Showing posts with label tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tutorials. Show all posts

Monday, January 21, 2008

Save the environment! make your bags

Make a difference make your own shopping bags.
How to make a canvas bag.
how to sew your own canvas shopping bag
Reusable shopping bags
Bring your own shopping bags.
Tutorial on How to make your own shopping bags.

LINKS LINKS LINKS~!

http://www.pieandcoffee.org/2005/11/12/canvas-bag/

Or just buy them
-use the search right over on the side bar to find canvas bags for sale.



http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=177482.0


Enjoy! these wernt easy to find... lol.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

My own Tutorial - XXL Mens Shirt into a dress

20% off pet costumes with code PETCOSTUMES



Now I couldnt not have done this dress with a smaller shirt. (if you havnt seen it yet I got this Idea from this Tutorial)
Useing this shirt I was able to gather a skirt and make it nice and flowy.
We start like the old tutorial. BUt I just cut the top bit off. I didnt do it all in one piece like the other tutorial did so that i could gather the skirt. I also cut it to size after cutting this top part. so I was sure I had enough fabric.
this is the skirt. If you know how to sew you should know how to do a basting stitch. then just gather the faric to the same size as the top.... (what ever size your top is I use one of my daughters other dresses to size it.) I dont really have sizes for you but I would say the skirt before gathering is about double the size of the top

I then put the top right side to right side with the gathered skirt and sewed together I used my serger so it was strong. I then turned it right side out and pressed it > that is what it looks like after a pressing.


I then folded it in half and put it over the button part to make sure I had 2 sides about the same size I made the skirt part on my back a bit bigger so it would still be flowy.I added a 1/4th inch elastic to the back ( in two pieces) for a gathering effect and a better fit



Here I sewed it together and found it seemed a tad low cut for a 2 year old. so I took the collar I had cut off in the begining and gather stitched it
then right side to right side to right side again I sewed it on. Pressed it out.


Now this part I didn't get any pictures but I just took one of the shirt cuffs and cut in in half then hemmed it added some 1/4th inch elastic and made it gather a little I also had to add two buttons one to the top and one to where I put the elastic.
Here is what the back looks like.

cuteness

the outfit



20% off pet costumes with code PETCOSTUMES

Saturday, December 15, 2007

what a day

I am selling my car today.
I am very busy I have to get the house clean and do a few loads of laundry I was planing to make a few things today and post them here just do a real Tut but I cant seem to find the time.
maybe later for now. I give you LINKS!!!
yes boys and girls (that I only imagine writing to because no one reads this blog)
Links to tuts from other bloggers and from loads of sites.
This little nummber can be found here-
Silk Pleated & Darted Purse of Prettiness Tutorial http://u-handbag.typepad.com/uhandblog/2007/03/silk_pleated_da.html


And the tut for these can be found at-
Easy kids pants http://www.rookiemoms.com/make-some-easy-kids-pants



this cute things tut can be found at.
http://missgioia.com/2007/03/patchwork-cube-tutorial.html

I have more but that is all I have time for right now.

 
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