Computer (or any other device ) Bag

Materials
Firm fabric such as upholstery fabric
1 cheap narrow belt I got mine from a highstreet store beginning with P
lining material( I used a soft fleece so as not to damage the device

Methid
Measure your device
Add one inch all the way round
you need two piece of material for the back and front

The pocket
You need another piece of material for the pocket
Cut a piece of the top of the pocket material
cut off the buckle and bottom of the belt
insert the buckle into the two piece of pocket material in the centre and stitch

Make a small tab and insert the other end of the belt into it.
Use the remaining belt to cut in half for the handles.

Assemble all together
the pocket, the two sdes and stitch leaving the top open

Stitch the lining

Assemble the outer bag and the lining inserting the tab to coincide with the buckle in the centre so that overlaps and can be fastened and the handles positioned in an appropriate place.

You can make a small er version for your E reader or i pad

Pot Pourri Sachets

Materials
Petals and herbs from your garden
mushroom tray available free from most greengrocer stores
organza

Recipe for pot pourri
rose petals
mint
rosemary
pinks
lavender

Method

Dry the petals spread out on a piece of kitchen towel in the airing cupboard this takes about two weeks.

Make a tube of the organza,
 I bought my organza from a Pound Shop.

Insert the dried petals

I then finished closing the organza tubes with a fancy stitch on my sewing machine

Felt Heart Brooches

Material
Natural fibers felt
needle felting tool
felt tops
organza
beads
buttons
thread
brooch bars
 
Method
Cut a heart shape from felt - use a paper pattern fold a piece of paper in half and draw half a heart.Cut round.
Using the needle felting too push small bits of the felting tops into the felt to make a pattern
Use small bits of thread to make accents such as a stem of a flower or leaf
decorate with beads  organza or a button
sew on a brooch bar at the back

All materials are available on line

Miss Flimp Doll

This is Miss Flimp.  She is a doll I designed and made for two little girls.
Instructions and pattern at How to make Miss Flimp on this blog.

tea cosy and matching tray cloth ( one for stitchers)

Materials
1 metre of material ( A remnant curtain fabric sample will do it)
wadding
material for lining

Method
measure your teapot and draw your pattern
using a ruler and a fadable fabric pen draw lines with which to quilt the fabric
Similarly an oblong for the tray cloth

When you have fisinished quilting place the lining on the tray cloth and edge with a samller piece of the lining fabric

An eay way to finish the tea cosy is to sew up the bottom of the lining and the tea cosy parts first
Then with right sides together sew all he way around leaving a gap in the lining seam
turn using this gap
stitch up the opening
Then top stitch he bottom of the teacosy

Scissor savers - quite easy (Children's)

Materials

Plastic mesh
button
small quantity of dk wool
length of cord
beads

Method

Cut a piece of mesh ten inches by 3 inches and from the middle of the one of the shortest side cut an indentation.

Use cross stitch to fill the mesh

The cord tie a knot in each end ( You may thread a bead onto the cord beforehand if likes)

Putting it together

Pin the cord in place at the top and fold the finished cross stitch in half.

Oversew the edges

finish with a button

bracelet easy peasy

Materials
Crystal Tek
beads

Method

You can get pretty beads from a variety of sources.  Old jewellery in charity shops or boot fairs or there are some very good deals on the internet.

Crystal Tek is stretch nylon cord for jewellery making.

Measure your wrist and make different sizes.

Thread pretty combinations of beads onto the Crystal Tek

When you have the required size double knot and the knot will disappear into the bracelet.

Notepads

Materials
Mount board
cheap notepad interioirs
material
elastic
ribbion
wadding
PVA glue

Method

1. cut the mountboard a little bigger than the notepad interior
2.  cut another piece slightly smaller
3.  cover each piece of mountboard, the outer in pretty fabric embellish if preferred.
4.  The smaller in plain contrasting fabric
5.  put a second piece of material a little down from the top of the back inside plain cover, this will form a sleeve for the placement of the notepad
6. The fabric should be cut to 1/2 inch larger than your mount board
7. make a tube of material about 1 inch wide and the width of you notebook
8. Before sandwiching everything together  place of elastic around the back cover of the book this will keep everything together.  A ribbon may be used instead