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A Fun Sewing Day

I really enjoyed sewing today. I finished up a Quilted Pillow Sham for the August club project.

I made piping using a really pretty green and off white leafy print; the same fabric is on the back of the pillow. The Gooving’ Piping Trimming Tool helped to trim the seam allowance to an exact 1/4”.

 

I also made buttonholes. The back of the pillow sham overlaps and the buttons keep it closed. Want to see the front? Well you have to wait until August.

The pillow sham turned out beautifully. Now I just have to finish up the instructions.

An Elegant Cover

The May embroidery club project and designs are up and ready for download, click here to get to the download page. This month we’re making an elegant Tissue Box Cover in two sizes.
 


The tissue box fits right inside the Tissue Box Cover, so it is completely hidden.

Two sizes are included; the small squarish box and the long rectangular box. Specific sizes are given in the instructions. We purchased our tissue boxes from No Frills. If you would like to make a different size, other than the ones given here, it is best to make one of the sizes given here and then adapt from there.

You will also need a monogram. For the small tissue box cover the monogram should measure approximately 1 1/4" x 2". For the large tissue box cover the monogram should measure approximately 1 1/4" x 2 1/2". You can create the monogram with lettering from your embroidery sewing machine's built-in lettering, using a monogram disk or card, or with your embroidery software.

And don’t forget how much prettier monograms look with a bit of Puffy Foam, so be sure to download our .PDF tutorial here.

Patricia from Life’s a Stitch in Sault Ste. Marie suggested using a light interfacing to add a bit of body and stability to lighter weight cottons.

A new venture!

I am so excited to tell you that Janice Wray and I are back in business together. Our new venture is an online pattern company. The new site is Claire Charles Sewing Patterns. We’re selling handbag patterns, for now. We’ve started off with 6 handbag patterns; they are classic pieces that you can create over and over again. We plan to add regularly to this collection. Here’s a peek at a couple of the patterns. Visit our site for more.

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