http://www.etsy.com/storque/search/tags/kristen-couse/2008-11-18T14:14:00-05:00Search results (tags) for: "kristen couse"2008-11-18T14:14:00-05:00cakehouse, objeckedhttp://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/how-tuesdays-holiday-table-decor-with-kristen-couse-aka-cake-2926/

<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBFw2eJaUqI" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.blip.tv/file/1481343" target="_blank">blip.tv</a> | <a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Etsy-HowTuesdayHolidayDecorTrivetByCakehouse669.mp4" target="_blank">MP4</a> | <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=274681115" target="_blank">Subscribe in iTunes</a></p> <p>Kristen Couse aka <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5303477" target="_self">cakehouse</a> joins us this week to show us how to make a patchwork trivet for your table. You can spice up your home decor, whether you're hosting Thanksgiving or a potluck with friends!</p> <p><strong>Things you will need to make your patchwork trivet:</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>A piece of fleece, felt, or old wool blanket (for the inside)</li> <li>A piece of large fabric (for the back)</li> <li>Some small square or rectangular fabric scraps (for the patchwork)</li> <li>Pins </li> <li>Sewing needles</li> <li>Fabric shears</li> <li>Scissors</li> <li>Sewing Machine</li> <li>2 Pieces of paper or tracing paper</li> <br /> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://www.etsy.com/storque/media/bunker/2008/11/TRIVET003_565.jpg" alt="" width="565" height="731" /><br /><br /><strong>How to make your holiday patchwork trivet:<br /></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <ol> <li>Draw your pattern onto a sheet of paper or <a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/media/bunker/2008/11/TRIVET003.jpg" target="_blank">download this pattern</a> and print it out.</li> <li>Trace a slightly smaller leaf from the pattern on a separate piece of paper. </li> <li>Pin the larger pattern onto the backing fabric and the smaller one to the felt/wool interior.</li> <li>Cut out the patterns from the fabric.</li> <li>Unpin the paper patterns from the fabric and set them aside.</li> <li>Sew the interior onto the backing fabric along the edge, allowing about a quarter inch.</li> <li>Lay out your fabric scraps in the arrangement that you want to have on your trivet and re-use the bigger paper pattern to determine the overall size.</li> <li>Overlap the fabric and stitch them together into rows.</li> <li>Iron the rows.</li> <li>Stitch the rows together.</li> <li>Iron the whole thing.</li> <li>Pin the bigger pattern on and cut the pattern out of the patchwork.</li> <li>Sew the patchwork onto the backing fabric with the outside facing in and leave a space at the bottom.</li> <li>Flip the fabric inside out through the opening at the bottom and use a paintbrush or a letter opener to push the corners out.</li> <li>Stitch up the bottom using a blind stitch.</li> <li>If you want you can add a stem by stitching it onto the outside, or embroider veins into the leaf as a finishing touch.</li> </ol> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Watch more <a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/search/title/how-to-video/">how-to videos</a> and check out these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/storque/search/title/how-to-projects/">how-to projects</a> too!</strong></p>