I decided to use snaps for this page, not only is it a skill my toddler needs to learn but I have used mostly velcro so far and wanted something different.
Now, before this page, I have never even sewn a snap. I've replaced a couple of buttons thought and figured it would be the same. **HA HA!**
After sewing on the tree and the bottom snaps onto the page, I added the green pockets at the bottom to hold all the pieces. I then started the construction of the pieces, which is where (surprise, surprise) I ran into some issues.
First, I cut out my leaves and then realized that I needed two cut-outs per piece to cover the snap stitching. So I cut out 15 more pieces. Then, I did not realize that snaps are not the same on top as the bottom. I think I sewed twelve green leaves together before I had the five finished ones I needed!
I did the flowers first, then the green leaves and then I started on the red leaves. The original red leaves we really detailed on the edges which made it really tough to blanket stitch and took me forever to cut out. I tried to salvage them by making 'veins' in them but I hated how they looked:
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| I only completed two leaves before I trashed them. |
Then I thought, well, I could use the same shape of the green leaves for the red leaves, right? Then of course I cringed thinking i'd have to make a million more mistakes with the snaps before ever getting to the end of this page! But I paid closer attention this time and made five red leaves in a row! whoot!
Here is the completed page:
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| The Winter View |
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| The Spring View |
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| The Summer View |
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| The Fall View |
OK all you experienced sewers out there... I have a SNAP question for you:
Take a close look at the image below and please tell me which is the correct way to sew on a snap?
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| Which way an I supposed to be doing this?! |
The template for this page was borrowed & adapted from Serving Pink Lemonade.
Thanks Jeanie & Amy!!
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