... for the strap to slide through. I used some scrap pieces of fabric from an old quilting project. The entire project took me about 3 hours. Half of that time was spent creating the pattern. I wanted ...
... gets. And let's face it, with people going by, doors opening and closing, there is a bit of wind to turn the pages of your cookbook. The steps to making this are easy. Cut a long, narrow piece of fabric . ...
... on the floor pulling out staples to remove the original fabric , I looked over at a stack of fabric my mother-in-law had given me. It was beautiful fabric in blue hues which I love. I had been unable ...
... embroidery on these. I had seen it done on Uncommon Threads and thought I would give it a try myself. The basic process is to draw your design on the fabric using a fabric pen or chalk. You then sew, ...
My family and my husband's family both decided to do a white elephant gift exchange this year. Instead of going out and buying two $10 gifts, I decided to make something. Or at least embellish ...
... to fabric appliqués and bling. I started out doing simple appliqué circles of coordinating fabric s. I then moved to cutting a whole in the felt and placing the fabric underneath ...
I was strolling through Ikea one day when I stumbled across a blanket I hadn't seen before. It had a very pretty black and white cotton fabric print on one side and fleece on the other. ...
I've tried knitting in the past but never had much success. I had given up on it until my mother-in-law introduced me to loom knitting or what I think of as knitting for dummies.
So a few ...
... start in August in order to get it all completed.
As for crafting gifts for me, I got pinking shears (how have I lived without them), tons of yarn, Amy Butler fabric from her Nigella series (absolutely ...
... buckwheat that is for the freezer. I especially love the fabric s she chose. They blend very well but aren't matchy-matchy. Not only are they very pretty, but also very functional!
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... you definitely need in your crafting area. The rotary cutter makes cutting straight lines fast and easy. You lay down your fabric , put your ruler where you want to cut, and then roll the rotary ...
... And I love to organize.
In a conversation the other day, another crafter mentioned that she uses a hanging shoe organizer to store fabric s for her current projects. I thought this was ...
A couple of years back, my mother gave me a beautiful piece of fabric that she wanted turned into a table runner. Two years later, I finally finished it.
When I brought the fabric ...
... fabric you love and turn it into art for your home! By building a basic wooden frame and stapling your fabric across it, you have a piece of art you can make to fit any wall size or color scheme. ...
Last year I played around with making simple notebooks using fabric and cardstock. The result was nice, but nothing amazing. It was something that I would use myself, but definitely not gift. ...
... in each of the two rooms they spend most of their time in. I have to say that all 4 of the beds cost me nothing! Over the holidays my grandmother gave boxes and boxes of fabric that she no ...
... And it needed to match my new messenger bag.
I lots of left over bits of fabric from my messenger bag project. I decided I would use the colorful belt for constructing the iPod case. ...
... could find. I wanted to have as much fabric as possible in case I made a mistake. In fact, I bought two pair of the pants, but only ended up needing one.
And here ...
I've never worn an apron in the kitchen while cooking. But when I saw an apron project in Denyse Schmidt's book, I knew I had to make it.
I love how this apron uses a quilt block ...
... look and make some themselves.
What you will need:
4 pieces of fabric in the same hue cut to 2.5" x 4". These will make the top.
1 piece of fabric cut to 4" x 4". ...
