crayon rolls

these were made for iza as party favors for her daughter's birthday bash! the theme: sesame street! how cool was that.

i also made some cute felt characters sewn on her birthday party dress. so what now, let's have fun this weekend :)

tutorial : pyramid pouch

here's the tutorial for pyramid pouch that i made recently. i've mentioned in my previous post that i'll post the tutorial so grab your pen/pencil and paper or just print this tutorial out :)

first gather all the stuff you need to make one :-

- cut 1 outer fabric 10 1/4" (26cm) x  6" (15cm) - interfacing is optional

- cut 1 fabric for lining 10 1/4" (26cm) x 6" (15cm) - interfacing is optional

- 1 zipper 6"

- 1 strip of ribbon 8"

the instructions are pretty simple. i guess the pictures tell a thousand words.

*just to notify that ive used the same fabric design for outer part and lining of the pouch. and i dont use interfacing. (interfacing will make it more stabilized and structured tough!).

first place the zipper facing up on one of the shorter ends of the right side of fabric (lining). next place another fabric (outer) right side facing the first fabric on top of it and sew it in place. (pictures above)

now basically you're done for one side of the zipper. as for the other side of the zipper again place the zipper on the right side of fabric and place the other fabric on top of the zipper (like in the pictures above). its kinda like 'sandwiched' the zipper in between.

sew it and now you're done with zippers! next open it up and adjust it so that the end of the zipper is place in the middle of the fabric pieces. i cut a slit on both fabric to mark its center. then sew it right through. (pictures below as references).

as for the other end of the fabric, line up the zippers so that they match and pin in place. next place your ribbon on the outer part of the fabric facing in and pin in place again. very important note : make sure your zippers are open at this point!

sew it all the way across the zipper and leave about 2" opening to turn it over (2" opening marked with a blue line). once you're done with it , turn it over through the opening you left and stitched it close.

well thats it! enjoy your new pouch and happy sewing :)

pyramid coin pouch

pyramid coin pouches, thats what it is! really cute and pretty. measures approximately 4"-5" height. i made them for Nykolett. well enjoy the pretty pictures. im sure gonna be making more of these. absolutely loving it! 

 

anybody wants a tutorial on these pyramid pouches? well i might post it up soon :)

tutorial : fabric bows

this is the tutorial for making fabric bows. first you will need to cut 6 fabrics of 3 different fabric design and the measurements are :

fabric 1 - 7.5" x  8.5" (cut 2 pieces)

fabric 2 - 8.5" x 9.5" (cut 2 pieces)

fabric 3 - 9.5" x 10.5" (cut 2 pieces)

(you can either use ribbon in the middle or cut 2 pieces of small pieces of fabric size 2" x 5")

sew the middle pieces together, right sides facing and turn it inside out. sew all around the first , second and third fabric right sides facing and leaving a few inches wide open at the end for turning.

snip the corners to make turning easier and nicer. turn it out and use a closed scissors or pen to push the remaining fabric out. do this on all 3 fabric pieces. then sew slip stitch to close the opening. press with an iron to smooth out creases.

now place fabric 1 on top of fabric 2 and fabric 3 being at the bottom. fold all 3 fabrics into half and start folding the fabric concertina fold and hold it with a pin.

once you've done that, fold the middle fabric piece into half and fold again the sides to the middle creases and place it in the middle of the bow. stitch it in place. you can attach pins if you like.

now its ready to be used as an embellishment for your handmade stuff. happy sewing :)

kawaii purses and bows

these lovely and sweet small purses and bows with pins were for Tender Blush as she will be joining the Chic Pop: Street Market 4 on 29th May at Sunway Giza.