowing pattern, concentrating them on one edge and letting them "fade" out towards the opposite edge. Alternate between the blue and green ones in a random pattern. Placing some along the edge also makes a more dynamic composition. Just trim the ones that hang over the border so you're left with some partial circles.<br />
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Using 3 strands of embroidery floss, stitch around each circle with a straight (running) stitch. Knot off after each circle and start the next one with a fresh knot. It took many nights in the company of the late night news to finish this step.<br />
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Next, I made my quilt sandwich with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Warm-Natural-Cotton-Batting-King/dp/B001K66DMC?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">needled cotton batting</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001K66DMC" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> and a back panel of the same fleece. There are many great instructions about how to do this on other blogs - I don't know if I did it the right way. But I just put my top panel with the circles directly on top of the batting material and cut around it. I did the same with the back panel.<br />
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To make the quilt sandwich, I placed the batting on top of the back panel, and the top panel of circles on top of the batting. Then I made long continuous lines of pins from one edge to the other, around the circles.<br />
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These pin lines mark the position of the quilting lines I will later stitch on the machine. There is no order to the lines since I was going for a free-flowing effect. I think of the lines as eddies of current moving around circular stones. This is what it looked like after pinning.<br />
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Machine stitch along the pinned lines, removing the pins as you go. Don't sweat it if you don't follow the pins exactly. I improvised as I went along, making sure that they were evenly distributed and all the edges had sufficient lines of stitching so that the batting is secure. I love the finished effect of the quilted lines flowing around the circles.<br />
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The final step is to bind the quilt. I used pre-made <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Double-Fold-Quilt-Binding-Yards/dp/B002WY86W6?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">quilt binding</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002WY86W6" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, machine stitched it on one side and slip stitched it on the back side. There are good instructions on the Purlbee blog <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/courthouse-steps-mini-quilts/">here</a>. (Coincidentally, Purlbee put up a <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/mini-quilt-circular-applique/">post</a> today about a Circular Applique Mini Quilt using their Liberty of London Tana Lawn fabrics.)<br />
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Here's my first quilt all done! I am one proud mama.<br />
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And here's Eliot romping on his new quilt!<br />
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However, memorizing the actual lyrics proved to be a tad too challenging for this brain so I made up some of my own. In case I forget those as well (quite likely), here they are -<br />
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(sung to the tune of "<b>The Ants Go Marching</b>") <br />
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The ants go marching two by two,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching two by two,<br />
the little one stops to tie his shoe<br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The ants go marching three by three,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching three by three,<br />
the little one stops to climb a tree<br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The ants go marching four by four,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching four by four,<br />
the little one stops to shut the door<br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The ants go marching five by five,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching five by five,<br />
the little one stops to give a High Five <br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The ants go marching six by six,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching six by six,<br />
the little one stops to pick up sticks<br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The ants go marching seven by seven,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching seven by seven,<br />
the little one stops to look at heaven<br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The ants go marching eight by eight,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching eight by eight,<br />
the little one stops to eat some cake<br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The ants go marching nine by nine,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching nine by nine,<br />
the little one stops to check the time<br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The ants go marching nine by nine,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching nine by nine,<br />
the little one stops to check the time<br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The ants go marching ten by ten,<br />
hurrah! hurrah! (2 times)<br />
The ants go marching ten by ten,<br />
they're home again, and they shout, Amen!<br />
And they all go marching down, to the ground,<br />
to get out of the the rain<br />
Boom, boom, boom.<br />
