tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449944520906603012024-03-06T21:33:43.673-06:00Buttercream and a Sewing Machinea taste for the handmadeButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-6815681915870257122012-03-21T07:00:00.000-05:002012-03-21T07:00:12.911-05:00Preparing for Baby: Freezer Meals<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the first few months of pregnancy, I started trying out some freezer meals. I thought that it would be great to have some meals ready to go in the freezer for when the baby is born. So, I started doubling recipes that we already enjoyed and freezing half of it. However, I really didn't have the knowledge of how to freeze things correctly, so I wasn't really happy with the results when we defrosted the meals to test them out. Next, I found some simple recipes that could be frozen, but most were 3 ingredients or less (which isn't always bad), but a lot of the recipes ended up very bland.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My freezer stocked and full with freezer meals made from Once a Month Mom recipes!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So, I took a break from the whole freezer meal thing - until I found this website a couple of weeks ago. <a href="http://onceamonthmom.com/">One a Month Mom </a>is a website devoted to freezer meals. There are six menus to choose from, and each menu is designed to give you about a month's worth of meals. The idea is that you go shopping, spend one loooong day cooking (10-12 hours), freeze all your meals, and then pull them out daily as needed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I did a lot of exploring on the website, and I was hooked and knew this is what I wanted to try. One a Month Mom had great information about how to freeze things properly and how to prepare for a day of cooking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I chose to try the traditional menu for February. Not only do they give you all of the recipes, but they give you instructions on an order for cooking all of the meals that makes sense, a grocery list, printable labels for all of your freezer items, and the ability to choose how many people in your family are going to be eating the meals (which automatically adjusts the amount of items on your grocery list and the recipes). I am in love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here is a rundown of what I made (most items were split into 2 meals):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Chile Verde</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Mini Ham and Egg Cups</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Coffee Cake Muffins</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Mini Shepherd's Pies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pizzadillas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bagel Pizzas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Stirfry Veggie and Rice Packets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Mexican Chicken</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Chicken and Broccoli Bake</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Easy Ranch Chicken</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Chicken Parmesan Bake</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Taco Pasta</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Beef Enchiladas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Beef Vegetable Soup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Instead of doing one day of cooking, I spread out the recipes over a week. I did all of the shopping on Monday. On Tuesday, I prepped the vegetables and meat. Wednesday-Friday were devoted to about 3-5 hours of cooking each day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I now have a freezer stocked with 23 large meals (each will have at least a lunch or two worth of leftovers). I chose not to make one of the breakfast meals (instant oatmeal packages) because we make instant oatmeal all of the time, and I didn't think the packets would really save us that much time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Although at this time I can't give you a rundown on the taste of each of the meals (eating them all before the baby is born does kind of defeat the purpose), I plan on posting a follow-up with some of our favorite meals and what did/didn't work for me.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*I am in no way compensated by this post (</span><a href="http://onceamonthmom.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Once a Month Mom</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> doesn't know I exist :) ), just thought I would share a good find!</span></span><br />
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After making it for dinner and eating all of the leftovers at lunch the next day, I made it a second time (only 2 days later...). I didn't grow up eating mac and cheese from a box; my mom made homemade white sauce on the stove, boiled pasta, crumbled crackers over top and baked it on the oven. It comes out cheesy, gooey and delicious. This is a perfect recipe for a cool spring evening or for a day when you want to enjoy the pleasures of when you were a kid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><strong>Mom's Mac & Cheese</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">from the kitchen of...my mom!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups of macaroni noodles, uncooked</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">8 T margarine/butter (1 stick)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">6 T flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">3 cups cold milk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups shredded cheese</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (I usually use cheddar.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 a sleeve of saltine crackers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Add your drained macaroni to the sauce mixture and stir together. Pour into casserole dish (2 or 2-1/2 qt.).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Topping: Use the other 2 T margarine/butter and melt it. Crumble up about 1/2 a sleeve of saltines and stir it into the margarine. Sprinkle on top of the macaroni mixture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/03/friday-night-dinner-perfect-pizza-crust.html">Perfect Pizza Crust</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In case you didn't know, my husband and I are expecting our first little one sometime in the next month. I have been doing lots of baby sewing projects, but it feels like they have mostly been for other people's babies (we have moved past the season of wedding gifts, and now it is the season of baby gifts - <em>do you know what I'm saying?</em>). We don't know if we are having a girl or a boy yet, so with the sea of neutral, I am waiting to make some gender specific items until after the baby is born.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">But, there are some things that I know we need before I can make correct color choices - and one of those things is burp cloths. Now, I haven't had a lot of babies spit up on me before, but I've heard it can be messy :). So, I decided to make a few burp cloths to get us started. And, I thought since I was already making them I might as well show you how I did it :). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Warning: I don't actually have a baby yet, so I am guessing at the level of absorbency needed (which I hear varies baby-to-baby). I also averaged out the many sizes of burp cloths that people seem to enjoy to make a size that made sense for me and the fabric I had on hand. The general idea of the burp cloth can be modified to fit your fabric needs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So, I started with some very cute fabrics (Oh Boy! by David Walker) and a white towel. Everyone has an extra towel lying around, so I used one that we rarely pull out of the closet. This project would also be great for a well-loved towel that has some salvageable parts - or you maybe could use a hand towel!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#1 - Cut two 18"x7" rectangles (one from the outer fabric, one from the towel).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#2 - Using a bowl, round all four corners of each rectangle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#3 - Pin the rectangles right-sides together, and sew around the burp cloth (I used a 1/4" seam allowance). </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Leave a 2"-3" opening along one of the straight edges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#4 - Clip little triangles out of the rounded corners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#5 - Turn right-side-out and press. Pin the opening closed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#6 - Sew a small seam allowance around the entire burp cloth (I sewed this at 1/8").</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#7 - And, you are done! See, it was a quick & easy burp cloth!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The fun part is all of the cute colors you can make them in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now - I have a question for all of the people out there who regularly grab a burp cloth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>How many do you need to start with? </strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I know it probably depends on how many times a week you do laundry - but,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks for reading!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Other fun baby projects:<br /><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/baby-kawaii-kimono-shoes.html">Baby Kimono Shoes</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/tutorial-baby-log-cabin-tag-quilt.html">Baby Log Cabin Tag Quilt</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/bopple-ball.html">Bopple Ball</a></span><br />
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For $20, I bought the pattern and the first block. As long as I came to one of the 'classes' <span style="font-size: x-small;">(a.k.a. "we are going to try and sell you all of the new patterns and fabrics we got at the store in the last month") </span>and had my block completed from the previous month, I received the next month's block free. I could choose between Civil War, Kansas Troubles, or batik fabrics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I chose batik fabrics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Each block involved different colors of batik fabrics, but the center of all of the blocks was a solid black square. I stretched myself and learned new techniques to make blocks I had never made before. I definitely learned a lot last year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">December</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After I finished the last block, I worked on piecing together the quilt. I chose to use black and white for sashing and star points between the blocks. I was hoping to blend in the black centers of each block.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When quilted, it will be a lap-sized quilt for our living room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I don't love all of the black, and I am sad that it looks like the sampler it is (although I don't know what I expected). I am planning on backing it in a minky fabric, so I know it will get lots of use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I chose not to do the block of the month for 2012, because after paying the initial fee, for the finishing fabrics, and for the gas each month, I realized I could make a quilt that I really want to make. I have thought about building my stash of fabrics this year and making blocks from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Farmers-Wife-Sampler-Quilt-Inspired/dp/0896898288">The Farmer's Wife</a>. But, I haven't decided for sure yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Have you ever participated in a block of the month before? What did you think? Would you do it again?</span><br />
