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Natalie from Johnny In A Dress used Heat ‘n Bond to create a series of appliqued sibling shirts for her kids. Her trick for creating the perfectly cut letters is to print them from her computer on to the back of the Heat ‘n Bond. She shares a tutorial showing how to do it. Get the tute.
[photo from Johnny In A Dress]
The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!
It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.
Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.
Hi, I am trying to upcycle a cushion with my sons name on it. I was hoping to cut letters from felt and attach them with Bondaweb. I dont actually own a sewing machine (yet) as was hoping that I would not have to sew around the edge of the letters after ironing them on. Can you help please?? many thanks, Heidi
You can get by without sewing around the letters, though the edges might start coming up after a while. If you don’t have a machine, you can always hand stitch around the letters. –Anne