***NEW*** ~Old Thyme Christmas~ Prim Bear Pattern...

Hi, Ladies!

I'm on a "Christmas" roll here at ORP!

Meet the newest pattern for the Christmas Season 2013!

~Old Thyme Christmas~ Prim Bear!

This is a super ~fun~ pattern to bring to life, well,

OK to put together!

You will ~love~ working with this Old Road Primitives pattern!

This "prim" bear has moveable arms and legs, that are not jointed!

You will learn how to do this simple technique in this pattern!

Also, you will learn how to make the super easy ~darling~

outfit using an old red sweater!

Dressing a bear doesn't get any easier then this! 

Please click HERE to take a peek!

 

Until next time...Happy Craftn'!

 

Kim

"Easy Bloomers" Tutorial from Old Road Primitives...

Hi, Ladies!

Today, I wanted to "share" Old Road Primitives

 "Easy Bloomers" Tutorial with all of you!

Are you ready to get started?

This little pair of bloomers were from one of my mouse patterns,
so they are super small but it's the basic idea that I want
to "share" with all of you!

Tear two (4" x 5") pieces of fabric!

You will need to change the size of these pieces

to fit your rag doll! 

 Sew together at the sides, using 1/8" seam allowance!

Draw a 3" inseam line up the center of the bloomers!

Sew around the "inseam" line!

Clip the "inseam" line and the corners of the crotch!

Turn the "bloomers" RSO (Right Sides Out)!

Gather stitch or "tack" stitch the bloomers around the waist of your "rag doll"!

Gather stitch the bottoms of the bloomers or simply roll the "cuffs" up!

Weren't those easy?

That is why they are called, "Easy Bloomers"!!!

Thanks for stopping by to view this Old Road Primitives Tutorial!

Until next time!

~~~Happy Craftn'~~~

Kim

PS:  More crafting "Tutorials" ***Coming Soon***!

3-D or Round "Rag Doll" Head Tutorial from Old Road Primitives...



Hi, Ladies!

Today, I wanted to "share" Old Road Primitives

3-D or Round "Rag Doll" Head Tutorial

with all of you!

Are you ready to get started?

#1- Start by cutting your "Head" pattern piece and fabric out!

I like to use four pieces in my rag doll "heads"! 

The more pieces that you use, the more you take the chance of

having seams running down the center of your rag doll's face!

I don't like "seams" in the middle of my faces!

#2-Sew two of the four "head" pieces together!

Do the same for the other two head pieces!

Sew from point 'A' to 'B' as shown on each pattern piece!

Tuck the little "tails" at the bottom up!



#3-With RST (Right Sides Together) pin & sew both of

the "head" pieces from above together!

Turn the "head" RSO and stuff liberally with fiberfill stuffing!

Stain!

When dry, paint or embroider the little face!

Walla...wasn't that easy?

Thanks for stopping by to view this Old Road Primitives Tutorial!

Until next time!

~~~Happy Craftn'~~~

Kim

PS:  More crafting "Tutorials" ***Coming Soon***!

"Trace & Sew" Pattern Tutorial from Old Road Primitives...



Hi, Ladies!

Today, I wanted to "share" Old Road Primitives

"Trace & Sew" Pattern Tutorial with all of you!

All of ORP's ***NEW*** patterns will by the "Trace & Sew" type!

However, there are a few exceptions, like round heads,

bodices & bloomers or anything 3-D!

Are you ready to get started?

#1-Print the pattern pieces from ORP's pattern

onto to "cardstock" paper!

#2-Cut the pattern pieces out!

When you cut ORP's "Trace & Sew" pattern pieces

out, I recommend that you cut them out

just inside the "thick" outer pattern line!

Why, you ask?

Because you get a truer pattern piece!

ORP's "thick" trace lines add a little extra width to

each pattern piece that you don't need!

#3-Using a sharp pencil, "Trace" each pattern piece to double

layers of fabric, in this case muslin!

