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Sewing Patterns and Purse Supplies

Sewing Patterns and Purse Supplies
How awesome do these faux leather vinyl handbag straps look? If you want to make some great leather look straps from vinyl that don't show raw edges and messy threads, keep on reading because I can show you how. They are super easy to make and they turn out so good. I must say, I'm loving them. Recently, I took one of my bags down to the local quilting shop and the ladies working there marveled over my handles and thought they were real leather. A few months ago I was making a handbag from a pattern that called for premade leather straps, and after looking around, I found that they were either really cheap looking, really expensive or available only by order and had a huge wait for delivery. Finding the right vinyl is key, because with the wrong stuff you won't have that great leather look and it will be really hard to sew. There are a couple of other supplies you need; you can't just go crazy with the pleather yet. Let's get started: Materials: Teflon Presser Foot Rotary Cutter/mat/ruler Related:  Home

How To Make A Custom Laptop Bag I have been wanting to share how to draft a custom bag pattern for awhile, but knew it would take just the right project to do it. I think this is it. I made this laptop bag tutorial for Jessica’s Pattern Remix Event with the idea that you could customize it for any size laptop. But really, this concept can be used for anything from an ipod case on up to a laundry bag (kids going to college?). I first learned the technique from Carrie at Gracie Lou’s Quilt Shoppe in Salem, UT. I also used the same technique for my hanging fabric baskets. It’s a long one, so I will share it after the jump! First I will show how to make the laptop bag, this will show you the process of assembling the bag, and the basic technique. I am going to show you the basic process for making a bag, and tell you where you can adjust to customize the bag to your needs. Supplies: all your sewing stuff3 coordinating fabric ( not necessary, but fun)fusible fleeced-ring – or plain old ringclasps Fabric Requirements: All done!

How to melt chocolate | Australia's Best Recipes Know your enemies When melting chocolate beware of the two enemies: heat and water. Excessive heat will quickly burn the chocolate, where as even the smallest amount of water will turn the chocolate stiff and grainy. To combat the elements keep your equipment completely dry when handling chocolate and never expose it to extreme heat. Break it up Regardless of how you choose to melt your chocolate, breaking it into smaller pieces will help it melt more quickly and evenly. Bain-marie method This method is the easiest to monitor, and is a good choice for temperamental white and milk chocolate. Step 1 Fill the bottom of a small saucepan with water and bring to a gently simmer. Step 2 Place your finely chopped chocolate into a heatproof bowl that will fit snugly above the saucepan. Step 3 Using a metal spoon, stir the chocolate until it is melted and glossy. Microwave method Place the finely chopped chocolate in a microwave safe container. In an emergency! Delectable chocolate recipes:

Reversible Messenger Bag Tutorial <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><a href=" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon"/></a></div>Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to the RSS feed</strong></a> for updates on this topic.<div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> I am not a purse carrier. So, I wanted to have something smaller that could fit just the essentials like keys, wallet and phone. I made a small, easy to carry, fully reversible messenger style bag: May I just say that it is probably the very first pattern that I have ever created on my own! So, I have created a tutorial for how to make this little beauty. Reversible Messenger Bag Tutorial: Supplies Needed: Instructions: You should now have 4 pieces cut out. Almost done!

All About Dextrose in Cooking at Home - Easy-Sugarfree.com Is Dextrose Sugar? Dextrose Monohydrate is a powdered form of Glucose. It is easily metabolised by every cell of your body since glucose is the basic energy source for every cell that all carbohydrates are broken down into before use by the body. It is the good digestible half of sugar without the nasty Fructose. Dextrose Vs Sugar? When the average person hears sugar they think of table sugar which is Sucrose. Why? For in depth discussion on this question, it is helpful to watch some of the videos by Dr Robert Lustig. Dr Robert Lustig is a pediatric endocrinologist, working in the field for 32 years. What Does It Look Like? Dextrose powder is a white powder that looks similar to caster sugar. Where Can I Buy Dextrose Powder? In Australia, you can buy it from Home-Brew beer suppliers in one or two kilogram bags. How Do You Cook With Dextrose? Most recipes can substitute Dextrose for sugar. You will also find that it has a lower melting point than Sucrose or table sugar.

