Fabric Corner Bookmarks

Using just small scraps of fabric 2-1/2" x 5" you can make some fabric corner bookmarks.

These would make great gifts for the readers in your life, or for your school fete.

• I used left over charm squares, cut in 2 to make my bookmarks.
• Iron a thin piece of interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric you wish to have on the front. 
• With wrong sides together, sew a scant 1/8" seam all around leaving an opening for turning. 
• Turn to right side, and push out the corners. 
• Fold in opening, iron, and then top stitch all around.
• Fold in half (two short ends together) and then sew again on your top stitching down one side only ... iron flat with the seam at the back.  This forms the triangle as you can see above.

This was a quick craft and I did not take any photos of the process along the way, sorry.

Till next time

Judy

Bracelets and Market review

Well, I am glad the market is over. It is a lot of work and I admire the people that participate on a regular basis.  It was a lovely sunny morning, and we had a lot of shoppers, for this I was grateful. Unfortunately I did not take any photos of my table, I really was too busy, but I will be showing you some of the new items I made in the next few days.

I made myself a "tape measure" bracelet to wear on the day ... I just cut a flexible tape measure to size, clamped ribbon ends on the cut edges and joined it together with a heart and bar closure.  I love it!

The next set of bracelets was a result of playing with fabric strips.  I had a large fluffy chenille stick which I joined in a circle - it needed to be large enough that I could slip it over my hand onto my wrist.  Then I just wrapped fabric around the chenille stick a couple of times, gluing the ends to finish off.

These are quite flexible, because they are made from the bendable chenille sticks, although the same principle could be used with wire, or piping cord?

I think I will try and make some bracelets using the same principle as the "Pink Ribbon Necklaces" I made last year - see that post here.  I would need to use smaller beads though.

We are planning a working bee at my Mothers for Mothers Day this Sunday, so I do not think I will be able to get much time for craft.  Maybe a few minutes?

See you soon

Judy

Procrastination

Do you know someone, that always procrastinates when a particular task needs to be done?  I am that person, especially when it is time to do the ironing!  I do not know why I find it such a chore, but I leave it until it can no longer be left!  It takes me twice as long as it should, as I always find something to "side-track" me, which is the reason for this post.

Plain old wire coat-hangers, so boring...

Take 30  minutes out of your ironing time, and you can have these

Nothing fancy, or hard.  Just cut strips of fabric into any size (mine were approx 1.5") and wrap around your coat-hanger.  I started near the hook, up around the hook, and then around the entire hanger.  When I got back to the starting point, I cut the fabric up the centre, wrapped it around the base of the hook to make a little bow.

OK - back to the ironing.

Judy