tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89006246248525231562024-02-19T22:25:43.518+11:00Thinker Tailor Maker SpyTrying really hard to do something creative every day!Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-58749780069257117612019-06-27T22:30:00.000+10:002019-06-27T22:32:06.535+10:00Tawashi!Old readers - don't look at the date! I've been gone, I had another child - she was literally interrupting this whole project. So authentic.<br />
I'm not even going to start with an update just... here's a post. Enjoy.<br />
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ANYWAY, I have been very slowly but surely stressing out more each day about the state of the planet. Looking at posts on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/UpCycledClothCollective/" target="_blank">Up-cycle Cloth Collective on Facebook</a> has been an absolute balm. It's full of proactive, kind, generous and creative people, true hope makers. 10/10 highly recommend.<br />
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The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brutnature/posts/439339889956347" target="_blank">Tawashi video</a> there looked instantly easy and inspiring - socks cut into rings, looped onto a make-shift loom and woven into a wash cloth!<br />
One thoughtful person wondered about making tawashis with a strip of fabric, rather than socks, and I decided to give it a go. In hindsight, she might've been asking what fabric to use when her socks are all knitted and her household is quite close to zero waste already, but I blindly barrelled on regardless coz what else are sleep-deprived good intentions for.<br />
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I chose a square cake tin for the loom frame because it's the only square thing I have with any strength. Five pegs each way.<br />
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I had this size 2 turtleneck stretch-cotton thing my youngest had graffitied with fabric paint. I cut a continuous strip from the hem and just eye-balled the cut-line an even distance from the edge the whole time, about 5cm (2") wide.<br />
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The red peg in the opposite corner was the turn from one direction to another and not one of the five pegs for each side.<br />
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Ran out of fabric!<br />
I cut from the armpits, down the sleeve seam, and through the cuff. To make another strip, I cut from the chest towards the cuff, chucked a U-turn right before the cuff and let that be more strip, cut all the way back up the sleeve, across the back, towards the other cuff and just kept going until I couldn't get the width any more. Now it's just a turtle neck with triangles over the shoulder seams.<br />
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I overlapped the new strip with the previous strip's tail. Here it is with that thick seam sticking out before being woven in along with the tail. All dandy.<br />
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Needed more blue pegs.<br />
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Lot's more. Look at that uneven scrunching. That's slap <i>and </i>dash.<br />
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Here is the red peg holding the start and tail.<br />
I started tying it off beside that peg. I took the first loop off the peg and, working away from the tails, threaded the next loop into it, tying it off like a crochet cast-off.<br />
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At the pivot corner I twisted that loop, which probably wasn't necessary but I felt like it would give some structure and fill out the corner of the weave.<br />
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The tail was fed into the second last loop and tied off quite whateverly.<br />
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And now I think this will be a bath washer. Though really it'd do better to be bigger and made into a bath matt!<br />
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It's hodgepodge and uneven, but <i>duzzen madda </i>a smaller version would do the trick too.<br />
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First thing's first though; that fabric left a blue fuzz on things so it's into the wash before use. That'll be the true test before we see how well a second watch actually cleans it after use.Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-1496493371640620582014-12-27T22:24:00.000+11:002014-12-28T21:20:23.118+11:00D335: Not true<div>Today is not when my day-335-of-creativity happened.<br>
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Besides writing things, I've made all sorts of meals and dishes. Hub reminded me to do a little more for the blog today while I was making cherry pie filling. So here's the story...<br>
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We stayed with the in-laws in the week before Christmas, in central Victoria. Hub and his brother both fruit picked in their high school summers and we heard of a cherry farm who needed some fruit off the trees after recent rain. So off we went, resident expert to lead us and buckets in tow, to collect 25kg (yes) of cherries!!!<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The orchard - it was big.</td></tr>
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They were excellent, and we had a lovely Christmas Eve-eve morning in Strathbogie, picking all the fruit we wanted.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One for my mouth, one for my tummy...</td></tr>
