Make a camera strap & Laura Ashley giveaway Happy Monday! I'm happy to kick this week off a brand spankin new collaboration for Laura Ashley's blog. I LOVE Laura Ashley and grew up on their florals (didn't we all?), so this is a perfect marriage. Over the next six months I'll be creating some DIYs and floral-related posts on their blog to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the iconic brand. Wahoo! Supplies: scarf, 2 split rings, 2 chain closures, scissors, sewing machine OR needle/thread, scrap of leather, pen Step 1: Draw your shape on the leather with a pen making sure the smallest point at the fold fits through the split ring. Step 2: Cut the leather on the folded line. Step 3: Repeat to create two of these leather pieces. Step 4: Connect the chain closure to the split ring. Step 5: Slide the ring to the middle section of the leather. To kick off the series, Laura Ashley is giving away this same scarf to one reader. TO ENTER:1. The giveaway will end one week from today, Monday, July 1st. Good luck!
Re-purposing: Tshirts into 5-strand-braided-headbands I was walking through Target a few weeks ago and noticed this little knit fabric headband that was not just braided together…….but woven. I decided they were charging way too much for something that could be made with t-shirt scraps. And that means free. So there you have it. (Or you may need one for working out. I kinda love it on my little girl . She always has little hair fly-aways that get into her face…….and this helps with that problem. It even works great with her hair down…..and keeps that hair tucked behind her ears. And yep, good for me too. Thanks little t-shirt scraps. Want to make your own? First, find some old t-shirts. Then, cut your fabric into long strips. Next, stack your 5 strips on top of each other and sew together at one end. Now, pull on each strip of fabric so that they kind of curl on the edges. Now, to create this 5 strand braid……..you’ll kind of be braiding on the left side and then braiding on the right. But let me explain a little better. And that’s it.
Soft Toys | Laura Lee Burch Blog Fun with shapes Making soft toys/shapes is another subject from my book, Sew Magical for Baby . The babies and toddlers loved playing with the big shapes that I made; the boys and girls loved the balls the best! LOOK! Tia hugs a cone Wee! Decorate your mugs! - Morning Creativity I’ve long wanted to draw on coffee mugs and bake them in the oven. During a visit to the local craft supplies store in Kristiansand last week I found a marker with which I can draw on ceramic and glass. This marker, called Porcelain Painter, worked great, and I didn’t have to bake the mug afterwards.
sewing 101: making a pouf Add a burst of color to your room with this crafty pouf! At 17” wide and 10” deep, it’s large enough to serve as floor seating or a foot stool. (And if you have pets, I have a feeling they may want to make this their new favorite spot!) This project is a little challenging to sew, but it’s not too difficult, so if you’re comfortable with the basics of sewing, give it a try. I love the idea of making a set of these poufs in a range of sizes, for a sculptural stack of cushions that will become a room element in their own right. CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! Finished Dimensions: 17” diameter by 10” tall What You’ll Need ¼ yard each 12 coordinating fabrics (I used quilting cottons) 1 yard muslin 3 pounds fiberfill stuffing 2 large buttons (approximately 1 ½”) 2 flat metal washers, slightly smaller than your buttons 12” upholstery needle (get this where upholstery supplies are sold) fishing line sewing thread hand sewing needle sewing machine sharp scissors iron 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Tutorial by Rae: Make baby tights This tutorial will show you how to make a pair of tights by tracing another pair. Don’t have a pair on hand to trace? I’ve made a PDF baby tights pattern in size 3-6 months (with 6-12 months size modifications) that will be available soon (UPDATED: PATTERN HERE)! These baby tights can be sewn with either a serger OR a regular sewing machine. Stretchy knit jersey or old t-shirts make the best materials, and you’ll also need some 3/4″ wide elastic. I’ll talk about fabric selection, needles, and sewing techniques, so here we go… Step 1: Get some fabric For baby tights you’ll need very little fabric. So where can you find such a fabric? And just in case you’re wondering, here’s what I used from left to right in the top photo: aqua: bamboo/spandex blend jersey from Joann (worked great! If you don’t have t-shirts you can recycle, look for knit jersey with cotton/lycra or bamboo/lycra blends. Of course, you don’t have to use bamboo blends, cotton/lycra blends will work fine too. Finished!
