DIY Make-Up Zipper Pouch

Image
  I made an easy make-up zipper pouch using leftover fabrics and was happy with the result. The final size was 26 cm x 12 cm. It's lovely, fluffy, useful and big enough to store all my makeup and skincare products.  Materials for the pouch: - Main fabric, lining and polyester batting, 40 cm x 50 cm. - Fabric tags (2x), 9 cm x 10 cm. - Bias tape band, 6 cm wide. - Zipper The sewing process started with topstitching (quilt style) the main fabric and polyester batting together. After that, I sewed the zipper at the main fabric (both sides). I attached and sewed the lining to the main fabric, right sides together. And then, topstitched both sides of the zipper. And cut the excess zipper.  I sewed the tags and inserted them in both sides of the end of the zipper and sewed along the lines. I sewed the bias tape bands on both sides. And cut the corners in square shape 4 cm x 4 cm (not including seam allowance). I connected the squares together and sewed them. I sewed the bias ta...

Self Cover Buttons

I'm currently working on a silk blouse, using Burdastyle pattern and silk crepe de chine fabric. The blouse is in half making and I hope to finish it by tomorrow. 
The silk blouse is needing self-cover buttons and glad that I have a pack of 15 mm self-cover buttons in my stash. The problem, the pack is a refill pack, no tool included obviously. 
I was thinking to go back to Daiso to buy a new pack but I gave up and tried to make it without a tool.
Surprisingly the progress was easier than I thought, I shared my tutorial on my Instagram yesterday and I decided to share it here too.

Materials:
- A pack of 15 mm self-cover buttons, mine had 11 sets.
- A round shape of silk fabric, each pack will come with the size of fabric that needs to be cut. Mine was 3.5 cm in diameter.
- Needle and thread for hand sewing.
- Scissors.

The progress shows below in the photos, the slippery silk fabric wasn't easy to work with. I have to hand sewing around the circle first before placing the plain back (button shell). 
I did that because of using the silk fabric, other types like cotton or rayon can skip the hand sewing. 

Well, here is the step-by-step tutorial on how to make a self-cover button without a tool: 
That's it, I hope it makes sense. I can't wait to sew these buttons on my blouse and show you the finished project.
Happy sewing āœ‚šŸ“

Comments