I have just completed a video that I’ve wanted to do for quite some time. It’s a tutorial on how to hem your ready-to-wear jeans while keeping the original hem in tact.
I plan to do an additional blog post with detailed written instructions and lots of pictures in the near future. In the meantime, here’s the video…
Happy New Year!
My DIY yoga mat bag.
I’m excited to start another year and hope to have more projects, videos and inspiration to share with you in 2020. I started my blog as a personal journal to keep track of my projects and I’m happy that it has grown and that you all are willing to share this journey with me. But, since I am always looking to improve and grow, I would love for this to be a year of great growth for me personally and professionally through my blog and YouTube. I want to thank all of you readers out there for your continued support. In this post I want to share the DIY yoga mat bag I made.
Now, having said all that, I wanted to start the year off with a simple but needed project. I had bought myself a yoga mat a week ago, but it’s one that came without straps for carrying or for keeping it together. So, I wanted to make a bag for storage.
I also have a goal of using up the massive amount of fabric stash I have, so this was another great way to do that. I found this tutorial online that has a simple tie top (as opposed to a zipper) which is what I wanted.
This is a picture of all the pattern pieces. There’s the outside fabric, for the bag and bottom, the lining for both, and the cording and strap for the bag. Although I purchased the cording and strap, the instructions take you through the process of actually making your own.
This is something that’s really easy and quick to make. I found the tutorial on the Brother Sews website. It’s a great way to use up some fabric you may already have and a great thing to keep your yoga mat protected.
And of course, I like wearing my own diy workout wear.
This is another pattern that I had bought a while back and forgot about. It’s a pattern for a knit peplum top that is really flattering. I think that because the pattern is sized for knit fabrics, the peplum is incorporated into the top (it’s not a separate piece).
What makes this flattering are the princess seams. They always seem to give patterns a better fit, at least for me.
This pattern also has godets that can be added to the front and back. Although I was intending to make View C, I actually forgot to add the godets in the back. So the front has them while the back does not. I prefer the look without the extra added fabric, so next time, I will use View A which is without them.
As for the material used, I used some cotton knit interlock that I bought at JoAnn’s. It was actually in the remnants section and there were two pieces. I mention this because this is a good tip: check the remnants area of the fabric store and see if you can find more than one piece of the same fabric. That may give you enough for a top!
Best of all, this is super-simple to put together. I love a pattern that can give you a great look and is easy to make! Basically, this is a classic style made with knit fabric. If you’ve checked out my sewing list on the tab above, you know that I’m interested in sewing some classic styles this season, and this definitely fits the bill.
