I'm so happy to be participating in another fun blog hop, this time brought to us by Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks.
Here's the list of today's participants:
Wednesday, August 24th
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Our theme for this hop is travel, and I decided to make a couple of useful travel items. I recently found a box of hardly-used cotton tablecloths in my basement. I thought I could upcycle one of them for my travel projects.
My husband and I don't travel much, and when we do it's only for a weekend road trip. He does most of the driving because his car is too big for me to drive (I can't see over the hood lol), and my small car is too uncomfortable for him to sit in for too long! So while I'm sitting in the passenger seat, it's nice to have a pillow to rest my neck and head on. My first project is a travel pillow:
I found the pattern for the travel pillow on Pinterest, and you can find it
here.
The other item I thought would be very useful is a shoe bag. Usually, I have to take a separate tote bag and put my shoes in it so they won't get my clothes dirty. But a shoe bag make so much more sense!
This shoe bag is lined; I used a green plaid for the lining.
The pattern I used is for a drawstring storage bag. You start off with two rectangles of fabric; one outer and one inner. The bottom may be boxed or not, I opted to not box it. The tutorial is in video format, and can be
found here on YouTube. I'm planning on making a few more shoe bags, because of course, I'll have more than one pair of shoes when I go on a trip!
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Monday, August 22nd
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Wednesday, August 24th
Thursday, August 25th
Well for those occasional weekend trips you are now better prepared. These are such practical projects, things we can all use. Thanks for being here today.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of shoe bags. I never thought to try one. I usually wear my bulkiest shoes and stuff the others into a side pocket or something. But going forward shoe bags it is! Thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteGreat projects for travel. I know I use my shoe bags all the time and a travel pillow is always a must have. Happy travels!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to recycle and reuse and be comfortable when you travel too!
ReplyDeleteGreat travel projects. I need to make myself a shoe bag. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteTravel pillows and shoe bags - perfect for this blog hop!!! And it's great that you up-cycled an old table cloth! :-)
ReplyDeleteTwo perfectly wonderful and useful projects. I know the pillow will be just right for your travels.
ReplyDeleteThose are perfect and pretty travel items! I never thought I'd need shoe bags until this year when we took two cross country road trips. They would have been so helpful as would that neck pillow. My neck is still recovering from leaning against a window too long. Thanks for sharing, Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteTwo necessary travelling items. Well done.
ReplyDeleteBoth very useful and needed when traveling! Thanks for the great ideas!
ReplyDeleteGreat projects! I love to travel with headrests, whether in a car or plane. They definitely prevent sore necks. The shoe bag is so nice. I would never have thought to line one, but I think that's a great idea. Thank you for the links to the patterns.
ReplyDeleteGreat projects. I have some cool fabric sitting around that would make a great neck pillow. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteBoth cute projects. That green plaid fabric in the shoe bag is really pretty too.
ReplyDeleteNow those are both perfect projects for this hop! Pretty and very useful! xx
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