DIY.. Teabag Inspired Rope End Covers

I thought I was finished talking about the fabric flag garland that I made last week.. While I was packing it up to send to my friend, I realized how ugly the ends of the rope were.. They were covered in duck tape to hold the string from fraying. There was no way I would send it looking like that.  So, I decided to create one more post and then I would officially put this one to bed! You can check out the garland tutorials here  – Part 1 and Part 2

I thought this was the perfect opportunity to unveil a fun and new format to show my design process.  I’m calling it  “THIS PLUS THAT EQUALS…?  In this case I started with the ugly rope ends covered in duck tape.  My inspiration was a tea bag and I came up with.. Cute teabag inspired rope end covers..

Here is how I made them:

Materials:

1. Scrap fabric – 2 colors
2. Small piece of batting – Pellon makes great batting
3. Steam A Seam – The Warm Company
4. Pens and paper
5. Sewing materials – thread, pins, scissors and sewing machine
6. Iron and ironing board

6 Easy Sewing Steps:

1. Cut 2 small pieces of fabric – about the size of a business card
2. Turn and fold in all sides 1/4″. Press with an iron. Fold in half and iron again
3. Draw 4 small hearts on your Steam A Seam Paper. Iron down to your fabric. For more info on using Steam A Seam, check out my tutorial here
4. Cut out your little hearts. Peel off the other backing and place onto the face of the fabric. Iron in place
5. Cut 4 small pieces of batting about the size of a postage stamp. Place on either side of the the rope end
6. Close and pin together. The rope end should be fully enclosed. Place into sewing machine and gently edgestitch around all 4 sides

Viola!!

Have a great week and happy sewing.