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</span></div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-70478066459587397742012-03-09T07:00:00.000-06:002012-03-10T10:50:54.800-06:00Friday Night Treat/Tutorial: Frosting Flowers<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple of weeks ago I showed you a quick and easy way to decorate cupcakes, using a <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-night-treattutorial-frosting.html">frosting swirl</a>. Through that post, I also found out that I am not the only one who would pass on a piece of cake but loves a good cupcake!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I want to show you my favorite <strong>favorite</strong> <em>favorite</em> way to quickly frost a cupcake. It takes a little bit of practice, but once you get the technique you can frost a couple dozen of these in 30 minutes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I used Wilton tip 104. You can buy frosting tips individually at places like Michael's or Hobby Lobby, or in sets at Wal-Mart. They usually cost $1-$2 for an individual tip. Not such a big investment when you compare that to how much it costs to buy a dozen cupcakes from the grocery store!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This tip is a thin, teardrop shape, with an opening wider at one end than the other. After filling your frosting bag about 2/3 full with frosting <span style="font-size: x-small;">(here is <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-night-treat-frosting.html">my favorite frosting recipe</a>)</span>, we are ready to get started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Get your cupcake ready but placing it in an area where you can easily turn the cupcake.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Place your tip just above the center of your cupcake, with the widest side of the tear-drop closest to the cupcake. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Tip your frosting bag so the tip is at about a 45 degree angle (the top of your frosting tip will be at about 10 o'clock).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Squeeze the frosting out, making the left side of a single petal all the way to the edge of the cupcake.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">*When you reach the edge of the cupcake, continue squeezing the frosting bag as you turn it so the top of the tip is at about 2 o'clock.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Squeeze the frosting bag, coming back to the center of the cupcake. You now have one completed petal.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Start in the center again. Make the left side of your petal (touching the right side of the petal next to it), and coming back to the center making the right side of your petal.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">6-7. Continue all the way around the cupcake (I usually have about 6 petals going around the first layer of the cupcake).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">8. When the top of the cupcake is full of petals, continue the same technique to make a second layer of petals.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Place your frosting bag in the center, with the widest part of the teardrop shape closest to the center of the cupcake. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Make petals extending from the center of the cupcake towards the outer edge (but the second layer has shorter petals that don't quite go all the way to the edge). I try to have the petals on the second layer form above where two petals meet on the layer below. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">9-10. Continue in the same manner as the first layer of petals (I usually make about 4 or 5 petals on the second layer).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">11-12. Add sprinkles or leave plain!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Other notes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I like to rotate the cupcake as I frost, so I always make the petals in the same direction. I make a petal, and rotate the cupcake, make a petal, and rotate the cupcake, and continue that way all the way around the cupcake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my favorite technique to use when I need to frost a cupcake quickly. I think it looks elegant, but is so simple to complete. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used this technique in order to frost 1/2 of the cupcakes </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for this baby shower (the pinks and yellows). I then sprinkled large granule sugar on top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's also fun to switch colors while using the same frosting bag. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had some pretty cool yellow flower cupcakes where the flower petals had pink tips! This happened because after the pink frosting ran out, I just put yellow into the frosting bag without cleaning it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see in the picture some of the blue and purple combinations I have too, just by putting the next color in the bag when the original color ran out. Just a fun thing to try sometime!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Looking for an even simpler way to frost cupcakes...try my <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-night-treattutorial-frosting.html">frosting swirl tutorial</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A friend of mine showed me a pouch similar to this one that she had bought for around $15 dollars. She said she would love to have more of the same pouch and wanted to sew them herself. I took some measurements of the pouch she had, and based the project off of that (I condensed the size just a little bit so I could use two fat quarters of fabric). The fun part is, you can use the general steps for this pouch and make it whatever size you want to! </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">If you need something to hold a few toiletry items for traveling, measure the length of your toothbrush and make sure it will fit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is a perfect pouch for keeping toys together...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">...for art supplies to keep little (or big) hands busy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">...or to keep your newest craft project all together and clean for mobility!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope you have as much fun making your zippered pouch as I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">One - 10" zipper (use <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/tutorial-fixing-length-of-zipper.html">this tutorial</a> to help you get the right length of zipper)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#1 - Cut each fat quarter into two 11" x 10.5" rectangles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">*If you are using fusbile fleece, press it to the back of your outer fabric or your lining fabric now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#2 - Layer your outer fabric and lining fabric right sides together. Center the zipper between these two layers along the top edge, facing the outer fabric (it should be about 1/4" from each edge). If using batting - place the batting on top of all of the layers. Sew across the top edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#3 - Layer your other piece of outer fabric and lining fabric with right sides together. Center the raw edge of the zipper between these two layers along the top edge, facing the other outer fabric (it should be about 1/4" from the left and right edge). If using batting - place the batting on top of all of the layers. Sew across the top edge (sewing through 4 layers - including the batting/fusbile fleece).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#4 - Lay your fabrics out so the zipper is in the center. On the left side of the zipper should be one piece of lining fabric, one piece of the batting, and one piece of the outer fabric. The same three layers should be on the right side of the zipper. Sew next to each side of the zipper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#5 - Open your zipper about halfway. Lay your pouch so the outer fabric is facing right sides together on one side of the zipper, and your lining fabric is facing right sides together on the other side of the zipper. The batting can be placed either with the lining or with the outer fabric (I placed it with the lining). Sew around the pouch, leaving a 2"-3" opening along one side of the lining. Be careful not to sew the edges of your zipper as you sew around the pouch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#6 - Optional: Make box corners. There are several ways to do this (so do what is comfortable for you). I lay my corner flat, so the seam is running down the middle. Line up your ruler so the center seam line and the edge of the fabric is at a 45 degree angle. I measured 2.5" across and drew a line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#7 - Sew along this line, and cut off the corner about 1/4" from the seam line. Repeat with the other bottom corner on the outer fabric, as well as the two bottom corners on the lining fabric. This will give your pouch a flat bottom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#8 - Turn the pouch right side out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#9 - Sew the opening in the lining closed by handstitching or using a small seam allowance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">#10 - Enjoy your Zippered Anything Pouch!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>Other fun clutches and purses you can sew:</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/tutorial-fabric-strip-clutch.html">Fabric Strip Clutch</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-red-wool-purse.html">Red Wool Purse</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the last couple of years, I have received the best birthday present from my parents. I get to pick out the pattern and fabric to make a quilt! The rules are simple: I must finish the top of my birthday quilt from last year in order to get more fabric for my birthday this year. It keeps me focused on a project for a period of time - especially when there are so many projects that I can't wait to get my hands on!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This pattern is called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atkinson-Winners-Bouquet-Templates-Pattern/dp/B0018NDGR2">Winner's Bouquet</a>, and it is by Atkinson Design. It costs about $30 for the pattern because it includes the plastic template pieces. I also purchased a 45mm rotary cutter to use with the templates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have been trying to break my habit of always being drawn to the same style of fabrics (usually batiks), and I have been expanding into more novelty prints. I chose all blues, greens, and browns for this quilt. When unfolded on my bed, it kind of makes me eyes pop out because I feel like it is really bright. So, often times, I have it folded as a bed runner at the end of my bed. I am trying really hard to expand my color palette though!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This quilt is king size! I literally poked myself in the neck with pins as I was feeding this thing through my sewing machine. It is a beast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is also one of my first attempts sewing curved seams. The blocks themselves were pretty easy to assemble, as there is only five pieces of fabric within each block. They did require pinning in order to make sure all of the seams lined up correctly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I like the look of having the light blue run throughout the quilt and in the inner border. I feel as though it almost makes it look like a window.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I think what makes this quilt is the stitching that I did on top. My grandma has a long-arm sewing machine, so we always have fun picking out how we want to sew our newest quilt. I feel like 90% of our quilts end up being a stipple stitch, but I knew on this quilt I wanted to do something that shows off each block. We chose to do a puzzle piece design. I think it just completes the quilt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We measured the length of each block and divided it by two. We cut a half circle with a diameter that was half the length of the block. I traced across a row on the quilt, placing the template on one side of the block seam and then flipping it upside down and placing it on the other side of the block seam. I would then sew across an entire row on the quilt (12 blocks wide), sewing the curves like a wave from one end of the quilt to the other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Once I completed all of the wavy lines going across the width of the quilt, we took it out of the long-arm machine. We put it back in the machine so now I could go across the quilt with wavy lines the long way (also 12 blocks long). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When completed all of the wavy lines met together at the corners of each block.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For the inner boarder, I did a thin wavy line (not my favorite thing about the quilt).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For the outer boarder, I used the template again, and sewed a wavy line that matches the rest of the quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I feel as though these stitches really finished off the quilt beautifully! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Unfortunately, on the next quilt that I quilted, I went back to a stipple stitch...but I do feel a little bit braver after completing this quilt!</span></div>