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So with five A4-sized 4" tall boxes in the boot we came home (only $1 a kilo!!), delivered one dutifully collected for a friend, and got through maaaaybe two by the end of Christmas Day.<br>
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Our box has a handfull still going. I've about two cups in the freezer and have cooked up five cups for a pie filling. I've used this recipe (http://asprinkleofthisandthat.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/my-grandpa-and-cherry-pie.html), which has instructions for different base and top pastries (yyyyes!) and the filling goes like this:<br>
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Pit 5 cups of cherries into a saucepan, add 1.25 cups of sugar. <br>Warm to release the juices and bring to the boil. <br>Keep at a low boil for 7-8 minutes. <br>Add 4 tbsp of flour - sprinkle in small batches and stir in - and cook for a further 3-4 minutes, until thickened. <br>Stir in 1 tsp of vanilla and remove from the heat.<br>
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Be sure to sprinkle in the flour. I accidentally dropped little clumps and the weight of it plopped it straight into the syrup and it instantly cooked it into little globs of flour that were too strong to smear against the wall of the pan. If I'm lucky, they'll present like raspberry seeds.<br>
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I haven't been idle, however. It's just that the stuff I've been doing - writing - is something I'd like to keep separate to this. That said, life hasn't been completely devoid of craft and such. Here is an example of one project that seems to have been a winner.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Here is Bub, fresh from her nap, and its the first thing she did at the new oven - wash her hands!<br /></td></tr>
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<li>A box of suitable size and shape;</li>
<li>4 pipe-cleaners;</li>
<li>An empty egg carton;</li>
<li>cello or sticky tape;</li>
<li>scissors;</li>
<li>Stanley knife (box cutter);</li>
<li>two paper or plastic plates;</li>
<li>one plastic bowl; and</li>
<li>aluminium foil.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">These are the pipe-cleaners being stuck to the "taps". This is not the best tape to use :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bub cooking an egg in the oven, on the 'biscuit tray'.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pipe-cleaners threaded through the box lid with a twisted loop used to secure it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 'taps', made from egg carton cups, and the 'spout'.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The loop of tape on the back of the foil-covered paper plates ('hot plates').<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foil covered plates, attached with a loop of tape, for 'hot plates. <br />Folded cardboard cut into shape and attached with pipe-cleaners and tape.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I traced around the edge of the bowl and used the box-cutter to cut inside that about a centimetre. The bowl is taped in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">I used a box-cutter to cut between holes made with a pencil. The fold points are reinforced and a partially folded piece of tape is the handle, which has worked really well.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reinforced oven door "hinge".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A piece of tape partially folded to make a handle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The oven tray, secured to a quick oats box (also taped to the base), and the fire in the background (triangles of paper!).<br /></td></tr>
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Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-53153005214159389052014-08-17T15:41:00.000+10:002014-08-19T15:51:35.591+10:00D322: Ah! Bees!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a buzz, buzz, buzz at the partyyyy...</td></tr>
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So I committed to making our new little 2-year old a cake she would recognise and enjoy. She loves Buzzbee and I'm very glad I chose this option. It's a character that doesn't change much and I can't very a lot. He has very few features and only two colours, and is based on a simple shape common to cakes. He doesn't even have limbs. Why I deliberated for so long over other options is a mystery.<br />
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After watching lots of YouTube videos of people making buttercream, and colouring, rolling and laying down fondant, I decided to dive in.<br />
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The cake is one I've previously used and quite like. Well, love, actually - it's so quick! I made up a chocolate variation for this cake.<br />
Take one <b><a href="http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/awesome-vanilla-cake-2900" target="_blank">Nigella Lawson Awesome Vanilla Cake</a> recipe</b>; add <b>3 tbsp of cocoa </b>to the dry ingredients and <b>1 tspn of instant coffee</b>, dissolved in just enough water, to the liquids.<br />
I used a lined <b>12" round tin</b> and baked it at 350F for <b>50-55mins</b>. See the lighter spots on the top? It's done when those finally appear in the centre.<br />
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So I baked one cake during nap, had a shop (of course!) and then baked the second before dinner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The face was put down first, on a thin layer of buttercream icing. <br />
The features were placed on top afterward.</td></tr>
