LINENS & SEWING TIPS

**sunshine** · 02-01-2006, 01:10 PM

LINENS & SEWING Tips

*Make potholders out of old ironing board covers.
*Make kitchen towels or table runners out of soiled
tablecloths and towels. Make drapes out of
tablecloths.
*Cut off the unworn part of old sheets to make
pillowcases.
*Store sets of buttons on diaper pins, or keep
organized in egg cartons. Take of the lids and stack
to save room.
*Use scraps of fabric to make quilts.
Use leftover candle stumps as pincushions. Needles
slide into fabric smoother.
*When your child's pullover sweaters becomes to tight
to wear, turn them into a cardigan by cutting them
straight down the front and binding the front edges
with an attractive trim.
*Keep your fabric remnants. Even if you can't think of
a use for them now, new projects will come along. You
may end up using them in a quilting project or perhaps
making a doll. They may become a collar or a piece of
bias trim.
*Use leftover denim from cutoff jeans to make garden
gloves. Simply trace around your fingers for the
pattern.