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</div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-56715399635685728332012-02-29T07:00:00.000-06:002012-02-29T07:00:04.143-06:00Bopple Ball<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two of my good friends from college had a little girl...last August. We usually see each other every couple of months, but I have continued to forget to give a baby gift. Have you ever had that happen? The good thing is that I can still give a gift to her when she is a baby (6 months later isn't too late...<em>right?</em>) - so there are so many fun projects to choose from. I love making gifts for people because it allows me to be creative for a purpose. I can enjoy the process of making and enjoy the giving of a gift. And then, there are always the fun little project leftovers that you can use for something else (the pattern, scraps, etc.) - just an added bonus!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My grandma bought this <a href="http://www.keepsakequilting.com/productdetail/6090.htm">Bopple Ball pattern</a> last summer on our annual quilting trip (8 quilt stores in two days - yes!). The other ladies who were riding in the bus with us were jealous of her find, as it was the last of this pattern in the shop. My grandma recently made a bopple ball for my sister's little one <span style="font-size: x-small;">(remember - I made those cute little <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/baby-kawaii-kimono-shoes.html">baby shoes</a>!)</span>. She actually didn't have that much fun making the pattern, but she is primarily a quilter and this pattern has lots of little shapes to cut, sew, turn, and stuff. I, on the other hand, had a lot of fun putting together this project! I enjoy tedious little projects, and the result was so cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I chose to use two coordinating fabrics for my bopple ball (pink and dark brown).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The arms are pink on one side and brown on the other. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I lined up the arms so the pink side of the arm would be touching a brown wedge and vice-versa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There are 14 little arms and 8 wedges going around the bopple ball. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The diameter of the ball is about 8".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Two things make this pattern a little bit difficult:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">#1 - The pattern pieces are confusing. The wedge pattern piece says to cut 8 and includes the seam allowance; however, the little arms say to cut 14 (but you really need to cut 28 pieces - one for each side of the arms) and you have to add in a 1/4" seam allowance around the piece. So, once I figured that out it was a lot easier - but it wasn't super user friendly from the start.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">#2 - Turning the bopple ball right side out with all of those little arms. If you have patience or need patience, this project is for you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Other notes: There is a circle of fabric that you can place on each end of the bopple ball to cover up where the seams all meet, but I omitted that. I used two 1/4 yard cuts (not fat quarters) in order to make the bopple ball - a little less fabric than what they asked for. But, I had almost no fabric leftover. I also only used about 16 oz. of stuffing instead of the 24 oz. they asked for - I stuffed it very firm too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I would definitely make this pattern again. It was fun, and it is so cute! It will be fun for that little girl now, and it will still be fun to toss around when she is 3. Those are the best toys!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Last time I posted a baby gift, I asked about what</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> kinds of baby gifts you like to give. I got some great ideas - including swaddle blankets, tag blankets, and crocheting beanies. Let's keep adding to the list! What else do you like to give to a new baby?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>Other baby gift ideas:</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/baby-kawaii-kimono-shoes.html">Baby Kawaii Kimono Shoes</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/tutorial-baby-log-cabin-tag-quilt.html">Baby Log Cabin Tag Quilt</a></span><br />
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</div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-45976309623673160952012-02-27T07:00:00.000-06:002012-03-10T10:53:58.416-06:00Tutorial: The Fabric Strip Clutch<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my goals this year is to get around to some projects that I have been meaning to complete. I saw a zippered clutch similar to this at Anthropologie last spring, and I decided that it was something that I wanted to try and make. So one year later...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This clutch is so much fun! I chose to use a thin, pin-striped fabric for the main body of the clutch, with a black interior. I chose a pop of color with the yellow zipper (one of my <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/resolutions.html">50 zippers</a> I am using this year!), and I inset the zipper. You may notice a flower and some swirls on the outside of the purse. This is an embellishment that I added to the exterior of the purse using some careful planning and a thin strip of fabric. I cut the strip of fabric with the stripes going horizontally, so the stripes would really pop! I am going to show you exactly how I made the whole clutch - including the inset zipper and the fabric strip embellishment! After making the floral design, I got excited about all of the possibilities of how to use strips of fabric in different ways. I hope you will make this clutch and send me some pictures of how you used strips of fabric to embellish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5-1/2"x10-1/2" - cut 2 of fusible fleece, cut 2 of outer fabric (in my case, the striped fabric)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1"x10-1/2" - cut 2 of lining fabric (in my case, the black fabric)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5"x10-1/2" - cut 2 of lining fabric</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">10" zipper (use <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/tutorial-fixing-length-of-zipper.html">my tutorial on fixing the length of a zipper</a> to get it to the perfect size!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4" wide strips of outer fabric to form flowers, prepped with a thin bead of Fray Check down each side</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">a scrap of fabric for the zipper pull</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">a bowl/mug for a template to make rounded corners</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">basic sewing supplies (thread, sewing machine, scissors, pins, etc.)</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Directions:</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*All seam allowances are 1/4" unless otherwise noted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#1</strong> - Iron the fusible fleece on the wrong side of the outer fabric (repeat for other piece of outer fabric).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#2</strong> - Using a bowl/mug, trace and cut two rounded corners on the bottom of both pieces of outer fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#3</strong> - Using chalk (or a fabric marker), draw a design on one side of the clutch. Start on one edge and form one continuous line, ending on another side of the clutch (you should not pick up your pencil while making this line). This took me several tries, and I found it was best to practice on a piece of paper a few times before I drew on the clutch. You will need to remember the path you took, because you will follow the same path when you sew your strips of fabric on top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#4</strong> - Taking a long strip of 1/4" wide fabric (long enough to make it along your whole design), start on one edge. Put your presser foot down, and slowly sew down the center of the strip of fabric following your line as a guide. You can see here how I started on one end and slowly turned the clutch as I sewed. One of my favorite features on my sewing machine is the needle down button. When I use this feature, anytime I stop, my needle stays down in the fabric. I can then lift the presser foot and rotate the fabric a little bit. When making the flower, I took a couple of stitches, and then rotated the fabric just a little bit. My flower has 6 petals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is what the clutch looks like from the front when completed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> On the back, you can better see my stitch lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#5</strong> - If you choose to sew strips of fabric on the back of the clutch as well (like I did), you will want to do that now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here is a view of the stitching I did on the back of the clutch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Both outer sides of the clutch are ready to go! Good job!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#6</strong> - Pin the 1"x10-1/2" piece of lining fabric on top of the outer clutch piece (right-sides-together). Repeat on both sides. Sew along the top edge of both clutch pieces. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>When referring to the outer clutch piece from now on, the top of the outer clutch piece will be this 1"x10-1/2" piece of lining fabric folded open.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#7</strong> - Round the bottom two corners of both 5" x10-1/2" lining pieces using your bowl/mug.