Heart cut out jumper/shirt tutorial

Hi everyone! I'm gonna show you how to make a heart cut out jumper or shirt, you can use this tutorial for many other DIYs too such as heart cut outs from jeans, which I'm also currently working on.

You will need: 

Scissors, paper, needle & white thread, black thread too (preferably in a sewing machine for better quality), pencil, lots of pins, bias tape (I used ribbon because I didn't have black bias tape)...

And the shirt or jumper that you want to modify. Excuse what looks like a mess in the background, those are my craft things and they were in boxes It just looks messy in the pic.

In my opinion a turtle neck top like this looks the best for this DIY, I got mine for £6 in primark. Try not to spend too much money on it incase you make a mistake.

Start by drawing half a heart shape, fold your paper and cut it so that you have a symmetrical heart shape.

Pin the heart shape to the centre of your shirt just above the top edge of your bra. Wear the shirt as you do this so that you can get the placement right, also check that it's the size you want it to be. And keep in mind that if your shirt is stretchy the heart shape might be bigger when you wear it.

When you've chosen where you want the heart, sew with white thread around the edge of it. This is just a marker so that you know where your heart shape will be, you can take this out at the end but it won't be seen if you follow the steps correctly. 

Now get your bias tape (or ribbon) and pin it so that the edge of the ribbon is lined up with the white heart you sewed before. Make the bias tape longer than the circumference of the heart (so that you can sew it closed), with the good side of the bias tape faced down.

Sew around the inner edge of the ribbon with your black thread and remove the pins as you go around. Sew the ends of the ribbon together to prevent fraying.

Cut away the shirt fabric in the middle of the heart, about 1-2cm away from the ribbon.

Push the bias tape or ribbon to the inside of the shirt and pin the whole way round. Sew around the outer edge of the heart about 1cm away from the edge.

Now its done!

This is what the finished jumper looks lu

Iike, it turned out quite well but it would look better if made with cotton bias tape because the ribbon bunches a bit and allows the shirt to stretch around the heart.

I hope you found this tutorial useful! 

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Cherusa

knitting/crotcheting a few things

It's gotten quite cold recently so I decided to crochet a few things to keep warm so here are some pics and links to the tutorial and my own scarf :)

The first thing that I crocheted was this cute hat with earflaps, I used a tutorial for this one because I didn't have a clue how to go about making this hat. Click here for the tutorial that I used, Violet's blog has really awesome posts so be sure to check it out.

Then I just make this really easy scarf which I just double crocheted in rows to make, about 4 for each colour. It was a really time consuming craft but I was determined to get it finished and I'm definently glad I did because it's makes so much of a difference when it's so cold.

Hope this was helpful

Cherusa

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This is how I did it! - DIY bear bag

Bear bags are like a must have accessory, but you don't really see them in shops and they can be a tad too expensive for me. So I thought I make one myself or two :)

Front

The back - the tail is attached to the zip.

Bear bags are so awesome, they're really cute and pretty easy to make. Here's one I made from a small bear, it doesn't hold much because it's so small. The strap on it goes over your shoulder and it's just basically for things like your phone or purse.

If you want to make one like this here is a tutorial you can use: http://egl.livejournal.com/11582191.html#cutid1 I didn't use this tutorial but it's very similar to the technique I used.

And unfortunately I didn't take photos whilst making it. So I made a another bear bag, a bear backpack!
And I'm gonna show you how to do it =D

This is what you will need:

• A bear
• lining fabric
• Scissors
• Pins
• Sewing machine
• needle and thread
• zip
• leather for the straps

Cut a hole in the bag of the bear that is less than the length of the zip, take the stuffing out of the torso of the bear but leave the stuffing in the limbs and head (also leave some in the torso so that when you put things inside the back the shape won't change). 

 Fold the lining in half and sew two edges together leaving a gap at the top that is as long as the hole in the bear's back.

 Place the lining into the hole so that the nice side of the lining fabric is on the inside.

  Sew the bottom of the zip into the base of the hole this should be near the tail.

