1001 Peeps Summer Camp! It's Peeps-A-Licious!!!

When Lizzy asked me to be a part of her Summer Camp for 1001 Peeps… I was more than a little excited! See… when I went to Spring Market this year her presentation on her inspiration for this line was my super fav! In fact, after getting home I purchased Arabian Nights to read the stories she spoke about and reference in her line… lOVE them!

That’s when I knew I wanted to make a tutorial for a “Reader”. Our family reads many, many books through the year, but especially in the summer! Being that I have only boys, I did make a more masculine project, however… you could easily exchange some of the fabrics with other colorways from her yummy line! Hope you find it to be as smart and classic as Lizzy’s new line.  If you need some... you can find it here.

*** Please note this Pattern is for the smaller version "black" Kindle reader. ***

Let’s get Crafty… shall we!!???  Hehehe….

Materials Needed:

Front fabric – (1) 6.5” X 9.5”

Backing fabric – (1) 6.5 X 9.5”

Pocket fabric – (1)  6.5” X 14”

Lining fabric – (2) 7” X 9.75”

Fusible Interfacing – (2)  6.5” X 9.5

1” Diamond Paper Pieced templates -  (6)

Diamond fabric – (7” scrap piece)

Button

Rubber Band

Embroidery Thread

 You can purchase your Diamond Templates here.  I'm going to very quickly demonstrate how to sew these English Paper Pieced templates together, however... you will receive more detailed directions within your purchased package to address any concerns you might have in the process.

 First, you'll take your templates and pin them to the wrong side of the fabric, allowing at least 1/4" of overage.

Basting Diamonds:

Taking the diamond, folding the fabric over the exposed template at the side point and insert your needle.  (remember to knot your thread before beginning each template)

 As you move around each Diamond's sides, you can either adjust your pin or simply remove it (which is what i do, but you obviously must be careful not to allow your template to slip out of position!  LOL)

 Continue with this process until you have basted each side and then simply tie the thread off.

 

Joining the Diamonds:

This process is very similar to sewing Hexagons together. (if you'd like a better example of this process, you can look it up here.) Remembering to backstitch at the beginning and at the ending of each side, simply place your diamonds Right side to Right side and sew them together using a ladder stitch.

After sewing all 6 diamonds together, you'll end up with a fancy pants Star.  ;)

Now grab your Pocket Fabric and fold it in half (lengthwise), press, and sew a 1/8" top stitch along the fold.

Up next, grab your Fusible Interfacing (I used a pretty thick one and it was a real pain to work with, but gives me my desired overall preferred look... stiff!  hahaha... you could use a less thick product or even fleece, if you'd prefer.) and your Front & Backing fabric.  Iron the Interfacing onto the wrong sides of each of those fabrics. ( remember to follow the suggested ironing interfacing directions that is provided with the product.)

 I added some simple straight line quilting to these project pieces, to add some extra detailing while giving them some additional support.

Now grab your fancy pants Star, remove your basting threads (I use a seam ripper) and press all your unruly fabrics tabs & threads inward.  Also, don't panic, they always look like a little "hot mess" on the backs after this process!!  LOL

 Pin your star to your Pocket Fabric.

 Using a ZigZag Stitch, sew the Star on the Pocket. (I went around mine twice, just for the look! :P )

Ta'da!

At this point, grab your Embroidery Thread and a little detailing to your Star, if you'd like. (I used thread that coordinated with my lining fabric.

 Pin your Pocket to your Front side fabric and give baste them together using 1/8" seam.

Time to take your Backing fabric and Front fabric, Right side to Right side, pin in place and sew 1/4" seam. (remember to backstitch!)

Snip your corners.

 and Flip that beauty inside out!

Button time!  Grab your button, place it in the middle of your Outside cover and mark it (Remember... You'll have a 1/4" seam from the top of the Outside Cover and to Leave the appropriate amount of space to support it between your button and the top.). Using your coordinating Embroidery Thread, sew your button on filling up your holes, so the Thread color pops!

We're cooking now!  Grab your Lining fabric and pin them together Right side to Right side!

Sew 1/4" seam on both sides and across the bottom.  Leave a good 3" opening to pull your Stiff outside pocket through and DON'T forget to backstitch this part!! (You will be man-handling this area later!!  LOL)

 Slide your Lining over the Outside cover, Right side to Right side.

Using your pre-sewn button as a guide, mark off with a pin where to place your  Rubber Band.

Slip your Lining off your Outside cover.  Using your sewing machine; line up your Rubber Band with the marking pin, pinching it in place with your fingers, and leaving an approximate 2/3rds of the Rubber Band facing the inside of the Lining, sew it in place. 

You'll be using the Rubber Band frequently, so I suggest going over it many time to keep it secure.

Sliding your Lining fabric back over your Outside Cover, pin in place.  Sew 1/4" seam around the perimeter.

Here's the Grand Finally time!... Now, pull your Outside Cover through the Lining hole!!

Simply sew your lining seam closed with an 1/8" seam and tuck inside the Outside Cover!  Give it a little press (being careful not to touch your Rubber Band) and Presto!  YOU're done!!

You'll have yourself one swanky, 1001 Peeps-A-Licious Kindle Cover for all your's or your loved one's favorite stories this summer!!

Here's to a smashingly fun rest of the summer!!

Xo, Heather



Ps... Have you met the other Fantastical Camp Counselors???

June 24: Alexia Abegg, Craftopia 

July 1: Beth, Lemon Cadet

July 8: The Fat Quarterly!