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#8</strong> - Make sure your zipper measures to 10". Use <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/tutorial-fixing-length-of-zipper.html">this tutorial</a> if it is a little bit short or a little bit long, in order to adjust the length so it fits this project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#9</strong> - Pin a three-layer sandwich. The two pieces of "bread" are the outer clutch piece and the lining fabric (with right-sides-together). The zipper is the peanut butter in between and should be facing the outer fabric. When you are pinning the three layers together, pin the zipper to the 1"x10-1/2" lining fabric that you sewed onto the outer fabric. Center the zipper, leaving a 1/4" gap on each side of the zipper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#10</strong> - Sew along the top edge, making sure to sew all three layers together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#11</strong> - Now pin together another sandwich. The two pieces of "bread" are the other outer clutch piece and the other 5"x10-1/2" lining fabric (with right-sides-together). The peanut butter is the zipper piece (that is now connected to a layer of lining fabric and outer fabric). Place the zipper piece face down, facing the other outer clutch piece of "bread". You will be sewing through three layers of fabric: the black edge that was sewed onto the outer clutch piece, the raw edge of the zipper, and the top edge of the other lining fabric piece. Make sure your zipper is centered, leaving a 1/4" gap on each side of the zipper. <em>Clear as mud, right? </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#12</strong> - Sew along the top edge. You now will have all of your fabric pieces connected. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#13</strong> - Open your zipper about halfway. Lay your clutch so the two outer fabrics are facing right-sides-together, and the two lining pieces are facing right-sides-together. Pin all the way around the clutch. You will see that I have two pins close together on the left side. I start at one set of double-pins (backstitching), and sew all the way around the clutch and end at the other set of double pins (backstitching). I do this so I make sure I am leaving a gap in order to turn the clutch right-side-out. Sew around the clutch, leaving a gap so it can be turned right-side-out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#14</strong> - Turn the clutch right-side-out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#15</strong> - Pin the gap in the lining closed. Handstitch or use a small seam-allowance with your sewing machine to sew the lining closed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#16</strong> - Pin the top of the clutch so all of the black lining is on the inside. I pressed this seam while pinning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#17</strong> - Sew around the top edge of the clutch using coordinating thread (I used 1/8" seam allowance at this point).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#18</strong> - Optional: Tie a small strip of fabric to the zipper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I grew up with a car mat (or at least that is what we used it for) very similar to this. We would lay it on the floor in my brother's room and take out his cases of hot wheels cars. He had this fancy light blue case with a handle on one end that had a separate section for each car. We would drive the cars up and down the road and make believe that our passengers were making stops at the bakery, the police station, or the mall. I loved driving this little white ambulance van around that had a red light on the top. My favorite cars were always the ones where the doors actually opened. When I was older (probably starting in middle school), my brother would give me a hot wheels car for a gift every once in awhile. It was kind of a throw back to our car mat playing days.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> We spent hours and hours playing cars on that car mat. And we loved every minute of it. It was probably our second most popular toy (Legos were the most popular).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I don't remember for sure if this car mat is exactly the same as the one we grew up with (the teddy bears seem a little bit unfamiliar). But, the green grass and the buildings are just what I remember.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So, in short, I bought this car mat for $1 at my thrift store (a little more than a yard of fabric). The edges were a little bit roughed up, so after washing it I trimmed the sides and hemmed it. I am not sure if you have completed a rolled hem before with your sewing machine, so I took some pictures of the process in case you have something you need to finish off. This was a perfect project for a Tuesday afternoon, in which I wanted to sew, but I actually wanted to finish a project and I didn't want to take out too many supplies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After squaring up the corners, I simply folded over the edge about 1/4" towards the back of the fabric and ironed it down. On some projects, I will take out my ruler to be as accurate as possible. For this project, the finished dimensions didn't matter too much, so I just took my best guess at what 1/4" was. (You can choose whatever size hem you would like/feel comfortable sewing - just make sure you are consistent throughout the project.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I then folded over the edge one more time (so the raw edge was on the inside). I pressed this again, and then I added some pins to keep it secure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I sewed with about 1/8" seam allowance all the way around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And, now I have one more project checked off of my list!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Has anyone else ever ran into an item at a thrift store that brought back a lot of memories? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember how I have <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/resolutions.html">50 zippers</a> to do projects with this year? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I used two more of them to make a couple of <em><u>zipper bracelets</u></em>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This project is fun, simple, and has so many options to make it uniquely yours!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I had fun picking out the zipper and the button to go with it. I actually used buttons that were my great-grandmother's on these bracelets. I remember walking through her house when I was little and picking out this little container of buttons that I wanted to keep. This is the first time I have ever used any of those buttons. Most of the buttons are just regular, but there are a few that are unique. I used one that was unique with a black zipper and one that was less exciting with a white zipper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 zipper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 button</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">about 2" of elastic cording (or an elastic hair tie)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Colored thread (either coordinating or contrasting)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Fray Check</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sewing machine/thread/needle, scissors</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#1: </strong>Open the zipper, and cut off the end that is still connected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now you have two zipper pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#2:</strong> Pin your two zipper pieces together so the teeth are on the outer edges.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Overlap the fabric portion of the zipper about 1/4".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#3:</strong> Sew down the center of your bracelet using your choice of stitch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Make sure you catch both sides of the zipper as you sew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#4: </strong>Cut the zipper to a comfortable length around your wrist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(I cut mine to 6-1/4" length, but I have small wrists).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#5: </strong>Add a small amount of fray check on each end of the bracelet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#6:</strong> Hand sew the button a</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">long one edge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>#7: </strong>Sew your elastic cording in a loop along the opposite edge of the bracelet </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(with the raw edges of the cording on the back of the bracelet).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I also tried out the heart stitch on my sewing machine for fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just think this project is so versatile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I would love to see the zipper, button, and stitch combination you would choose!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Other projects with zippers:</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/tutorial-fixing-length-of-zipper.html">Fixing the Length of a Zipper</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-red-wool-purse.html">Red Wool Purse</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am actually not a huge fan of cake <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I know, I don't love cake or chocolate)</span><span style="font-size: small;">...but when cake is in the form of a <em>cupcake,</em> it is totally different. I can't really explain why, but I think it has to do with the ratio of cake to frosting, the fun cupcake liners, and the circle shape that are just so much more appetizing than a square slice of cake. And, you don't have to use utensils or plates. That is genius all by itself. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love to look around at cupcakes (I have a <a href="http://pinterest.com/bcsewingmachine/cupcakes/">Pinterest board</a> devoted mostly to cupcakes - although a few cakes have snuck their way in). You can get very complex and spend hours decorating a set of cupcakes, or you can go a simple route. Today, I want to show you a simple cupcake design that anyone can make. It looks great, and it is so fast!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I just made a simple chocolate cupcake (from a box mix) paired with <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-night-treat-frosting.html">my frosting recipe</a>. In order to make a chocolate buttercream frosting, I melted 3 squares of unsweetened baking chocolate and mixed that in towards the end of the mixing time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The frosting swirl cupcake uses a large tip - <strong>Wilton 1M</strong>. You can find Wilton tips for sale in sets at places like Wal-Mart, or sold individually at Michael's or Hobby Lobby. A large tip like this will cost around $2. Place your tip in a decorating bag (or a Ziploc bag with the corner cut out), and load it about 2/3 full of frosting, twisting the top closed. I like to squeeze the bag and make sure the frosting is coming out nice and even before I get near a cupcake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Placing my decorating tip close to the cupcake, but not touching it, I start on one edge and swirl my way around. When I get to the point I started, I continue with the same string of frosting making an inside row. I like to finish in the center of the cupcake, squeezing out a star shape. To do this, you make sure your bag is completely vertical. Squeeze a little frosting, stop squeezing, and lift up your tip. For these cupcakes, I chose to use a white pearl sprinkle. Another one of my favorite sprinkles lately is a large sugar granule. It gives the cupcake a nice sparkle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The great thing about decorating cupcakes (or cake in general) is that if you make a mistake, you can just scrape off the frosting (trying not to scrape any cake crumbs), and try again. You also can make the cupcakes any color to match whatever party you are throwing (or whatever color you love). I commonly make at least some basic frosting swirl cupcakes when I am baking for a baby shower. They go great with a color theme, and it allows 'fancy' <span style="font-size: x-small;">(also known as time-consuming)</span> cupcakes to be showcased.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here is a picture of a baby shower I baked for where 1/2 of the cupcakes were a swirl design:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of the blue and purple cupcakes in this case were swirled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The pink and the yellow cupcakes were a large flower design (which I will be showing you soon).