New fabric lovelies now in stock ♥

  Got a couple of lovely fabric shipments that just came in! New from Michael Miller: La Boutique in Girl, Space Station in Retro, Motorama in Gray and Sarah Jane's Wander Woods! Here's some pics of them paired up!

Also got in these new colors of SMALL Chevrons from Riley Blake:

Yuuummmmm!  Drooling! Head over to the fabric website & grab some up! (click on the link in the top of the right side bar that says "Shop Hypernoodle Fabrics")

Happy Sewing!

♥Hypernoodle

Tutorial ~ Subway Tile Pillow with Invisible Zipper

 

I love the look of Subway Tiles and decided to covert the look into a nifty pillow.  This pillow allows for easy peasy piecing ~  It's quick to make, you can whip one up in no time!  On top of that, it looks phenomenal finished and you can easily remove the pillow form to launder the pillow case!  No need for you to buy expensive commercial pillows (that everyone else has) when you can customize and make your own!

Your materials:

•5 FQ's of 5 different colored solid fabrics

•1 FQ for pillow backing (you can choose a solid or print for your pillow back)

•1 -20 inch pillow form

•1- 18 inch invisible zipper

•coordinating thread (I reccoment Aurifil 50wt thread--your seams will lay super flat and nice!) 

• and of course, your sewing machine!

*Note, I did not wash my fabrics prior to cutting/pressing.  If you do wash your fabrics, make sure to do so first.  You can still use FQ's for cutting your rectangles, but you will need a larger 5/8 yd piece of fabric for your pillow back to accommodate for shrinkage.

• Cut out our "Subway Tiles".  You will need 6 rectangles of each color.  Take your 5 solid Fat Quarters and cut 6 rectangles from each color--cut them to be 5 inches wide x 3.5 inches tall.  When you're done, you should have 30 rectangles. 

• From your Pillow backing fabric, cut out an 18"x18" square

• Layout your desired design.  You'll need 6 rows of 5 rectangles each.  You can layout your own design, or using the main pic of my subway tile pillow, follow my layout substituting your colors for mine in the same manner.

• Working from your rows, take two rectangles and lay them on top of each other with the RST (right sides together)

• Using a 1/4" seam allowance, stitch down one side of the short end (3.5" side) of the rectangle.  I've used a 1/4" foot on my machine.  It has a seam guide to make a nice 1/4" seam

• Take the two rectangles you've just sewn and open them up.  Add another rectangle on in the order of your row layout (make sure the fabrics are RST)

• continue stitching the short ends together until you have a row of 5 rectangles

• Use the same process for all your rows until you have 6 completed rows of 5 rectangles. (my pic only shows 4 rows, the last one was cut off--but you will need 5 rows) 

• Flip your rows over and press each seam open

• Make sure to PRESS using an "up and down" motion (don't iron, it may distort your seams/fabric)

 • Once you've pressed open the seams on all your rows, flip them over to the right side.  This is where your "Subway Tiles" start to take shape!
Starting with the top row and the second row, offset the second row to the MIDWAY point (the middle of the first rectangle on the second row will sit under the first seam of the top row)  

 • Alternate seams and midway points all the way across and pin or clip in place with the RST (this will require you to flip the top row on top of the second row)
Don't sweat this part! This midway-offsetting does NOT have to be super accurate, just eyeball your midway 

• Stitch along the edge you just pinned/clipped using a 1/4" seam

•  Continue adding on your rows noting the midway points.  Each row added will be offset at the beginning.

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• Continue adding on your rows...

• Press open your new seams.  You can either wait until all rows are stitched together or do each one right after it is added on.  Again, make sure to PRESS using an up and down motion.

When you're done pressing seams...

Here's the back with all the seams pressed...

 and here's the front!  Now you can press and GENTLY iron this top piece.

• Now, lay your 18x18" pillow backing on top of your Subway Tile front.  

• Using the 18" square as a guide, cut your front to an 18" square.

• Again, don't sweat this part--you can line it up however you want~the "tile" effect will still come through!  I like mine a little wonky with little edges sticking out on the sides.

• Clip or pin the top and sides of the "tile" front and your back piece, RST

•Stitch along the sides and the top with a 1/4" seam allowance.  Don't stitch the bottom~leave it open.  This is where your invisible zipper will go.

