It's Day 10 and my time to share.
The 12 Days of Christmas in July blog hop that Sarah is hosting is wonderful.
The 12 Days of Christmas in July blog hop that Sarah is hosting is wonderful.
The previous days have had so many fun projects that can be made for Christmas.
I want to make them all
I want to make them all
If you haven't found this before, here are the participants.
Also remember to leave a comment to be entered into the giveaway.
Friday, July 14th
Saturday, July 15th
Sunday, July 16th
Monday, July 17th
Tuesday, July 18th
Wednesday, July 19th
Thursday, July 20th
Friday, July 21st
Saturday, July 22nd
Sunday, July 23rd
Mel's Quilting Blog (You are here now)
Monday, July 24th
Tuesday, July 25th
OK, so on to the tutorials I want to share with you.
I have 3 tutorials for you - Kleenex Cover, Coasters, and Flower pincushion/pin.
I am still trying to figure out how to explain the flower one better, so there might be an update to that one in the future.
One of my all time favorites for teachers and friends is the Kleenex Cover.I have 3 tutorials for you - Kleenex Cover, Coasters, and Flower pincushion/pin.
I am still trying to figure out how to explain the flower one better, so there might be an update to that one in the future.
It is very quick and easy to make.
I normally chain sew 3 at a time to make the process even quicker.
Kleenex Cover
These are LOVED by all.
Supplies
Main fabric and a contrasting fabric.
Thread
Cutting tools
Cutting tools
Cutting
One 5 1/2" x 6 1/2" main fabric
One 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" contrasting fabric
The holly is my main fabric and the red is my contrast fabric.
Assembly
Place right sides together with the 5 1/2" edges aligned.
Sew on the two 5 1/2" sides.
They will not lay flat, and that is OK.
Turn right side out and press so the contrasting fabric shows about 1/4" on each side.
Fold in half to find the center.
Fold the edges to the center, overlapping just a little.
I pin in place where they overlap.
Sew along the short sides.
Turn right side out and your Kleenex cover is done.
Fill with tissues and give as gifts.
I normally don't open the package when it is a gift.
I let them open them.
Very quick project.
They are so fun to make and so quick, you just can't stop.
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Coasters
THIS IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE
Supplies:
5 coordinating pieces of fabric
(I've also used all different fabrics or two or whatever I had on hand)
Batting
Cutting tools
Thread
Cutting Instructions:
Cut 5 - 4 ½ x 4 ½ inch squares of fabric
Cut 1 - 4 ½ x 4 ½ inch square of batting
Pressing Instructions:
Fold 4 of the squares in half, wrong sides together and press
You will have your batting, a 4 ½ inch square for the backing and 4 rectangular pieces.
Assembly Instructions:
1. Place 4 ½ x 4 ½ inch square of batting on table
2. Place unfolded 4 ½ x 4 ½ inch square right side up on top of batting.
3. Lay remain 4 pieces (the folded ones), with raw edges towards the outside, and layer as if you were folding a box top to keep it shut.
Things to notice: When sewing you want to have the layer on the upper right to be the one on top. This allows you to sew without catching the folds.
4. Stitch ¼ inch around the outside edges.
Make sure to catch all layers.
5. Trim corners
6. Turn
This is what it looks like while turning.
After it is turned, it might need the corners pushed out.
Don't use a sharp point, or you might go through the seam.
I use a rounded chop stick.
Finished
it can be used for stemware too.
It is washable and is loved by everyone.
When I gave them away at the office to my staff, other employees would come to see if I had any left that they could buy.
I always made more to make sure I had extra to give away.
Great for scrap use if you are only making one or don't care if they match.
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Flower Pincushion
Supplies Needed
7 - 4" square of green. (leaves)
5 - 4" squares of the yellow (petals)
1 - 4" square for the center
small amount of fiberfill
round wooden disk
Needle and thread
cutting tools
Assembly
fold all but the center square on the diagonal once
and then again.
Gather them along the raw edge.
do this for all leaf and petal squares
I tried sewing them together with one length of thread, but think doing them separately would be best.
Sew them together to form a circle
round the corners off the center square.
Gather it and stuff with fiberfill.
Sew to the circle of petals
Add the circle of leaves and sit the flower on top to the desired spot
Pin the flower in place and sew to the leaves.
Flower/leaf unit.
Now to add the base.
I used a wooden disk. I found at Michael's.
Hot glue in place.
When making the smaller flower, you don't need the leaves.
I used 2" squares.
You need 7 - 2" squares for the flower.
You can use the small yoyo type for the center or add a button.
These are a few of the items I like to make for quick gifts.
And as if great holiday ideas and a tutorial weren't enough, this year there is something extra special! The lovely folks over at Free Spirit Fabrics have donated not just one item for a giveaway, but THIRTEEN! And it's pretty drool-worthy stuff, too - it's Tula Pink's new holiday line, Holiday Homies!!!
