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Sweater Boots!! ∙ How To by Niamh O. Shirt Skirt And Dress ∙ How To by Selena Francis-Bryden on Cut Out. Nintend DS Cases/Purses (lots of pictures!) Now with tutorial on page 3! I decided to make a case for a friend of my daughter's for her birthday. We also decided to get my daughter a Nintendo DS for her birthday, so I made two cases. I figured out the pattern myself, but I can't say I designed it since I've seen similar cases. I'm quite happy with the results except there really isn't a good spot for the power cord, it's quite bulky (the cord that is) and I didn't want to make the purse any bigger, so I just made a cord wrap in a coordinating fabric, but it won't actually fit in the case nicely, although it could be jammed in the back pocket. I used fun foam (compressed foam) for padding to keep it safe. I also used the fabric, some tiger tail cord and some crimping beads to make a wrist strap.

It has a pocket for the DS, a pocket for the extra stylus, and 12 game pockets. Thanks for lookingRauni Blue one for friend (I also made her a wallet and a buttercup purse), pink one for my daughter Close up of game pockets: Back of pink one, there is a pocket there. Bikini from mens plaid shirt. My first swimsuits :] ((tute added)) Thanks for all the comments!! I love the black one. I've been thinking of making myself a cut out suit this summer... I can never find one that fits my smaller top and curvy bottom at the same time. (trust me fitting one but not the other is not attractive).

Thanks! I just used a regular machine and it was totally doable with just straight stitch and zig zag! Oh and the whole thing was lined. so when i sewed the elastic to the edges there was 2 layers of fabric stacked. hope that helped!! I can make a small tutorial when i sew another one (which will probably be soon) if anyone is interested :] Print custom fabric on-demand. Fully lined and zippered messanger bag tutorial! Brown and rainbow love. Today class I am going to teach you all how to create this bag here To start you need to decide what size you want it and create your pattern peices.You want a front and a back, two sidetwo top (a zipper seem alowance larger than the bottoma bottoma strap Then you want all that agian in a lining fabric plus what pockets you want to use.

I didn't get a shot of the lining. If you want to decorate the bag do it now. I had to redo over the zigzags that hold that fabric bit on like four times by the end. The first thing we are going to do is put the zipper in.pin the right side of the fabric to the wrong side of the zipper and sew down the edge. Fold it over and sew down the edge again so its flat. Do the same thing for the other side. For the outer fabric put it right sides together and sew down the side with a seem alowance large endough to put a zipper in. Then lay it so the seem is over the zipper and sew down either side. Make your straps (sorry I didn't get a photo) sew them to the sides. My Latest Project called "I just don't care" MAX photos. These two shirts were taking up space in a drawer like so many of the ones that I haven't taken scissors to yet. I wore the ripped up one around the house sometimes, but the other one was too tight so I never wore it.

I kept it cause it was a Harley shirt and I liked the fabric. I wasn't hesitant to take the scissors to either of them cause frankly I don't give a crap about either of them any more... I just don't care. I cut off the front placket with the hook tape on it. The next pic is of how I cut the placket at the neckline. Here's the plackets all ready to sew on. These next 3 pics show how I plan to sew them on. Now I hooked all the hooks. A pin at the top on each side and a pin at the bottom on each side and ... Now for the other shirt... Make a straight line Cut on that straight line Here it is And this is what I wanted it for. Sew it on... uhh sure enough, it doesn't fit too well... but... I'll get back to that later when I think of something.

I know... It worked. Rock OnMaxine. Necktie Hat - Now with tutorial! Hi Girls, I might have taken this a little too far. It started with some wide 1970's ties that I just wasn't going to make into skirts becasue they were too ugly.... I had the image of a little elf hat in my head and after a couple of failed attempts I came up with this gem: I hope this makes you smile! These photos are of my daughter, Kaitlin, and her sweetheart, Jeff. Here's my tutorial. Start with five or six really awful 1970's wide ties.... Now cut them off at about 7 inches. It is very important to remove this lining fabric from the ties. Stitch the ties together starting at the bottom with a nice wide bartack, then continue to stitch up the sides with a nice wide zigzag.

Join the last two edges in the same manner. Gather up the top of the hat with a doubled strand of heavy-duty thread. Add a 1.5-inch covered button to the top. I cover the inside center gathered part of the hat with a fabric yoyo. All Done - LOVELY! Corset and tute! As always, don't use my patterns to make stuff to sell. Oooh, sexy! Oooh, headless! Want to make one too? Well, here's how it's done: Take your measurements. Do this naked, and don't lie to yourself because that's just dumb.Make a little sketch so you'll remember, or write it down. Measure: True Waist, Just above hips Just below ribcage From below belly button to xiphoid process Decide how much cinching you want to have done. 4"?

(or potentially more space than that) For the pattern: Divide largest measurement (probably ribcage) by half, and minus 2 or 3 inches. Section the rectangle into four sections, with the end section being slightly wider. Pattern Number each pattern piece so you can keep track of its position and side. Now, pin the pieces to your fabric. If you're doing the corset all in one color of fabric, you can save time with the end pieces and cut them out like this, with the fabric folded at the end: Don't forget to leave spave for the seam. (pin and sew the orange lines together)