Saturday, March 15, 2014

DIY Ribbon Belt

Oh hey there, chaps.
How is life out there?

Unfortunately I haven't had much time for things and such lately, but I do have a few future things in the works. I actually have something to share today that I finished some time ago, but didn't get around to posting because I'm lazy. 

So here's a little thing that I made to go with the New Look Dress!

DIY Ribbon Belt

Oooh, fancy. But not really. But kinda.
I found this scrap of ribbon in my mom's collection of notions and decided that it wanted to be a belt. Because who doesn't aspire to be a belt, amiright? Care to make one yourself? Here's how I did it!

DIY Ribbon Belt

First I gathered my materials, including the ribbon, some long scraps of black fabric, scissors, pins, a ruler, sewing machine, accompanying thread, and a laptop loaded with Season Three of Sherlock because this last season was PURE GOLD.

DIY Ribbon Belt

Oh yeah, and don't forget your very large, very helpful assistant.

DIY Ribbon Belt

Then I made some measurements. My ribbon scrap was about 18 inches long by 1.5 inches wide. Because of this, I cut two scraps of black fabric that I had leftover from my last project into rectangles that were 3 inches wide by aaabbbbouuuuttt... Idk, maybe 40 inches-ish? This was definitely an inexact science, and you could really make your belt as long and as wide as you want. That's just how big my scraps were haha. So I cut the scraps to size (keeping them pinned together) and prepared to sew them together.

DIY Ribbon Belt

Then I sewed a 3/8 inch seam along three sides of the fabric (the two long sides and one short one).
[Can you tell that Kitty was being generous and sharing his fur with this project?]

DIY Ribbon Belt

Then I turned the fabric right-side-out and finished off the last side. After giving it a good press with the iron, I was ready for the next step!

DIY Ribbon Belt

So since my ribbon was fraying a little, I decided to fold over the edges and sew them down, just to give the whole thing a little more polish.

DIY Ribbon Belt

Finally, I pinned down the ribbon where I wanted it to go and sewed it down. Simple as that!

DIY Ribbon Belt

Boom. Pow. Yeah. Now I have a super cute belt to go with my new dress! I mean, don't you just love that pattern? So southwest, so geometric-y. Loooooove.

DIY Ribbon Belt

And it seriously only took minimal time and effort. I already had all of the materials, and it was a good way to eat up some scraps rather than throwing them away! Now I feel like making a thousand more belts out of random materials. I already made another one that is just as wacky, but I have to photograph it still. Awww yeah.
Well, good luck on all of your belt-making ventures! I'd love to see if anyone makes one!


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4 comments:

  1. Great idea, looks perfect on your dress :) Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays...

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  2. Great tutorial! Your belt turned out amazing. Love the cat fur, its dog hair at our house. :)

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    1. Thanks! And I know right? Animal fur everywhere!

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