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crafting my way through life monday february 13 2012 chalkboard oilcloth banner tutorial i got this email the other day from a very loyal blog follower and my best friend since kindergarten i was wondering about that chalkboard banner that you showed on your blog how did you finish the edges i was thinking of making one out of some of the material that i have do you have like notes or a pattern that you wrote for yourself before you started or get me started in the right direction i have never worked with that chalkboard fabric before do you have to use a special thread or anything anything you wished you would have done different nikki p s i think you are so attractive funny and creative i wish i could be more like you so i decided to make a tutorial mostly for her but maybe for the one or two other people that might still check in on this sporadic thing i call a blog and fine i made that p s part up for this project you will need a bunch of fabric sorry to not be more specific but this will vary depending on what scale you chose but you can figure it out i know you can chalkboard oilcloth see side not above a hole punch optional cardstock or paper to make a template cardstock will hold up better and obviously sewing and cutting tools materials when working with chalkboard oilcloth do not iron the top right side as it will render the chalkboard useless you may quickly press the back with a low temperature iron if you have some creases you want to even out also do not pin templates to the oilcloth as the holes will remain for my banner i decided to make it 15 spaces long you can make it as long as short as you wish here are a few ideas of what 15 spaces will allow spell with letters and characters let s begin 1 create a paper template you can choose the size and scale you want for each banner piece here is a photo of my templates the purple is the chalkboard and the orange is for the fabric the second picture gives you an idea of the scale i chose to use approx 7 x7 5 please note that i added a 1 4 seam allowance when i cut the fabric back pieces out meaning that i ended up cutting the fabric pieces larger then the actual template to account for the seams that will be lost when i sew the front and back together hopefully this will make sense later 2 if you want to make a scalloped edge an easy way to do this is to fold your paper in half and trace the rounded edge of something 1 2 tablespoon measuring spoon in this case and cut out your pattern this will make both sides even while your paper is still folded if you are planning on punching holes in your chalkboard edges punch holes now to serve as guides on your template 3 since you cannot pin your template to the chalkboard oilcloth you will need to flip your oilcloth over to the wrong side and trace your pattern including hole punch guides 4 you will then cut out your oilcloth and punch your holes using your guides on the back i couldn t find the hole punch that i used for the original banner i made so i ended up using a different one for this tutorial 5 i used a front and a back pice of fabric in order to help finish the edges you can cut about 4 pieces at the same time below i only cut out two pieces the front facing fabric the dark pink and the back facing fabric the light pink notice i left room to cut extra fabric around the pattern as i need to add a 1 4 seam allowance around my template you can make your template bigger to eliminate doing that if you wish the second picture shows my cut out fabric with extra seam allowance around the template 6 next position your chalkboard oilcloth cutout on your front facing fabric align the oilcloth all the way to the top and centered on the sides now you cannot pin your oilcloth to this fabric but it is easy enough to hold in place while you sew just go slow 7 head to the sewing machine practice sewing a scrap to fabric first as you will probably need to adjust your sewing machine tension no special thread required but polyester thread would be better than cotton i sew close pretty close to the edge i used white thread so you could see it in the picture use black thread because your stitches are going to be kind of ugly and they won t really be noticeable in black the second picture is a sewing close up there is no need to finish the chalkboard edges as the material won t fray 8 grab your back fabric that has already been cut to size and position it on top of your front fabric that already has the oil cloth sewn to it right sides together head to the sewing machine and sew a 1 4 seam along the edge you will be sewing a u shape leaving the top completely open it is very helpful to sew a few backstitches when you start and when you reach the end 9 when you are done sewing you need to clip the edges just cut a few tiny triangles out near your curves make sure not to cut into your newly sewn stitches 10 now you have to turn your piece right side out try to start at the bottom and evenly roll the piece into itself basically you want to avoid making any sharp creases that could damage your oilcloth 10 once you have your piece turned use your fingers to help finish turning out and pressing the seams push from the inside if necessary just try to make the piece look nice and rounded if you feel it is necessary to press your assembled piece you can use an iron on the very back on a low temperature as shown in the second picture 11 before you can write on the oilcloth you need to condition it take a piece of chalk turned on its side and rub it across the oilcloth try to avoid pressing too hard as you will create scratches as shown in the second picture you will then wipe off the chalk with a dry towel 12 math time this step will be similar to quilt binding now you need to determine how big to make your top strip of fabric that will finish your banner off and hold all your spaces together based on the size you chose measure one of your finished edges you will see mine is about 0 5 that means i want to