6 Scoop T-Shirt

I knew I wanted to make Layla something cute to wear for her ice cream birthday party. I was inspired by other bloggers showing the age t-shirt they have made, so I started brainstorming. I knew I didnt want just the number 6 or anything. Somehow, the idea popped into my head to do an ice cream cone. With six scoops. Six scoops for six years!





So one night after her dance class, we headed to Joann's to look for some fabric. Lucky for us, their fat quarters were on sale for $.99 each. We browsed up and down the aisle and came up with this. (I also used this fabric to make the bunting & dress for the cake topper).





I didn't take any pictures of the process, but I think you can figure it out. I looked online for a pattern to use, and found this coloring page. I shrunk it to size on the copy machine. I pinned it to my fabric, cut them out and applied some Fray Check to the edges. Then I attached them with Heat N'Bond and used the sewing machine to stitch around each one.

I think it turned out really cute!

Had I not waited until the last possible minute to make this stuff, I could have actually shared it before the party! Anyway, have a great Mothers Day!

Linked to:

The Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table & Dreaming

Making the World Cuter Monday at Making the World Cuter

DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage
Show & Share Day at Just a Girl

Idea Sharin Wednesday at Women Who Do It All

Look What I Made Day at Creations by Kara

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts

Linky Party at Tea Rose Home

I Made It at Everything Etsy

Make It, Wear It at The Train to Crazy

Placemat Into Pillow

Awhile back, I saw an project where they made a pillow from a placemat. I think it was Better Homes & Gardens, and I think it was something where they folded down the top of it... I can't remember, and I couldnt find it again. But since then I have been on the lookout for a placemat I could use. I just so happened to find one on clearance at Target a couple of weeks ago.

Since I couldnt find my original inspiration, I decided to improvise. I ripped open the seam just enough to get my hand in to stuff. I didnt take a photo, but I just used some polyfill.

Then I just hand stitched it shut. And voila! Check it out sitting on the old desk we found in Virginia. Which is now my end table.

I think it turned out pretty cute! I'm thinking about redoing that lampshade, too...

On another note, after months of looking at & drooling over all the quilts I see online, I finally got the nerve to try it myself. I had cut out the squares a couple months ago, but with the birthdays and vacation, I hadnt had time to do anything with them. Until last night. Now I need a piece of batting, I already have some muslin. The floral fabrics are all from vintage sheets & pillowcases. Question is, what should I bind this with?

Linking to:

The Sunday Showcase Party at Under the Table & Dreaming
Trash to Treasure Tuesday at Reinvented

DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land

Get Your Craft on Tuesday at Todays Creative Blog

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts

Look What I Made at Creations by Kara

The Linky Party at Tea Rose Home
Idea Sharing Wednesday at Women Who Do It All

Get Your Craft on Thursday at Life as Lori

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage

Look at Me, I'm so Crafty at It's FUN to Craft!

Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest

Categorically Crafting at Someday Crafts

Kitty Cat (or puppy dog!) Placemat Tutorial

We have wood floors, and even though the floor is already damaged from the past 47 years, I worry about it being damaged further. I started out using one of the kids placemats to set the cat food & water on, but it was too big and honestly, not very nice looking. I decided I would keep an eye out for cute placemats at the thrift store or on clearance. I hadnt found anything yet, so I started thinking maybe I could make something. I thought laminated fabric or oilcloth would work. I couldnt find laminated fabric locally and havent really seen oilcloth I like. Then I found this iron on vinyl from Therm-O-Web. Pretty neat!

I went through my small stash of fabric and decided to use this Alexander Henry fabric I've been holding onto for awhile.

You lay the vinyl, sticky side down, onto the right side of the fabric. Smooth with your hand.

Using an extra piece of fabric, iron the two pieces together. Medium heat, 8 seconds per section. (Directions are included with the vinyl).



Once you've finished, turn it over and iron the other side, 4 seconds per section.



Voila! You have laminated fabric!

I backed it with a piece of felt to keep the good fabric from getting dirty, but you can also laminate both sides.

Next step is to hem it up! I'm sure you could also have sewn it and turned it right side out, and then hand stitched shut, but I'm a complete novice and not good at hand sewing.

And there you have it! I'm sure another color thread would have probably been better than black, but I didnt feel like changing the bobbin/thread and was trying to get this done while Morgan napped.

I set it up where the cats eat...

And they were all over it!

Like I said, Im pretty much a beginning sewer. I would love to learn more, especially quilting. I see so many amazing and cute projects I would love to try! I could have learned, my mom was an amazing seamstress, but I never bothered learning before she passed away. Maybe one day I'll get around to taking some classes. It also doesnt help that I apparently have a junky sewing machine. I bought a Singer Inspiration and used it ok, but had issues from time to time with the underside bunching up. Now I cant get it to work at all, the thread will not pick up the bobbin thread, it just jams up. And from what I've read online, it happens alot to this one. So I'm borrowing my MIL's Viking. Any suggestions on a decent, not super expensive machine?

Anyway, if you decide to make one of these, I'd love to see it!