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The End. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Sieve" 2006, Satin, silk thread, ink, paper.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had family visit over the long President's Day weekend so I took a break from writing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just yesterday, I was asked a question that caused me to lie in bed awake at night. And the question was, "Do you still paint?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The answer I gave was, "Not anymore." Which was the truth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have an extensive collection of brushes that have stayed dry. Bottles and tubes of beautiful pigments that haven't been mixed for four whole years. That's how long its been since I was first pregnant with Eden. And I haven't held a brush since she was born.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I reasoned that its difficult to paint, well, particularly with water-based media, because the medium is so time sensitive. A cry from the baby, a crash in the kitchen, any form of interruption can destroy a painting if you're mid-stroke or pouring a wet on wet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then there's the effort to set up. Prepping the floor, the painting surface, laying out the colors, making sure everything is at hand so that intuition can lead without inhibition. Knowing that I will have to stop, clean up and wait till the next opportunity when I'm child-free kills that free-spirited exploration that is so critical to really good work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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My good friend, Mel, threw a birthday party for her sweet little girl a few weekends ago, which gave me the occasion to make these letter pillows that I'd dreamed up a while back but hadn't gotten round to doing.<br />
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The birthday girl has the initial C, but her older brother's name begins with M. So, I thought why not bring them both pillows since in my house, good things always come in twos.<br />
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The pillows have envelope backs (see my <a href="http://edenandeliot.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-make-simple-envelope-closure.html">post</a> on how to make an envelope closure), and <a href="http://edenandeliot.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentine-lovebirds-onesie-tutorial-how.html">fusible-web applique</a> letters. You can put a whole set together for a nursery, use them to spell a word or just do special letters or dates. Lots of possibilities here - so I daresay I'll be making more of these soon.<br />
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But on the subject of birthday parties - check out this party favor that Mel put together.<br />
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She saved these baby food jars for months and turned them into favors by adding nifty personalized labels. I totally loved how she found such good use out of an ordinary thing but more so that she was planning and thinking of celebrating her daughter's big day, every day that she would put one of these away. What better way is there to repurpose what you've got than by sharing your efforts with loved ones.<br />
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My <a href="http://edenandeliot.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-years-resolution-celebrating-hand.html">new year's resolution</a> for 2011 is to make what I would otherwise buy - which led me to sew this pillow and blanket set for Eden, when her preschool teacher said she needed extra bedding for naptime.<br />
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Its a cute little fleece set, patterned with firetrucks, ambulances and police cars (which she helped pick out). But after it was finished, she refused to bring it to school. (You see a pattern here re: my <a href="http://edenandeliot.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-years-resolution-celebrating-hand.html">post</a> about the slippers.)<br />
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So this has gone to little brother Eliot, who is much more accommodating when it comes to wearing or using the things his mother makes.<br />
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This was a really simple set to sew up, and experienced readers will not need any instructions here. But since I've benefited from very basic tutorials - I thought, why not write one anyway for all my friends out there who don't fancy themselves crafty. Children's bedding tends to be expensive, so if you're inclined to make your own - read on, its a cinch.<br />
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<b>Materials</b><br />
<ul><li>Fleece - 1.5 yards (adjust for bigger or smaller sets)</li>
<li>13 inch pillow insert (Ikea carries a really inexpensive one)</li>
<li>Sewing machine & coordinating thread</li>
<li>Ball-point sewing machine needle (suitable for knit fabrics)</li>
<li>Disappearing ink fabric or chalk marker </li>
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Lay out your fleece fabric on your cutting surface wrong side up, measure and mark a rectangle 36" x 48" for the blanket . With the remaining fabric, mark a rectangle 14" x (14" + 6") for the pillow. The extra 6" will form the overlap for the envelope closure. My pillow insert is 13" square, so the 14" width gives me a half inch seam allowance on each side. If you want a poofier pillow, make the rectangle 13" x (13" + 6"), and it will give the pillow a nice squeeze.<br />
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Make sure you mark both rectangles before you start cutting. Since mine was a patterned fleece, and I wanted to make sure I got a couple of the firetruck/car images intact on the front of the pillow, I didn't end up with the most efficient/fabric saving layout. <br />
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<u>For the Pillow</u><br />
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</div>With the wrong side of the fabric up, fold in a half inch seam on each of the short sides of the rectangle, pin and stitch. If you feel comfortable, you can start stitching and fold as you go along.<br />
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When you are done sewing the seams on the two short sides, fold the fabric over so that it overlaps as shown in the photo above. The wrong side should be facing you, and the distance from the top to the bottom folded edges should measure 13". Secure the side edges with pins.<br />
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You can flip open the flap, to check that you have it folded correctly. Take the time to make sure that your pillow front will show the pattern that you want to end up with. The pillow front is the bottom most layer in the photo above. You can adjust the location of the flap to ensure this.<br />
