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3 Handmade Teacher Gift Ideas!

3 Handmade Teacher Gift Ideas!

by | Jun 23, 2021 | Fat Quarter Friendly Project, My Makes, Tutorials

It’s almost the end of term and the summer holidays are just around the corner! After all that homeschooling I think we all appreciate our teachers more than ever! If you wanted to stitch up a handmade gift to show your child’s teacher some appreciation, here are a few quick handmade gift ideas for you…

3 Handmade Teacher Gift Ideas

 

1. Teacher Gift Idea : Sew a key fob in 5 minutes

Who doesn’t love a personalised key fob?!

We can imagine teachers have a wholeeee load of keys, for the school, classroom, gates, their home etc. Gift them a pretty key fob to keep them tidy and never loose them! Aaannnnnnd you can make them in under 15 minutes whilst busting some serious scraps too!

So check out our full key fob youtube tutorial here or if you prefer a written tutorial you can see that here.

 

 

 

Learn to make a 5 minute key fob

2. Teacher Gift Idea : 15-minute fabric trays

Next up! One of our most popular projects, the 15 minute fabric trays!

They’re super handy for teachers to store stationery, notes or any other bits at their desk and best of all they only take 15 minutes to make!

Check out the tutorial here.

Learn to sew a 15 minute fabric tray

3. Teacher Gift Idea : 30-minute notebook cover

We all know teachers live and breathe notebooks… they go hand in hand! So an A5 notebook cover is one of the best gifts they could receive.

It’ll help protect it from wear & tear, as well as from the playdough stained hands of little ones – make it in 30 minutes with our tutorial here.

We hope you found some inspiration for a speedy handmade gift idea. Let us know how you got on if you make one!

Learn to sew a notebook cover

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15-Minute Upcycled Fabric Tray Tutorial

15-Minute Upcycled Fabric Tray Tutorial

by | Mar 15, 2021 | My Makes, Project Ideas, Sustainable Sewing, Tutorials

These cute little fabric trays are a great beginner project. They stitch up quickly and are a very handy cute little item to have dotted around your sewing room. Use them to catch threads or keep your little sewing notions tidy and easy to grab. Perfect as a quick gift, scrap buster and a short satisfying sew…

Aren’t they just the sweetest little things?

You will need:

  • An old pair of jeans

  • 1 FQ Quilting cotton

  • Heavy Iron-on Interfacing or a woven interfacing. Vliseline G700 is great for this

  • Temporary fabric marker

  • Thread

3/8″/ 1cm seam allowance throughout, unless directed otherwise.

Step 1:

Decide which sized tray you are going to make. Cut your fabrics as per the the table :

Cut the following based on the table above:

1 x square Denim Outer Fabrics

1 x square Inner quilting cotton

2 x squares Interfacing Squares

Step 2: Iron on interfacing squares to the reverse side of both the denim outer & the quilt cotton fabric inner.

Step 3: With RST pin the outer and inner fabrics together

Step 4: Sew round the edge leaving a turning gap of approx 3-5 inches (depending on which sized tray you are making)

Step 5: Trim the fabric on each corner diagonally to reduce bulk, taking care not to snip through your stitches

Step 6: Turn to the right side making sure your corners are crisp (Use a sturdy pin to dig out the excess fabric in the corners helps here)

Pro Tip: The tool pictured above are Needle Grippers and they are SO helpful for turning out projects

Step 7: Press & pin the turning gap closed.

Step 8: Top Stitch all the way around the edge using a 3mm stitch approximately 1/8″ from the fabric edge , closing the turning gap.

Step 9: On both sides of every corner make a mark with a temporary fabric marker the distance from the corner as listed in the table below

Step 9: Match up the 2 marks on each corner so the lining fabric is touching. Over stitch catching both sides of the tray. Repeat for all 4 corners.

Congratulations! You’re done!

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