Jelly Roll Floor Pillows. Hi everyone! It’s Val over at PinkPlease! Bringing you another double recipe. Taking a spin off my last Moda Bake Shop recipe, Just Playin’ Around {Baby Changing Pad & Matching Play Mat}, I wanted to show you another fun creation you can make using the circular quilt pattern. With just one Jelly Roll (plus some extra fabric for the back and piping), you can make two matching oversized floor pillows. I am teaming up with the Fat Quarter Shop to help you with your Sherbet Pips collection (or any other Moda fabric) so that you can make a few pillows of your very own.
One Sherbet Pips Jelly Roll by Aneela Hoey 2 1/2 yards of fabric for the pillow bottom 1/2 yard of fabric for the piping 6/32″ Cotton Piping (95″ long for the small pillow and 140″ long for the larger pillow) 2 packages of 1 ½” Cover Button Kits (You will need to make 4 fabric covered buttons) Stuffing (4 bags of 24oz. poly-fil will fill both pillows. Fishing Wire or Super Strong Beading Thread. Creating the large pillow 1. 2. 3. 4. Basket Weaving old tshirts. I love a simple top with a twist. The strips were a bit time consuming because I sewed them together to create a more tailored look.
I kept the front plain, but you can flip it to be worn either way... Make strips using similar jersey. I wanted a more tailored look so I cut the strips wide enough, folded them in half (right sides together) and flipped them with a loop turner (you can get this at any fabric/craft store). This is more difficult, but looks nicer. You can just cut strips without sewing them. For an easier DIY you can cut the strips right from the back of the shirt. Weaved them in and out and sew! Once I got to the length I wanted, I made a larger strip to go all the way around. front and back view. Clearance Scarves Sewn French Convertible Cardigan.
Pants. Cloaks. Materials. Purses/Bags. Hats. Tips. Fabric. Skirt. Shirt. Dress Patterns. Pattern Sites. Applique. Embroidery Designs at Urban Threads - Projects. Now it's time to grab that other sock, provided it hasn't disappeared. Don't laugh -- I have about a half dozen socks whose partners have mysteriously vanished. It can happen. Turn the sock inside out and flatten it the other way, so the heel is folded in half.
This sock is much more picky as to what it turns into. The diagram to the left shows you what I mean. The long front half of the sock is the tail. Before cutting anything, I'll give you a bit of advice I learned the hard way: You'll notice the tail and the arms are the uppermost section. Upcycled sweater boots (w/mini tutorial!) What do you get when you mix a cheap pair of flats, an old sweater, and lots of hot glue? Sweater boots!! Yay! I started with this: chopped off the sleeves, turned it inside out, and formed it to my foot. Hot glued it to a shoe, like so... flipped it right side out, and cut the bottom off the sweater to make a cuff.. Embroidered it.. Sewed it into a cuff that would flip out over the boot..
And now you have...Sweater boots!! Of course, they're not really meant for cold weather wear, but they'd be perfect in the fall or tromping around the house I'm really quite proud of these. 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. The buttons. The buttons are cut from shrink paper. 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: Kimanh Hi my name's Kimanh. The Red Dress. "You're crazy! " Was what my mother said to me when we passed this red dress at a St.
Vincent's on my vacay in Wyoming. Yes, I even thrift store shop on vacation... "Just wait mom, this baby has major potential," I replied simply and promptly paid $2.75 for it. And I was right. How to turn a 70s shirt dress into a retro-chic piece any fashionista would want. Let's Get Started: Measure down the length of the arm to determine where to cut.
Try to flatten your sleeve out as much as possible to get an even cut. Make your cut I cut about an inch and a half below my pin to allow for creating a cuff Made a 5/8 inch cuff by folding over once And folding over again and pinning Finished the edge using a quarter inch presser foot and aligning the left folded edge with the inside left side of the presser foot Created a pleat in my sleeves by folding the center in a 1/2 inch and sewing over that area again Created a ruffle by folding the long strip up onto itself and sewing down the middle.