I love the look and smell of the lavender growing in my front yard. I also love that lavender is a natural moth and pest repellant.
This year, I had a good crop of lavender and decided to make sachets that I could hang up in my closets to keep the moths at bay.
First, I dried the fresh lavender. Once it was dry, I removed the flowers and cut the stalk and leaves into tiny bits.
Next, I went to my fabric stash and sewed two squares of cotton fabric together.
Then, I filled each square with chopped lavender bits and buds and sewed the last side of the square closed.
Finally, I sewed a piece of leftover ribbon to one of the corners of the sachet, so I could hang it in my closet.
First, I dried the fresh lavender. Once it was dry, I removed the flowers and cut the stalk and leaves into tiny bits.
Next, I went to my fabric stash and sewed two squares of cotton fabric together.
Then, I filled each square with chopped lavender bits and buds and sewed the last side of the square closed.
Finally, I sewed a piece of leftover ribbon to one of the corners of the sachet, so I could hang it in my closet.
I used the same method to make another free lavender sachet for the sweater shelf in my armoire from a ribbon embroidery sampler.
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2 comments:
Okay, I tried to post a comment earlier and I don't think it worked. I really like this idea! Another thing you could make are those heat pillows that you can fill with flax seeds and lavender. I have some lavender in my yard, so I should give this a try!
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