Wrap it Up! an iPad Envelope Tutorial. If you can imagine sewing a napkin and decorating it with stickers you can create this simple envelope wrap for your dearest iPad. Or perhaps your Valentine’s iPad? Difficulty: Beginner All rights reserved, this free tutorial is for personal use only. Gather Materials: 2- fat quarters prints for the inside and outside (we used Yuwa prints found in our shop)1- 17.5 x 17.5 inch piece of batting or flannel (pre-washed if that’s your thing)Velcro (I used a self-adhesive kind)the usual sewing et ceteras: pins, sewing machine, thread, water soluble marker, scissors, cutting board, and a poke-y tool Instructions: Place your fabric down on a cutting surface in the following order: outer fabric print side up, inner fabric print side down, and batting layer on top.
I’ve got an idea! Share/Bookmark. Make It: sketchy pleat clutch. Simple DIY today… Drawn with fabric markers, cut from a curved pattern, and constructed with a single pleat for a handy sized zipper clutch. Suitable for sunglasses and a few other spare parts. Finished Dimensions: 5.5 inches tall x 9 inches wide Materials: Crayola Fabric Markers from the May Whimseybox7″ zipperplain fabric measuring 15 x 12 for exterior (cut to 7.5″ x 12″ wide)lining fabric measuring 15 x 12 (cut to 7.5″ x 12″ wide)optional: 24″ bias corded trim/pipingusual suspects: pins, thread, needle, water soluble penThis Complimentary Pattern Preparation: Using fabric markers by Crayola begin doodling your pattern on two plain fabric panels measuring 7.5″ tall x 12″ wide.
Construction: Note: Seam allowances are approximately 3/8″. Cut main fabric to Pattern Piece “1.” Stuff lining inside the bag. I took a cue from a Lisa Stickley design to make the yellow pattern (also similar to an older Denyse Schmidt print, and a new large scale print by Lotta Jansdotter). Other inspiration:
Make a modular felt trivet. Related to yesterday's coaster project, here's a template for making a larger modular felt trivet. No sewing or gluing required. Connect as many pieces as you like to make bigger projects, too--placemats, a runner, or sew two pieces together for a pillow cover. Download the pattern here. Then print out as many sheets as you need, pin them to a piece of felt, and use a rotary cutter or X-acto knife to cut the slits in each shape.
(Press hard to make sure you cut through both the paper pattern and the felt.) Then cut apart the shapes, adding the notches around the edges. Begin locking pieces together by pulling the arrow-shaped tabs through the slots from the back through to the front side. To finish the trivet, trim off the excess felt around the edges and nip the points off the triangular tabs.
Make a Pretty Pouf Ottoman. Free Japanese Sewing Patterns Links » Japanese Sewing, Pattern, Craft Books and Fabrics. Pattern review: Bucket Bag. My mom, known to you guys as frequent commenter Grandma G, just finished sewing up a Bucket Bag from Keyka Lou's PDF pattern. She used Skiff in Dawn from my Outside Oslo fabric collection and lined the bag with some Artee cotton duck in Turquoise. The pattern has an oval bottom, so it really is sort of like a bucket—a cute one with a big pocket on the outside and a nicely proportioned strap. Mum added a magnetic snap since a closure is always nice. And I love the button with its coordinating scallops. My niece Courtney, who creatively modeled the bag after Mum finished it, stated that the fabric looks like trimmed fingernail bits. Excellent. Mum writes:"It was a pleasure to sew a bag from a pattern that didn't have me tearing my hair out because it was so complicated!
I would highly recommend this pattern for anyone just beginning to make bags. The next time I use this pattern, I'll probably add a pocket or two inside. A Simple Kindle Fire Slip Case: kindle sewing tutorial series. I received a Kindle Fire for Christmas, it was the perfect present for me, both unexpected and practical. I read that Amazon sold at least 4 million of these for the holidays – so there’s a good chance you got one, too. Besides reading books and magazines on the go, Kindles can play on the Internet.
If you’re in the middle of a great book and find yourself with time to kill during your busy day you’ll want to take it with you. And if it’s leaving the house, you probably should put it in a pretty carrying case. I certainly shouldn’t mention that I knew I needed a case when all I had was a size 4 “pull-up” to put the kindle in. It survived unscathed but humiliated. I have three tutorials in mind for the Kindle tutorial, one is a durable quilted zipper case (now available here), the second is a fancy pants clutch pattern, and the third is the easiest to make, a simple kindle slip case. Materials: Finished! Nani Iro Button, found in our Etsy shop. Echino dot dot dot, found in our Etsy shop. Pattern review: Two Zip Hipster bag.
