I know what most people are thinking "ew yucky!" but since I've been here in Italy it has really made me aware of how much waste my family and I create. The biggest culprit is of course diapers, but I do not have access to a decent washer to take on something like this. But as I was cleaning the past week I disturbed A LOT of dust and I got to sneezing. I must have blown my nose about a dozen times throughout the day and that's when I realized how much tissue/toilet paper/paper towels I alone go through just blowing my nose! So I've decided to make some tissues out of fabric and I created a very easy to follow tutorial to go along with them. I did mine out of a fat quarter and got 3 that came out to be 4 1/2" x 8 1/2" and 1 that came out to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". So from 1 fat quarter you can get 4 tissues. This is also a great project to use up scraps. OH one more thing, while these are great for day to day use and using with allergies I do not recommend using these while you have the flu or any other highly contagious sickness.
Materials:
1 fat quarter or 5" x 18" piece of fabric
thread
sewing machine (you have one of those right?)
Step 1
Begin with your favorite pre-project fabric treatment (wash, press, etc.)
Step 2
Fold in half with the right sides of the fabric facing each other.
Step 3
Cut 5" wide strips
Step 4
Sew with a 1/4" seam allowance on all 3 open sides, leave about 1 1/2" hole to use to turn it
Step 5
Turn and press
Step 6
Top stich and you're done!
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