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I did all the decorating and arranging after dinner, which took about 4 hours.<br />
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I prepared the buttercream first (a double helping: <b>800g pure icing sugar</b> to <b>250g of whipped butter</b>), but didn't colour it.<br />
Then I put the buttercream aside and tackled the construction.<br />
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I put down a thin layer of buttercream to help the cake stick to the board, and placed the first cake down. I took about half a cm off the top of this bottom layer to level it a little. To flatten it
completely would've taken a third of the bulk, which felt like a
terrible waste, even though my hovering Hub and MIL felt it would've
been very, very worthwhile. So, while the bottom layer wasn't
completely flat, the <b>500g of ganache</b> did a great job levelling the difference between the layers, and the bottom of the upper layer barely curved at all.<br />
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I decided to do the face next, while my brain was still pretty good. This face used about <b>750g of fondant </b>and<b> </b>I used <b>gel food colouring</b> for both the fondant and the buttercream. <br />
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My <a href="http://makerspy.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/d320-guess-what-coming.html" target="_blank">post from a few days ago</a> shows the templates I used for this cake. They were made with a dinner plate for the face and some food containers for the eyes. I used a <a href="http://www.mathomat.com.au/geometry-template-overview.php" target="_blank">Math-o-mat</a> and trial-and-error for the mouth.<br />
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I also made a strip of paper that fits inside the top half of the face to help place the eyes. The strip was a wide as the distance from the edge to the eye (about 15mm) and marked where the top of the eyes should align.<br />
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I wish I'd made the face features much thinner, instead of the 1/4" of the face.<br />
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asked Hub to stay up with me by this stage, for company and moral
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<br />Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-12206502405816563232014-08-13T20:38:00.001+10:002014-08-13T20:38:50.856+10:00D320: Guess what's coming?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRxzjxHA4OxBAkdxMasGHDRd7BvFCxeyXU4YAxx35g_5eHxbsC0sPmXOxacYbJC6eT4asQoA4HOl2EDIycWzyxKFFAKDfLJivw6Zu3U-oC1ZsJoqKfyweKltCAhyUYWUWc0UWk-AiSc-4/s640/blogger-image--2071021769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRxzjxHA4OxBAkdxMasGHDRd7BvFCxeyXU4YAxx35g_5eHxbsC0sPmXOxacYbJC6eT4asQoA4HOl2EDIycWzyxKFFAKDfLJivw6Zu3U-oC1ZsJoqKfyweKltCAhyUYWUWc0UWk-AiSc-4/s640/blogger-image--2071021769.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Bub turns two on Saturday. I'm predicting Sunday's party will be bigger than I expected...<div><br></div><div>It was a close call between this and a colourful rocket. But I haven't worked with fondant before so I thought I should take it easy and choose something with just two colours. It's going to be a 12" cake, sandwiched with ganache. </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Thinking of and choosing cake designs, planning and checking party stuff. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">That's how I've spent my creative energy since the Junebug dress. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Wish me luck.</div>Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-31605050957441772152014-08-02T15:00:00.001+10:002014-08-02T15:05:29.058+10:00D319: complete - Junebug Dress<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">It's done!</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg354dhEfEbERmqjvNVckboEWR5SoYHVcHOXRt8cU_4tpLrigbLkS_g3fSg52jd-k38qbQAKyoPZ3U2YzlQkYEHGUYoOa7fQfXUZ_-ve3Yq6rCCOnug6GK9tbiXgvz8VGy_5oBbEuAnY8fK/s640/blogger-image-1699934590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg354dhEfEbERmqjvNVckboEWR5SoYHVcHOXRt8cU_4tpLrigbLkS_g3fSg52jd-k38qbQAKyoPZ3U2YzlQkYEHGUYoOa7fQfXUZ_-ve3Yq6rCCOnug6GK9tbiXgvz8VGy_5oBbEuAnY8fK/s640/blogger-image-1699934590.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I took an inch off the hem and turned it up 1" then 1.5". I'm thinking of adding a red ribbon near the hem too, but undecided... Still, pretty happy with it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Pattern</b>: Junebug dress by Jess at her blog <i>Craftiness is Not Optional </i>http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/category/junebug-dress </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Fabric</b>: <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>A walk in the dark woods</i> by Zesti, via Spoonflower </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">on poplin </span><a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/382063" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/382063</a></div><br></div>Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-42005377029777966522014-08-01T16:58:00.000+10:002014-08-01T21:33:08.216+10:00D316-8: Pins finished, dress comingI finally stuffed and closed the ball and pins. The bells inside are much more rattley than dingly, but it doesn't matter. I intend them to be a "Congratulations on becoming a big brother" gift so won't send them off until the event confirms it! I'm not superstitious, but it feels jinxy to congratulate about babies before they're born.