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Now for the important questions: </strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Is there anyone else who loves a good cupcake but doesn't love a slice of cake? </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Is it only me?</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We are not all about extravagant dates around here. We like to keep things simple and just spend time together. I have/will receive two items for Valentine's Day this year. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">#1 - a tulip plant (that the hubs received for free from work)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">#2 - a pack of skittles (which I am totally excited about!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was planning on making something for the Mr. around here, but beings that I only have a few hours left this afternoon and I am not really sure what I should make him - it may not happen. Although I may have just enough time to make him a <a href="http://sisterswhat.blogspot.com/2011/12/star-wars-corner-bookmarks.html">Yoda bookmark</a>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In case you are wondering what we have planned for Valentine's Day...</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I am planning on making these <a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/06/chicken-and-white-bean-enchiladas-with.html">chicken and white bean enchiladas with creamy salsa verde</a> (delicious!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">and watching Star Wars episode 6: The Return of the Jedi. Yeah, we are super cool over here. We watched episodes 4 and 5 over the weekend, and decided to finish the better trilogy on Valentine's Day. The weird thing - I totally requested to watch Star Wars on Valentine's Day (it was one of those things I felt like I needed to do before having a baby). haha. And we rented it from the library, so this is a totally free date around here (my favorite kind!). I think this is the one with ewoks! For some reason I have always thought they were so cute. Probably because they kind of look like teddy bears.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dessert? Well, I may make a batch of these <a href="http://www.somethingswanky.com/2012/01/quadruple-serving-monster-cookie-dough.html">monster cookie dough cupcakes</a>...or we may just pop some popcorn. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh yeah - this is all happening right after we go to the gym. Something about a normal day is kind of sweet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What are your Valentine's plans? Anyone else doing some super cheap date? I would love to hear about it!</span></div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-86216783976823643262012-02-14T12:49:00.001-06:002012-02-14T12:49:30.934-06:00Valentine's Projects 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope that your day is filled with lots of love today! I have enjoyed putting together some Valentine's projects to share with you, and I hope that you have found one or two things that you are going to try! I know that I have enjoyed looking around at different blogs and seeing all of the creativity. Everything has definitely been pink and red lately!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here are my Valentine's projects in case you missed any:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am having fun making some Valentine's decorations on the cheap this year. On Monday, I showed you my <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/tutorial-quick-v-day-tree-branch-decor.html">Valentine's Day tree branch decor</a>, using simple branches, a vase, and coffee beans. Today, I am going to show you a heart garland made from pattern paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This idea formed because it seems that everyone has some sort of project with book pages. When I was at Anthropologie last spring, they were using cut up sewing pattern pieces in the shapes of butterflies to decorate. I decided to try and combine the two ideas and make a garland, with cut-out hearts, using sewing pattern paper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is what I came up with:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I decided to make all of my hearts the same size (varying sizes could look really cool too). So, I made a stencil and accordion-folded my old pattern pieces (I got this pattern in the free bin at my local thrift store). I traced on the hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I layered 4 open hearts in my sewing machine and sewed a straight line going down the middle. I left about 3 inches gap between each heart, just by continuing to sew even though I didn't have anything I was feeding into the machine. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">It helped to hold onto the heart I had just sewn for a few extra inches after it was sewn through, and then feeding the next set of hearts through. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">All of my hearts were on one continuous string of thread. If the thread broke, I just went back to the last heart that was connected and continued from there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em>I love how some of the hearts have little sewing lines or little scissors! So fun!</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After I had a long, long string of hearts, I began to drape them over my Valentine's tree branch decor. You could really string these anywhere!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope this inspires you to make some quick Valentine's decor with something you have on hand! What are your favorite Valentine's decorations around your home?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Other Valentine's Day posts:</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/tutorial-fabric-candy-box.html">Fabric Candy Box</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-night-treat-raspberry-ribbons.html">Raspberry Ribbons</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/tutorial-quick-v-day-tree-branch-decor.html">V-Day Tree Branch Decor</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, if you haven't noticed on my blog already, most of my projects use items that I already have around and don't involve purchasing a lot of extra supplies. I also focus a lot of time on sewing/craft projects and baking. However, I do like to mix it up and do a little bit of decor every once in awhile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You may remember (or may not) my <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-branch-decor.html">cheap Christmas branch decor project</a> that I posted in December. Using a vase from the same garage sale ($2), some tree branches from the neighborhood, a little gold spray paint, and some coffee beans I made some Valentine's Day decor that is perfect for a mantel (or in my case, a shelf).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This project is pretty simple. I used two types of branches. One type is a dogwood (I believe), where the branches are already red. The other type is just any old regular brown branch. The brown branches were spraypainted gold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Next, the branches were stuck into a green foam thing inside of the vase. Some branches were trimmed to fit in the vase better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Finally, coffee beans were pored around and on top of the green foam (making sure to cover it all).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now you have some fresh smelling, quick Valentine's Day decor to place on your mantel! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Come back on Wednesday, because I am going to be showing you </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">a fun garland I made for Valentine's Day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Other Valentine's Day posts:</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/tutorial-fabric-candy-box.html">Tutorial: Fabric Candy Box</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-night-treat-raspberry-ribbons.html">Raspberry Ribbons</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am just a little bit excited about this project! I actually thought of it and made it before Christmas – which totally took me out of the Christmas mood and made me so ready for Valentine’s Day! The fun thing about this candy box is it is made from a red t-shirt (that I had leftover from making <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2011/12/hobby-horse-outfit.html">this cowgirl shirt</a>), a little bit of batting, and cardboard from a cereal box. So simple! So fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To start with, you need to decide how large you want your candy bo</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">x. I just drew a heart on a piece of paper and made that my stencil. The heart will be the finished size of the box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">From your heart stencil, cut 4 cardboard hearts and 2 batting hearts. Using the spine of your cereal box, cut a few 1” wide strips of cardboard (I ended up only using 2 on my box – but it all depends how big you are going!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next, you are going to glue together some cardboard and batting sandwiches (I used hot glue). Think of the cardboard as the bread and the batting as the peanut butter (or whatever your sandwich of choice is). You are going to make two sandwiches. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Using your heart sandwich as a stencil, cut the red knit fabric. I prefer a seam allowance of ¼”, so I cut my red fabric ¼” wider along all sides of the heart sandwich. Cut 4 red hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With right-sides together, sew 2 red hearts together all the way around (leaving no gaps). Repeat with your second set of red hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next, clip the curves and points around your heart. Carefully cut a slit in one of your hearts (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">careful – don’t go through both layers!</i>). Make sure that your slit stays in the center of the heart (stay at least 1” away from all edges). Repeat with your second set of red hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Turn your heart right-side-out through the slit you cut. Repeat with your second set of red hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carefully stuff your heart cardboard sandwich inside of the red heart layers. I ended up cutting my slit wider; cutting a horizontal slit worked a lot better than a vertical slit in order to get the heart sandwich inside. It will look messy on one side, but we will cover that up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you turn your heart over, it will look like this!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Glue these on the inside of your box (making sure to center them) with your hot glue gun by putting a thin bead of glue close to the edge of the smaller heart. I embellished mine with some white thread and the word ‘love’ (that will show once all of the candy is eaten out of the box</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">). It may help to glue the ugly/messy slit down flat before you glue these hearts on top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I would love to see some pictures of how you made your box unique! And for ideas to fill up the box - try <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/02/friday-night-treat-raspberry-ribbons.html">Raspberry Ribbons</a> (a delicious butter cookie)...more recipes to come this week!</span></div>
