Autumn Fabric Still Life

We hit an iceberg with craft projects this month. One pitiful fail after another... Let us hope the remainder of the year of our Lord 1714 is smoother sailing. We certainly don't want a discouraged crew or captain, do we?!


  It was a bit of a tight squeeze to fit the piece in the frame. :/ Might need to rethink this...

AUTUMN FABRIC STILL LIFE


To make:


-autumn-themed cookie cutters, stencils or templates (you can find many of these templates online free of charge). I purchased the cookie cutters at a kitchen shoppe in port for $1.25 each.
-fabric glue
-sharp sewing scissors
-iron-on interfacing (optional)
-pencil or pen for tracing
-paper or fabric for the background
-scrap fabric for the shapes
-fancy jute ribbon
-flat buttons
-frame (optional) Our frame measured 5"x7"/12.7cm x17.78cm
-iron

Iron the fabric pieces first to make them as smooth as possible for cutting out and arranging on the background paper or fabric. If you wish you can add iron-on interfacing to make the fabric sturdier. (I didn't this time.) Arrange and glue the pieces onto the background. Add ribbon decoration and buttons if desired. 


Cost: $1 for the frame and $3.75 for the cookie cutters.

*Alternate craft project idea*: you can frame the fabric individually in mini-frames (Dollar Tree!) or glue individually to sturdy card stock to make place cards for seating aRrrrrangements at the Thanksgiving table!


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Fall Banner

One of the first few posts to this craft blog was for a Halloween banner using fabric scraps. It's been on my Crafty Swab Bucket List ever since I posted about it. Yesterday I rummaged through the fabric stash and pulled out seasonal autumn fabric, ribbon, hem facing/seam binding, ric rac, lace, and yarn to create this banner. No sewing required!

To make:


-fabric scraps
-other scraps including ribbon, lace, yarn, etc.
-pinking shears or scissors
-ribbon or string to hang up the banner

The scraps of fabric were cut into strips of various sizes. Some were only 1"-2" wide and other up to 4-5" wide. Their lengths varied as well-anywhere from 6"-16". I used the pinking shears to cut ragged/jagged edges to the fabric to give it the texture of autumn leaves.

The scraps were tied on without knotting. That way if I needed to rearrange it would be much easier to do that.

Cost: ø


I'm not sure yet if I like the way the banner is hanging on the wall. I may be repositioning it at some point.

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