Scarf Vest One step DIY's are the best. Am I right or am I right? I recently made this scarf into a more wearable piece of clothing, by simply cutting two slits. It's all about where you cut the slits. The best part: you can still wear it as a scarf if you wanted to. Some of you might also recognize it from the pictures I posted from the ReadyMade Magazine Party. I used a 30x30 vintage square scarf. Supplies: - Large square scarf or fabric - Scissors - 3 minutes of your time First and only step: cut two diagonal slits on either side of the scarf's midpoint. Don't worry about making everything perfectly straight. I eyeballed this and didn't measure anything before hand, but I understand that's not everyone's style. (Click to enlarge) You don't even have to use a scarf if you don't want to. Thanks to Jenni from I Spy DIY for helping me snap these pictures! Again, don't forget to check M&J Trimming's website tomorrow, Tuesday May 17, to see the DIY's that I made with their surprise box of supplies. xo,
i've got pins and needles . . . . Pages This Blog Wednesday, 28 April 2010 i've got pins and needles . . . . i've been thinking about making this for AGES today i had literally minutes to make somethingso i gathered up my ingredientsand jumped in with both feet! ingredients:an orphaned russian dolla scrap of fabricsome plain pinssome fancy pinsa styrofoam egg open up your doll cover the egg with the scrap of fabricyou want to pull the fabric tight - i used stretch velourpin fabric to bottom of the eggcut of excess fabric pop the covered egg into the doll bodyi didn't use glue as it was a perfect fit load with a few pretty pinsand you're done! this was so simple buti love her! Posted by x vInTaGe VioLeT x at 22:43 Labels: 5 minute craft, matryoshka, matryoshka dolls, pin cushion dolls, pin-cushion, pincushion, pincusions, russian doll, russian dolls, tutorial, vintage russian doll 27 comments: Izabela said... that is the coolest way to use the matryoshka doll i ever seen :)thanks xxx 28 April 2010 23:20 sewfunky said... pennydog said...
Felt Flower Pillows The way these pillows are constructed is both simple and suprizing. I loved stuffing them and watching them "bloom" in the last steps. They are also pretty quick to make, and kind of addictive. I want to make a set in every color! Materials To make one 17-inch x 17-inch Pillow: For the background: two 18-inch x 18-inch pieces of wool felt in a neutral color, I used nutmeg.For the flower petals: two 18-inch x 18-inch pieces of wool felt in two bright colors, I used ecru and yellow.For the back: a 1/2-yard of muslin in whiteAn 18-inch square pillow formA water soluble fabric markerNeutral colored cotton threadA hand sewing needle Note- The photographs in following instructions show the middle pillow (as seen in the photograph of the pillows on the bed) being constructed. Far Left Pillow: Background- steel. Cutting and Marking Cut the muslin into an 18-inch square and set aside. Cut each piece of felt into four 9-inch squares. Mark four of the 9-inch background squares as follows: Sewing Squares
freezer paper stenciled reverse applique hand stitched pillow - artsy-crafty babe Now there's a title for ya! Totally inspired by Alabama Chanin, here's my spin on it. What you'll need is: 2 (two) 1/2 yard pieces of jersey knit + 1” strip of the under-layer piece long enough to go around the perimeter of the finished pillow coverfreezer papercraft paintspongeironsafety pinsneedle & buttonhole threadscissors For a 16” pillow cover, I start with an 18” square. This gives you some wiggle room with pattern placement, especially if you’re like me and end up cutting the square wonky and don’t quite manage to get the stencil in the middle of the square. Cut two pieces of freezer paper 18” square (pretty convenient that freezer paper is 18” wide), then cut two pieces of jersey 18” x 18”. Using one piece of freezer paper, fold it in half, then quarters, then diagonally if you choose – cut out shapes as you would if you were making a paper snowflake. With your design unfolded, place it plastic side down on the front of the jersey square that you plan to use as the outer layer.
