DIY: Magazine Rack

Hey Team -

I hope you all had AMAZING weekends. I sure did. Super restful... Super fun.

I also worked on this little ditty that I am about to share with you... It's going to make all of your guests say...

I have a passion for magazines. The real... hold-in-your-hand, take-it-on-a-plane, cut-out-the-pictures, pass-it-on-to-a-friend, kind of magazines. Not the digital stuff.

However, I have an issue with throwing out the issues after I am through reading the issues. There is just so much good stuff in there that I may need later! It has become quite an issue...

So Burley and I have come to an agreement... as long as I keep them organized, I can keep a moderate amount of magazines at my disposal.

So... Naturally I had to organize STAT!

Here is the project.

You Will Need

2.5 yards of your background fabric: Use a heavier fabric like a muslin of canvas-type thread

1 yard of pocket fabric: You can use whatever you would like

Hanging mechanism: I had a $6.00 piece of hardware from Ikea hanging around, but you can also use a stick or dowell to hang your rack from

Sewing machine: This project would stink to do by hand. Just a plain ol' horrible idea

Many Pins

First: Make the background

You want to make sure that you use quality fabric, and spend the time to line everything for this project. Multiple magazines can get heavy, so you don't want your pockets to rip over time or hang all floppy in your living room. That is just embarassing. No one will compliment your rack.

1. Sew your background fabric (cut to a length that fits the area you will be hanging it) close as a rectangle, leaving a small opening at the top right-hand corner to flip the rectangle inside out.
2. Flip the rectangle inside out
3. Iron the rectangle flat and then measure the fold that you will need to sew a hold for the hanging mechanism (in this case, the metal Ikea piece).
4. Sew this fold over, and in the same swoop, close up that small area you left open to flip your fabric inside out.
5. Now you are ready for the pockets!

I took this picture because I wanted to show you my manicure. That is really it. I don't think that this pic shows you one thing about this project or how to sew. There. I said it.

Second: Make the pockets

1. Use a magazine to measure out the pockets with the fabric that you choose. leave a 2 in margin to make sure that you do not hem and sew the pockets too small to fit your magazine in the end
2. Once you have cut out all your pocket fabric, line them up with your left-over backing fabric, and cut out squares again, to use as the liner for your pockets (this fabric will also show on the fold on top of the pocket)
3. Once you have lined up your squares and pinned the pocket fabrics to your liner fabrics, sew them up, using the same method of leaving a small area un-sewn to flip your pockets inside out.
4. then fold down the rim of your pocket and pin it. Do not sew it yet.
5. Now you are ready to put it together!

Third: Put it all together!

1. Lay your backing out and place the pockets as you desire. I went ahead and put magazines "in" the pockets as I pinned them down, to make sure that the spacing looked right when it was in full use.
2. Pin, pin, pin. This is the best way to make sure the final outcome is level and spaced correctly.
3. Sew your pockets on! I am a horrible seamstress, but I take extra care during this final step to try and sew straight and well. You will see this stitch, so if at all possible, sew well :)
4. Be very very careful when sewing over the upper folds of the pockets. These will be pretty thick by this point, and I broke a needle at one point trying to get over a spot. Again, I am a horrible sewer but thought I would share just in case you are too.

Then..

TADA!!! YOUR RACK!!!

  

You could jazz and bedazzle this guy up as much as you want! I wanted to keep mine plain and simple, because this loft is getting busy up in her'. But please, take creative liberties!

Mrs. Thriftary