tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post8687906226412298383..comments2024-03-18T00:16:37.094-05:00Comments on ikat bag: The Little Blue HouseLiErhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-11915776724651768802019-07-17T11:35:39.520-05:002019-07-17T11:35:39.520-05:00Tess, If I remember this correctly (and it's b...Tess, If I remember this correctly (and it's been years, so I might be wrong), I believe I edge-stitched the blue stripes onto the white background (i.e. the entire roof is actually white) at regular intervals. No scallops at this point i.e. the roof is a straight-sided rectangle with that big fold in the middle. Then I added a lining to the entire roof, sewn RS-to-RS the way you would sew a pillow case, at which point I sewed the scallops along those two opposite edges. Then turned everything RS out so you get the neat curved edges. <br /><br />And then found that the two--layered roof was too heavy and ended up slashing away the majority of the lining in the middle section of the roof (leaving the scalloped edges double-layered up to the point where they connected to the walls of the house. <br /><br />I hope I remembered this right. Happy sewing!<br />LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-64905037914094521632019-07-14T21:02:52.778-05:002019-07-14T21:02:52.778-05:00Seeing this much later than when you originally po...Seeing this much later than when you originally posted, but this is amazing! Thank you for sharing it on your blog. I am making something similar for my son’s birthday next month. The only thing I can’t figure out is how you finished off the edge of the roof - I know you mentioned that you appliquéd the dark blue fabric onto the white, but it looks like on the scallops you sewed right sides together and then flipped inside out! What did you do to finish the edge of the white stripes?Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782039713137441090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-54363533876135315252014-10-17T19:24:43.161-05:002014-10-17T19:24:43.161-05:00Thanks! I'm still trying to figure out the mec...Thanks! I'm still trying to figure out the mechanism for raising and lowering that awning. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-38256874815242752002014-10-17T17:56:49.009-05:002014-10-17T17:56:49.009-05:00It is attached to the main house wall at that one ...It is attached to the main house wall at that one seam/edge. The three other edges have channels to insert dowels to give it rigidity so it doesn't flop. And there are cords from the house wall to the outer corners of the awning. And yes, it does raise and lower (and collapse when the dowels are removed, so can be folded and stored) LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-13645072156510565292014-10-17T17:29:56.072-05:002014-10-17T17:29:56.072-05:00Darling! It looks like I'm late to the party, ...Darling! It looks like I'm late to the party, but I'm making something like this for my grandkids and I'm wondering how you made the porch awning and if it is attached to the frame with those cords? Does it raise and lower?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-66971143021131023932013-12-28T06:20:59.062-06:002013-12-28T06:20:59.062-06:00LOVE THIS
If you go to http://www.creativeshelter...LOVE THIS <br />If you go to http://www.creativeshelters.com you can design your own PVC tent structure but you have to buy the PVC poles elsewherepinsandpatterns_justsewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442321029855335147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-87017045880013796372012-06-18T14:59:18.741-05:002012-06-18T14:59:18.741-05:00This is AWESOME!! My 2 young(er/est) daughters wou...This is AWESOME!! My 2 young(er/est) daughters would absolutely LOVE this!! I am going to have to plan to make it for them for Christmas this year. Thank you so much!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643172816429307320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-48375381981803289902012-06-14T09:42:17.164-05:002012-06-14T09:42:17.164-05:00The walls are the light blue fabric. The roof is t...The walls are the light blue fabric. The roof is the dark blue fabric, with white fabric stripes appliqued on. The edges of the roof are sewn to the slanty edges of the front and back walls. So there is no "attic" - a person can stand in the house and have her/his head reach all the way to to the top of the roof.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-37827946188138607582012-06-14T04:03:01.547-05:002012-06-14T04:03:01.547-05:00This is so amazing! You are so talented! I am tr...This is so amazing! You are so talented! I am trying to figure out how you did the roof. Is the house made entirely of the light blue fabric with the roof sewn, seams finished, on top of it? Or is it more like the table tent you made?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-9225344345600931212012-04-14T15:41:34.469-05:002012-04-14T15:41:34.469-05:00This is another amazing house, and those lollipops...This is another amazing house, and those lollipops are just the cutest thing!Anji*https://www.blogger.com/profile/03628834256092156990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-71376666774596737392012-01-06T03:45:30.368-06:002012-01-06T03:45:30.368-06:00You are the mother I inspire to be, imagine waking...You are the mother I inspire to be, imagine waking up on your birthday morning and seeing THIS - and knowing that your mother loved you enough to hand make it. Thank you so much for your easy to understand tutorials - tonight I'll start small and try to make a scrunchie! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-64460524390522234982011-06-04T00:35:30.812-05:002011-06-04T00:35:30.812-05:00Your girls are so very lucky to have a mom like yo...Your girls are so very lucky to have a mom like you. I am truly jealous and inspired. Just one little problem- I'm still a novice sewer stuck at square pillows. Lucky for me my daughter is barely two months, so I have a couple years to practice. I have subscribed to your blog- the only thing aside from Better Homes and Gardens that I have personally subscribed to- and I cannot wait to see what amazing thing you come up with next! Thanks so much for sharing!!! -KristinKristin Montoyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-14579461642874283662011-03-22T11:59:42.207-05:002011-03-22T11:59:42.207-05:00you amaze me....i cant seem to get much done with ...you amaze me....i cant seem to get much done with one almost 2 yr old and here you are doing so much with 3 kids :)....i guess i need to work harder :D. ur kids are very lucky to have such a wonderful mom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-68669284583368273842010-09-01T13:43:25.413-05:002010-09-01T13:43:25.413-05:00i have two little boys who really loves your play ...i have two little boys who really loves your play tent ... do u sell the product ... i would like to have a beach house theme play tent .. and how much for that .. u are so talented..