Friday, September 13, 2013

Bias Tape Maker & Flag Bunting

Okay I finally did it.  I brought a bias tape maker.  I have put it in my shopping cart on Amazon a dozen times and have taken it off.  Even placed an order for it once then cancelled it.  Don't know why, but I just couldn't justify getting it.  Until now.

So I brought it.  It's the Simplicity Bias Tape Maker found here on Amazon.  So far, I LOVE it!  It's fast...actually I wish it was a little slower or have the option to control the speed.  But nonetheless, it gets the job done and super easy to use.

Very easy button system - turn on, set temperature and hit RUN.


I brought a 3/4" tip and found that the hardest part was feeding in the bias tape initially.  After that it was just as easy as pushing a button...literally.  After a few times I didn't use the roller so I don't have to go through the extra step of rolling up all the tape.


Super easy to use.  Feed it in twice to get DOUBLE folded bias tape.  Make sure to fold the tape in half and do not use the tip - just fit it in straight into the pressing part.  This is the part when I wish I could control the speed because I couldn't fold the tape fast enough to keep up with the rolling and had to stop the machine a few times to 'catch up'.


Overall a great machine.  Before long I had enough double bias tape.

What am I making with these?  Bunting Flags :) - I'm addicted to them and just started to add then to the shop.  Here's the first 3 sets...more to come! 


Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Made By ME #95 Linky Party and Features

Time to party!  Great projects last week.  Lots of great inspirations :).  Here's a few highlights from last week...and as usual scroll down to include your project this week.


 FOOD


SEWING AND KNITS


CRAFTS & DECOR

...and onto this week's "Made by ME" Linky Party.  
Happy Linking everyone! 
... and don't forget to visit our fellow bloggers :)
  

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Wear It Again Baby Clothes

Aya is almost 10 months now and growing like a weed. Like most of you know, baby clothes at this age is pricey and babies outgrow them usually after a few washes (if you're lucky!).  Looking for Aya's pile of 'no longer fit' clothes I was really bummed that she barely wore some of the really cute clothes she had.  So I decided to transform them like I see a lot of moms do.

So out with the scissors and ended up with 2 cute new tops.  



I made a couple of more after this but forgot to photo them :(.

Here's a glimpse of how I transform the onesie - pretty simple and tons of great tutorials out there.
Pretty much snip, measure and sew.  Takes less than 10 minutes once you get the hang out it.  

Love simple and money savings projects like these.

Happy sewing!

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Made By ME #94 Linky Party and Features

Hi everyone!  Love all the great projects last week.  I lot of hits on the projects based on the stats - I hope that your project got a lot of good feedback :).  Here are some highlights from the party last week.  Scroll down to add yours this week.


SEWING AND KNITS

CRAFTS & DECOR

 FOOD
 


...and onto this week's "Made by ME" Linky Party.  
Happy Linking everyone! 
... and don't forget to visit our fellow bloggers :)
  

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