50 DIY Gifts: Fifty handmade gifts for creative giving
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LINDA CLEMENTS
Striped Lap Quilt
This quilt is easy to make for a special Mother’s Day gift. You could add more strips to make it into a single-bed quilt. Why not try adapting the colour scheme for a Father’s Day present?
Gather
Five prints: 0.25m (¹⁄4yd) of each cut into two strips 12.7cm x 111.8cm (5in x 44in)
White backing fabric 1.6m (1³⁄4yd) 106.7cm (42in) wide
Wadding (batting) 127cm (50in) square
Sewing thread
Quilting thread
Safety pins
1. Arrange the strips and sew them together along the long sides using 6mm (¹⁄4in) seams; press. Trim so the edges are straight.
2. Cut the wadding slightly larger and safety pin it to the back of the quilt, with the layers flat. Machine or hand quilt 1.3cm (¹⁄2in) away from each seam. Remove the pins, press and trim the wadding so it is flush with the quilt.
3. Prepare the backing fabric so that it is 5cm (2in) larger than the quilt all around. Place the backing right side down and the quilt right side up on top, with a border of backing all round. Safety pin the layers together.
4. Do further quilting 1.3cm (¹⁄2in) away from the previous quilting lines. Remove the pins and press. Pull the quilting thread ends through to the front of the quilt.
5. Trim the backing so that it is 2.5cm (1in) larger than the quilt all round. Working one side at a time, fold the backing over by 1.3cm (¹⁄2in) and then again, on to the quilt front. Pin in place and machine sew 3mm (¹⁄8in) from the edge of the binding. Repeat on all sides and press.
JENNIFER GRACE
Tissue Paper Flowers
These exotic tissue paper flowers with their jewel-bright beaded centres make pretty corsages and are also perfect for adding a flamboyant touch to wedding gifts. If you would like a more delicate look, choose papers in colours to complement the bride’s and bridesmaids’ dresses.
Gather
For each flower:
Tissue paper in your chosen colour, or colours if you are going for a variegated look: enough for ten 12 x 18cm (4³⁄4 x 7in) rectangles
Green tissue paper for leaves
Silver wire (2in length)
Seed beads for flower centre
Tacky glue
1. Cut 10 rectangles of tissue paper measuring 12cm x 18cm (4³⁄4in x 7in). Lay the paper rectangles on top of each other to make a neat stack. Making sure a short edge is nearest to you, begin to concertina fold – fan style – making the folds approximately 1cm (³⁄8in) apart.
2. Cut a 5cm (2in) length of wire and twist it tightly around the middle of the tissue paper fan, folding the excess flat against the back of the flower. Cut the ends of the flattened fan into arch shapes. Unfold the flower to reveal the scalloped petals.
3. Gently lift the tissue paper layers to separate them, to give the flower some dimension, and pull them lightly to join the petal gaps (there is no need to glue them together).
4. Put a 2.5cm (1in) dollop of tacky glue into the flower centre and sprinkle on some seed beads. Leave to dry.
5. Cut two tissue paper leaves freehand, approximately 8cm (3¹⁄8in) long, and stick to the underside of the flower to hide the wire.
DAISY BRYAN
Suffolk Puff-ery
The technique of making Suffolk puffs – also called yo-yos – dates back to the Victorian era, when they were made from scraps of fabric sewn together to make patchwork quilts. Use them to great effect on cushion covers and lampshades, using a colour theme to suit the recipient’s decor.
Gather
Circular object to draw around to make your Suffolk puff template (see step 1)
Scraps of fabric
Fabric marker pen
Strong thread and needle
Self-cover fabric buttons
1. The fabric circle size needs to be twice the diameter of the finished puff, plus 1.3cm (¹⁄2in) for a hem. Start by drawing around your circular object onto the back of your fabric with a fabric marker pen, then cut out the circle.
2. Tie a knot in the end of a long piece of strong thread and sew a running stitch along the edge of the circle. To be really neat, fold the edge over as you go to form a basic hem.
3. When you have stitched all the way round the circle hold the fabric and pull the thread through from both ends (find your original knot) to gather it.
4. Pull tight and tie the two ends together, then trim away any excess thread. And there you have a Suffolk puff! Make lots more puffs in the same way.
5. Now you can use your puffs to decorate anything you like – cushions, lampshades, clothes, and so on. For the cushion in the finished photograph, the puffs have been attached with a self-cover fabric button, in a coordinating fabric, added to the