Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2019 - Judge Jane Foster
Kirsty Alsopp and me - Jane Foster
I was thrilled to be asked to be a Judge on Kirstie Alsopp’s Channel 4 series ‘Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas’. I was chosen to be a Judge for three contests - Toy, Gift and Pet Gift. I was also asked to create a few projects under each of these titles to get Kirstie to participate on.
Toy
I’ve designed and made literally hundreds of toys over the past fifteen years so this was a fun challenge. I wanted to create a toy that would appeal to young children and wanted to include my love of screen printing fabric. It also needed to be a toy that Kirstie would be able to make. I created a hand cut paper stencil to create a toy Santa.
Below are some of the step by step photos and a toy, cushion and Christmas stocking from the same stencil.
Gift
I chose quite a simple gift to make for my ‘Judge Craft’ with Kirsty as we only had a matter of minutes. I designed a simple ‘Reindeer cushion’ that used pieces of felt. It reminded me of the Fuzzy Felt pieces I used to play with as a child. Below are some other examples of cushions I created using the same technique - I used bonda web on the reverse of the felt and ironed on the pieces before adding a simple stitch.
