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Ooh! Ooh! I loove it! It's really cute with the dress. You said you used netting- are you saying the tulle was largely netted? Oh, and to gather long things-- I just cut a piece of elastic (any thickness really works, just as long as you can sew on it.
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Coût : 22€ env Fournitures ? ? ? ? Coupe (schèma en taille 38) ? ? et les plis se répètent, tournés vers le côté. ? ? Réalisation Surfilez sur les bords des morceaux, sauf les encolures et les emmanchures
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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! --Molly 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:
Boho Maxi Dress: a tutorial
This dress is an incredibly easy make. By now you may have realized that I'm all about the simple projects. I'm far from being a master seamstress, I just work with what I know and try to learn as I go. I've never actually owned a maxi dress before, but now I might be hooked. Want to make one too?? Materials: 1 4/5 yd Extra Stretchy Jersey Knit (60"wide) (You want a lightweight knit. 1/3 yd Trim Fabric Dye I know that there are many of you out there who have a fear of sewing with knit. A couple of things to keep in mind when sewing with knit... Let the material go at it's own pace when feeding through the machineUse a zig zag stitch or a stretch stitch. Tutorial: Fold your panel of fabric in half along the 60" side. Because it was so huge, it was difficult to get a decent pic of this step...so I drew up this nice little chart instead. Sew everywhere you see the white dashed line. After your 3 seams, turn your fabric inside out. Cut out an 8" strip at both ends for the sleeves. Dye: You'll need:
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So you want to learn how to sew on a machine? A beginners checklist - SEWING IN GENERAL
I find myself repeating the same thing over & over, so I've cleaned it up & embelished it a little & it's here for the taking You want to learn how to sew on a machine? Great! Once you get through the initial learning phases it's pretty easy. Actually the first thing I reccomend doing is just grabbing some scrap fabric & playing with the machine. Now your first real sewn item, a pillow. Next, get a measuring tape & paper to make notes, find a willing accomplice and practice measuring them, and get them to help you measure yourself. But it's worthwhile, I promise. Now you are ready to go pick a simple pattern & try it.Hit the store for an "Easy" or "beginner" pattern. I know this looks like a six week course 'just' for a simple dress, but sewing has a much larger learning curve than most realize. Buying a machine: Good luck and Happy Sewing
the Circle Skirt
I used to think that a gathered skirt was the easiest skirt to sew. But I may have changed my tune. A circle skirt is possibly even easier! If you’ve ever made a poodle skirt before, it’s the same concept. Once you’ve created your pattern, you can whip up 4 skirts in an hour! Okay, let’s get started. What you need (for a little girl’s skirt): * about 1 yard of fabric* appx 3/4 yard of 2-inch wide elastic FABRICS to use:* Rayon* Polyester Charmuese* Simple Cotton* Thin Corduroy* Lightweight WoolMany fabrics will work for this project. ELASTIC:Wide elastic from fabric stores typically comes 2 inches or 3 inches wide; white or black in color. If you’d like to add a colorful twist to your skirt, check out our easy Tutorial for Dyeing Elastic HERE. Measure around your waist. PATTERN:This requires a bit of geometry but don’t worry, we’ll break it down for you. You need to figure out the radius so you can easily draw a circle. Then connect the dots to draw 1/4 of a circle! Now you have a donut!
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Carry all Beach bag - CRAFTSTER CRAFT CHALLENGES
This bag is great for carrying all the swim suits and towels needed for that trip to the pool or the beach. Beach bag TutMaterials needed:6 fat quarters any colors2 yards coordinating fabric2/3 yard 1in elastic Trim all 6 fats to the same size I usually go as close to 18 x 21 as possible but depends on your fats.Take this opportunity to arrange the folded squares to decide how you want the bag to look. Iron fabrics before beginning. Sew the the fats in 2 rows of 3 sewing the shorter sides together first for the row of 3. Once you have your shorter sides together then you can sew the 2 rows together. Now iron the material and lay and pin the lining fabric to what you have sewed. Starting on one of the short ends. Turn your material and iron edges if desired.Run a seam ¼ in around the bag leaving open the area for turning on the shorter end. Trim any excess lining material off. There will be a lot of material on the elastic but it stretches very nicely. There you have a great beach bag.
3 Step, $3 Infinity Scarf
First things first: Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts (and your gratuitous, giggle-inducing compliments) on my blogging identity crisis post. I really felt a little confused about why I’m blogging in the first place and what (if anything) I should be focusing on, and you guys gave me a great reminder of what I’m doing here: sharing my passions, my thoughts, my hobbies, and my everyday, real, unglamourized (not a real word) life so we can connect and laugh and be inspired and improve ourselves together. The consensus of thought in the comments seems to be that while we all enjoy a good crochet/craft post, most of you seem to just enjoy having a good ol’ internet buddy that you can chuckle and commiserate and create with. Second things second: Newlyweds on a Budget is giving away 3 patterns of your choice from my shop right now . . . head on over and enter to win! Third things third: Have you noticed the animal print trend happening lately? 2) They looked too labor-intensive.
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