Mary Therese Perez Hattori's Weblog

Easy-to-sew coasters

maryhattori — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:50:39 +0000

Not only are they easy for beginners, they are great gifts and a fantastic way to use those fabric scaps you have lying around!

Thanks to Jenny Harris for the inspiration!

Check out her website for a very good tutorial: http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2006/11/crisscross_coas.html

Happy Holidays

maryhattori — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:12:31 +0000

graphics & comments | Christmas Graphics |

Vine of christmas flowers

maryhattori — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:39:44 +0000

Adapted from Amigurmi Two!:Crocheted Toys for Me and You and Baby Too, this vine of red flowers makes a lovely Christmas garland. I chain stitched the green vine, then stitched red flowers and used yellow yarn to stitch the flowers to the vine – this makes a yellow center for the flower. The book has instructions for all of the pieces needed – vine, flowers, and leaves.

Felt heart ornament

maryhattori — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:33:35 +0000

This is just one of many ideas in Sew Pretty Christmas Homestyle.

Christmas embroidery

maryhattori — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:30:02 +0000

I stitched these designs in white onto red felt and made pillow ornaments. Lots of fun to make!

Another owl softie

maryhattori — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:27:11 +0000

This was inspired by a magazine (source to be posted here later) and is quick and easy to make. Great for those just beginning a hobby in softies!

Christmas Cross-Stitch

maryhattori — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:21:13 +0000

I stitched these and then made pillow ornaments.

Pincushion

maryhattori — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:47:23 +0000

If you love to sew pin cushions, you’ll love Better Homes & Gardens’ Bags, Pillows & Pincushions 2009 magazine.

The magazine has instructions and patterns for stacked pincushions – here’s an example.

More bird softie ornaments!

maryhattori — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:16:02 +0000

These use a pattern from Sew Pretty Christmas Homestyle and are made of felt with embroidery. I used stencils for the words ‘Joy’ and ‘Love’ and hand embroidered flowers using a variety of stitches – satin, oyster, stem, french knot, etc. I used a stamp pad with sand colored ink to make the white birds a bit antique-looking.

Gingerbread house

maryhattori — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:38:22 +0000

I love Therese Laskey’s The Softies Kit which inspired me to create this mini gingerbread house.