•Grab you invisible zipper and flip it over.  Push open the zipper teeth on the top, separating them from the zipper tape.  Press/iron along the zipper (**Be careful not to leave your iron on the zipper teeth for too long as they may get very hot and could melt the teeth**)

•This is what your top zipper tape/teeth will look like when finished

•Push open the zipper teeth on the bottom, separating them from the zipper tape in the same manner and press/iron open

• Now take your zipper, completely open, and place it in between your front and back pillow fabrics --attach it to the back pillow fabric UPSIDE DOWN using clips.  (HINT-clips are MUCH easier for this part than pins!)  The zipper pull should be on the left side...

• Clip all the way across matching the outer edge of the zipper tape to the edge of the back pillow fabric. 

• If you have an invisible zipper foot and know how to use it, Hooray!!  Use it here!  if you don't...no worries!  You can use a regular zipper foot!  It is usually labeled with a letter "E" for most machines, but refer to the above pic if you're not sure.  If you can snap the foot to your machine's shank, do so, on the LEFT side of the zipper foot.  If the shank of your machine is different, attach your zipper foot according to the manufacturer's instructions.

• Place under your presser foot starting with the RIGHT side of the pillow.  Your zipper foot will sit atop your zipper tape.  IMPORTANT: Move your needle over to the left as close as possible to the zipper teeth

• Stitch down the zipper tape getting as close as you can to the zipper pull on the other end

• Zipper is now attached to the back pillow fabric!

• Now flip your pillow over so the back fabric is facing you, and pin/clip the zipper to the front fabric the same way you did the other side (the zipper pull should now be on the right)

• This time, you will start on the end where the zipper pull is, so scoot your zipper foot as close to the zipper pull as possible under your presser foot--Also make sure again that your needle is as close to the zipper teeth as possible.  Stitch all the way down the zipper tape 

•Now that your invisible zip is attached to both the front and back of your pillow, it's time to close the corner zipper "gaps"
Note where your zipper stitching stops on both the left and right sides of your pillow.  You can eyeball it or mark it with a pencil.

•With your zipper foot still attached, place the left bottom of the pillow under your presser foot about 1/4" - 5/8" up from your zipper stitching

• Stitch out just beyond where your zipper stitching stops

• Do the same thing on the right side of the pillow bottom (SEE PICS)

• Clip with scissors or pinking shears all 4 of your pillow corners

• Almost done!  Turn your pillow right side out...

• Voila!

• Now just scrunch your pillow form into the zippered opening (the reason why I use a pillow form that is bigger than the pillow cover is so the pillow is full, using a smaller pillow form will make your pillow look sad and droopy!)

• Now just zip 'er up!  
Notice how stitching as close to the zipper teeth as possible made the zipper disappear? Nice!

You're Finished!  Now you can easily take out the pillow form to wash the outer pillow case anytime!  Enjoy your new pillow!

Happy Sewing!

 ♥Hypernoodle

Look What I Made! New Year, New Bags!

 

Goodness knows, I am NOT one for keeping "New Years Resolutions"...especially the sewing kind.
I'm not called: "HYPERNOODLE" for nothin'!  My overactive mind makes me horrible at sticking to pledges to "make this" or "sew that" in any constricting kind of time frame.

One thing I do know is that over the last few years, I have really, deeply, truly missed making things (especially purses/wallets and plushies)....and making things makes me HAPPY.  Being a creative person is very fulfilling when you are putting the pieces of a project together.  I don't know about you, but it gives me a "rush" that is just not comparable to many things!

My creative spark has been missing...mainly because with my second love (The Fabric Shop) I don't have time to be creative much less sew.  I've got several things I've sewn over the last year sporadically here and there that I've never even listed in my handmade Etsy shop!  I'll be getting them in there this week though!

So resolutions aside, I thought to myself..."Self, I'm not going to make a sewing resolution this year, but doing things that make me HAPPY needs to come to the front of the line", simply because I like the way making things makes me feel.

With that in mind, a couple of weeks ago, I sat down and sketched out some bag designs.  Did the math (my least favorite part--UGH!), then whipped up some new bags for the New Year!  Take a look!

Although I'd really like to keep both, the one on the left was a Christmas present for my sister.  We are both "Brit-fanatics" and I knew she'd love this Union Jack purse! 

Me, anything mod & geometric gets me goin' so I decided to make the Pink Chevron purse on the right for myself.  Both of these fabrics are available in my fabric shop right now!

