ideas for Mother’s day sewing projects
I know that Mother’s Day is tomorrow, but I thought it would still be fun to post some ideas for crafts today :-)
- Use photo-transfer paper to transfer images onto 100% cotton quilting fabric (it’s smooth finish is great for photo transfer) Use family or baby photos to make a totebag, cover a journal or even make a wall-hanging. I also like to add embroidered captions to the photos sometimes - it can be nice to know when or where the photo was taken.
- Have your children (or whole family, including the dog!) stamp their hands, either directly onto a t-shirt or totebag or onto fabric. Use acrylic or fabric paint and heat-set to make sure you can wash the finished item.
- If you have childhood clothing that isn’t really good enough for another generation to use, but is still too precious to throw away - try making yo-yos from it! A memory quilt made from family clothing is a lovely way to remember :-)
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2 opinions for ideas for Mother’s day sewing projects
Lotta
Nov 12, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Hi,
You say: “Use acrylic or fabric paint and heat-set to make sure you can wash the finished item.”
Can you use ordinary acrylic paint on fabric and then iron it to heat-set it so it can be washed without problems?
I didn’t know this… Would be real nice if you could clearify this. Hope you see this… :)
Chloe
Nov 12, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Hi Lotta,
I just wrote a post about how to handle acrylic & fabric paints here: http://www.tangledthread.com/working-with-fabric-paints/
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