Here is a little Christmas design I stitched up during the first "Year of Smalls" SAL - yep, it has been sitting around since 2015. I had cleaned out and saved an empty candle jar with the best of intentions, and finally got around to making this "sleeve."
I wish I had documented the process, because this is really easy (I think!). And while you could do a similar finish with any kind of round container, glass is slippery and makes it easy to "stretch" your fabric just enough to get a snug fit.
- Decide how much of a fabric margin you want around your stitched piece, and cut accordingly, with an extra 1/2" (1/4" seam allowance on all sides).
- Use measuring tape to measure the circumference of the container. In this case, my jar was approximately 9" around.
- Cut a strip of coordinating fabric that is the height of your cut stitched piece, and the length of the circumference of the container. You will throw away a bit of this length, so you can measure more precisely if you want, but I prefer some extra in case I screw up!
- Cut the strip of coordinating fabric in half vertically, and attach it to the left and right sides of the cut stitched piece with a 1/4" seam.
- Use your measuring tape or a ruler to center the stitched piece and cut excess coordinating fabric from both ends, leaving the entire strip (coordinating fabric + stitching) approximately 1/2" longer than the circumference of the container. So for this piece, I cut my piece to be approximately 9 1/2" long.
- Cut backing the same length as the front piece. Put right sides together and sew along long sides only, with a 1/4" seam. Turn it right side out and press.
- Fold sleeve in half with the stitched design on the inside, and sew the short ends together. I did a wee bit larger than a 1/4" seam here, just because the 4 layers were a little slippery and I wanted to make sure it held and fit snugly, but not quite a full 1/2" seam. Flip it around - so the stitching is back on the outside and the seam is on the inside - slide it over your container (may take a bit of stretching/working bit by bit at first), and voila!
7 comments:
Very cute finish. Thank you for posting the instructions on how to make it.
It looks lovely, I'll have to admire yours because I don't have the sewing skills or patience to do it!
What a super finish you have created! Thanks for sharing how you did it!
A very cute finish. It's so much more satisfying clearing the finishing pile than the mail pile anyway! x
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