Miss Make: Tutorial: Reusable Shopping Bag from a T-Shirt. The countdown is on. Starting this September 1st, my current home of Santa Monica is banning any and all plastic grocery bags. Anyone caught even THINKING about a plastic bag will be immediately sentenced to eight and a half years of sifting broken glass out of beach sand with their teeth, without parole. I kid, only because my neighborhood grocery store is being quite serious. I went shopping there several weeks ago to find the parking lot plastered with no less than thirty plastic bag deadline signs. I have never seen that many signs there for anything. I already have some reusable grocery bags in my arsenal, but since this ban is taking effect soon I thought I'd better make some more.
It's really easy to turn an old t-shirt into a durable shopping bag. I always seem to be schlepping something somewhere [curse of the crafter], so this bag is going right into my car for my next trip to the grocery store. Reusable Shopping Bag from a T-shirt Materials: old tshirt NOW you're done. View Renaissance Denim by bohemienneivy. DIY Maxi Dress | Imperfectly Polished. I got the itch to start sewing some clothes again the other day and started scouring Pinterest for some inspiration. I found a few great tutorials on some simple dresses that I sort of combined to make my own little version.
It cost me $9 and a couple hours to make this sweet dress and I’ve already had a ton of compliments on it at school. Here’s what you’ll need to make your own: a tank top or t-shirt2 yards of a jersey/knit fabricsewing machinematching thread I started by digging through my closet for an old tank top. I found this adorable old Arden B. top that I haven’t worn forever and thought it would look great with my navy fabric. Step 1: put on your top and mark a spot right under the bust. Step 2: Cut your shirt. Step 3: Make your waistband. Step 4: Attach the band to the tank top. Step 5: Make the skirt. Step 6: Pull the thread through and bunch the fabric to gather.
Step 7: The final step is to sew the side closed and hem the bottom of the skirt and it’s done! The Art of Homemaking: Altering a Vintage Dress. The past 5 days have been busy...and amazing. I love when out-of-town guests come to visit and in the span of 5 days we have had 3 sets come through. Some as overnight guests and some just for lunch. No matter the time span, it's refreshing to my soul to connect with good friends ~ especially those we don't see often. There isn't alot to post about today but I did want to share just a tid bit of craftiness with you.
Altering clothes. Do you alter your own clothes? Hemlines, waistlines, necklines? I love this dress. How to alter your own clothes: Here's what I typically do: (I am not a trained seamstress. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. *This technique works well on tee shirts and skirts too. La vie en rose: DIY: No-sew Beach Cover + How to Use a Pareo/Sarong. Wow! Back in February I made a DIY beach cover up that has had a crazy popular response.
I've been meaning to make a no-sew version, but I haven't been able to. A lot of people have criticized my dark brown color choice for the original post, but in the winter there weren't tons of bright colored jersey fabrics being sold in stores. I went again this past weekend and *still* couldn't find a good shade to use for this no-sew version. So- I'm going to show you how to make it two different ways, one of the ways will use the pictures from the original post and then I'll draw in the differences. The second way involves a pareo (I got mine at amazon.com for $6/each. 1.75 yards of jersey or stretchy cotton material* Ribbon/any other material for a strap Scissors (1) Cut it. . (2) Braid it. . (3) Attach it. . (4) Adjust it.
Now let's get to sarongs or pareos. Let's talk about wearing them! (1) Twist front. . (2) Greek. . (3) One Shoulder. . (5) Knotted Front. . (6) Vest. That was the longest post. The Maxi. Remember that one time I used to sew clothes? Well cross country traveling mixed with nausea every night really put a damper on my desire to sew. But I started getting the itch a few weeks ago with all of my gorgeous new fabric. So I decided to ease back into my sewing machine with a simple, fabulous especially if you're pregnant, maxi skirt. It's long and stretchy. At this point, I can't think of a better combo.
I stocked up on knits in LA, so I have about 5 more that I want to make of this exact skirt. top: Cozy / necklace: J.Crew / bangles: Forever 21 / shoes: Steve Madden My Maxi skirts are available for purchase in my store, leannebarlow.com. Boho Maxi Dress: a tutorial. This dress is an incredibly easy make. By now you may have realized that I'm all about the simple projects. I'm far from being a master seamstress, I just work with what I know and try to learn as I go. I've never actually owned a maxi dress before, but now I might be hooked. They're so comfy and they have the added benefit of hiding my neglected, less-than-hairless legs. Want to make one too?? Materials: 1 4/5 yd Extra Stretchy Jersey Knit (60"wide) (You want a lightweight knit. 1/3 yd Trim Fabric Dye I know that there are many of you out there who have a fear of sewing with knit.
A couple of things to keep in mind when sewing with knit... Let the material go at it's own pace when feeding through the machineUse a zig zag stitch or a stretch stitch. Tutorial: Fold your panel of fabric in half along the 60" side. Because it was so huge, it was difficult to get a decent pic of this step...so I drew up this nice little chart instead. Sew everywhere you see the white dashed line. Dye: You'll need: Sewing With Knit Fabric.