Made It: Sometimes "someday" is closer than you think, plus a quick DIY thimble

I have been on a role. I posted some projects last week of some things I want to make someday. Well, I've already made two of them, plus another project I've been wanting to do for a while now.


First project checked off:
Stuffed Animal Net: I found the tutorial over at A Lemon Squeezy Home and it looked so easy I whipped one right up! And it really was easy. I didn't have the color of bias tape that I wanted to use, so I made my own with scraps of fabric I had lying around. It kind of made it a little... not as perfect, plus I think I stretched the fabric a little more than I ought to have while sewing it, but it looks good and I love having it! My boys seem to like it too! :)

Next project:
A needle book. I keep losing my embroidery needles in my pin cushion, and thus have been wanting one of these for a long time. My MIL gave me this cute book for Christmas,  Sew, So Cute!  and it had a pattern for one of these in it. I didn't make it quite as cute or ornamental as in the book, but using the basic instructions, came up with my own design. Super quick = a wonderful project! I put two layers of felt in it, which I think is silly now that I'm done since I can only find two of my needles. But I know I have more needles somewhere... Maybe one day I'll find them and get them put away in their new home. :)

 

And finally:
Hunter hasn't been napping as often lately and the other day was super bored so we decided to make these awesome Monster Pillows (found at Ruffles and Stuff). I let him use the scissors a little bit, and pick out the colors, but mostly he just wanted to play with the paper. I still need to sew it closed, and just printing the features out at normal size is too small, so I need to go back and enlarge them so they are more proportionate, but otherwise it's a super quick and fun project and I think the boys will have a lot of fun with it! Even though they're small. :)

On the note of the needle book, I wanted to share a quick project that I made up and LOVE! It is my new favorite Thimble! That's right, super easy and super lame, but let me tell you, it is way better, and way more comfortable, than those awful metal thimbles that don't fit on your fingers.

 Ugly, but sometimes beauty doesn't matter. The lady at the quilt store told me once that wool actually helps to add moisture back into your skin, unlike cotton. So the first step, get a scrap of wool. :) For protection I used some thick vinyl or fake leather or something. I don't even know exactly what it is. Anyway get two scraps of something thick that a needle won't go through. I sewed two layers together just for added protection. I folded that wool and figured out where I needed my pads to be and sewed them onto the wool. Then with the wool folded in half, sew the sides wide enough apart that your finger will fit in it.  And voila! You now have a ghetto an awesome, and comfortable new thimble! :)


Wow! It's so nice to get things done and out of the way. :) Now I'm working on finishing items for my shop that I started ages ago but never got around to finishing. I love tackling this big pile of unfinished business. ;) Of course that means that Mabel's quilt is on hold, but after burning myself with the iron, I don't feel like ironing right now, so I don't mind. :)

Jacks also wanted to say hi! :)

Links:

Stuffed Animal Net: http://alemonsqueezyhome.blogspot.com/2011/02/stuffed-animal-net-tutorial.html

Monster Pillow: http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2011/02/celebrating-boys_28.html