Projects

Cosplay DIY Workbook

April 27, 2021 • Adhesive • Aleene's Fabric Fusion • aleene's turbo tacky glue • Aleenes • art • artist • at the heart of my project • beaded • beads • buttons • color scheme • Cosplay • Cosplay DIY • Cosplay how-to • craft • craft how-tos • craft project • craft workshop ideas • Crafts • craftsy • crafty • designer • DIY MASK • easy • easy crafts • easy to make • embellish • embellished • Fairfield • fairfield how-to • Fairfield World • fairfieldworld • Fashion • fashion design • fashion statement • fusible web • glass beads • Glue • handcraft • handmade • How to make Cosplay costumes • how-to • HOW-TO MAKE A MASK • howto • ideas • instructions • interview with Pattie Wilkinson • jacket • joann fabrics • Let's Cosplay • make • Make It • make it yourself • MAKE YOUR OWN MASK • makeit • maker • Making It • MASKS • masquerade • No-Sew • oly-fun • ornate trims • paint • PATTERN • pattie donham • pattie wilkinson • PattieWack • Pattiewack Designs • PattieWilkinson • Pattywack • Projects • puffy paint • Quick Sew • repurposed • satin • sewer • sewing • sewing project • sketch • textile • thrift store • tools

Learn how to create a magnificent costumes with this Cosplay DIY Workbook! Inside you'll uncover easy-to-follow instructions and simple patterns for low-sew and no-sew cosplay pieces. Mix and match for added fun and flexibility. You'll uncover 15 patterns to create 8 characters, and I will guide you through all the ins and outs of choosing fabrics, working with foam and adhesives, sketching your own designs, and more! Prepare to amaze family, friends, and fellow cosplayers with your crafting skills.

Weekend Bag & Tassel

March 23, 2018 • batting • cheap crafts • cotton • craft • craft videos • Crafts • crafty • DIY • DIY videos • easy • easy crafts • easy to make • Fairfield • how-to • how-to make tassels • how-to video • how-to videos • ideas • instructions • jewelry crafts • Make It • quilting • tasselmaker • Tassels • thrift store • tools • yarn • yarning

Are you ready for the weekend? Then you need this charming bag. I made the pouch by sewing thrift store blouses into a patchwork piece of fabric. Then I used Fairfield Purely Cotton™ 100% natural needlepunched cotton batting sandwiched inside the patchwork fabric and cotton fabric in a marsala color. I sewed a pouch with a flap, and added a necktie for a shoulder strap. Next, I made a marsala colored tassel and pinned to the flap of the bag. Here's how: Gather your materials. You'll need the Large PattieWack Tassel Maker. Wind yarn on tassel maker...

Woven Wall Hanging - "Knotty & Nice"

June 01, 2017 • batting • cotton dyed batting • damask fabric • denim pompoms • denim tassels • fabric strips • faded jeans • Fairfield • indigo • knotty • lemon drop • Loopy Mango • organic • orly-fun • recyled jeans • shibori • stripped jeans • thrift store • wall art • weaving • woven wall hanging

This woven wall hanging was so much fun to make for Fairfield with their fabulous cotton batting that I dyed with Tulip® dyes in lemon and indigo colors, and combined them with recycled jeans, shredded damask fabric, and Loopy Mango yarn. It is part of a Fairfield social media campaign, and I can't wait to show you the rest of the projects that were made for a beautiful sunroom with tons of projects. So check back soon, for more deets! Meanwhile, here are the steps it took for me to make this wall art, that I hope inspires you to...