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a little sewing room inspiration
I'm prepping this evening for my sewing class I'm teaching tomorrow. I typically try to bring a little something for my students. Candy and treats or a little sewing something or other.
And since I spent all day packaging sewing pattern orders during our snow day {oh yes, I think half the US had a snow day today, right? The two peas LOVE to bag patterns...I don't know why but I am thankful} I was feeling craft-deprived. Haven't had my hands in any glue lately or threads on my clothes in days!
So, I crafted up these little jars for my girls coming to my class tomorrow. You could fill them with buttons, hold your scissors, bobbins, tags...all kinds of things!
Wanna make one too for your sewing room? Super easy...here's the 411.
Materials:
- glass jar
- glue gun
- ribbon
- scrap fabric
- small piece of batting
- computer printer fabric (I'll explain more about this)
- your computer and printer
- cute tiny little clothes pins
- seed beads
I found the computer printer fabric at my local JoAnn's. Very simple to use. Just load it into your printer like regular paper. It has a paper back that you peel off after the ink dries.
I found the wreath design at The Graphics Fairy. If you have never been to her site before...oh, are you in for a treat. Fabulous graphics for you to use. She's a REAL fairy...I love her. I then typed the word sew and placed it in the center of the wreath design and then printed it on the fabric.
Once you have your image on the fabric, cut it out and set it aside. Next, cut some scrap fabric a little bit larger than your image fabric. Cut TWO (2) per jar - we are going to make these dimensional.
Use some stitch witchery or fusible something or other to fuse your image to one of the scrap fabric pieces.
Next, cut a disc of batting to fit in between the scrap fabric - one with the image on it and a piece for the back. Make a sandwich. Layer these up with the scrap fabric pieces wrong sides facing and the batting in the middle.
Now, stitch. I started from the outer edge and went all the around in a spiral until I reached the center.
Next, use your hot glue gun and adorn the printed fabric with beads. Hot glue the ribbon around the top of the jar. Use your teeny tiny little bitty itsy bitsy clothes pins to clip your fabric to the ribbon and add a bit of glue here and there to be sure it all stays together.
How cute is this? Wouldn't this be cute as a gift for a sewer and fill it up with fun bling bling buttons and and ribbons and other fun trims? I'd love it!
If you make one - we'd love to see it! Share it over on my Facebook page.
Don't forget!!! Get crafting this weekend - you have until January 24th to submit your entry for my Spring Challenge. Click on the icon to read more about - including the $50 shop credit you could win!! 
xoxo,
Trish