DIY POTATO STAMPED WATERMELON PICNIC BLANKET

Hello everyone! Summer has finally arrived and, if you didn't miss our last post and follow us on social media , you will have seen how we celebrated: with the Summer Gift Party organized by Antonella from Blog a Cavolo and Lisa from Piccolecose Handmade , with a bike picnic theme, together with a nice group of creatives! The picnic blanket that Laura and I made for Lisa was very popular...so we decided to publish the step-by-step tutorial to make it, so you too can use it during your bike rides! It's a really simple DIY, but very effective...let's get started!

Hello everyone! Summer is finally here and, if you didn't miss our last post and follow us on our social network , you have certainly seen how we celebrated: with the Summer Gift Party organized by Antonella from Blog a Cavolo and Lisa from Piccolecose Handmade , along with a bunch of creative girls! The theme was a summer picnic and the blanket that Laura and I made for Lisa had had a lot of success...that's why we decided to publish the step by step tutorial, so you can use it during your outings by bike too! It's a very simple but pretty impressive DIY...let's begin!

MATERIALS

• cotton canvas (approx. 140 x 200 cm)
• trimmings with orange dots
• pink and blue fabric colors
• a potato
• scissors
• white thread (or blue or orange)
• sewing machine

PROCEDURE

MAKE THE HEM

Wet the fabric and let it dry. Fold the edges of the fabric inwards, twice, by about 1 cm. Iron the hem with a very hot iron (1) . Repeat the operation on all sides, then sew using the machine (2) .

PRINT THE FABRIC

Create the mold by carving a large potato: Use one half for the pulp and peel and the other for the seeds (3) . Apply the fabric paint using a brush (4) , then print the watermelons in random order (5) . Print the pulp with the peel first, let it dry and print the seeds.

COMPLETE THE COVER

After drying the color, fix it on the fabric: cover with a cloth and iron with a very hot iron for a few minutes (follow the instructions on the fabric color package). Finally, sew the dotted trimmings, using the machine.

MATERIALS

• cotton canvas
• orange little balls trimming
• pink and blue colors for fabric
• to potato
• scissors
• white thread (or blue, or orange)
• sewing machine

TUTORIAL

MAKE THE HEM

Wet the fabric and let it dry. Fold the edges of the fabric inwards, twice, of about 1 cm. Iron the edges with a hot iron (1) . Repeat on all sides, then sew the hems using the sewing machine (2) .

PRINT THE FABRIC

Create the stamp carving a large potato: use one half for the pulp and peel and the other half for the seeds (3) . Apply color to the stamp, helping yourself with a brush (4) , then print the watermelons in a casual order. Print the pulp with the peel first, let it dry and then print the seeds (5) .

COMPLETE THE BLANKET

After letting the color dry, fix it on the fabric: cover with a cloth and iron with a hot iron for a few minutes (follow the instructions on the color for fabric box). Then sew the trimming, using the sewing machine.

Simple, right? Make your own and take it with you on your summer picnics, or use it as a tablecloth during your outdoor dinners! And if you take some pictures, don't forget to share them using the hashtag #makethingsnotdramas , we're curious to see them!

Easy peasy, right? Make your own blanket and take it with you during your summer picnics, or use it as a tablecloth during your outdoor dining! If you take some pictures don't forget to share them using the hashtag #makethingsnotdramas , we are so curious to see your creations!