Travel Handmade - A Fast Messenger Bag This post is part of the Travel Handmade series, for more great travel bag posts click here! I'm excited to be a part of the Travel Handmade Series today. This series was put together by Megan and Jeni and is 2 weeks of reviews of all kinds of handmade bags for all kinds of purposes from many different blogging sewers. Today Angela and I are talking about Travel Purses. I decided, since I don't have to travel extremely far for The Sewing Summit, that I would make a new messenger bag to take with me. Also to have on hand for basic running around activities. For this bag, I used my 32-minute Messenger Bag tutorial. I used a gorgeous Echino fabric for my bag. I love my funky new bag and I love that the Echino fabric is a slightly heavier weight fabric than just quilter's cotton. Check in with the Travel Handmade Series all week for great handmade bags (of all shapes, sizes and purposes), reviews, and links.

Round Up: 12 Laptop Sleeves or Bags To Sew — A Sewing Journal Laptop sleeves and/or bags make a great gifts and there is no shortage of tutorials on the web. Here are a dozen featuring different techniques and fabric choices to inspire your own gift-making. Clockwise from top left: Comments (2) Newest First Subscribe via e-mail Preview Post Comment… Dolores @ A Labour of Love Pending Awaiting Moderation Hi Melanie This is a great set of tutorials, these bags are really great. dxx Preview Post Reply Suze Pending Awaiting Moderation Looks like a great collection of tutorials - all different, all attractive. Cart - 0 items Lush & Plush Trends from Fabric.com: Sewing with Faux Leather Back in the 1970s I wanted my mom to buy me a real leather jacket. Unfortunately, she was only prepared to spend for one made of synthetic leather. As much as I wanted to believe it looked genuine, it just looked fake. On many occasions, I've had trouble telling a faux item was not made from real leather. Beyond looking just like top-grain cowhide, the new faux leather comes in a extensive variety of patterns and textures that are so realistically exotic, you might get taken for a poacher if you're not careful. Faux leather has just a few minor challenges: it's a "sticky" fabric under the presser foot, any time you poke it with a pin it's a permanent hole, and it will wear out sewing needles faster than regular fabric. But if you use a few simple techniques and have a few special notions on hand, faux leather is not at all difficult to work with. Because pins will leave permanent holes, you can only pin faux leather in places where it won't show. This is Janome's Ultra Glide foot

obsessive crafting disorder: Bag Lady Week- Messenger Bag Tutorial It's been a busy blogging week celebrating my favorite accessory, and I thought I would wrap it up with another tutorial. These bags made me so happy, I had to share the pattern. These are great, for business or pleasure. There are 2 sizes. The "mini-messenger" is more purse-sized, measuring 9" wide, but is still 10" tall and 3" deep: You will need: For the "Regular Messenger":2/3 yard outer fabric- such as wool, wool blends, suiting, canvas2/3 yard of lining fabric- cotton quilting weight2/3 yard of interfacing- I used fleece sew-in for a well padded heavier bag For the "Mini-Messenger":1/2 yard each of above For both-thread color of choice2 buttons of choicehardware for adjustable shoulder strap- 1 slider and 2 rings as shown (size 39mm/1.5"): Cutting your pieces "Regular Messenger": Interfacing:front and back panels- 15.5" by 10.5" (cut 2)flap: 15.5" by 10" (cut 1)sides and bottom: 15.5" by 3.5" (cut 1 for back) and 10.5" by 3.5" (cut 2 for sides) Let's sew! 1. Sew along the edge to close.

Scrappy Happy Scarves Tutorial Let me tell you had much fun I had making these. I seriously want to start up a scarf making business, hit the road and do shows selling them. I had to reel it back in because I might have too much going on to fit that in, but let's just say I was excited. These are FUN to make! The scarf body is knit, so it's super soft around your neck. Then it's time to clean out those scrap bins, anything goes with these scarves. Here's what you'll need: Desired length of scarf x 18"(mine are 40" long) Scraps of fabric measuring at least 8" x 6" 18' or longer trim pieces felt, velvet, tulle, etc for flower layers Instructions: 1. 2. 3.Square up the knit fabric so it measures approximately 18" by the length you would like for your scarf. 4. 5. 6. 7. Flower Embellishment Instructions: 1. Full size pattern pieces can be downloaded and printed here. You can find kits for the scarves in my webstore. Have a great day!

