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Yay! Sign up for a class :) #Repost @theclothpocket with @repostapp ・・・ I'm willing to bet most of you know Niku (@xostitches), but if ya don't, it's time ya did! Niku has come to us by way of #stitchlabatx super stardom! We heard rave reviews and coerced her with milk and cookies to join our super team of supers! She's already got a boatload of classes up on the schedule, just head to the link in our bio to pick one- or two- that tickle your fancy! (at The Cloth Pocket)
The felt animals was my first #stitchlabatx class with @xostitches and then I was hooked! Thanks to the Stitch Lab team for helping me, and so many others, deepen their love of sewing ❤ Repost @stitchlabatx with @repostapp ・・・ THE SAD NEWS Our potential buyer has decided against going through with the purchase of Stitch Lab. It is very sad news for us, but she was coming up against the same challenges that we had. Stitch Lab will definitely closing on February 28th. Classes will continue as scheduled, and while most are full, there are still a few spots available, which Carol has listed below. I am most sad that I will not be working every day with my exceptional Lab staff and instructors. No work environment is perfect, but we came wonderfully close. The daily exuberant support for each other’s creativity and uniqueness will be missed immensely. We have the most special and loyal customers and students in the world. I will miss the thrill of students learning new tricks, surpassing their own expectations and that marvelous energy of creating something wonderful together. I’ll miss you showing us what you’re working on and what you’ve made. So yes, we are all super sad for this awesomeness to come to an end, but we also get to carry all of that with us and feel great about the goodness we accomplished together. All of us Lab gals want to thank you for all of your incredible enthusiasm and support! In the coming weeks, we will be sure to let you know where we will all be going, what we’ll be doing, and how to stay in contact. CLOSING SALE 10% off all fabrics and notions! (excludes felt and oilcloth/laminates) 30% off select books and patterns! We currently have lots of wonderful fabrics in stock, tons of notions, books and patterns, wool felt, oilcloth, laminated cotton, and more. Stay tuned this month for more specials and a final clearance sale on remaining merch, class samples, tools, furniture and fixtures as we near the end of February. #stitchlabatx #love #atx, but she was coming (at Stitch Lab Sewing Studio Austin)
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Mending An Old Favorite
That’s me on the far right. This is one of my favorite dresses that I’ve made for many reasons--it is made from one of the first bolts of fabric I received when I opened Stitch Lab, it is a print that reminds me of childhood, I wore it to the very first QuiltCon, which was magical, and I wore it in this wonderful picture of all the gorgeous and talented Stitch Lab Gals, which makes me grin ear to ear every time I look at it!
BUT, this dress has been out of rotation for almost a year because of a rip. I was running back to the stock room at the Lab and caught the pocket on the door knob. RIIIIIIIIIIIIP! Ugh, the most awful sound! So, nearly a year later, when I spied it on top of my mending pile, I grabbed it and headed over to the Lab.
Back in my theatre costume days, I repaired tears like this constantly. This is a quick-and-dirty method, but it is really strong, fairly inconspicuous, and last and lasts.
You can’t just zig-zag the torn edges together and expect it to hold. The repair needs to happen over some supporting fabric. We’re going to make our own iron-on patch for this. You may have seen iron-on patches at the chain store for jeans, but that is wayyyy too stiff and bulky. We’re making our own so that it supports the repair, but won’t affect the drape of the fabric.
Materials needed: iron & ironing board, a small piece of fabric that matches your garment closely in color and weight, LITE Steam-A-Seam fusible web, sewing machine and matching thread.
1. Lay your mending fabric on the ironing board. Cut a piece of the Steam-A-Seam fusible webbing and lay it web side down/paper backing side up on the mending fabric. Cover the whole thing with a piece of muslin or white scrap fabric. With the iron set on “cotton”, iron the webbing to the fabric, holding it down about 10 seconds. Let it cool.
2. Cut out your patch--cut a piece of the fused fabric (leave paper backing on) that is about 1.5″ wider and 1.5″ taller than your tear. Peel off the paper backing and your patch is ready to adhere to the garment!
TIP: if you’re having trouble removing the paper backing, you can score the paper with a pin and tear it from the center.
