Floral Patch Pockets DIY

Pockets are some of the most useful appliques that can be added to a dress and certainly gives the garment a little more punch. 

Materials needed: 

1 fat quarter of a matching or complimentary fabric to the garment you are adding your pocket to

a fabric pen

scissors, iron and a sewing machine or needle and thread

1. Firstly cut your pockets. Measure out 20cms x 20cms square. Curve the bottom two corners to form a pocket shape.

2. finish the edges of your pockets with an overlocker or pinking shears

 3. Fold over the top of your pocket by 2.5 cms and stitch down

 4. stitch around the curve with a running stitch and gently gather. This will make it easier to top stitch around the curve.

5. pleat the top of the pocket and press the edges over ready to sewing to the garment.

6. pin the pocket in place. I like mine on a tilt where your hands naturally sit.

And there is your pretty patch pocket ..................................... Enjoy x

DIY - Gold Sequin Bunny Ears

Equipment: wire cutters, sewing machine, pliers, pins a needle and thread and scissors (Dad's tool box may help today)

Materials: sequinned or printed fabric of your choice, bias binding, hair band, 2 wire coat hangers

1. Bend your wire coat hangers to form bunny ear shapes.

2. Sew your bias binding together to make channels which will cover the wire.

3. Cut the coat hangers and thread the satin binding over the wire.

4. With the pliers bend the ears into loops at the ends and thread onto the hair band. You may want to clamp the wire round the band a little more once they are on, to secure them.

5. Next cut out the ear shapes from your fabric by tracing around the wire ears.

6. Pin the fabric in place and trim off any excess. You can then stitch all the way around the ears to finish.

And here are your bunny ears. xxx