I'm having one of those months. One of those months in which I am literally chained to my sewing machine. I'm not sure I could possibly show you the shear amount of STUFF coming out of the Two Peas studio lately. It's a lot. Like a bazillion key fobs and wristlets and bags and t-shirts. Ohhh, t-shirts. Which is what I really need to be doing right now. I have 3 shows coming up AND we have some serious fun planned for this weekend. I have GOT to have everything done and out the door so I can relax a bit. I can not wait! Seriously. Can. Not. Wait. Somebody. Unplug. My. Iron. I'm just about done!
I said I shared with you some of the other little outfits I had made for my girls for school and here's a few.
The skirt and pants pattern is Simplicity 4206, Sewing Pattern for Dummies. And let me tell you, it is seriously extremely easy, very few instructions / steps and really quick. I think they turned out cute. I added the ruffle to the bottom of the pants and I added bias tape to the hem of the skirt. But if you want an easy quick pattern, this is it! Loved it.
Wish I had more time to share all of the other goodies going on here but I just don't!
I will leave you with a fun quick tutorial though! I started teaching my series of sewing classes, my very own Two Peas Sewing Bee...and one of the projects we made was a lanyard.
So easy...here's what you need: key ring and lobster claw clip to hold a key and your id badge. I found these in the jewelery supply section of JoAnn Fabrics.
Cut one strip of fabric 2" x 32". Now, if you want it longer - add a few inches to the length, maybe 34" or 36". Press wrong sides together in half. Then open it back up. Press wrong sides together each half to the center creating your own piece of bias tape. Again, press. Make sense?
Sew down each side of this strip. Then add your key ring to one end and your clip to the other end. You want to make sure your strap is straight and then fold your ends over your hardware towards the center about 1 inch. Bring your ends together, lining up your raw edges of each end so that they are even. Your raw edges are now folded to the inside. Sew, following your side seams, down each seam, across just above your raw edges so that you have sewn a square and completely encased your hardware and hidden your raw edges. That's it! That's all there is to making a cute little lanyard! So easy, start to finish, 15 minutes!
OK...I SO have to get back to my machine and work on shirts! Have fun making lanyards!
xoxo,
Trish