Switching it up ;-) diy elastic!!

So I had the privilege of making up this little ditty in exchange for a food processor (gotta love the barter system 🙂

But I also promised the mama a how to with elastic! So here you go girl!!
Elastic Tutorial
Ingredient List
Garment
Sewing machine
Elastic
Safety pin
Iron

Step 1
Lay out your partially sewn garment like so

Step 2
Use something to measure the fold to make sure it’s even (I used a Fre because it’s easy to see)
Iron

Step 3
Fold over again and iron (make are your pin and elastic will fit through

Step 4
Sew along the bottom fold

Step 5
Thread your pin through your elastic and close (not to close to the end of the elastic)

Step 6
Thread the pin/elastic through the pocket you created in your garment

Continue

Step 7
Sew one end (the end with pin) in place

Step 8
Pull your elastic

Sew again once it’s the desired size!
Cut rest of the elastic and finish the garment!!

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Whew I made it! Repurpose Thursday- long sleeve shirt

In leu of the freezing nature of Colorado in February, I thought it would be fun to take an old long sleeve shirt that doesn’t fit or is too well loved to be seen with in public and make it into a fab bag!

So, my lil broham Rick left this shirt at my place like 3 years ago, it’s not becoming to my body type at all so it became my new bag! Thanks Rick!

The Shirt

First I folded it in half

Then I cut the arms off, and across the chest

Next I cut out the neck line area

I pinned the neckline to my ‘bag’ with the tag out, really only because GAP makes awesome tags

I then sewed the pocket to my bag leaving the top open-but I didn’t take a picture because well *duh*
I then put one sleeve inside the other

Wrong sides together
Sew together

Hehe I changed my mind and did opposites cus I think it’s much more punk rocker 😉

I went on and sewed my hand area to the side of my bag

I did end up X boxing these for extra protection to this sew a box and then an x from corner to corner

Now I have a new bag! Perfect for trips to the park where my coach bags aren’t appropriate!

Coreys attempt at picture taking!

Samantha