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Tutorial: Coffee sack boot shapers

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Tutorial: Coffee sack boot shapers
Tutorial: Coffee sack boot shapers

Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse made these boot shapers out of burlap coffee sacks and some silk fabric.  They’re filled with batting with a sprinkle of lavender to keep things smelling pretty.  Drawstring tops keep them closed.  If you can’t find small coffee sacks like she used, you could also just sew some pretty yardage together for that step.

Click below for her tutorial:

DIY Coffee Sack Boot Stuffers, by Dans le Lakehouse

[photo from Dans le Lakehouse]

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Monday Musings: My Fabric Stash is Judging Me (A Love-Hate Relationship)

I have a problem. Well, several problems, but today we’re talking about the 37 yards of fabric currently taking up residence in my closet. Some of it’s been there so long it could legally vote. That beautiful linen? Bought for a specific project in 2018. The designer wool? “Too nice to cut.” The rainbow of quilting cotton? Well, it was on sale.

Every time I open that closet, I swear the fabric whispers, “Remember when you were going to make that dress?” The guilt is real. But so is the joy of petting my hoard like a fabric dragon sitting on her treasure.

Last week I tried the KonMari method. I got as far as “does this spark joy?” before buying three more yards of floral voile. Some habits die hard.