<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW4l8TRWWSgxQi0oMW3p0CDhStnlMMNga6yL97H0efpBt14o88RR9xhfOOmaoyaP9hjzhKpKbQSmDU6Wa34NAoAkZIO2shr-I0bJ2_nh83a7ZG5b91z2rGRJv5ZUgtFyhmFZUbQm4RpFE/s640/blogger-image-1214368990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnW4l8TRWWSgxQi0oMW3p0CDhStnlMMNga6yL97H0efpBt14o88RR9xhfOOmaoyaP9hjzhKpKbQSmDU6Wa34NAoAkZIO2shr-I0bJ2_nh83a7ZG5b91z2rGRJv5ZUgtFyhmFZUbQm4RpFE/s640/blogger-image-1214368990.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aren't they special? Getting them to stand will be as challenging as knocking them down!</div><br>And the dress! Buttons machine sewn on, sleeve elastic inserted and cased, skirt side seams done, and skirt attached! Only the hem is left to be figured out once I can check it against Bub's height. It seems like this has just popped up, but I've really nibbled at this over a few days.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCIu_15Us7Het8vX_ZH9RONeAmXDdqJU-urQWeSCThwXj7oqkQCbRTTH5wd5iZTRLVHEqKWtUgQN_sak2zOXSR_HVP6gUZouEfDp8xWwfYIdP1KYJId_VnBF9f8HSQmR1UCQEoQm5f47I/s640/blogger-image--1239101278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCIu_15Us7Het8vX_ZH9RONeAmXDdqJU-urQWeSCThwXj7oqkQCbRTTH5wd5iZTRLVHEqKWtUgQN_sak2zOXSR_HVP6gUZouEfDp8xWwfYIdP1KYJId_VnBF9f8HSQmR1UCQEoQm5f47I/s640/blogger-image--1239101278.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I used a top stitched neat-finish style to finish the skirt seams. 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Also, this isn't stretchy like nearly everything else she wears, and it's a bit roomy with the gathering, so it'll be the biggest dress she's ever worn anyway! <div><br></div></div></div><div>In other news, I still have my cold. It's as strong as ever, at a month old, and keeping me up although I think I have a bit more energy in this last fortnight. I'm beginning to thinking it's a sinus infection but I'm hesitant to see a doctor coz, well, I'm still breastfeeding. Everything other than a nasal flushing thing isn't something I can have. Blergh! Blergh everywhere! :)</div>Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-62994612965383865492014-07-22T22:26:00.001+10:002014-08-01T21:28:54.055+10:00D314&5: A little dress<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've begun this little dress for Bub. I'm hoping it will be good for one of her birthday celebrations.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This will be the Junebug Dress by Craftiness is not Optional blogger (<a href="http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/category/junebug-dress">http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/category/junebug-dress</a>). I've pinned quite a few of her gems. They're just gorgeous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The print is "A walk in the dark woods" by Zesti, at Spoonflower (<a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/382063">http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/382063</a>), on poplin. This was the first print I favourited in Spoonflower and I love it's subtle Red Riding-hood story. I'm surprised at how little red there is compared to my memory of it. Nevertheless, red buttons are destined for the font panel.</span></div>
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I also bit the bullet and bought some capsules for my toy projects. <a href="http://www.aliexpress.com/item/48X-1-EMPTY-VENDING-CAPSULES-for-GUMBALL-MACHINE-Bulk-Toys-Party-Favors/1287301717.html" target="_blank">This</a> is one of the few less-than-a-hundred-items I could find and thoughts I'd give it a bash. Fingers crossed.<br>
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This means I've held off finishing the bowling pins and ball. I'm still thinking of sending them OS to my nephew. He's about to get a new sibling, but the baby's gift is still only on paper. How much does my butt need to get in gear over that?! I'm hoping, once this lurgy passes, I'll be able to spend a few hot hours over the machine and punch out this single-bed quilt in a few nights. Bam, mothergoosers.</div><div><br></div>Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-76249209723573390722014-07-12T16:24:00.000+10:002014-07-12T16:24:39.491+10:00D312-3: Regulating my stitches!I've spent these days getting used to the BSR (Bernina stitch regulator) attachment. It's a foot with a mouse device built in, which detects how fast you are moving your fabric and adjusts the speed so that stitches are the same length. <br />
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Can I also add how rubbish it is to be sick? It's only a passing sickness, but it's still no fun. I have a terrible cold, just short of a flu. My head is well full of clay, with achy teeth, cracked lips, watery eyes and a crackly chest. I even have acne. You know it's bad when your body tries to push it out via your skin. :( I had gastro just a fortnight ago too. Both these illnesses came via Bub and she coped with them well. Her gastro was rubbish for a day, and the cold presented as three days of croup plus a few of misery, but my body's taken them on with full nerdy force and done both bugs with a thoroughness any librarian would envy. Maybe that's why my blogging and craft have been so slack. Anything I can't accomplish in front of the telly is a big deal at the mo. Please get better body, for the start of term three! I want to want to do things again!</div>
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Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-85636131199702640592014-07-10T22:45:00.001+10:002014-07-12T15:42:44.300+10:00D309-11: Stitching in the ditch...... is all done for my gifted quilt.<br />
