Cars Midi Skirt
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Simplicity S8961
- Cotton print, yardage per pattern envelope plus 1/3 yard for ruffle and hair accessory and/or belt
- Pellon SF101
- Shape Flex fusible interfacing for headband bow
- Elastic: 3/4 yard of 3/4" wide for skirt, 1/4 yard of 1/4" wide for each hair scrunchie
- Safety pins
DIRECTIONS:
Use View A for Midi Skirt.Skirt Ruffle Variation:
- Mark a line on piece 1 (Skirt Front and Back) 6 1/2" above cutting line for bottom edge. Fold up pattern tissue on marked line. Cut out the front and back. Follow steps 1-4 and 9-17 to assemble skirt. Serge or zigzag to finish seams.
- Cut two pieces of fabric 7" x the width of the fabric. Trim off selvedges and sew short ends together in a 5/8" seam. Finish seams. Hem bottom edge by pressing 1/2" to the wrong side, folding raw edge in to meet crease and edge stitching in place.
- To gather upper edge of ruffle, sew a long machine stitch 1/2" and 1/4" from raw edge, breaking stitching at side seams. Mark the center front and back of skirt and ruffle. Pin ruffle to bottom of skirt, right sides together, matching side seams and centers. Evenly adjust ruffles and sew in a 1/2" seam. Zigzag or serge to finish raw edges and press seam toward skirt.
Twin Mini Scrunchies With Bows
- Cut fabric: 2 scrunchie pieces 2"x 13" and 2 bow pieces 3"x 17". Elastic: Two 7" pieces.
- Create scrunchies as above. Fold bow right sides together and sew across short ends 1/4" from raw edge. Sew long edge in a 1/4" seam, leaving opening to turn. Turn, press and slipstitch opening closed. Fold 4 1/2" from each end. Holding folds, tie an overhand knot and pull tightly, forming a bow. Ends will be slightly shorter than loops. Hand sew a bow to each scrunchie over the seam line.
Craft Hack Tips and Tricks:
- Cotton fabric skirt seams will ravel. Finish seams with serger or zigzag stitch for best results.
Cricut T-shirt with bands of color on sleeves
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Yellow T-shirt
- Iron-on vinyl: blue, light blue, orange
- Cricut® machine
- Cricut® standard mat
- Cricut® weeder
- Iron
- Computer
- Sheet of parchment paper
- Ironing board or surface
DIRECTIONS:
If you want to make the T-shirt similar to the example, you will need to download a font onto you computer, either from within Design Space, purchase something similar, or you can go to one of those "Free Font" websites and download a font. Install the font onto your computer for Design Space to use. Create the phrase on a new project in Design Space. You will have to color each layer within the program so that the Cricut® will let you change the vinyl color as you create the shirt.- Make sure the images are mirrored and the shiny side is down, matte side up on the mat before cutting. Make sure it is secure on the mat before cutting.
- Cut the images on the Cricut® machine.
- Set your iron on medium high.
- Place the image onto the t-shirt with the shiny side up.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper on top and press with your iron. Take a few seconds over each area of the design.
- Let it cool to the touch before peeling off the shiny backer film.
- You will have to repeat this process for each color you iron onto the shirt.
Iron this on similar to the phrases on the front. Make sure you are happy with the placement before you start to iron the vinyl onto the sleeve. Go slowly and start at the top first, applying the bands of color and work your way to the bottom of the sleeve.
Craft Hack Tips and Tricks:
- When working with different color on the same shirt, make sure you understand the layering. Usually the darkest layer goes on last. Iron multiple colors one at a time. Make sure you don't iron a layer on top of another film, because the vinyl will adhere to the film. Don't over cook the vinyl when ironing. Make sure your iron does not touch the previous ironed vinyl or it will melt it.