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Stitch a half inch seam on the sides, (where you have secured with pins). You should end up with a seam as shown in the photo above.<br />
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Flip the pillow inside out. You now have a finished pillow cover, with an overlapping flap as shown (otherwise known as an envelope closure). That overlap is what allows you to insert your pillow and keep it secure without zippers, buttons and what-not so little fingers don't get into trouble.<br />
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Flip it over to see the pillow front. If you've checked on the position of your pattern in the previous step, you should end up with a happy outcome - voila! One intact firetruck and ambulance! Stuff your insert and you're done!<br />
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This is the simplest part - just fold in a half inch seam on all 4 sides and stitch. And there you have it - your finished blanket and pillow set all ready to keep your little one snuggly and warm.<br />
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Here it is, my first blog giveaway! If you sign up to follow Eden & Eliot during the month of <b>February</b>, you stand to win this hand-stamped dish towel, made by yours truly.<br />
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This is a 18x24 inch dish towel, with navy stripes and printed with a coffee brown leaf pattern. I love its simple and somber hues - perfect with a bowl of roasted barley tea in these lingering winter days.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 Birds on a Wire Pillow - by Eden and Eliot</td></tr>
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Given all the hype lately about whether children are better off going or not going to sleepovers, (a.k.a. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Hymn-Tiger-Mother-Chua/dp/1594202842?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Tiger Mom and her book</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1594202842" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />), guess what popped up in one of the blogs I follow, <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=15357">Sew, Mama, Sew</a>? A<b> Pillow Contest</b> for the entire month of February!<br />
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Well, I've entered plenty of "serious" contests but never one dedicated to pillows, so I thought, what the heck, it'll be one of those fun and random things to do.<br />
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Here is my first entry - my <b>favorite pillow</b> this winter - 4 red birds made out of re-purposed fabric from a <leo_highlight id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" leohighlights_keywords="vintage" leohighlights_underline="true" leohighlights_url_bottom="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsBottom.jsp?keywords%3Dvintage%26domain%3Dwww.blogger.com" leohighlights_url_top="http%3A//shortcuts.thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/plugin/highlights/3_2/tbh_highlightsTop.jsp?keywords%3Dvintage%26domain%3Dwww.blogger.com" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" style="-moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto; background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: repeat; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); cursor: pointer; display: inline;">vintage</leo_highlight> work shirt, appliqued on a light blue fleece, and embellished with free-form machine stitching.<br />
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I love this pillow because this is what started it all for me - all my other creations with the birds motif came out of this one (see etsy shop sidebar). It would be so neat if it got a little recognition from the Pillows Hall of Fame. But either way, I'd love it just the same.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">www.edenandeliot.etsy.com</td></tr>
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I've been home with a sick Eden for the last two days and hence, have not gotten much accomplished by way of writing or designing.<br />
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Yesterday, Eden decided that she wanted to go to the park, even though she was coughing mighty fiercely. And since we've been having such beautiful, warm days,I agreed that we should venture out for some fresh air.<br />
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Eden at 25% strength, meant less overall running and chasing for her Mama. And she actually slowed down enough to let me photograph her, which is a rare thing these days.<br />
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I then noticed that she was wearing a bright blue dress with yellow giraffes, a red shirt and and striped hat (mine), - which made for a pretty picture with the big red wheel she was so engrossed spinning. <br />
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My little girl has lots of opinions about what she will wear these days, and getting her dressed most mornings can be a real battle. But I heartily approve of her choice in this picture.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand-printed muslin tote by Eden and Eliot</td></tr>
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Bringing your own bag to the grocery store is all the rage now so its no wonder that every store seems to have its own store-branded recycled "I-used-to-be-a-plastic-bottle" carrier.<br />
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For one thing, they are usually not the most attractive bags - the graphics can be screamy and even worse, the news media reported last December that lead was found in some of the bright inks that were used to logo these totes.<br />
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I love to bring my own bags, so I thought I would try to make some that would be fun to carry around. Here's what you need:<br />
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<b>Materials</b><br />
<ul><li>Blank cotton bag (I found muslin bags at my neighborhood dollar store)</li>
<li>Rubber stamps of your choice (bold graphics without alot of fine lines will work best)</li>
