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I already gave you all a sneak peek at my DIY garter and promised to show the final product once I was done, remember? Well… I’m done! And I’m here to show it to you all.

{ Here is my final garter! I know - Estoy como loca por el Morado! }

Basically, I used one piece of two meter long fabric and sewed a “sandwich” ribbon to it in the center. After that I ran elastic through the center, pulled it through, and there was my garter!! I added little clay flowers and leaves with different small pieces of green ribbon.

I always understand tutorials better when I see pictures of the process, but this time (because it was my very first project) I forgot to take pictures, so I drew out my process to show you all!

First, I sewed the edges of the fabric, and folded the ends like in the drawing above. I used a fancy stitch so it would look “cooler”, but if you don’t know how to work those stitches, you can just go with a plain stitch.

After you have your ends done, you need to make a “sandwich” with two pieces of ribbon and your fabric. IMPORTANT: Don’t put the elastic in until you’re done sewing! I just drew it there so you can see where it goes.

In order to keep the layers in place, secure them with clothespins. Then, proceed to sew the edges as shown in the upper drawing.

After you’re done with sewing the edges, run the elastic through like in the drawing, pull it, and tie both ends. Remember to measure the elastic on your leg, so it’s not too tight or too loose.

After that, you need to sew the front faces together and you’re done!! Sew or glue embellishments as desired. What I did was attach the flowers with different green ribbon!

Will you be making your own garter? How are you embellishing it to make it your own?