Sewing Alchemy: Build Sewing Confidence with a Tea Towel Rollup Organizer | Cloudia David | Skillshare

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Sewing Alchemy: Build Sewing Confidence with a Tea Towel Rollup Organizer

teacher avatar Cloudia David, Co-Founder | Entrepreneur | Designer

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Introduction

      1:41

    • 2.

      Class Project

      0:41

    • 3.

      Materials Required

      0:31

    • 4.

      Planning Our Project

      5:36

    • 5.

      Preparing for Sewing

      4:01

    • 6.

      Sewing and Finishing Our Organizer

      5:18

    • 7.

      Conclusion

      1:00

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About This Class

This beginner-friendly class is perfect for anyone looking to build their sewing skills and confidence through a quick and rewarding project.

 In this class, you’ll join Cloudia, a passionate sewing enthusiast, as she guides you through the process of transforming a simple tea towel into a stylish and functional roll-up organizer. This project is designed to help beginners practice essential sewing techniques without requiring a lot of time or materials. In this class you will learn to apply basic sewing techniques to create practical items.

 By the end of this class, you’ll have created a handy organizer that’s perfect for storing and carrying your tools, whether they’re art supplies, kitchen utensils, or sewing accessories. More importantly, you’ll gain the confidence and skills needed to tackle more complex sewing projects in the future.

 Join me in this fun and engaging class, and let's boost your sewing confidence together. Happy sewing!

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Cloudia David

Co-Founder | Entrepreneur | Designer

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Cloudia is a visionary product designer whose exceptional problem-solving skills and expertise in sewing and lifestyle crafts distinguish her in the design world. Her creations are not just aesthetically pleasing but also stand as testaments to sustainable living, reflecting her commitment to eco-friendly practices. As an entrepreneur, Cloudia co-founded Harsh and Cloudia Digital Imaging and Design LLP in 2020, a venture that has made significant strides in the visual media and design industry.

Her passion for design is matched by her love for adventure. A motorbike enthusiast, Cloudia often embarks on journeys across the diverse landscapes of southern India, from rolling hills and dense forests to ancient monuments, seeking inspiration in the tranquillity of nature. Her affinity... See full profile