My mum just tried out Erin Erickson's Two Zip Hipster sewing pattern and sent over the result. And now we have a problem on our hands, because I love it so much I want a dozen of them in different fabrics. Is that greedy? It's my new favorite bag design. It's got a zipper closure so no worries about your wallet falling out. There's a pocket on the inside, plus two more on the outside.
The 9" x 11" size is exactly what I like in a bag. Here are Mum's thoughts on the process of sewing it: "This pattern looks intimidating at first glance because it contains 32 pages, 17 of which are pattern pieces. The bag has two zippers. One of the things I liked best about making this bag was cutting it out (which I normally hate). So yeah. Update: Erin has now added tips for making an optional iPad pocket.Another update: Mom made another one!
Abernathy Crafts: Gift card holder tutorial. Satchel sewing pattern review. My mom, known to you guys as Grandma G, has made another bag! This is the "Too Cool for School Satchel" pattern from the book A Bag for All Reasons by Lisa Lam. The fabric is my Skiff print in Dawn. How fun is this? I'm always a sucker for hardware on handmade bags since it makes them look smart and professional.
Along with photos, Mum has provided a review of this pattern in case anyone else wants to give it a try. This is a very cool bag, and it isn't as hard to make as it might look. The hardest part was sewing around the curves, especially attaching the front pocket to its gusset, since there were a number of layers, and the curves were smaller than those on the main bag body. I'd recommend this pattern!
I would change one thing if I were to make the bag again. DIY zippered pouch with gusset. Those who like to sew small, cute things (as opposed to large, ugly things?) Might enjoy the zipper card pouch tutorial from Joanne at Craft Passion. My mom just tried it out and here's the result. Adorableness! Mum, did you put your Discover card on top because you knew I'd like the orange ball? You can store some credit cards or a bit of cash in there. Or put in some wallet-sized photos of your favorite grandchild to show off to friends and family. Ravelry - a knit and crochet community.
How to sew 9 different bags and purses. 1st Quarter Inventory and New Product. Yesterday, Emily and I spent most the afternoon trying to figure out my 1st quarter inventory....AHHHHHHHH. It was horrific! I hate this side of the business. I just like to create stuff. Anyway, we got thorough it after an afternoon break to take my dog Stan on a short walk around the block. P.s. I HATE blogger, I can never figure out how to post the pics in the order that I want them, so bare with me for the craziness of the layout -thanks :) Some New Inventory. So, I know, I know...we haven't had the best of starts for 2011 with our blog, but with good reasons/excuses. Sickness, tiredness, coldness, winter in general! I am soooo ready for Spring. Anywho, here are a few things I whipped up today because I haven't spent any quality time with my dear sewing machine in like a week and a half.
These items are on ETSY if anyone is interested. :) Hope you enjoy. Fashion, Sewing Patterns, Inspiration, Community, and Learning | BurdaStyle.com. EL BAÚL DE LAS COSTURERAS. How to Make Clothing Buttons from Shrink Plastic… This tutorial is an old one of mine that’s too good not to share again. Since posting the first time, I’ve had lots of questions about these buttons which will hopefully be answered in this revised post. Equipment Some handy notes: 1. Single hole, hole punch (like this one here). 2. 3. Okay.. lets get started! Tracing tips: You can use either coloured pencils or permanent pens. Words must be writted backwards in order to be readable. Shrinking the buttons: To shrink the buttons, you can use an oven or a heat gun (the kind used for embellishing).
After the buttons have twisted and twirled, and are LYING FLAT, it’s time to take them out. Note: If the skrinking is taking too long, you may need to turn your oven up. Here’s a short little stop-motion to make sure you’ve got the gist of how easy this is! Shrink Paper {here} Circle Punch {here} Hole punch {here} Pens {here} Update: I’ve made a video to show how to shrink the buttons using a craft embellishment heat gun. Kimanh Hi my name's Kimanh. The Roxycraft Amigurumi Pattern Shop. Tutorial: slouchy hobo bag (the tinafish way) Okay...so many of you have asked for a tutorial for this purse and i FINALLY have one!! Let me warn you though, this is my first full fledged tutorial with instructions and all. i did the best i could, but it's a very detailed bag. i took as many pictures as possible so hopefully that will help. here's the link to the other hobo slouchy purses i made..
Anyway on with the show.... you will cut 2 of these for the interior and 2 for the exterior here are all the pieces. the ones on the far left are key...they will be attached to the zipper and you will start with those.you then have the body of the purse (interior and exterior) and then you have 2 pieces (at the bottom of the photo) to create the strap for your shoulder. this is what it will look like once you finish both sides and both interior and exterior. this picture shows only the interior side. do this to both interior body sides. ...... and TA-DA!!!