Reusable Produce Bag Tutorial. Paper or Plastic? Neither! We've been shopping with reusable grocery bags for a while now, but I'm still using plastic produce bags when I'm picking up fruit and veggies. I've tried to forgo the bag all together, but the cashiers tend to give me the stink-eye when half a dozen oranges go rolling about freely during check out. What a dilemma. I knew the solution was to make my own, and I had two requirements. It had to be extremely light weight ('cause produce is sold by weight, duh!) Supplies: Nylon netting 34 x 14 inches 2 fabric strips 31/2 x 14 inches narrow ribbon, string or cording optional, cord locks Fold the netting in half, matching short sides. Sew fabric strips WST on short sides forming a band. Leave a small opening on one side, back-stitching where you start and stop. (no precision here, just below the half way point) Press seams open. Edge stitch both sides of seam with the opening.
Fold band in half and press Open band up and press 1/4 hem on both raw edges Re-fold band in place. Microwaveable Fabric Bowl Tutorial. Now you may be wondering what is a Microwaveable fabric bowl….well it’s a hot pad that allows you to take a hot bowl right out of the microwave without burning your hands! If you have teenagers like I do you will agree this idea is great! I was first introduced to these bowls at a guild meeting when Marg showed us a set she made with her winter quilting group in Arizona. They had discovered a tutorial on a quilting forum for these bowls and I asked Marg to showed me how to make them so I can teach them at our guild meeting this month. She made a few improvement to the original tutorial so I thought I would share the new and improved version with you.
So I did not design these bowls and if you know who did I would love to give them credit as it is a genius idea! The quilter that did the first tutorial said she was not the original designer. The set you see above is made from 8”, 10” and 12” squares. Here is what you need to make one bowl. Do this on all four sides. Kathy. Make an Oven Mitt! I wanted to see a little piece of Heather Bailey’s gorgeous Nicey Jane fabric every day, so I made an oven mitt. Now I have to make an apron to match! Get the free downloadable pattern and full Oven Mitt Tutorial after the jump… DIY Oven Mitt 1. 2. 3. 3. Fold each long edge into the center and iron. Now your tape looks like this. So go ahead and fold it in half again and iron: Set that aside. 4. Then pin the corners, then continue to pin the edges together: Sew in place: Lay your lining pieces right side down, your batting on top, and your outer piece right side up (so wrong sides are facing, with batting sandwiched between), like so: Sew in place all the way around the curved edges. 5. 6.
Sew around the edge of that part first: Then pin in down and sew around the outside edge. 7. Se win place along the fold: Turn your mitt right side out and fold the bias tape over the edge, and fold the excess bias tape flat, and pin in place: Start by sewing the excess bias tape closed: 60-Minute Gift: Herringbone Hot Pads. Combine a herringbone pattern with the popular zig zag for a fun, unique pot holder and trivet that is self binding. Or use the blocks to make a quilt! Great for Christmas gifts, teacher gifts and using up extra charm packs!
1 Simply Color charm pack or charm pack of your choice1 yard of fabric for backing or four 14×14 inch squares1/2 yard batting or eight 10×10 inch squares1/2 yard insul-bright Insulating material or four 10×10 inch squares I’m so excited to be here! I’ve been making these hot pads like crazy! You can hop over to my blog, Melanie Dramatic, to see several other examples in various Moda lines along with a few other ideas of what you can do with this design! You’ll start with one charm pack! Cut your charm pack into 1 1/2 inch strips. I prefer to use one set at a time while sewing. Now it’s time to start sewing strips together using a 1/4 inch seam. Alternating sides, continue to add strips. Continue sewing until your first stack is gone! Press center seam allowance open. Flannel pillowcase tutorial. I called these pillowcases European style the other day, but I don't know if that is the proper term. I had never seen them until I was gifted a pair from Liberty of London so I figured it might be the style from across the pond rather than American.I made mine with 3 separate pieces but you could make them with one big long piece if it is going to be all the same fabric.
I was working with pieces 2 yards and smaller so I just took measurements from the Liberty cases (which were made from 2 different fabrics) and added 1/2" each way for the shrinkage of the flannel. It takes about 40" for one pillowcase, or if you want to make 2, it takes 2 yards. When cutting for one you have a left over piece that you can use on a second pillowcase. With the fabric folded as it is when you buy it, I cut 1 piece 29.5" long and 1 piece 10" long. Then I turned the pieces and cut a tiny sliver off the fold edge and 1/4" off the selvage edge. This gives me 2 pcs. 29.5" long. Charming Window Pillows. Hi! I’m Angela from My Three Sons and I was a mechanical engineer in my life before kids. Really an engineer to the core, I’m all about optimized processes and well-utilized materials. I tried to figure out the best way to make the elusive cathedral window block. So I’ll share some things I found for getting nice points and neat windows.
We’re going to make two pillows here – most efficient use of materials and all. 1 Just Wing It Charm Pack 1 3/4 Yards Bella Solid Snow 4 Just Wing It Fat Quarters Washable glue stick 2 Square pillow forms – 20″x20″ 2 18-20″ zippers (optional) Pink and Blue Matching thread (optional) Step One: In which you fold fabric and steam it into submission First, from the white yardage cut 5 strips the entire width of the fabric and each 10.5″ wide. Subcut each of those 5 strips into 10.5″ squares so that you end up with a total of 20 pieces. But you do need to make a perfect 9″ square out of poster board. Fold that edge over the poster board and hot steam iron it. Grommet Drapes. I promised a tutorial for our Basement Drapes, so here it is! And it's loaded with pictures - I hope it's not too bad to get through. Supplies: 60" wide Home Dec. or canvas Fabric - 5.5 yards - (purchased mine at IKEA at $7.99/yd.)Coordinating ThreadSeam Gauge (to measure folded edges)12" Ruler (to measure grommet spacing)Measuring Tape (at least 10-ft long to measure length of drape)2 packages of Grommets ($12.99 sets of 8, bought at Joann's with a coupon)Curtain Rod (small enough to fit through grommet holes) IronMarking pencil or penScissorsPins NOTES: Always be consciencious of the direction of your fabric print and/or texture.
I'd be sad if one drape print ran in an upward direction and the drape next to it went in a downward direction! Order of Sewing (to get you mentally organized): 1) Top; 2) Bottom; 3) Sides; 4) Grommets By doing the top and bottoms first, the sides will fold over their seams, leaving a long, clean, smooth edge from the side view of your drapes. 1. 2. 3. 4. Postage stamp coasters. I’m getting ready to go running off to complete the zillion post-holiday errands I have on my plate, but I decided I simply must add the supplies for this project to my shopping list. Jessica is a graphic designer by trade, which is clear to see from her choice of prints for these adorable coasters that she whipped up in no time.
Jessica found these images on the flickr site of Karen Horton. Karen has amassed a treasure trove of amazing images of old postage stamps and labels. With a few simple materials, Jessica fashioned these “jumbo stamp” fabric coasters, complete with perfectly pinked edges. This is the perfect project for a laid-back weekend, especially because Jessica and Karen have graciously made the stamp designs available for download. CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! Materials: Instructions: 1. (note: images in PDF are reversed so they will transfer properly) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.