#4-"Sew" on the line that you just "traced"!

#5-Trim the excess fabric away...1/8" from the "Trace & Sew" line!

Clip any "inside" curves to prevent "puckering"!

Turn each pattern piece RSO (Right Sides Out)

and stuff with fiberfill stuffing!

Walla, I'm telling you ladies, sewing doesn't get any

easier then this!

A few "Tips" from ORP...
#1-Whenever sewing your pattern pieces together (any
pattern piece) be sure to "back stitch" all starting
and stopping points!  This will keep your items from unraveling
while turning and stuffing!
#2-Use smaller stitching when going around things,
like fingers, noses or anything small!  This will keep
your items from busting out at the seams while turning and stuffing!

Thanks for stopping by to view this Old Road Primitives Tutorial!

Until next time!

~~~Happy Craftn'~~~

Kim

PS:  More crafting "Tutorials" ***Coming Soon***!

***NEW*** Christmas Gingerbread Pattern from ORP...

Hi, Ladies!

Today, I wanted to introduce you to my

***newest*** pattern here at Old Road Primitives!

It's called, ~Christmas Baking~ Gingerbread Raggedy!

Don't you just ~love~ her little face?

This is a super ~fun~ "trace & sew" pattern!

You will love working with this ORP pattern!

Please click HERE to take a peek!

Until next time!

Happy Craftn'!

Kim

***NEW*** Fall Scarecrow Pattern from ORP...

Hi, Ladies!

Nothing, like being ahead of the "Season" and

I mean ahead of the Season!

This one is for all of you who have already

started working on your Fall Craft Shows!

Tonight, I wanted to share my newest "Fall" pattern

with all of you!

 She is called, ~Punkin' Patch~ Scarecrow Raggedy!

She is super ~fun~ to watch come to life,

well OK, "raggedy" life!

Please stop by Old Road Primtives to take a peek!

 

Until next time...

Happy Craftn'!

Kim

Christmas Anyone? ***NEW*** "Got Milk?" Gingerbread Raggedy Pattern just Listed...

Hi, Ladies!

I know, you are wondering if you heard me correctly...

"Christmas Anyone"?

Yep, that is correct, I've started

working on some ***NEW*** patterns

for Christmas 2013!

It's for those of you who have started working on your

"Fall & Christmas" Craft Shows!

This ***NEW*** pattern is called,

"Got Milk?" Gingerbread Raggedy!

She's super ~fun~ to  bring to ~life~!

Last year I had several ladies ask me about doing

more "Gingerbread" patterns!

They said that "Gingerbread" items are really great

"Craft Show" sellers!
So, here is my 1st of hopefully many! 
I'm also, going to be working on some
***NEW*** Fall patterns too!
So, please check back!

Until next time!

Happy Craftn'!

Kim

Follow Old Road Primitives with Bloglovin...

Hi, Ladies!

As, most of you know "Google"

is doing away with  "Google Reader" on July 1st!

No, worries though!

If you would like to follow "Old Road Primitives" blog

along with your "favorite" blogs,

I highly recommend signing up with "Bloglovin"!

It's a super easy process for importing your ~favorite~ blog list

to "Bloglovin"!
Follow your "favorite" blogs on "Bloglovin's" website
or through your daily email from them!

 "Bloglovin" comes highly recommended for...

fashion, food and home decor blogs!

Remember, if you don't save your favorite

blogs by July 1st, you will lose your blog list! 

To Blog or Not to Blog???

"To Blog or Not to Blog"???

That seems to be the big question these days!

If you haven't heard..."Google" is

retiring "Google Reader" come July 1st!

I don't know about you but "Google Reader"

is the way that I keep up with all of my "favorite"

Blogs, it is also the way that my many loyal "customers" and "fans"

keep up with my Blog!

There are other RSS apps out there but "Google Reader"

seemed to be the popular that everyone was using!

Of coarse, we could all just simply "bookmark" our

"favorite" Blogs and follow them that way but

we won't be getting any of their new updates, so that means

that we will have to click on each and every bookmark to see

check for any new postings!