Scallop Waist Skirt (Today's featured pattern after intro.) I found Chie's blog through her posting her lovely pieces on Grosgrain's flickr boards or through her features on Burdastyle. I'm not quite sure which one it was. I love how her clothes look amazing from the front AND back. She always on the front pages of Burdastyle and for very good reason! Chie is a japanese seamstress based in Tokyo. As she sewed more she began documenting her progress and blogging about various aspects of her sewing life. Lotus Flower romper left. Thank you Chie for joining me for Free Pattern Month. Hello Grosgrain readers! This was my first time making a PDF pattern, so if anything is unclearor if you have any suggestions, please contact me through my blog:)Pattern printing instructions: Download the pattern here (vvscallop waist skirt pattern)The pattern should be out on 15 sheets with a thin frame. Cutting Instruction:❤ Waist band – Cut 2 with center folded❤ Skirt piece – Cut 1 with center folded
New Pattern ~ Crochet Owl Purse « Pattern A new pattern has been born. This time it’s Crochet Owl Purse! I have to admit that I have fallen in love with owls completely …and with all big-eyed creatures in general, to tell you the whole truth. The pattern took me about one week to prepare – from the very first idea up to editing the last picture and writing down the last word today. I love it when a cute idea comes. I sketch and jot down notes. Then comes the mess… and taking about a zillion pictures… and many mugs of hot tea milk. And I like when the real thing resembles the initial idea. This doesn’t happen that often, which is why I really cherish moments like these. It was a lot of fun creating this pattern. It so was! In case you’d like to learn a little more about it, or would like to make a purse like this yourself, please visit my ONLINE SHOP. Enjoy! See you soon! Love, Petra
The Selfish Seamstress guest post: hand printed fabric gift wrap tutorial during my maternity leave, I asked a few of my favorite mamas and mamas-to-be to kindly step in with some fun guest posts to keep you company Hi everyone! My name is Casey, and you can find me regularly over at My Life as a Sugar Lander, where I post about days with my little boy, my shop, PAPER+TWINE, other crafts, and pretty things. I am so happy for Alyson and her new baby boy! What an exciting time. All supplies can be found at your local craft store. Squeeze some ink onto a paper plate. Once you are done printing, leave your fabric to dry for a few hours.
Rick Rack Rosettes A friend gave me this flower ring and necklace, when she handed them to me I thought they were porcelain–there’s a very vintage feel to them. From a distance you really can’t tell that they’re made out of rick rack! Yes, rick rack! She shared how to make them with me, and now I’m sharing with all of you readers! First, cut 2 strips of rick rack. Then twist the two pieces of rick rack together, like this. And then run a stitch down one side to hold it all together. Like so. And to make the flower, you just start from one end and roll it up. Keep rolling. Until you have this–and then tuck the little tail under and hot glue it down. You’ll notice all of the petals are closed, so to open them up you just peel them back one by one. And here it is on my finger. Awesome. (Please excuse my hands, my hand model moved to Indiana, so I’m left using what I’ve got
DIY C'est en collaboration avec le magazine Little que je vous propose ce poster d'étiquettes et autres DIY à télécharger ! Il y a du choix vous verrez, des étiquettes à coller sur les cahiers, ou pots de confiture, des marques-page, des étiquettes de toutes formes et tailles, des petits mémos pour la semaine... bref un plein de petits DIY à découper et coller où bon vous semble. Vous pouvez vous procurer gratuitement le magazine avec le poster grand format dans plusieurs endroits, dont vous trouverez une large liste ici (avec une petite interview de ma pomme !). Si vous souhaitez télécharger le fichier, c'est par ici ou par ici :) Pin It
Ten minute no-sew recycled t-shirt bag! Tutorial time! I got a gig teaching a recycled t-shirt project at the library a few months ago, with a request for a recycled tee bag – the only bags I’d made from tees in the past had required sturdy sewing, and I didn’t want hand-sewing to be the only thing holding the bottom closed in a class version of the bags, so I started brainstorming about some kind of hand-sewing-friendly or no-sew bag idea…. and here’s what I came up with! The simplest version of these bags is great for smaller tees, or the more light-weight kind of girl-tees – just turn the bottom of the shirt into a drawstring and tie it closed! As you can see, even with a not huge tee, this will still leave a significant hole in the bottom of your bag, but for purposes like grocery shopping, this size hole shouldn’t really matter… But to make smaller holes, just make more than one of them! And now for the actual tutorial – for this one, with the step-by-step, I will be making the bottom with 3 holes. My finished Sonic bag!
DIY - Trio Heart Envelopes Le 3 juin prochain c'est fête des mères, et j'ai trouvé sur la toile ce charmant DIY bien approprié pour y glisser ses petits mots d'amour ; ) Encore une fois je l'ai remanié avec mes propres motifs. Vous aurez juste besoin d'une imprimante et d'une paire de ciseaux. N'hésitez pas à personnaliser vos enveloppes comme bon vous semble avec du masking tape, stickers, tampons etc... Il y a 3 modèles à télécharger ici (au format A4) : > Modèle rayures > Modèle pois > Modèle triangles A vos ciseaux !