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Sew It comes to an end

Friday, August 27th, 2010

I remember when i first started Sew It on the 3rd of June 2009 with the aim of inspiring others to sew and try new tutorials & techniques.

Little did i know that a year and 2 months later it would come to an end but as much as it saddens me to do this but i think i have to face reality and move on.

I have come to this decision because i find that as much as we would like to with the busy lives we lead it is sometimes hard to finish a particular project.

I spent most of last night thinking if this was the right decision to do or not and i think it is. I am however going to join the list of great link parties and host my own with a new name and you can link up anything that you’ve made and want to show off. I will continue to share tutorials and of course sew my heart away but Sew It was great while it lasted.

I enjoyed hosting it and sewing with you, however all good things come to an end some day and today is the day to say goodbye to Sew It. You will still be able to access the tutorials all the tutorials from the Sew It tab on the left.

So thank you very much for your continued support and i do hope that you will link up to my new party *to be announced soon* when you can.

Goodbye to Sew it

Thanks for the great tutorials & inspiration

Thank you for allowing me to spend time with my sewing machine

Thanks for introducing to great crafty friends

You will be missed but not forgotten

by mayya

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FQ Pillow for Sew It

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

I am so glad we are making this pillow for Sew It because it turned out beautiful if i may say so myself :)

What you dont believe me?

Look for yourself

See told you…

What makes it so pretty is this fabric by  Patty Young from her flora and fauna collection and this particular fabric is called Red Blossoms, click here for a list of shops that stocks them.

I found the pink cotton which i had in my stash and thought it was a perfect match to the pink flower buds.

The tutorial was well explained but it did not mention the width of the ruffles so i did 4 inches for the small flower , 6 inches for the middle one and 8 inches for the biggest flower.

Instead of cutting to strips for each flower i simply cut one long strip and folded it in half so my 4 inch strip when folded became 2 inches.

I loved the technique used to ruffle the strips although i broke a couple of needles i loved the effect it gave.

This pillow would have been done earlier today however it took me ages to secure the flowers cause of the fabric layers, and sewing it to the pillow also took about 10 mins cause i played around with them until i was happy with the placement.

One thing as well that i noticed the tutorial didnt mention what method she used to close the open end of the pillow.

I used a slip stitch to close it and this is how it turned out

I am really happy with this pillow and plan on giving it to a person who i owe my life to

♥ My Mother ♥

I hope she likes it

So tell me do you love it or hate it?

I am linking this to My PARTY i hope you will join in the fun only 5 days left!

Will also be linking up to these parties

by mayya

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Posted in Home Decor, Home Projects, Sew It, Sewing | 15 Comments »

Let’s Sew a party #8

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

I cant begin to tell you how busy i am
Busy trying new dishes for breaking our fast
Busy occupying the girls so i dont hear “Mommy i am bored what can we do now?”
Busy driving to and from destinations
Busy doing everything except sewing *sigh*
Honestly my fabrics for the laptop cover have been cut and partially made..just need an hour to finish it up..hopefully i will get my hour soon.

Anyway this is just a quick update to let you know which tutorial one the most votes
is the Fat Quarter pillow by House of Smiths

RULES TO SEW IT

  • Only entries made with Sew IT are accepted. In this case the Fat Quarter Pillow!
  • Once finished add a link below to a specific blog post not your main blog address
  • Grab the Sew IT button (found on the side bar) and pop it up on your blog for all your visitors to see
  • Please do NOT link up giveaways, Etsy shops or websites.
  • Comments make me :) and i’m sure not the only one. Visit at least 2 blogs and make someone smile by commenting on their blog post.
  • You have 10 days to join this party ends on the 30th!

If you are looking for some great link up to submit your other crafty project join these great parties here

by mayya

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Vote to Sew It #14

Monday, August 16th, 2010

One day late but hey better late than never right?

Let get right into it then

I fell in love with this pillow by House of Smiths

not only because of the flowers which i love but the fact that it was made using a fat quarter

In the last Vote to Sew It both

binky/pacifier pouch by Pick Up Some Creativity

and the patchwork apple pincushion by Wool Food Mama

got equal votes of 5 each and as per the rule the 2nd tutorial with the most votes get re entered into the next vote to sew.

Here is your chance to vote for them again this time!

Remember you have until the 20th of August to vote as that is the day i will announce what we will sew with Sew It

May your favorite tutorial win :)

Dont forget to link up to the sew a party i am working on my laptop cover as i blog :)

Cant wait to see what you come up with

See you there

by mayya

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Let’s Sew A Party #7

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Its time to party!

Before i announce what we are going to sew

I simply have to share Mila’s plastic bag holder with you

She used her fabric scraps to make the holder, now thats what i call creative!

Will you do me a favor?

Head over to her blog and let her know that she has been featured will you? As i didnt tell her :)

You can check out the other plastic bag holders here

I am really happy to annouce that 36 of you voted this time

and 26 voted for the laptop sleeve by Crap I’ve Made by Char

RULES TO SEW IT

  • Only entries made with Sew IT are accepted. In this case the laptop sleeve!
  • Add a link below to a specific blog post not your main blog address
  • Grab the Sew IT button (found on the side bar) and pop it up on your blog for all your visitors to see
  • Please do NOT link up giveaways, Etsy shops or websites.
  • Comments make me :) and i’m sure not the only one. Visit at least 2 blogs and make someone smile by commenting on their blog post.
  • You have 10 days to join this party ends on the 20th!