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1. Introduction: Handy roll up organizer will help you store, organize, and carry your materials with ease. Perfect for artists and crafters to keep your tools neatly rolled and ready for your next creative adventure. This project offers a wonderful opportunity to put your beginner sewing skills to use and boost your confidence by turning your skills into a tangible creation. Hello, I'm Claudia, a passionate sewing enthusiast. Today, I will guide you through a quick and rewarding project. We will be creating a roll organizer from a simple TTA, throughout this class, we will make use of essential techniques from marking to sewing pockets and adding finishing touches. These small manageable projects are crucial stepping stones on your sewing journey, building these skills and confidence needed for more complex creations. Many of us dream of sewing masterpieces with our own hands, but we often lack the right experiences to build the skills needed for such creation. Simple projects like this one can provide the perfect practice. Consistent practice with the right projects can make all the differences in our sewing journey. Every project you complete, no matter how small, brings you one step closer to mastering the art of sewing. Join me in this class, and let's boost your sewing confidence together. 2. Class Project: Class project is to make a roll up organizer from a TTA. You may choose to have the size of the organizer depending on your requirements. The size is mostly defined by the tools the organizer would hold. Think of what tools you will be keeping in the organizer to get an idea of the overall size and the number of pockets. Please post a picture of your organizer in the project section. So I can have a look at your creation and provide feedback and the community can get inspired. All the necessary steps are explained throughout the class. Grab your materials and let's get started. 3. Materials Required: In this lesson, let's see what are the materials we require for making this roll up organizer. So let's start with the TTA. So TTR of your choice, clips, matching thread, all purpose thread for your tetar ruler, some ribbons, fabric chop, pins, scissors, and new sewing machine. In the next lesson, let's get started with our roll organizer. 4. Planning Our Project: This lesson, let's plan how we can take forward with our toll organizer. So we have the TTL. Of dimension of 18 by 23 ". So you can decide which will be the length of your roll up organizer, whether you can go with this 18 " or you can go with 23 " as per your requirement, the number of items you would like to store and organize. So I'm going to keep it as 18 " as my length because I'm going to use this roll up case for storing my stationary items like paper cutter, ruler and pens. So let's see how we can start with it. So first is I'm going to fold my bottom edge up around 8 ". So let's measure it. It's an approximate number. Yeah, perfect. It is 8 " and make sure you have same 8 " this edge also. Okay. So this will be our first compartment, Okay, first level compartment. And the second fold is at about 3 ". So the folded edge of my bottom, I'm going to fold again. Up around 3 " like this. Perfect. So now let's see what is the designing factor for these two measurements. You can go with the longest item that you would like to store with the top level compartment and the tiniest item that you would like to store in the bottom level compartment. These are the two items that I'm going to use for the demonstration purpose. So if you notice here, the first level of the compartment, I'm going to use this scoring tool for storing. I have defined the height somewhere like this. In the second level, I'm going to use the glue bottle for storing. If you see here, you can notice here the glue bottle is also visible. This is how we are going to decide the folding measurements. It might vary with your items that you would like to store. Okay. Let's start. With the divisions, the number of divisions now. So once this is folded, we can use some pins to secure them, the edges. Okay. Now, let's range the items that we would like to store in this roll up organizer for finding the width, like how much white we have to make our pockets. So let's start with the longest and heaviest items first. So I'm going to just insert and place it visually like how it should look. And some of my scoring tools, it goes together. So I just need one pocket for all these. And some of the markers and pens like to club it together. It is so that it will all be in one. And if you see here, these are my craft knife and my paper cutter like this. So I would like to store my cutting blades just below the paper cutters, the knives that I'm going to store. And again, some other pockets that I feel it will be useful for me later whenever I wish to store some things. So if you see now, I had lots of different stationaries. If you see, it's all here in one sheet. So it's a very cool way to store all your stationaries. So now, it's very simple. We are going to use pins for just marking the pockets. So in this way, we can measure the pockets set fits, right. So whenever we want to keep our stationaries on any items, it should fit. So just for checking the fitting, we are using this trick so now I'm going to wrap some pins. I'm going to market with this. So once you have marked, you can remove the items. You can slowly pin it up and then remove the items. So here I'm just roughly marking here to have some more pockets because I have space, so I don't want to keep it empty. So we have got the measurements now and we have also pinned it up. So in the next lesson, let's see how we can start with the prepwork before we start sewing. 5. Preparing for Sewing: In this lesson, let's see how we can prep our roller organizer for sewing. Okay. So let's start with the marking of the sewing lines first. So now we have now we have the partitions marked using pins. But for getting straight lines, we have to mark it again with the chalk and ruler. Just align the edges of your ruler to this line. So now here we need one line. I'm removing the pin, and then I'm aligning my ruler straight and then I'm marking with mine. Sure. Perfect. So in this way, we are going to mark all the lines from this side to this side. Let's remove the pins like this and then align the edges with this just for getting the straight line and then mark it quickly. A so now we have marked all these straight lines. Now let's place some of the pins all around this area because we want the two fabrics to be aligned and the edges to be aligned together perfectly. So we will just place one, two pins all over our fold so that it will not be clumsy when we start making these ditches. Okay. This really helps when you do the sewing projects, the more clips and pins you use, you will get perfect product. And it will also be easy for you well us. Now we have marked the lines straight lines. Let's see where we can fit this ribbon. So these ribbons are well inches folded into, so it's 24 " roughly. So we are going to place this ribbon center. So I'm going to insert this ribbon folded into half like this exactly here in this edge. So once that is done, you can place a clip for holding it. We are going to work on the top edge. So we are going to fold it like this. You can decide this folding with the longest item that you have for storing it. So my case, my longest item is this scoring tool, so I'm going to insert it again. So just to check how much to fold it. If you notice here, this is the edge that their scoring tool is touching. So I'm going to fold only that much. Okay, perfect. Now why we are folding this because we are going to make a top stitch here. For that, we are simply folding it and we are going to use some clips just to indicate this is the fold line, so we will be making the stitch along here. I'm going to place two clips here. Perfect. In this lesson, we have marked the straight lines for sewing the straight stitches, and then we have also attached the ribbons, and we have folded the top flat and marked for the top stitches. In the next lesson, let's start with the sewing process. 6. Sewing and Finishing Our Organizer: This lesson, let's see how we can start sewing our role of organizer. So we have finished the marking, pinning, clipping all the parts. So this is going to make our sewing process very easy. We are going to make stitches along both edges. Then we will be making straight stitches along the lines like this. And then we are going to make a top stitch along this edge. So let's start with the back stitch using the reverse button. And also, we are making more stitches on this ribbons edge so that it will be strong, starting with the backstitch, and I end with a pack stitch. That's a good practice. Now, let's quickly stitch all these straight lines. So I'm going to do it one by one. So let's start it from this bottom edge. You can cut this off the threads and go to the next. But I'm going to just lift my press footer. I'm going to rotate my handil for a few rotations. So now so that I can jump to the next position. So the next line is here, so I'm going to do it throughout like this. So if you notice I'm not cutting the thread at all, I'm just continuously sewing them by giving some gaps. So in this way, I'll not be cutting trimming, so the process will be a little slower. So if you wish to do it in that way, that's completely fine. You can do it. A I would like to finish the top stitch also. So let's do the top stitch. Now let's take time for trimming all the threads. So if you see all the edges, we'll have some joint threads. I can trim it off. I like this. And also the top side topage there will be some threads left. You can see all around the product, all around your roller case wherever there are some loose threads. It's just the usual trimming process. Cause leaving any loose threads in your product is totally professional. So for getting a very professional look, so we have to trim off all the threads neatly. Perfect. Now we can remove the cleats and all the pins, whatever we have used it for pinning these together. So if you notice, I have used ribbons that is satin, so this may fray off. So I'm going to give a we cut just to give a temporary solution like this. So this will avoid your edges from fraying off if you're using a satin ribbon. You can even use heat that is, sorry, lighter or candle for doing this so that you can fuse the edges. We have finished. It's a time where we are going to use this product and see how it's fitting. So let's arrange all the items very quickly. I think I have found a solution for this messy tools, so I'm going to quickly organize and make it tidy. As we planned earlier, I'm going to use this scoring tool here. And I have enough room for my tools to store, and it is very easy for me to even take it off. I'm going to use my scoring tools here. It's fitting perfectly. So it's perfect. So I have arranged it, so I'm going to close it. I will start rolling from here. And then let's side. Simply, let's give a bow here. So I have added a tag call stationary just in a cdstok paper. In this way, you can easily identify the roll up case. You saw how easy was it to make a roll up organizer out of a T tal, and I hope you liked it. So using this roll up organizer, you can organize, store, and carry along with you. 7. Conclusion: There you have it stylish practical role of organizer from a simple Tita. This project is more than just a useful item. It's a testament to your growing sewing skills and confidence. Remember, the consistency is key. Every project you complete, no matter how small, brings you one step closer to mastering the art of sewing. So keep practicing, experimenting and most importantly, enjoying the process. I'm Claudia, and it's been a pleasure guiding you through this fun and rewarding project. Don't forget to share your finished roller organizer in the projects section. Your unique creations can inspire and encourage others in our sewing community. Thank you for joining me in this class, and I can't wait to see what you create next until then happy sewing stay inspired.