<li>Fabric inks eg. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Speedball-Fabric-Screen-Printing-Starter/dp/B001E0JFOM?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Speedball Screenprinting ink</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001E0JFOM" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, or</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/VersaMagic-Pigment-Chalk-Pad-Midnight-Black/dp/B00161QJFM?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">VersaMagic Chalk Ink</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00161QJFM" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> stamp pads</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/6in-Soft-Rubber-Brayer-SBA4129/dp/B0017D3D2G?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Rubber brayer</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0017D3D2G" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> and plate or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Bakers-Half-Sheet/dp/B000G0KJG4?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">cookie sheet</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000G0KJG4" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (if using screenprinting ink)</li>
</ul><b>Instructions </b><br />
1. Prewash the bag in cold water, and dry without using fabric softeners. You need to wash the sizing out of the fabric or the ink will not print well. Press and smooth flat.<br />
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2. Figure out how many stamped impressions you can make on the fabric, mark the center of your design and start there. For the bag shown above, I made two rows of 7 impressions, so I marked the middle and stamped to the left and right. If you are meticulous about spacing, you can mark each spot and stamp from one end to the other, but I find it easier to eyeball it from the middle.<br />
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3. Prepare your ink. If you are using screenprinting ink, scoop out what you need with a clean spoon and spread it on your plate or cookie sheet. You'll get better results if you mix at least two colors together and don't use it straight out of the jar. Its an old habit of mine from my painting days, and I know from experience that the color comes out much richer this way. Use a clean spoon for each color.<br />
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4. Mix the colors directly on your plate and use your brayer to smooth out a even coat. Apply the ink onto your stamp using the brayer. You should transfer an even coat onto the stamp. Always test on a scrap piece of fabric! Once you have gotten the hang of transferring the right amount of ink onto the stamp, press firmly onto the fabric with even pressure. Do not wiggle. Lift quickly. Repeat.<br />
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5. Clean the stamp well before changing colors. For the bag above, I did the top row with Peacock Blue mixed with White, and bottom with Brown and a little Black.<br />
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6. When the prints are dry to the touch, put a piece press cloth over it and set a hot, dry iron on it for about 20-30 seconds.* This will heat set the ink and render it washable. Make sure you cover every part of your design.<br />
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*Actual heat-setting time will depend on how hot your iron is. You can do it a little longer to be safe, as long as you use a press cloth to protect your fabric.<br />
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**If you are using the fabric stamp pads, you can skip all the mixing and brayer action but you will still need to heat set it.<br />
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Finally, a close up of my totes. I made a run of 6 bags and was going to put them in my <a href="http://www.edenandeliot.etsy.com/">Etsy store</a> but ended up giving most of them to friends. Make a personal label for it, and fill it up with goodies for a hostess gift. Or stamp a bunch of them for birthday party favors. They will also make a fun afternoon activity with older kids.<br />
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If you do end up making these, I'd love to hear from you. Have fun!<br />
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<b>Materials</b><br />
<ul><li>1 blank onesie or t-shirt</li>
<li>3 fabric scraps in red, pink and/or red-pink combo</li>
<li>Iron-on fusible web (eg. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pellon-Wonder-Under-Package/dp/B000WMGJW4?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Wonder Under 805</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000WMGJW4" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />)</li>
<li>Tear-away stabilizer (eg. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sulky-Totally-Stable-Iron-Stabilizer-/dp/B001701S26?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sulky iron-on</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001701S26" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> or self-adhesive)</li>
<li>Sewing machine needle for knit fabrics</li>
<li>Sewing machine with satin foot</li>
<li>Sewing machine thread in red </li>
<li>Hand-sewing needle</li>
<li>Embroidery floss in red</li>
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</tbody></table>The first thing I do is to gather my scraps and put them together on the table to see if the colors will work well together. Since this is a Valentine's Day design, I decided to go with a red bird and a pink bird, with some other accent fabric for the hearts.<br />
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Trace the outline of the birds on a piece of iron-on fusible web. (You will draw on the paper side of the web, the other side is the bumpy side which contains the heat-activated adhesive.) Remember that you will be fusing onto the back side of the fabric, and then turning it over, so your applique cut-out will be a mirror image of your drawing. <br />
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Cut out the shapes of the birds from the fusible web, leaving a quarter inch surround. Place the cut-out shapes of fusible web onto the back side of the fabric. I like to do this over a light-table or hold the pieces up against the light in order to make sure the outline encompasses parts of the print I want to capture.<br />
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Set a hot iron (no steam) on top of the two pieces, and fuse the drawing onto the back of the fabric. Carefully cut out the shape of the bird, along the traced lines. Do the same for the second bird.<br />
