Meet and Make: Heather Valentine

Today’s Meet and Make designer is Heather Valentine.  Heather’s mission is to inspire others to think outside of the box with projects that keep the 3 R’s in mind: Reduce, Reclaim, And Recraft.  That’s one motto I can stand behind!  On Heather’s blog, The Sewing Loft, you’ll find eco felt, upcycled, and repurposed fabric crafts that are easy to do and earth-friendly!

Ready to meet Heather?

10 Fun Facts About Heather Valentine

1. I always wear crazy colored or patterned socks.
2. My favorite color is blue.
3. Vintage finds are my downfall.  I have too many to count!
4. I was born with 4 skewed freckles on my nose.
5. My 1st industry job was mixing gouache paints and matching colors for leather handbags.
6. I am a jeans and Tee shirt kinda gal.
7. An art teacher once told me I would never make it as an artist.
8. I styled makeovers for the Ricki Lake Show.
9. I have seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show too many times to count.
10. I love to build sand castles.

Here’s Heather’s Project:

No More Wire Hangers

Materials:

• Old wire hangers
• Tape
• Felt or polar fleece
• Needle & thread

Instructions:

1. Starting with two wire hangers, tape them together in a couple of places. This is just to keep them stable while you are covering them later.
   
2. Then cut a strip of felt 1″ wide by the length of your hanger. *Be sure to measure all along the outside of your hanger and around the curve. Mine measured 42″ but yours might be different.
3. Starting at the inside edge, wrap the felt around and blanket stitch in place. Continue to pinch and stitch all the way around. Clip end into a point, fold back and stitch the end in place. Bury your knot.
   
   
   
4. To create flowers, I cut circles from the felt. Then, I cute in a spiral pattern; leaving a round circle as the base.
   
5. Starting at the long end of spiral, wrap the strip around a pencil and hot glued in place.
6. Attach flower to hanger. You can attach with needle and thread or glue gun. Your choice.
   

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