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Sunday, 22 June 2014

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At the Stitching and Knitting show at Harrogate last year, I bought quite a lot of strips of fabric panels.  I thought they would be ideal for baby books, or for cards.  Turns out I bought a lot more of them than I thought!  I frog-loving friends birthday prompted me into action.

I simply cut the panels out, layered them onto patterned paper and stitched with a wide zig-zag on my machine.  I then stuck them to square card blanks and decorated with brads and little gems.  

My mum made a load of Christmas cards one year like this.  Later on she was laughing at me for changing my sewing machine needle.  I asked why and she said she'd changed hers exactly once, that was when the existing one broke.  So she sews fabric and paper, all with the same needle... it's a wonder it stitches at all!


I've got quite a few panels like the Hot Chocolate one above but with different kinds of coffee.  I am intending to make them into little spill mats for inside my coffee machine.  That coffee machine really is a messy bugger, but I love it with my life!


 Now I just need to make an effort to remember people's birthdays!





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18 comments:

  1. Melody22 June 2014 at 10:02

    beautiful cards

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  2. Pam @Threading My Way22 June 2014 at 10:15

    What a great way to make cards, Wendy. Pinning this. Wonder what secret your Mum has not changing needles.

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  3. Fiona22 June 2014 at 11:20

    Great idea for the cards.... I would definitely change my needle too... and use an old one for the cardboard...
    Hugz

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  4. Sarah in Stitches22 June 2014 at 13:01

    These are so cute! :D

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  5. Shirlee Fassell22 June 2014 at 14:38

    There adorable!

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  6. JoJo22 June 2014 at 14:44

    What a cute idea! But I don't understand what you meant about using the same needle and 'it's a wonder it stitches at all'. Does using the needle through paper dull it somehow?

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  7. Sandra :)22 June 2014 at 15:10

    That's a cute idea!

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  8. Rachel22 June 2014 at 15:36

    That coffee machine gives you plenty of excuses for making things!

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  9. Una22 June 2014 at 19:15

    I must have learned to sew with your Mum. I have NEVER changed my sewing machine needle and it is still going strong after about 30 years!

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  10. Alison22 June 2014 at 20:14

    These are lovely, I have been meaning to try sewing card but never quite had the guts to do it - I really should... A x

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  11. Jane23 June 2014 at 06:22

    What a great idea, and some lovely cards

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  12. margaret23 June 2014 at 07:00

    these have worked so very well,

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  13. pennydog23 June 2014 at 11:49

    It's good to have a stack of these on hand just in case :) I recognise some of those squares actually, I bought some of these on my very first fabric guild visit a couple of years ago for a baby quilt.

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  14. Sheryl24 June 2014 at 18:36

    These are lovely Wendy.

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  15. Jillayne26 June 2014 at 03:15

    Love your cards! What a brilliant use for panels Wendy... Brilliant.
    Like you, I struggle to remember the dates. I've finally had to resort to using a large calendar to write it all down - now if I could just remember to look at the darn calendar!

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  16. Carrie P.26 June 2014 at 15:14

    great idea!

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  17. Jo Ferguson26 June 2014 at 21:20

    These are adorable. I love using brads to attach fabric/paper. You can find a lot of embellishments in the scrapbooking isle.

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  18. Ella and Nesta27 June 2014 at 00:34

    What a great idea! Personal and original at the same time.

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