Week 89 - Gorgeous Small Clutch Bag

Hello people and kitties.  How is your weekend going?  A long weekend has just started in New Zealand.  Monday is a labour day.  Although M and I don't have any plan, it is still good to have a relax time.  Humans need to be more relax.  Sleep tight and stretch well.

Today M was struggling with her idea in front of the fabric and laces.  This week's project was supposed to be a glass paint, but it didn't work well as she expected.  Regardless she changed the project and decided to use scraps of fabric instead of glass paint.  Here is the work of this week.

Gorgeous Small Clutch Bag

As she used the black dot ribbon as an accent, she arranged spot fabric as a liner.  Interfacing is attached to the fabric.  And she sewed on a kitty charm to finish.

A cute gold kitty charm

I am checking the stitches.

Week 88 - Soft Touch Cat Silhouette Cushion

Hello!  It's Saturday, time for cat crafts.  This week, M was using fake fur which scattered the fluff everywhere.  The synthetic fur is not so good quality as my beautiful real fur.  Don't say the real fur also scatter the hair.  It's better than scattering hairballs, anyway.

Here is this week's project.

Soft Touch Cat Silhouette Cushion

First, M cut out the cat shape from the cotton / linen fabric.  Then she attached to the fake fur.

Cut out the cat chape

Attached the fur

The detail

Textural contrasts create interesting effect.  M made it with natural colours, but it is a good idea to use printed fabric instead of cotton / linen, or leopard fake fur instead of white fur.

The back of the cushion

 

Cat buttons are made with polymer clay.  Attached by black round beads through the each holes.

I am checking the smell.

Week 87 - Cat Cabochon Key Rings with Strap

Hello humans and kitties.  How are you?  It is strange weather here in Christchurch today.  It was sunny, then suddenly it became dark and thundering.  I hate thundering.  It scares me.  I don't like noisy things.  Noisy?  What?  M told me that I was snoring last night.  She must be joking.  I don't believe it.

Well, this week M made a couple of key rings.

Cat Cabochon Key Rings

According to M, it is easy if you have all materials - 1 x key ring, 1 x cabochon setting and matching resin sticker, 1 x end cap crimp, 20 cm ribbon or fabric of your choice, charms or beads, your favorite picture.  The width of ribbon should be the same as the end cap crimp's.

How to make a key ring.

1. Re-size your favorite picture using computer or photo copy machine.
2. Carefully put a resin sticker on it and crop to make a cabochon.
3. Glue the cabochon onto the setting.  Set aside.
4. Make a strap.  Hold half and attach a end cap crimp.  If your ribbon is thin, you may need to line with fabric or tape.
5. Attach the strap to a key chain as well as the cabochon.  Add beads or charms if desire.  Finish.

M made a French taste key ring using tricolor ribbon lined with cotton tape, an Eiffel Tower charm, and a 'chat noir' picture.

And the other one is a Daisy key ring.  She used the picture that she painted two weeks ago.  The Gingham ribbon is lined with linen.  It is decorated by daisy chains with a mauve cat's eye bead.

I am checking the stitching.

Week 86 - Basic Cat Collar

Hi everybody.  How are you enjoying the first weekend in October?  I am enjoying the spring sunshine at the windowsill with listening birds cheeping.  Today, M came to me holding a cat collar which she had just made for me.  M put it on to me and said, "Oh, looks like a house cat."  Excuse me, I have been already a house cat...desperate house cat.  I just don't like wearing a collar.  M took some pictures of me and undo my collar.  Good grief!

Basic Cat Collar

How to make a basic cat collar.

Materials to prepare ; 4 x 38 cm fabric of your choice, 0.9 x 36 cm interfacing, 1 x safety buckle(1 cm wide), 1 x tri-glide(1 cm wide), 1 x split ring or D-ring, 1 x jingle bell

You also need ; matching thread, fabric glue, a needle, sewing machine, iron & ironing board

Picture A

1. Place an interfacing on the fabric, and iron on to attach

2. Hold along to the interfacing and press flat with iron.  Hold and press the other edge as well. (See picture A)

Picture B

 

3.  Cut the both ends like a picture B, 

4. Glue it to make a clean shape.

 

5. Hold and sew together and make a fine belt.

6. Attach tri-glide first and sew the end, then put safety buckle through the belt. And again put through the tri-glide.

7. Put a split ring and safety buckle through the other end and hold about 3 cm and sew to attach the ring and the buckle. 

8. Attach a jingle bell to the split ring. Finish.

I tried to put on.

Is this suit to me?