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I haven't gotten any further with the bell capsules, although the toys that they're to go in are sewn and awaiting this. My sister suggested I buy a heap of Kinder Surprises and keep the toy container... very sensible and tempting. I could also buy a pack of 30 for a bit over $30, which is a comparable price against the chocolates, per capsule, and also save me having to faff around with teeny toys. Something about the website puts me off though. I'm not sure what... it just took a long time to find a supplier who sold them in batches smaller than "500pc" or "3kg" and they're unfamiliar... I'm so precious.<br>
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I also mended some pants for a friend, including using the blind-hem foot. It wasn't quite as hidden as I'd have liked, but time and suspecting it wouldn't actually be better without pressing, re pressing, and possibly leaving a ridge there anyway.... I just didn't want to over engineer the whole thing and make it worse. such the optimist.<br>
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Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-51911243489240506542014-05-17T22:49:00.001+10:002014-05-19T15:18:49.495+10:00D294: Today's sewing prowessThe green ring turned out, the blue ring and stand sewn up too, all ready for stuffing and batting. Three pin tops sewn, three more prepared (awaiting bases and stuffing) and a ball shell. <div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lI84c8_YTCzafv4lcvX2TOl3lk500cSfv4gb4pe0YIZt0jXxJDVy9nl4inCMGu2wcUbtiBWEyqh19FVj073w6yn5e17q4t2xKbRxybaInvOpxzPWvuNVfH2TZ44A5UpttQIwZl9Wg95f/s640/blogger-image--705371452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lI84c8_YTCzafv4lcvX2TOl3lk500cSfv4gb4pe0YIZt0jXxJDVy9nl4inCMGu2wcUbtiBWEyqh19FVj073w6yn5e17q4t2xKbRxybaInvOpxzPWvuNVfH2TZ44A5UpttQIwZl9Wg95f/s640/blogger-image--705371452.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-53228323354712924752014-05-13T22:00:00.001+10:002014-05-19T15:17:23.130+10:00D293: A brownie by any other name...There must be as many brownie recipes as there are types of chocolate. This one is quite simple and from CTAW. I didn't have walnuts so chucked in some choc chips.<div><br></div><div>It's meant for a 18cm pan, and mine is larger, but I'm pretty sure that the shorter cake, plus 25°F less on the dial, helped this be nicely done.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTHnv2duKw8vbHt6YTUAsRvA19UTc0w6xlXKKnMe1DNMzt9b-tz2B4OhNOoGIrW3CAj08saFDrU2vjkY9qwblahPmeQsJQURREPBEwboXYKd3X9NE1Y_zVL6PS05Cu6TPbJZUoCjMgTeP/s640/blogger-image--1145634495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTHnv2duKw8vbHt6YTUAsRvA19UTc0w6xlXKKnMe1DNMzt9b-tz2B4OhNOoGIrW3CAj08saFDrU2vjkY9qwblahPmeQsJQURREPBEwboXYKd3X9NE1Y_zVL6PS05Cu6TPbJZUoCjMgTeP/s640/blogger-image--1145634495.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last piece... Almost missed it...</div><br></div>Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-30151446909607396092014-05-13T18:22:00.001+10:002014-05-13T21:57:02.843+10:00D292: Empty ringsFor a toy ring stacker...<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1XRnDa19wrH8SoRr2J20LjuHkIlxGqcxt-ut-GBDe5jkY-lBrjf3VC9ijQywqpbEHtFaGZbdq8B8Kvq7JLNq2qOnqUDfZqTgdsA0_Of4SzqmVcLDjNtiUhPxqOcSJAyXhyphenhyphen9MhyphenhyphenvWYFAH/s640/blogger-image--1708109432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1XRnDa19wrH8SoRr2J20LjuHkIlxGqcxt-ut-GBDe5jkY-lBrjf3VC9ijQywqpbEHtFaGZbdq8B8Kvq7JLNq2qOnqUDfZqTgdsA0_Of4SzqmVcLDjNtiUhPxqOcSJAyXhyphenhyphen9MhyphenhyphenvWYFAH/s640/blogger-image--1708109432.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The inner and outer circles of the red right were done with a regular zigzag foot. The orange and yellow with the BSR foot. But the green had the outer with the zigzag and the inner with the BSR as a darning foot. I thought I might be able to use the circles to practise some freemotion sewing. However the BSR foot really needs the thickness of a quilt to work properly. It was better as a darning foot (with the cable disconnected) because I could use the steady rhythm to map the needles around a steady curve. But even then, the thinness and and my clumsiness wasn't satisfactory. I didn't want to have the curve ruined by poor practise.</div><div><br></div><div>The other thing that made me think of the BSR foot was the joining seam, which is very tight. See the green one partially turned out? It needs a seam 3/4 of the way around the circumference - that pinned raw edge - and it barely fits comfortably around a regular zigzag foot. It's certainly fiddly while sewing and very hard to maneuver the inner edge of it without catching the bulk. The BSR as a darning foot has been worthwhile in that front, but...</div><div><br></div><div>Longer story shorter: I'm about to hand sew the green ring's joining seam :|</div>Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-52263010026381421622014-05-11T22:49:00.001+10:002014-05-12T22:36:55.027+10:00D268&288-91: Toddler pants completed!Blogging is taking more and more of a backseat to making these days. I'm not sure it's a bad thing but I will continue to at least photo-journal what I do, if only for myself.<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWajy6CX7V_Qfm3Pgy4JaJsfKgdt9kFw93AkoXxq4gfFbwpqvGlAlOmJUGHek9ieEAtVBrnhd1wSO1naKrjYU2pBripfnK7vm2u-frZRl8_6VWmfMRGmq_dYuB1D3V03NmWcu0qo_BOyrn/s640/blogger-image--2102971143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWajy6CX7V_Qfm3Pgy4JaJsfKgdt9kFw93AkoXxq4gfFbwpqvGlAlOmJUGHek9ieEAtVBrnhd1wSO1naKrjYU2pBripfnK7vm2u-frZRl8_6VWmfMRGmq_dYuB1D3V03NmWcu0qo_BOyrn/s640/blogger-image--2102971143.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>There were a lot of days and steps for this and I kind of learned a lot doing this project.