100% cotton sale fabric perfect for patchwork and sewing. How to Make A Bow Tie. And you thought we only made girls’ stuff! As I mentioned, we had the amazing honor of creating these bow ties for a little website you may have heard of called Martha Stewart, and as you mentioned, you’d like the tute. So here is our free bow tie pattern for you! See the whole gorgeous shoot on Martha Stewart Weddings here and get the full DIY for how to sew a clip-on bowtie for a boy after the jump…How to Make A Bowtie You’ll need some fabric and a teensy bit of lightweight interfacing for the bow, and for the strap you’ll need a set of bow tie accessories (one 7/8″ slider and one clip set). There are three sections to this DIY, two different ways to sew a bow tie, then how to sew the bow tie strap. See the measurements for each item below. Simple Bow Tie & Double Bow Tie These two use the same method but the big one doubles up. 1. 2. 3.
Turn it inside out, push the corners out as sharp as you can, and fold the edges under at the turning hole. 4. Iron the seam flat: You’re done: 1. 2. 3. Neck Pillows. Don't be alarmed that I've another post here. I've actually done it 2 days ago but didn't have time to load up the pictures. So, here's another sewing that I did over the last 2 days. These few days of travelling on the car really make me realise the importance of a good neck pillow. My girls were sleeping on the car and their poor heads are either swayed to the extreme left or right.
So, I decided to make one for them that will bring them some comfort while on the road. I didn't look for any tutorial online as it was a last minute project and I thought I could just draw free-hand and adjust as I go. I've also uploaded the template below. Material Any soft material like Flannel. Instruction 1) The template is actually 1/2 of the neck pillow folded along the short edge. 2) Fold the fabric so that right side are facing each other. 3) Trace the template on the fabric and cut the pattern out using a 0.5" seam allowance.
I've really pleased with the end results. Nap Mat Tutorial. August 29, 2011 Remember how I said I love when my friends come to me with requests to make things I’d never make for myself? This is another one of those projects! I loved the idea, and it went together really easily, and it turned out so cute! Her kids are going to start preschool and they go for more than 3 hours (not gonna lie, I’m a little jealous!) So she wanted me to make a nap mat cover for her daughter. She picked out the fabric, showed me her daughter’s backpack for inspiration, and left the rest up to me. Sofie loved helping me demonstrate the uses of this project! A velcro closure across the back keeps the cover in place while allowing easy removal for washing. The straps go around the folded mat, and secure the pillow and blanket to the other side, making sure all the pieces stay together when not in use. This looks like a complicated thing to make, but aside from the applique, it’s really nothing but a lot of straight lines!
I started by making the pillow. Whipstitch closed. Crafty Blog: Nap Mat with Applique Name Tutorial. Here is my daughter's new nap mat for preschool. It was made from the Jenny Garland tutorial but I added, changed and swapped up a few things. It makes a mat approx 20x50". Foam is removeable so you can wash it. Supplies List: 1 2/3 yards of fabric for the front and back of the mat 2 yards of minky (or something else soft) fabric for attached blanket Wide ribbon for handle (Jenny Garland used a longer elastic strap in her tutorial if you prefer that)Two buttons (about 1” in diameter).8 ounces of fiberfill to stuff pillowAll purpose threadA piece of 1” thick foam cut to 20” width by 40” length.
(I bought 2 - 22"x22"x1" pieces (Hobby Lobby) because it was cheaper than buying one large piece and there was less waste)40” sew-on velcroOptional: Fabric for Applique LettersSilhouette Sd or other cutting machine is helpful but not necessaryHeat and Bond Fabric AdhesiveDirections: Making the Blanket: Cut two 36"x36" pieces from Minky. (Before top stitch) (After top stitch) Making the Mat: