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It’s safe to say that I have spent a lot of time matching fabrics to aprons. And, with the holiday season closing in on us, I wanted to give you a quick tutorial about choosing fabrics for aprons. Because we all know that aprons make great gifts. Today, I am going to show you how I go about putting two fabrics together to create an apron that I will love. If you follow closely, you should be able to do the same and create beautiful aprons for yourself or as gifts. For … [Read more...]
Here is an easy easy tutorial for a pretty fantastic and simple piece of home decor and it makes a great homemade house-warming or wedding gift - a Fabric Monogram. I have seen some of around the blogging world, but if you're not clever with your sewing machine ('cause I am not!) then you'll love my "No Sew" take on it! I made this in 10 minutes using supplies I had on-hand: . 2 coordinating pieces of fabric (from my scrap pile) . Double-Sided fusible webbing . Initial template (any … [Read more...]
Last week the kids and I made this fun Scrap Fabric and Cardboard Banner that we plan to mail to grandma and grandpa. It was fun and it was simple- just the way I like it! I had all the supplies on hand- I love projects like this! Cereal boxes (or cardboard), scissors, glue, hole punch, ribbon, scrap fabric, various embellishments Here is how to make it: Print off the letters from the computer to be as big as you'd like. Then cut them out, leaving small "tags" on the sides. Trace the … [Read more...]
Have you guys seen the tutorial from 7 Layer Studio for "The Scrap Savvy Bookmark?" If you haven't, go there now and read up so you can make your own! They are fun and simple- just the way I like things! My SIL, MIL and I made these with the kids on New Years while our husbands watched football all afternoon! (Yes, this is easy enough for the kids to do- with supervision, of course!) This tutorial is perfect if you're like me and have a hard time throwing away scraps of awesome … [Read more...]
Here is a quick and easy kid fabric project for fabric scrap bracelets that was fun for my 6 year old. I started by sewing together the fabric strips while she was at school and then we were ready to begin when she came home. First, you will need a long strip of fabric scraps. All of these were 2x 6 inch rectangles that were sewn together in one big long chain, but you could do the same technique out of all the same fabrics in long strips....or make your scrap fabric any size you … [Read more...]
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