Union Jack fabric

Pink Chevron Fabric

Then, once I got started, I couldn't stop!  I went into my personal fabric stash and pulled this French Bull print (Windham Fabrics) out and it SPOKE to me ("Make a purse with ME" it kept saying!  LOL) and I obliged...

I was on a roll....I started drawing more ideas for bags and then sketching some super cute plushies that have been floating around in my "hypernoodle' for months!  

I looked back at these plushies I made several years ago because they always make me smile!  I sold them both and wish I would have made a second one of each!

Have you ever made something then looked back at it (many years) later and thought "OMG, I could make these SOOOOOO much better now!!!"...well, that was me looking at these plushie pics!

Purses made and sketches for new plushies drawn...my creative spark is restored.

Then....I had an epiphany....a real "A-HA" moment, if you will....what was it you ask?  Details coming verrrrrry soon!

But for now, I wanted to share these with you in hopes that your creative spark will be jump-started for your 2014 projects!

Happy Sewing! :)

Monday Madness Fabric Sale!

 

MONDAY MADNESS is back!   

Goodbye 2013 continues with our last fabric sale of the year!  Tomorrow is our final MONDAY MADNESS of 2013!

All Day Monday, December 30th get 25% off your fabric order on our website! 

Use coupon code "2013" at checkout! No order minimum--but, for US Customers if you order 10 or more yards -US Customers get FREE SHIPPING! Yes, on top of the 25%!...No coupon required for the free US shipping!

AND---INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS--*Monday only*--if you order 10 or 10.5 yards of fabric you get FLAT RATE ENVELOPE PRICES AT THE US RATE for Flat Rate Envelopes ($5.50 USD). Just Select the MONDAY MADNESS shipping method at checkout with your order of 10 or 10.5 yds!
It's Monday Madness!! 

WINNER! Goodbye 2013 Give-Away!

  Winner time! The random name selector has spoken for the last time this year and the winner of the GOODBYE 2013 GIVE-AWAY bundle is......

**ABBY T!  Congrats, Abby!** Please email me at hypernoodle1 (at)gmail.com to claim your 10 yard bundle! Thank you so much to all who entered!  Hypernoodle is geared up for some exciting changes coming in 2014~ more Give-Aways & other fun stuff to come!   Followers, stay tuned!   I look forward to sharing it with you all! ♥

Goodbye 2013 Give-Away!

  Christmas may be over, but the spirit of giving continues! It's Hypernoodle's "GOOBYE 2013 GIVEAWAY"! Here's your chance to win this fabulous mixer bundle:

Included in this bundle are TWENTY (that's right TWENTY) 1/2 yard cuts~  for a total of 10 yards!  Wheeeeee!!

All you need to do to enter is be a follower here on "The Hyper Hub" Blog!
Simply subscribe to The Hyper Hub Blog as a follower ...
You can follow/subscribe in the right hand column via Google connect (simply click on the blue Google "Join this site" link)*Thanks!
Or through networked blogs (click on the "Follow this Blog" link)

**TO ENTER THIS GIVE-AWAY, YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER ON OUR BLOG**

YOU MAY ONLY ENTER THE GIVE-AWAY IF YOU ARE A HYPERNOODLE BLOG FOLLOWER!

Entries will be accepted Thursday night, 12-26-13 through Saturday night 12-28-13 at midnight, CST USA.
Winner will be announced on Sunday, December 29, 2013 both here on the blog and on The Hypernoodle Facebook page.

All you need to do to enter is:

•Be a Follower here on our blog (Winner will be chosen from registered followers only! Your entry will not be counted unless you are a registered blog follower)

•leave a comment on our BLOG for this post that says "I'm a Follower!" With your First name and the initial of your last name.  

For an even faster way to get your bundle if you win, please include your email address in your post so that we can easily contact you if you are the winner!

Enter now through Saturday, December 29, 2013 until MIDNIGHT(CST, USA)

any entries received after this deadline will not be counted in the final drawing.  Entries received of those who are not followers on our blog will also not be counted in the final drawing.  Entries received that do not post the correct comment will also not be counted in the final drawing.

•All entries will be entered into a random name selector online to select the winner
•Winner will be chosen and announced Sunday, 12-29-13
•Screen shot of the selected winner's name will be posted here on the blog
•Retail value of prize with shipping is $95.00 USD, ~prize is for the pictured bundle and shipping only to the winner~ prize will only be the fabric bundle pictured above plus shipping. No cash, cash equivalent or trade in value will be given by Hypernoodle Fabrics to the winner~
•Hypernoodle Fabrics cannot be held responsible for entrants who do not read and recognize the above terns of the Give-Away~by entering this Give-Away, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the above terms.