There are six design rolls, six layer cakes, and one fat quarter bundle to give away - and here's how we're going to do it! Visit each stop on the hop, including this blog, and leave a comment on each post for the day. If you comment on all the blogs involved that day, you'll have that many entries in that day's drawing! At the end of the hop, Sarah will do a giveaway for each day by putting everyone's name in the hat who commented that day (from all that day's hop-blogs and mine), and drawing a winner for that day. That will be twelve winners - the design rolls and layer cakes. Then Sarah will put all the names from all the days in a hat and draw out a grand prize winner for the fat quarter bundle! Only one prize per person, though - let's spread it around a bit! So carve out a bit of time to visit all the blogs and comment - it makes the time spent on each post worth it when you see what people think about your work!
A couple of notes about the giveaway - if you miss a day, no worries - Sarah will be counting up comments at the end of the hop, so you've got time to double up a few days without worries. But all good things must come to an end, so you'll have until midnight on August 3rd to comment. Sarah will gather up all the entries and draw winners and announce them on Whoop Whoop on August 4th! Also, if you really want to win, you should leave your email address with your entry - it's really sad when someone's name is drawn, but they're a no-reply blogger and can't be reached!
Isn't this really exciting?
145 comments:
very cute ideas
hjrogers@sympatico.ca
I've been wanting to make some of those Kleenex covers for myself. But they sure would make good gifts. kthurn@bektel.com
What a lot of great ideas. It is always great to find some new projects to try.
The flower pin cushion looks lovely. Thanks for being part of the blog hop. I have subscribed to your blog and look forward to reading it. delissac@hotmail.com
Just last week I made a dozen of the tissue covers as end of year teaching gifts, so quick and easy to do. I want to have a go at your flower pincushion sometime. x
Cute kleenex covers, makes a great gift!
ekmvalencia@gmail.com
These are all wonderful, and the tissue holder is a winner. But then came the coasters, lovely, and a great way you explained it all. the flower cushion, you are a whizz to get this looking great and so pretty.
Great ideas. Made the coasters before. Also made bigger as potholders. I want to try your pincushion. Thanks so very much for your sharing.
These are such great ideas - I see me making many tissue covers for gifts - thanks for sharing.
Those are all great little gift ideas.
cute little pincushions! Several years ago I made those tissue covers for my office....very popular! thanx for the reminder
Cute quick gift ideas!
Thank yiu for all the fun ideas. I like the flower pincushion best!
Debbie
ollieami@aol.com
Great ideas! I particularly love the pincushion. So cute!
Three ideas i have seen before but never had instructions for. Thanks for sharing them.
Thank you for all the great gift ideas!
Thanks for sharing totes to make some cute projects!
Great instructions. I think I am going to whip up some coasters today. Janice.snell@gmail.com
Great tutorials for cute gifts. Thanks.
Great tutorials--thanks for sharing!
Cute ideas and easy to make for gifts! Thanks!
I have made those coasters several times. They are wonderful. You can also make them round simply by sewing a circle (I marked mine) instead of sewing close to the edges - them trim it before turning.
I may have to try making some of those flower pincushions.
Such useful gift ideas! Thank you for your detailed tutorials!
I love your tissue holder and I think it will make a great gift for the children I work with at school. The pincushion will be perfect for Retreat gifts. Thanks for the great ideas!
Love your quick gift ideas! The flower pin cushions are just so sweet! Thank you for sharing, Susan
Super ideas for gift-giving (or to keep for yourself)! I've always wanted to make some tissue covers. I had one given to me, but it's orange...not my color. Now I know how to make one in my favorite color...thanks! I also like your coasters, especially knowing they can slip over a wine glass. How perfect!
Thanks for your quick and easy ideas. I like tissue covers as it keeps the package neat and clean in my purse, tote, etc. mfhagopian@aol.com
Those are super cute ideas
Great projects! Thanks for sharing.
You have a nice group of little projects. Thanks!
Great gifts!! I have made the coasters before, but used an old table cloth for the bottom layer. I turned it so the padded side was on the outside, thinking that the vinyl might keep any moisture from leaking.
I love making coasters! These are some great gift ideas.
Thanks for your tips and instructions. Great ideas for gifts!
Thanks for sharing your tutorials. You made them all seem so quick and easy to do. The flower pincushion is my favorite.
Cute ideas Mel! Thanks.
Thanks for the great ideas! These would make simple, but fun gifts!
Cute and useful. The best of both.
Good ideas for little gifts. Love the tissue cover. Thanks for sharing.
I have made both the tissue covers and the coasters as gifts. Everyone loves them. I collect and make pincushions sew I will for sure be trying out your pattern.