The Crafty Cupboard: How-To: Business Card Holder With the Creative Estates coming up soon (as in, next weekend!), I thought I’d get on the ball and have something to hold my “business” cards while I am there. Here’s how I made mine:You Need:2 fabric pieces cut 5 1/2” x 4 1/2” (one will be lining, one the outside. You can do the same fabric for both, or different fabric to mix things up)2 fabric pieces cut 2 1/2” x 4 1/2”1 fusible fleece piece cut 5 1/2” x 4 1/2”Small hair elastic (I used my daughter’s) – not pictured (Warning: lots of pictures ahead. I had a hard time finding “white” on my camera today, so, just forgive me.) To begin, take your 2 1/2” pieces and iron a double 1/4” hem down one long side. Top-stitch your hem in place. Then, place your beautifully hemmed pieces on top of your lining piece so your raw edges line up. Iron your fusible fleece piece to your top piece (no pic) and put it right sides together with your lining piece. On one of your 4 1/2” sides, insert your hair elastic in between the lining and the top piece.

{DIY}The Fat Quarter Infinity Scarf Meet my newest cold weather accessory - the fat quarter infinity scarf. I really really love infinity scarves. You know why? They're easy. Easy to make, easy to wear. Here's the tutorial if you'd like to make your own! 2 Fat quarters (fat quarters are 18"x22") a piece of batting 63"x 5" Sewing machine/thread Perle Cotton Thread (if you want to quilt it) Quilting Needle Step 1: Cut both fat quarters into 3 pieces 6"x22" Step 2: Choose one fabric and sew the three pieces end to end, right sides together, to create a long strip 6"x64"(this number may be a little different depending on the seam allowance size you use). Repeat with the other fabric. Step 3: Choose one of the long strips and lay the batting on the wrong side. It should look like this: Step 4: Pin along the two long edges, making sure to mark a space to leave open near one of the ends. Sew along the two long edges, except for the opening. Step 5: Line up the ends and pin. Step 6: Sew, right sides together, all the way around. Step 7: jessica

Tutorial: Reusable grocery bag | A Mingled Yarn I promised to write up a tutorial on how to line the Charlie bag pattern from Burdastyle for use as a reusable grocery bag – so here you go! 1. Download, print, cut out, and assemble the Charlie bag pattern. For the purposes of this tutorial, the pouch is eliminated and only the main bag piece is used. 2. Cut out your fabric. Repeat for the second pattern piece, and then repeat this step again for the lining pieces. 3. Sew 1/2″ seams along the sides and bottom of the bag. 4. Stitch a 1/2″ seam along each edge, creating a corner at each side. 5. 6. 7. 8. Press the top edges of the bag, making sure that no lining is visible from the outside and pressing the straps flat. 9. Stitch a 1/2″ seam close to the pressed edge of the lining, being careful not to sew on top of the pressed edge of lining underneath. Tuck the raw edges of the pressed seam underneath the finished pressed edges of the lining so that it looks nice and neat, like this: 10. Like this: Like Loading...

Voile Infinity Scarf My mother was a very snappy dresser in her prime, and the number one piece of advice she passed along to me was that you could never go wrong accessorizing your outfit with a beautiful scarf. One of the most popular looks out there right now is the infinity scarf, an endless circle of loveliness you can twist into a number of interesting shapes. It's a great look to dress up or down to suit any occasion. If you purchase a full two yards of 54" voile, you can actually make TWO infinity scarves, one for you and one for a friend... or two for you, depending on your mood! NOTE: If you are new to working with sheer fabric, like voile, check out our tutorial for some tips and tricks. From the voile, cut TWO 13" wide x 64" long rectangles.Measure and mark 3" from each end of each piece. Press well. Contributors Project Design: Alicia Thommas Sample Creation and Instructional Outline: Liz Johnson Tags: Rowan & FreeSpirit Section: Fabric Art & Accents Related Articles

Re-imagine & Renovate: Double-Flange Pillow Shams in Spring Cottons This past summer, we created a Romantic Bedroom Retreat with our friends at Free Spirit and Rowan Fabrics, combining a number of designers, collections and substates. For today's Re-imagine & Renovate project, we decided to take one of our favorite projects from within this series and transform it from lush and elegant to fresh and fun. That's what our R&R posts are all about. Both the front and back fabrics are from the Blushing Collection by Margot Languedoc of The Pattern Basket for Henry Glass Fabrics. We added interfacing to the outer flange to give it the stability to stand tall and proud behind the front flange. With its double-flange construction and mitered corners, these shams are a bit more complex than most projects you find here on Sew4Home, but the original instructions are very detailed with lots of photos and step-by-step instructions. A Romantic Bedroom Retreat Double Flange Pillow Shams Looking for more information on blending, mixing and matching your fabrics?

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