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</div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-72834195249212014882012-01-27T17:18:00.000-06:002012-01-30T18:25:31.521-06:00Friday Night Treat: Cream Puffs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know about you, but sometimes I feel like I am short on time - all the time. That's how I have been feeling this week. We bought a house (or I should say that we live in a house that we have a loan on) last week and moved in over the weekend. We have been cleaning, unpacking, and the new found home ownership responsibility - shoveling snow. And then, we got invited to two dinner parties within a week. Maybe I should have said "no", but instead I said, "What can I bring?" I needed something fast, delicious, and I am always looking for something inexpensive. So, I decided to make cream puffs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cream puffs were always my mom's go-to dessert when we had guests over. You can prepare them in advance, they are simple, they look super fancy, and they are cheap. Win-win-win-win. So, I would love to share this delicious recipe with you now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 C water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 C butter or margarine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 C all-purpose flour</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bring water and butter to a rolling boil. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball. Remove from heat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Beat in eggs, all at one time; continue beating until smooth (you can use a hand mixer if you would like). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Drop dough by a scant 1/4 cup, 3 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet*.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool away from draft. Cut off tops (I like to use a bread knife for this). Pull out any filaments of soft dough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Carefully fill puffs with pudding or whipped cream. Replace tops. Refrigerate until serving time**.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Yield: 12 cream puffs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Sometimes my grandma will make a mini-cream puff size - closer to an 1/8 cup each.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">**For the dinner party we were attending, I cut the cream puffs in half and brought them in a container unfilled. I then brought chocolate pudding and whipped cream on the side, so the guests could fill their cream puff any way they wanted to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love simple recipes! Now, back to the cleaning...and unpacking...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">And, I hope you stop by next week because I have some fun Valentine crafts and snacks that I am sooo excited to share with you! See you then!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Have a great weekend!</span><br />
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Two of my grandparents have lived across the country my whole life, so my interactions and relationship with them has been limited. My other two grandparents lived only an hour away (or less at times) while I was growing up. My two siblings and I are the only three grand kids on that side of the family, so my grandparents were almost like another set of parents to us. Every summer we would spend a week at their house, exploring the farm, swimming in an old cow tank, riding motorcycles, and attending VBS. My grandparents would attend almost all of our band concerts and sporting events. We would eat at least one meal with them each week (I am told now that it wasn't that often - but it sure felt like it! <span style="font-size: x-small;">in a good way</span>). My grandma is actually the one who taught me how to sew and bought me my first (and second) sewing machine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There are a lot of things that make my grandparents so unique. I am blessed to have a close relationship with each of them that I know is not the norm. However, there is one thing that makes my grandparents the same as everyone else's - they are so hard to buy gifts for! They buy what they need, and they buy what they want - so the selection is pretty picked over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So, this year for Christmas, I banded together my siblings, my mom and my uncle to give a gift all together. We made a calendar for my grandparents. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">We split up 366 days (it is leap year this year) between the 5 of us, giving us each about 73 days. Our responsibility was to write one memory or glue a picture on each of our 73 note cards that had to do with our grandparents. Some of the memories were funny, some were sweet, but they all were important to us. We wrote our memories out on 3"x5" note cards, wrote the dates at the top (just the month and the date so it can be reused from year to year), and organized the cards into a box with monthly tabs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When my grandparents opened the gift at Christmas, we explained that each card had something written on it - a memory with them. Each morning at breakfast this year (or whenever they choose), they can feel a little bit of the love we have for them. It really was the perfect gift. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Surprisingly, it didn't take anyone very long to think of their 73 memories. I worked on mine over a couple of days. There were things that I didn't get to share because there wasn't space, and I didn't include as many pictures as I would have liked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I know that Christmas is a long way off, but I wanted to let you know this meaningful idea in case you wanted to use it, because it takes a long time to organize a group of people :). It was worth it though. The whole thing cost less than $10, but it proves how cost and value are not always equal. </span><br />
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</div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-12745364426971877422012-01-23T07:00:00.000-06:002012-02-03T21:08:14.498-06:00Tutorial: Baby Log Cabin Tag Quilt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you ever need to get a gift together for a baby, and you don't have a lot of time? This baby blanket is made for that. Either you are an experienced sewist and everyone knows it so you can't show up with a store-bought gift...or you are new at sewing and you need something to give that is simple, but sure to wow. Either way - this baby quilt is perfect for that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I originally came up with this pattern a couple of years ago, and since then I have made many versions of this blanket in all different colors. Here are three examples that I have photos of:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">People love it when there baby has the little 'tags' (or in this case, ribbons) to grab and chew. However, most of the tag blankets that I have seen are little 12" squares. This size can be very useful, however I wanted to make a larger version of a tag blanket with a quilt look that can be a gift all by itself. Hence, the Baby Log Cabin Tag Quilt was born <span style="font-size: x-small;">(hehe)</span><span style="font-size: small;">. Two layers of cute flannel + a layer of lightweight batting + many little ribbons to grab all pieced together in a baby-sized quilt = cuteness. The finished size of this quilt is about 26" x 36".</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You will need 3 different flannel prints. You can buy 1/2 yard of each and barely have enough to piece together the front and the back, but you may end up hating yourself by the end of the quilt <span style="font-size: x-small;">(especially when the back takes about 3 times as long to put together as the front and you literally end up with scraps of fabric that are too small to put in your scrap bin - not that I have done that or anything...)</span>. So, I would recommend maybe getting 2/3 of a yard, or maybe even 3/4 of a yard of 3 different fabrics. You may still have to piece together the back a little bit, but it won't be too bad. Or make it easy on yourself, buy enough of one of the fabrics that you can finish the whole back in it. You will also need one piece of lightweight batting that is large enough to cover 26" x 36". And, you will need about 24 pieces of ribbon, each cut to 3" long (I used 25 pieces on this quilt). Here is the breakdown:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">From the star fabric, cut:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">one - 12-1/2" square</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">one - 4-1/2" x 17-1/2"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">one - 4-1/2" x 21-1/2"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">From the blue fabric cut:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">one - 2-1/2" x 12-1/2"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">one - 2-1/2" x 14-1/2"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">one - 5-1/2" x 21-1/2"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">one - 5-1/2" x 26-1/2"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">From the chocolate fabric, cut:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">one - 3-1/2" x 14-1/2"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">one - 3-1/2" x 17-1/2"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">two - 5-1/2" x 26-1/2"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here is a diagram of how all of the fabric pieces go together:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This diagram shows the order that each piece is added (in ABC order) as well as where each size/color of fabric is located. It may be helpful to lay all of your pieces out in this diagram before you begin to sew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pieces are added along one edge of the main piece. Place the pieces right-sides together. Press the seam open before adding the next piece. Pieces are added in a spiral rotation around the center block (on top, the right, the bottom, the left, repeat). The same color fabric should only meet in an 'L' shape (the long sides of the rectangle should not be sewn to a fabric of the same color). <em>All seam allowances are 1/4" unless otherwise noted.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Start with your 12-1/2" square from the star fabric. Add your 2-1/2" x 12-1/2" blue fabric on top of the square.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Press open.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Add your 2-1/2" x 14-1/2" on the rightside of the main piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Add your 3-1/2" x 14-1/2" chocolate fabric on the bottom of the main piece.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">6. Add your 3-1/2" x 17-1/2" chocolate fabric on the left side of the main piece.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">7. Add your 4-1/2" x 17-1/2" star fabric on the top side of the main piece.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">8. Add your 4-1/2" x 21-1/2" star fabric on the right side of the main piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">9. Add your 5-1/2" x 21-1/2" blue fabric on the bottom of the main piece.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">10. Add your 5-1/2" x 26-1/2" blue fabric on the left side of the main piece.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">11. Add one 5-1/2" x 26-1/2" chocolate piece on the top of the main piece and one 5-1/2" x 26-1/2" chocolate piece on the bottom of the main piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now you have the top of your Baby Log Cabin Tag Quilt completed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Let's attach the ribbon. I have 25 pieces of ribbon, each 3" long, in assorted colors and textures that coordinate with my fabrics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Choose the location of each ribbon along the outer edge of the quilt, matching up raw edges. Fold the ribbon over, so both raw edges of the ribbon are now lined up with the quilt edge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sew each ribbon onto to the top of the quilt with a small seam allowance (I used 1/8"). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Forward and backstitch over each ribbon so that they are very secure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Layer your batting, quilt backing, and quilt top together (in that order). The quilt backing and the quilt top should be facing right-sides together. All the ribbon loops should be between these layers (not sticking out). </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pin around the edge of the quilt. Sew around the edge of the quilt leaving a few inches open on one side (it is best to leave the opening between ribbons).