Recycled Grocery Totes Ready to go green? Then say goodbye to your old grocery bags by melting them into something cute. Afterall, plastic is the new plastic, right? Skill Level: Beginner to IntermediateNeeded: * plastic grocery bags (Target bags work best)* Parchment Paper* Fabric for handles and decor (optional)* IronWe’ll be fusing layers of old grocery bags together to create a stronger “fabric” for our new bags. Let’s get started! 1. I guess Target needs to add #6. I chose to only use the white portion of my bags. Cut the bottom, top and sides off of your bag. Lay the long rectangular sheet flat. This is the tricky part, so I won’t sugar coat it. I found that the best way is to start at the bottom and press the iron up, to get any air bubbles out. When you’re all done, it should look like this, a large sheet of plastic: Continue the process so that you have sheets of this new “fabric” to work with. 2. Cut out your bag pieces using a rotary cutter, cutting mat, and ruler. 3. 4. 5. And….you’re done!
Making reversible bag from top of straps to bottom of bag: 50 cm / 20 inchesheight: 28 cm / 11 incheswidth: 40 cm / 16 inches I don’t know because I used leftover fabric for my bag. You can print the pattern and place it on your fabric to make an approximation. It is only one piece of pattern. Fort similar bag, you can check Charlie bag by Burdastyle ($1.99). Please go to the bottom of this post to download the PDF pattern and tutorial. Disclaimer: You may use the finished products for both personal and commercial use (craft shops or markets only – no mass production). 1. 2. If you use my pattern, sew the darts before sewing the bottom and sides of bag. 3. 4. 5. Pull out each of the remaining straps. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. A reversible bag! Thank you for reading and I hope this post is useful for you! Click to download:
Wallet-to-Tote On the Go ~ Tutorial Lorraine from ikat bag is a favorite around here… She has tons of fun tutorials on her blog and she’s joined us before with this wonderful Back to School Pencil Case tutorial. Today Lorraine shares a tutorial for a new summer essential, the On the Go Wallet-to-Tote! Construction includes three main parts: Assembling the Wallet, Assembling the Outer Bag and Making the Lining. The tote zips into a convenient wallet in this unique and handy design. From Lorraine: Hello, Everyone. These little bags have been around for as long as I can remember, and I thought they’d be a useful addition to the arsenal of summer gear I stash in my car and/or purse. I have three little girls, aged 3,4 and 6, and we’ve found that summer always takes us on adventures we hadn’t planned for– detours to farmer’s markets, dancing in the rain or treasure hunting en route to the park. We always appreciate an extra bag or two for our loot (and wet clothes)! Part One: Assemble the Wallet:You will need: Fold it up… Bags
Einfaches Mäppchen Dieser Schnitt ist prinzipiell ganz einfach, man muss nur für das Schrägband recht genau nähen können. Material: 26x33cm Oberstoff. In den folgenden Bildern ist der Oberstoff immer grün, das Futter orange dargestellt. Die obere (gerade) Kante wird dann mit Schrägband eingefasst. Nun wird das ganze Gebilde gefaltet, wie genau sieht man (hoffentlich ^^) am Bild. Wer einen Satinband-Verschluss haben will, muss das Band nun annähen. Nun wird die komplette Außenkante mit Schrägband eingefasst. Wer das ganze mit Knöpfen schließen will macht jetzt noch Knopflöcher und näht die Knöpfe an, die ungefähre Position seht ihr auf dem Bild. Am Ende wird das (fertige, hurra!) Das Copyright aller Anleitungen und Fotos liegt bei den jeweiligen Autoren. Feedback zu dieser Anleitung Wenn ihr diese Anleitung verwendet habt, dann könnt ihr hier abstimmen wie gut ihr damit zurecht gekommen seid. Zurück zur KategorieZurück zur KlamottenübersichtZurück zu N&S
Neon Tshirt Reconstruction I actually made this last summer, and just had never made a tutorial for it. I love this dress, it is sooooo bright!!! 1. You will need a very large tshirt. Cut off the sleeves, and then cut a straight line right below the neckline. The sleeves will become the top of the dress, and the large chunk will become the body of the dress. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Please excuse my lazy summer hair. Follow Can Can Dancer via Bloglovin for more DIY tutorials. D.I.Y. | A summer clutch / Una pochette estiva | vannalisascafaria L’estate non è più un lontano miraggio. Finalmente sta per arrivare ed è divertente scovare qualcosa di nuovo da indossare. Quest’anno impazzano le pochette, clutch o borse a mano che dir si vogliano. [ Summer is coming and it's funny looking for something new to wear. Io ho utilizzato una tovaglietta americana per la prima colazione in foglie di banano, due scampolini di tessuto di cotone da utilizzare come “soffietti” laterali, una vecchia cintura, colla a caldo e filo di cotone mouliné in tinta. [ I used a place mat made of palm leaves, two little fabric scraps as side strips, an old belt, a glue gun and mouliné cotton thread. Le misure dell’americana sono orientativamente di cm.50 x cm.30. [ Place mat's measures are approximately in. 19,69 x in.11,81. Subito dopo ho incollato, con la pistola a caldo, la mia cinturina al centro della borsa. [ Then I glued my belt in the middle of the bag. ] La pochette è stata pronta in un attimo! Condividi!
