Monday, November 18, 2024

Fur Mantle

What can you do with a piece of fur from Ikea? Well, my plan was to make a fur mantle that would give the viewer the impression of a barbarian character.
I made a foundation for the fur and sewed the fur to the foundation.
And trimmed the fur into a suitable shape. 
Then, I decided I didn't want it to be white and did a dye experiment. And that is where it all went sideways. I didn't wait for the water to get up to temp. I wasn't sure the water would ever get up to temp. 
In the end, I had this bluish fur. It wasn't white, but it wasn't the gray I was aiming for. It's still pretty awesome.

Friday, November 15, 2024

Horned Hat

I've been sewing up fleece hats this week. I found this great pattern from Feerie Telle and just had to pick it up and make a fun hat. 
The horns are made using smaller pieces so I went through my scrap bin and picked out some blues. 
I needed to get a feel for the effect so I pinned the front of the hat to my foam head. I think they turned out just great. 
Then I finished the hat and it is so great! I'm sure I'll make a few more of these, with different colored horns. These are the large horns. It also includes instructions for smaller horns. Have you made any fun fleece this fall?

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Quiltober Blocks

At the beginning of October, the Nine Patch a Day group started their annual Quiltober project. I grabbed a yard of red fabric for my constant and some of my light 2.5" strips. I used the Creative Grids Triangle ruler.
I spent October piecing these blocks until I had enough for a good-sized quilt. How many? More than 100 blocks. I need to get them up onto the design wall and sewn up into a quilt. These squares came from my overflowing bin of 2.5" charms. I didn't even make a dent in that bin. 

Monday, November 11, 2024

Odds and Ends

I don't have any charity quilts to share this week so we'll start off with some random things. I pieced this fun hat using the Harico pattern from Feerie Telle. Piece with some pretty small pieces from my giant bin of fleece scraps.
I created my November cover sheet for my diary. Colored pencils and ink.
I used my long arm to create some fun texture to create fabric for a costume for an upcoming gaming event. This project is still in the works.
I also pieced this basis for a fur mantle. 
I did some hand-finished binding on this piece. I cut this binding entirely too wide but it won't be visible so it will be fine. I still need to cut and piece the fur that will be attached to the base. Bias binding is worth it when you're working with curves.