background preloader

Misc. Sewing Projects

Facebook Twitter

Free Hospital Gown Patterns. Welcome to Lazy Girl Designs!

Free Hospital Gown Patterns

While we specialize in bag, tote and accessory patterns, we hope you’ll enjoy our free patterns for hospital gowns at the links below. New to Lazy Girl? Sign up for news in the box to the right. The Story Behind the Gown Friends of quilter Susie Stiving made gowns for her during her from her favorite quilt fabrics for her long hospital stays and the gowns lifted her spirits. Free Patternless Sewing: Clothes & More. Posted on | October 9, 2008 | 7 Comments I originally became interested in patternless sewing, many years ago, because I had a hard time finding patterns in my size.

Free Patternless Sewing: Clothes & More

Nowadays, patterns in large sizes abound. Nonetheless, I still love my pattern free sewing. These patterns generally of three types. One type requires you to take your measurements and draw up the pattern yourself. Denim Crafts To Make. 27 Ideas For What To Make With Old Jeans. [ Close Privacy Policy ] Privacy Policy / Your California Privacy Rights Revised and posted as of March 4, 2013 Prime Publishing, LLC ("Company," "we" or "us") reserves the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time simply by posting such revision, so we encourage you to review it periodically.

27 Ideas For What To Make With Old Jeans

In order to track any changes to this Privacy Policy, we will include a historical reference at the top of this document. This Privacy Policy will tell you, among other things: Your California privacy rights. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/YOUR AGREEMENT Company websites are not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18 or those who are not legal residents of the United States.

Fabric Scraps: Projects & Storage Methods. Fabric scraps... they collect in my house like dust bunnies when sewing season hits (yes..

Fabric Scraps: Projects & Storage Methods

I do have sewing seasons, LOL.) And when I sew.. I sew for hours and days on end where the fabric scrap basket spills over onto the table. No matter how much I keep shoving them back in they erupt like a volcano. So to keep my space clean, I gather them, stuff them into a freezer ziplock bag and then store them in a bin in the closet. 50+ Fabric Scraps & Remnant Ideas & Free Patterns.

Sewing With Neckties

Reusing Pillowcases: DIY Ideas. Posted by ScrapHacker.com on tisdag, maj 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment Big stashes of bed linen are impractical, yet often we hang onto old sets for the love of a great print or a great memory…This post features ideas on how to inject new life into old pillowcases, instead of having them lurking around in a dark corner of the closet.

Reusing Pillowcases: DIY Ideas

Creative Reuses Of Umbrellas. You would be surprised to know that a broken/used umbrella has so many useful and creative uses too!

Creative Reuses Of Umbrellas

Umbrella Skirts: Italian designer, C Felli transforms old umbrellas into unique skirts, complete with the original spokes and dangling Velcro. Umbrella Apparel and Accessories: Himane uses used materials to make one-of-a-kind apparel and accessory designs. How To Make Dog Boots. Poor Lacey.

How To Make Dog Boots

Snow and ice get in between her toes when she goes outside during winter. It hurts so much, my snow dog stomps romping and digging and crumbles into a little ball from the pain. You try playing in the snow with bare feet. Fleece Dog Bed Tutorial. Loki got a new bed today and the weather held out for photos, so you all get a new tutorial!

Fleece Dog Bed Tutorial

Read below to learn how to make this cute fluffy fleece dog bed! I’ve made… four of these now? At least four. Anyway, you can make these all different heights and diameters (π is your friend). Loki already loves it, he’s sleeping on it right now under my desk. You’ll need 1 1/4 yards of fleece. I cut the 26″ square first, then folded in it fourths.

(If you buy 1 1/3 yards, you can squeeze out 28″ circles, but not much more than that.) Now, sew the long pieces together on the short side, right sides together, to make once long piece. Now mark the halfway points on both circles. Now take one circle and place it right sides together with the long piece, matching the center seam to the center point. Sew in both directions starting from this center point/seam to 4″ from the other center point. This diagram will help: Sew the other circle in the same manner. 10 Sewing Ideas Using Vintage Graphics.

Fabric Flowers

Free Craft Projects For The Car: {Sewing. Sewn Firewood Carrier Pattern. Bike Seat Cover Tutorial. I have a very worn out old bike seat that has seen better days.

Bike Seat Cover Tutorial

It also soaks up water when it rains and if I’m not careful I end up with a wet behind – not a good thing when I’m on my way to work! I’d seen an oilcloth bike seat cover and thought it would be something easy to make for myself, and save having to buy a whole new seat. So far, it’s working brilliantly and also has the added bonus of making my bike prettier! In case you want to make one for yourself, here’s how I did it: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Hand Embroidered Cards. Look what I found in my desk drawer!

Hand Embroidered Cards

I made these embroidered cards so long ago and then just tucked them away in a drawer to be forgotten about. What a shame! I thought these cards would make a great DIY for the blog because they're easy and fun to make, and you probably have all the supplies on hand already. If you're anything like me you have waaaaay too many colors of embroidery floss tucked away somewhere. Creative Things To Do With Lace & Doilies. Lace printed stationary Lace doily candle holder: made by soaking doilies in wallpaper glue or sugar starch and forming around a balloon.

Sugar starch is 1/4c water mixed with 3/4 cup granulated sugar. For more permanency use fabric stiffener such as Stiffy.