make my top strip 0 5 inch finished so my banner looks even so my top strip will be 2 5 wide unfinished second photo if you made yours to a different scale just multiply your edge measurement by 5 now you need to figure out how long to make your strip third photo my finished piece is about 7 wide and i want to allow 0 5 of space between each space so i need to allow 8 for each space since my banner is 15 spaces long and i want to include 12 1 5 times the amount top fabric i m allowing per space on each side for tails to tie hang my banner i will make sure i have a strip of fabric 64 long x 2 5 wide got it good 13 fold your edges into the center and press then entire length picture one then you will fold that strip in half and press one more time as shown in picture two 14 now you need to assemble your banner remember you need to leave 12 on each side for tails so start your first letter 12 in or do what i do if you are anal retentive about spacing and if you are sure your top measurements are spot on you can fold your strip in half lengthwise to find the perfect center and start by centering your 8th space on that crease and then you work your way out to both ends leaving 0 5 between each space pin your spaces in place on each edge 15 off to the sewing machine yet again to sew your spaces in place now i didn t take a picture of the very tip of my tails but make sure you fold the fabric in the ends to create a finished edge then sew close to the edge across the length of your banner you are done now get writing and hanging i don t have my banner tied to anything because there wasn t anything to tie it to in my apartment so i chose to tie a knot on each end and hide a thumb tack near the back part of the knot and tack it to the wall shown below finished product any questions hopefully it makes sense if you don t want to make your own i m hoping to get a couple in my etsy shop in he next week or two 1 40 pm 2 comments tags banners chalkboard oilcloth tutorial sunday january 1 2012 happy new year my new year s resolutions are to be a better blogger finish up my unfinished sewing craft projects basically it would just be nice to be on top of things so i ll share with you some things i ve done since i last blogged way too long ago my holiday decorations a wreath for my door a wreath pillow for the couch a jolly pillow for the couch a peace pillow for someone else s couch but not the couch pictured a sweater tree for the mantel some new stockings a new tree skirt a chalkboard banner that can be changed for any season here are some of the gifts i gave this year a quilt for my mom a quilt for my brother s girlfriend lindsey she likes skulls some custom jeep seat covers for my dad a ball for my niece so as you can see i ve been busy sewing just not sharing so here s to a new year filled with sewing and blogging and maybe finally getting that etsy shop up and running 11 39 pm 4 comments tags ball christmas tree pillow quilt skull quilt stocking tree skirt wreath sunday october 16 2011 i m baaaack days since i ve blogged so i haven t blogged in a while but that doesn t mean i haven t been crafting i sort of lost my job pretty much around the last day i stopped blogging it was pretty unexpected and i ve been in a little bit of a funk ever since i am still looking for something permanent but have some temporary things lined up for now still waiting for my dream job as head crafter somewhere sadly i m certain i ll have to keep waiting for that one but enough boring personal drama let me catch you up to speed on the crafts with a looooooooong blog post i have a new hand embroidered dry erase calendar which can be seen above it was super hard to photograph without picking up all sorts of glares and reflections of everything around me so i apologize for the terrible photo above literally the first day of my unemployment stint i was out walking the dogs and i came across these great ikea picture frames in an alley near my house they d never even been open i immediately snatched them up and laughed to myself that i was already picking trash out of the alley here is a close up detail i embroidered the first letter of each weekday and the lines of the calendar and will leave the rest to the magic of dry erase i still haven t decided what to do with the other frame probably a dry erase to do list for my craft room though in case you are curious that is what the guts of 15 medium sized pumpkins looks like the box is quite deep and probably weighed about 15 pounds while job hunting i came across this post on craigslist for someone who was looking for a pumpkin carver for an engagement party i figured why not i love carving pumpkins and the pay was pretty decent the woman gave me a list of 10 things that were representative of the couple and asked me to incorporate them into the pumpkins and then gave me free reign of the last five three days a crippled hand and a gross layer of pumpkin goo covering every surface in my kitchen later i had these these last few i finished the day of and sadly didn t ever get to see them lit up they were cinderella pumpkins and nearly impossible to carve they were super thick which didn t allow me to carve anything too intricate i wouldn t recommend using them as carving pumpkins so that is a few of the things i have been working on i have some other projects i will save for future posts hopefully i can become a more frequent blogger in the weeks to come i will leave you with one final picture a sneak peak of the quilt i have been working on i am really loving it and hopefully will have it finished soon it is going to be the first quilt i attempt to sell 10 47 pm 3 comments tags embroidery pumpkins quilt top older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me lisa chicago il a place for me to post works in progress and hopefully one day some completed works unfortunately i m much better at the start then the finish i always have more then one project going at a time view 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