****AS ALWAYS-FRIENDLY REMINDER-- MAKE SURE IF YOU ENTER THE GIVE-AWAY TO PLEASE CHECK BACK ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29th-- EITHER HERE OR ON FACEBOOK TO SEE IF YOU'VE WON & IF SO, TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!!~

Good luck! ☺

Deal-A-Day Black Friday weekend offers!

Howdy ya'll!
The Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday weekend is right around the corner!  We don't want anyone to have to worry about deals and coupons on Thanksgiving Day...spend it with your family and ENJOY! :)
So we have a Fabric Deal-A-Day from Black Friday all the way through to Cyber Monday!

Here's they are!

Hypernoodle Fabrics PICK YOUR DEAL! Deal-A-Day Black Friday Weekend offers!

Friday: 40% off orders of $110 or more, use code “BF40”

Saturday: 30% off orders of $75 or more, use code “BF30”

Sunday: 20% off any size order, use code “BF20”

Monday:INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL! 

*FREE* International Flat Rate Envelope shipping on orders of 10 or 10.5 yards!

(Must order 10-10.5 yards for the FREE International Shipping!)

***WOW!  Coupon a day Friday the 29^th through Monday the 2nd!***

Hope everyone has a fantastic, safe, happy and blessed Holiday!

 

Biggest Coupons Ever...plus a Give-Away!

Howdy Ya'll!  

Yes, once again the "Bad Blogger" award goes to your favorite Hypernoodle. (sad face!)  
But, I've got tons of things in the works coming your way including some awesome tutorials!  
I'm super pumped up about the new direction I'm about to take with "Hypernoodle" in general & invite you all to come along on the journey with me!  Fun stuff is on the horizon!
For right now, there are 2 exciting things happening on the Fabrics side of Hypernoodle this weekend!  
Here's the 1st one:

 

SALE!  Wooooohooo!

These are our BIGGEST coupons EVER!  Major savings for our Inventory reduction.  These coupons are good through tomorrow night (Sunday November 3rd) at midnight, CST, USA!

And on top of this, we're participating in a GIVE-AWAY!

The lovely and talented Maureen Cracknell from the fantastic blog 'Maureen Cracknell Handmade" is hosting a Give-Away with Hypernoodle!  Here is the prize bundle:

There are over 15 yards of fabric total in this bundle!  10 full yard cuts of prints from Camelot Fabrics and Camelot Fabrics has also graciously donated a Fat Quarter set of the FULL collection of their new line "IMAGINARIUM"!  The winner will also get a cute little tote bag from Camelot Fabrics!

To enter this Give-Away, head over to Maureen's blog: Maureen Cracknell Handmade by Monday November 4th!  Here's a link direct to the Give-Away:
http://www.maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-fabric-giveaway.html

Good Luck to everyone!

Lots of new fabrics!

        
Have you seen all the new fabrics we have in stock?  Here's a peek at some of the goodness paired up in duos!

And these just arrived as well!

Check them all out on the website in our "What's New" section:
http://www.hypernoodlefabrics.com/Whats-New_c_43.html

Happy Sewing!

Sale upon a Sale!

         
Monday and Tuesday (6-24-13 and 6-25-13) is your chance for Mega Fabric Savings in the "SALE" section on our website!

Take advantage of our super Sale upon a Sale and you can get quite a haul of fantastic fabrics!
Coupon discount is good through Tuesday night at Midnight, CST, USA!
Coupons apply to order totals from the "SALE" section only~
Happy Shopping & Happy Sewing!! ☺

Learn to Sew with Amber at "Crazy Little Projects" Blog

 

I've had quite a few folks tell me they love using fabrics for crafts, but have no idea how to sew.  I get asked often to do tutorials & yes, they are coming soon! :)  But they will be awfully long having to explain some of the more fundamental steps.

So, Amber over at Crazy Little Projects has the perfect solution!  

A "LEARN TO SEW" series!  

This series is *perfect* for learning the basics so that you can begin sewing!  If you know the basics, you can conquer almost any online tutorial or project~including the ones coming from me!

