Friday, 2 March 2012

Stash Happy Trivets

It seems like ages since I shared a craft project and this one has been on a slow boil for rather a long time.  I was lured by Stash Happy: Felt, 30 fun projects for felt (and fabric) lovers whilst browsing one my favourite book shops back in November, gifted birthday money burning a hole in my pocket! 
I'm a big fan of working with felt, I find it very forgiving and easy to work with by hand, which I still prefer to machine sewing. 
The book did not disappoint, it has the right mix of cute, useful, decorative and fun projects for me and there are several that I intend to make.

The Vintage Trivets were what sold the book to me, though. They are basically a felt and fabric sandwich with cut outs and embroidered embellishments. Spray glue/fabric basting spray is used to attach the pieces before sewing.

Vintage Trivet, one in progress and felt book

It really is a great stash happy project and I love the use of a small piece of vintage fabric.  It could be adapted for any season or occasion, too, and - although the book doesn't mention it - you could make it double sided with different designs, colours or fabrics.


Vintage Trivet 1

My stitching is far from perfect, I have been sewing in the evenings whilst engrossed in a Lovefilm TV series (that I would never admit to watching!) however, I quite like the jaunty home-made look of how it turned out.
The only change I made was to the pattern size - mine is slightly smaller than the recommended 300% enlargement as my felt pieces were A4 so I sized the pattern to fit my printer paper. 
The pattern could also be improvised. I think they would make really great coasters.
I like my Vintage Trivet so much that I'm already making a second one!

Vintage Trivet 2

What crafty things are you up to at the moment?
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6 comments:

  3. Wow I love it- I want one!

    I am working on a crochet blanket my mum started last year.

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  4. What a great looking trivet. I love the cut outs. My stitching is often slightly dodgy as i don't use my machine as much as I used to and you get out of the habit. Not crafting anything at the moment, Mday cards looming though and also my mother's birthday coming up.

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  5. Those trivets are fabulous Hannah, so pretty and useful. Useful and pretty is the way to go. I've always been impressed with your craftwork.

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  6. That is SO pretty! I love the pattern, and the way that the patterned fabric peeks through the swirls!

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Looking forward to hearing from you :o)

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