 call to us to try to come up with some projects that we could do with stuff that we already have at home. Not going out, not shopping, not doing anything online, just using what we have in our stashes to make something really fun and creative. So I thought that for the make what you have challenge I would do a Cricut Maker cover and a matching tool caddy for my little Cricut organization cart. But I used scrap fabrics that I happen to have laying around to make the caddy and cover and even went so far as I didn't have matching bias tape or piping which I piped this area here in between the two panels. So I made my own piping and bias tape as well. And can we talk about how I happen to have all of this coordinating fabric they're from completely different collections. I even happen to have a fat quarter of this like perfectly shade of mint. I don't know why I got it, where I got it from, but I had it so I used it. There's some elastic in there and then I also used some foam or I'm sorry fleece, fusible fleece interfacing and foam interfacing in this guy because I like to have a really stable cover that doesn't get all fluffy and stuff. And both of these things are fully lined. Let me show you how you can use your Cricut Maker, the design files that they already have available to you and supplies that you probably already have in your stash and craft closet to make both of these cute little projects. Once you have the project file open, it will tell you exactly how much of each fabric you'll need as well as any notions. So go grab those supplies. Then the project file will tell you what to cut from each fabric and how to lay that out on the mats, which I had done here. For the cover, you will need to lay your fabric right side down so that the markings are made on the wrong side of the fabric. Next, you're going to set up your machine according to the onscreen instructions. I needed to insert the fabric pin and the rotary blade for mine. Then press go on your machine and let it do all the cutting and marking for you. The machine is going to do all the markings first, then it will go back and do all the cutting feed each mat into the maker according to the list on the project file and watch it work. It is so fun. Once the machine has cut and marked all your pieces, you're ready to start sewing. Again, the project file has all of the instructions with photos illustrating each step. First, if you haven't already, you're going to make your bias tape and piping. Both of these are optional, but since I had the supplies to make them, I figured it would add a little extra flair to my finished projects. Next, you're going to baste the piping onto the long sides of the accent fabric and then attach the main fabric matching the notches. I wanted to add a little iron on vinyl label to my cover, so I quickly cut out some vinyl, centered it on the accent panel and use my heat press to adhere it to the fabric. If I could do this all over again, I put the label closer to the bottom third of the accent panel so that it would show from the front of the cover while it was on the machine. I'd also add a little handle to the top, but that's all for another day. Okay, back to sewing. Next, we are going to make the cute little elastic pockets that are on each side of the cover. Again, these are totally optional, but I had the fabric, so I figured I might as well do them. Take the pocket pieces, one main and one lining, and sew them right sides together along one long edge. Turn them wrong sides together and top stitch at half an inch from that seam to create a casing for the elastic. Feed your elastic through the casing and secure on each end. In addition to the gathered tops, the bottoms of the pockets are also pleated. Your machine marked three lines on the pockets for you, so fold along the outer lines and bring them together at the center line like so. Then lay the pocket right side up on the right side of the side piece and baste around all the raw edges. If you're using piping, go ahead and baste that around the curved edge of the side pieces as well. Now we are going to set aside these pieces and get to work on the lining. The pattern instructions suggest you do this next step on the lining first because it's a little tricky and sewing the lining first will give you a little bit of practice before you sew the pretty side. I thought that was a really clever idea, so I took their advice. You're going to take the center of a side piece and lay it right sides together with the center of the short side of the lining piece. Pull the corners of these pieces together and pin around the curve of the side piece. Repeat this for the other side of the lining and then again for each side of the outer piece. At this point you have two covers. Lay the lining inside the outer wrong sides together and baste around the bottom edge. At this point I had already cured my fusible foam as well. Then sew the double fold bias tape to cover the raw edge of the bottom of the cover and you're done! The caddy comes together even easier. Again the Cricut project file is going to tell you what to pre-cut. At this point I have my main pieces cut. One of them is interfaced with fusible fleece and my bias tape is made. You can see that I had to piece together the lining piece. I told you I was using scraps and I used every bit of this one. Lay the pocket pieces out on their mats wrong side down this time. This way the markings are made on the right side of the fabric which will make it easier for you later. You'll see. Now set up your machine. Again this project needs a marking pin and rotary cutter. Load the mats one at a time and let the machine do the rest of the work. Once you have everything cut out you're going to apply bias binding to the long edge of each of the pockets. Then lay the pockets on top of each other. Short one on top of the wide one. You're going to sew down each of the solid lines. Isn't it great having all of those stitch lines marked? No measuring and you know they are accurate. Next take the pockets and lay them right side up with the interfaced bottom piece. Now you're going to sew down the dash lines to create even more pockets. Finally lay this panel wrong sides together with the lining piece based around all the raw edges to secure and then attach the bias binding to cover the raw edges. If you don't have bias binding you can always sew these right sides together then flip them out and top stitch around all four sides. Give your project a quick rinse to remove all the markings and she's ready. Here's how my cover and caddy both turned out. I think that they are absolutely adorable and add a fun little pop to this little corner of my sewing room. Alright there you have it. That is how I put together these two fun little projects. The machine cover and the machine caddy. Cricket has you know in keeping with everything that's been going on in the world they have released I think more than like a thousand images to design space that are completely free. So images that might normally have cost you a couple bucks now are totally free so you can go on there use the images and it won't cost you anything which is really really great. Cricket is also going to be adding to their blog the cricket.com blog. I'll have a link in the description box where you can access that over the next couple weeks they're gonna be rolling out some stay-at-home tutorials so small fun little projects that you can do at home with materials that you already have and of course it isn't just relegated to sewing you know cricket also has a lot of fun home decor and you know iron-on decals and all kinds of really really fun stuff so be sure to check out their cricket blog if you want some more tutorials similar to what I have done today but for now I hope you'll go over there to design space check out the caddy and the cover and make one for yourself. That's gonna do it for me today thank you all so much for watching I will see you very soon. Bye!