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Arrange the two birds on your onesie, making sure you mark their position with a pin. In this case, I wanted the two beaks to be close to touching.<br />
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Peel the paper backing off the birds, and using a hot iron with a press cloth, fuse one bird at a time. This is to make sure you have one fused in place so that you can reposition the second bird if you need to.<br />
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At this point, I decided to add some hearts, so I found a pair of Eden's old shorts with a cute polka-dotted print and cut a few out in various sizes. I played around until I was happy with the composition and pinned the hearts in place. The top three hearts will be fused onto the shirt, as I did the birds. The bottom largest heart, I reserved for doing the raw-edged applique.<br />
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Turn the shirt inside out and apply the stabilizer (either iron-on or self adhesive) onto the back of your designs. Make sure that the stabilizer is a large enough piece so that it provides coverage under both the birds and the hearts. Flip the shirt back right side out and prepare to sew.<br />
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I have a very basic sewing machine, so I used a tight zig-zag stitch. If your machine has a satin stitch or other embroidery functions, you may want to use a fancier stitch. I love the scribbly effect of a zig-zag because it has that hand-made look, so don't sweat it if you don't stay perfectly on the edge of your shapes. A little bit of a wiggle here and there actually gives it a personal touch. Go slow and always pivot with the needle down.<br />
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When you are done, flip over to the back side and carefully tear away the excess stabilizer until you end up with something like this. <br />
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You'll want to make sure the scrap is large enough so that you can securely pin around it. Thread a hand-sewing needle with three strands of embroidery floss, and stitch around the heart with a tight running stitch. You may use an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jo-Ann-Fabric-Craft-Stores-Embroidery/dp/B002XNUMVY?ie=UTF8&tag=edenan-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">embroidery hoop</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=edenan-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002XNUMVY" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> to help you, but I just sew it with the pins in place.<br />
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Keep the stitches even and close together. Hide the knots behind the heart.<br />
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The finished product! Happy Valentine's Day!<br />
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My New Year's resolution for 2011 is to make what I would otherwise buy. Granted of course, that I can make a comparable, functional and reasonable version of that particular thing.<br />
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I daresay I will be screaming for a shopping binge after a couple of months, but that's what's fun about making a new year's resolution. Its something well-intentioned, not completely thought through, with somewhat dubious chances of success.<br />
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For example, take this pair of slippers I made for Eden from a repurposed wool sweater. Its a pattern from Betz White's lovely book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sewing-Green-Projects-Repurposed-Materials/dp/1584797584">Sewing Green</a> (note: it needed a fair bit of doctoring to get it to a child's size). I found one of my "so-very-yesterday" sweaters, felted it in a hot wash cycle, sewed it up and voila!<br />
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But all the good intention in the world won't get those slippers onto my toddler's feet. Eden took her first look at them, and screamed, "No!" and ran in the opposite direction.<br />
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Its completely baffling because those are her favorite colors, she loves all kinds of booties/boots, and its soft, cozy and so darn cute. See what I mean about new year's resolutions? You can make them, but then life intervenes.<br />
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I had to buy Eden new slippers.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604825571488482020noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809646626358507583.post-60062275875842185082010-12-31T21:45:00.000-08:002011-01-20T21:24:52.069-08:00All I wanted for Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2H8PCDlrTawuoR-R7nTZq_nDDt1dvSHlix5QyCnMvrKCipfqlJYelF-9g-ebzkteZaxsrT0GmDuCQHGDWCmgaXRfFrT7NP6CpnuVT_nhicTjHe8BSmAjSeFfNFsL6IOHjpzXgJ1tzzc/s1600/christmas+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2H8PCDlrTawuoR-R7nTZq_nDDt1dvSHlix5QyCnMvrKCipfqlJYelF-9g-ebzkteZaxsrT0GmDuCQHGDWCmgaXRfFrT7NP6CpnuVT_nhicTjHe8BSmAjSeFfNFsL6IOHjpzXgJ1tzzc/s320/christmas+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We poured our energy into building a Christmas Tree Fund, making sure we had plenty of time to earn what seemed like a monumental sum of money. We did extra chores, (though it was a foreign concept to our parents to have to pay us), and we sold tickets to a musical we produced with an entire cast of toys.<br />
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The musical never took off, since my sister and I were the only mobile, talking members of the cast and we were terribly short-handed. I forget what happened, but I think my parents finally took pity on us and got us a tree.<br />
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It didn't matter that it was a bright green, spindly thing and that we didn't have the best ornaments. To us, it represented choirs of angels, dancing snowflakes, gingerbread houses, stockings by the fireplace, mistletoe and lots of merriment. We never got the first five things on that list but we did have some good times.<br />
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Over time, we grew up and went on to prefer hanging out with friends over Christmas. I got old enough to look forward to being entertained with fabulous parties, delectable food and great wine. None of that homespun stuff for me now - it was all glitter, sparkles and wearing black.<br />
