now available in metric: measuring tape growth chart!

Hey friends! I designed a version of this growth chart a while back, and put it up for sale in my Spoonflower shop and on Etsy.

Well, good news for those of you who operate on the metric system; I've designed a version just for you!

 

Just as on the original, the background is an enlarged antique linen print.

You can check it out over on Spoonflower and Etsy, available for purchase now as either unfinished fabric or a finished growth chart. You can even see my previous blog entry with instructions on how to assemble it.

 

 Thanks for reading!

giveaway winners + discount code

Happy Mother's Day to all of you awesome mamas out there! I had 42 entries in my contest by midnight Friday, which made your odds of winning one of the two pieces of measuring tape fabric pretty darned good . . . and yet, only two people won this time around, and I'm always left wishing everyone could win.

Here are the two folks I'll be sending fabric to this week:

Jenny (comment: "I have to say: DOLL FACED PILLOW. I wish I could say WTH??? But really and truly, I have an aunt who used to make that stuff for me when I was a little girl. 
I like your blog and this tape measure fabric is wonderful!! Thank you so much for the chance.")

KRubin (comment: "This is perfect timing! My best friend just found out that she is expecting a little girl and will begin working on the nursery soon! I think it would make a great addition. This may be cheating, but I'm really proud of myself! Last week, I completed my first year of graduate school!"

I've already sent out e-mails to these two ladies, but if I don't hear from one or the other (or both) of them by May 17th, I'll be picking someone new. UPDATE 5/13/2013: both people have been in contact, so I'll be shipping fabric to them today! The rest of you can take advantage of the following:

Being that it's Mother's Day and I really like hearing from readers new and old, I'm giving the rest of you an exclusive coupon code for 50% off the measuring tape fabric in my Etsy supplies shop. This will expire on May 18th, so order up!

Head on over, put the fabric in your cart, and when you're prompted for the coupon code at checkout, enter SEWMAMA. That's it!

Thanks again, everyone, for another successful Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! I was a little late (3 days) getting my giveaway post up this time around, so the amount of responses was impressive. Welcome to all of you new blog followers; I hope you'll like the post I've got planned for next week . . . CLIFFHANGER ENDING!

giveaway day may 6th: win measuring tape growth chart fabric!

Update: winners announced! Click here!


Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day has inspired me to give away 2 pieces of my measuring tape fabric to  blog readers! Want to win one? Just add a comment below letting me know one other blog post you've liked on my blog -OR- add a comment below letting me know one way you feel you've really measured up to a challenge this week. Deadline is midnight, PST May 10th 2013.

Two lucky winners will each walk away with enough measuring tape fabric to make his or her own measuring tape growth chart. Note: this is not a finished product, but the fabric you can use to make your own. With free shipping, this is a $14 value.

Sorry; free U.S. shipping only. Others can buy the fabric in my Etsy Shop or on my Spoonflower page.

Winners will be announced on May 12th, and notified by e-mail if possible (I'll click the name by your comment, and follow any e-mail link available; otherwise, just check back on the 12th to see if you've won). After five days, non-responsive winners will miss out, and new winners will be selected from the pool of entrants.

Want to know how to put one of these growth charts together? I did an earlier blog with step-by-step instructions.

Okay! Get to entering! Thanks for reading, and good luck!

antique-style tape measure growth chart

Antique-style tape measure fabric for sale here and here!




Basic instructions: leaving selvedges intact and a 1/2-inch seam allowance along each side, cut out the two panels that will make up your tape measure.

Press selvedge edge under on one end (near the 3.5 foot mark) with a hot iron. All white fabric should be hidden.
Overlap the two ends to make a nice join at the 3.5 foot mark. Carefully unfold and pin the pressed edge and stitch.




Press down seam, and trim to 1/2 inch.

Press down long edges (hiding all white fabric) and stitch along the length with tan or white thread.








Press short edge under at the zero foot mark and stitch.






Cut vinyl for tape measure ends. Top piece (near the 7 foot mark) should be the same width as the prepared tape measure's width, and long enough to cover all selvedge on the front, and a little more than that on the back. Bottom piece of vinyl (near the 0 foot mark) should cover no more than an inch on the front and back. Round corners slightly.




Cut Heat n' Bond to fit the backside of vinyl exactly and follow package instructions to adhere to vinyl.




Peel off backing paper when cool.




Using your fingers only (no iron!) crease the vinyl at the point where it will cover the end of your tape measure.




Put it on the end of your fabric and get ready to iron it into place.




Follow package instructions to adhere vinyl to your fabric, using the old backing paper or a cloth to cover the vinyl.




When cool, use a grommet setter to apply a large grommet to the top (near the 7 foot mark).




And there you have it!




(p.s. you can make these photos bigger by clicking on them . . . but you probably knew that!)


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