Rag Quilts!

A couple blogs ago I showed you pictures of the rag quilts I made my new sisters. 

I love the way they turned out.  I was waiting until after Christmas to do the tutorial on them, but when I went to pull the step by step pics, I've lost some along the way! 

So I'm asking you, my dear blogging friends, to help me out!  Link up your favorite BESTEST rag quilt tutorials below!  I love seeing all the different colors, designs and special effects you add to yours!

In the meantime - here's a few tips (from the few pictures I managed to find!)

 I used masking tape to attach my cutting boards to the table.  Then I used a Tsquare and a rotary cutter to quickly cut the pieces.

I kept the fabric doubled and first cut my 10 inch sections, then took each section and cut them apart to create a 10 inch square.

This went so much faster than drawing out the lines and cutting with scissors!

(Skip a bunch of steps that I don't have pictures of and...)

TADA!!!!

The finished project!

Your turn!  Show me your tutorials and favorite rag quilts!  Have fun!  I'll pick my faves at the end of the week and give you a special "Honda, the step-dog, Award"!  (Oh, and if so inclined, please become a friend/follower!)

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Reindeer! Meet Clyde and Dale

I saw these adorable reindeer on Under The Table and Dreaming and fell in love with them.  She got them  for a GREAT price, but when I tried to find them, the cheapest I saw was $30!  No thank you! 

So I studied the picture and thought, I bet I could make those...

Here's the tutorial on how to get your own Clyde and Dale.

I bought 3 different size dowels, 1/4",  3/16", and 1/8"

The measurements are in the picture above.

Using the five 4" pieces I hot glued them together to make the body. (I tried using wood glue, but it didn't hold as well as the hot glue.  I recommend high temp hot glue for this project.)

Then I took the one 2.5" piece and made the neck.  Using the 3/16" dowel I glued on a small piece for the tail and a 2" piece for the head.

I added two 1.5" pieces for the antler holders

Then out of  the 1/8" dowel, I created the points to the antlers.

Next I spray painted the deer with Pewter color 'hammered' texture spray paint.

I decided one deer wasn't enough so I created a smaller scale one to be his friend.

Finally, Clyde and Dale are ready for their appearance among the Christmas decorations.

I think they like their new home. 

And I think they look pretty similar to the metal ones too! 

All this for $1.77!

Oh - by the way... I've linked this to the following parties!
http://sewchatty.blogspot.com/
http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/
http://madincrafts.blogspot.com/
http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/
http://memakingdo.blogspot.com/