Sewing Kit - Mom's Gift
Introduction: Sewing Kit - Mom's Gift
I'm a 15 year old teenager and summers have been great without school but not much activities. For a long time, I have been thinking to gift my talented and artistic mom something handmade that would make her happy. More importantly I wanted this to be a surprise to my mom. I'm not so good with all the arts and crafts stuff unlike my mom. I decided to be creative and make some project from all the existing materials at home and here is one with all the steps.
Well, I have been able to make the following (all in just one glass bottle)
1. A pin-cushion
2. A compartment for buttons
3. A compartment for hooks
4. A compartment for touch-buttons
5. A compartment for sequins
I had to google some of the ideas and names of the materials I used here. Never been so craft-inclined before. This was an absolutely amazing project. It did take me some time since I am barely even know 'a running stitch'. Please share your thoughts and ideas on my first attempt for my loving mom.
Supplies
1. A clean, small glass bottle with lid (4 inches in height and 2.5 inches in diameter)
2. Orange colored velvet cloth (4 inches x 4 inches)
3. A cotton cloth (4 inches x 4 inches)
4. Needle
5. Thread
6. A pair of Scissors
7. Pen
8. Ruler
9. Cotton balls
10. Card paper
11. Tape
12. 2 small (3" x 2") clear plastic bags
For the compartments/pockets (I picked up with due permission from my mom)
13. Pins for pin-cushion
14. Buttons (Black and white)
15. A packet of hooks
16. A touch button strip
17. A packet of sequins
18. Loads of enthusiasm (most important) :-)
Step 1: Making the Pin-cushion
Since I'm a novice at all these craft projects, I will try my best to explain the steps for this instructable. I took the glass bottle which has a plastic lid. It's easy to work with and is not too small or too large. In my case it was 2.5 inches lid. 812
I marked a circle bigger than the lid of the glass bottle. This was 4 inches in diameter. Both for the outer orange velvet and the other cotton cloth. Refer pic 1 & 2. I placed both these cut circles inside out. I mean the good side of the cloth should be on the inside. Refer pic 3. Then, using a needle and thread I made a running stitch on the outer rim by leaving small space open as shown in pic 4. I made sure not to cut the thread. Then, I turned the inside of these circles stitched together. See pic 5. Then, I filled it up with a few cotton balls which is seen in pic 6. Making sure not to stuff up. After that I placed it on the lid as seen in image 6. Carefully I pulled the thread that was used for the running stitch. When the thread is pulled together then edges come closer and make some frills and folds as shown. This was a cute step. Finally I adjusted the shape well to look like a ball and the pic 7 shows this is done neatly. So far, so good.
Step 2: Getting the Bottle Ready
I made sure the bottle is clean and dry. Then I cut a card paper the same height at the that of the glass bottle. The width was also aligned to the bottle. I cut the card paper as shown in pic 2. Later I tried to insert this card paper into the bottle to make sure it fits in. This is shown in pic 3. Then, I cut another card paper of the same length and width and then cut that into two as shown in pic 4. Using a tape I attached these two small cardboard pieces at 90 degrees. This looked like the pic 5. Placed this in the bottle and it makes a cross section as in pic 6. All the 4 compartments were at 90 degrees angle.
Step 3: Get Your Buttons Compartment Ready
I picked up few buttons (black and white) from my mom's sewing box and added it into a clear plastic bag). See pic 1. Then I folded the bag (refer pic 2) so that it fits into the compartment in the bottle. It looks nice as see in pic 3.
Step 4: Get Your Sequins Compartment Ready
In this step I picked up sequins (again from my mom's sewing box and added it into a clear plastic bag). See pic 1. Then I folded the bag (refer pic 2) so that it fits into the sequins compartment in the bottle. It looks neat as see in pic 3. 316