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Belt Up Do {Tutorial}

I have so much fun giving life to items in my closet. It makes me feel like I've been shopping, without the cost hitting my wallet. Below is a picture I posted to Facebook, asking my fans for help. I needed help deciding on a complimenting fabric for this boring belt, I found in my closet. You know, I almost threw it away but right before the toss, I realized, I could give it some life.

Below is the image I posted to Facebook, asking for their help, and then the tutorial on how I made the finished product.

After seeing everyone's votes, I recruited my 7 year old to practice his Tally Mark math technique. :) We wrote out the 4 numbers and then I went down the voting list on Facebook, while he tallied for me.

So...here's the final product; ain't she Purdy hun! ;)

I gathered some scrap, which was only 14 inches in length so cutting strips was necessary to get the width.

The belt measured in at 1.5 inches tall so a 1 inch strip was the magic number for my accent. This style of strip is to leave raw edges, which will fray over time. It's kind of my style, a vintage look. If you wish to have clean edges, just cut two inches and fold the sides in giving you a 1 inch final strip.

Because of the length, of my scrap fabric, I had to attach my three strips, by putting the right sides together and giving a 1 length stitch on it, then I pressed with the iron.

Because the belt is thick to begin with, I used clothes pins to hold my now one continuous strip of fabric in place. I removed the pins as I sewed along. I used a #14 sewing needle and a 5.5 tension with a 3 length.

Here's a close up of the finished product.

Thank you so much for those that follow me, and gave me feedback. I love my new belt!

I hope this has inspired you to re purpose something in your closet or head out and purchase a cheap, boring belt to give new life too.

If you liked this tutorial, you can visit my { Tutorial } page for more projects I've shared.

Coming Soon:

If you are interested in tutorials, and want to know sewing tips and tricks, follow my blog. I'm in the process of writing up a Sewing Series with a fun Fabric Giveaway! Thanks for hanging out with me.

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Fabric Bracelet Tutorial (for beginners)

A fabric bracelet tutorial, for beginners and up

Below is a picture of my fabric bracelet I posted to Instagram a a while ago. I got such high reviews from friends that I decided to share with you how to create one for yourself.

What you'll need:

1 Hand sewing needle

1 Toggle Clasp

1 16 1/2" x 2" scrap fabric

Scissors

Clear Ruler

Pencil

Iron

Fray Check (optional)

Sewing Machine Needle 12 or 14

Thread

Project Specs:

Start to Finish Time 30 minutes

Level: Beginner

Step 1:

Cut your strip of Fabric and iron flat

Step 2:

Place your clear ruler an inch from bottom of your strip and draw a pencil mark, along the middle of the fabric

This is what you should have when done

Step 3:

Press with an Iron both sides inward towards your pencil mark, like so

Then fold over both outside edges

Step 4:

Begin to pin along your strip

Now it's time to sew....yippy!

Step 5:

Set your machine to

Zig Zag stitch, 5 Width, 3 Length, 5.5 tension

Step 6:

Sew forward and reverse a little bit at the beginning and then begin to sew down the middle of your strip repeating the reverse and forward at the end, like below

Step 7:

Cut your thread. Thread a hand needled with a long piece of thread and begin adding your toggle clasps

Bring your hand needle from the bottom side of the fabric, but not through the top layer.

This is how the bottom side should look when done.

This is how it looks when both have been added.

Step 8:

Now it's time to tie our decorative knot at the

center of the bracelet.

Lay it side by side to make sure your knot is in the middle of your bracelet, as best as possible.

Complete:

Enjoy, have fun, add extra bracelets with it, and be creative with colors!

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Fabric Bracelet Tutorial ... coming soon.

Here's a sneak peek.

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Metal Cap Fabric Cover Tutorial

I heart anything that starts one way and can end up another. Above is a picture of my glass jars that once held baby food and sweet, delicious peaches. The larger jars come in a pack of 4 with peaches at Costco and the smaller ones are your standard baby food jars.

What you'll need:

Sewing Machine

#11 needle

Scrap fabric

Jar Cap

Tacky Glue

Any color thread

Pencil for Tracing

Rubber Bands

I've recently finished the wall decor in my sewing studio and one big project was shorting out all my buttons color wise. Below is a tutorial for Fabric Covered Caps.

Step 1:

Trace bottle cap on wrong side of fabric.

Step 2:

Eye ball and cut 1 inch, or more, around your bottle

cap tracing.

Step 3:

At your sewing machine, choose a Zig Zag stitch with a 3 length and 4 width, tension @ 6 and needle 11. This is for a thin cotton fabric; change accordingly.