When a good idea turns bad

Hi there!

Remember last week? When I was so enthusiastic about the Easter baskets I would sew? 

Well it was a good idea, but it went wrong. Not completely, but still... So let me take you into my journey of making these Easter baskets and try to find the mistakes....

The first problem I had was the time pressure. Only the cutting of the fabric took more time than foreseen, which meant that I had only 2 evenings for sewing the 2 baskets. Or read 1 evening and 1 night... Because it ended up with me sewing till 3 o'clock in the morning. 

My second issue was my basic experience in sewing. I for example had to create the opening for the mouth and at a certain point I needed to turn the fabric so the 2 good sides were at the outside. I already did this several times, but now it just didn't work! 

I solved it by sewing the opening and the beak with a very small stitch (the one you would use for the opening for a button). And at one of the sides a small piece of interfacing was still visible, but I was so tired at that stage that I have left it like that. 

But in the morning I saw that everything ended up well. My 2 little boys didn't notice the imperfections and they have been running around with their baskets for the egg hunt. And even now, after Easter, they play with it. It's their storage for cars. 

When I see the face of my boys, I forget all the problems I had when sewing it and I think "Yes, I did it!"

Have a nice Easter holiday! 

Tania


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Easter basket: the deadline is calling

Hi there!

I am working on 2 Easter baskets so my boys can search in style for their chocolate eggs and I don't have to worry about sticky chocolate fingers.

The Easter basket is not just a regularly basket, but it is shaped as a chicken. Really nice and original! I found the pattern on a Facebook group. Unfortunately, they aren't finished yet, so the deadline is really tight at this stage. Fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly now!

I have chosen some really nice fabric that makes me think of spring/ picnic/ Easter time. The fabric is not something that I would choose normally, but it works for this project. What do you think of it? 

The green and turquoise fabric is Terlenka, a fabric which is 100% polyester. Terlenka feels more firm than just cotton, so I believe it is perfect for the baskets. I will also stiffened it with interfacing. Just to give it that extra reinforcement.

After Easter I will post a picture of these chicken Easter baskets, until then...
Happy Easter and enjoy the extra family time!

Tania

Adorable Easter chickens

EASTER is coming!

I have already decorated the Easter tree together with the children. It was a lovely activity for a rainy afternoon. But when it was finished I wanted something extra for being in the Easter atmosphere… something sewed… And where do you search then? On Pinterest of course!

I have gathered several fun ideas for Easter, but this project I just had to sew already. It is so easy and quick to do. The tutorial is also very clear with some nice pictures with it.

So hereby I present you my “Easter chickens” pattern weights. Aren't they adorable? I would put them on my closet as they are so cute.

The fabric is from Soft Cactus and I have bought it in “De stoffenstraat”. The beak and the comb is made out of felt. The filling consist of fiber fill and rice to give it some weight.

The following project on my list is an Easter basket for the kids. So Easter still will be on my to-do list for the next weeks!

Read ya the next time!
Tania

PS: Are you curious about the ideas that I found on Pinterest? Please feel free to have a look at my Pinterest profile.