Ravina the Seamstress

So I've got a really quick and easy DIY tutorial for you today and it is a sewing machine cover. I made a patchwork style cover for my beloved SINGER sewing machine and decided to make another cover for a future machine or to give as a gift. The great thing about this is you can use scrap pieces of fabrics from old projects and would be a brillant gift for someone. What you will need: Scrap fabrics or fat quarters Scissors Thread Lining fabric Stuffing (could use an old pillow; that's what I did) Iron Pins Tutorial and pattern: 1. Cut 40 6" x 6" squares of fabric. You will also need to cut a lining fabric which should measure 30" x 48". 2. To start the pattern, will be sew a row of squares first and then attach each row to each other. First, place two squares right sides together and sew a straight stitch.  3. Repeat this to make a row of 5 squares. 4. Repeat this to make 8 rows in total of 5 squares sewn together (i...

Hi guys, So in my last post (my Autumn sewing plans) I had mentioned that I am obsessed with wrap skirts. They suit my body shape and comfortable to wear. The pattern and sewing construction is really easy! There are only a total of 5 pattern pieces needed! Before we start making the pattern, there are two measurements needed; Full hip/ butt measurement* and desired length of wrap skirt measurement.  * measure around the fullest part of your hip i.e. around your butt! The reason for this is so that once darts are added to the top of the skirt, the skirt will nicely contour around your hips and will be a fitted skirt.  Below are my measurements, which I will use to show how to calculate the lengths and widths of the pattern pieces. Fullest hip/ butt measurement: 40" Length of wrap skirt: 32" Pattern Piece A and C:  To simplify pattern piece A and C have the same measurements. To calculate the width of piece A and C, divide your fullest...