A Pretty Patchwork Shower Curtain to DIY

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With some easy patchwork you can create a one-of-a-kind shower curtain for your bathroom. You can use patchwork to create a look and a color palette that matches your décor perfectly. Sew Can She has a tutorial showing to make one.

If you know how to sew and have redecorated a bathroom lately, you may have thought about sewing your own shower curtain. Why limit yourself to the shower curtain designs in the stores when you can make your own and choose exactly the colors and print you like?

But the thing about sewing your own shower curtain is that you’ll inevitably have to piece the fabric. Fabric yardage you buy at the store just doesn’t come in the size that you’d need to make a curtain out of a single panel of fabric. And you can certainly find ways to camouflage the piecing, like using two seams oriented closer to the sides rather than one seam right down the middle. But what if you did the opposite and made the piecing the center of attention?

The tutorial at Sew Can She shows how you can make a patchwork shower curtain. No need for large pieces of yardage – this patchwork shower curtain is made from fat quarters! It’s all straight seams, and because the pieces you’re sewing together are nice and large, you won’t spend a million years putting it together. And look at how cute it is hanging up! I love it sewn out of colorful florals. It’s gives a happy, cottage-y vibe. But you could make it in neutrals for a more subdued look. That’s the fun of patchwork – there are endless combinations of color palettes and prints!

Once you’ve got your patchwork panel all sewn together, it’s not hard at all to turn it into a lovely shower curtain for your bathroom! Go to Sew Can She to see how to sew a patchwork shower curtain.

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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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