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How To Thread A Needle By Hand

August 10, 2023 Leave a Comment

Threading a needle sounds like such a simple thing to do but, for many, it is not. Needle threading requires a certain amount of dexterity with your hands. If you find yourself often saying that you are “all thumbs,” this may be a challenging task.  

It also requires excellent vision. With or without glasses, it is helpful to be able to SEE the hole in the needle and the end of your thread. When I was a little girl, my mom would call to me with “bring your eyes over here” when she was attempting to thread a needle. She had fuzzy vision and mine was 20-20! I’d get that needle threaded for her in moments.
Now, even with glasses on, it isn’t quite that simple for me to do but I have a trick that helps me so much that I wanted to share it with you.

The Key To Threading A Sewing Needle By Hand

When you are threading a needle, hold the eye of the needle over a light colored surface. If you hold it over a dark background, the hole will disappear. You may never find it. Holding it over something white or very light will make that hole so much easier to find.
So here are the simple steps for threading a needle by hand:

1.Get your eye glasses, if you wear them for reading, and put them on.

2.Cut the end of the thread with a clean cut, on a slight angle.

3.Lick your forefinger and thumb lightly to dampen them.

4.Run the last inch of that thread to the end, between that finger and thumb. That will bring your thread to a better point.

5.Hold the sewing needle in the middle with the eye of the needle (the hole) over a light colored background, in good light.
Tip: do not allow the end of the thread to be too long or it will be “floppy.” Only have a little bit showing so that you can control where it goes.

6.Aim the trimmed, dampened end of the thread at the eye and push it through.

7.Pull the thread through to the other side and pull both ends even.

8.You did it! Ready to sow. Well, almost…

Do you know how to tie a knot at the end? Not sure? Here is a very simple video to help you:  

Got any sewing tips to help beginners? Share them with us in the comments!

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Enjoy!

12 Amazing DIY Tote Bags You Will Love

June 10, 2019 2 Comments

Do you have favorite DIY projects? Well, I am crazy about homemade tote bags so I look for them when I am browsing online. I love to see all of the creative ideas and, great thing, they are often economical to make. So you can make some for yourself and they make great gifts, too.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: directions for the cute pink and white “tiny totes” are now available on this post [below.] I apologize that I did not recognize much earlier that they were not easily accessible but, thanks to a Pinterest friend, I found out, reached out to the original creator and have now added a link.

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Which one of these homemade tote bags do YOU like best?

Enjoy!

How To Thread A Needle By Hand The Easy Way

February 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

Threading a needle sounds like such a simple thing to do but, for many, it is not. Needle threading requires a certain amount of dexterity with your hands. If you find yourself often saying that you are “all thumbs,” this may be a challenging task.  

It also requires excellent vision. With or without glasses, it is helpful to be able to SEE the hole in the needle and the end of your thread. When I was a little girl, my mom would call to me with “bring your eyes over here” when she was attempting to thread a needle. She had fuzzy vision and mine was 20-20! I’d get that needle threaded for her in moments.
Now, even with glasses on, it isn’t quite that simple for me to do but I have a trick that helps me so much that I wanted to share it with you.
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When you are threading a needle, hold the eye of the needle over a light colored surface. If you hold it over a dark background, the hole will disappear. You may never find it. Holding it over something white or very light will make that hole so much easier to find.
So here are the simple steps for threading a needle by hand:

1.Do you wear eye glasses for reading? Get them and put them on!

2.Cut the end of the thread with a clean cut, on a slight angle.

3.Lick your forefinger and thumb lightly to dampen them.

4.Run your fingers along the thread to bring the end to a better point.

5.Hold the needle in the middle with the eye of the needle (the hole) over a light colored background, in good light.
Tip: do not allow the end of the thread that you are guiding through the eye of the needle to be too long. If it is shorter it will go through easily. Only have a little bit showing at the end of your fingers so that you can control where it goes. 