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More time passed, I got married and had children of my own. All of a sudden, I felt that I needed to care about "doing Christmas" right for my kids. Well, it goes without saying that if only I knew how it was supposed to be done, I could reproduce all the <span class="dct-tt">necessary </span><span class="dct-tt">accoutrement to accompany the absolute best Christmas so that my children would have these unassailable memories of happy childhood holidays to sustain them through all of life's unhappier times.<br />
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The first years of my married life, we got a real tree, lit it up, made Christmas dinner, wrapped presents, and hung stockings. After my first child was born, we got a tree but left it bare. I bought and wrapped presents but didn't put up the stockings. Christmas morning was a flurry of trying to photograph my daughter opening presents but all she really wanted to do was to play with the giftwrap, and all I really wanted to do was to sit back and soak in the scene. However, there was special outfits to be worn and pictures with this person or other to be taken to "commemorate" the event. When I balked, I was told that it was "for the sake of the children".<br />
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This Christmas, we have two kids and no tree. No ornaments, no stockings, no special outfits and only the minimum of gifts. In many ways, I wish I could go back to capture all the promise of Christmas from when I was a child, cradle it in my arms and give it to my children. But I realize now that the magic is not found in the tree, the lights, the stockings, the cookies, the feasting, the lot of presents etc. Because in truth, I didn't get most of those things. It was the promise that mattered, not the stuff.<br />
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I believe that the point of all the work going into "doing Christmas" right would have been to be able to say to your child someday, "See, this is what your first (second, third) Christmas was like when you were little and here is proof that I love you." But if its love we're after, then we truly don't need all this stuff, especially when they are too young to care about it.<br />
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I hope my children know that I love them and that one day, they'll be old enough to maybe want the gingerbread house, the stockings and the tree. I know that if they were to ever stage a musical of toys, I will sit through every take and every scene. I will make sure that they know that they are cherished beyond measure, and that while they may not be able to earn their way into what they want so dearly, they may still get it, while its within my power to give.<br />
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And when they get it, they will also learn what it's like to hold on to the promise of something yet to be fulfilled, while reality falls short.<br />
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Seeing these photos helps remind me that I am not the only one going through this rough and tumble phase of raising young kids, barely holding on to the edge of sanity. And of course, the Poison Control phone number is a handy one to keep up there as well.<br />
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Hence, my solution is to acquire more magnets - not just the office supplies store variety, mind you. If you are going to have to look at it many times a day (think how many times you open and close your fridge door), it'd better be something worth looking at. I'm tired of staring at that grimy bit of post-it note, stained with sauce, held up by a chipped plastic disc.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIg_RyohdzTDBeIJ60UUvIiq5lN6P4x1bU8oIDQCG-U_LqDBv5QGNAq91Xu0DlTvkkWEqjRvEIDs2HE0WFH3grz9SMDkCPSFtwLzSXwrhtfBGSEL5BLPX_ppRN-NQnByOwI-_1gJcLEWA/s1600/e&emagnets-banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIg_RyohdzTDBeIJ60UUvIiq5lN6P4x1bU8oIDQCG-U_LqDBv5QGNAq91Xu0DlTvkkWEqjRvEIDs2HE0WFH3grz9SMDkCPSFtwLzSXwrhtfBGSEL5BLPX_ppRN-NQnByOwI-_1gJcLEWA/s400/e&emagnets-banner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here is my first attempt in making my own special magnets. Looking at them makes me feel just a little bit happier throughout the day - especially since they spell out the reasons why I should still get myself out of bed in the morning and live each day the best I can.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604825571488482020noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809646626358507583.post-70038255385418364492010-05-29T12:12:00.000-07:002011-01-20T21:21:43.635-08:00Personalized Red Egg and Ginger Party FavorsMy baby boy turned one month old in May, and as customary for the Chinese side of the family, we made hard-boiled eggs and dyed them red to celebrate. Well, except that my husband doesn't eat eggs and my two year old doesn't eat much, so we couldn't get away with making too many.<br />
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So I came up with the idea of making little yarn eggs that make great giveaways and don't need refrigeration. Put a pair of them in these little wood boxes, dress them up with personalized tags with your baby's initials and date of birth, and they are ready for your party!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I used shipping labels from the office supplies store and created tags with a set of vintage stamps I found at a garage sale. Brown ink makes for a beautifully aged, and "not too precious" look.<br />
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This wood boxes were found in the unfinished wood crafts section of <b><a href="http://www.michaels.com/">Michael's</a>.</b> Stuff the boxes with some straw and they make a great home for your little eggs.<br />
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Glue a ribbon band around the box, and finish off with your favorite knot. I stamped these light-blue <b><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart</a></b> tags to label the boxes, but you can use stickers or any other tags you like.<br />
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Enjoy!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604825571488482020noreply@blogger.com1