Of course, I had to follow up by making a few of the standard-size potholders too! (and while speaking of mini, go check out the best free baby quilting patterns !) And since I was already cutting and sewing, I also snapped a few photos to make this tutorial for you. Actually, ...
Sew all the way around the heart with a ¼” seam allowance, pivoting at both the top and bottom of the heart and leaving the 3″ section you marked unsewn. Trim the seam allowance down to ⅛” around the entire heart (except the 3″ opening). Snip into the top V of the heart ...
Then fold the straight edges between corners and secure with pins or sewing clips. Like this: Bonus Tips: How To Keep Binding In Place? To hold the front edge in place, you can use a dab of school glue, spread it (make sure everything stays under the folded part of the binding) -...
Notes on insulating the bed:Now, let’s talk a little about Insul-Bright. It’s often used for making potholders and oven mitts because of it’s ability to insulate. It looks a lot like batting, but if you look close, there’s actually a shiny silver layer under all that white fluff...
To make pot holders, fold the rags to double- or triple-up the material, then stitch them shut. 3 Make a heating pad. This easy project is a must for treating back pain or sore muscles. Cut two identical squares of fabric from the jeans (see the trick above for cutting sets of rags...
Quilting represents the process of sewing two or multiple layers of fabric together in order to create a thicker padded material, often to make a quilt or a quilted garment. Usually, quilting is made with three layers. The first layer is the top fabric or quilt top, insulating material or ...
Today I have a fun sewing project to share with you, this Child’s Apron pattern. It’s pretty simple to stitch up and would make a great gift for your favorite kid! If you like this project then you may also like theRuby Lou Bag sewing pattern. ...
Those little bits of fabric left over from sewing projects, or even worn-out clothes, can be repurposed. Quilting, patchwork projects, or simple DIY crafts like making pot holders or hair accessories are great ways to use up every bit. ...
Also, these denim pot holders could easily be adapted into coasters. Another way to make denim coasters from old jeans seams is to coil them just like I did with the denim and fabric placemats I made, which were also a no-sew jeans craft. Equally, using longer or several seams tacked...
see an output fast, work on something easy, small projects like hour topstable runnersorquilted pot holders. If you are more patient though and willing to work in “installments” then you can go for a bigger project but know that you’ll have to wait a bit before seeing major progress...