Inside Out Rectangle (or Square!)
April 21st, 2008
It’s so nice to have bright, cheerful fabric be a part of daily life. We have been coming up with new projects that you can use everyday. Many of them get their start with a simple inside out rectangle! What is this, you ask? This is how we create the two sided piece of fabric that is the basis for so many home projects.
You are going to want to cut two pieces of fabric the same size (of course what size exactly depends on what you’re making!). Place them together with their cute little prints face to face. Seam all the way around the perimeter of your rectangle, but be sure to leave a small opening, at least 2″ wide. It’s like a little fabric pocket!
Now comes the magic part; reach inside the pocket and pull the inside out! Your rectangle will now have the wrong sides facing and be all stitched together. Make sure the corners are poked out- chopsticks and knitting needles work beautifully for this- and press. Make sure you press under the edges of the little opening too!
Now, topstitch all the way around the rectangle again and you have a nice flat two sided peice of fabric. We have used this to make placemats, cocktail napkins and even baby blankets! Now that you have the know-how, you can start making things pretty!
April 28th, 2008 at 11:03 am
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May 29th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Oh my just beautiful looks easy this am going to try real soon.
thank you so much for the tutorial thumbs up!
April 6th, 2009 at 4:53 am
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