Beltmaking 101 Finally–the long-awaited beltmaking tutorial! way I make my fabric-covered belts has been learned from a mix of trial-and-error and vintage manuals. The supplies are simple, and making a simple pass-through belt is quite easy. I have, however, included instructions for how to add a pronged buckle to a belt and add eyelets. Supplies: 1″ wide stiff belting (available at JoAnns), 1/4 yard fabric at least 45″ wide, buckle for 1″ belt (see sources at the end), pattern paper, thread, scissors, ruler, pins. Begin by measuring your waist and adding 6″ to 8″ inches to the length (I tend to err on the side of more, especially for a belt using a pronged buckle). Cut the belting the length of your waist plus the extra. Using the paper pattern, cut one layer of your fabric. Fold the fabric around the belting, wrong sides out. Gently work the seam to the center of the belting width, and press seam open. Remove belting and turn the fabric right side out. Reinsert the belting into the fabric tube.
Swing Shirt Tutorial Erin from E.C.B. (Especially Creative Broad) and the g.c.b. Kids shop has a degree in apparel and textile design and a knack for creating flattering items that are also comfortable and wearable. Learn more about Erin in her introduction, and enjoy her free Swing Shirt tutorial today! I have a new favorite shirt. It’s loose, it’s flowy, flattering for my growing belly and it’s easy to make. I haven’t yet added “creating PDF patterns” to my collection of skills, so unfortunately I don’t have a downloadable version of the pattern for you. Here’s what you’ll need (to create the pattern): Tracing paper on a roll (you can find this in the drafting section of Michael’s)A pen or pencilA rulerDrafting curves*ScissorsTapePinsA large corkboardA t-shirt that fits you well (look for armhole seams to hit on the bone in your shoulder, not inside or outside it) There are several types of drafting curves available. Flip your t-shirt inside out (it makes it easier to find the seams) and fold it in half.
A little Fawn Tunic It's Friday! Oh man how I love fridays! And it's time to share the garment of the week! Remember the sleeves from earlier this week? Well Let's finish that top. Inspired by this lovely number from Zara's I loved this top and now it is gone... so I thought I would make one. I had an old sweatshirt laying around that was perfect to get cut up. Hem the bottom and sleeves. Then I cut some curved pockets out and hemmed the edge. Then pin the pockets on the shirt and top stitch around the round edge. Next for the deer. Using a fabric marker I traced around the edge. Then I had the outline of the deer. Then I filled in the details of the deer. Next I added a facing to finish the neckline. Then turn the facing to the inside and top stitch around the edge. Lastly for a little extra pop of color I added a small button to the pocket. There you have a little fawn tunic. I love the effortless look that a sweatshirt always provides. The ruffled sleeve adds that nice feminine touch.
Revamp Old T-shirt Into Cute Bra Strap! Yay! I saw a lot of T-shirt yarn projects in the blog land recently, So, Why not? T-shirt yarn for bracelet and necklace are some really cute projects, But I prefer something more useful that I can wear everyday! So, this is what I made them into... A cute bra strap...So, fun especially during summer time! Jojo helps me with the photo shooting session... Screen down for the tutorial... Ooops...more photos...can't help it Jojo take more than 50 shots... This is a really easy DIY, just simple 4 steps... Step one : Use 3 strand of the T-shirt yarn to create this strap Slot in the bra clip ... Cut and tidy up the end of the strap, and secure them with few stitches or run a stitch using the sewing machine Tie a knot at the other end Make two piece of these and you are done!!! Visit again later... I'm going to show you how to make another sweet easy bra strap it's only in super simple 2 steps!!! Love PC * Jojo I'm featured!!!
tutorial: how to sew a simple maxi dress The Plan. Fabric. You will be making a maxi dress so buy fabric accordingly. I stand 5′ tall (I know, I know, I am tiny) and I needed 2.5 meters of fabric with a 45-inch width. Preparation and Cutting. Sewing. Don’t forget the banana. Instructions for making the rosettes are HERE. The Classy top Today is the last top in the 3 tops one bottom mix and match set. There was a long tunic, a shorter bubble and now I give you what I like to call the classy look. (cause nothing says classy like a little girl shoving a gummy worm in her mouth like it is sure to be her last :) I wanted a more tailored but still kid friendly look so I turned to my old friend stretch poplin. With some crisp pleats and buttons down the front the top has the ease a child needs and the structure that reads classy. Making one is really easy so let's get started! The top is basically just like the petal sleeve top, which is one of my all time favorite tops and sadly Abbey has outgrown it. Now for the skirt part first. Next up the bodice. Then start by sewing right sides together two back pieces to one front piece sew at the shoulders. Then with right sides together sew the two bodice pieces around the inside neckline edge and back angle and along the arm curve. Then turn it right side out and press flat.