6.Aim the trimmed, dampened end of the thread at the eye and push it through.

7.Pull the thread through to the other side and pull both ends even.

8.You did it! Ready to sow.

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Do you know how to tie a knot at the end? Not sure? Here is a very simple video to help you. [If you are reading this by email, click the title of the post to come to the blog. You will be able to view the video there!]

Got any sewing tips to help beginners? Share them with us in the comments!

Enjoy!

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How To Make Colorful Chair Covers for Your Preschool Classroom

September 21, 2018 Leave a Comment

So, why ever would I make chair covers for my preschool class? It is a lot of work. One good reason is that preschoolers [and kindergartners, too] love having name tags on their seats. That, in itself, is motivation.

In previous times, there were easier ways to mark my students’ chairs. For years I had taped laminated tags with their names onto the backs of their chairs. You would have thought that taping the tags to the table in front of their chairs was the best but the tags get destroyed so much more quickly. One good spill from the juice box will ruin a tag, even a laminated one.

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This year, our school moved into a new building. We are renting space and the chairs belong to the landlord. They are painted and taping tags to painted chairs pulls the paint right off them when they are removed.

That is when I got a brilliant idea. I would make slipcovers to go over the backs of the chairs. Velcro has a new product that adheres to fabric. How perfect is that! Now, I can move the labels from chair to chair in seconds, a valuable feature if we have a “chair-identity-crisis.” [This is preschool. That kind of crisis happens – trust me.]

I wanted the slipcovers to be identical and bright. I was so excited to find bright red canvas upholstery fabric to use. Canvas-like upholstery fabric is very durable and holds its shape well. The fabric I purchased is also washable in cold water. I plan to use them year after year so that is important.

☑️Tip: if I had been unable to find the canvas fabric, my next choice would have been wide wale corduroy. It also has some firmness to the fabric and would be very durable!

How To Make Covers For Chairs In Preschool With Removable Name Tags

These slipcovers for chairs are as simple as putting a pillowcase over the chair, only much better.

Supplies

Canvas upholstery fabric cut in a long rectangle.

Sewing machine

Thread

Fabric pins

Measuring tape

Sewing scissors

Velcro for FABRIC

Directions

Measure the back of the chair for the widest part and the length you want for your chair cover.
Cut the fabric so that the width is 2 – 3 inches wider than the widest part of the back of the chair.
Cut the length of the rectangle of fabric so that it is 2 times the length that you want the slip cover to be as the finished product PLUS 2 inches-to account for the hem you will sew at the bottom.
Fold one end of the rectangle over about 1/2 inch and double it over again another 1/2 inch. Pin it and sew straight across it creating your first hem.
Do the same for the opposite end. Be sure that you fold it in the proper direction so that when you sew your slip cover (Reminder – think “PILLOWCASE”) both hems wind up on the inside of the chair cover.

Note: the TOP of the chair cover will be seamless since your piece of fabric is so long. Just fold it over so that the hemmed ends meet. It is neater and less work, too.

Fold the fabric in half, raw edges of the hems will be on top.
Pin each side and sew a simple seam down each side.
Turn it right side out and there you go! You have a chair cover.
Now, cut a piece of the SCRATCHY side of the Velcro, 2 inches long.
Peel off the paper and press the Velcro onto one side of the chair cover so that it is centered and just a couple of inches from the top.
Let it dry for 24 hours before attaching a label.

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How To Make Name Tags For Preschool Chairs

Supplies

White card stock paper

Laminator sheets

Laminator

Directions

You can make your own template or use mine. I have saved it as a Word document so that you can add the names yourself.

Get free printable name tag template here.

Insert a transparent text box on the center of each tag on the page.

Type in a child’s name on each tag.

Set your printer’s settings to “color” and print the page onto white card stock paper.

Preheat your laminator.

Insert the sheet of tags into a laminating sheet and run it through your laminator.

