Storage Basket Tutorial

Oh my, these are the cutest!

I think I'll have to expand my obsession for making bags into all things storage related to include these. LOVE THEM!

Click here for the Storage Basket Tutorial

Reversible Drawstring Bag Tutorial

OK, so I think I'm going to nickname myself the bag lady.... I seem to be obsessed with making bags of all sorts! I had these adorable home sewn baby shoes to give as a gift and wanted to present them in lovely wrapping representative of the gift inside. No store bought packaging seemed to do the little homemade shoes justice so I thought I would sew a gift bag that could also be used afterward in the baby's room for storage. I used the following tutorial......

Click here for the Reversible Drawstring Bag Tutorial

The bag is a nice size to store toys, pacifiers, diapers, bibs, etc (I have a similar bag that hangs off our changing table where I keep diapers and ointment for easy access) and I like how the pretty coordinating fabric lining peeks out the top.

Next time I think I will add a little pocket to the front in the coordinating lining fabric to hold a gift card!

Shoe Bag Tutorial

There are endless goodies to sew for girls but I was trying to think of something to make for the men in my life and it came to me... Shoe Bags! We are frequent travelers in my family so I thought shoe bags for keeping the dirty soles of shoes away from clothes in a suitcase would be welcome gifts for guys AND girls.

I found an easy shoe bag tutorial and thought I would share....

http://blog.betzwhite.com/2009/02/shoe-bag-tutorial.html

Obviously I will need a bit more manly fabric than is pictured here for the guys and may need to expand the bag's measurements to accommodate big shoes that go along with 6 foot + statures but the basics should remain the same.

HAPPY SEWING

Felt Toy Patterns

One of our members suggested a fun summer project...Felt Toys for little ones! Soooo cute! You can purchase the patterns on Etsy at Gulf Coast Cottage. Thanks for the suggestion Lindsey.

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