Home Dec Sewing

January 28, 2013 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 1 Comment

I just can’t get enough of that Anna Maria Horner Loulouthi velveteen fabric. I recovered all but about 4 inches of an old, tan colored, bolster-style pillow with some of the fabric that was left from my Colette Meringue Skirt. For the other 4 inches I used Innocent Crush cotton sateen again by Anna Maria Horner. Pink ric rac covers the seam between the two fabrics. The raspberry pillow on the back left is a simple flange style done up in, yup you guessed it, Anna Maria Horner fabric (Garden Party). The back right pillow with the little brown dingle ball trim is one that I made several years ago using a print by Anna Griffith.

After all the Christmas decorations were put away earlier this month, the house just seemed so empty. I plundered through my supply of quilted throws and table runners, but it soon became obvious that I was sorely lacking winter-themed home dec items. So I pulled out this table runner designs book that I purchased at a great quilt shop in Urie, WY last summer.

The pattern is called Winterstar. It is done in neutrals and the applique pieces form a star-type shape. I did use neutrals for my runner, but instead of the winter star appliques, I used hearts. I plan to leave this one out through the end of February and I wanted to incorporate a bit of Valentine’s Day in with the winter theme.

The lace sticking out here and there ia doily that I placed underneath.

My Accu Quilt Go cutter came in handy to cut those applique hearts. No need to cut the neutral strips since I used a Kona neutral solids jelly roll that I had on hand. Gotta love those precuts! The fabric for the hearts was left over from this bed runner project and the binding is extra fabric from my grandson’s quilt.

I am ‘sew’ thankful that I can sew for my family and friends, for myself, and for my home. Isn’t it great to be a sewist (I think that’s the current politically correct term)?

Pam

Sewing Machine Trading Cards Display

August 12, 2012 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 1 Comment

In an earlier post I shared photos of my vintage trading cards. Sarah and Ashley gave me great suggestions on how to display them. With their suggestions in mind, here is what I came up with:

I didn’t want to invest a lot of $$$ in purchasing materials for the display, so I went ‘shopping’ around my house and found the supplies I thought might work. I used an old bulletin board, fabric, extra-large ric rac, chicken wire (thanks to my DD), fabric scrapbook flowers, scrapbook papers, and clear acrylic cards. The only supplies I purchased were the spray paint and the hooks from which to hang the frames. I am very pleased with the final product and I plan to post a tutorial in the near future.

Now I must go put a couple small holes in my sewing room wall so I can hang this and give those lovely turn-of-the-century sewing cards the visibility they deserve. 🙂

Sewing Machine Trading Cards

July 18, 2012 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 4 Comments

I have approximately a dozen of these cherished little trading cards. They were a gift from DH several years ago.

Around the turn of the century (1900 not 2000), sewing machine companies used these trading cards as a marketing tool to advertise their products. Here’s a close-up of one of the cards:

Now who wouldn’t want to get their hands on as many of these little gems as possible? Okay, maybe not a baseball player, but seems to me all other members of the human race would desire these as much as I do. It is a sewingcentric world, isn’t it?

My conundrum is that I don’t have a manner in which to display them so I can enjoy them to their fullest. I’ve considered and evaluated a number of items, but as yet have come up empty. I would welcome any advice, suggestions, ideas, etc. from my terrific readers on how I might appropriately display my cards. And if your idea includes upcycling or repurposing something to do so, all the better. Thank you in advance for your comments.