Now, cut out the tags.*

Tip: I suggest that you NOT use your sewing scissors to cut out the tags. Using sewing scissors on laminated paper will dull them. Use another pair of scissors to do this task and save the sewing scissors for sewing!

Finally, cut a 2″ piece of the FUZZY side of Velcro.

Peel the paper backing off the Velcro and apply it to one of the name tags.

Now, stick it onto the scratchy side that you put on a chair cover.

Isn’t it the best? Yes!

Get your FREE NAME TAG template here!*

*When you first click on this, the images do not appear. I have NO idea why. If you select the option to open it in Google docs, they finally do pop up for you. Save it to your computer and add names using text boxes.

Enjoy!

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How To Make A Cute Drawstring Bag for a Baby Gift Basket

June 8, 2018 Leave a Comment

Drawstring bags are a simple means of transporting and/or storing things.

Whether they are nesting places for children’s toys or a quick way to get assorted items from “here” to “there,” drawstring bags are easy to make and do come in handy. This particular version is ultra-simple to create as it is sown from a pillowcase. Some of the sewing has already been done for you, as a result. I made these bags to put in a baby gift basket as “mommy on the go” bags.

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Babies, babies, BABIES! Of all celebrations, I love baby showers the most. Our family has five babies right now from newborn to just under the age of 2… and there is a sixth little love on the way… so we have many!

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For one of our recent baby showers, I decided to make a baby gift basket with “mommy grab ‘n go” bags inside. They were filled with essentials that mom might need when she is out and about with her little ones: diapers, baby wipes, bib, receiving blanket, pacifier and a trash bag to wrap up soiled diapers and wipes while on the road.

The mommy grab ‘n go bags are easy to make, even for novices. I decided to buy some vivid blue and white pillow cases to make mine – since the baby was a boy. The wide border at the top of the cases is already a channel for the ribbon or drawstring to run through. Much less work!

How To Make a Drawstring Bag

Tools you will need: scissors, pins, sewing machine, thread, needle (for hand sewing,) iron (optional), 2 pillow cases, ribbon.

I will walk you through it detail but, in short, here are the steps:

measure the pillowcase for size
cut the pillowcase in half (for two bags, you will have leftover fabric*)
pin each pillowcase in half, lengthwise, inside out.
pin along the bottom
using a sewing machine, sew across the bottom and up one side.
STOP sewing as you get to the channel. DO NOT sew it closed.
finish the edges of the open channel, by hand.
turn the newly sewn bag rightside out.
iron it.
attach a safety pin to one end of the ribbon and feed it through the channel.
remove the safety pin.
fill it with “goodies”
done!

*Notice that I used some of the leftover fabric to make a matching bow for the outside of the gift basket.

You can get two bags out of one pillow case with ease. Since the receiving blanket and multiple diapers would take up the bulk of the room, I laid them on top of a pillowcase to get a feel for just how big they should be. You may want to do the same, assuming you know what will be stored in yours.

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Tip: Lay a straight piece of paper on the fabric to use as a guide to cut the bottom of the bag in a straight line.

Cut all the way across the bottom of the pillowcase for the bottom seams of the bags.

Now, cut each side seam all the way down. You now have TWO separate pieces of fabric, each with a ready-made channel for the top where the ribbons will be run through.

Fold each bag in half, inside out, with the channels meeting each other. Remember NOT to sew that end shut. It has to be left open, edges finished off by hand, to run the drawstring ribbon through.

This is what the channel looks like.

Pin each bag and, using a sewing machine, sew across the bottom and up the side up to, but not including, the channel.

Turn the bag rightside out. Hand-sew the edges of the channel, folding the edges inside the channel, to make a nice neat piece.

Iron them.

The ribbon or cord that you will use for the drawstring should be several inches longer than the channel on each end when the bag is laying out flat. You need substantial ends to be able to pull and tie them. I decided to use a pretty blue ribbon that would be tied in a bow.

