Plastic Bag Holders

Here is another great craft to make with a small piece of fabric. Everyone needs a pretty place to store their plastic bags. I made a bunch of these for my craft show next week to!

Supplies Needed:
1 fat quarter
thread
1/4 in elastic about 6 inches long

Press your fat quarter so there are no creases. Next fold in half long ways.

Sew down the side leaving about a 4 inch opening at each end.

Fold the end of the fabric over and pin down. Repeat on other end of fabric.

Sew down .

Where the 2 pieces of fabric meet is where you are going to put your elastic through. The best way to do this is to use safety pins. Put a safety pin at the edge of your elastic.

I also pin the the other end of the elastic to my fabric so I don't lose it.

Work the elastic all the way around using the safety pin to hold on to. Sew the ends of the elastic together..

Repeat at the other end but sew your ribbon on first so you can hang it on the wall.

After the elastic is sewn on both sides turn inside out and your finished! So simple but so useful!

Purse Tissue Holder

I have a craft show coming up on the 19th and I was trying to figure out what to make with all this scrap fabric I have. I finally decided to make some of the tissue holders. They are simple to make and don't take a lot of time. Best of all it will use up some of that fabric that you have kept because it was to big to throw away but yet still to small to make a lot of projects with!

First you need to cut 2 squares of fabric that measure 6 3/4 in by 7 1/2 in. Pin together with the right sides facing together ( which means the fabric that are you are looking at is the wrong side)

Sew around all 4 sides but leave a 2 inch opening on one side to turn inside out.

Turn inside out and press with iron if needed. Sew opening shut.

Bring the two ends of the fabric ( your short side) together, overlapping slightly. Pin and sew the edges of the fabric together.

Turn inside out and you have a tissue holder!

Make-It-Monday ( Burp Cloths)

I am still not very good at sewing so I decided to make some burp cloths up for our craft show this coming Saturday. They are very easy and great for those of us who who are still working on our sewing skills.

First you need to make your self a pattern, have 2 pieces of fabric and thread to match..

To make a pattern you can find one to print off online or trace one that you already have.

Trace your pattern on the fabric ( for the bottom of the burp cloth I used more of a fleece material for the top half I used cotton) If you only trace part of the cloth make sure you cut on the fold.

Turning your fabric inside out sew on sewing machine around outer edge. make sure you leave a small opening to turn your burp cloth right side out.

Sew the small opening shut and your done!

It is fun to make lots of different patterns. I was just using up scraps that I had.

Make It Monday ( Hand Sanitizer Holders)

I had gotten a bunch of small hand sanitizers when everyone was running back to school deals. This weekend I decided I needed to make covers for them so they could hang from a purse or bag. I decided to use up some of my jean scraps because they are a heavier material than just plain cotton. I had no idea idea what I was doing so I made it up as I went along. Luckily they turned out ( unlike most things I think I can do with out directions lol)

First I cut a piece of jean material using the hand sanitizer. I made sure it was tall enough and that there was enough room on each side to sew. Then I cut a small hole in the middle to make room for the top of the bottle to come out of.

Once you have it cut so that it fits , turn the material inside out and pin down the sides so that you have a seam.

Sew your seams down starting with the top of the holder. This is the perfect time to also add the loop to hook your keychain onto.

After you are done sewing turn right side out. Add any decorations that you would like.

It is simple to make and perfect for kids to even put on their backpacks!

Thrifty Thursday ( Fabric Rings)

I was bored today and was trying to think of a craft to do with all these small fabric scraps I have. I found an idea on Pintrest and changed it to fit me. This is what I came up.

First thing you need to do is cut a small piece of thin elastic. I didn't really measure it, I just wrapped it around my daughters finger.

Next cut a thin strip of fabric from your scraps.

Sew the ends of your elastic together and then sew one end of the fabric on.

Wrap the fabric around the elastic and then sew the other end of the fabric so that it is secure.

Use whatever kind of bead you have to decorate it.

Make sure you trim all the loose edges off (  I forgot to take pictures after I did that)

These take no time at all to make and are really cheap! My girls loved them !

Make It Monday ( Hair Scrunchies)

This is a great project for those of us learning to sew. It uses scrap fabric and a small amount of elastic.

First thing you do is cut a piece of fabric that 16 inches long and 4 inches wide.

Fold fabric in half, right sides facing.

Sew together  getting as close to the edges as you can. Leave a 2 inch opening at each end. Remember to back stitch.

Turn right side out and fold out the ends. Fold fabric in half.

Pin ends together and sew. remember to back stitch.

Cut a 7 inch piece of thin elastic

Using a safety pin pull elastic through the opening and go around loop so that it meets up on the other side.

Sew edges of elastic together

Hand stitch the openings and your done! ( Make sure you trim the thread edges off. I forgot to take a picture of this after I did it)