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New PDFs coming... |
In the early days of this blog – when Craftsy was around to help
us independent designers promote ourselves – I basically made it a point to
"PDF" every tutorial that I posted so it could be put into my shop. When that
little marketplace was permanently closed to us at the end of 2018, it was no
longer a priority for me to make downloadable tutorials, so I essentially
stopped.
As my junk journaling adventure ended and I began to ponder how to move back
onto the sewing track (and not finding a lot of inspiration as
I reported a few weeks back), it occurred to me that I once had a thought to compile a single PDF of all
of my freebies.
While I doubt I have sufficient interest to realize that lofty goal, attempting it on a smaller scale would be a way to provide continuing content for the blog over the next several months. As I create individual PDFs for the many tutorials that have been largely ignored in that format since 2018, I can introduce those projects to the three or four new readers that I've actually picked up since I "stopped" blogging. (Hah! They probably didn't know that I'd stopped!) 😜
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| Fun fabric fortune cookies! |
In that spirit, I start today with two of my favourite scrappy projects:
Fabric Fortune Cookies
and the
Quilted Fabric Plate. Since they are displayed in my home as a single unit, I figured they'd be a
good combo as a two-in-one PDF.
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| Quilted fabric plate that has lots of potential uses! |
The fortune cookies can be made as big or as small as you like; ditto with the
plate. Therefore, both projects are great opportunities to use up remnants
from your scrap pile, particularly nicer selections as I do believe the
results are worthy of display and not just utilitarian.
The fortune cookies in particular lend themselves to being very scrap friendly, since the two circles of fabric required to make each one can be pieced together from smaller scraps. Not only that, one of the circles is used for the inside and therefore not really visible, so it's also a good opportunity to use up the scraps that are not your favourites.
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| Piecing together smaller scraps to make the required circles... |
In the same fashion, the fusible fleece used to provide body can also be
pieced from smaller scraps. Don't you just love a project that allows you to
use up teeny tiny scraps like this??
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| Piecing the fusible fleece interfacing... |
The fabric plate tutorial followed shortly after I posted the fortune cookie
project, quite honestly because I wanted the right sort of "vessel" to display
the cookies. When I realized that the best container format was a plate, I
went searching online for fabric plate projects. Didn't find any, so I made my
own.
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| Made with two of my Paisley Project fabrics... |
Originally one of my (Spoonflower) "swatch" challenges, you can make this with a couple of 8" (20cm) squares
of fabric and fusible fleece. You could, of course, make it bigger to your
liking, or you can go smaller (although it may become a bit fiddly to sew). The little bit of quilting that's done all over the surface is just
enough to get your feet wet in the world of quilting if you've never done it
before.
As you may have noticed, the plate is reversible. If you're not needing a
plate of fortune cookies, I'm sure you can find many other uses for it!
If you're someone in a position to teach the younger generation how to sew, these fortune cookies would be a great project to tackle at some point. They're not exactly a first-time project, but once your student has mastered straight sewing and wants to learn how to sew along a curve, well, here's an item to produce a quick win. They might even be slightly addicting!
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| A plateful of fortune cookies... |
Anyhoo, enough of my trying to sell you on this. You can download the Plate of Fortune Cookies PDF here. What'll be up next? Well, you'll just have to wait and see!
'Til next...
Haven't seen the plate before....thanks for the pdf. Still have a Craftsy folder on my pc, so filed you there😁👌It's icy cold, windy and stormy down here....perfect time to sew some plates🤩Take care!🌷
ReplyDeleteOh yes, those experiencing "winter"... although temperatures in the teens are still mostly bearable. 😁 Glad to have provided you with some diversion during this time!
DeleteHi Rochelle, These are really cute! I was so intrigued recently with fabric bowls and plates that I bought a thrift book to make them. But it’s in my to-do pile … along with a zillion other projects, while I’m working on a basement remodel to become my sewing suite, complete with kitchen and bath! Love the scallop edges on your plate!
ReplyDeleteMarie
A sewing suite that has a kitchen and bath? Now that's what I call an amenity!
DeleteWhenever you get a "round-to-it", I hope you enjoy your bowls and plates. 😀