Snowman Dish Towel

Supplies:

• Dish Towel
• Thread
• 1/8 yd orange, black, and checkered fabric
• 1/8 yd heat and bond

Directions:


1. Apply heat and bond to fabric
2. Cut out the following size circles:
    Black Fabric: 1 inch, 1 ¼ inch, 1 ½ inch, 2 inch
    Checkered Fabric: Two 1 ½ inch
3. From the orange fabric, cut out the shape of a snowman nose
4. Iron on to the dishtowel
5. Stitch around each piece to hold in place.

Approx. Cost: $5

Ribbon Christmas Tree Dish Towel

Supplies:

•          Dish Towel
•          Thread
•          Star shaped button
•          Assorted Christmas ribbons in the following measurements

o   1 inch for the tree stump

o   7 inches

o   6 inch

o   5 inch

o   4 inch

o   3 inch

o   2 inch

Directions:
1. Cut ribbon to correct lengths
2. Place ribbons on dish towel with the longest ones on the bottom and the shortest ones to the top.
3. Pin in place.
4. Stitch around each ribbon to hold in place.

Approx Cost.: $5

Double Potholders

Today's project was to make double potholders!  These work really well to keep your wrists protected from burns as you take pans out of the oven.

Supplies:

• 3/4 yd fabric 
• 1 yd Insul~Bright
• 1 package of 3 yd. Extra Wide Double Fold Bias Tape
• Thread

*INSUL~BRIGHT NOTE: The shinier metal looking side of Insul~Bright should always face the hot or cold item allowing it to relfect the energy back to its source.

Directions:
1. Cut out pattern
     a. From Insul~Bright:
         i.  One 7" x 30" piece.  Round both ends using a plate as a guidline.

         ii. Two 7" x 7" pieces.  Round one end of each piece.
     b. From Fabric:
         i.  Two 7" x 30" pieces.  Round both end.
         ii. Four 7" x 7" pieces.  Round one end of each piece.
     c. From Bias Tape:
         i. Cut two 7.5" pieces.

2. Layer two of the 7x7 pieces by matching up the rounded edges and placing wrong sides together.
   Place a piece of Insul~Bright in between the two fabric pieces. 
   Place the bias tape along the straight edge of the fabric so that there is bias tape on the outside of each side. 
   Pin in place. 
   Sew on the 7.5" piece of bias tape you cut earlier.
   Trim the extra bias tape off each end.
   Repeat this process with the other 7x7 pieces.

3. Layer your 7 x 30 pieces the same way you did with the 7 x 7.

    Do not add the bias tape yet.

4. Place a 7x7 piece at each end of the 7x30 piece, matching the rounded edges.

5. Pin bias tape around the outside of the entire potholder.  Sew on.

6. Flip your project over and make sure that your stitches caught the bias tape on the back side.  If not, restitch those areas.

Approx Cost: $15

Cricut Dust Cover

One of my latest projects has been a dust cover for the Cricut Expressions.  I followed the tutorial from Custom Crops to make this project.

Supplies:

• 3/4 yd fabric
• Extra supplies for embellishments

The only adjustments I made were to cut the fabric out to be 21.5" x 9"(on the fold) instead of printing out the large pattern.

I embellished mine by adding a few strips of color across the center. I added these before I sewed it all together.  I also added a few flower pins to add extra cuteness!

Approx. Cost: $10

Camera Strap

My project for the night was to complete a camera strap using the tutorial from Ikat Bag.

Supplies Needed:

• 1/8 yd Fabric
• 1/8 yd Coordinating Fabric
• 1/8 yd Heavy Interfacing
• 2 3/8" Dog Collars

Directions can be found by clicking on the link found above.  I did modify the pattern a bit, which you can read about below.

I chose not to use vinyl due to its expensiveness.  Instead, I just layered my coordinating fabric around the heavy interfacing.

I also doubled my heavy interfacing on the inside of the strap.  So I ended up layering two pieces on top of each other.  I did baste them together so they won't move around inside.

Another modification I made was to just create a pouch by sewing the right sides of the fabric for the strap together.  I then turned the fabric right side out and slid my interfacing inside. It was helpful to put a safety pin on the interfacing first, and then use that to guide it through the pouch.


Approx. Cost: $10