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Christine from From an Igloo joins the Make it for Winter series at The Train to Crazy with a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make fleece mittens. They’re easier to make than you’d think and she says you can get at least 4 pairs out of just 1 yard of fabric. If you keep a little extra yardage back, you’ll be ready to make replacements when one gets lost. Get the tute.
[photo from From an Igloo]
Looking for more mitten patterns? Check out these sewing patterns we found on Etsy
It doesn’t matter whether you sew by hand or by machine, you need a pincushion. You need a spot to parks pins and needles and keep them within easy reach for when you need them again. There are a lot of styles of pincushion to choose from. Some magnetic, some fabric. Some cute, some purely functional. This “little bit extra” pincushion has a spot to store all the different types of pins and needles you might need while sewing. Polka Dot Chair has a free sewing pattern you can use to make one for yourself.
This handy little pincushion has a circular shape and is divided into sections to store different types of pins. The bottom section is for your regular straight pins. Just poke them in and they’re ready for when you need them. The top has one section with a felt flap perfect for holding your sewing needles. I don’t know about you but I don’t like mixing my hand sewing needles in with my pins on a pincushion. It makes it hard to find the needle when I want it. So having a separate section for the needles is a great idea.
This “little bit extra” pincushion also has a spot to hold a few fabric clips. Fabric clips have become popular alternatives to a traditional straight pin. They hold fabric pieces together without piercing the fabric, which is important when sewing leather, vinyl, or other materials that will show permanent holes from pins.
You can sew the “little bit extra” pincushion from large fabric scraps or small fabric cuts (fat eighth). You probably already have all the supplies you need to sew one in your sewing supplies already.
Get the free pattern for this “little bit extra” pincushion over at Polka Dot Chair.
[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]
I’m doing a mitten round up tomorrow and this is going to be part of it! Hope you can come by and check it out. Oh, and grab a featured button if you would like. http://nap-timecreations.blogspot.com/
I would love to see the tute on fleece mittens but I need special permission to see it? Not familiar with this process, can you help? I signed up for daily and weekly newsletters thinking that would allow me to see the tute but it didn’t work.
I do not use Facebook, Twitter or any social media sites, am I required to just to see the tute?
Thank you,
Irene Saumur