Recent Craft and Sewing Projects

Crafts, Reflections, Sewing

Hello and welcome. I thought I would share some of the craft projects I have completed in the last couple of months.

For Christmas I made cork boards as Christmas gifts for the girls.

My husband’s father used to own a wine shop where he sold wine making supplies. When he passed away my husband inherited a lot of the wine making supplies. For over a year we had large bags of corks stored in the barn that we had no idea what we would do with. When one of my daughters mentioned wanting a bulletin board, I had an idea. I used a top to a banker’s box for the frame and covered it with some scrap fabric that I had on hand. I ran some jute through the side of the box as a hanger. Then I hot glued the corks in. The picture above is one of three that I made.

I was very pleased with the way they turned out and the girls loved them.

I made this bear with some scrap fabric and a bag of stuffing I had. Since I used buttons for the eyes, she (my husband decided it was a girl bear) was made completely with things I had on hand. Her name is Melody.

When I came across this free pattern/tutorial for a shopping bag/purse I decided to try my hand at making one. For this my sister and I made a trip to the fabric store and selected the fabrics. Selecting fabrics is at least half the fun, especially when you have a sister or two to shop with. 🙂 The inside of the bag is completely lined with the solid blue fabric and has pockets like the ones on the outside done in the flowered fabric. Thus, the bag is reversable.

This hoodie for my grandson, Jackson, is my most recent sewing project and I have just started one for his sister Addie. While hers will be made of different fabrics I am using the same pattern.

I have to say with each of these sewing projects I’ve learned something new.

Thanks for visiting.

23 thoughts on “Recent Craft and Sewing Projects”

    1. Thanks! That hoodie was a huge challenge – so many pieces. I decided to make it without the front pocket after my daughter told me the kids didn’t use a pocket on a hoodie but I did make the cuffs with thumb holes which is something I never made before. I’m still working on Addies hoodie – slow going.

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  4. You are one talented lady, Ruth! If you have any corks left over, Google cork art and you may be inspired to try a project similar to some of the AMAZING works showcased online! For some of them, you’d never know the medium was corks!

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  10. Everything turned out so well. That corkboard is genius.  Your eye for color is so artistic. Your first bear turned out far better than mine did. As many years as I have been sewing I learn new stuff all the time . I miss sister fabric shopping but love seeing the pics of what you pick out 😊

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    1. I did see similar cork boards online so it wasn’t an original idea but I did add things like covering with fabric and the jute for hanging. I miss shopping with you too. Spring/summer is not far off. Hoping you guys will be spending some time here.💖

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