Take a safety pin and attach it to the end of your ribbon. Now, thread it through the channel, leaving some of the ribbon hanging on one side and more on the other.

Fill the bags with all the goodies!

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What other uses come to mind for drawstring bags?

Any thoughts on what else we can put in a mommy grab ‘n go bag?

Enjoy!

Make An Adorable “Welcome Doggie” Busy Bag For A New Puppy

February 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

Love puppies? Think about when you first brought your little fur baby home. She was cuddly, licky, snuggly, squirmy and truly a baby.

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If you haven’t had a young pup in a while, memories may have faded into everything fun. We all loved it, didn’t we? But with her youth comes messes. She poops – she pees – she may even have an upset tummy once in a while and your new little love, who doesn’t know anything, lets it all happen on your beautiful clean rug.

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My little gal, Sadie [100lbs of yellow lab loveliness] was just the size of a big tea cup when we met her 4 years ago. Of all the silly things, this picture of her doing her business is the first one I took! Believe me, the lawn is not the only place where that happened – not by a longshot.

She is what inspired me to make this new-dog busy bag for my brother’s family. They are getting a new puppy and plan on naming him “Boomer” Cute! As we all know, when puppies don’t have enough to do, they find things to do. Sadie did! I remember the day she first discovered mud. She enjoyed every gooshy minute of it. As you can see by the picture below, she got on the carpet before I could catch her. Aren’t those muddy paws adorable? Of course, the carpet needed some TLC after I captured it on film.

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Then there was the day she brought a TREE into the house (OK… part of a tree.) She needed to chew and took it upon herself to solve the problem – thankfully it was a tree and NOT the furniture! With that experience in mind, I decided to make a busy bag for the new arrival including the most important part: STAINMASTER® Carpet Pet Stain Remover.

STAINMASTER® Carpet Pet Stain Remover is the best way to be prepared for the inevitable messes pets will make. Whether it is the occasional piddle or poop on the rug or muddy paws, Stainmaster cleans it up great. Not only does it do an excellent cleaning job, leaving an invisible protective shield protecting your carpet from resoiling, but it deodorizes beautifully, too.

Check it out after you use it. There will not be a trace of sticky residue where you applied it. None! I only wish I had had it when Sadie was little. I use it all the time now and, guess what? It also works great on other everyday kinds of stains like coffee, grape juice, jelly, ketchup, chocolate syrup, motor oil (YES!) and soil.

You can find Stainmaster products at your local Target. That is where I bought my first bottle!

So, while I was there, I got the brilliant idea to buy one of the red Target recyclable bags to use for my new pet busy bag! Made it so easy:) Next, I went to the pet supplies section of Target and bought some dog toys including teethers and chew toys plus a few plush toys, as well. Along with the stain remover, this will make a great starter gift for their new arrival.

How ever did Sadie figure out those were DOG toys, anyway? I thought had been discreet. Oh well, I may have to give them to her and go buy some more for Boomer. LOL.

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How To Make A New Doggie Busy Bag

Contents of a New Dog Busy Bag

Plush dog toys

Tough rubber ball or bones

Doggie chew teethers

Rope toy

Stainmaster Carpet Pet Stain Remover

Supplies

Red Target Store Reusable Bag

Tacky glue

Variety of colors of felt squares

Template (2 copies)

Self adhesive felt alphabet letters

Large googly eyes (2)

Directions

Lay the felt letters on the bag for placement.
One by one, remove the backing and adhere the letters to the bag.
My letters were big so I only had room for “DOG.”

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Print out a clipart picture of a dog*
*Do an internet search to find the dog you want to use!
Make 2 copies so that you can keep one as a reference.
Cut apart the other copy for your pattern and lay the pieces out.

One at a time, hold them on a piece felt with one hand and cut around the shape.
Lay each piece down flat somewhere, after it is cut, to keep track of where every piece goes.