If you are looking for some great link up to submit your other crafty project join these great parties here

by mayya

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Vote to Sew It # 13

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Wakey, wakey Mayya!

Terribly sorry it seems that i am still in vacation mode as i completely forgot to post up the tutorials for you to Vote to Sew It

There are only 4 days left to join the Sew It  Sew a Party

and

to vote for what you want to sew next!

I better get on with it then

I just HAD to include this laptop sleeve by Crap I’ve Made by Char

and how about this binky/pacifier pouch by Pick Up Some Creativity – this is one is great for mums

and this  patchwork apple pincushion by Wool Food Mama that came in 2nd last vote to sew

Now that you’ve seen your choices vote to sew It

My vote goes to the laptop sleeve, its just too pretty not to sew

what about you?

by mayya

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Plastic Bag holder for Sew It – CHECK

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Ahh feels good to be back home and to be sewing :)

This morning after i’d dropped the girls off to my mom hence the sewing i decided to make the plastic bag holder for Sew It

No wonder this was a project was a favorite it was a quick ,super easy to make and not to mention handy!

I intially wanted to go for the strips fabrics but knowing my love of fabrics i would have spent ages mixing and matching 9 pieces of fabrics (it would have probably taken me longer to choose the fabrics then to make the holder LOL) so i decided to go with this white with red and green prints that i had in my stash.

The only changes i did was to sew the ribbon on the inside of the fabric as opposed to the tutorial

(i think i got the placement wrong but as long as it hangs i am good).

I also zig zaged the inside seam i just like things nice and neat :)

Give your machine a quick dust off and come and make this plastic bag holder, doesnt take long i promise…

I have lots of orders to finish up and dont think will be making the apron as i had planned my customers have been ever so patient and i cant keep them waiting any longer

Linking this post to Sew It and here

by mayya

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A Double Sew a Party

Friday, July 30th, 2010

HUH?

Yes you read it right a double sew a party!

Means that 2 tutorials got equal amount of votes

which means you get to choose one or sew them BOTH!

This is not the first time we have a tie, remember this ?

So in this Sew It you have a choice to sew

The Pleated Apron by The Mother Huddle

or you finally get to make the plastic bag holder from Make it and Love it

The choice is entirely up to you as to which one you choose to make i personally would like to make both and will aim for that.

So how do i join?

  • Only entries made with Sew IT are accepted. In this case the pleated apron & the plastic bag holder!
  • Add a link below to a specific blog post not your main blog address
  • Grab the Sew IT button (found on the side bar) and pop it up on your blog for all your visitors to see
  • Please do NOT link up giveaways, Etsy shops or websites.
  • Comments make me :) and i’m sure not the only one. Visit at least 2 blogs and make someone smile by commenting on their blog post.
  • You have 10 days to join this party ends on the 10th!

If you are looking for some great link up to submit your other crafty project join these great parties here

Now lets get this party started


by mayya

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Posted in Sew It, Sew-a-long | 8 Comments »

Vote to Sew #12

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

You all know how much i love sewing, but apart from actually sewing i LOVE searching for tutorials as it allows me to discover new sewing blogs and new tutorials.

So for Sew it i have the following

The pleated apron with built in hot pads by The Mother Huddle

I like how it looks like a skirt but its actually an apron..oh and i thing the built in hot pad is very cool

This patchwork apple pincushion by Wool Food Mama totally caught by eye

i can imagine myself making them in all different colour combos

and the plastic bag holder by Make it and Love it that keeps on coming in 2nd place but never gets sewn

You know what to do

Want to sew one of them

the VOTE to Sew IT

Please help me by spreading the news by using one of the social media icons

so we can have a GREAT turn out at the party!

You still have 5 days to join in the current Sew A Party in making a travel organiser

The winning tutorial will be annouced at the next sew-a-party which will be on

Friday the 30th of July 2010

Happy Voting!

by mayya

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Posted in Sew It, Sewing, Tutorial | 7 Comments »

Let’s Sew a Party – #5

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

You didnt think that i would hop on a plane without announcing the winning tutorial now did you?

Only one hour left and we are heading to the airport to catch our flight to Malaysia :)

Can you imagine if it hadnt been for my mum we would have totally missed the fight LOL *i promise to tell you about it in one of my future posts*

Sew a party 4 has ended and no one joined in the fun :(

I tried to, honest i did.

Here is what was supposed to be my crafter’s apron

Yeah, i know i didnt get very far but hey at least i tried..

OK so you are probably wondering which tutorial got the most votes in the last vote to sew

Well see for yourselves

Yes the travel organiser by Thimble won!

Although i was going to make it for our trip tonight but …..

so anyway i do hope you will make it and enjoy making it :)

So how do i join?

  • Only entries made with Sew IT are accepted. In this case the the travel organiser
  • Add a link below to a specific blog post not your main blog address
  • Grab the Sew IT button (found on the side bar) and pop it up on your blog for all your visitors to see
  • Please do NOT link up giveaways, Etsy shops or websites.
  • Comments make me :) and i’m sure not the only one. Visit at least 2 blogs and make someone smile by commenting on their blog post.
  • You have 10 days to join this party ends on the 10th!

If you are looking for some great link up to submit your other crafty project join these great parties here

Now lets get this party started


by mayya

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Posted in Sew It, Tutorial | 6 Comments »

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