</div><div><br></div><div>I know I used a different fabric in the main pieces, and lining, so I think these turned out ok all things considered. I think it would fit better without the lining but I'm still learning how to work with stretch fabric on my regular machine.</div><div><br></div><div>I actually used the balance function on the machine! This is the honeycomb stitch without the balance changed on the left, and then I turned it up after a few cm. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEiTkqZx8VWyHNr72UiNmofibzBvyRzaSsrxuqnGLJ63PiNENdWg3bbkQsXhcJ964oaF5vUhg8Mgtm8Dy-mAL_j27EyKEm_7PGjjUG9W0Uk2-xSK7FdUPqjLetclwwmVJliRVcjidcZ4e/s640/blogger-image-228462896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEiTkqZx8VWyHNr72UiNmofibzBvyRzaSsrxuqnGLJ63PiNENdWg3bbkQsXhcJ964oaF5vUhg8Mgtm8Dy-mAL_j27EyKEm_7PGjjUG9W0Uk2-xSK7FdUPqjLetclwwmVJliRVcjidcZ4e/s640/blogger-image-228462896.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The waist tie (above): I did not do a good job of this. I'm not sure I would do this technique again. I just couldn't seem to get something so narrow through the feed without any stretching (which equals curling, even after pressing). Maybe a walking foot?</div><div><br></div><div>The lining. I'd add a cm of length to this coz I wanted to cover the seam there with some hand sewing. It wouldn't reach as it was. Maybe a different kind of fabric would work better, but I'm not sure I'd be interested in substituting anything other than a flannel or stretch cotton for this cotton, which is kinds the same...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i_nBiYUDm0l0GsNZNakY5XGgsgTD-QDL74joIHpZ8eRU6mYhWJI7dU1nS_ilL6RlcooGvdLdFMCfwc_1WjQAaNfP-kIKZMiYHOIIaghNbQi5FTPI8IXrnJny95VsSsCRk53B8bFNAyGj/s640/blogger-image--2012160909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-i_nBiYUDm0l0GsNZNakY5XGgsgTD-QDL74joIHpZ8eRU6mYhWJI7dU1nS_ilL6RlcooGvdLdFMCfwc_1WjQAaNfP-kIKZMiYHOIIaghNbQi5FTPI8IXrnJny95VsSsCRk53B8bFNAyGj/s640/blogger-image--2012160909.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I'm still learning which stitches are best for what situation. Even though Bernina have helpfully provided a page describing all the practical stitches' uses, there seems to be so much overlap across them... I need a reference guide or something that shows the ideal situation for each stitch.</div><div><br></div><div>So when I say I 'kind of learned' stuff, I feel like I learned what not to do but I'm not too confident about what to really do instead. All the same, these I will be warm pants that will fit Bub, maybe in about two months (?) but certainly for a long time. :)</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxILBzUSsvP-TtTFUllcrx9EWNC7Ydwxs3N7ASmveYHCvp25O7psEs2NZ0MAEeY9vRURCfV-_05Fo3gSP3YKo1tIzCEGWe6J53zyZd7OQCbzcDY_9A2dFVUWgNJRrK_QJZoG66dpizpfB/s640/blogger-image--509660565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxILBzUSsvP-TtTFUllcrx9EWNC7Ydwxs3N7ASmveYHCvp25O7psEs2NZ0MAEeY9vRURCfV-_05Fo3gSP3YKo1tIzCEGWe6J53zyZd7OQCbzcDY_9A2dFVUWgNJRrK_QJZoG66dpizpfB/s640/blogger-image--509660565.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-35521421893040656682014-05-10T11:31:00.001+10:002014-05-18T20:28:46.243+10:00D287: MoussakaWe had this while visiting the in-laws' over Anzac weekend. It was so yum I stole the recipe and shall brazenly share it with you here soon. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QpO_Mre2ZNlAyXQa8AH4Wkn7e8o3SXi2G7xBEIdHFrCxTcG0-PJpQO6AmKFnEFVnm1_qQ5r1CaUZoE-qERDYdmrPAwhIREJDnS26mDzrniiZ7KLw2GJJYRpwqBmXGJlaD99-PInD6eSg/s640/blogger-image--2052876874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QpO_Mre2ZNlAyXQa8AH4Wkn7e8o3SXi2G7xBEIdHFrCxTcG0-PJpQO6AmKFnEFVnm1_qQ5r1CaUZoE-qERDYdmrPAwhIREJDnS26mDzrniiZ7KLw2GJJYRpwqBmXGJlaD99-PInD6eSg/s640/blogger-image--2052876874.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I haven't made moussaka before. I would call lasagna a triple-bake - you pre-make two things before the third and final bake. With moussaka, it's a quadruple-bake: eggplants, meat sauce and bechamel sauce are all made before layering it for the fourth bake. 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This one at <a href="http://www.sewinspiredblog.com/2010/06/designing-your-own-circle-quilt-part-2.html" target="_blank">Sew Inspired </a>blog was just the second one I found, and close to how I imagined I'd be making mine, so off I went. <br />
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The main difference between my quarter circles and most on the net is that I want to take my curve to the very edge, not short of it like in a Drunkard's Path block. So I decided to make my own and have made <a href="http://makerspy.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/instructional-how-to-make-quarter.html" target="_blank">an instructional post</a> for that. </div>
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<b>Tip of the day: </b>Any time you ever make or do something for the first time with one of your children, get someone to take photos. I'm a bit sad I didn't drag in Hub from the shed to take snaps.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We used the recipe from CTAW. I probably didn't need to rush as much as I did between steps, when I was asking her to wait while I faffed about with ingredients and tools. Although I've looked forward to cooking with Bub, I've been a little worried about how it would go - nothing like having your dreams dashed with pure indifference. But I needn't have worried so much, she was darling and I loved watching some much of her character come out in the activity. It also helped that she really likes scones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are probably lots of tips and instructional posts about cooking with toddlers too (hundreds? Probably.) But, obviously, I don't care. Here are my pointers for cooking with a littlie, keeping in mind I have a toddler who can focus on a task. Some of these are pretty obvious, but I put them here in case you're new to baby-sitting or just wondering...