3. Fusible web will heat up and become liquid before it cools, so you don’t want that on your ironing board or iron. Protect your ironing board with a piece of muslin or scrap white cloth. Next, lay your garment, wrong side up, on the muslin so that the tear is flat and the torn edges are brought together, but not overlapping. Now, center the patch over the tear and cover with another piece of muslin. Hold the iron down over the patch for about 10-15 seconds until adhered.
Here’s what it looks like from the front side after the patch has been ironed on:
4. Let’s head over to the sewing machine!
a. Pop the satin-stitch foot on your machine. It has a hollowed out groove on the underside that will glide easily over the “hump” created by the stitching we’re about to do.
b. Set the machine to that zig-zag stitch that stitches between each zig and zag instead of just swinging left to right. I can’t remember the name of it but it looks like #09 on my machine.
c. Set the stitch length to about 1 or 1.5, and the width to the widest width possible. We want a dense, wide stitch.
5. Starting about 3/8″ before the start of your tear, stitch down the center of the tear. End about 3/8″ past the end of the tear. Now stitch to the right and left of this center row, overlapping slightly to blend. Continue out another row if needed. You’ll want the repair to cover about 3/8″ above and below the tear.
BAM! We’re done. Again, this is a quick and dirty, but in this case it runs right along the top edge of the pocket and is barely visible unless you’re super up close, which HEY! back OFF, BUSTER!
I could have swapped out thread colors for all the different stripes, but for me, life is truly too short for that!
Afterthought: When you wash/dry this garment after the repair, sometimes the edges of the patch will release from the garment. If this bugs you, cut out your patch with pinking shears instead of regular scissors, to keep the edges from fraying in the wash. But, don’t worry if the edges of the patch come up in the washer and dryer–it won’t affect the repair and the stitches will hold firm.
I hope this inspires you to mend a few old favorites in your own stash. Please share your repairs with us at [email protected] so we can share them and inspire more stitchers!
xo
Leslie
Pillowcases. inspired from a traditional yukata pattern. 100% cotton, 100% made in Japan fabrics. “Golden Garden” the Alexander Henry fabrics collection; “Netorious” Cotton & Steel; “Grand Majolica” Robert Kaufman. All sources at The Stitchlab ATX.
Sudoku Quilt
The idea for this quilt came to me while doing a Sudoku puzzle one evening. Sudoku puzzles are a great way to relax and exercise your brain at the same time. This pattern is a perfect for a beginners or to do with kids and can be made in a weekend! Perfect for starting those early Christmas presents!
The finished size is 48 in X 49.5 in, this would make a nice baby quilt or a nice couch throw. If you want to make it bigger consider adding sashing between the blocks or the rows.
If you don’t know how to play Sudoku not a problem check out this link!
Supplies needed:
-9 fat quarters ( I recommend that at least 3 of the fat quarters should be directional this will help you know which way your blocks go)
- rotary cutter, mat and large ruler
- Sudoku puzzle
- thread
- sewing machine
1) Find and print out a Sudoku pattern. There are many free puzzles online as well as solvers if you get stuck or want to make sure you did the puzzle correctly.
http://www.websudoku.com/
http://sudokukingdom.com/
http://dailysudoku.com/sudoku/
http://www.sudukopuzzles.org/sudoku-printables.html
After you solver the puzzle it helps to color the puzzle, label the horizontal rows 1-3 and the vertical rows A-C.
2) Stack your fat quarters in stacks of 3, make sure they are lined up.
3) Cut the stacks into 6 inch strips.
4) Then cut the strips into 6 inch squares, so you ended up with a total of nine 6 inch squares from the fabrics you cut.
5) Repeat steps 2-4 until all of the fat quarters have been cut into 6in X6in squares
6) Once all of your squares are cut separate the squares into like stacks and with a sticky notes label the squares 1-9
- I recommend taking a picture of the order with you phone because those sticky notes have a tendency to fall off.
7) Fold your sudoku paper so you are only looking at one block of the puzzle at a time. It helps to lay out the fabric in the pattern of the block you are working on.
- Start with the top row of the block and work your way down.
- Once all three rows of your block are done then piece them together. Make sure that you keep the directional fabrics going the correct way!
