'Other Needlework' Category

• Vintage Tulip Border Print Aprons

  

  To make these aprons, I cut this cute vintage border print into two pieces, just like I did with the Violet Chintz Aprons.  One apron is made with the bottom of the border print, while the other is made from the less interesting top portion of the print. The bottom border apron was easy, with [...]

  February 2nd, 2012

• A Lovely Apron That Girls Can Make

  

  Barbara (Oodles) recently introduced me to her neighbor, Patty, who has just started a blog (Petalier).  Patty and I have a lot of the same interests, including quilting, sewing, and vintage fabrics.  Today on her blog, she shared a simple apron pattern as a fun project to teach a young girl how to sew.  I [...]

  January 21st, 2012

• Vintage Tablecloth Aprons

  

  Here are two more items for the future Etsy shop.  It’s pretty fun to come up with different aprons made with the same vintage fabric piece, in this case a small linen tablecloth that had a few holes in the border. My favorite part of the process is designing the apron, and this can take [...]

  January 20th, 2012

• Vintage Violet Chintz Aprons

  

  I’m pretty excited about this post, because these are the first two items for my new Etsy shop (opening as soon as I manage to create at least one page of inventory). These aprons are constructed with vintage 36″ wide fabric from the 40s and 50s.  I am pretty proud of myself for figuring out [...]

  January 15th, 2012

• A Little Goth Christmas Apron

  

  Since I finished the Water Drop quilt top one day ahead of schedule, I managed to sneak in one more gift which I thought of in the middle of the night.  This goth-ish Christmas apron is a little extra gift for my son’s girlfriend.  The apron is made from a black sheet, and the 8 [...]

  December 17th, 2011

• Vintage-Inspired Christmas Apron and Table Topper

  

  This is supposed to be my next-to-last made gift, although you never can tell with me.  My plan is to spend the rest of this week working on the Water Drop quilt top. Then I’ll have Christmas week to bake and wrap. This is the end of the fabric I used last Christmas to make [...]

  December 12th, 2011

• Vintage-Inspired Christmas Stockings — finished

  

  These stockings took longer than I expected, but I’m sure I could streamline the process a bit.  Locating suitable graphics from vintage stenciled stockings was a challenge, because so many of the them have tiny details and lettering that cannot be duplicated with my fusible web process.  The Santa and reindeer were simplified from the [...]

  November 30th, 2011

• Vintage-Inspired Christmas Stocking – WIP

  

  This is my take on the classic red and white stenciled Christmas stockings from the 1940s and 1950s.  I remember seeing these in the the dime stores when I was little, and I always liked the stenciled pictures. I’m not sure how they applied the white paint, but stenciling just wasn’t an option for me.  [...]

  November 26th, 2011

• Vintage Embroidered Tulip Tablecloth – Remade

  

  This little topper was created from a rectangular vintage embroidered tablecloth I purchased on Etsy.  There were a couple of rust stains on the linen that I could not remove, so I cut up the tablecloth, saving the four embroidered corners.  This was a great opportunity to use some of my cute vintage French fabrics [...]

  November 1st, 2011

• Vintage-Inspired Clothespin Bag

  

  Okay. . . Seattle is probably the most unlikely place I can think of to use a clothesline, but I love these old fashioned clothespin bags.  My very favorites are the ones that look like tiny dresses.  It took most of the day to make this bag, because I am not that great at drafting [...]

  October 10th, 2011

• Vintage-Inspired Apron #25

  

  A little apron for fall, although I must confess that autumn in Seattle is pretty soggy.  This adorable vintage Waverly fabric is from the Etsy shop of my friend, Barbara, at Oodles and Oodles, and the selvage is marked “A Waverly Bonded Fabric – Glosheen.”   I just love these vintage Waverly 36″ wide decorator [...]

  October 9th, 2011

• Vintage-Inspired Apron #24

  

  This is an apron for my friend, Krysta, a fabulous teacher who used to work at my (former) school.  Krysta is getting married soon and she is also incorporating vintage elements into her wedding. When she told me how much she loved the aprons I made for our shower guests, I wanted to make one [...]

  October 6th, 2011

• Bride and Groom Chair Backs

  

  I’m happy to have a diversion from making napkins and crepe paper flowers.  This was actually a really fun project, and it was quick and easy to make from stuff you probably already have (if you’re anything like me).  Both backs are constructed from one vintage pillowcase with a crocheted edge, and the embroidery is [...]

  July 23rd, 2011

• Here Comes the Bride Banner

  

  Emily loves Martha Stewart wedding crafts, and this banner was one of the first things she asked me to make.  This worked well for us since we just happen to have two adorable little boys in our family, so Maxwell will be the ring bearer and Oliver will carry the banner. A printable file meant [...]

  June 20th, 2011

• Vintage-Inspired Apron – #23

  

  Today I made one more apron — not for the shower, but for Judy, who is the PE teacher at my school.  She wanted an apron for her mother, Rose, who just happens to love pink and yellow roses.  Every year I’ve worked at that school, Judy has given me her delicious homemade raspberry jam [...]

  June 16th, 2011