Adding belt loops to pants

I really like these pants (thanks Aysha!). Having just recently bought the belt I need to keep them up, I noticed that these pants are sorely lacking in belt loops (aside from that one in the centre back, there are only two more in the front). So, I decided to do a little transplant...

Patchwork ball

I found this project in Rashida Coleman-Hale's book, I Love Patchwork.  It's an icosidodecahedron made using English paper piecing.  You can also call it a patchwork ball.

Half a patchwork ball

It's not done yet...but I couldn't wait to share! 

       

Sewing machine cover from recycled pillowcase

This is something I made a while back. I just needed something to put over my sewing machine so it wouldn't get so dusty while it was out of its case.

Table socks

Yes, table socks.

That's what I made this morning.

The sticky felt things under the kitchen table have been sliding around and coming off.  We were getting tired of replacing them every couple of days.

Laundry bag from recycled pillow case

Here's another simple project: a travel-sized laundry bag made from an old pillowcase and a long strip of fabric for the drawstring. 

Simple recycled pillowcase tote bag

Yesterday, I decided that I need some smaller bags bags to store my fabrics in.  I had made a giant bag a few months ago by stitching two pillowcases together but once that bag was filled with fabric, it became really awkward and heavy to carry.  So, I made a bag out of one pillowcase.  I just used the hem of the original pillowcase to make straps and then attached these straps to the remaining pillowcase.

Here's how to do it:

Duvet Cover

Today (and yesterday) I made this duvet cover.  It's not really a two day project, but I tend to sew in spurts with many long intervals of doing other things.

Drawstring bags from recycled handkerchiefs

Here's a super simple project.  Take one, two, or three handkerchiefs, some string (I used a lanyard from a plastic name tag holder) and make drawstring bags.  There are no seams to finish, no fabric to cut -- I didn't even do any pinning!  The whole thing just took a few minutes.
 

Sewing Kit from Business Cards

My job title at work recently changed so now I have a whole new stack of 500 business cards while I've hardly made a dent on my old stack. In trying to think of ways to make use of these cards, here are a few things that I came up with...

A little envelope for a threader




A matchbook for keeping pins

A larger sewing kit that holds more pins

To make the slit, punch two holes with a hole puncher and use scissors to cut out a long strip from one hole to the other. When it's all assembled, the card that holds the pins can also taped down to make a pocket to store other essentials.