School Library Chair Makeover.

This is going to be my biggest chair make over yet! This was delivered to me today, as is, thank goodness there is a lot of info on the internet about upholstery makeovers! This chair is going to be covered in white fabric,
This lovely hardwearing white cotton drill fabric was bought from Savers in Greensborough a couple of weeks ago when I knew i was going to do this project. It cost me $15.
These are some of the books so far that are going to be used for inspiration to make the 3d characters that are going to be attached to the chair with velcro patches and press studs so that they can be moved around and changed. The Mr Men characters will be floor cushions cos all the characters are nice and flat and there are so many of them. How cute will they look with just their limbs showing. All the facial features will be black felt applique. I am really pumped and looking forward to starting it.

School Stuff.

Hand Puppets.
I have been asked to make a series of hand puppets for the Art room. I have used matt photo paper to cut the shapes out. It is an easy material to use. I hope it turns out!

Rug-a-Long.

Jodie Carleton of Ric-Rac is having a Rug-a-Long and I have come along to play. I think it is a great way to use up my stash. I am going to have bands of set colours and working in groups of 3 for each colourway. This is the first time I have done something like this and this is how I have started it. Curtain fabric stash left over from Halloween costume and school play. First I have picked out my 3 colours.
I have torn them into strips and have them ready to go in a box. I have used a shiny fabric, a tapestry fabric and a stretch velvet fabric. All the pieces are in manageable lengths and will be joined in like with like as I need too. There is no sewing involved just plaiting and weaving in the plait as I go.
This is how I am joining in each strip. First i make a slit in both the end and the start of each strip.
I them add the new strip by putting the slit end of the new strip through the slit end of the old strip.
Through the slit in the new strip I put the other end of the new strip through this and pull tight.
They are now joined.
As go around in a plait I am weaving the end nearest the mat through the outer edge of a plait made before. This eliminates the need for any sewing.
As you can see i have put the yellow in the printed layer of the plait already done.


Plait a few more and curving at you go attach to the layer already plaited as before. I will continue with these 3 colours then adding another 3 different colours then back to these 3 colours creating different bands.

Fairy Chairs.

All the Christmas gifts have been for Show and tell in Spotlight, Christmas pins and pincushions gifts have been given out, and the packages (87) have been put under the K.Mart Wishing Tree.

Now I am getting my bits and pieces together for the next project for the new year. 2 fairy chairs for the prep classes. These 2 chairs i picked up from the nature strip and one will be purple and one will be pink.

Costuming.

I have finished all the projects for the play and now i have new projects. My son's girlfriend is going to a costume party next weekend. My son has his outfit, he is going as Captain Jack Sparrow. His partner is going to go as Super Ted. She will have 2 tops.
Second top.
Fur hood with ears and mittens. I need to line the hood. and finish the cape.

School Play Props and Things

I am working on some Piggy ears, noses and tails this afternoon. The kids will have little piggy tails pinned onto their clothing.
The ears are going to be sewn onto headbands and the noses need elastic.
I think i may have about 17 to make. Other animals in the works too.