While working on other blogs and looking at newsletters; I found more
summer clothing to make.
Beach Cover up
Materials: 5XL (or very large) shirt, Pins, Scissors,
Sewing Machine, and Thread.
Directions:
Turn the 5XL shirt
inside out and lay your fitted t-shirt on top of it.
OPTIONAL: pin out
about 3/4-1 inch on each side using safety pins. This makes it so you can turn
it right side out and try it on to make sure it will fit right. Remember if you
did not pre-wash the shirt it will probably shrink a bit. Once you know where
you want the seam pin with straight pins continued the flare of the fitted
shirt all the way to the bottom so the skirt would be a short A line. Trim off the excess
material from the sides. Seams lined up with
the shoulder seams on the large shirt so if I cut it off right on the seam it
would have been a cap sleeve. You want the sleeves a tad longer; so, just left
about an inch outside the seam. Sew
along the pins and stop when you get to the sleeve seams to finish the sides
for a plain t-shirt dress. Use strips of the
excess material to form your ruffle. Use 4 strips about 3 1/2-4 inches wide and
13 inches long. You can sew all four strips together for one long strip or do
two at a time to make it easier. Sew a loose stitch
all along one edge of the strip about 1/2 inch from the edge leaving strings on
each end. Pull one of the strings, holding the other in place to gather the
fabric. Pin the gathered
strips on to the skirt. You will end up with seams on the right and left sides
and in the middle of the front and the back; but, they are not visible because
of the gathering. Sew a straight stitch
right down the line where you gathered to attach the ruffle.
Round Placemat Beach Bag
Use two round placements to make this cute beachy bag. I love recycling material, so these
placemats bought on clearance last fall are finding themselves representing a
new season.
Materials: Two round placemats, sewing machine/kit, Felt
in various colors, Small cup (for making felt circles), Scissors, Chalk or
fabric marker and (Optional) Long ribbon, belt or necktie for strap.
Directions:
First off, decide
what kind of design you would like on your beach bag. I went with some mod
circles, so all I needed for my stencil was a drinking glass. You can use
store-bought stencils, but keep in mind that more complicated designs will take
longer to stitch to the place mat. Use chalk or a fabric
marker to trace your designs. Chalk will brush off, and fabric marker won't
leak into the wash.Arrange your felt
pieces on what will be the front of your placemat. Of course, you can always
decorate both sides of the placemat if you wish.
Using a sewing
machine, or even hand stitching, carefully attach the felt pieces to your bag.
If you are not much of a seamstress, you can use iron-on paper (found at most
craft stores) and simply iron-on the felt.Once you have
attached the pieces in a cute design, we can sew the place mats together http://diyfashion.about.com/od/diybagsandpurses/ss/Round_Placemat_Beach_Bag_Tutorial_5.htm,
Decide where the top
opening of your bag will be. It can be as large or small as you like. I made
mine big enough to shove my hand, flip flops and maybe a good romance novel in
there. Mark each side of this opening on the place mat that will be the front of
your bag.
Lay the two place mats
on top of each other, right-side out. Stitch all around the place mats to the
other opening mark, staying about 1/4" from the edge.
Fold in the two flaps
of the opening. If there is a cool color on the inside of your place mats, you
can fold these out instead to add some contrast to the bag. Stitch the flaps in
place so that you have a flat top to your beach bag. At this point, you can stitch on a strap to
each side of the opening. Easy straps can be made out of braided shoestrings,
ribbon, even neck ties.
Share your ideas on this or anything here on the blog either
here or e-mail me at stipple@verizon.net. I look
forward to hearing from you!
Sandi
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