Starting at the bottom of the dog – in this instance, the neck and collar – dab glue onto each part and place it on the bag.
Press gently.
Complete the process of creating the dog’s face.
Glue two big googly eyes on.

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Let it sit for a few hours to be sure that the glue holds.
*You may want to check to be sure that the glue did not go through to the inside. I did not find that to be the case with mine but if it had happened, I would have put something inside to let the air flow while it dried.

Fill you bag with doggie goodies and a bottle of Stainmaster Carpet Pet Stain Remover.
Now you are ready to go!

Do you know someone who has a new puppy? It’s the perfect time to introduce them to Stainmaster Carpet Pet Stain Cleaner – they will be so grateful!

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Enjoy!

16 Fabulous Fun DIY Fabric Baskets For You To Make

July 8, 2016 2 Comments

You know what it is like to see a picture online that just catches your eye. It is “love at first sight.” You can’t stop looking at it. Well, that is what happened to me when I first saw these gorgeous DIY fabric baskets. I was finding so many of them that I wanted to gather them together to share with you on my blog.

OK folks, this post is growing! Today I have just added basket number 18!!! I know you’ll love it♥

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I just love baskets for all kinds of uses, like the wicker basket planter that I refurbished last week. So, when I first saw a fabric basket, I went “gaga” over them!

Whether you call them baskets, bins, pods, cubes or containers, fabric storage baskets are so special that I just had to share the best I have found with you. Each one of these projects comes with some kind of instruction on how to they are made. A few even include free patterns that you can use.

So, visit each one, pin them for later and enjoy!

This is the one that I just added so, it is #17…

Fabric Basket Tutorial – Free Motion By The River [Connie Kresin Campbell]

And, yes, here is number 18 and it also is from Connie Kresin! !!!

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Fat Quarter Fabric Baskets – Connie Kreskin

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Quilt As You Go Thread Catcher by The Sewing Chick

Simple Sweet 30 Minute Fabric Basket by Flamingo Toes

Fabric Storage Cubes from The Sewing Directory

Collapsible Fabric Storage Baskets – pair of 2.

Sturdy Fabric Basket Tutorial from Lillyella

Lovely Woven Basket Pattern from Secret Garden Quilting

Storage Pods were originally found on a website called Secret Garden Quilting but I have not been able to locate a pattern for making this exact style. Below is a video tutorial from White Gecko Craft Lounge that is very similar. And, here is also a tutorial on a website called Instructables for a Reverse Hanging Storage Pod. Again, very similar but not exact. I will continue to keep my eye out for the actual pattern. …Sinea

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Reversible Fabric Basket with FREE Pattern by The Sewing Rabbit

DIY scrap bucket basket by the Sewing Loft

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Sew In Style Thread Catcher Pattern from T in the Burg

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The Ultimate Pincushion from Craftiness Is Not Optional

Fabric Basket With Ties from Sew Mama Sew

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One Hour Patchwork Basket from Modern Cozy

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Enjoy!

How To Make A Drawstring Bag From A Pillowcase

June 27, 2016 Leave a Comment

Drawstring bags are a simple means of transporting and/or storing things. Pirates used them to carry their gold doubloons and other treasures- or at least they do in the movies. Cowboys and gold miners did in the Wild West, too, didn’t they? Maybe their moms made them! LOL

Whether it is a nesting place for children’s toys or a quick way to get assorted items from “here” to “there,” drawstring bags are easy to make and do come in handy.

Baby gift basket with DIY drawstring mommy grab n go bags

Babies, babies, BABIES! Of all the celebrations, I love welcoming BABIES into the world. Our family has had three babies born in the past 6 months -all boys. They are still out numbered by our little girls 4-1, though.

We had a shower recently for one of the little lads and i decided to make a baby gift basket with “mommy grab ‘n go” bags inside. They were filled with essentials that mom might need when out and about with her little ones: diapers, baby wipes, bib, receiving blanket, pacifier and a trashbag to wrap up soiled diapers and wipes while on the road.