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>It's called 'hands on', not 'eyes on'.</b> Any 'thing' they can do that's related to the task is worthwhile, even if it's not what needs to be done right now, or even needed at all! At step 2. I used my crumbing tool; Bub stirred with a spoon and scooped the flour about which was 'very important help'. Scooping and pouring are tricky and occupy her well. Every now and then I'd point and say "More here please," or she'd say "More?" and she'd feel involved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Pouring is a great way to involve your helper. </b> Some people hog this task for fear of spillage. Please don't - there's no real need. At step 3. I measured the milk and she poured it in with my guidance. While bub held the handle I had my fingers on the base of the jug. My table top friend will break eggs into a cup and her little one will tip them in. Use as many containers as necessary. The involvement is what it's all about and the dishes are worth it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Don't be in a rush.</b> Bub was really good at the procedure of cutting ("Scone!" every time) then putting the cut-out on the pre-floured tray. Just pulling the dough out of the cutter is new and tricky and putting each scone in it's own carefully chosen place on the tray is a thoughtful task. If you've done anything with toddlers you may already know that rushing something (or someone) that shouldn't be rushed is a sure-fire way to create trouble*.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Mess means it's going well.</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I use a little sushi dipping dish for milk when brushing. Bub hasn't been very good at painting - very random and without much concern for colours or making a mark - but all her concentration went into loading that brush and carefully putting milk onto each scone. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> She was very deliberate and thorough, with milk going everywhere because she wanted lots of it on her brush. </span>It was cute as all get out. <span style="font-family: inherit;">By the end she even had the obligatory flour in the hair. This is what washing is for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next time we make scones </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">someone</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> will take pictures. I might even make it into a picture story for Bub because she loves the photobooks of family holidays & activities. As I type this, I think I might actually have become one of those mummy bloggers for real. Pictures stories of our scone baking? More </span>pureed<span style="font-family: inherit;"> fruit for the reusable food pouches? Oh, and Hub was busy in the shed cutting out parts to make a stepping stool for Bub - </span>because<span style="font-family: inherit;"> we're </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">that</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> adorable. I can least reassure myself that I still have rubbish photography on my blog. Plus I don't remember when the laundry was hung up and I have no idea how to grow veggies. Stereotypical perfection is a long way off for me folks!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both pieces of my template, the 'pie' and the 'crust', overlapped to make a full square with seam allowances.</td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">At least one piece of paper big enough for your quarter circle. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">A pencil with a sharp point</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Scissors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">A ruler</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">A pin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thick cardboard that's bigger than your circle (corrugated is good)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Draw two squares that are the width of your chosen quarter circles. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Having trouble making a square corner? See **) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My squares are 4" wide. (This would make 8" circles.) You don't have to put seam allowances on these yet. I did, but to remind me of my pivot corners without marking the square itself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Cut out a strip of paper that's at least an inch longer than your squares. Mine is 6" long. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Rule a line down the strip and mark a zero point near one end. Measure your square's length from that point, as well as a seam allowance before and beyond that length. My seam allowance is a quarter inch (6mm), so my marks were at 4", 3.75" and 4.25" respectively.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My completed paper compass. First hole: Pie seam allowance. 2nd hole: Circle arc. <br />
