It’s not soo long until Easter anymore and one surely has to practise a little bit these eggs and nests ;-)
But they’re chic, aren’t they?
Links:
Painted Eggs in Nests (eggs and nest tutorial)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘Easter’
Tag: Fabric
Flowery Curtains
Still not springtime yet? Then simply make you some flowery curtains ;-)
And if it is, you can simply use real flowers ;-)
Links:
Flowery Curtains (Add Artificial Flowers To Sheer Curtains: Wow!)
Here at unikatissima: Stitched Flowers
Bleach Stencilled Placemats
Well, I find these placemats really beautiful :)
Addendum: Hrmpf, the link doesn’t work anymore (thanks, Kalinumba!) and I didn’t find it in webarchive either.
It works in principle like here, but the cutlery has simply been laid down and then the bleach has been sprayed over.
Links:
Project: Bleach Stencil Placemats
Works in principle like here:
Bleach Design Tees with Freezer Paper
Sweater Turban
Well, I find the turban a simple yet elegant solution about what to do with an old cozy sweater ;-)
Links:
Sweater Turban (Last Minute Handmade Gift Idea #2: Cashmere Turband)
via: Tutorial – How to Make a Turband from an Old Cashmere Sweater
via: fingerhuetchen
Doodle Bags
Doesn’t the bag look great?
There’s even a short instruction (actually it doesn’t have to be longer ;-)):
They are putting a cardboard into the bag so that the dye don’t bleed through to the back side, then they start to doodle the first item with a black fabric pen (washable!), after this the next item and the rest happens all by itself.
They say that the doodling is completely relaxing and that also children have much fun with it.
A Zentangles bag surely would look wonderful, too ;-)
Links:
Doodle Bags (Kritzeltaschen) (German):
Entry showing the picture
Short instruction
Here at unikatissima: Zentangles
Monika’s Dish-Cloth Apron
After having published the entry Slippers from Old Textiles, Monika sent me an email with the photo (click to enlarge) and the following text (translation – and translation errors! – by me ;-)):
“I’m making such aprons for years. The ‘edging’ or rather the slings are from ready bought bias tape (the package with 5m lasts conveniently for exactly one apron two aprons, so that also the costs remain reasonable).
The aprons are always a great success. If the pattern makes it possible (e.g. gingham patterns) I sew little pockets from the pieces that I cut away on top.”
Well, isn’t this a great idea?
Thank you, Monika!
And if you have the dish cloth 2x, sew some matching potholders ;-)
Links:
Here at unikatissima:
Slippers from Old Textiles
Sewn Potholders
Six Pincushions At Once
Do you need six pincushions at once for some reason (e.g. to sort your pins by colour)?
Then simply reconstruct an egg carton.
;-)
Links:
Sechs Six Pincushions At Once (Recycled Sewing Box Tutorial)
Slippers from Old Textiles
I think that I must fish out my sewing machine after all – and sew some slippers from old, kitschy dishcloths ;-)
Links:
Slippers from Old Textiles (From Old Linen to New Slippers)
via: slip’n away
Frufru
Well, doesn’t the ruffle pillow look merry?
I got a nice email (thanks, Barbara!) with a link to the article on the subject of ‘Frufru’ and she asked me whether I have heard about this.
Never!
My search for instructions actually provided only a video that seems to be an ad for the sewing machines where you can see how this is done.
But I don’t have the slightest idea whether this can be done with ‘normal’ sewing machines, too (mine at least can not ;-)).
Links:
Frufru (Frufru: Quietschbunte Knautschzone) (German)
(Ad)Video (maquinas fazer tapete) (Portuguese)
Fabric Bowl Cover
Well, if the time for picnics comes it’s good to have finished with the covers for the salad bowls, isn’t it?
And it doesn’t always have to be from plastic ;-)
You can even make yourself the oil cloth for the picnic, to make the salad bowl from fabric is perhaps a little bit on the extreme side ;-))
But when you’re at it you may want to make place mats matching the oil cloth and sew pot holders for the Barbecue.
You don’t have to sew a bag if you confine yourself to using a Furoshiki ;-)
Links:
Fabric Bowl Cover (Eco Travel Lid) – click on ‘Enter Gallery’
via: Feature Friday – Make a fabric travel cover for bowls
Here at unikatissima:
Self-made Oilcloths
Fabric Bowl
Fabric/Paper Place Mat
Sewn Potholders
Furoshiki