Doodle Craft... T-Shirt scarf ~ necklace I love upcycling! Here's a fun & easy way to accessorize with an old t-shirt. I'm using an old longhorn t-shirt that was headed to the rag bin. What you need: t-shirt (with no side seams)rotary fabric cutterrulercutting matWhat you do: Using the ruler and rotary cutter, cut off the very bottom of the t-shirt. Starting at the bottom of the t-shirt, measure and cut 1 inch strips. Continue cutting 1 inch strips until you have your desired amount of loop strips. Stretch out each loop. Now have fun with all of the t-shirt loops.Wear the loops as a scarf/necklace... or a cowl... or even as a bracelet. The possibilities are endless. untitled I have seen so many great tutorials recently about cleaning out stashes and re-purposing old clothes, and I thought it was about time that I tried it for myself. My husband had this old shirt that is really soft but doesn't fit quite right, so I wanted to find a few ways to make it work for a little guy instead. It turns out that a long sleeved mens shirt is a lot of material, so I got 2 projects out of 1 shirt. Come back next week for project #2! I thought this pattern and material was pretty cool and a bit dressy for a little boy, so it must be turned into a little vest applique! Project #1-Vest Applique My first step was making a pattern. I cut along those lines and laid the paper onto the onesie. I lightly sketched one side of a little vest, making sure to extend the middle piece slightly past the middle of the onesie. I traced the vest pattern onto some fusible webbing, flipped it over and traced the pattern again to make the left and right sides of the vest. (New to sewing appliques?
How Joyful | Design. Tutorials. Sewing. DIY. Recipes. Crafts. A blog by Joy Kelley Fleece hat Good Morning Everyone! I do know it's Thursday, I just thought I would give you a little bonus this week. Yea!! The Fleece Ski Hat The weather here in Chicago is beginning to turn. I did the entire hat on the serger. Fold and serge the seam which will become the center back seam. Turn up the bottom edge. Serge the seam at the top of your hat. The hat could actually be worn at this point. Wow, I look like Thor in this picture!! pin the corners, and then serge across the corners. And you're finished. Have a wonderful day! My Little Bit on my sewing table.
Just Another Hang Up Honeybee Vintage: pillowcase challenge I found this cute pillowcase a while back and I even paid a whole dollar for it! I know..what a splurge:) I went back and forth about what to do with it. At first I was going to make an apron and oven mitt set for the Little Miss...but I decided I wanted to be selfish and make something for myself:) I started a new Bible study for moms at our church...so I decided my bible could use a cute cover:) This could also work for any other book you want to dress up. I so would have done this with all my textbooks in college if I knew how to sew back then! Materials: pillowcase (or about 2/3yd of fabric...depending on the size of your book) matching thread iron 1. 2. 3. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Put your book in. Here is the back of the cover with my pocket for papers, pens, or my daughter's childcare receipt which I always manage to lose when it's time to pick her up! The front of the cover still looked a little boring...so it needed something. Total Price: $1.00
Chenille Scarf from a Sheet I know it's probably too late to offer this as a Christmas gift idea, but here's a soft, upcycled handmade scarfc made from a soft vintage sheet. This scarf uses the faux chenille technique. It's basically sewing lines of multiple layers of fabric, then cutting between the lines to allow the raw edges to fray and become soft texture. The baby blankets you sew the lines on the diagonal from corner to corner, because the cutting needs to be on the bias. Other cute faux chenille scarves that are more like the blankets with one side chenille, the other having diagonal lines, and binding: Here I am wearing the scarf with my prego belly, no makeup, and my mullet hair that needs to be cut. Scarf: Faux Chenille 1. 5 strips per scarf: 7 1/2" wide, 55" to 65" long (or whatever you think is best and fits your fabric) I used a vintage full size fitted sheet. You need to cut your strips on the bias. Using the fitted sheet, I first cut off the elastic and corner seams so it was flat. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Hemless a-line skirt Marigold over at Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! My least favorite part of making a skirt is hemming. You will need 1 1/4 yards main fabric 1/2 yard contrast fabric A 9″ zipper (or a 7″ zipper and a button) To make the pattern: Making a pattern for an a-line skirt is pretty straight forward. Putting together the skirt: To assemble the skirt, sew the front and back together along one side. To put in the zipper: Putting in zippers is my worst sewing skill. First, sew down the bit of the zipper that extends past the teeth. To add a button (optional): The Summer of No Pants crept up on me unexpectedly – one weekend I thought I had all the time in the world, the next I realized that between my sister’s graduation, my best friend’s dance show, and a big wholesale order coming in, all that time was filled. Cut your waistband with an extra inch of length.
diy- burlap scrubber There's always something new to learn... even (or especially!) when you think you know it all. Take burlap... the material that I've come to know exceptionally well over the years. How To: Take a rectangle of fabric and fold over the short sides twice and stitch in place to create a finished edge Fold in half lengthwise and stitch up the sides, keeping the finished top open.Sew a sturdy snap at the top.Add some soap shards.Get scrubbin'! These might even make a make a nice alternative exfoliator in the shower. Happy Scrubbing!
Make a Vintage Sheet Faux Chenille Scarf I think I've mentioned before that I have been accumulating vintage sheets for a project for about a year now. I think I have enough variety to start my project now.....but I do have a few odd sheets that don't quite 'get along' with the others for what ever reason......be it weight of fabric, content, colour, or design. One of these odd ducks that didn't seem to quite fit in was the softest fabric ever, but it's weight and faded colour was making me feel it didn't have a place in the planned project. So I had an idea to use it up on its own. Four years ago, I took a class to make a sewn chenille scarf shown at the bottom of this post. If you are interested to try this project...here are the steps and instructions. Faux Chenille Scarf Materials:2m fabric (I did this with cottons in both situations but I've read that silk and rayon also fluff up well)scissors or rotary cutter and cutting mat, makes life easierpinsmatching threadslash cutter if you have one...but scissors will do as well
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chalkboard silver platter} I am slightly obsessed with the whole chalkboard look right now and lately I have been seeing some really cool chalkboard silver trays. I wanted to give it a try so I was pretty excited when I spotted this beauty for $3.50 at a thrift store. First I taped off the edges with blue painters tape. Then I used a foam brush to apply chalkboard paint. (I realized after that I should have sprayed it first with a metal primer but that's ok, it just meant I had to apply a few extra layers and now I know for next time.) And this is the finished product! Oh and did I mention the trays are magnetic? How to sew a hooded scarf or scoodie! First, fold your fabric lengthwise in half, right sides together. Press it well on the highest setting (steaming would be good) so you get all the wrinkles out and develop a nice crisp line at the fold. Take your favorite hoodie and turn it inside out and make the hood as flat as possible along the middle fold. You'll want to trace a half inch away from the hood all the way around it, until you hit shoulder area. Now, you'll want to trace a couple inches down from the bottom hood seam, and begin taking your line horizontally back to the fold. Based on how thick you want the scarf to be, you'll draw the next vertical line. The pictures explain this so much better.