3rd hole: Crust seam allowance. 4th hole: zero, the pivot point.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you want to use sticky tape, put a strip on the back to reinforce the paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Use a pin to put holes in the measured points. Make the 'seam & allowance' ones big enough to take the pencil tip. (I used a darning needle for this.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Place your paper on your cardboard. Take the pin and put it through the strip of paper at the zero point. Now put it exactly through a pivot corner, pinning the strip and paper to the cardboard. (See pic below)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Short version: You're going to use the first and second holes (the top two) to mark two arcs on one square (making the pie piece) and the second and third holes to mark arcs on the other square (making the crust piece). </span><br />
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5.a Poke your pencil through the hole for your circle edge (the middle of the three holes) and a draw corner-to-corner arc on your square, using the strip like a compass. Here are both my squares with their quarter circles drawn.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two quarter circles. Note the pin is stuck through the cardboard.</td></tr>
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Choose one to be your 'pie' piece - the quarter circle part - and the other to be the 'crust'.<br />
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5.b On your Pie piece, pin the zero point to the same corner as before and use the outer pencil hole to mark your seam allowance arc.<br />
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5.c On your other square (the 'crust' piece): again, pin the zero point to the same pivot point as before. Use the inner pencil hole to mark a seam allowance <i>inside</i> (below) the quarter circle edge. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The seam allowances marked on both pieces.</td></tr>
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6. Mark a seam allowances on the corners. Using the same pivot point helps keep track of the pieces. In the picture below, that's<br />
- the lower and left edges of the top square for the pie, and<br />
- the upper and right edges of the bottom square for the crust.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* I know in the US it's call cellotape, and such, but in Australia we call it sticky tape. Coz it's sticky and it's tape. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">**<span style="font-family: inherit;"> If you only have a straight ruler, with no grid or right angle, it
can be hard to make a perfectly straight square. The corner of another
piece of paper can be a good guide. However, a piece of firm paper (not wrapping paper, which can warp) folded twice - once to create a straight line and again in exactly the
opposite direction - can make a good reinforced right angle to guide
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Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-20496516644819479982014-05-01T13:42:00.000+10:002014-05-04T22:14:53.134+10:00D284: Cutting Pants!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim97WtAVdBl7f7cFcaAGlOibw0l_tP5bB8uBseakU1w0Ucz0ZMAixfg4oaMuNVPpVOGAGGwRv1cTBCmZcvk0KssJciPLDzGhWletHrQx2PuSsUQCFYjc_y4yokE-Fn9SNWCAYaNgL1FcQ-/s640/blogger-image--1484196305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim97WtAVdBl7f7cFcaAGlOibw0l_tP5bB8uBseakU1w0Ucz0ZMAixfg4oaMuNVPpVOGAGGwRv1cTBCmZcvk0KssJciPLDzGhWletHrQx2PuSsUQCFYjc_y4yokE-Fn9SNWCAYaNgL1FcQ-/s320/blogger-image--1484196305.jpg" width="320" /></a>I'm still into cutting everything out at the moment, dreaming of sitting down and just zip zipping everything together. Foolish girl... As if it'll be that quick!! Any hoo...<br />
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These are the pieces for the City Mouse Pants from Ottobre 4/2011. Yes that is a rather crazy lining, but it wont be seen. It has a similar stretch to the fleecy outer and I wanted a bit of a wind breaker in these. <a href="http://makerspy.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/murphy-sister.html" target="_blank">Murphy's Cousin</a> strikes again.</div>
Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07040359582268137226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900624624852523156.post-41920751312334267332014-04-27T14:15:00.000+10:002014-05-04T13:44:31.188+10:00D282&3: Time Away<div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We've spent a few days at the in-laws', relaxing and resting. Between all the walks, cups of tea, naps and trying to get Bub to eat something, planning the quilt was all I could tackle. The softies fabric was brought but not unpacked, such was my access to the kitchen table over the days. I didn't even bake anything!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I remade the little animals with the new colours, leaving the most flexible ones, like butterflies, till last to diversify and balance the colour range. Then I spent some time shuffling them around, dropping a few out, looking at economical ways to arrange them in a balanced rectangle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hub reckons I should knock back the range of animals and make it smaller. I'm already changing it from the original 6"-squares to 4"-squares. I'm still getting over how long and narrow a single bed quilt is! Although it's also not much bigger than a cot quilt when you chop off 15-18" for the the pillow area. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm going by this advice from Stargazey - <a href="http://www.stargazey.com/downloads/sizingbedquilts.pdf" target="_blank">Standard Australian quilt sizes</a> - but I suspect I'll be doing whatever size takes my fancy and feels proportionate. ;D</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit tricky to sash, with lots of open spaces.</td></tr>
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