Nursery Flannel Giveaway - Winners Announced

Our two winners for the Fat Quarter giveaway are:

Nina Carnine and 

Julie O Daniel

Congratulations!

New life for old lamps

This picture probably looks familiar to anyone who owns a paper-shade lamp. No matter how resilient the paper, it will eventually tear.

I've had these lamps from Ikea for quite some time. When the paper gave way I threw everything into the closet with the promise that I would do something with them. The days are getting shorter and the need for more ambient light in the shop drove me into the depths of the closet to retrieve these poor souls.

If you have similar style lamps that need a new do, here's how you can go about it - 

Remove the paper from each of the top and bottom rings and flattened it out in order to get a measurement for the fabric.

 

Next, stitch the sides together (rights sides together) with 1/2" seam allowance, and pressed the seam to one side. Depending on your fabric you may wish to sew a zigzag along the seam to help prevent fraying first.

The idea is to end up with a cylinder of fabric that will provide a nice snug fit over the metal ring. Snug enough that it will hold on with out slipping off, but not so tight that the fabric will be stretched in order to get it to wrap. 

Choose a spot along the ring to begin gluing. Apply a thin strip of glue to the ring and then wrap the fabric down, smoothing out any wrinkles along the way. Keep a moist paper towel nearby to wipe any stray glue and to keep your fingers clean. This can be a messy process.

Any fabric glue will do for the job. I used Dritz No-Sew Glue.

When done with the top ring, let it set for 30 minutes and then turn everything over and begin on the bottom ring in the same manner.

Let the glue set for another 30 minutes then the shade is ready to hang:

One-of-a-Kind Placemats

These beautifully simple placemats are made from Kalamkari hand block prints on organic cotton.  A medium-weight stabilizer (poly/rayon) is added as a middle layer which acts as a light moisture barrier and gives the perfect amount of form. The backing is a simple off-white solid poplin from Kaufman's Pure Organic collection. 

I made mine to fit the width of the stabilizer which is 20". I made the height 14.5 because I wanted placemats that are big enough to fit plate, silverware and drink with room to spare. 

To avoid needing a binding, I simply sewed the three layers together with rights sides of fabric together, leaving a few inches along the bottom edge for turning. Once pressed, I top stitched along the outer edges to finish everything off.

Nursery Flannel Giveaway

Nursery Flannel takes from some of Cloud9 Fabrics' most popular prints - playful elephants and the perfect little dot complemented by a solid white flannel. This soft and supple flannel fabric is perfect for all things baby, especially as the weather starts to turn cooler.

Enter to win a fat quarter bundle of 7 fabrics from the collection. We'll select at random two lucky winners on August 31, 2012. 

International entries welcome :-)

4 Ways to Enter = More Chances to Win!

1. Post a Comment here telling us what your favorite Autumn activity is. 


2. Join our Mailing List. We keep all your information confidential. 
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3. Tweet the giveaway.
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   and then come back and tell us your Twitter handle. 
   
   
4. Tell your Facebook friends about the giveaway. 
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The drawing is open until midnight August 30, 2012. We'll announce the winners on August 31.

Good luck!

Going to Guild Meetings in Style

I've decided the paperbag I've been using to transport my quilting supplies to and from Atlanta Modern Quilt Guild meetings is just not going to cut it anymore. Inspired by Betz White's Stitch-along Tote pattern and Cloud9's latest loveliness (simpatico), I whipped together a stylish bag in a couple of evenings. I'm not a fast stitcher; this was an easy and fun pattern.

The bag has a nice cuff at top that easily rolls down to create a stand-up catch-all for your paraphenalia. For fun contrast I used pinkish on-point for the lining.

I can't wait to show this off at the next meeting.