DIY Sewing Kit
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width="313"><br><br>Visit a local farm stand for a
vintage-looking egg carton, and store all your sewing basics in one
lightweight, portable
kit.<br><br><strong>HOW-TO</strong> Cut a
piece of material, such as ticking or gingham, the size of the egg
carton's lid. Make the safety-pin cushion (see further
instructions below), and hot glue the fabric to the carton.
Cross-stitch the elastic to the fabric to hold sewing scissors; try
Ginghers. Make the pin cushion and set in carton. Fill the carton
with sewing notions; for everything from thread to batting, log on
to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.purlsoho.com/"
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style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;color:#28436f;">purlsoho.com</a>.<br><br><strong>SCISSORS</strong>
Create a place to hold your sewing scissors. Cut a piece of elastic
1 1/2 inches wide, and cross-stitch it to the
fabric.<br><br><strong>PIN CUSHION</strong>
To make a pin cushion: Ball up batting. Wrap a piece of fabric
tightly around the batting, and stitch the fabric
closed.<br><br><strong>SAFETY-PIN
CUSHION</strong> Cut batting to fit the right half of the
carton's lid. Place batting under the fabric, creating a
cushion to use for safety pins.</span><span
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