Recycle a Wire Hanger Into a Beautiful Fabric Wreath Using This Tutorial

If you are like me you have a ton of wire hangers. I often collect a large stack and have my husband return them to the dry cleaners.  (They are ever so greatful.) Today I found this tutorial from GardenMama. 

I never would have thought of using a pesky coat hanger to make this clever wreath.  This is sooo inexpensive you could make several to rotate on your front door welcoming your guests. Imagine this hanging on the wall of your baby's nursery. This would also make a great teacher's gift or shower gift. Image the possibilities.

This fabric wreath is so easy most anyone can do it.  It is a fun project for the kids.  All you need is a coat hanger and strips of fabric.  Click here for the link to the tutorial.

Enjoy!!!!

Wrist Pincushion Tutorial

Ellen from The Long Thread shows how to make this handy pincushion that straps around your wrist. This is such a simple sewing project, you can easily make one for yourself and for all of your sewing friends. Go to the tutorial.

(photo from The Long Thread)

I have been using wrist pinchusions for years. I couldn't locate my pinchusion if it was not attached to my wrist. Be careful, I forget when I don’t have it on and I try to stick a pin in my wrist. OUCH!

This is a great way to use all of those scraps we accumulate. These make great gifts for your sewing and non-sewing friends. If you are giving it to a non-sewing friend you may want to include a few pins and needles.

Creating an Apron

While I was in Macon last week, I had the chance to browse a bookstore. I found this wonderful book entitled Sew, So Cute! Mary Engelbreit is the designer. It is published by Leisure Arts. It has twenty-six sewing designs. There are baby items, things for the kitchen, and things for the home. The apron on the front cover is what really caugth my eye. I have lots of scraps and I thought this was a really cute way to use some of them. So, I swallowed hard and shelled out $23.00 for the book.

When I got home I began to rummage thru my pile of scraps and fat quarters. It always seems difficult to come up a combination of fabrics that blend together. Anyway, these aprons are what evolved.

These aprons were really easy. The trim at the bottom is placed on top of the fabric and then stitched in place. The book says to make the tie/waistband 106" long. I found this was way too long so I shortened it to 90" or double the wide of the fabric. I wasn't sure if I liked the second apron. It seemed a little plain; so, I added a small pocket in the center front. The yellow button on the pocket is a lady bug. I like it much better now.

I can't wait to make a few more. I already have the fabric combination layed out. You can find these aprons for sale on my Etsy.