Lavender clothes protector
This is something that Martha Stewart made, but you could oh so easily reproduce. In fact, the very shape of this makes it a super cinch for you to make with absolute low fuss.
In addition to making clothes smell wonderful, lavender actually works a charm as a natural (green) method for driving away moths and other creepy crawlies from your clothes and other valuable linens. And given the prices on some of the clothing out there these days, putting together a package of lavender stashes like these would be a perfect gift to give to your favorite clothes horse.
Although I am sure that Martha has instructions somewhere on her site, this particular idea was posted so many years ago, I honestly do not know if she still would. However, the basic construction is so simple that you really do not need a pattern. This is just a large square of fabric sewn with a good chunk of lavender in the middle. This particular fabric is pretty opaque (it looks like a type of chiffon), but if you are not familiar with sewing on chiffon type fabrics, they can be slippery and a little tricky. I would use cotton muslin instead if you an inexperienced sewer. The weave of some cotton muslin is very loose but the fabric will not be slippery.
Anyway, after sewing almost all the square shut, fill it with some lavender (but do not stuff it full. Look to the picture for reference. You want it to be able to shift around). Then stitch the hole where you put the lavender in shut too. After that, have fun sewing seams through your big square. In this example, Martha (or whomsoever at her company made this) just used straight seams and divided it into smaller squares. You could do the same, or you could have fun sewing small hearts, small trees, whatever creative shapes you feel like making.
The main idea here is that you create a large sheet of lavender big enough to cover a large expanse of fabric at once. Something that can protect an entire cashmere sweater or treasured linen family tablecloth. Sometimes a small adorable sachet is not enough. You need a big chunk of lavender to keep the moths at bay. This protector should do the trick.
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