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Mother’s Day Gifts: Zipper Pouch Set

May 6, 2014 by 2 Comments

These cute zipper pouches are a darling gift to give someone special this Mother’s Day. This tutorial is written by my good friend Jennifer. Jennifer is the one who takes me on crazy adventures to find fabric all over Southern California. She is an amazing sewist and writes a blog called Jennifer Sews Again.

Her tutorial for these zipper pouches is great – I followed each step and my pouches turned out perfect! These amazing fabrics are from Blend’s Modern Eclectic line. I love the prints!!!

I love the lining! What’s great about these zipper pouches is they unzip all the way so you can have full access to your items. I always take mine when I travel.

I love that they nest too!

And they make a nice set when paired with a fabric keychain!

Filed Under: Blend Fabrics, FEATURED, gift, mother's day, quilt, sewing, tutorial, zipper pouch

Bunny Love Pillow

April 3, 2014 by Amanda 6 Comments

I guess there is no stopping the bunny projects! Meet my newest bunny creation – Bunny Love pillow! This is a fast and easy project that will add a Folk Art Easter feel to your home.

Supplies:
Backing fabric, 3/4 yard
Scraps of fabric for appliqué – I used Anna Griffin’s Grace line
Pom Pom trim
22″ zipper
Pillow form or fiber fill
Heat n Bond lite

Begin by cutting the pillow front 20″ x 12″
Iron the Heat n Bond lite to the back of your appliqué fabric. I used the Sizzix bunny die for the bunnies. The folk art tulip pattern can be downloaded here.

Once you have cut out your appliqué pieces, center them on the pillow front. Iron to set in place and stitch around each piece twice with black thread.

Cut the pom poms the width of the pillow and baste them into place.

For the pillow back…..

There are a few options to finish the pillow:

1. You can cut the back piece the same size as the front, sew it, turn it, stuff with fiber fill and hand stitch the opening closed.

2. I used a pillow form and put an invisible zipper in the bottom portion of the back. I cut 2 pieces for the back: 20″ x 2″ and 20″ x 2. Set the invisible zipper joining the two pieces. For invisible zipper tutorial, click HERE.

Pin the back to the front with right sides together, making sure zipper is open. My back was a touch larger then the front, so I just trimmed off the excess. Make sure to tuck those pom pons in so they don’t get caught in the seam.

Sew all the way around the pillow using 1/2″ seam. Turn and insert pillow form.

OK, now this is my favorite thing in my house 🙂

Filed Under: easter, FEATURED, Heat n Bond, pillow, Therm O Web, tutorial

Vintage Bunny Skirt Tutorial

March 28, 2014 by Amanda Leave a Comment

The bunnies keep multiplying! I knew they would make a darling skirt (what’s next, throw pillows & tote bags??) This is a simple tutorial for a girls skirt size 6/7 that sews up in no time! The tutorial is being featured over at the Therm o Web blog. Click HERE to check it out!!