Friday, January 18, 2013

A Quick Tip.....

Since I've been busy making project bags
that means I've also been cutting out 
lots of wool felt hearts.
I use them for the zipper pulls.
I like to add a bit of fun to them.
So this is a quick little tip I learned
from the awesome website WeeFolkArt.com
Talk about a plethora of wool felt info
and cool free patterns!!!
Anyhoo......I learned that when 
you need to cut small items out of felt
you don't' want to use pins.
It distorts the felt and with some tiny pieces
it would be impossible to do anyways.
You just tape your pattern down with packing tape!
It's seriously genius!
The tape holds the pattern piece down
and when you are done cutting,
your felt just falls away because the pattern 
shielded it from the sticky tape.
AND the more you use your patterns
the sturdier they become 
from all the layers of tape.

Cool right?

So here is a peek at yesterday's sewing :)





Annie is holding a spool of thread.
How cute is that?


16 comments:

  1. That is good!

    What do you use on the felt heart to hang it with?

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  2. Thank you for sharing :-)! This simple technique will be a total time saver :-)!

    I love the little girl holding the thread fabric; it is 'sew' cute :-)!

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  3. this technique really works! I have tried it and it is awesome sauce.

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  4. this technique really works! I have tried it and it is awesome sauce.

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  5. this technique really works! I have tried it and it is awesome sauce.

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  6. Another beautiful eye candy.Have a fun weekend!

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  7. I wish I had your fabric stash! :)

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  8. You were busy! Everything looks beautiful!

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  9. Beautiful as always. I love my mug organizer. It's right next to my machine.
    and how many times is Regena going to respond? Sheesh!

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  10. Oh and I also love the tip. I've seen it somewhere before too but forgot about it. Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Great stitching, your finishes are lovely :)

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  12. I only replied once, honest. lol

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  13. Wonderful tip. I love the heart mug.
    Teresa's Heartfelt Stitches

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  14. I just found your blog and just love your ironing board cover with the dresden on it. What a cute idea. I would smile everytime I saw that also. I will continue to follow your blog for more great ideas.

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