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Sweater quilt
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Someone emailed me recently and asked me to explain how I made the felted sweater blanket I have posted on my projects page. I found some old pictures on my laptop and put this post together.
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Forget old lady quilting stereotypes. Nowadays, these blankets are all kinds of hip, quirky, and modern — ideal for snuggling or decorating a wall.
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Welcome back to Monday Motivation! Can you believe it is almost Winter, Christmas and the end of 2016? This week I am sharing something I started last Winter and finished before this Winter so I am thrilled. Happily this project goes with last week's Monday Motivation for up cycled projects you can find here. This week and next will not be a collection of items as I usually share. Getting ready and having my family home for the holiday takes more time that I had anticipated. Isn't that…
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Sweater Quilt Saw this tutorial via Pinterest to make a wool sweater quilt and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to try something like it. My sister Jenny loves quilting as much as I do, but rarely has time to do it, so I decided to give this one to her. The tutorial called for wool sweaters, but I wanted to keep this gift reasonably priced so instead I headed to my local Salvation Army thrift store and found this selection of cotton-blend sweaters in brown, gold, white and tan: After a…
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Many of you know I'm not really much of a sewer. And if you didn't after this clutch bag/felt and interfacing mix up, you do now! So when I decided I wanted to make a couple of quilts I knew I didn't quite have the skills to pull off the quilting and binding bit. But after a lot of seam ripping and thinking I think I have come up with an awesome alternative; The Cheater's Quilt (aka how to make a quilt the easy way, I was going to call it the "Quickie Quilt" but changed my mind...). And…
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Years ago, before this blog, before I knew about Craftster, before it ever occurred to me to take pictures of things i made, I got this idea...
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Sewing with felted wool in November and December was all about Christmas gifts and keeping warm. I find the process of cutting, washing, drying, stacking, and organizing wool very satisfying. I wash each sweater in a separate pillowcase, to keep fibers from mixing, and so enjoy the anticipation of opening each pillowcase to see just how a particular sweater felted. Stacks of wool, ready and waiting to be sewn into a wool blanket: Oldest Daughter's Christmas gift. I enjoyed choosing the…
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Thrift stores are filled with sweaters just waiting for a new purpose. This winter, you can look forward to snuggling up with a good book, a warm cup of tea and your favorite jammies under this upcycled sweater quilt that you made yourself.
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Jill of “fiberluscious” never knows what to or buy or make for her mother for Christmas. Mom is always chilly; so this inspired Jill! Last year two days before Christmas she went to a r…
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About 6 months back, I ran across a wool sweater blanket on Etsy and knew I had to have one. Only I couldn't shell out that kind of mulah. I...
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Sewing Tips and tutorials for all levels of sewists and quilters! Grab some fabric, thread, and your sewing sewing machine to learn how to sew!
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Bohemian Baby Blanket
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This tutorial of how to sew homemade sweater squares quilt project is a frugal way to repurpose old sweaters into a warm snuggly blanket. Make sure you like The Homestead Survival on Facebook, Shop on AMAZON with Us and explore our PINTEREST BOARDS for innovative ways you can become self-sufficient…
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Cashmere Patchwork Quilt: Gather a few sweaters, cashmere is preferred for its long fibers, but other yarns or fibers will work also. I have used Merino wool, Lambswool, Silk, Alpaca, etc. Clean them (washing machine is fine even for wool, use cold water & regular soap. …
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Sweater quilt. Warm and cozy.
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