Tutorial: Rice-filled foot warmer

There’s just no getting my feet warm in the winter. I wear socks or slippers all the time. Sitting on the couch under a quilt, I find myself trying to tuck the quilt under my feet so absolutely no cold air slips through. It never works.

Jenna from craft.sew.design shares a cure for cold winter feet. She created a rice-filled foot warmer. It sits on the floor, with a big pocket for you to slip your feet into. Heat it up in the microwave for a few minutes, and it’ll keep your feet all warm and toasty. The Minky she uses for the lining is surely soft and warm, but it’s not safe for the microwave. I’d suggest using all cottons for this project. Or, if you really want that soft Minky (because who wouldn’t?), maybe adapt the pattern so there’s a removable insert? Then you could heat just the insert and put it into the cover after it’s been microwaved.

Click below for her tutorial:

Foot Warmer Tutorial, by craft.sew.design

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I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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