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Quilt on top of the quilt. I used my stitch regulator (dropping the feed dogs) and did a combination of loops and little stars for my design. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And, you have your finished Baby Log Cabin Quilt!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><em><strong>Another project for baby:</strong></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2012/01/baby-kawaii-kimono-shoes.html">Baby Kimono Shoes</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone needs a good frosting recipe - and although this recipe doesn't take butter (to make it a true buttercream), it is a great frosting! I also don't have to worry about refrigerating the cake/cupcakes because of not having butter in it <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(does anyone else worry about that too?)</em></span><span style="font-size: small;">. The recipe is at the end of this post.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Want to see some things I've made with this frosting? I will be showing you a few of these techniques over the next couple of weeks (and I'll show you more if I have requests!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A combo of basic swirls and large flowers for a baby shower</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(weird background - yeah, it was in our school library :) )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Microphone cupcakes </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Rocket ship birthday cake </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(for my husband's 25th - yeah we're cool like that)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">One of the first cakes I ever made</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">An anniversary cake for my in-laws </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(I used stiff consistency frosting to make the white roses)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Monster cupcakes - one of my all-time favorites! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope our little one wants a monster birthday party some day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hope so! So, here goes...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cream together your shortening, flavoring, and water/milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Add your powdered sugar and meringue powder. I recommend putting a towel over top of the mixer while this is happening (careful not to get it in the bowl!), so that way the powdered sugar doesn't go EVERYWHERE!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>This will make a stiff consistency of frosting - which is best for making flowers (such as roses - like on the anniversary cake).</strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Add 1 teaspoon of water per cup of stiff consistency frosting (or 1 Tablespoon for the full recipe) to make it medium consistency - which is best for stars and borders.</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Add 1 teaspoon of water per cup of medium consistency frosting (or 1 Tablespoon for the full recipe) to make it a thin consistency - which is best for writing and icing a cake.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Usually, I work somewhere between the thin and medium consistency. If you make it too thin, stick it in the fridge for a little while. If it is too stiff, just add a little more water until you get it to the consistency that you want. Does that make sense?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Then, you can leave it white or tint it to the color that you want. Not too bad, huh? Here's the recipe...</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Buttercream Icing</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(adapted from the Wilton Method of Cake Decorating)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup of solid white vegetable shortening</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial;"><strong>My note: I usually use 1/2 t vanilla, 1/2 t almond, and 1/4 t butter flavoring (if I double the recipe I don't double the flavoring).</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 T milk or water</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial;"><strong>My note: I use water (purified to keep the frosting as white as possible) because I don't want to worry about refrigeration.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 lb. pure cane confectioners' sugar (about 4 C)</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial;">My note: You can find this in in the Wilton aisle at Wal-Mart</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">a pinch of salt</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Arial;"><strong>My note: I usually make a double batch whenever I make this frosting because powdered sugar comes in a 2 pound bag. I either use it all or refrigerate or freeze the leftovers for a future use!</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What do you want to learn how to do?</span></div>
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</div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-91292718067105613252012-01-18T07:00:00.000-06:002012-01-18T07:00:01.254-06:00My Red Wool Purse<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last March, I finished making this purse <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I know that is a long time ago...)</span><span style="font-size: small;">. However, I didn't have a blog at the time to show you how it turned out. I still love it, and I have seen some conversations in the blog world lately about using wool. So, I thought I would share. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is my 'winter' purse this year - so it has gotten a lot of use <span style="font-size: x-small;">(hence, it is a little bit dirty and it is starting to pill)</span>. This is the Streetcar Bag by Indygo Junction, and you can find the pattern <a href="http://www.fabric.com/notions-patterns-sewing-patterns-by-designer-indygo-junction-patterns-indygo-junction-streetcar-bag-pattern.aspx">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love the big buttons on the front flap. The bottom two corners are box corners. The strap is the perfect size to put over your shoulder or carry. I also like the shape of the bag; the narrow top is easy for me to get things in and out of but still keeps things in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The flap is held on by a magnetic snap. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Under the flap is my favorite feature of the purse - pleats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I just love how the fabric comes together there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Inside is a zippered pocket (the first time I tried this style of pocket).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I believe it was optional piece in the pattern - but I always think taking the time to add a pocket is worth it. I always have something little I want to keep track of!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am so happy with this purse! Overall, the wool was nice and easy to sew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It was fun for me to explore a new type of fabric!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What was your experience like?</span><br />
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</div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-43800218125526815342012-01-16T07:00:00.000-06:002012-01-16T19:23:41.352-06:00Tutorial: Anthro-Inspired Headband with Bow<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw this cute headband last spring at Anthropologie <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(I know...it's taken me awhile to reproduce it...)</span>. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought the bow was cute - but it cost $18! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I knew right then I was going to try to make one. I think that I hit it spot-on!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will need: a headband (mine was plastic and came in a 4-pack for about $2), a hot glue gun, fray check, two strips of fabric, and double-sided fusible interfacing.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For your fabric you will need two pieces - </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. the main fabric that wraps around the headband (I am using light blue)- cut 1/2" x 44" (you will use more or less based on how close you wrap it)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. the fabric for the bow (I am using a small flower print) - 5/8" x 15"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get these two fabric pieces ready by squirting <i>a little bit</i> of fray check all the way down each of the long sides. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Trim two - 1" pieces from your main fabric. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Put a dot of glue on the front and back side of each end of the headband, and wrap the little piece around. This makes sure each of the ends are thoroughly covered.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Starting at one end, place a dot of glue on the inside of the headband. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Wrap the fabric around the end one time, making sure to get your starter fabric tucked in.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Now, start to wrap the fabric around the headband. I usually put a dot of glue on the inside of the headband and wrapped the fabric around two times (making sure to always overlap the fabric, leaving no gaps). Then, I would put another dot of glue and wrap the fabric two more times. I tried to wrap the main fabric slightly angled. I continued this until I got all the way around the headband.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*I finished by wrapping the fabric around the other end, put a dot of glue on the inside, and then trimmed the excess fabric.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Then, glue the end of the fabric on the inside of the headband.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*With another piece of fabric, glue it on the inside of the headband and continue in the same way all the way to the end.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*With your 5/8" x 15" piece of bow fabric, place a piece of two-sided fusible interfacing covering only half of the bow (lengthwise). </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Using a VERY small seam allowance, sew next to the raw edges of the bow fabric (3 of the 4 edges are raw).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*First, fold the bow in thirds (like you would a brochure). Use your fingers to press the two folds.</span></div>
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</div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-18087456789593484222012-01-11T07:00:00.000-06:002012-01-16T12:41:17.534-06:00Baby Kawaii Kimono Shoes<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sister is having her first baby this month, and I was unable to make it to the shower :(. A bummer, but a reality since we live so far apart. My mom flew out for the occassion, so I sent a little piece of my gift to her - baby shoes! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I bought the pattern on Etsy a few years ago <span style="font-size: x-small;">(you can find the pattern <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62579027/diy-baby-kawaii-kimono-baby-shoes-pdf">here</a>)</span>. I have seen similar patterns for free on some different blogs, however, the pattern came with shoe sizes through 18 months - which I didn't find anywhere else. The shoes are reversible, and the gender is a surprise so I made each side a neutral color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">One side is a brown polka-dot - love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The other side is a green polka-dot - also love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The pattern was simple to cut out and the step-by-step pictures were very helpful. I would consider this to be for the advanced beginner or the medium level sewer (if you make them reversible). I would definetly recommend this pattern! </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I think they turned out cute, and I can't wait to see how they look on cute little feet! </span><br />
