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How to sew reusable make up removing pads, squares

 This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . Here’s how you can create some reusable makeup removing pads- in a square shape! It’s so simple, fun and easy to sew up these reusable squares, and they make great gifts in a set. Recommended read:  How to sew a reusable Makeup removing set What you will need: Flannel fabric Cotton fabric Iron and ironing board  Rotary cutter and cutting board (or scissors) Sewing machine + basic sewing supplies The steps:      1. Iron the flannel fabric and cotton fabric.      2. Cut multiple squares of 3”. One flannel square goes with one cotton square to create one makeup removing pad.       3. Place the squares right sides together. Sew around the square, but leave a gap in the middle of one of the sides to flip it inside out.       4. Flip the make-up removing pads inside out. P oke out the corners and iron the square.      5. Topstitch around the makeup removing pad. The gap should naturally fold itself inside the square, but make sure that it does

How to sew reusable make up removing pads, circles

 This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . Here’s how you can create some reusable makeup removing pads- in a circle shape! It’s so simple, fun and easy to whip up these reusable rounds! And they make great gifts in a set. Recommended: How to sew a reusable makeup removing set What you will need: Flannel Iron and ironing board  Scissors A cup or something in a circle shape that you can trace Self-healing cutting mat Sewing machine + basic sewing supplies The steps:      1. Iron the flannel fabric and fold the fabric in half right sides together. If you have a pattern, you could do your wrong sides together, but I was tracing on the fabric and didn’t want the pen line to be seen.      2. Using a cup or something else in a circle shape, trace out a circle on the fabric. The traced circle should be on the wrong side of the fabric.  My circle ended up being about 3.75" in diameter.       3. Cut out the circles       4. Place wrong sides together and using an overcasting stitch, se

How to embroider on toilet paper

This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . Here’s how you can embroider on toilet paper! This is a super fun project and makes the best gag gifts ! What you will need: Toilet paper roll (If you can, use a larger toilet paper as this will give more room for your embroidery design !) Pins Cut away stabilizer Embroidery machine Machine embroidery needle Machine embroidery thread 60wt or 90wt bobbin thread (depending on your machine)  The steps:    1. Take the first few squares of toilet paper off of the roll.    2. Hoop your cutaway stabilizer.     3. Fold over the first piece on the roll three times, making sure that the folds are underneath themselves.  This makes sure that the folds are on the backside.     4. Pin the toilet paper to the cutaway stabilizer, this part is quite difficult, so just take your time and be careful not to rip the toilet paper.  Before embroidering, make sure to preview that the pattern will only embroider on the toilet paper square. Recommended read:  How

How to preview where your embroidery design will stitch out

 This article is brought to you by  Lizzsews . Before stitching out a design , most of the time it is vital to know where your design is going to stitch out. Here's how you can preview where your embroidery design will stitch out! Recommended read:  How To Transfer Embroidery Designs to USB Stick to Embroidery Machine This especially comes into play when you’re floating your material. For example, if you're embroidering toilet paper, you don’t want to accidentally embroider off of the toilet paper piece.  Recommended read: How to float your projects for machine embroidery Recommended read:  How to embroider on toilet paper What you want to do is click either of the two buttons in the photo above. One looks like a needle going onto a fabric with a red plus where the needle is and the other is a dashed arrow going all the way around in a box.  The first one will show you where the needle is going to be for whichever corner or side you click. Baby Yoda embroidery design from abov