Showing posts with label leftover fabric. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leftover fabric. Show all posts

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Almost No-Sew Fabric Flowers Tutorials

Fabric flowers are fun craft projects to do. They are beautiful embellishments for wreaths, headbands, hair accessories, jewelry, corsages, and many more. Make the flowers bloom all year round by making these simple and easy fabric flowers featured below.

These rosettes from cherrystreetcottage.blogspot.com are just fabulous. A single piece may seem complicated to do but when you get to watch the Fabric Flower Tutorial from the website, you will get amazed at how easy it is to do. You only need a glue gun and strips of fabric.




These dainty chiffon flowers from gomakeme.com are great for making vintage headbands. A gray, black, and white version of this would look elegant. The photo shows an easy step-by-step guide but you can check out the full post on Bejewelled Flower Headband Tutorial.




Here's another no-sew fabric flower craft from littlemissmomma.com. The fabric flowers are made into a bib necklace and the project turned out lovely. Check out the Pom Pom Bib Necklace Tutorial and make one for yourself.




If you have an overflowing stash of leftover fabric, you can make this adorable fabric flower from scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com and use it as an embellishment to your other craft projects. Cut strips of fabric (length is equal to the diameter of the flower), create a crisscross pattern, secure the middle with a few stitches, then add a button. Here's the tutorial: Scrap-busting Fabric Flower.




We love this Pansy and Dahlia Fabric Flower Tutorial from flaxandtwine.com. It needs a bit of stitching and cutting. This frilly flower would make a great accent to a headband or a ponytail.




If you need assorted fabrics for your fabric flowers, you can check out the Weekly Fabric Deals by FabricLovers.com to get discounts.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Different Ways to Store and Organize Fabrics

Do you have loads of extra fabric lying around, leftover fabric scraps and swatches from your previous sewing projects? You might want to start an organization system that will work with your space. If you still have no idea how to come up with your own fabric storage, here are some smart ways to keep those fabric scraps safe and ready for future use.

Why organize at all? Well, organizing your fabric stash will give you a sense of control, make you more productive (yes to more craft projects!), help you save time and money, and more importantly, clear your cluttered mind. Store all your leftover fabric from FabricLovers.com and wait for the opportune time to use them.

DesignMom.com shows us how to organize extra fabric scraps using letter holders. These letter holders not only serve as storage but a wall decor as well. Fold fabric in same sizes to display them uniformly.




We seldom use compact discs or CDs nowadays so put your CD shelf or CD cabinet to good use. You need to cut or fold fabric pieces into same sizes to fit into the shelf. This photo from TwoMoreSeconds.com features a versatile space-saving furniture.




Have you checked out the ClipItUp.com store? They offer quality storage solutions using Clip It Up mounts, bases, and extensions. This setup from KatiesQuiltingCorner.com is great for small cuts of fabric. You can purchase more clips from the online store to fill up the spaces.




Wire bins also make interesting storage for your fabric. ShannonDarrough.com shows how to organize your stash by color. Color coding and labeling are both fun ways to organize. It would be easier for you to search through layers and layers of cloth.




ThinkingCloset.com has this DIY fabric filing that uses Pendaflex hanging folders. Cut the folders in half and hang the folder together with the fabric inside a filing cabinet. This is a great way to keep textiles neat and dust-free.



By getting your fabric stash, craft room, and the rest of your home organized, you'll be surprised to have more usable space (for more fabric). If you haven't stocked up in a long time and you're running out of fabric to use, visit FabricLovers.com for new arrivals.