Fabric buckets

From vintagericrac.blogspot.com

For each bucket you will need:
· 5 ½ x 18 ½ inch strips of outer fabric, light wadding and iron–on interfacing.
· 6 x 18 ½ inch strip of lining fabric (note it is a bit bigger so you get the nice trim at the top.
· Circles measuring 6 inches across in outer, wadding, interfacing and lining for the base.

Step 1.

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  You may do this differently but I prefer to iron my interfacing to my wadding rather than my fabric – I hate those little wrinkles I always get if I iron onto the fabric.
  Do the same for the bucket bottoms as well.

Step 2.

With outer fabric and lining right sides together (and the wadding interfaced piece under the outer fabric) sew along the long (18 1/2 inch) edge that will be the top of the bucket.

You can see the layers here. The black is the lining (face down) linen is the outer (face up) and then the wadding/interfacing on the back of the linen.

Open up and press the seam.

Step 3.

Take the short (5 1/2 inch) sides together and sew along creating a tube. Almost done now –

Step 4.

Sew the bottom into the outer fabric end right sides together. I do this by dividing the circle and the outer into fourths and than matching up the pins. You can clip this seam after you have sewn it if you like. Do the same at the other end with the lining base BUT leave a turning space (I leave about 1/4 of the circle).

(the brown is the lining in this photo)

Step 5.

Turn the whole bucket back through the space you left in the bottom. Then you simply tuck your lining into your bucket and slip stitch the opening closed. I like to top stitch around the top.

You can stitch-in-the-ditch for a nice finish.

Money Cufff _ A Lemon Squeezy Home

You’ll Need:

-four 3” x 8.5” pieces fabric, mix and match how you please

-one 2.5” strip velcro

-one 4” strip velcro

-buttons or anything else you’d like to embellish with

The way I’m going to show you how to make this seems a little different. You are welcome to adjust theother tutorial for the money cuff to use velcro, but the velcro might just be a little difficult to sew in that way. That is why I chose the way I did for this version—to accommodate the velcro closure. **Just be sure to really cut and sew exactly, as it will definitely help with the final steps and outcome in this tutorial.**

Take two pieces fabric and place right sides together. Do the same with the other two pieces.

Sew around the edges with a 1/4” seam, leaving an opening at one end for turning. Clip corners and turn.

Iron, tucking the openings in, then sew the velcro to the top center of both pieces.

Flip over and sew the velcro onto the same end of each piece.

Place together, matching the velcro and sides, top and bottom, as evenly as possible (this is where the cutting and sewing as exact as possible really matters).

Topstitch closely around the edges, leaving the top portion with the velcro un-sewn. This is where the openings you left for turning get sewn shut.

Reinforce the sides of the velcro opening so it doesn’t rip when opened over and over.

Sew some buttons or other embellishments on, if desired.

Diaper Clutch _ A Lemon Squeezy Home

I know there are tutorials for diaper clutches that have been around everywhere for a few years. I’ve been making mine for three years now, and it’s always a great go-to baby shower gift. Out of everything my friends or family order for me to make, this would be the top one. So I just thought I’d share how I make mine, complete with a pattern download.

I used to make a wipes case to match, with coordinating fabric. Really cute, but I got tired of making them because I always burned my fingers with the glue gun!

First, print out the five pattern pieces. Here, here, here, here, and here. Tape together where indicated.

So cut out the paper patterns and then use each pattern to cut one lining and one outer fabric. See picture below. Also, you need a 3” strip of velcro or a button for the closure. I use velcro because if the clutch is stuffed fuller you don’t have to try and stretch the flap closed to button it and risking ripping something. Pictured above please note that the orange is my back flap outer fabric, the cars is my front of clutch outer fabric, and the brown with signs fabric is the lining. Also, you may use the button to just sew on the top and look like it’s a button closure or just to add interest onto the flap.

Take the flap lining fabric and the outer fabric of the clutch front and decide where you want to sew on the velcro (test it by closing the flap and seeing where you need it to be).

Then sew the velcro down as pictured below:

Place the lining and outer for the front of the clutch right sides together and sew 1/4” seam along the top only.

Flip over, iron, and topstitch just along the top.

Then layer your fabric. Place the flap outer fabric right side with the front of clutch outer fabric, then place the lining pieces right sides together behind that. Since you sewed the front clutch pieces together in the previous step, this should be easy to layer them all together. See picture—the orange is my back flap outer fabric, the cars is my front of clutch outer fabric, and the brown with signs fabric is the lining.

Pin and sew around the flap sides, sides, and bottom of clutch, leaving the top of flap open (where the yellow line is). Use a 1/4” seam, making sure to catch all the layers.

Turn right side out, making sure that the velcro ends up where it needs to be (sometimes you might accidentally pull it through wrong and think you messed it up when you actually just have to try again).

Tuck and iron in the raw edges of the top flap opening about 1/4”.

Topstitch.

You can also topstitch around the sides of the flap as well. Or even around the entire clutch but I don’t ever do that just because all the layers are already sewn together.

And now it’s ready to go to the cute little newborn and his momma! I can’t get over how small these shoes are! Little Miss B (two years old) kept wanting to wear these size 2 shoes today and of course there was no way that would happen. Babies grow too fast!