Shabby chic fabric pumpkins!!!

 

I wanted to share with you some pumpkins I've done with fabric. At first, I wanted to make pumpkins with shabby chic style, but then I ended up doing some more traditional fabric pumpkins. I add here some pictures of  my pumpkins and I invite you to visit my blog, there you will find the link to the tutorial that I used to create my pumpkins. I have also a tutorial showing how to make a fabric flower from an old t-shirt, a recycling project that takes less than an hour. Hopefully you will visit me.
Happy Halloween!!!!

 

 

 

 

This is the link to the fabric pumpkins

and my next project:

 

 

 

I made this fabric flowers recycling one t-shirt I had in my pile of clothes to recycle , and you can do it also. I did a tutorial on my blog showing you how to do it, here is the link  :)

 

I hope you will enjoy my posts!

Marisa:)



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 Tote Handles

Carol asked how I make my Easy Peasy tote handles....

It's hard to explain without a photo.... I hope my Photo example helps.

First I decide what color I want my Main fabric. I cut this strip to 2 1/2" wide and desired length. (I cut these strips from centerfold to selvage on the material. I use my ruler and rotary cutter). Fold this strip in half and press wrong sides together with edges even to one side, and the ironed crease on the other side. Open the Main strip and fold and press the raw edges to the center as indicated in the photo.

This is the same way you would make a bias strip.

Cut a piece of batting 1" in width and the desired length. This batting strip is placed inside and down the center of the main fabric fold. Press all of this flat. Cut a 1 1/2" wide accent strip with desired length.

This accent strip is also made like a bias strip.

To construct.. Place the main fabric and batting with raw edges up. Next Pin the raw edges of the small bias to the cover the raw edges of the main fabric opening. As shown in the photo. Stitch down either side of the small bias to secure it and cover any openings.

I have found I love adding the accent trim to the handle.. but you can make them the old fashion way.

4 inch strips.. fold in half then fold in half and stitch down either side of strip to secure. If I do a handle this way I also add a bit of iron on interfacing to make them a bit stronger and not so wimpy.

I hope your not to confused with my instructions. Once you make one.. you will understand my concept.

My Shopping Bags and a Triple Zip Pouch

I want to share with you my latest creations

 

 

 

I uploaded a tutorial on my blog where I show how to make this  shopping

bags and a mini tutorial showing how to make the  tag.

 

 

 

 

 If you are interested in seeing my tutorial, this is the link

 

 

 

I was also busy trying to finish this triple zip pouch

 

 

 

 

 

 

I decided to participate in a triple zip along and finished my triple 

pouch just in time. In my post you will find links to all the tutorials to

sew this pouch, and a link to the online course in craftsy, it  was a

course I took and that has inspired me to create the main fabric for this

pouch.

 

from this

 

to this

 

 

To view this post, here is the link

 

 

I am happy to share with you my creations, I hope you enjoy them as well as I enjoyed to complete them.

Have a nice day.

 

Marisa :)

 

 

Ribbon Gift Bags

Hello ladies... I came across a very nice tutorial from Nadine C on her blog and thought I would pass the link on to her fun and creative project...

Ribbon Bag and Gift Tags.

Check out her tutorial here at ApronValleyRoad.

I have to confess that for quite a certain time, I'm thinking of making covers for my pillowcase, I think it's a way to customize the decoration of a room.
The technique that I will use  to perform them, is called, the technique of the sausage pillowcase, and when you'll see the pictures then you will understand why it is called so.
These cases are sewn in a couple of hours, what actually took me longer was choosing the fabrics....

What is special about this type of case, is that when you finish it, we will not see any seams inside. To me this is magic, when I discovered this technique, I said to myself that I had to try to make a couple of them and see the result, I checked and I can confirm, when you finish the pillowcase, the seams are not seen and especially, these covers are beautiful!

I invite you to visit my blog to read the tutorial, I warn you that I have many pictures and I think it's pretty clear to understand. At least that's what I've tried.

 

I want to show some pictures

The link to my blog is here

 

 I hope you will enjoy this tutorial

Marisa

How to sew a crazy quilt clothespin bag.

Hello everyone, today I would like to share with you a new tutorial that I uploaded on my blog recently. My idea was to make a clothespin bag and I decided to make this project using the technique of crazy quilt.

This is a tutorial I made in two parts,in the first publication you will find all

the steps that I made before starting to sew. I show you how to dye  with tea,

how to draw the pattern

and also I added a link to a tutorial that shows how to crochet flowers.

Here you will find the tutorial for the first part,

Yesterday I uploaded the last part of the tutorial. I will share with you some

photos of my crazy quilt clothespin bag.

and here is the tutorial for  the second part.

I hope you enjoy this project, I had great pleasure in making it.

Have a happy sewing day!

Marisa.