Crafty Catchup
I have a really bad habit of doing nothing during the summer. You might have noticed that the heat is a central part of my last couple posts.
It’s really a central part of our lives from Mayish to Augustish. Even in the house it’s just too easy to veg out and keep cool.
BUT! I have done some stuff lately. I swear. I have proof! 
I made this clock for my brother a while back, for his birthday.
It’s pretty hard to photograph this, but oh well. I got lucky enough that a local BMX shop gave me the chainring, after I offered to buy one. Funny enough they had a similar clock displayed in their front window.
The tutorial is here. Mine is not nearly as cool, but hey I was working with what I had.
I also made a cover for my sewing machine. I figured that plastic one it came with wasn’t good enough for the new craft room. (More on that soon.) Also, the melted hole in it from the iron didn’t help any.
I just used the dimensions from the old cover, plus seam allowances, and threw together a rectangle with ties on it. I backed it with flannel, because it seemed like the thing to do. Isn’t that fabric gorgeous? I got it on a whim at a local mill end store. Kicking myself for not buying more.
Sewing Machine Cover tutorials:
- Sparkle Power! — This is pretty much exactly what I did.
- Sew Inspired
- Chez Larsson
Last, but not least, a new ironing board cover. I love making these things. It makes me actually want to iron. Yuck.
This is also more fabric I picked up on a whim. This time from IKEA. Their upholstery fabric is the perfect length from regular ironing boards.
I always leave the old covers on, for padding. Sometimes I’ll throw a layer of fleece in between too if I have big enough scraps.
Here are a couple ironing board cover tutorials:
That’s it for now. I hope to have more soon. I ordered some goodies.
What are you working on lately, or do you have any interesting tutorials to share?
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This is great, I definately need more padding on my ironing board, the metal pattern shows through on the clothes when I iron.