Week 6 – Project 14
Hanging Laundry Bag – designed by Rae Hoekstra page 48
Jacqui used Amy Butler’s Soul Blossoms Home Decor fabric Trailing Orchid Grass. She made her own binding using Amy Butler Soul Blossoms Temple Doors Fresh Mint.
Jacqui’s Tips and Thoughts
- The pattern uses the entire 36″ length of fabric. Jacqui pre-washed her fabric and found that it shrunk. Her solution was to shorten the over all length. For example, she cut the front piece to 31″ in height instead of 32″ and the longer back piece 27″ instead of 28″.
- The Home Decor fabric provides durability.
- Jacqui preferred a straight stitch to a zig zag stitch when applying her bias tape.
- It was helpful to stitch the back and front pieces together before applying the bias tape.
Encase the upper raw edge . . . Position the two back pieces, right sides up, so that the lower piece overlaps the upper piece by 4”. Baste together. . .
The Hanging Laundry Bag was a great project. We were all surprised at how large it actually was. Jacqui thought it would be great to take on vacation to replace the garbage bag for dirty clothes in the suitcase. When she is not traveling the bag will provide great color in her laundry room.
Week 6 – Project 15
Granny’s Clothespin Apron – designed by Elorie Bechtel pg 51
Diana selected fabrics from the new Kate Spain Central Park Collection: Trefoil Aqua, Hernshead Yellow and Cobblestone Aqua. A collector of sea glass, Diana is inspired by the amazing colors in Central Park.
Diana’s Tips and Thoughts
- Diana chose 3 different fabric prints just for fun, 1/2 yard of the 2 main fabrics and 1/4 yard for the waist band and tie. The apron can easily be made with one yard.
- The corrections clarified the pattern nicely and were easy to follow. The new diagram was especially helpful.
- Diana top stitched the waist band to give the apron a nice finished detail.
Diana can’t wait for the right tide so she can use the apron to collect sea glass on the beach.
Waistband: 17 1/2” wide x 5” tall (cut 1 on fold)
Apron trim: 6 1/2” x 1 1/2” (cut 2 on bias)
Place the apron front on top of the apron back with both wrong sides facing up, matching the notches at the top edge, and pin in place. Press one long edge of the apron trim 1/2? to the wrong side. Position the right side of the apron trim on the wrong side of the stacked apron front and back pieces. Raw edges of the apron trim will align with side edge of the stacked apron front and back pieces. Note that the apron trim will overlap the apron front by 1?. Stitch through all layers around the curved edge of the apron, leaving the top notched edge open.
Trim entire seam allowance to 1/4″. Clip to but not through through the seam along the rounded corners to ease fullness. Turn the apron right side out and press curved edges. Fold the apron trim to the front. Press and pin trim in place, ensuring that it covers the trimmed seam allowance. Topstitch around the finished curved edge of apron at 1/2?, making sure to catch the edges of the apron trim. Match notches at top edge of apron and baste in place using a scant 1/4? seam from pocket edge to pocket edge.
How to participate: One Yard Wonders Sew Along Details
The clothespin apron is too cute. I am one of the rare people who still uses a clothes line and that would be handy. Is it all one big pocket or ar there two pockets? Still deciding if these projects are anything I would use.
Thank you Rhonda!
Yes, the apron is all one pocket which could easily be made into 2, if needed.
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That laundry bag is nicer looking than any clothes I would put in it. Ha. Ha. That looks like it would come in handy for more than just laundry, too.
they look fabulous! i especially love the laundry bag!
Well I love both the laundry bag and the clothes pin apron. I like the idea of using it to collect sea glass, I am sure there are many uses other than pegs.
Terrific, both projects turned out so well!!
These One Yard Wonders are a lot of fun! I’ve really been enjoying them. I love both the clothespin bag and the laundry bag–such pretty fabrics too!
cute apron!
The apron is adorable! Great job!
Both lovely projects! I’m embarrassed to say that I was looking through my books the other day and what did I find? One-Yard Wonders!!! Silly me.
I have a few friends that are doing a fun thing on Facebook. We’re doing a pay it forward game where you ask 5 (I got 9 somehow) people to sign up for something handmade by you and in exchange they post and ask for 5 people and do the same for them (does this make sense?). Anyway, I am going to make things from this book for my 5 (9).
Thanks so much for the inspiration you provide!!!
A ‘collecting sea glass apron’ sounds so lovely! What a great idea. I think I may make the laundry bag just for a special place to put delicates laundry – it does seem like it would be full after one pair of jeans and a t-shirt!
Krista,
We were all surprised at the size of the Laundry Bag. It is much larger than it looks in the picture. I am confident that it would fit several pairs of jeans and a handful of T-shirts too. Wow, I guess you can tell the extent of my wardrobe! The finished dimensions are approximately 21″ x 31″. The bag also has a handy set of snaps on the bottom so you can empty the bag without pulling everything out through the laundry opening.
The Laundry Bag in Amy Butlers Soul Blossoms is to die for!
I can’t believe it! Why didn’t I ever think of making a travel laundry bag?!? Thank you! (Of course if I make one now I’ll require travel… ;D) Both projects are great. If I see a gal collecting beach glass in a super-cute apron I’ll say hi.
I love love love the fabric on the apron!
I love the laundry bag! I need to make something like this on a smaller scale for all of my daughter’s socks :]
Great fabric combination on the clothespin apron!
The clothespin apron in Central Park is so pretty!
i love love love this entire book. i made this bag with the bubble fabrics from riley blake’s domestic diva, but i made the right side of the back face in so that it looks pretty through the hole. i also used velcro to fasten the flap and it’s wonderful – i hung it in the stairwell from my kitchen to my basement, it replaces throwing dirty dishtowels down the stairs and catches other random socks and sweaters that get removed through out the main floor and don’t make it back up to the bedrooms or down to the laundry!
What a great idea, to have one for kitchen laundry! I’m going to copy your idea and do that.
great ideas!
Thanks so much for sharing your projects. They are inspiring.
These projects have come out great! I have fabric waiting for me to make a granny apron….
Nice work! I hadn’t thought to use the apron for foraging type activities — now I really want one!
Love that laundry bag…it would be perfect to take in your luggage on a trip!
Soooo cute!!!
The apron is my favorite project for this week.
The laundry bag is a favorite of mine — the home decor fabric print is wonderful. Good job at figuring out how to adjust for the “gotcha’s” encountered.
Thanks for the pictures on project 6. I had this on my list for such a long time but I was always wondering about the back opening. Somehow I did not understand how to do it. Now it is crystal clear. Thank you!
The laundry bag is so adorable! I want to make one now too.
First, I LOVE the wire mannequin that’s modeling the apron! Where did you find it? I also love the three fabric choices for the apron and how using them really jazzed it up a lot! I never thought to use a different fabric for the front and back pieces of a strap or band… I’m going to remember that!
These are great projects and the reviewers are very thorough.
As per usual, both projects are really awesome!!! I wish I had time to keep up with you all!
Beautifully made project yet again – I love the apron!
I was thinking this would be the perfect laundry bag for my daughter for college and I even own this book so I can actually make it! So cute!
Love this Site!!! Thanks for sharing your Talent with all of us!!!
Hugs!
Lori
It’s goodbye to the ‘washday blues’! The clothes peg apron and laundry bag would make any laundry look fabulous – HAVE to make them.
Thanks for keeping in touch – love reading your emails.
I love both these projects and their fabric choices! Especially the apron, since it has a story behind it and the colours chosen really make me think of sea glass.
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