- main fabric
- lining fabric
- midweight iron-on interfacing
- clear vinyl, 20 gauge
- Iron
- Sewing machine
- Matching thread
- Fabric clips
- Teflon sewing machine foot or painter’s tape Tip: If you don’t have a Teflon sewing machine foot, place painter’s tape on bottom of the foot so the vinyl feeds through easier.
- Always helpful for sewing: all purpose scissors, dressmaking shears, rotary cutter, cutting ruler, cutting mat
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Make Your Own Passport and Vaccination Card Holder Wallet - Tutorial Tuesday
Friday, May 28, 2021
Foster Kitten Friday - Working for the Weekend
I'm not sure who worked harder this week and needs a break more. Me? My Duck Tales? Guess I'll let you be the judge.
Monday
Monday was weigh in day. As these babes are little they get weighed quite frequently but Monday is the day that counts because it's the day their weights are submitted to Simply Cats. It's also the day my postal scale I use for all my Etsy shipping does double duty.
Side note: In the last couple months my Etsy shop has really taken off. My most popular items are the vaccination card holders - I've already sewn (and sold) 800 of them. (Go me!) The most popular fabric? The bright kitty cats, of course!
Everybody loves my kitty cat fabrics being weighed on my postal scale. But do real live kitty cats like being weighed on the postal scale? Heck no, especially since I make them sit in a little bin for their weights.
Huey tried to squeeze himself under the blanket. |
Dewey proceeded to chew the blanket - and the metal tin. |
Louie tried to make a run for it. |
Tuesday
Tuesday is Tutorial Tuesday here at Deb's Days and Huey was a featured guest. This week we taught everyone how to make holders for plastic grocery bags. While Huey wasn't scheduled to have any speaking parts, he took it upon himself at the 49 second mark to make his noisy presence know.
Wednesday
Two of the little ducklings decided to reenact a prison escape. I partially cover their humble abode with a blanket so it's a bit darker for them during the day but somehow they climbed on top of the blanket and made their way out and about.
Sorry kiddos, the camouflage isn't hiding you a darn bit. |
Thursday
Not only did we have attempted escapees we had a couple over the wall, scampering about like cockroaches when you turn on a light. With the babies outgrowing their prison cell, on Thursday we moved them into a bigger and better joint - my favorite place to corral kitties - these popup pens. No more crawling out the top now!
Friday
Finally, TGIF! Mr. Huey, Dewey, and Louie have become active little ducks and are ready to explore a bit more space. I planned on putting them on the couch to scamper about (and get a kitty cat family photo), but I was a little concerned about something I saw on Mr. Dewey's little leg. After a trip back to Simply Cats, with the lights off and a black light shining on his back leg, the suspicions were confirmed. The green glow on the leg joint tells us he has ringworm.
Hard to see, but there is some fluorescent green there. |
Sorry, kids. But know we're all in this together. |
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Make Your Own Homemade Plastic Grocery Bag Holder - Tutorial Tuesday
Today we're learning how to make our own homemade holder for all those plastic grocery sacks.
For this easy sewing project you will need:
- fabric
- fabric for hanging loop
- elastic
- Safety pin
- Iron
- Sewing machine
- Matching thread
- Always helpful for sewing: Rotary cutter, Cutting ruler, Cutting mat, Scissors
Friday, May 21, 2021
Foster Kitten Friday - The Ayes Have It!
What's that smell? Did someone poo and get it everywhere and on everyone else?
Huey |
Dewey |
Louie |
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Make Your Own Slim Vaccine Card Sleeve - Tutorial Tuesday
For today's Tutorial Tuesday we'll learn how to make our own slim homemade vaccination record card protector. This decorative and stylish see-through protective fabric cover is made with laminated fabric (I show you how to laminate any fabric you'd like!) and a piece of clear see-through vinyl.
For this project you will need:
- cotton fabric
- HeatnBond iron-on glossy vinyl
- clear vinyl, 12+ gauge
- Iron
- Sewing machine
- Matching thread
- Teflon sewing machine foot or painter’s tape
- Always helpful for sewing: Scissors, Fabric clips, Rotary cutter, Cutting ruler, Cutting mat
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