Monday, June 03, 2024
Christmas cards featuring a tall tree, greeting and a gold star
Saturday, June 01, 2024
All occasion card featuring watercoloured shore birds with all sorts of paper piercing and some threaded eyelets
Therese
Friday, May 31, 2024
All occasion card featuring a watercoloured watermilll scene, seam binding and a diamond background paper
Event - Everything Rhubarb at Gaetz United - good food shared with friends
We will be celebrating rhubarb again this year with the Gramma Link Africa group. Make a date with your friends and come and enjoy a couple of hours with a cup of tea and some good food. Lots of baking and many wonderful handmade items that will be perfect for gifts this year!!!
I look forward to seeing many of you at our event this year. Therese
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
May Card Club - Card #3 - quick and easy cards with little collages over some fun backgrounds
Therese
May Card Club - Card #2 - clear embossing resist with watercolour on decorative paper with embossed focal elements
May Card Club - Card #1 - wax crayon resist & watercolour, a metal embellishment and some doodled lines
For our first card we did wax resist using white wax crayon on white cardstock. The cardstock was cut to 4" x 5.25", we placed them on the raised side of embossing folders and rubbed wax crayon ( on its long side) all over our paper until the raised areas were well covered in wax. You really can't see where it is so you just go around several times with good pressure. Next, we added watercolour!! It is best to add very saturated colour so the while crayon really shows up!!! We used the heat gun on low to aid the drying process. I let them choose which metal embellishment they wanted and then we cut a hole in their backgrounds using a 1.25" square Nestibilities.
Thursday, May 16, 2024
All occasion card featuring a stylized dandelion with a watercolour wash background with layers, brads and a little turquoise bow
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Sewing - tape for making quilt ruler non slip
Saturday, May 11, 2024
All occasion cards featuring glittered poppies, paper piercing with ribbon flags over a striped background
Therese
Friday, May 10, 2024
All occasion card featuring a few simple daisies with a tied ribbon over a pieced background with seam binding
Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Birthday card featuring a watercoloured fabric background, stitched pieces of cake and candle along with some sequins
Friday, May 03, 2024
A large all occasion card featuring a fabric mat with stitched candles
Thursday, May 02, 2024
All occasion card featuring a scrappy woven background with a sunflower with a button & yarn accent
Monday, April 29, 2024
Sewing - black and gray picnic placemat with a zippered pocket
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Sewing - picnic placemat in blue plaid and gray with a zippered pocket
Sewing - picnic placemat with a zipper pocket in rust, brown and ivory
Al occasion card featuring a hand painted background with an inked design along with a cute little cat
Therese
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Sewing - picnic placement with a zippered pouch featuring a flying geese pattern
I made up the front of the placemat using precut squares from my stash. I incorporated four flying geese into the design. I added the little green ends to the tie so you will always know which placemat it is without having to untie it so everyone can easily find their favorite. I incorporated the zipper easily by adding tabs on each end. I cut the backing about 3/4" bigger on all sides than the front, laid the front over it and stitched the two together on the left hand side of the zipper which creates the pocket. I added a few more lines of stitching to the left to quilt the two piece to each other. I then folded over the backing to the front and stitched it. I added the tie to the back in the seam on the left hand side. I am looking forward to making some unique picnic placemat for our merchandise table at our Gramma Link Africa events and for prizes at our summer family reunion. Therese
Sewing - three flip top pouches for packaging the fabric tea cup coasters
Friday, April 26, 2024
Sewing - more fabric tea cup coaster in lots of different colours!!!
I have been experimenting with making fabric tea cup coasters so I can make up a couple sets as gifts for our vocalists and her accompanist at our upcoming Spring Tea. I am using scraps so it was easy enough to find pieces that were 5" square or so to make the body of the cup and a strip for the handle. The two photos above are one double sided set and same with the two photos below. I added the same lace to each side of the one coaster. They stitch up relatively easily and making sure the handles faced the correct side was what I had to be most careful with. It did require changing the thread ( top & bobbin) several times but that is what finished them nicely. I am really happy with the way they worked out. Therese
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Sewing - another fabric tea cup coaster in two coordinating fabrics
I made another coaster using coordinating fabrics to see if there was an advantage to have coordinating fabrics. The look is nice and there is less contrast in the handle but in the end I am using small scraps so it works better for me to make them double sided and interesting - double the fun!!! So I will make the next batch that way!! You can find the pattern on my sister's blog - Tea Cup Coaster Pattern. The original pattern from Enchanted Rose is no longer available.
Therese
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Gramma Link Africa Fabric sale - April 20th
We have been collecting and sorting fabric and notions since January and all the work has come to this!! So much great fabric and a room full of notions and yarns. We set up on Friday and opened the doors at 9am on Saturday with a line up out front!!!
We have a large group of volunteers who show up regularly and help measure fabric and sort notions. Volunteers shopped after set on Friday. It is wonderful to be able to touch and coordinate and find the right colour of thread for our next projects!!! The knitters also had a lot to choose from!! There were notions for everyone - thread, ribbon, embroidery thread, magazines and books, quilting patterns, buttons, rick rack, sewing needles and so much more!!!! It was a fun day and by 2pm all the rooms were picked up and the floors were swept!!! Therese
Sewing - two aprons with matching potholders - Gramma Link Africa merchandise
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Sewing - fabric tea cup coasters
Tea cup coasters!! How fun!! I have made this one as a sample to see if they would suit an occasion that is coming up!!! More info to come!!
Therese
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
All occasion card featuring a gold embossed cup of coffee, brads, ribbon and hand decorated background