The mommy grab n go bags are quite easy to make, even for novices. I decided to buy some vivid blue and white pillow cases to make mine – since the baby was a boy. The wide border at the top of the cases is already a channel for the ribbon or drawstring to run through. Much less work!

How To Make a Drawstring Bag

measure the pillowcase for size
cut the pillowcase in half (for two bags, you will have leftover fabric*)
pin each pillowcase in half, lengthwise, inside out.
pin along the bottom
using a sewing machine, sew across the bottom and up one side.
STOP sewing as you get to the channel. DO NOT sew it closed.
finish the edges of the open channel, by hand.
turn the newly sewn bag rightside out.
iron it.
attach a safety pin to one end of the ribbon and feed it through the channel.
remove the safety pin.
fill it with “goodies”
done!

*Notice that I used some of the leftover fabric to make a matching bow for the outside of the gift basket.

Tip: Lay a straight piece of paper on the fabric to use as a guide to cut the bottom of the bag in a straight line.

Cut all the way across the bottom of the pillowcase for the bottom seams of the bags.

Now, cut each side seam all the way down. You now have TWO separate pieces of fabric, each with a ready-made channel for the top where the ribbons will be run through.

Fold each bag in half, inside out, with the channels meeting each other. Remember NOT to sew that end shut. It has to be left open, edges finished off by hand, to run the drawstring ribbon through.

This is what the channel looks like.

Pin each bag and, using a sewing machine, sew across the bottom and up the side up to, but not including, the channel.

Turn the bag rightside out. Hand-sew the edges of the channel, folding the edges inside the channel, to make a nice neat piece.

Iron them.

Take a safety pin and attach it to the end of your ribbon. Now, thread it through the channel, leaving some of the ribbon hanging on one side and more on the other.

Fill the bags with all the goodies!

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What other uses can you think of for drawstring bags?

Any thoughts on what else we can put in a mommy grab ‘n go bag?

Enjoy!

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Fun, Super Easy Sewing Tutorial That You Will LOVE!

October 31, 2014 Leave a Comment

This guest post by Katie was one of the most popular we’ve run so we decided it would be fun to do a “blast from the past” and re-run it for you today! Enjoy!

Hi! I am so excited to be here today! My name is Katie and I blog over at {Made to be a Momma} I’m a wife of one handsome man and momma to two little boys under 2 1/2.

Over at {Made to be a Momma} you will find sewing tutorials, crafts, kids projects, home decor, recipes and the ups and downs of being a Mom. I would LOVE to have you come on over! You can follow me on any one of these social medias! I also host the {Homemade By You} link party every Wednesday–live on Tuesdays night.!!

If you do like or follow me, let me know! I would love to come check out your space too!

Today, I wanted to share a fun super EASY sewing tutorial. If you have never sewn before this is definitely the project for you! Even if you are a more advance sewer this will still be a fun project!

How many of you women lose your chapstick? Maybe it’s me?–but i’m thinking its not. Sometimes I don’t lose my chapstick but it gets buried in the deep diaper bag or left in the “date” purse. Well today, I bring you the chapstick cozy! It’s complete with a simple d-ring to hook on to any key chain, purse, diaper bag, or even a kids school backpack!

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To make you own Chapstick Cozy you need to cut two 2in. x 9in. strips of fabric.

You will also need 2in. size D-rings.

Lay your two pieces right sides (pretty sides) together. Sew around 3 of the 4 sides with a 1/4 in seam. Clip corners and turn right side out. Press with hot iron. Fold up your closed end about 2 1/2 inches. Sew down both sides as close to the edge as you can.

Take your unfinished edge and fold under about 1/4 inch.

Loop the end around your D-ring and sew in place.

Enjoy!

Thanks so much, Katie!

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