A QUILT OF MEMOIRES

By | Veljača 23rd, 2017|DIY, Home, Presents|

Over the years the pile of T-shirts with cool designs grows. Your kid is still fond of them, yet he has grown out of them. The same goes for T-shirts from places you visited together, that you rarely wear again. Give the T-shirts a new purpose and a new life: use them to create [...]

GRILL CHEF’S APRON

By | Veljača 20th, 2017|DIY, Home, Presents|

What you need: 70 x 140 cm teflon fabric 4 m bias cut strip of fabric 3 m cotton ribbon 50 cm cotton fabric (single-colour) embroidery needle and thread or textile markers – for imprints Fold the teflon fabric and cut according to the pattern measures. Sew the bias cut fabric on all sides. [...]

DINOSAUR’S TAIL BLANKET

By | Siječanj 28th, 2017|Children, DIY, Home, Presents|

What you need: 1x1 m green felt 10x100 cm gray felt 10x100 cm white felt some wadding fabric – optional NOTE: The measures indicated here are suited for a 7-year-old. I suggest you take your child’s measurements – the length from the waist to the feet and the hip width. Add 10 cm to each [...]

TOOTHBRUSH & TOOTHPASTE ETUI

By | Siječanj 25th, 2017|DIY, Home|

What you need: 1 50x12 cm piece of fabric with a pattern 1 20x3 cm piece of fabric with a pattern 1 50x12 cm piece of waterproof fabric 1 button 3 cm velcro strap Place the larger piece of fabric with a pattern on top of the waterproof fabric, face to face. Sew a [...]

KNITTING BASKET

By | Siječanj 24th, 2017|DIY, Home, Presents|

These baskets can be made out of fabric scraps and used for storing wool, handicraft equipment, toys… and you will always know exactly where to find what you need. What you need: For the basket: 85x50 cm piece of strong, unbleached linen 85x50 cm piece of A inside fabric round piece of strong, [...]

A MAKE-UP BAG FROM LEFTOVER FABRIC

By | Siječanj 16th, 2017|DIY, Home, Presents|

Whenever I sew something, there are always scraps of fabric that can hardly be used for anything substantial. I decided to combine them, creating something new in the form of a unique make-up bag. What you need: pieces of leftover fabric 45x45 cm piece of wadding fabric 45x45 cm piece of “inside” fabric [...]

MAKEUP BAG

By | Siječanj 10th, 2017|DIY, Home, Presents|

A makeup bag that will keep your brushes, liners, lipsticks and mascaras always on hand What you need: 1 50x48 cm piece of strong fabric 1 50x48 cm piece of fabric with a pattern 1 50x48 cm see-through plastic sheet (similar to a table cloth) 3 m bias cut strip of fabric 40 [...]

DOUBLE-SIDED HANDBAG

By | Siječanj 7th, 2017|DIY, DOM, Home, Pokloni, Presents, Uradi sam|

What you need: 2 43x35 cm pieces of strong cotton fabric with a pattern 2 43x35 cm pieces of cotton fabric (single-colour) 2 76x3 cm pieces of fabric with a pattern 2 73x3 cm pieces of fabric (single-colour) Place the rectangle pieces of fabric with the pattern on top of one another, face-side in [...]

COUNTING DOWN TILL CHRISTMAS

By | Studeni 28th, 2016|Children, Christmas, DIY, Home, Let's celebrate!|

What you need: 1 wooden cutting board with a handle acrylic paints (red and yellow) chalkboard paint a ribbon a piece of string glitter glue (a tube) a glue gun scissors chalk a small round bowl Method: Place the bowl upside-down on the board, in a place where you want to write the number [...]

OVEN-PROOF DISH HOLDER

By | Listopad 10th, 2016|DIY, Home, Presents|

The measurements fit a 33x20x14-cm dish. Before tailoring, measure your dish and adjust the measurements. a piece of cotton fabric a piece of wadding fabric 25 cm velcro 2 wooden spoons or sticks (each 35 cm in length) for the handles Cut the cotton and wadding fabric to get: 1 piece 92x35.5-cm [...]