The Pintuck Foot.

Almost at the last moment I could complete this project in order to participate to the "Fancy Feet Sewing Challenge", because the deadline for an entry to this challenge is March 31.

 

 

 

This challenge is hosted by Rikka from "Ricochet and Away",  you  will find all the challenge guidelines to participate to this challenge  here. Last year I have already participated to Rikka's Challenges, I really enjoy her challenges as always makes me leave my comfort zone and I learn something new.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the guidelines:

 

 

First requirement:
1. Choose a sewing machine foot that puts you out of your sewing comfort zone and learn how to use it.

 

To meet the first requirement, I decided to use for the first time my pintuck foot.

 

 

 

What I learned from this pintuck foot, is that it has grooves underneath, and that the size and spacing of its grooves varies.

 

 

 

 

To make pintucks, we need a pintuck foot, twin needles (they come in different sizes 1.6 mm, 2.0 mm, 2.5 mm and more ....the number is the distance between the two needles), 2 spools of thread,  a cord (the cord is optional I have read several articles before embarking on this project and some people use it and some do not, I decided to use a cord because I had the feeling that the pintuck had more relief) and of course the fabric!!!!

 

I set up my sewing machine for twin-needles; my Designer SE have an option

to select the twin -needles, installed my pintuck foot and I threading

using 2 threads.

 

 

 

To stabilize the cord, my foot came with a guide that snaps onto the needle

 plate .

 

 

 

 

 

The second requirement was

 

 

2. Complete a small project utilizing said foot.  Don't shoot yourself in

the foot (ha!) by choosing a difficult, time-consuming project.  Your

challenge won't be met if you can't complete it by the deadline.

 

Rikka if you're reading this post, I want you to know that you were right,

I almost did not complete my project!!!

 

 

The second requirement, talks about a simple project. When I started my

project, my first intention was to make a pillow. But the

problem with me  when I start  to do a project without precise guidelines,

is that I have a lot of freedom,  I have to admit ...this is one of those moments when I can say, "the sky is the limit", and then I started doing pintucks, pintucks and more pintucks one beside the other and end up doing this little table runner.

 

 

 

 

 

Now I will show pictures I took while I was doing this project,  I can't give you  the precise measurements for this project, because as I said before, was a bit of improvisation, if you  want to do it, you will have an idea of ​​the steps needed to do it. 

 

To sew my first pintuck, I marked a straight line using an adhesive paper,

(is what we use to paint the walls) and used that as a guide.

  

 

 

 

 

 

For the subsequent pintucks I used the groove of the feet to guide me, by

matching the pintuck just made, with a groove of the foot.
I also used the presser foot as a guide, the side of the presser foot is

ideal to maintaining equal distance between the tucks!

 

It was at this time that  I decided that I would make a centerpiece, I made

an embroidery in the middle and did the pintucks on the other side. The

embroidery I used, is the disc number 45 from husqvarna.

 

 

 

Then add more pintucks towards the sides 

 

 

I added decorative stitches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do not know if it is called quilting what I did, but I try to sewing straight lines,

to  give some shape to the fabric.

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare the fabric to make the binding and decided to add embellishments.

 

 

 

sew the binding...

 

 

 



and finally my project is ready !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed my table runner, I would like to thank you for visiting my blog. Remember that I love to receive your comments, you are the ones that feed my inspiration.

Have a nice day!!!!

Marisa.



I'm linking this project to Sew Crafty Angel, One Artsy Mama, Pincushion Creations, Sew Many Ways, Creating My Way to Succes , The Chicken Chick, delicate CONSTRUCTION , The Pin Junkie, Creative Crafts Thursday, Fluster Buster, Shine on Friday , Threading My Way( Home décor linky party) and Trendy Treehouse( Create and Share).
I'm also linking up with Sincerely Paula, at the No Rules Weekend Linky Party! , Aloha Friday, Thursday Favorite Things, The Pink Momma and Fun Friday Blog Hop Time!  Come and check out the fun!


Some beautiful news to begin this new year!

My first post of the year begins on a note of happiness. I have two nice news to share with you. One is that the scarf that I made in November last year to participate at the Ring Your Neck Scarf Challenge, was the most voted scarf! and that allowed me to winning the first place! 

 

I want to say thanks to  Rikka for hosting this challenge, all the scarves that

have been created for this challenge are beautiful. Congratulations to Linda and

Fiona, your scarves are terrific, and also to everyone who participated, because

each one of us has tried a new technique, we have learned something new and created

something unique.If you want to see the photos of the other winners are here. I

feel honored to have the first prize, thanks to all of you who voted for my scarf.
Here is the beautiful new badge I received
 

These are the pictures of the scarf that allowed me to take the first place in the
challenge:

This scarf is made out by using water soluble stabilizer, yarns and threads and the
tutorial where I show how to make this scarf is here.
 

If you want to find more inspiration I encourage you to visit Ricochet and Away is

another blog I visit regularly and where I find inspiration in every visit I make

there, here is the link

The second good news is that my wine gift bag was featured on Threading My Way,

thanks Pam for giving me the honor of place my wine bag with such beautiful

creations. I invite you to visit her blog,here is the link, if you look for inspiration, ideas for new projects, I give you the guarantee that you are going to find all what you are

looking for there!

 

Here is my other badge:

 

 

 

This is the wine gift bag I made, and the tutorial is here.

 

If you have projects that you want to share in Threading My Way, this is the link,

all  the link parties at Threading Your Way are themed and ongoing. You can add as

many projects as you like throughout the year.