Line up the zip (wrong side out), the edge of the hole and the lining as shown.

  Sew along the zip/edge of hole to attach the zip to the bear and also the lining.

Then sew on the straps to the middle/back of the head and the top of the legs.

Hope you found this helpful stay tuned for more DIYs and fashion posts (≧◡≦)

Heart elbow patch DIY

The other day I saw someone with elbow patches on their jumper and I was instantly inspired to make some kawaii ones for myself, So here's a tutorial. It's really easy to make and doesn't take much time, the finished thing looks pretty cute too :3

What you will need:

• The jumper that you want to decorate.
• Some fabric in your chosen colour - this is for the patch, colours that go well are pink/blue, yellow/purple etc. If you're going for a fairy kei kind of look be sure to use pastel colours.
• A5 paper.
• Pencil.
• Scissors.
• Pin.
• Thread that matches the colour of the patch and an iron not pictured because I forgot :/

Start by folding the paper in half horizontally.

Draw half a heart shape on one side of the fold if you want you can just find a pic of a heart online and print it out.

Fold the page and cut out the shape.

So you should have a heart shape like this.

Trace around the heart onto the back of the fabric you want for your patch do this twice, one for each sleeve.

Cut around the line, leave about 1-2cm for seam allowance.

Cut notches on the edge of the fabric where there are curves and corners as shown.

Iron the seam allowance down onto the wrong side of the fabric.

When you turn it around it should look like this, as you can see the edges are not smooth but you can fix this when you sew it on.

Repeat with the other heart.

Put the jumper on and put a pin through the sleeve in the centre of your elbow, but be careful!

Place the heart on the sleeve, use the pin to help you place it.

Now you can pin it and sew it on if the edges of yours are like mine you can edit it when sewing by stretching out the sides a little when you stitch. Make small stitches over the edge of the fabric, about 4mm apart.

Repeat with the other sleeve. But this time rather than using a pin to find where the centre of your elbow is, you can trace several points from the first sleeve onto the other to make it symmetrical.

And that's it! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and have a go yourself :)

Tutorial haul =)

Today I went hunting for a whole load of tutorials that I plan to use, so I thought I'd share them with you guys :)  The links will take you to sites that have other tutorials on them aswell so why not check them out.

http://www.macaronsandstilettos.com/2012/10/fairy-kei-inspired-bag-charm-tutorial.html

http://blog.mrprintables.com/how-to-make-animal-pom-poms/

http://crochetmore.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/strawberry-stitch-tutorial.html

http://www.petitapetitandfamily.com/2012/12/dyi-funky-shoe-laces.html#.UM7HaZLXp7U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vpiZ9hiKVI

http://www.dropdeadkawaii.com/2011/11/zipper-diy-deco-collars.html

http://www.dropdeadkawaii.com/2012/03/sweet-kawaii-diy-edits-to-your-wardrobe.html

This one isn't a tutorial but you can get an idea of how to make it by looking, for more pics click the link.

http://kate-showandtell.blogspot.com.br/2011/11/bloom-sewing-machine-mat-finished.html

http://gingermelondolls.blogspot.ca/2011/07/sweet-animal-barrette-tutorial.html

http://gingermelondolls.blogspot.ca/2012/03/bunny-barrette-and-brooch-tutorial.html

http://gingermelondolls.blogspot.ca/2013/03/free-mini-bunny-pattern_20.html

http://kittenhood.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/guest-post-diy-cat-toe-shoes/

http://www.fleecefun.com/red-riding-hood-cape-pattern.html

So basically you can use all these tutorials and make adjustments like colour/fabric choice to make it more kawaii. When I come across more tutorials I'll be adding them so check back for more :) I hope this was useful and have fun making!

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Here are some more tutorials that I found since I posted this entry:

Hand held mirror decoden

http://thegluegungirl.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/diy-decoden-sweet-jar-tutorial.html

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=250285.msg2784681#msg2784681

http://magicpearlheart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/diy-candy-jewelry-tutorial.html