<br /><br />bon1ta@hotmail.comcreammehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153392714527143865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-60563847308564322142010-07-06T20:07:25.888-05:002010-07-06T20:07:25.888-05:00would you ever consider making and selling your te...would you ever consider making and selling your tents? I have a little boy and i was thinking a golf club house would be too cute!!! please let me know.<br />thanks!!<br />jamie<br />jmiranda0509@aol.com<br />themirandaclan.blogspot.comJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365208002955554644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-44486314002547780692010-07-06T11:48:40.906-05:002010-07-06T11:48:40.906-05:00I came by when I saw the playhouse on Design Dazza...I came by when I saw the playhouse on Design Dazzale. So cute! I love it! Cute girl, too!Gabby Malcuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01691814063255022715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-62230774906183083732010-01-10T07:45:25.409-06:002010-01-10T07:45:25.409-06:00LiEr,
We finished our "Candy Cottage" a...LiEr, <br />We finished our "Candy Cottage" and I would love to send you a picture. Let me know where to send them. ekaanne5@aol.com<br /><br />Thanks Again, <br />JessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-42288409504967654432010-01-05T13:18:35.110-06:002010-01-05T13:18:35.110-06:00So again I thank you. I was looking at the blog th...So again I thank you. I was looking at the blog the other morning when my 3 year old son plopped down and pointed at this house. Joe want one.... So we are off. I gathered most of my supplies this morning. We happened to have some PVC for a tent downstairs and with a little reworking it now looks like a house that will fit all 3 kiddies. Your ideas are wonderful and you have been keeping me very busy. I made a foam cake for a Christmas present, and my owie dolls are in the sewing room waiting to be finished. I love to sew and for years I have been quilting, but this is so much more fun. Keep the idea a comin' or it's going to be a long boring winter. <br /><br />P.S. Owie Doll fabric can be found at www.joggles.com, it is called craft velour. <br /><br />thanks, <br />jessJessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-13625627847065595292010-01-02T03:39:04.708-06:002010-01-02T03:39:04.708-06:00I CAN'T believe I missed this! I so love it - ...I CAN'T believe I missed this! I so love it - even more than the princess table tent. For one - it is blue = not-pink! I did love the pink one already. But this is even better. I did not think that this was possible cause the pink one was already so pretty even though it was pink. Hope you know what I mean. :-) And I love that you made it fit the pvc-frame. Since I saw your table tents I so badly wanted to make one. But I simply could not find a table that I could use and my daughter is already pretty tall ... so it would have to be a rather large table. I do have this frame from a tent she got one year that is now so worn that we probably wont be able to put it up again. I was thinking ... maybe I could try to make a new tent to fit that frame ... and now you showed me that it actually can be done. Well, at least YOU can do it. :-) But if I get really really bored this year .. maybe I will try ... :-) <br />You know what I love most ... the DOORMAT! AWESOME!!!!Ms Muffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419580728085716299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-18976013631312549212009-11-13T02:27:59.446-06:002009-11-13T02:27:59.446-06:00Oh my heavens. This is incredible! Your children a...Oh my heavens. This is incredible! Your children are very very lucky to have such a talented mama!Christine at Origami Mommyhttp://www.origamimommy.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-21437423535468770472009-11-10T14:52:27.327-06:002009-11-10T14:52:27.327-06:00This is incredible! That you for sharing your tale...This is incredible! That you for sharing your talent. My husband and I are going to make a playhouse for our kids for Christmas,thanks to your inspiration!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675039954501623258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-57422030031371305992009-11-06T15:07:13.354-06:002009-11-06T15:07:13.354-06:00I am more than impressed! Now if you could only ma...I am more than impressed! Now if you could only mass produce them! :)kim @ The Celebration Shoppehttp://www.thecelebrationshoppe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-34307590494812336012009-11-06T12:14:38.781-06:002009-11-06T12:14:38.781-06:00okay... I have to ask for a tutorial OR the very l...okay... I have to ask for a tutorial OR the very least the measurements that you used for each of the pieces... I have the guts to the house and have been dreading pulling out the original house cover and measuring every little bit... a bit cumbersome when the fabric is still put together. Also, what do you think of putting cross "beams" up with dowels? My problem with these houses is that my 3 kids tend to knock them over easily because they are too rambunctious. I thought when I sewed a new cover that I could incorporate cross beams to help stabilize it. Basically inserting dowels diagnolly (sp?) into a chanell in the fabric.remeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262070421322203480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-12423740892963211992009-11-04T22:31:49.033-06:002009-11-04T22:31:49.033-06:00KM: I actually took a protractor and measured the ...KM: I actually took a protractor and measured the angles. (But could have used geometry to work it out too; I just didn't think). The roof apex is 90 deg and the roof-to-wall angle is 120. I suspect those might be easy joints to buy from the hardware store. That's what I think anyway. I could be totally off here, having not been in Home Depot since last Christmas to buy a tree.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-47498501731563707082009-11-04T22:07:08.863-06:002009-11-04T22:07:08.863-06:00I love so much about this little house. The colour...I love so much about this little house. The colours you have going on are gorgeous and the versatility of the whole half door/fence, shop/house etc makes it so much more awesome than just a play house. It's a beautiful heirloom toy! I wish that I had a bit more focus for making things that will last forever and not just stuff made from trash that go back to the recycling bin after a few weeks. I love seeing your sewing projects! They always make me smile.<br /><br />I wanted to make a house shape from plumbing parts just like this one, but wasn't sure where to find parts with the right three joint angles to do the four top corners. Me and my sister used to have a dreadful polyester covered house, but the skeleton for that is long gone.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169632319172011782noreply@blogger.com