I wish you all a beautiful and creative 2013, I have many ideas of projects I want

to do, I am currently working on a tutorial for a needle case I made using an old

pair of jeans, the year will begin with the topic recycling and reuse, something we

all love, as we return to give life to something that is no longer useful to us and

we make a nice gesture for our planet and our wallet ...

 

See you soon

Marisa.

My recent crochet scarves.

From all evidence the winter makes me stay in touch with the yarn and crochet

needles. In these last days I finished a scarf to give to my mom

 

 

The colors in the photo came out bluer than it really is , I don't know why.

 

This view is more closely and you can see a little more the details and the actual

colors of this scarf.

 

If you want to make this scarf,  you're going to find the printable instructions

here, and good news, the pattern is free.

 

This is another scarf I've done, I just use two crochet stitches, the chain stitch

and the double crochet stitch.

 

On the other hand, speaking of scarves, Rikka has created a page on her blog  Ricochet and Away with

all the beautiful scarves that the participants from the challenge have created.

I invite you to visit  Rikka's blog, there you will have, some beautiful scarves that will give you inspiration,

and also the links to visit the participating blogs and  free tutorials to

create these scarves, is a worthwhile visit.

 

 

This button I add here, is to take you directly to the site where  to find the scarves.  If you want to  vote for the scarf that you like more, continue

down the page  and there you will find the place to vote.

 

Thanks for visiting my blog, I wish you all to spend a beautiful day, don't forget

to leave me comments, you know that your comments feed my desire to create.

If you are reading this post and you're not a follower, why not consider to join

us? I'm sure you will spend beautiful moments with us on the blog. I'm always

looking forward to making new bloggy friends!

Have a happy sewing day! 

 

 

Marisa :)


I'm linking this project to Threading My Way  and to Creating my way to Succes( A Round Tuit 131)

Let's make a scarf using water soluble stabilizer, threads, ribbons and yarn.

This month Rikka from Ricochet and Away is hosting another challenge, this time the challenge is to make a scarf. There are several guide lines to respect in order to participate in this challenge, that's what I like!

One thing is certain again: in this challenge  I will be out of my comfort zone, I love this!

While there are several guide lines  to respect, I'll just mention two of them, because for me, it is these conditions that led me to think about the kind of scarf that I will create.

 

 

# While crocheted and knitted scarves are wonderful, they will not permitted as

entries.

# You must try something new when making your scarf
 and be specific about what you tried.

 

From here I tried to think of something that I have not done until now, I

remembered a technique where we could create a fabric using water soluble

stabilizer, wool, yarn and fabric scraps, and then we can create a scarf.

My project ended well, here I show you the pictures of my finished scarf:

Rikka  has added a variety of links and photos to create scarves, if you look for

inspiration, I invite you to visit her blog, this is the link. Look also in the

previous post, you will be surprised of all the possibilities that exist to make

scarves.
If you still want more inspiration, there is a board  on Pinterest, where you will find all kinds of scarves, this board was created for this challenge, this is the link.
 

If you wish to participate in this challenge there is time until 30th November for

register  and to do the project, here I added the botton for the challenge, you

just have to click on the site and you will go directly.

 

 

 

I took pictures while I was doing this scarf with the idea of creating  a tutorial

for you, maybe someone in this cybernetic world wants to make a scarf like this, I

think that a scarf  can be a nice Christmas present for a loved one.

 

Let's get started, not many materials are required for this scarf, the base is the

water soluble stabilizer, I used Dissolve-A-Way Max, is the one I had on hand and

gave me very good results when it was time to rinse my scarf to dissolve the

stabilizer. We also need thread, yarn, ribbon and wool, in reality you will choose

the materials after you see the technique.

These were my materials to start;

 

 

To begin I cut 60 "length of water soluble stabilizer and with a fine line

permanent ink marker I drew lines to create a grid in only half of the stabilizer,

in my case the stabilizer is 12 "wide, this means that my grid is 6" wide.  I used

this grid as a guide for my sewing

 

 

 

I Took the first fiber (do not know what to call it, it is not wool), I used the 

Cord foot, using the same color thread in the bobbin as on top, I scheduled my

running stitch to a length of 2.0 and started sewing. The first thing I did was

leave  a length of about 6 "away from the edge and start sewing the fiber along the

 grid, alternating materials, sometimes a fiber, sometimes the ribbon.

I forgot to tell you that I used a universal sewing needle, number 80.

 

 

Then I started to sew the ribbon widthwise, I did one side and always leaving the

needle down, I was turning the stabilizer to go from side to side always following

the grid.

 

 

 

Now I fold the water soluble stabilizer in half  and place it over the scarf.

 

Then, I turned my scarf to keep in front of me, the side that has the stitching.

 

Always using the same color thread in the bobbin as on top, I added decorative

stitches, you can include several lines of sewing, it is important to fill in your

grid squares. You have to overlap the stitches to hold them together.

 

added more yarn at the end, trying to fill all the spaces

 

finally place the scarf  in water to dissolve the stabilizer,

 

 

then set it to dry, I place it on a towel to let it dry overnight. Here it is ready to be used

 

 

The result will vary from one scarf to another, depending on

 the variety of colors, textures, thicknesses of the yarn that we will use that we use,  there is an expression that I really

like and it is, what if? and in this project I asked myself that question all the

time.

 

I hope you have enjoyed this project and I also hope to receive your comments, if

you liked this tutorial, I invite you to become a follower of this blog, and for

those who already are following me, I say thank you for following me on my

adventure.

 

Have a happy sewing day!

Marisa :)

I'm linking this project to Threading My Way, Creating my way to Succes, Skip to My Lou, Sew Chatty , delicate CONSTRUCTION, Mine for the Making, Make It War It, The Chicken Chick( Clever Chicks Blog Hop #15) and  Trendy Treehouse.