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</div>ButtercreamSewingMachinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667214938272703762noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344994452090660301.post-81598218688115206522012-01-09T07:00:00.000-06:002012-01-16T12:41:49.797-06:00Tutorial and Free Pattern: Shannon's Apron<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I always loved spending time with my mom in the kitchen growing up <span style="font-size: x-small;">(you can read about how we made sugar cookies <a href="http://buttercreamsewingmachine.blogspot.com/2011/12/decorating-christmas-cookies.html">here</a>)</span><span style="font-size: small;">. She had a knack for throwing together a good meal, and I loved to help out! I would help mix or taste - and let's be honest, there is always enough clean up for everyone to help out with! When I think of growing up and spending time with my mom, I can imagine her kneading out bread dough and opening up her orange Betty Crocker cookbook </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(you know the one I'm talking about?)</em></span><span style="font-size: small;">. She is still the one I call if I have a question about a quick substitution or for a favorite recipe.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anyway, w</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hen I was planning out Christmas gifts for this year, I knew that I wanted to do a cooking theme for my sister-in-law's family (since I, at least, associate family and food). Shannon has a toddler who loves to help out, so I found a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mom-Me-Cookbook-Annabel-Karmel/dp/0756610060/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325779782&sr=1-1">good cookbook</a> for toddlers and some smaller-sized kitchen utensils (like little spatulas, a whisk, and tongs). I also wanted to make an apron for the mother-daughter pair, but I really didn't want them to be too matchy-matchy. I was all ready to design the patterns myself, when I realized that I have no idea how big a toddler actually is. Luckily, Kelly at Sewing in No Man's Land <span style="font-size: x-small;">(can I just say that she is one talented lady!)</span><span style="font-size: small;"> put out a <a href="http://www.sewinginnomansland.com/2011/08/30/cute-in-the-kitchen-childs-apron-tutorial-and-giveaway/">free pattern</a> for a toddler apron earlier this year. This is how that turned out. I couldn't be more in love with how cute it is.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For Shannon (my sister-in-law), I decided I wanted her apron to have some similar features. I wanted the same round pocket and the ruffle at the bottom. However, I decided I wanted her apron to be just from the waist down. I bought the same print in a different color (more oranges, yellows, and greens) and accented it with an orange coordinating fabric. This time, I made the pattern myself (I know about how big an adult is!). And, I am going to share the full tutorial and pattern with you today! Are you as excited as I am? </span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">*all seam allowances are 1/4" unless otherwise noted*</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now, for fair warning before we begin. This is the first pattern I have ever created. I don't have pattern making software; I used a pen, paper, my scanner, and Word. I tried my best to get every line to match up and to get everything the right dimension. If you need to shift a piece of paper to the right or the left a little bit to get all of the edges matched up as you piece together the pattern - then do that! Let me know if there are any major problems, so that way I can adjust them for you and future readers. Just know I tried my best, and I realize I am not perfect :). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">You can download the pattern </span></strong><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?n4ngux8cb73nnhu"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Print your pattern pieces. There are 11 pages, making a total of 5 pattern pieces for this project. Tape together the edges with cooresponding shapes and cut around each of the pieces. On each pattern piece, it says which fabric and how many of that fabric you need to cut out. Make sure your fabric is folded on the <em>Fold</em> lines. If you have a directional print, note the top and bottom of the main apron piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Cut out a total of 8 pieces of fabric. (unpictured is the white, lining piece)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Place your two pocket pieces right-sides together. I put two pins close to each other for my starting and ending point, to make sure I leave a gap in order to turn the piece right-side out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Turn your pocket right-side out and press. Sew the opening closed using a small seam allowance (I also topstitched an 1/8" from the top edge of the pocket).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Choose where you want your pocket to be on the main apron piece, and pin in place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sew an 1/8" from the edge around three sides of the pocket </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Prepare the ruffle. Hem the bottom, left, and right sides of the ruffle under </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Prepare the waist band. Iron each short end in about 1/4". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">6. Place your ruffle (on the bottom) and the waist band (on the top) on the main apron piece. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-9UKgdjqgKaCDIIBp43nmrhJSvJUXHST-VBinV0LHZFdVXhtidzQvyKejvWLbY3iZgsdi_IxnBuk7Y1myreB-j3zJ975OznJiQ9bD3XWY9yGUzPxarJJXsi1FDspH7KUd6lx5kPCNjg/s1600/Apron12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-9UKgdjqgKaCDIIBp43nmrhJSvJUXHST-VBinV0LHZFdVXhtidzQvyKejvWLbY3iZgsdi_IxnBuk7Y1myreB-j3zJ975OznJiQ9bD3XWY9yGUzPxarJJXsi1FDspH7KUd6lx5kPCNjg/s320/Apron12.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With right sides together, place the ruffle on top of the main apron piece, lining up the two corners. Pin back the rest of the ruffle so it is not touching the outer edge of the main apron piece (we don't want it to get sewn in!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Line up the raw edge of the waist band with the top of the apron piece. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Center the waist band horizontally (there should be a 1/4" gap between the edge of the waist and the edge of the apron). Pin back the rest of the waist band so it is not touching the outer edge of the main apron piece (we don't want that to get sewn in either!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">7. Lay the main apron piece lining on top of the main apron piece fabric, right sides together. Pin all the way around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">8. Sew around the apron, using a 1/4" seam allowance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">9. Turn the apron right side out and press. Sew the opening shut on the side of the apron. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sew around just the main apron piece (DO NOT sew over top of the waist band) using less than 1/4" seam allowance (I used an 1/8").</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">10. Prepare the waist ties. With right-sides together, sew each of the waist ties in half down one long side and one short end. Snip the corner and turn each waist tie right side out (you should have two waist ties). Press flat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">11. Insert the raw edge of the waist tie inside of the waist band. Pin in place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sew close to the edge (closing the hole and attaching the waist tie) - making sure to backstitch at the beginning and end of your seam. Repeat on the other side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">12. Now you have your completed apron!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Blogs I link to: </span><a href="http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">CraftOManiac</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://brassyapple.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Brassy Apple</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Sumo’s Sweet Stuff</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Tip Junkie</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://shwinandshwin.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Shwin and Shwin</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Home Stories A to Z</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://thecreativeitchboutique.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Creative Itch</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Sugar Bee Crafts</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Coastal Charm</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.notjustahousewife.net/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Not Just a Housewife</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.hopestudios.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Hope Studios</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Chef in Training</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://mommybydaycrafterbynight.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Mommy By Day Crafter By Night</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Southern Lovely</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Passionately Artistic</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://sewwoodsy.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Sew Woodsy</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Savvy Southern Style</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Ginger Snaps</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Someday Crafts</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.creationsbykara.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Creations by Kara</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Rae Gun Ramblings</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://delightfulorder.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Delightful Order</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">House of Hepworths</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://thecsiproject.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">The CSI Project</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.remodelaholic.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Remodelaholic</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Tatertots & Jello</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Shabby Nest</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Chic on a Shoestring</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.mysimplehomelife.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Simple Home Life</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">30 Handmade Days</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.familyeverafterblog.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Family Ever After</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://craftionary.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Craftionary</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">I Heart Nap Time</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.positivelysplendid.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Positively Splendid</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.niftythriftythings.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Nifty Thrifty Things</span></a></div>
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