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Build a Drop Cloth Parson Chair Slipcovers. Yesterday, I got a tweet from @sewfearlessly asking if you can sew, can you build? And my reply is definitely, if you are crafty and can sew, I bet building is going to be easy for you. But here is the real question: If you can build, does that mean you can sew? Up until recently, I would have said maybe. Because when you build (at least anything from Adub.com) it's all about straight boards and straight cuts.

On the contrary, fabric and patterns aren't always straight. I've struggled with sewing. But last week, my sister was visiting, and she mentioned she needed a new couch, one that had storage, and one that costed next to nothing. With half a drop cloth leftover and Grace too sick to go to the garage, I decided to use up the scraps to sew a slipcover for my parson chairs. It's all straight lines. Don't stress about the knife pleat hem. And the slipcover fits how it should - snug but not tight, tailored but easily removable for washing. And one more of the table Want to build your own? See kate sew. A Beautiful Mess. I love using cloth napkins to dress up our dinner table, and through the years I've grown even more fond of their sustainability and cost effectiveness. Though, I'm not sure how cost effective it is if you keep buying more and more cloth napkins each year!

This holiday season I thought it would be fun to look at how I could dress up the napkins I already own to give them an extra festive vibe. Check out three simple ways you can give new life to your table linens. And hey! Two of them are even no sew! Ribbon Trimmed Napkin This look is so (no sew) simple! Supplies:-ribbon-heat bond in width of ribbon-cloth napkin (buy mine here)-iron-fabric scissors (not shown above) Step One: Trim pieces of your ribbon to be about 1.5 inches longer than the width of your napkins. Step Two: Fold down the edges of each ribbon segment about 1/4" and iron flat. Step Three: Iron the heat bond to the ribbon (pressing with hot iron for two seconds), then peel off the paper backing.

Pom-Pom Trimmed Napkin. V and Co how to: shag pillow. *no animals or plants were hurt in the making of this project. *one really stupid person did get hurt in the making of this project, but she would like to mention that even though the needle penetrated...no swear words passed her lips. it's was a modern day miracle. i love how this pillow turned out. i made it in green for two reasons: 1. it's still kind of cold here, and still kind of brown...will be for a little bit longer so i wanted some GREEN and springy looking happiness in my home. 2. it's the only color of jersey i had on hand, and living in the middle of nowhere doesn't let me just jump in the car and go to a store that i can find jersey fabric at (which btw this fabric was found at jo-anns but i would suggest amazon if you can't find what you are looking for, that's where i get a lot of mine when i can't find stuff) now lets get started: cutting: *cut from jersey fabric 19 strips at 1 1/2" each.

*from each of the 19 strips cut 15: 4" length rectangles. The end. How To Make Custom Roman Shades. Hey there, friends! Tuesday was the last day of my hubby's three week "vacation"...and I say that loosely because there wasn't much relaxing going on. We purposely put our nose to the grindstone and dedicated the days to getting this place painted, as well as finishing up some other long-put-off job. One of those put-off jobs was sewing up a roman shade for our bedroom. I LOVE me some roman shades. If I could (and hopefully eventually I will), I would have them on every window in the house and do away with those dust collecting mini blinds forever. The problem here lies solely in finding a good block of time where I can sit down uninterrupted and sew away. I thought while I was at it, I'd take pictures and write up with a "how-to" for any of you who might be interested in tackling some shades of your own.

Still with me? Good. There are a LOT of pictures...you've been pre-warned! These shades are not difficult to make, they just require some time and patience. - tube tape (width of window x 5) Felt Flower Pillow. These felt flower pillows have been all over the place lately–they were demoed at our Super Saturday, I’ve seen them on a few blogs, and even spotted one sitting on my cousin’s couch! When my sisters decided to exchange handmade gifts for Christmas, I knew this is what I’d be making! And just because I’ve seem them doesn’t mean you have-so here’s a tutorial just for you! All you need is a little felt and a glue gun. Our local JoAnn’s had wool felt before Christmas for much, much less than quilt stores sell it for.

Deciding to just be happy I bought more than I thought I’d need, just in case. The petals are half circles in 3 different sizes. Here are my petals and my 16″ squares of fabric. I sewed around the edges, leaving an opening at the bottom to stuff it through. Turn the square right side out and get ready to make some magic!

Before gluing the petals down I, did a run through on each pillow to make sure I had enough petals. This is really a fool proof craft. That’s it! Cupcake Pin Cushions. It's January! I can hardly believe it. January is not my favorite month of the year -- where I live it is just plain dark, dreary and cold! So, at the beginning of the year I like to take a little time to freshen things up around my home. Today I will share how I made these cute pin cushions to sweeten up my sewing area -- with just a few supplies you probably mostly have on hand!

Also, is it too soon to be thinking about Valentine's Day? Because I certainly am! Project Estimate: plastic ramekins, 3/$1fleece scraps, on hand (don't substitute felt -- you'll be disappointed!) Total: $0.33! I found these adorable "ramekin sauce cups" at my local dollar store, and instantly knew what they were destined to be.

Start by cutting a circle from whatever color fleece you want your frosting to be. ...you'll have a perfect circle imprinted on the fleece, which you can very carefully cut around. Take a needle and thread and knot the two ends of the thread together. The new Keyboard Cat... (w/ mini tute!) - NEEDLEWORK. Have you looked at your desk latley and said.... this clearly doesn't accuratley reflect my sheer nerddom? Well, let your desk reach new nerd heights. Presenting... the unholy fusion of longcat and keyboard cat, with a little extra nerd thrown in for good measure. And it keeps your wrists comfy! Hand embroidered and made out of a tea towel. Longkeyboardcat is loooooooooonnnnggg. This guy was actually a birthday present for my geeky husband, so he's sitting on his desk now.

Keyboard cat is pretty easy to make. Here's the basic idea of him. Kitteh embroidereh! Cut out his head, make him some dorky ears, and stitch that kitty together. Stitch and turn that kitty some legs and a little tail, and the fill them up with just a little bit of rice each. Give that kitty some legs! Turn that kitty right side out, fill him nice and plump with rice, and stitch that edge shut. Congratulations. Kojotutorial- anthropologie knock off flutter curtains. This isn’t a surprise to you, but my “Repurposed” entry for So You Think You Can Sew Week 2 is the flutter curtains (they’re a knock off of Anthropologie’s Tender Falls Shower Curtain). I’ll be honest, every time I do an Anthropologie knock off, I feel like I should start my tutorial with a Big Ol’ Disclaimer. These knock-off’s, while fabulous, are a ton of work.

And these curtains are no exception. With that warning, if you want to make some fluttery, lovely, slightly labor intensive curtains, here’s the how-to. You’ll need- two Ikea “Knoppa” flat sheets (for the curtain panels), another Knoppa sheet cut into circle ‘flutters,’ part of a cream colored sheet, cut into circle ‘flutters,’ and part of another bright white sheet (with a different texture than the linen-y Knoppa) cut into circle ‘flutters,’ a fabric cutter and a circle die (optional, but nice… I used the GoBaby!

First sew the curtains panels. I also used my ‘guide’ lines to divide my panels up into fifths.