Set those sewing skills to work with some simple how-tos
Hope is at hand! It’s the time of year we love at GUR – the worst of the winter weather is behind us (we hope), the days are getting longer and brighter. It’s time for a little more colour in our lives!
With Easter rapidly approaching, it’s the perfect time to have a go at a few projects to sharpen up those sewing skills. There are lots of wonderful suggestions out there in internet land: here are a few that we’ve picked out for you to get you going.
Drawstring bunny bag
These examples are so bright, you’ll need sunglasses! Courtesy of Free-Tutorial.net – where you’ll find lots of other wonderful projects – this simple, well explained how-to will help you produce engaging fun drawstring bags in no time.
We like: getting the right shape for those ears is vital – so they provide a free bunny ear PDF template.
DIY Easter Bunny
This rather cute project is a brilliant way to turn your sewing scraps into something fun! The Melly Sews website presents a well-ordered project. The tutorial video is particularly good.
Top tip: use black embroidery thread for the face, using a satin stitch. There’s even a separate link to tell you all you need to know about embroidery stitches!
Bunny face bag
We start to get withdrawal symptoms if we haven’t done a tote bag project for a while – they’re just so useful! So this one from the Sew Very blog is the perfect excuse to combine fun and usefulness.
“The Bunny Face Bag is the ideal size for children, measuring approximately 11″ x 11″, and is perfect for holding books, crayons, Easter eggs, or candy!”
Top tip: “Stitch along the edges of both the Inner and Outer Ears. I used a straight stitch along the Outer Ears and a zig zag stitch along the Inner Ears.”
Enjoy your Easter projects – and show us how well you’ve got on on our Facebook page.
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