Tues Tutorial~ Plaid Scrap Gift Tags with a New Way to Add Ties

I've made lots of scrappy gift tags especially for Christmas. It used to be easy to find boxes with white interior, but when shrinkflation started, they became harder to find.  The interior of boxes were just left the simple cardboard. I did have enough boxes saved throughout the year to make the few tags I needed. (Check Pill/Medicine boxes) However, I was in a big hurry, and instead of taking the time to make master board sheets of small scraps, I decided to try a larger piece of fabric.

 

 

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Tuesday Tutorial

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 I found a small piece of flannel.

 

 

Cut free handed strips about 5/8 inch wide x 7 inches or so long.

No precise measurement was done.

 

 White cardboard was cut the size and shape I needed.

The pieces were laid on the back of the fabric

with the white side up as you see here.

Then a 2.5 stitching done around the edges.

 

Fold the strip in half to finger press the center. 

 

 Place end of card

at the center mark of strip.

 

Fold over center of end of card.

Match ends of strip. 

Stitch across folded end

on the card.

Yes, you see a back stitch

back across the card.

The double stitch holds the tie

stronger to the card. 

 

 

 This new way for me

was a much easier way to

attach the ties

than looping through a hole.

 

 

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Luke 2:10 ESV

 

Fun Fri~ Hexie: What is It?

 

Remember it's not a quilt.

I have one more of these to make

before I start putting it together.

 

 

Each hexie is a cut 2.5 inch unfinished.

7 Hexies across and 2 rows down. 

 

 It is for Christmas.

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Luke 1:28 ESV

 

Wordless Wed 424~ Snow Painted Tree Branches

 

Mon Memory~ Some Old Christmas Projects to Revisit

 

 You might want or need to use one of these projects real quick.

 

This Gingerbread man was the very first project posted 

on my Tutorial Page. 

where my tutorials and tips are collected. 

In the webpage view,

the link is at the top of the page

along with other linked pages. 

(You can click on the pictures to go to their link.) 

  

Free motion writing names on fabric ribbons

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Why Does it Take Me So Long to Wrap?

 

Just about all the time now,

I give gifts in my homemade gift bags.

I'm saving paper since I have so much fabric.

Most, especially my family,

reuse these bags

especially when they don't look seasonal.

 

So consider using a Christmas fabric or

fabric for whatever holiday.

 These bags were made for 

our Vacation Bible School one year

so I had to figure out a 

quick way to make 50 bags.

These will hold a book,

but you can change dimensions to suit your gift.

There are many more gift bag ideas

on the  Tutorial Page.

I upcycled one of my Mother's sweat shirts for this

 Pillow idea to store Christmas Cards received.

 

Again several tutorials for making tags and cards from fabric scraps.

These are really Bottom of the Barrel Fabric Scrap Tags 

so they cost nothing, 

because you are grabbing stuff

before it goes into the trash can. 

 

 

So check out the  

 Tutorial Page.

to find more ideas you

might need or want for Christmas 

or any Giving season you have in mind.  

 

 

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Psalms 32:3 NIV

 

Fun Fri~ A Bit of Hexie Hand Sewing

 

Last week I shared A Snowy Day of Cutting Hexies.

 So here is the start of hand sewing those hexies.

 

 

More about the Homemade Thumb cushion later.

 

I have no clue why I enjoy sewing these.

I do know I don't care for EPP,

because I don't want to mess with

 cutting the templates,

gluing .

doing what seems like 300 overcast stitches for each seam

then removing templates. 

 instead

I cut

 sew about 16 stitches per 2 inch seam

(I do pin to hold end points) 

press

done.

 

 

Can you guess what I'm making?

No it's not another quilt.

Already have 2 of those going.

I think their quilting idea is stalling me. 

 

 

Shared at

Melva Loves Scraps

Small Quilts and Doll Quilts 

Sum of Their Stories

Artsy Fartsy

My Wee Abode

 

 

Sun Best~ Provoked Thought: Psalms 95:2 ASV

 

Fun Fri~ Snowy Day Hexie Cutting Time

 

I was given this silicone hot pad one Christmas. 

I actually tried to use it as a pad for my mini iron in the sewing room.

It wasn't thick enough to protect the table surface from heat.

However, when I flipped it over to a smooth surface,

it was perfect for gripping fabric so I could trace around

the hexie template.  

while it also held tight to the desktop. 

I

I got about 100 cut the first day,

and about 60 on the second day.

I need about 200 to complete the project.

 This Santa Gift will be hand stitched for the most part.

 

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: My Worst Day was His Last (2Cor 1:4 ESV)

 

who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.  2 Corinthians 1:4 ESV

Wordless Wed 423~ Thankful for Family Quilts

 

Sun Best~ Provoked Thought: Phillipians 4:6 ASV

 

Thoughtful Thur~ Prayer Blanket Tying Time

 

Our church presents a Prayer Blanket to those

that have endured or still enduring a hard time

such as death or sickness.

 

Groups get together to tie together

2 pieces of 2 yard fleece,

wrong sides together.

The ties are cut 4 to 5 inches long

about an inch apart.

This blanket was a kit from Joann's

which usually have one piece that 

has the length of the ties

printed in a color like the purple here.

 

As a tie is being made into a knot

a quick pray is made.

Something as simple as

"Bless this Receiver."
 However, we usually are talking about something else.

At least we can start and finish with a silent prayer.

 

Three of us got 2 finished on Social Night last weekend.

You can see the finished one laying on the table.

 

(Time for me to get a new phone?)