| Sewing and recycling sheets into beautiful home dec | | | | stool and decorate some towels with bands of fabric |
| items is a great way to decorate your home on a | | | | to help tie everything together. The possibilities are |
| shoe string budget! It is really fun and easy to do | | | | endless. These are quick and easy sewing projects. |
| sewing projects.Recycle old or use new sheets in all | | | | So, try it!Speaking of kids, how about using sheets to |
| of your sewing whether making garments or home | | | | decorate the college kids' dorm rooms? Don't forget! |
| dec items.When you are in the middle of sewing a | | | | They always need laundry bags! The guys might love |
| valance or drapery and you decide to line it, but nothing | | | | a sports theme.Expecting a baby? Sew up nursery |
| is suitable or large enough in your "stash," use the next | | | | room items for the new little one. Let the toddlers, |
| best thing . . . an old sheet. There is plenty of fabric in a | | | | juveniles, and teens choose their own themes for their |
| sheet and you are probably never going to use that | | | | rooms. They love it!Get creative and sew up some |
| spotted or torn or stretched out old sheet as a sheet | | | | fun!It just makes sense!2006 Marian Lewis - All Rights |
| anymore anyway.Think about recycling some of your | | | | Reserved |
| old sheets for linings and underlinings, etc. in your | | | | 1st Step To Sewing SuccessMarian Lewis is a |
| garments, too. Use old sheets to sew lots of things | | | | sewing instructor and the creator of an amazing new |
| from pajamas and skirts to Halloween costumes and | | | | fitting method for hard-to-fit sewing folks. In her ebook, |
| ironing board covers.Sheets are a great source of | | | | "Common Sense Fitting Method For Hard-To-Fit |
| extra wide fabric and ideal for a lot of home | | | | Sewing Folks Who Want Great Fitting Skirts And |
| decorating projects too.In fact, after the kids go back | | | | Pants", find out step-by-step WHAT you really need, |
| to school, why not redecorate your bedroom and | | | | WHERE you really need it and HOW to apply that to |
| bathroom with some new coordinated decorator | | | | a commercial sewing pattern. It just makes sense!For |
| sheets you can get when they go on sale. Sew a | | | | more information, go to is also the author of other |
| new shower curtain, window curtains, a table cover, | | | | eBooks related to sewing including, "Sew A Tee Pee |
| throw pillows, shams, a duvet cover, bed skirt, | | | | And Accessories For Your Tribe Of Kids" and "Classy |
| lampshade cover, tissue box cover, etc. Who knows, | | | | Designer Straight Skirt" where she teaches basic and |
| you might even want to cover the seat on a vanity | | | | advanced sewing techniques. |