Custom Nap Mats

I recently got an order to make two nap mats. She had seen my blog and wanted the zebra and owl.

 

The zebra was easy. I can find that fabric anywhere. The owl, however, was not. The original owl nap mat was made from scraps. That is why it has the owl applique, to make it more appealing. I went to Hobby Lobby to find the fabric, but they were out, of course. So I looked at Hancock's Fabrics to find owl fabric. This is the final result.

 

 

I used the pink owl in the design to make the large owl on the blanket. I drew the owl parts onto stitch witchery and then ironed them on fabric scraps (NEVER THROW ANYTHING AWAY!). Then I ironed the owl onto the blanket and zig-zagged around the whole thing.

 I think it turned out cute. I hope the client agrees.

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Fabric Friday: Beaded Necklace plus Fabric Flowers

The necklaces on TV have been large and wild lately. I make Statement Necklaces and also Fabric Flowers. So I decided to combine the two.

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other combinations:

 I have not worn any of the combinations. I am excited about trying out the new style.

Remember you can see my work at The Funky Monkey in Friendswood, Texas.

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Fabric Friday: Fabulous Pillowcase Dresses

I have been reading the comments from Wednesday's post about the wood pedestal table. It looks like there are lots of skeptical men out there. I really liked the comment from

Late Bloomers said...

Really nice! And I love your comment about your hubby trusting you... what is that about? Mine asks me 'will it look good...?'. 'No, actually I'm trying to make it look like crap. Does anything I do look bad?' Oy Vey! 

You just have to love the men. They will never understand.


Remember: Fabric Art is sold locally at  

Funky Monkey Mall

I do not have any new fabric creations, so I am going to repost a design from November.

Recently a friend gave me a stack of vintage, hand-embroidered pillowcases. I had no idea what to do with them, so I just put them in a basket in my shop in Pasadena. They are cute and somebody will be nostalgic and want to buy them, right? Well, there they sat and sat and sat.
I don’t have any little girls and my grandSON isn’t very  feminine. So, I didn’t know about the latest rage, pillowcase dresses.


My sweet young friend, Maria, came to our quilting, sewing, craft night with material to make a Halloween dress for Liliana. I went home,  searched the internet and started making pillowcase dresses.
  
         
They are so easy to make. The original pattern said to measure up from the bottom 20″, so that’s what I did. I then notched out a “J” for the armhole. I used the material that I had cut off to make a binding for the armholes. The last sewing step was the casing for the ribbon tie.

Last Sunday, I took the dress to church to check sizes and get some reactions. Everyone loved them. The suggestion was to make them a little longer. I tried it on a 2T and a teenager. The neck is a drawstring, so it can be tightened or loosened. As the sweetheart grows, she can wear leggings or pants under the dress. During the winter, she can add a t-shirt under it or a sweater over it.

Other fabric designs can be found in the blog header.

Check back Monday and find out what I find Marvelous.

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