Hose wrap

This is another CPAP related craft. I wanted to make a wrap that would be easy to get on and off to keep the warm humidity from the machine to the mask without “rain out”

Iwas reading online about hose wraps that were made of fleece and sewen in a tube, but the comments I saw that they were hard to get on and off. I thought I would make a wrap of fleece to reatin the lightness, but make the attachment out of velcro. I made the fabric a little wider then to just wrap around the tube to allow for the possibility of not complete coverage.

I used a rubberband to keep each end in place.

I have used it for one night and I think it helps, also it is nice just to have something fuzzy and not so medical next to you at night.

Eye Mask

I needed an eye mask to block out he light as I slept, but one that wasn’t very rigid so I could flip it up to see out from under my CPAP mask. NOTE: if you want to make one for use without a CPAP i would add some batting inbetween the two layers to keep some rigidity while you sleep.

I made this one out of a few scrap pieces of t-shirts and elastic.

First I made a pattern on paper based on my glasses, cut it out to test the fit and modified it until I thought it would block out the light I needed.

Then I layered the two fabrics I was going to use and cut out the pattern with a ¼ inch seam allowance.

Next I sewed the elastic into the light blue fabirc which is the front fabirc so nothing would bother my face. I made the elastic long enough to keep very loose tenstion so it wouldn’t fall off my face.

Then I sewed the two pieces of the eye mask together inside out leaving the two openings unsewn so the strap would be right side out. Then I sewed those holes together and I was done.

MP3 Player/Eye Glasses Bag

I have been criticized for making a new bag for every new thing I buy, which is not far from the truth but it keeps things safe and organized, so I am ok with this criticism.

I bought an MP3 player to help me study for an exam and have found it helpful while exercising as well, but I needed a way to keep it safe and in order in my bag between uses so I made the bag as follows. This is similar to the external hard drive bag I made but the drawstring mechanism is different.

For this project I used the end of a long sleeved shirt, a piece of pre quilted fabric and a piece of ribbon.

First cut the sleeve to legnth for your item, long enough for the item to fit with a little extra room and some overlap to “trap” the ribbon.

Second cut the pre quilted fabric, as long as you want for the item and an extra ½ inch for sewing the fabirc together. NOTE: Pre quilted fabric is used for ease of use and to give some extra padding for the item.

Then you need to sew the pre quited fabric along the line of the edge of the sleeve fabric. Note likely this will not be a straight line so sew accordingly.

Next we need to do the basic assembly. Turn the sleeve fabric inside out so that in the outside is on the inside. Then turn the pre quilted fabirc inside out so that the pattern is on the inside and put the sleeve inside the pre quilted fabric.

On the skinnier side turn in the bottom edges and sew this shut.
One the skinnier side turn in the bottom edges and sew this shut.

Next you need to create the draw sting channel by folding the sleeve fabirc over quilted fabric to trap the ribbon.

This is probably eassiest done by pinning the ribbon in place underneth the sleeve fabric, so the ribbon is not sewen into fabric. Note also you need to cut along the seam of the sleeve fabric to the top of the pre quilted fabric to allow the ribbon room to come out.

Then you are done. It is also good for some big sunglasses that won’t fit into a traditional case and the sleeve fabirc is also very soft so you can clean your glasses eassily as well.

27* Dresses

This is a little video i made showcasing the outfits I made over the course of my childhood for my favorite stuffed animal, Beethoven. I recently found them while cleaning out my things from my parents house.