7) Repeat steps seven working your way horizontally until you complete the horizontal row.
8) Sew block A1 to block A2 and block A2 to block A3.
-optional: you can add sashing between the blocks to make your quilt wider.
9) repeat steps 7-9 until you’ve complete the all of the horizontal rows.
11) sew row A to row B and row B to row C. And you’re done with the top of your quilt!
Send us pictures of your quilt to [email protected] and it maybe featured in our news letter or our Instagram!
Be sure to follow us on Instagram: stitchlabatx and me : hope2getitdone.
Happy Quilting!
-Hope
Spooky Crochet Motifs!
Fall is my favorite season and by far Halloween is my favorite Holiday! I wanted to tie in one of my many hobbies with my blog post, so here it is in honor of my favorite Holiday: I present you two crochet patterns!!! You’ll be pleasantly surprised how quick and easy these little motifs are to make. You can do all sorts of stuff with them, like:
Make them into pins.
Make them into barrettes.
Make a whole bunch and make a spooky banner or wreath.
Pass them out to Trick-or-Treaters, if your looking for an alternative to candy. Even better, pass them out in addition to candy!
This pattern is assuming that you know basic crochet, written in American crochet terms. If you don’t, and you’re interested in learning, come and learn at Stitch Lab!
http://www.stitchlab.biz/Classes/Crochet_101.html http://www.stitchlab.biz/Classes/Crochet_201.html http://www.stitchlab.biz/Classes/Crochet_301_Granny.html
Disclaimer: I worked very hard on these patterns. Please do not sell them in any way shape or form.
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CROCHET SKULL
Glossary: ch - Chain dc - Double Crochet sc - Single Crochet sl - Slip Stitch st - Stitch sk - Skip
Hook: H-8:5.00mm - J10 6mm
Notes: The magic ring in this project is not closed until the end. This pattern is written in American Crochet terms.
Start with a magic ring and ch3 (this ch3 counts as the first dc) 5dc in magic ring, pull ring slightly closed until it looks like a half circle. Turn. (6st)
2dc in each st (12st). Turn. Make 1sc in each st (12st). This creates the top of the skull. Don’t turn.
Ch5, 1dc in magic ring, ch1, 1dc in magic ring again. This creates the first eye socket and nose.
Ch5, sl to side of head, turn. This creates the other eye socket.
1sc in next 3 st. This creates the cheek bone.
Ch3, sk 2 st, 1dc in 3rd st. The third st should be lined up under the first nose st. This creates first tooth.
Ch1, sk 1 st, 1dc in next st. The dc should also line up with the second nose st. This creates second tooth.
Ch3, sk 2 st, 1sc in next 3 st. This creates third tooth and cheek bone. Sl st in next st and fasten off, tighten magic ring completely shut.
CROCHET CAT HEAD
Glossary: ch - Chain hdc - Half Double Crochet dc - Double Crochet sc - Single Crochet sl - Slip Stitch st - Stitch
Hook: H8 (5.0mm) - J10 (6.0mm)
Notes: The magic ring in this project is not closed until the end. This pattern is written in American crochet terms.
Start with a magic ring and ch 3. This ch3 counts as the first dc.
5dc in magic ring. Pull ring slightly closed until it looks like a half circle. Turn. (6st)
Hdc in first st.
In second st, hdc plus 2 dc in same st. Turn.
Sl st in first st.
Sl st in second st.
1Sc in third st.
1Sc in fourth st.
Ch5, 1hdc in magic ring. This creates the first eye socket.
Do 2hdc more in magic ring. This creates the nose.
Ch5, 1hdc in first ch3. This creates the second eye socket and starts the next ear.
1Hdc in first st.
In second st, 1hdc and 2 dc in same st. Turn.
Sl st in first st.
Sl st in second st.
Sc in third st.
Sc in fourth st.
1hdc in the next 4st. This creates the cheek.
1dc in next 3 st. This creates the nose and keeps the face round.
1hdc in the next 4st. This creates the other cheek.
Sl st in side of head.
Fasten off and close magic ring.
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Happy Halloween!
—Hope
Disclaimer: I worked very hard on these patterns. Please do not sell them in any way shape or form.
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