Focus, Blog, Craft...

Hey Guys!!

So i know we have been saying this for a while now that we want to really focus on this blog and craft more, but its just been really hard to sit down and focus on what we want to do.  I know my mom is in full force of crafting at the moment, but now myself and Jamie need to get our butts into gear.  Our goal and dream would be able to really focus on this blog, open up an Etsy store to one day sell our products, once we have some inventory built up that is.  Go to craft shows around the city and sell there also,  I mean we all love crafting so much that why not try and make a living out of it, i know its not going to be easy and it will probably take us some time to get everything sorted, but i invite you all to come along on our journey!  Learn with us, experience it all with us and hey maybe even teach us a few things.

I have a couple things that i want to get going, i'm obsessed with minky blankets so that's something that i want to make more of,  as well as some cute baby swaddling blankets, i-phone cases, jewelry, cards, scrapbook art and get some more knitting done.  I have a huge list on Pinterest full of crafting inspiration that i want to start on.

I Finally finished my second minky blanket, it gave me a lot more issues this time, mainly because i didn't take the time to pre-stitch so the fabric stretched a lot more which made it hell to sew on the machine.  But i finally finished it and it turned out great, i am currently snuggled under it while i'm writing this post, and it is so soft and warm!

Seriously greatest blanket to snuggle under

I hope you all had an amazing weekend.  You can follow us through Google friend connect, in the sidebar.  Leave a comment to say hi :) and we will be back with another post shortly...fingers crossed!!

xx Amber

Easy Minky Blanket

 Hey Guys,

    Today i am doing a minky blanket tutorial, i saw these cozy soft looking blankets on my browsing of pinterest, a daily addiction of mine!! anyways i saw these blankets and was determined to make one for a friend of ours who is expecting a baby in December.  Now i am new to the sewing world so i have been keeping to easy usually squared items such as pillows, so my next step was a blanket...my mom warned me that sewing a minky was not a pleasant experience as the fabric is very slippery and likes to move alot...so i made and did every precaution i could think of, i pinned every centimeter it felt like, and then pre stitched all the edges so when i did my final machine run fingers crossed everything goes smoothing.

First your going to choose your fabric, so as you know i went with the minky for one side in a cream color, and for the opposite sides i did an owl print fleece...i figured as this little bundle of joy is being born mid December it can be pretty cold here in Winnipeg so at least it will have this blanket to cozy up to.

Next you want to measure out your fabric, i did a 42 inch square but by the time you take into account your seam allowance my blanket probably ended up being around 38 inches (being new to sewing i'm not good at doing small seam allowances so half the time my project is actually like 5+ inches smaller than its original measurement so i always take into account of cutting my pieces just a little bit bigger.

  

  Next up is the long process of pinning, remember to pin right sides together!!! now as you can see i did a lot of pins just to be on the safe side...if you are a more confident sewer than you could probably get away with less pins but as i had never dealt with minky i really really wanted to be on the safe side...after i pinned i then proceeded to sew around all the edges but remember to leave a gap so you can turn in the right side round again.

Next up, get that machine out...sorry for my messy sewing area, we just moved and i have yet to completely sort though and put everything away.

Then just sew away...i did it slowly, make sure you take your time try not to rush it certainly if your new!!! I would sew until i hit a pin then take about 5 out then sew till i hit the next pin then take another 5 out and so on so on until you are all done...remember to leave a gap one one side i think i left about a 5 inch gap on one side to turn the blanket the ride side.

Look at all those pins it felt like it went on forever!!!

Next up once you've finished sewing, before you turn it the right side, your going to cut the corner so you can a nice pointed corner on the finished project.

It should look something like this...make sure not to cut over your stitches!!!

Then all you need to do is sew up the opening that was left and your all done!!!! You could also sew around the edges to add a little extra support that i may still do...but thats about it...easy peasy if you take your time at the prepping stage!!!

   hope you enjoyed and go give it a go...i am in love with the finished blanket, i don't want to give it away!!

xoxo amber