Make Your Own Damn Bras I got sick of waiting to go to Spotlight to buy a good bra pattern, I decided to DIY! This is good if you do not have a very large bust. I'm a 12C-ish, and this tutorial shows you how to make a basic padded bra. I am going to buy a bra pattern, and give that a test run too, the most widely reviewed one that seems to be good is Kwik Sew 3300, so hopefully I can pick that up tonight as well as some bra-making supplies. You're probably wondering why on earth I am making my own damn bras? Well not anymore! Please note:: there will be no shots of me actually wearing these bras! As you can see, they can be worn as little summer tops if you're super brave ((I dn't want to think about that, it's deadly winter here)). This is the quick n dirty version. ((sorry!)) Are you ready? * A bra you are willing to cut up that fits you well. Now you're going to cut your bra up. This is what your pieces should look like Now get the shirts you will be working with. Ok, here's a good tip. Now we'll do the cup.
Allyson Hill: Eco Travel Lid New Tutorial! (in the left-hand column) Forget plastic wrap and foil. In the tutorial I have explained how to make a bowl cover, but this could be easily adapted for other containers as well (9x13, platter, etc). 20 Crafty Ways To Use Up Fabric Scraps : Posted on | November 8, 2008 | 2 Comments My grandmother always had a mountain of fabric scraps. Leftovers from sewing projects, hems cut off pants, recycled out-of-style skirts, old pillowcases; everything was added to the pile. If you have your own fabric scraps, here are 20 crafty uses for your excessive of riches. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1/2 yard of stretchy fabric can be made into a beret. 10. 11 & 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Comments
5 Minute Simple Pillow Tutorial photo credit lisa clarke I know most of you probably know how to cover a pillow but I did have a few tips that might help your pillow look better and made faster. My friend Abi is trying to save money everywhere she can for her upcoming wedding in June. She is making the ringbearer pillows....errrr I am making them. But she came over yesterday and I took about five minutes to recover two she had bought at the Salvation Army for $2. So I thought I'd get a good post out of it and documented the very simple process. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Now with 13 steps maybe it seems like this took a long time but I promise once you know it by heart it only takes about five minutes.
Going to Space, BRB | Unicorn Parade This weekend Taylor, Sym and I DIYed some space shirts! We started with plain black organic cotton t-shirts from American Apparel, in small (for Sym), medium (for me) and large (for Taylor). Sym probably would have been better with an extra small but they didn’t have any in the store but if you buy 3 of the same style you get 15% off. Gotta save that nine dollars! First we brushed and dripped bleach on them. (we put cardboard inside them to stop it from bleeding through to the backs). Next they went into a dye bath of wine red dye. After the dyeing we bleach them a second time- Taylor brushed his again while I went with a straight drip-and-splatter approach. For the next step I mixed up four batches of dye- scarlet, wine red, royal blue and a purple I cobbled together from the wine red and blue. After the final rinse we left them to dry overnight and then this morning it was time to add some stars! And the finished product!
9 Pillowcases and 1 easy Tutorial The deadline for Craft Hope Project 9: Pillowcases is just a couple weeks away. So I figured it was time to get sewing. Especially since some of the moms in Lucy’s preschool were grouping together to send a big package of Pillowcases to ConKerr Cancer. Even easier! I cleaned out my fabric stash and bought a few new colorful prints (stuff I might not normally use but they seemed very kid friendly. So, with these colorful fabrics….I made pillowcases! When I was done, I bagged them up and handed them off to another preschool mom who will contact our local ConKerr Cancer rep for shipping info. Would you like to make some too? I referenced the ConKerr Cancer pattern but like many of you, I’m very visual. So I created a very simple tutorial for making Pillowcases.You’ll find all the info HERE (and in the TUTORIALS tab at the top): So get together with your craft group, church friends, as a family, or by yourself and try it out! Thank you Craft Hope.