Abakhan Craft Challenge!

So, it is time again for a little Abakhan craft challenge and for my challenge on a budget this time I chose this selection of fabrics and bits and bobs....

As usual there is a little pink in there and I have decided to make up a little piece of clothing for Miss. Poppins. I have come across a couple of teething problems in constructing it but hopefully shall get there. I just love the hippy style Camper Vans fabric. 

In fact, if there is any of that delicious fabric left over, I shall just have to make myself a little something ;) I have to say Abakhan is a fantastic place for all your sewing and crafty needs. Be warned if you ever go to one of their stores, you can spend many an hour there ;) I look forward to sharing with you what I made.  

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Abakhan Craft Challenge

I decided this month for my craft challenge in collaboration with Abakhan to make one larger project. I opted to use all of the wadding and almost all of the the two fabrics and bias binding, and made a pretty quilted playmat. I think it has many a use, perfect to roll up in the car and take on little journeys where something a little softer is required to pop ones derrière on. Also Miss. Poppins has enjoyed having it as a place for her dolls to rest, and it also looks just so sweet laid at the end of her bed. 

I just very simply pieced the three together and then quilted the top using four sewing lines to give it a little more volume and sewed the bias ( not too neatly I have to admit ) along the edge to give a pretty finish....  

Here it is hanging on the line and I just love that charming crinkled look....

Miss. Poppins' rag dolls certainly looked at home on it....

A couple more soft toys then came along to the party....

I really love the vibrant hot pink and floral corduroy side, it looks really pretty at the end of Miss. Poppins' bed and is so soft to touch....

For me though I think the dainty floral side is my favourite and I think gives a lovely shabby chic, vintage look....

I think it a lovely little make for my daughter and coming in at just over £14 for all the supplies from Abakhan, I would imagine something similar and ready made in shops, would cost more than that. I have decided to make a couple of matching cushions with the left over fabric for her bed too, so would really tie in the look. I am really enjoying seeing what other people have made in this challenge and certainly helps get the creative juices flowing :)

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Disclosure: I was given a £15 voucher to spend on the Abakhan website for the purposes of this blog post.   

Craft Challenge With Abakhan

It is time where I hook up with Abakhan again and get my crafting mojo in gear. Abakhan have teamed up with various crafty bloggers to initiate a creative budget craft challenge to showcase what can be made with a relatively small budget ( in my case £15 ) spent on crafty supplies from their website. You can read about my first creative budget post here and I decided to go for a Jubilee theme. I handmade many a little project with my small budget and this time around I wanted to concentrate on maybe making just one or two items. I knew I wanted a pretty, floral theme....

I couldn't resist the pink floral corduroy at £4.28 per metre and I thought the roses and bows fabric at £6.25 so very pretty. I also popped in a metre of wadding at £2.65 for a metre and some hot pink bias binding at just £1 for 5 metres. My total spend was even under the £15 budget at just £14.18. I had an idea in mind of what I wanted to make but seeing it up close, the corduroy especially is so colourful I have one or two other ideas as well. 

I shall be back soon with what I have made and if you are taking part in this challenge also, please say hello as I would love to see what you are making with your creative budgets too :)

Happy Crafting....

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Disclosure: I was given a £15 credit to spend on the Abakhan website for the purposes of this blog post