Scarf Vest One step DIY's are the best. Am I right or am I right? I recently made this scarf into a more wearable piece of clothing, by simply cutting two slits. It's all about where you cut the slits. The best part: you can still wear it as a scarf if you wanted to. Some of you might also recognize it from the pictures I posted from the ReadyMade Magazine Party. I used a 30x30 vintage square scarf. Supplies: - Large square scarf or fabric - Scissors - 3 minutes of your time First and only step: cut two diagonal slits on either side of the scarf's midpoint. Don't worry about making everything perfectly straight. I eyeballed this and didn't measure anything before hand, but I understand that's not everyone's style. (Click to enlarge) You don't even have to use a scarf if you don't want to. Thanks to Jenni from I Spy DIY for helping me snap these pictures! Again, don't forget to check M&J Trimming's website tomorrow, Tuesday May 17, to see the DIY's that I made with their surprise box of supplies. xo,
Felt Flower Pillows The way these pillows are constructed is both simple and suprizing. I loved stuffing them and watching them "bloom" in the last steps. They are also pretty quick to make, and kind of addictive. I want to make a set in every color! Materials To make one 17-inch x 17-inch Pillow: For the background: two 18-inch x 18-inch pieces of wool felt in a neutral color, I used nutmeg.For the flower petals: two 18-inch x 18-inch pieces of wool felt in two bright colors, I used ecru and yellow.For the back: a 1/2-yard of muslin in whiteAn 18-inch square pillow formA water soluble fabric markerNeutral colored cotton threadA hand sewing needle Note- The photographs in following instructions show the middle pillow (as seen in the photograph of the pillows on the bed) being constructed. Far Left Pillow: Background- steel. Cutting and Marking Cut the muslin into an 18-inch square and set aside. Cut each piece of felt into four 9-inch squares. Mark four of the 9-inch background squares as follows: Sewing Squares
freezer paper stenciled reverse applique hand stitched pillow - artsy-crafty babe Now there's a title for ya! Totally inspired by Alabama Chanin, here's my spin on it. What you'll need is: 2 (two) 1/2 yard pieces of jersey knit + 1” strip of the under-layer piece long enough to go around the perimeter of the finished pillow coverfreezer papercraft paintspongeironsafety pinsneedle & buttonhole threadscissors For a 16” pillow cover, I start with an 18” square. This gives you some wiggle room with pattern placement, especially if you’re like me and end up cutting the square wonky and don’t quite manage to get the stencil in the middle of the square. Cut two pieces of freezer paper 18” square (pretty convenient that freezer paper is 18” wide), then cut two pieces of jersey 18” x 18”. Using one piece of freezer paper, fold it in half, then quarters, then diagonally if you choose – cut out shapes as you would if you were making a paper snowflake. With your design unfolded, place it plastic side down on the front of the jersey square that you plan to use as the outer layer.
Make Your Own Damn Bras I got sick of waiting to go to Spotlight to buy a good bra pattern, I decided to DIY! This is good if you do not have a very large bust. I'm a 12C-ish, and this tutorial shows you how to make a basic padded bra. I am going to buy a bra pattern, and give that a test run too, the most widely reviewed one that seems to be good is Kwik Sew 3300, so hopefully I can pick that up tonight as well as some bra-making supplies. You're probably wondering why on earth I am making my own damn bras? Well not anymore! Please note:: there will be no shots of me actually wearing these bras! As you can see, they can be worn as little summer tops if you're super brave ((I dn't want to think about that, it's deadly winter here)). This is the quick n dirty version. ((sorry!)) Are you ready? * A bra you are willing to cut up that fits you well. Now you're going to cut your bra up. This is what your pieces should look like Now get the shirts you will be working with. Ok, here's a good tip. Now we'll do the cup.