Very cute pincushion. Great way to use up leftover fabrics. I'm impressed with your fabric usage numbers. I don't think I've ever used 200 yards of fabric in a given year! I think you are well on the way to getting to your goal.
These are great ideas -- thanks so much for the tutorials! I was needing some ideas for gifts -- these are perfect!! IronLftr10@yahoo.com
I am making those tissue cases!! Cute.
Thanks for all the directions for each item. I will be making some tissue covers for sure. Darlene dhoctor@sbcglobal.net
Thanks for sharing your tutorials. I love tissue holders, they make great stocking stuffers. grinnie1961 at gmail dot com
love your coasters, i am adding them to my to do list.
Love the tissue holders...well and the flowers and the coasters! Thanks for the tutorials! Happy Christmas in July!
Great tutorials and great timing. I've just joined a pincushion group and I'm off to make the flower pincushion. Thanks!
I need to try all three projects. Thank you for the tutorials
Well those are going to be easy to make up a dozen of each for quick gifts.... Thank you
I love quick gifts. Thanks for all the tutorials.
Thanks for the tutorials. The coaster are a favorite of mine too!
All three tutorials/projects look good. The coaster really got my attention since it would also fit around the base of stemware. My sister and her friends like their wine; do you think there are coasters in her future? I'd say it is a distinct possibility.
Thank you for your great instructions. I think the coaster will go to the top of my list.
Swoot@att.net
Such useful tutorials, thanks!
Some great ideas. Thank you for sharing. ndfromsdATgmailDOTcom
Great ideas, I've done the tissue holders several years ago. Need to pull that idea out again for me as well as my friends. Love the coasters and flower pin. Thanks for taking the time to break down their construction.
The kleenex holder would make a useful gift and that flower pin cushion is SEW adorable!! Thanks for sharing in the 12 Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop.
The tissue holder.....love it. Hopefully I can stitch 12 before Xmas for the coffee posse. The coffee posse is a group of ladies that get together for coffee on the first Wednesday of each month. May give the coasters a shot as well.
All three of your ideas are great. I've seen the coaster but never knew how to make them so that the bottom of the stemware could be nested inside. Thank you.
I like the kleenex cover, I can see why so many people would love it. Great tutorials!
Thanks for these great projects.
I've made lots of the coasters. Somewhere I have one of the tissue covers, but, I really need one for my purse, so that I can find it. Thanks.
Thank you for the small projects- I love to have them around for quick gifts. It also helps with the reproducing scraps.
Ah, you've got some good gift ideas here, and good instructions for making them. A great thank you gift for friends, too!
Such terrific gift ideas! I like the 4 patch coasters. So easy to make and fun to use.
nikilsend(at)outlook(dot)com
Love your ideas for gifts. I have made the tissue holders and sold them at my guild's quilt show. I'm enjoying the Blog hop. You are all so creative!
Really nice gift ideals! Have been wanting one for a flower and now I have it! Thanks!
Great quick gift ideas, I think I'll use the flower pin cushions for my guild buddies!
I DO like your tutorials for all of the items to make. Thank you. Liz
Very cute ideas. Thanks for the tutorials.
Great ideas for some little gifts. I usually put tissues in my gift bags but having a tissue cover will be even better. Thanks for the directions.
Well always wondered how them pin cushions where made... tytyty for the help... happyness04431@yahoo.com
Great ideas...especially the flower pincushion. Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful projects to have small gifts on hand!!! Thank you for the tutes.
Lovely ideas and easy to understand tutorials. Merry Christmas!
Cute ideas. I made a similar tissue holder for myself - very useful!
Cute gift ideas! Thanks for participating in the blog hop.
Very cute ideas.I love simple gifts to make for friends.
I favor the wrap around coasters. All are great ideas, thanks for taking part in the hop. All have been enjoyable.
Great ideas! Adding them to my list of gift giving goodies. Thank you!
Great, quick ideas for useful gifts! I've made the Kleenex cover, but not with two fabrics. I really like your idea. Thanks for the ideas. Love 'em!
Thank you for all the great ideas and tutorials. Love the Kleenex covers. Thanks again.
Thank you for the tutorials. The flower pin cushion is my favorite, I have not seen one like this before.
The picture cushions are way adorable!
Thanks for sharing. Fun ideas!
Such fun and useful ideas! Thanks for sharing your process, Meloney. And for helping make the hop such a success!!
Thanks for 3 great tutorials. I've made those coasters before and also with 6 sides. I'm going to give the tissue holder a go and try them with small boxed edges :)
From one Mel to another: Great projects, fun, easy, quick - Thank you for sharing.
What a lovely assortment of goodies you've offered! Thank you so much for the great pictures that help me see what's what. This is a great hop and your post is a nice addition to the ideas I'm saving. A friend of mine actually was looking for how those flower pincushions were made! dezertsuz at gmail
I've made the coasters before, but it has been a long time. They would be great to use in reducing my Christmas stash. The flower pin cushion is adorable. Thank you for sharing.