Amber did an adult series earlier this year and now she is doing a 'kids & teens' series this summer starting June 12th.  BUT, here's the best part...adults can still participate in the kids series!  It will have the same fundamentals taught as the adult series!  Here's a peek at some of the projects you'll be able to learn how to do:

  

With lessons like: "Meet Your Machine" and "How to Sew a Straight Line", you can easily learn to sew!

Amber has even compiled a fantastic Sewing Dictionary to help you master sewing terminology!

I highly recommend Amber's Learn to Sew series if you are interested in learning to sew or brushing up your skills.

To help kick off the series, we're doing a GIVE-AWAY of a super cute bundle of kids fabrics straight from the Hypernoodle website!  Would you like to win this bundle?

Of course!

Head over to the CRAZY LITTLE PROJECTS blog and enter!  Be sure to follow Amber's blog and stay tuned for the start of this summer's "Learn to Sew" series!

http://crazylittleprojects.com/2013/05/learn-to-sew-the-kids-edition.html

Tie Dye Diva Patterns

I don't like store bought patterns...why?  you ask...
The tissue paper is one of the main reasons!  I did a tutorial a while back on how to get multiple sizes on a store bought patter so you don't have to cut up that darned tissue paper because once you do...that's all she wrote!
Maybe I'm a whiner...but I just despise cutting up that tissue paper!  It rips sooooo easily!

I don't use patterns on the bags, wallets and the more simple garments I make.  But for the more complex or involved garments, I love PDF patterns!  They are so handy when you are either learning to sew, don't know how to create your own patterns or are in a time crunch and don't have the brain cells to figure out measurements for the perfect fit! 
With that said, one of the best PDF pattern makers is Tie Dye Diva Patterns!  Jen, the shop owner has the CUTEST designs!  Here's a peek at one:

photo courtesy of Tie Dye Diva

Adore-ABLE!  Love!  Here's another design to give you an idea of the absolute amazing-ness involved:

photo courtesy of Tie Dye Diva

Is your mouth gaping open yet???  and YES you CAN make these!  
Jen makes the instructions easy to follow with suggestions for each pattern on the sewing experience needed to complete it (beginner/advanced beginner, etc)
Tie Dye Diva has instant download available so you can get your patterns quickly with no gas, time or trip to the store!  The PDF formats come in multiple sizes and the BEST part is...NO tissue paper!  You can print the patterns out on your regular printer and get to sewing right away!
The lovely thing about PDF patterns is that even with multiple sizes, you can print on demand and recreate the other sizes in the snap of a finger!  Brilliant!

I contributed to an article on Tie Dye Diva's Blog about coordinating fabrics...here's a link to Jen's blog article: http://www.tiedyedivadesigns.blogspot.com/2013/05/does-this-go-how-to-choose-and-combine.html

The article will be in 3 parts and has some wonderfully useful and insightful information from designers about choosing fabrics for your project.

Jen at Tye Dye Diva Patterns and I have teamed up to give you some fantastic deals!
You can save on patterns at Tie Dye Diva's webstore by using these coupon codes:

"FABMATCH"  = 15% off your pattern order
"BUNDLE"  = 25% off your order of 3 or more patterns
Here's a link to Jen's webstore:  http://www.tiedyedivapatterns.com
Check out all her patterns and save!

You can also use the above codes for Fabric orders from www.hypernoodlefabrics.com
as follows:

"FABMATCH" = 10% off your fabric order
"BUNDLE" = 15% off your order of $50.00 or more PLUS FREE US SHIPPING!

Above codes are valid until the end of the week...Coupons expire on Friday (5-24-13) 
What a great way to save on not only some patterns from Tie Dye Diva but also Fabrics from your favorite Hypernoodle to make them in!

Don't forget to "LIKE" Tie Dye Diva's Facebook page!  Stay in the know with the latest information on new patterns and future sales/coupons!:   Tie Dye Diva Facebook page
Tell her HYPERNOODLE sent ya!

Happy Sewing!

Like the fancy new blog? Let's Celebrate with a GIVE-AWAY!

Have you noticed the new, streamlined, clean blog design?  I just love it!!  More on that later...
But to celebrate, we're having a huge Fabric GIVE-AWAY!!!

Here's the link to get to the Give-Away: http://woobox.com/5gu8kf
Or just go to the Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/Hypernoodle 
and click on the "Sweepstakes" tab

Not only can you enter to win 10 yards of fabric--so major!!! ~ but once you submit your entry you can find out how to get BONUS entries AND a coupon! SCORE!!!

Give-Away is open until May 10, 2013 at Midnight, CST USA!