20 Crafty Ways To Use Up Fabric Scraps : Posted on | November 8, 2008 | 2 Comments My grandmother always had a mountain of fabric scraps. Leftovers from sewing projects, hems cut off pants, recycled out-of-style skirts, old pillowcases; everything was added to the pile. If you have your own fabric scraps, here are 20 crafty uses for your excessive of riches. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1/2 yard of stretchy fabric can be made into a beret. 10. 11 & 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Comments 5 Minute Simple Pillow Tutorial photo credit lisa clarke I know most of you probably know how to cover a pillow but I did have a few tips that might help your pillow look better and made faster. My friend Abi is trying to save money everywhere she can for her upcoming wedding in June. She is making the ringbearer pillows....errrr I am making them. But she came over yesterday and I took about five minutes to recover two she had bought at the Salvation Army for $2. So I thought I'd get a good post out of it and documented the very simple process. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Now with 13 steps maybe it seems like this took a long time but I promise once you know it by heart it only takes about five minutes.
Going to Space, BRB | Unicorn Parade This weekend Taylor, Sym and I DIYed some space shirts! We started with plain black organic cotton t-shirts from American Apparel, in small (for Sym), medium (for me) and large (for Taylor). Sym probably would have been better with an extra small but they didn’t have any in the store but if you buy 3 of the same style you get 15% off. Gotta save that nine dollars! First we brushed and dripped bleach on them. (we put cardboard inside them to stop it from bleeding through to the backs). Next they went into a dye bath of wine red dye. After the dyeing we bleach them a second time- Taylor brushed his again while I went with a straight drip-and-splatter approach. For the next step I mixed up four batches of dye- scarlet, wine red, royal blue and a purple I cobbled together from the wine red and blue. After the final rinse we left them to dry overnight and then this morning it was time to add some stars! And the finished product!
& DIY: Tank Dress with Pockets! academichic At long last, I present a tutorial for the tank dress I made a few weeks ago before the end of the semester blindsided me. I’ve been seeing these tank+patterned skirt all over the place lately, but frequently they were too short or too short-waisted for my particular proportions. After some googling, and studying the really excellent skirt tutorial and t-shirt dress tutorial at Ruffles and Stuff and the skirt with pockets tutorial at Freshly Picked, I decided that even my fairly rudimentary sewing skills could handle this project. And since I celebrated my height yesterday for Dress Your Best week, it seems appropriate to post a sewing project prompted by my need for a longer-than-in-stores dress. Supplies: a tank top2 yards or so of patterned fabricscraps of a coordinating fabric for pocketsmatching threaddisappearing fabric pen or chalk Steps: 1. 3. 4. Pin and cut out a pair. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. A note of warning. I can imagine so many fun variations on this.
Viking shoes Edited to add: Due to alle the comments regarding the title of this instruction, I've changed the name to 'iron age shoes' which might be more historycally correct. I learned to make these by using my own foot as a template. Therefore, all the measures given here are highly approximate. If your foot diverges a lot from mine (European size 39, long and narrow/slender), some sewing experience might come in handy. That said, there's no reason to be too specific in making these. Quilting Basics - Part I - Getting Started Quilting Basics - Part 1 Quilting Basics - Part 2 Quilting Basics - Part 3 Quilting Basics - Part 4 Probably the question I get asked MOST is... how do you get your stitches so even. Quilting is all about stitches. So, today, we are going to make a practice piece. Materials: solid fabric - use a light weight cotton or flannel (fabric should be washable in order to remove the tracing paper design) light weight cotton batting - DO NOT use the "fluffy" type of battings contrasting quilting thread or cotton floss (I used a fun variegated floss) needle small chunk beeswaxcopy of pattern or blank 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of paper safety pins and/or stapler tracing paper and tracing wheel (the type with a "teethed" wheel, not a "smooth" wheel) To get started we need a design. Now, you can either make a copy of a design I created, or let the spirit move you and draw your own. Cut out your fabric and batting. Take your top fabric and lay it on a hard surface with right side up.