July 15: Susan Allen, of the Quilt Asylum

July 22: Amanda, MrsMcPorkchop

July 29: Anne Weil, Flax and Twine

August 5: Heather, House of A La Mode ** Eeek! that's me! **

August 12: Karyn Valino, Make Something

August 19: Deborah Moebes, Whipstitch

August 26: Monica, Happy Zombie

Inspiration Board: Light blue and green

I am loving this light blue and green color combination for a wedding. Pale colors just add something lovely and soft and romantic to the feel of a wedding. If that's your cup of tea then take a looksy at my new inspiration board.







Dress; Beads; Glass rings; Cake; Cupcakes; Ribbons; Bouquet; M&Ms; Soap Flowers; Board

  What do you guys think?

Cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon – Nublado de manhã, com sol à tarde

It looks like the weather is improving, hope it remains sunny for the weekend. This is what I wore today (the leather-like leggings were made by me, click here for the sewing details). My “mountain rock” ring is missing because I took it off to wash my hands and forgot to put it on again but you saw it before on previous posts. Kiko was in the mood for taking pictures as well; I think he looks better than me (at least not as tired after a full day at the office).

Parece que o tempo está a melhorar, só espero que se mantenha solarengo no fim-de-semana. Usei este conjunto hoje (da minha autoria apenas as leggings de napa, detalhes de costura aqui), falta apenas o meu anel “montanha”, pois tirei-o para lavar as mãos quando cheguei e esqueci-me de o voltar a pôr, mas creio que o devem ter visto em artigos anteriores (creio que até o usei ontem). O Kiko estava com disposição para tirar fotos e até acho que ficou melhor nelas do que eu (pelo menos não parece tão cansado depois de um dia de trabalho como eu).

Blogosphere Series Part 7

For part 7, we have to give props again to Every Last Detail! They are just the awesomest!



They have done a couple of posts recently on going outside of the box on bridesmaids dresses and mismatching the dresses instead of doing everybody in the same dress. It is such a bold and fantastic idea! We LOVE it!

All of the bridesmaids dresses are from Anthropologie (my new favorite store) and the wedding dress is from J. Crew.



Who says bridesmaids dresses have to be the same? Try out this trend and tell us about it!

Skinny cargo pants – Calças “cargo” justas

Never say never; I was the one who said I’d never wear skinny cargo pants in my life and here I am, sporting them with my Acne Amon inspired shirt (sewing details are published here). Fashions change and people’s minds evolve with them, point taken. I used to argue that skinny pants with pockets on the thighs would automatically add extra pounds to your figure. Now I think they are versatile and can build up the perfect casual look.

Nunca digam nunca; eu fui das que disse que nunca iria usar calças cargo justas na vida e aqui estou eu a usá-las com a minha camisa inspirada na Acne Amon (detalhes da costura publicados aqui). A verdade é que as modas mudam e os gostos das pessoas tendem a mudar com elas, é um facto. Para mim calças justas com bolsos nas pernas eram sinónimo de engordar 3Kg só assim de olhar. Agora já penso que este género de calças são versáteis e compõem qualquer visual casual perfeitamente.

Kiko is growing bigger by the day. He eats like a lion, will eat his share and Missy’s share (because she’s a slow eater) if I don’t intervene to stop him.

O Kiko está a crescer de dia para dia. Como como um leão e, se eu não intervir, come a parte dele e a da Missy (porque ela come muito devagar).

These pictures were taken at dusk so forgive the poor lighting and subsequent lack of picture quality.

Estas fotos foram tiradas ao fim do dia (lusco-fusco), perdoem a fraca iluminação e consequente baixa qualidade das fotos.

Awesometastic Marriage Proposal: Kaity and Bobby

Kaity and Bobby were some of our awesometastic'est clients, and they have a seriously cute proposal story to share to go along with our theme of awesometastic marriage proposals.



Aren't they the cutest!

The story as told by Kaity:



Bobby and I were going up to Gainesville for the Orange and Blue debut last weekend. The morning of the game is the annual Gator Yard Sale - aka where they sell off game-used jerseys (Bobby's other love in his life). For weeks, Bobby told me how stressed he was about the sale and how he was nervous about not getting good jerseys, etc. I told him to be calm and thankful for anything he got!



So, Friday night on the drive up he tells me that we have to go to campus. Kendall (our friend and future bridesmaid!) had texted him that the sale tent had moved and we needed to scope it out. We were planning to be in line at 6am (for the 9am sale). I told him he was crazy and to not worry about it. He persisted and decided we had to go to campus to check.



There we are at 9 o'clock at night cruising campus at 20 mph. He pulls into the parking lot behind Gator Dining. "Why don't you park at the O'Dome. It's closer." "No. It's closed." "It's not closed! Go check." "Yeah, it is." "No, it's not."



Eventually I caved and we parked at Gator D and started walking up to the corner of North-South (Gale Lemerand for you babies) and Stadium Road. Before I know it, he's stopping me at the corner - in front of the Bull Gator...and saying some lovely things I will keep to myself and asking me to marry him. After "Are you serious?!!?" I said "Yes" and that leads me to the most beautiful ring I have ever seen...

Check out Kaity's blog for more!

Unique Wedding Favors

As much as we all love candy, little chocolates, Jordan Almonds or M&M's...  it can get a little boring.



Set a statement with your wedding favors! Try something different and unique like these treats:



Flip Flops in your colors are great for a cute outdoors wedding!



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These are the cutest things EVER!



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Or even some herbs or plants are fun





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The sky is the limit with wedding favors! Do something creative that shows your personality as a couple and make sure your guests never forget your wedding!