Cutting Fabric with Silhouette Cameo

Hello,

Finally a blog post and a Silhouette Cameo one at that. I made this quilt a while ago but I wanted to show you how it easy it was to cut fabric with the Silhouette Cameo. I will admit I was a bit skeptically that it would cut all the way through the fabric but it did wonderfully.

These are the basic steps to get your Silhouette Cameo to cut fabric:
1) Iron on interface to the back of your fabric
2) Place your fabric with the ironed interface onto your cutting mat, peel away backing
3) Change the setting on Silhouette Studio to fabric, and change the blade
4) Cut away just like it was paper

The letters are appliqued using the Silhouette Sewable Fabric Interfacing. The interfacing comes in a giant sheet that you cut away as much as you need. Iron this onto the back of your fabric. Note: On the back of the instructions it says that you should cut the interface to be longer than the your fabric but don’t do this. It just gums up your iron. By the end I just cut the interface to be slightly smaller than the fabric.

Silhouette Cameo cut the fabric very nicely. I also put in a new blade in before I starting to cut. I wanted to ensure that the blade would cut on the first time.

If you are looking for details on how to make this quilt, you can find it here.

Studio Calico – Front Row Card Kit

And here it is the February card kit from Studio Calico – Front Row. I was on a roll. I made all 6 cards in one afternoon. I love being able to sit down and make all the cards in one kit. Now I just need to figure out what to do with my left over scraps.

In a couple of days Studio Calico will be releasing their March kits. Stay tuned!

Studio Calico – Block Party

So finally here are my cards made with the January card kit, Block Party. This post is really short and to the point. Enjoy.

Studio Calico – 34 Street Card Kit

I am a wee bit late sharing the December card kit from Studio Calico. But better late than never.

These were made from the main card kit called the 34th Street. I did add a few supplies from the previous month’s card kit. I love how you can still use the left overs for the new month.

Next week I will be posting my January’s kit. Just in time for the February kit that was just released.

Enjoy!

Calling all Penpals!

Are you looking for some new penpals?

Come on and join the League of Extraordinary Penpals. My bestie, Laura has started a new club with Julie.  Do you like getting monthly surprises? Why not join? You get a lot of stuff for such an awesome deal! You get some paper and a fantastic newsletter. It is a great way to meet some new people. I love the super hero theme they have as well! Who doesn’t love being a superhero?!

Check it out and sign up! And if you sign up early you can even catch the early subscription special!

Happy New Year!!!

I kind of fell off the blogging wagon last year. December was crazy busy. I decided the last minute that I was going to make a quilt for my new little nephew. After finishing up with my first quilting course and completing my first quilt. I will be sharing the quilt for my nephew in another blog post. But in the mean time here is my first quilt.

A lot of blood sweat and tears went into this quilt. I can’t stress how much I learned. I know there is a steep learning curve for since I knew nothing to start. But I love that I am applying the knowledge to other fabric projects that I did like the one posted here and for the baby quilt that I made (will post later). I also like the supplies that I picked for the class like the rotatory cutter. Hopefully I will use these more in the futures.

I wish all of you the best in 2013!

Studio Calico Sock Hop Card Kit

So it has been a long while since I have made a card. But a couple of weekends ago I sat down and make 8 cards. I was so excited when my Studio Calico card kit came in the mail. This was my first kit and I love it. I love how everything is co-coordinating and you get embellishments and even stamps. I love it because I don’t think I would have purchased these items but it all comes together. It was a nice challenge to use up as much product in the kit.

I present to you some of the cards that I created…

If you are still interested I believe you can still get the card kit I used here, Sock Hop. And you can even start your own card kit subscriptions as well.

Fabric Projects

So last month I show cased some of the crochet project I was working on. But along with the knitting and the crocheting I have also started a quilting class with my friend Sandy. I am actually surprised at how much I am enjoying the class. I have learned so much.

This is what my quilt looks like so far. I just need to add the binding and finish the quilting portion of it. The green flowers on the right is what the back of the quilt will look like. I was trying to go for a more funky kind of vibe.

I also recently ordered some beautiful fabrics online. Some of it was the chevron pattern by Blake Riley. I saw this post on Pinterest and I knew I wanted to make it. So I made it exactly the way they did. I thought it was perfect so why change it. And this is the way mine turned out.

My plan is to recreate this with leather. I think it would like super cute as a leather clutch. So I have some red and black leather to test it out. So many project I have rolling around in my head.

Yarn Projects

Oh my it has been awhile since my last post. I haven’t been doing as much paper crafting lately. But I have been busy with other crafting projects. I am proud to say that I have finished a project under my belt and 12 balls of yarn later.. a basket weave baby blanket is now complete. The blanket measures to be 41″ X 46″. It was easy to do but it really did take a month to finish.

I am also learning to knit. Knitting is a lot tougher than learning to crochet. I stuck with it and finally I feel like I am getting the hang of it. So my first project is to complete a scarf. I will post a pic when it is all completed. And it is perfect timing since with the colder weather heading my way.

 

Top 4 Crochet Blogs

It’s been awhile since I did a Top 5 blog post. Today I want to share a few Crochet blogs that I have recently found. I’ve has some extra time on my hands and picked up crocheting again. Since I just picked this up I only have 4 blogs to share with you.

1. Craft Passion by Joanne L. She has a lot of great ideas not only for crocheting but all different kids of crafts
2. All About Ami by Stephanie. Her love for amigurumi (Japanese art of knitted/crocheted stuff animals) is quite contagious when you see how cute they are.
3. Free Amigurumi Patterns by Jane. She goes out ans scours the internet for free patterns. And she finds the the cutest patterns. I definitely have some on my to make list.
4. Moogly. They have a lot of tutorials and designs. I even used the bobble stitch to make a scarf. Easy to follow instructions.

So far I made what I am calling a kids scarf, it originally started out to be a blanket but I ran out of yarn. I didn’t care for the color so I just left it as is. And I am still working on this basket weave blanket.