Repurpose: Tanks, Skirts & T-Shirts The heat is on in Chicago this year! And yes, I have summer clothes. But not enough of them (!) and... I kinda, sorta, hate most of what I have. In this version, the tank is joined to an old curtain to create a cute new dress! Hot pink skirt becomes ... a hot dress! A variation on the TripOverJoy dress pictured above: An old T-shirt is joined to a knit-fabric skirt to create an awesome dress... tutorial care of PoldaPop Designs Dull t-shirt becomes a much less dull top ... Simple brown t-shirt gets some shape and a little orange pop care of Amie Almostly annoyingly simple... so effective. Your tired old tank and his (your?) Baggy old t-shirt turns into ... this! Amazingly creative refashion! An old grey skirt gets a sassy, halter makeover... This cute skirt was created from an old pair of pants This skirt, from an old t-shirt Men's clothing is always fair game in the world of refasioning! Ok ... so not a tank, t-shirt or skirt. Need a little personality with that upcycle?
Draped cardigan / cárdigan plisado When I saw the cardigan Angela had made, I knew that I needed one too.I sewed one inspiring me in her tutorial. I made it the quick and easy way using jersey fabric.All you're gonna need is a sewing machine, jersey fabric, matching thread, pins and scissors. Cuando vi el cárdigan que Angela se había hecho, sabía que queria uno también. Lo cosi inspirando me de su tutorial. Lo hice de una manera rápida y sencilla con tejido de jersey.Todo lo que vas a necesitar es una máquina de coser, tela jersey, hilo, alfileres y tijeras. To start you must follow the first part of Angela's tutorial she explains very well how to cut sleeves.Once the sleeves are made, cut a rectangle in your fabric, mine is 40 "x 48" (but I'm tall). Para empezar debes seguir la primera parte del tutorial de Angela, donde explica muy bien cómo cortar las mangas.Una vez las mangas hechas, cortas un rectángulo en la tela, la mía es de 100cm x 120cm (pero soy alta). Fixed sleeves inside each hole with pins and sew.
The Pear Picking Tunic One of the perks of our backyard are the great fruit trees we inherited. Apricot, Cherry, Apple, and Pear. My kids love snacking on the fresh fruit (so do the dogs) It is our favorite time of year right now, pear picking time! The plaid screams fall to me which is just around the corner (even though our days are still in the 90's I know cooler weather is coming) The neck was a little larger than I had intended, but it still looks cute, all nice and ruffled. While this could totally be a dress, my non-dress girl likes to wear pants, which makes it a cute tunic that she will get lots of wear out of as she grows a bit. You need to very simple "pattern pieces" The top is kind of like a peasant top, only its easier, no crazy measuring. Then with all 4 rectangles folded width wise I stacked them all on top of each other so that the raw edge of the fold were lined up. Then with right sides together sew the sleeves to the bodice. Now we will move on to the shirring. Now we will start sewing.
DIY Vinyl Wall Art I live in an apartment and dig doing large-scale art. Apartments, however, are usually a pain to paint and then paint to cover-up your awesome paint, and an especially big pain when you move around as often as I do. I do like having bright, interesting spaces, so I was brainstorming on creating a large art piece that I could maybe mount on the wall, or other types of removable decor, and the universe smiled on my with inspiration from one of my favorite blogs: Nest did a neat post on using contact paper to make wall decals. With contact paper as my medium, a Tim Burton-esque / Tokyo Plastic vision of swirls, and a hot afternoon (or AC busted that weekend with temps in the 90s!), I was ready to start doin' some art!. This is my very first instructable, and I hope you enjoy it. (Edit 1: Added pricing to supplies list. ) (Edit 2: Added bamboo close up images and peeling images.)
Empire Waist Dress - Comfy Sews Vs. Cozy Knits Shannon from Luvinthemommyhood invited me to participate in her latest “Versus” series – Comfy Sews vs. Cozy Knits. Guess which side of the ring I’m on? For this challenge I decided to create an easy Empire Waist Dress. This dress could certainly be made the exact same way for a non-pregnant person and would be just as cute! Empire Waist Dress Maternity and Non-Maternity Supplies: 1 shirt 1-1.5 yards jersey knit fabric (60 inches wide) Scissors Sewing machine Iron and ironing board Ball-point sewing needle (for sewing with knits) Directions: Grab a shirt. Cut off the bottom of the shirt. Here’s the top of my shirt after it had been cut. And what will I be doing with the bottom of the shirt? Since this shirt had buttons down the front I decided to sew the button area shut. Now it’s time to cut your knit fabric. I cut the skirt portion of the dress 27″ long x 60″ wide. Cut 2 pieces for the fabric ties. Clip your corners, turn right-side out and press with a hot iron.
Eleanor Rigby Top Before Abbey was an Abbey she nearly became an Eleanor. You see we like the Beatles... (ok we love the Beatles) We wanted to give our kids names that meant something to us, so we choose Beatles names. I added pockets to a relatively simple top so she could store her treasures and it added a little detail. It also takes advantage of some smocking from the lesson earlier this week. So shall we get started? Now before we laugh and make fun of my drawing skills here, let me just say a while back my dear sweet husband bought me a drawing tablet for the computer, it take some getting used to (clearly) so I am trying to force myself to use it more often. Ok so let's get down to it. Then smock the top. Now for the petal sleeve. Next for the back facing. Ok now for the sewing... before we start I changed the neckline when I was done, since I decided I didn't like it when it was on. Then you will turn the facing around to the inside and simply tack by hand the facing in place at the shoulder seam.