Tues Tutorial~ Horse Racer's Bday Card

 

       My grand son-in-law celebrated his birthday at the end of April. I recently learned he has become part owner of a race horse. So that had to be the highlight of life for his birthday card.

     I tried a new technique for transferring the black line master picture to fabric. It was real simple and just pennies cheaper because I didn't have to use printer ink or paper.

First find the black line clipart 

that will work best.

I found this one HERE.

 Shrink the picture to fit the screen

of the phone

 which will also be about the right size

 for the card when folding 

an 8.5 x11 inch sheet of cardstock

in fourths. 

 

The picture here is slightly larger than the phone screen.

If you have a way to freeze your screen

so it won't move when you touch it,

use that tool.

I didn't.

 

Decide if you need to reverse the imagine,

because in the end it will be flipped over.

 Using iron on interfacing.

place the sticky side down

so you can sketch on the non-sticky side.

If you have a piece of clear plastic

to cover the phone screen,

that will help cleaning later. 

I used the old school white board trick

when a permanent marker was accidently used

to clean my phone screen.

Acetone fingernail polish remover.

I will be looking for a piece of plastic,

maybe from a deli box or something?

 

Use a marker that will not fade away with heat or water

to draw (sketch) around the image.

You just need enough guideline to cut around.

Iron the interfacing on chosen fabric.

Use sharp scissors that allow you to cut details if need.

Cut a background to fit the entire front of the card,

then lay the picture on the background

stitch around the edges.

Stitching the applique onto the background only

makes for a neater card.

 

Note: The interfacing helps it to not slide around,

but a pin or 2 sometimes is used.

I just have so much of this stuff,

I don't want to buy the bonded stuff on the back fabric.

Photoscape help highlight the stitches here for you to see. 

Stitching lines for the ground were added to help

"ground" the horse.

After all the stitching is done on the background,

now add it to the front of the card.

Stitch all around the edge on the front of the card.

Hope my Grand SIL had a great birthday!

Now try making a card

using a Clip art picture

copied straight off your phone.

 

Quilt Shot Block 175~ Finishing a QOV Top for Past Friend

 

We lost a great QOV member this past year.

She had made a tremendous amount of quilt tops for our group.

A set of blocks had been turned in by her.

Two other ladies laid them out in a pleasing order.

I was asked to sash them together. 

Then a border was added.

 

I like to fan fold pieces like long borders

and binding. 

Then lay the strip in the drawer to my right. 

No unrolling has to be done.

A 4 patch corner stone was made

for the border.

 

A little game of Bobbin Chicken and I won! 

 But then I lost because I forgot to get a final picture of the 

top after the border was added. 

So all I have is after the sashing and corner stones were added.

We will miss our big quilt top maker tremendously,

besides the fact of missing a very wonderful person.

Thoughtful Thurs~ Facing Problems

 

Can you guess why this piece of

plain facing

is "hanging" around outside 

in the sun

on a breezy day?

Think about it.

 

 

Someone found this bundle

and gave it to me.

I started to use it to interface a

Manly Baby Bib.

As I unfolded it,

the cigarette smoke 

met my nose.

 

I thought about washing it,

but didn't think it would wash well.

Thinking the weather was without rain for the next few days,

I placed it outside.

A block of wood weighed it down. 

One day might have worked,

but after 3 days,

when I got back to it

it smelled like the outdoors.

Wonderful!

Glad I thought of those days,

I used to hang out my laundry. 

I think rain wouldn't have hurt it either. 

 

 

Mon Memory 152~ April, 2024 Camp Nelson Visit

  

In April when I went to visit Mr. G's grave,

they were very busy

taking care of the place.

The guy on the lawnmower

was headed away from me.

I stood at my car waiting for him to make another round.

Instead, he stopped when he turned around and saw me.

We kinda had a stare down.

I didn't want to take up his valuable time.

Apparently, he highly respected my reason for being there,

and got off his lawnmower and 

started tidying up other sites. 

I walked as fast as I could to the center of the row,

where Mr. G's grave is located. 

Placed my penny.

Said my thoughts and

gave an update.............that's what I do.

tapped the tombstone

and headed back to the car.

I usually spend more time,

but even though the guy tried to act busy

doing something else,

I knew I was holding him up.

 

I got back in the car and drove the circle around the cemetery.

By that time

he was back on the mower

and driving right past Mr. G's place.

 

It touched me that he let me have my moment.

I'm sure it was required safety precaution.

He may never know how he made me feel.

 

Not sure why the flag is always 

at half mast? 

Sometimes I can think of a possible event.

I'm wondering if it's to honor the memory of all that are

remembered at Camp Nelson?
 

 

 

Quilt Shot Block 174~Elkhorn Creek QOV Awarded Quilts Spring 2024: Part 2

 

Thoughtful Thurs~ Manly Baby Bib

 

It's that time again.

It seems baby showers come in clusters.

It's time to pull out my muslin bib patterns of multiple sizes.

Now that several people make quilts,

I turn my attention to other things

using the scraps that people so thoughtfully give me.

 

I've always said pulling scraps together is the same as

an artist getting a color pallet ready.

Pieces are sewn together in crazy crumbs quilt fashion.

 

Lightweight interfacing is cut from the pattern.

It is used to determine size and layout of fabric,

then ironed on when the "new" fabric is large enough,

and cut out.

 

Then a second side is made for this "reversible" bib.

The cut out with ironed on interfacing

is laid right sides together on the second piece just made.
Then the pieces are pinned together.

I don't waste my time cutting out the second piece.

I just stitch.

A quarter inch seam is used

leaving an opening on one side.

 

The piece is then cut out with an eighth inch seam 

except for the side opening

where a quarter inch seam is left.

Turning the piece inside out and 

pressing along the edge

seems to be the part that takes the longest.

Top stitch with a 3.0 stitch length just less than a quarter inch

from the edge all around the bib.

This is why the quarter inch is not trimmed away from the opening

so as to be able to catch the seam and close the opening.
 

Add a hook/loop tape fastening

to just one side.

It will close regardless which side is being used. 

This doesn't work as well with buttons and snaps to be reversible.

Also, I've observed Mother's using buttons, snaps and hook/loop.

It seems hook/loop is the fastest in/out fastener.

TIP: if your hook/loop backing is very sticky,

try using alcohol [or finger nail polish remover] to clean needle

immediately

after each hook/loop piece is applied by stitching. 

Saw this tip on a Janome You Tube

I should make a stash of these.

Don't know why I never "think" ahead to do it.

 

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Other "Joy's Jots Shots" Baby Bib links:

Tues Tutorial

More Scrappy Bibs

Christmas Bib