Sep
15
“Inchiesâ€
Just when you thought you could toss out those teensy scraps, along comes a little idea to use them up. (“Waste not/Want notâ€)
Cut your scraps into 1 ½†squares making sure you have a front and a back. Iron a 1 ¼†square fusible web such as Wonder Under between them and get set [...]
Sep
15
Recycled Leftovers Part 2
September 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Recycled Leftovers Part 2
Here are a few more ideas to clean out those closets.
Sweaters
·        Shrunken wool—Here’s something you once may have cried about, but can now rejoice over. That expensive sweater you splurged on that could now fit your poodle, can now be made into a great hat and mitten set. Or hat, if only [...]
Sep
13
Recycling Leftovers from your Closet
September 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Recycled Leftovers Part 1
Even if you don’t have extensive sewing experience, you can turn some of those buried relics in the back of your closet into treasures in the front. When I finally purged the bowels of the storage closet, I discovered armfuls of clothes that will never go on my body again, but couldn’t [...]
Sep
10
How To Use A Needle Threader
September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Ok, so I first thought who doesn’t know how to use a needle threader and what’s the point of this article?
but then I realized my husband didn’t even know what it was let alone what it did.
Debbie colgrove from Sewing@ about.com has this “how to” well covered with her article “How to use a needle [...]
Sep
9
Yoga Mat Bag Pattern
September 9, 2007 | 1 Comment
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If you belong to one of those gyms that make you take your own yoga mat, or if you take your own yoga mat to the gym to avoid laying face down in someone else’s sweat then this is the quick yoga carryall
thats going to change your life, Ok it’s won’t change your life or [...]
Sep
8
Hop To It & Make A Bunny
September 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment
How adorable are these bunny’s? They are actually Signature bunny’s that have been dressed up into cute little outfits.
You can get the free pattern from Craftbits.com
You will need:
Stuffing for filling
Calico
Large 2 inch pom pom
Embroidery thread
30cm contrasting Fabric
S safety eyes
1 safety nose
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