Make More Room
February 26, 2010 by Leah
Filed under Apartment Living
I swear I can not believe how fast laundry piles up in my apartment. There are only two people living in my apartment but it seems like the washer and dryer are running all weekend. Not to mentions all of the dirty clothes take up a lot of space. I ran across this cool idea to make a hanging hamper out of a pillow case.
1) Lay the pillowcase flat on a work table. Along the top opening, measure in 5 inches with a ruler from each end on the front and back in four places. Mark these with a fabric pen.
2) Use four pieces of grosgrain ribbon in a coordinating color, 1 inch wide and 6 inches long. Hold one end of a ribbon just behind the 5-inch mark on the inside of the pillow case. Using a needle and thread, hand stitch the ribbon securely to the pillow case with small, overcast stitches. Make a knot and cut off excess thread with scissors. Proceed in the same manner with the other three strips of ribbon, securing them to the inside of the pillow case at the 5-inch marks with overcast stitches. Make a knot and cut off excess ribbon with scissors.
3) Sew on a large decorative button with a needle and thread on the outside of the pillow case and on top of the place where the ribbon end was sewed on. Make a knot to secure the button and cut off excess thread with scissors. Proceed in the same manner and sew on the other three large decorative buttons on the outside of the pillow case where the ribbons were sewn on.
4) Tie the pillow case to the hanger on two ends with each set of ribbons sewn on the pillow case, making a bow with the ribbons. Hang the hanging clothes hamper in the closet or on a door hook.
I found this on ehow