I am going to make the coasters, I really like them. beimborn@charter.net
Love your tutorials, thanks for sharing!
All great ideas! the tissue covers would be great stocking stuffers! Thanks for sharing!
Very cute and quick gift ideas--Thanks!
barbkaup(at)(yahoo)(dot)(com)
Such cute ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Lots of wonderful ideas. Thanks for the great post with lots of photos.
I need to make the flower pincushion!
great projects _ I have a kleenex holder that i love that was a gift now I know how to turn it around to gift another - thanks
Fun, quick projects. Thanks for the inspiration!
Very cute! Great ideas thank you.
I love the kleenex cover and the coasters! Thank you for sharing great tutorials too!
Enjoyed looking at your projects. creations4u7@aol.com
I like your flower. I put these on a golf tee and then use them as pin cushions. They stick right inside thread spools.
Cute pin cushionM
Kleenex covers are always good to have. I hate to be dour, but whenever I'm going to a funeral, I try to bring extra Kleenex in these kind of covers, so I can share them, rather than passing out random Kleenexes to be scrunched in someone's hand during the service until they are needed.
Tried and true ideas, and just in the knick of time for me. I keep a covered Kleenex pack in my purse for my own use. Commenter Beth mentioned giving out tissue packs at a funeral, and with one on my calendar this week I'll be making a few covers before then to take extra packs along. susanprincess at att dot net
wow. if someone doesn't want to make just one of those projects they are a nutter. thank you so much. xo
Great ideas. I am a lover of pincushions. I haven't made one yet. But I want to make some and I collect ideas. This is a new one to me. Thanks. Great tutorials. Great scraps users, too!!
Such cute ideas! I love giving little surprise gifts like these things.
*Thank you!*, Meloney!!
These are great instructions for some wonderful gift ideas!
(I'm going to make your pretty flower pin cushion, and put it on top of a little jar that can hold buttons, thread, etc!!)
**Thank you, again!!**
Pat T.
Fun gift ideas. Would make great teacher gifts.
Shahann@yahoo.com
What cute ideas! I made the tissue covers one year as a stocking stuffer for my daughters....they loved them. I am always making coasters for hostess gifts at the holidays...thanks for another pattern for coasters!
Nice projects. I think these would be fun to make with the grandchildren when they want to see, thanks!
fabulous patterns and tutorials, thanks!
Fun projects!! Thank you.
kcummings71@gmail.com
Thanks for the tutoirals, so pretty projects.
patsystitch@gvtc.com
Nice and quick projects. Just what I need. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing the 3 cute projects. I really need to make a tissue holder because my purse is am ess with tissues. cknapp3626(at)sbcglobal(dot)net.
THESE ARE VERY NICE TUTORIALS THANKS FOR DOING SO MANY FOR US READINGTIRZAH AT YAHOO.COM
Great ideas for easy projects! they were all cute. =)
These are three very good gift ideas. Thanks for the detailed tutorials.
al so cute
Great ideas and quick to do. My kind of project.
Love the Kleenex/tissue covers. They would make great teacher gifts for elementary students and stocking stuffers for others. momoftana at yahoo dot com
Thank you for the awesome gift ideas! I especially like the flower pincushion. Thanks!
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Thanks for sharing. I love the kleenex covers.
Love these ideas. Thanks!
Such great ideas. I think I need to make a few sets of coasters to give as gifts this year.
I've seen the coasters before but not the tissue holder. And the pincushion is really cute. Thanks for the ideas.
Pat
Love the folded coasters.
Well, aren't you clever? I love the tissue cover and the coasters. I need to make both of them right now. ~smile~ Roseanne
Thanks for the fun ideas for quick gifts! I've often wondered how to make the Kleenex covers, now I have the dimensions!
Thanks for the great tutorials. My favorite was the lovely pincushion flower. Happy stitching!
All such great ideas. I need to make some of those tissue covers.
I have wanted to make a Christmas Kleenex box cover FOREVER! Thanks for this tutorial, and also for the other two - another want-to-do is the wine glass coaster... -)
Thanks for the great ideas!
I am really enjoying seeing all the creative ideas. I love the kleenex cover! Nancy A: rangerer@sbcglobal.net
I am definitely make the coasters.
very cute designs. Thank you for the patterns. Oh, on my blog top left sidebar, is an Email phone image. It goes to my contact form :)
So many wonderful ideas! Thanks for providing the tutorials.
Nice projects. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea-- those tissue carriers would keep them nice and neat in my diaper bag!
Lots of fun projects--thanks so much!
I love the coaster idea, and the flower pin cushion is so cute! Kleenex covers are truly loved by everyone. Thank you for sharing!
Those are all great ideas! Thanks for sharing tutorials for all of them :)
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