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Make a reusable fabric gift bag to spruce up your Christmas present
● tape measure ● base fabric (patterned or plain) ● long ruler ● fabric pencil ● dressmaker’s scissors ● lining fabric ● pins ● thread ● needle ● sewing machine (optional) ● wooden dowel pieces ● iron
YOU WILL NEED ■ A few pairs of old jeans ■ Lining fabric: 20x40in ■ Webbing: 64in, 15/8in wide ■ Denim sewing machine needle ■ Ruler (or quilting square) ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit NOTES ■ S
Use up remnant fabrics to sew this unique quilted oven mitt
MATERIALS ■ Pair of loose-fitting trousers (to use as a template) ■ Lightweight fabric: 2.5mx140cm ■ Elastic for shorts, 3cm wide: your waist measurement + 5cm ■ Elastic for top, 3cm wide: your high b
MATERIALS ■ Lightweight woven fabric: 2m ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit Designed by Portia Lawrie@portialawrie What better way to showcase a favourite fabric prints than with an oversized floaty
Stitch your own fluffy friend