Cooking With Cricut: Let's Talk Turkey!

Happy Wednesday!  Today is challenge day at Cooking With Cricut and our task this week was to incorporate a turkey into our project.  Gobble, gobble!

Quick question.  Have you discovered Pinterest yet?  If you have, please resist the urge to click over and browse the pretty, shiny things until after you've finished reading my post!  LOL!

If you haven't, here's the scoop:  Basically it is a virtual bulletin board (remember the old school bulletin boards -- you know cork and pushpins, hangs on the wall . . . ).  It lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. Some people use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.  Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. It is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests -- and is totally addictive!

Anyway, I was cruising Pinterest one day and found an adorable Thanksgiving baby onesie.  I thought to myself -- "I could make that using my Cricut!"  And it was then I knew that one of the little girls in my life was going to get one of these!  Our 10 month old niece, Kylie, won the draw and this little cutie is headed her way via snail mail.

Here's the recipe:

• Onesie or t-shirt.  Pre-wash and press.
• Grosgrain ribbon -- I used four different ribbons.  The width on these is 5/8".  If you're doing a shirt for an older child you might want to use a wider ribbon.
• Pre-washed Fabric -- I used scraps.  A brown corduroy for the turkey, a patterned yellow fat quarter for the beak, and red cotton for the wattle.
• Two itty bitty buttons -- or you could use fabric, embroidery floss or even googly eyes (although they really don't wash well).
• Heavy duty Wonder Under or Heat 'N Bond.

The turkey, beak and wattle were cut using the Animal Kingdom cartridge.  The bird is 5 3/4" tall.  I ironed on the Heat 'n Bond and cut it on my mat with the fabric down - paper side up.  I found that this works best for me and eliminates tons of frustration (and cursing).  This was the first time I have tried to cut corduroy and it worked fairly well.  I did have to clean up a few edges.  But it can be done!

I then ironed on the beak and the wattle.  The ribbons are cut at about 4" long -- again, if you're doing a larger size you'll need to adjust the ribbon loops.  I pinned them onto my turkey and then ironed the whole thing to the onesie.  I had hoped that the Heat 'n Bond would be enough to adhere it to the shirt.  But, because I used a heavier fabric it needed to be sewn down.  The turkey was sewn down with a straight stitch on the sewing machine -- because they were so small I hand stitched the beak and wattle.  Added a couple of tiny black buttons for the eyes and the bird is complete!

And now it's your turn . . . link up your project at Cooking With Cricut -- you could be our next Top Chef!  Here are a few guidelines: 

• Must follow the challenge topic.
• Must be a NEW project for this challenge. No back dated posts, please.
• Must have a link back to this post on your blog.
• Must link your project post through Inlinkz and not just your blog.
• Must use your Cricut in some capacity.
• Must HAVE FUN!
• You may gladly combine challenges . . . we love to pile it on TOO!

 Thanks for stopping by and checking out my cute little turkey. Head on over to Cooking With Cricut and check out the wonderful projects my teammates created!  Make sure you check back on Thursday for our Cartridge Showcase -- Chef Linda is sharing some projects she's made with the Thanksgiving cartridge.  And don't forget to mark your calendars for our "Giving Thanks" Blog Hop this Saturday, November 19.  We'll kick off the hop at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) with tons of Thanksgiving decorations -- that's right . . . no cards in this hop!  There will be lots of freebies and chances to win some great prizes.

~ Jen

P.S.  I'm linking up for the following challenges:  Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday; Whimsical Designs - Whimsical Wednesdays; My Sherri Crafts - Challenge #73 "Be Thankful"; Die Cuttin' Divas - Challenge #41; Crafty Sprouts - Anything Goes