How-To: Easy Eyeglass Case

In less than a year, I’ve gone from horribly nearsighted, to both horribly nearsighted and needing reading glasses with my contact lenses.  As a result, I’ve got reading glasses all over the place — in my purse, on my computer table, on the coffee table, everywhere!  This is not only because I don’t want to [...]

How-To: Quilted Bookcover

Maybe one of these days I’ll show you what’s usually in my bag, but I’m afraid you’ll be so put off by the mess that you’ll never come back here.  I will tell you that it always contains a book.  Since most of my books come from the library, I realized that it might not [...]

How-To: PolkaDot Shoulder Bag

I really do enjoy making my own handbags, but I don’t tackle a handbag project nearly as often as I’d like.  That’s mainly because I tend to become paralyzed by indecision.  What fabric should I use? What style do I want this time?  Oh, I’ll make this one… but, no, I think I’d rather have [...]

How-To: Bleach Discharged Velvet Bag, Part 2

 

For a while now, I’ve wanted to make a little bag out of bleach discharged velvet.  I’ve had the handbag frame for over a year, and I’ve had the velvet from yesterday’s post even longer than that.  But I just never came across a pattern I wanted to use, and couldn’t motivate myself to draw [...]

How-To: Bleach Discharged Velvet Bag, Part 1

For an easy and effective do-it-yourself vintage technique, there’s nothing quite like bleach-discharged velvet. In addition to removing dye and giving your fabric a lovely, time-worn look, the bleach also changes the texture of the fabric, and it will feel soft and well-loved.  Although you can bleach-discharge any color of velvet, I find that I [...]

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