Kathleen from Grosgrain and The Tumtum Tree shows how to give a throw pillow a facelift – in just five minutes. Her trick for keeping the pillow out of the way while stitching the cover closed is brilliant! Get the how-to.
[photo from Grosgrain]
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Kathleen from Grosgrain and The Tumtum Tree shows how to give a throw pillow a facelift – in just five minutes. Her trick for keeping the pillow out of the way while stitching the cover closed is brilliant! Get the how-to.
[photo from Grosgrain]
Are you ready to turn a thrifted men’s button-up shirt into a trendy and chic gathered top? In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through the simple steps of transforming an oversized shirt into a fashion-forward garment with drawstring features. It’s a fun and straightforward process that’s perfect for sewists of all skill levels, adding another stylish me-made piece to your wardrobe while also giving new life to pre-loved clothing. Full tutorial including a video can be seen here.
Start by choosing an oversized men’s button-up shirt from your local thrift store or your own wardrobe. Look for a shirt with interesting fabric and patterns that you’d like to showcase in your transformed top.
Shirley Davis says
I would like to print the instructions for the 5 Minute Simple Pillow 2010/10/20. For some reason it won’t fit on a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. Any ideas?
Thank you.
Shirley Davis
anneweaver says
That’s odd! I’ve never had that happen. Sometimes what I do when I’m printing tutorials is just print a selected area. For example, I’d skip over all of the header material and just highlight the text and photos of the tutorial itself. Then I click choose File –> Print. When the Print dialog comes up, check “Selection” in the Page Range box. I do it because it saves tons of ink, but it might help keep it to an 8 1/2 x 11 size, too.
–Anne