So, today, I ask myself the question...

"To Blog or Not to Blog"?

I'm sure, that I will always have my Blog

but I may not post here as much as I have in the past!

After all, what's the point, if "Google" doesn't make it

easy for people to follow each other's Blogs!

My thoughts on Facebook!

I know, that not everyone has a Facebook account!

I actually, drug my feet on opening an account!

I have been on Facebook for almost a year now and

I can tell you that there is so much more going on in

"Facebook" land then here in "Blog" land!

Facebook seems to be where everyone is at

making contact and following one another!

So, my thoughts are that "Facebook" may become

to new "Blogger", especially if "Google"

keeps doing the silly things that they are doing!

If you have a minute, I would ~love~ for you to stop
by and check out my Facebook pages!

I have one for my business, Old Road Primitives!

  I post all of my new patterns and things on this page!
I've also posted other ***free*** crafting DIY's on there too!

And then, a little over a month ago, I started a really

~fun~ Facebook page called, Love of a Country Farmhouse!

 On this Facebook page I post lots & lots of

"Farmhouse" eye candy!
You all know how I ~love~ the "Farmhouse" stuff!

Thanks, everyone!

Have a great weekend!

 PS:

*I would to add that...I ~love~ Blogging and I think that Blogs are more personable then FB!  I love how we can create decorate our Blogs to fit our own personalities!  I just wish that Google would leave their "Google Reader" for the convenience of "following" my favorite Blogs! However, I still think that FB is taking over and things in "Blog-land" are slowing down!

**"Deb from Paxton Valley Folk Art" recommended "Bloglovin" for following our favorite Blogs!  I do know that there are several different apps out there to replace "Google Reader" but I don't know much about any of them!  So, thanks for the tip Deb!  I will look into "Bloglovin"!

***"Gail" mentioned that we can't "Pin" things from Facebook!  She is absolutely right!  There wouldn't be a "Pinterest" if we only had FB!  In my opinion most of the things that are "pinned" on "Pinterest" come from Blogs!

****The one thing that I ~love~ about FB is their "Like" button!  Ladies, if I had a "Like" button on my Blog, I would "Like" all of your "sweet" comments! Thanks for your thoughts on FB & Blogging!

~Homemade~ Super Easy Granola Recipe from ORP...

Hi, everyone!

Today, I wanted to share my "Homemade Granola" recipe with all of you!

It's a real basic recipe...that is the way that I like my Granola!

It goes great in Yogurt Parfaits!

I use "100%  pure Maple syrup" in place of the honey in this recipe!

I prefer the Maple flavor! Maple flavor is really "yummy" in Granola!

 This time made it a little different then I normally do...

 I used "coconut oil" in place of the butter!  I wanted to try

a little "healthier" version!  I'm always trying to give recipes

a little healthier twist!

~Homemade Granola~...
Mix together-
2 Cups Oatmeal (I use thick oats if I have them)
1 Cup Slivered Almonds
1 Cup Coconut
1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Salt (I use Sea or Kosher Salt)

In a Sauce Pan, Mix together-
4 Tbls. Butter (I used Coconut Oil)
1/4 Cup Honey (I use Pure Maple Syrup)
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
Cook the "sauce pan" ingredients on medium heat until they begin to bubble! Remove from heat and add 1 tsp Vanilla.  Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients (the oatmeal mixture)! Stir well; until the oatmeal mixture is covered well! Line a baking sheet with foil, spray the foil with cooking spray! Spread the Granola onto the baking sheet! Bake @ 250 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring at the 10 minute mark! Walla...it's that simple! Things taste so much better when they are "homemade"!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy "Green" day tomorrow..."St. Patty's" day!

Kim