The Vintage Fabric Market - Vintage Fabric, Clothing and Collectables Duo Fiberworks - Duo Fiberworks - Tutorial: Rustic Leather Sketchbook We're going to be posting tutorials for stocking stuffer gifts for children every day this week. I loved opening stocking gifts when I was a kid but now I am a mom responsible for filling that stocking up and I don't enjoy the process as much. Filling the stocking always seems to be a last-minute chore where I spend too much money and buy too much plastic junk and candy. So this year, I am working ahead, using materials I already have in my studio, to make gifts for my boys and Laura's boys to put in their stockings. This first tutorial is the most complicated, but also makes a nice gift for almost anyone- it's a little rustic leather sketchbook. Now I am not a book maker by any means, but I managed to make a sturdy little journal and you can make one too. Four pieces of paper, 8.5"x11"Leather or suede scraps, one 5x7" and one 3x4" Embroidery flossBeeswaxScissorsXacto knifeStraight edgeCutting matLarge sturdy needleSewing machine You will have four little booklets.
Grand Revival Designs: Pleated Wrap Skirt Tutorial Grand Revival Designs Your email address:Powered by FeedBlitz About More Places to Find Me My Photos Blogs to visit Design Places Gertie & Mabel A Belated Valentine Hello everyone! February is just flying by, and so far it has been full of exciting changes. I turned twenty-three, relocated to a new city and started my first post-college job. Earlier this month I began working as a Jr. The Boy Trifecta: The Grandview Bag Tutorial Part 2 - el fin I know on Wednesday I said I'd have this up "tomorrow", but it's still technically Thursday SOME places, right? That counts. Ok, so when we left off, we had finished the first pleat and first ruffle. Grab your next strip. You can pin these pleats directly to the body of the bag, as we are going to sew them down from the top, rather than from underneath like the previous pleat. TIP: Stitch in the direction that your pleats are pointing so that your presser foot is flattening the pleats rather than lifting them. Now, stitch down the bottom of the pleat. Now your bag should look something like this: Ok, we're almost done with the embellishment! Stitch in place, following the gathering stitch down the center. YAY! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Also, I found it helpful to use my narrowest presser foot while sewing the outer bag to the lining. 6. 7. 8. You should have something that looks like this: If any part of this is confusing or needs further explanation, just let me know! Happy bag-making!
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