Welcome to Week 38 of the One Yard Wonders Sew Along!
Week 38 – Project 82
Festive Flag Banners – designed by Sue Ainsley page 230
Diana chose to use a Sweetwater Countdown to Christmas charm pack as the main fabrics for her banner.
Materials Needed:
1 package of 1/2″ double-fold bias tape (3 1/2 yards)
3 craft felt squares (9″x 12″)
fabric glue
Diana loves Charm Squares. What a great way to get all the patterns in one collection of fabric! A frugal sewist’s dream.
Diana’s Tips and Thoughts
- A charm square is 5 inches square. The pattern calls for a 6 inch wide triangle x 8 inches long. Some alterations had to be made.
- Decide which 16 (oops the pattern calls for 14) charm squares will be the upper triangle. Set those aside. Now pick 8 for the lower portion. Cut those in half. With right sides facing, center your 2 1/2 inch strip on the center of a charm square and sew them together.
- Find the center of the charm square and measure down 8 inches. This is the center of the point. Cut off the sides to form the triangle.
- Use one of the front triangles as a template for the backs. Diana used 2 fat quarters in coordinating prints to form the backs.
Week 38 – Project 83
Beanbag Booster Seat – designed by Ellen Baker page 232
Carrie selected Anna Maria Horner Loulouthi Curated Bloom Fun Blue – LAMINATED.
One 12 x 12 x 2 foam insert
3 pounds of buckwheat hulls
Carrie’s Tips and Thoughts
- Simple and useful project.
- Step 2, Make the Body of the Seat, When folding the laminate in half to keep it secure Carrie used binder clips to hold it in place.
- Be careful to follow the diagram and measure the 5 1/2″ marking along the open edge of the triangle. Carrie made the mistake of measuring from the folded side on one corner.
- When stitching on the bottom piece she found it easier to stitch one side at a time. Starting and stopping a 1/2″ before the end and then turning the corner.
- On the side left open for inserting the foam Carrie used masking tape instead of pins to hold it together so she could sew it closed.
- Carrie elected not to use the buckwheat hulls. She had two 12 x 12 x 2 pieces of foam so she used both of them. If she had used the buckwheat hulls enclosing them in a 12 x 12 piece of muslin and attaching it to the top of the foam would keep them together.
A booster seat for your toddler and a fun way to add color to your kitchen. Easy clean up laminated fabric!
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two great projects!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that booster seat! The flags are adorable, too!
I would even use the booster seat if it was in that fabric!
So lovely! I fabrics are so pretty too.
That booster seat is awesome!
So festive! And love the booster seat, cute!
The garland is wonderful!!!
i love the bag on top. what is the pattern?
Hi Sara,
That’s my lunch bag that I take to work everyday! I used the Serendipity Studio Camilla Insulated Bag pattern.
I started the project during our Pink Chalk team sew in but never shared the results. Yes, I promise to show more pics soon! I use it everyday and I LOVE it. I made the Medium size and it fits my salad bowl perfectly!
Link to the pattern:
http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=39_75_252&products_id=6378
This is a great solution to using the charm pack size for garlands! Thanks so much for sharing the details.
the booster seat is a great idea! the fabric makes it spectacular!
Love the banner! So cute! Thanks for the tips.
THANK you so much for making the mini banner! The fact that you gals made that from my question is so thoughtful and cool. I can’t wait for the Sweetwater Countdown to Christmas charm pack to arrive and make my own mini banner.
Thanks for the inspiration Malisa! I would love to see your banner too. Please post a pic to our Flickr group. Happy Sewing!
Thanks for the reminder of this project! I’m going to have to make it now.
Again, I wouldn’t have thought to make that booster seat until I saw your version of it. I’m totally making that for my 21-month-old.
These turned out so cute! I can see one of those Christmas banners in my near future – what a cute idea!
I’m so impressed at how perfectly rectangular the booster seat came out!
The banner with the two tones triangles is very cute. And, the seat with laminate is practical as well as pretty. Thanks for sharing the one yard wonders!
Love the Christmas bunting – there will be some at my house this year!
The projects came out wonderfully with the fabrics they used. The banner is really a versatile pattern, just thinking about the different fun prints and holiday prints, lots of possibilities.
Debbie
Both projects are great, and I love the fabrics!
love the projects ~ especially the banner ~ doesn’t have the normal Christmasy Christmas fabric and I like that.
That bag on the bean bag seat is really cute too!
your fabric choice for the bag is wonderful! i can see changing it up seasonally too …
and having some inspiration from the o so cute bunting! thx =)
Wow, I love them both! The laminated fabric is sooooo smart to use for the seat, and I have wanted to make a banner forever, I think I may be inspired now to give it a shot. Thank you for sharing!
LOVE THE BOOSTER CUSHION THINGY….WILL HAVE TO SEE ABOUT MAKING ONE OF THOSE WHEN MY 1ST GRANCHILD (BOY) GETS HERE, & SINCE I HAVEN’T BEEN IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS I GUESS I’M GONNA HAVE TO GET BACK INTO THAT AGAIN, SO THE BANNER THINGY IS A GREAT IDEA TOO…..JUST LOVE ALL THESE NEAT IDEAS I CAN PICK UP ON THIS BLOG!
These are both ridiculously sa – weet!!
Love the new look of the blog.
The purse in the picture with the booster cushion is amazing. Is that pattern in the One Yard Wonders book?
Thanks for all the inspiration.
I like all of these, but my favorite is the banner! What a smart and fabric saving way t0 make the banners and definitely a great way to showcase a fabric line!
hugz
The banners are very cute with the Hometown fabric!
I made a banner once…not this gorgeous one.. and you would have heard me swearing and cursing across the Pacific!. This tute was definitely needed. Might try another! Thanks for the info.
cool projects! I like the idea of using a charm pack!
It’s nice to look at a lot of different but coordinating fabrics in a project like this!
Love both the projects. Both banners are way cute!
I love these projects and this book is awesome!!!
Oh boy, that booster seat cushion is fabulous – thanks for sharing!!
Both of these projects are great this week! I love the idea of making the banner with Christmas fabric, I would have never thought of that!
Love the idea of a banner on the Christmas tree!
Oh that garland is just too cute!
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