Plain Jane Canvas Shoes Restyle Hi, Skunkboy friends! I'm Jodie, crafter and stitcher of Lova Revolutionary and author of Happy Stitch. Summer time is just my favorite and I love a simple pair of canvas shoes to slip on for some quick outings to the park, to take to the beach, and to play with the pooch in! I picked up a pair recently but decided they needed a little something-something to make them extra cute. I thought I'd share this little restyle DIY with you, so you can stitch up a cute pair or perk up a pair you have already! Supplies: canvas shoes, several colors of embroidery floss, thick hand sewing needle, needle gripper (optional), pencil Step 1: Simply sketch out your design on your shoes with a regular pencil, careful to leave some space around the edge. Step 2: Begin filling in your design using some easy embroidery stitches. Step 3: When you are finished with each floss color, tie a knot on the inside to secure your thread. Stitch How-To: Thanks, Jodie, for this adorable DIY!
Walli The Whale {Tutorial} Meet Walli! She loves to splash around and have a blast! Okay enough with the rhymes. :) Here are the instructions to make this adorable whale, which can also be used multipurpose as a Pillow Pet! Please, don't redistribute or sell this pattern and/or items made from this pattern and tutorial. After printing & cutting out your pattern pieces, you need to assemble them as illustrated above. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What child wouldn't want this adorable whale? Walli jumping over Baby Girl! This was probably the easiest stuffed animal I've made. Well, that's it.
DIY; Carpet Clutch Sometimes the best inspiration comes from those around you. I've been in a home redecorating mood lately. Getting ready for winter making our place cozy and warm and well lit to compensate for time change. This started with a good old fall cleaning and temporarily ended with the purchase of a new couch! A new couch which then brought on a spree of re-arranging, re-furnishing, shelf building, lamp hanging and so on. Since then I've been in a bit of a creative lull, could be that all I want to do is hang out on my new couch but I've spent hours upon hours searching my favourite blogs (and new ones) for a good DIY idea and nothing has come to me. Materials needed: Piece of Carpet 1ft x 1ft' 3 inches Piece of material for lining Old belt or inch wide strip of leather 2 inches longer then carpet Jewellery making head pin, with decorative top Pins Thread Scissors Needle Nose pliers Speed-Sew glue, or other strong adhesive Cut your lining about an inch wider then the piece of carpet your using.
Repurpose: Tanks, skirts & t-shirts ... The heat is on in Chicago this year! And yes, I have summer clothes. But not enough of them (!) 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? Still have old maternity shirts hanging around ... make a dress!
Pajama Eaters - Downloadable Pattern - Sew Fearless There are few new additions to our household. Each of these helpful and huggable creatures lives on a small bed, and has quite an appetite for clean-but-not-squeeky pajamas. We feed them every morning and they give back the jammies at night. Isn’t that nice of them? We call them our Pajama Eaters. Project Materials For this project you will need: 1 yard of fabric (42″ wide) for the monster’s body and limbsA fat quarter (18″ x 22″), or 1/2 yard cut of fabric for the mouth and pillow liningFabric scraps for applique eyes and for the soles of the feet9″ x 12″ sheet of white felt for teeth12″ zipper that matches the mouth fabricFiber-fillSewable iron-on adhesive like Heat ‘n’ Bond Lite for the eye appliquesmatching threadsThe Usual Sewing Implements – sewing machine, pins, hand sewing needle, scissors, etc I used quilter’s cotton to make the monsters pictured (except the hot pink material is corduroy). Download the Pattern and Directions This pattern has been moved to my pattern shop!
Summer Dress- 3 hems Yet another Kitty dress tutorial! You know if I was able to do it, then it is super easy! Only 3 stitches needed, and minimal measuring! If you can sew a pillow- you can sew this :) First I found this fabric at Goodwill. Here are the very basic instructions. Yeah, not super detailed but there really isnt much to it! Extra tips: I guessed on the amount of fabric. The hem for the elastic- I folded over twice to make sure it would be secure and not unravel. Make sure your elastic is tight around your chest. You may not even need to hem the bottom. Of course I've got to give GmaV alot of the credit- she is the sewing master around here. Thanks to my new years resolution not to purchase clothes- I've been learning all kinds of dress tips and tricks!
Highwaist-Rock MaterialMind. 1m unelastischer Stoff (Das gilt wenn ihr keine Rüsche wollt. Bei allen Extras lieber ca 1,5m einplanen.)Ein 22cm ReißverschlussMaßeUnterbrustumfang : 4Abstand Unterbrustumfang - TailleTaillenumfang : 4gewünschte Gesamtlänge (bei mir ca 60cm)Schnitterstellen So, den Schnitt zu erstellen ist nicht so schwer, da wir quasi 4mal das gleiche Teil haben. Ihr zeichnet erst einmal eine senkrechte Linie mit eurer Gesamtlänge auf ein großes Blatt. Dann zieht ihr am oberen Ende eine waagerechte Linie die die Länge von einem Viertel eures Unterbrustumfangs hat. Eine Frage, die ihr schon beim Schnittmusterzeichnen berücksichtigen müsst, ist wo ihr den Reißverschluss einbauen wollt. Möglichkeit a) Ihr fasst den Reißverschluss in einer der 4 Nähe ein, die ihr schon habt. Möglichkeit b) Ihr teilt das Schnittteil für Hinten (oder auch vorn) einmal in der Mitte (mehr Nahtzugabe einrechnen!) Ausschneiden und Zusammennähen Nun noch oben und unten Säumen und FERTIG! Variationen