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12 Hour Mask Making Sew-A-Thon

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Calling all mask making superheros!! My next 12-hour Mask Making sew-a-thon with be April 25th from 7A-7P PST.

I will be live on ZOOM this time around- allowing up to 100 sewers to sew live WITH me! (Don’t fret if you can’t sew for the entire 12 hours or if technology is a bit of hurdle for you; join me for whatever time you can & look below for quick and easy zoom instructions.)
I am so excited to sew online with everyone all over the country…together we made well over 5,000 masks during our last event! Hope you join me in showing the world what the home sewing community is REALLY made of; lets sew that number out of the park!! (you do not need to donate your masks to or with me, sew for your own cause…together online.)
To sew online with me April 25th, simply download the zoom app on your computer or phone and join the zoom meeting. I will post the meeting link on Thursday. 
For any help or assistance downloading zoom, getting set up, or figuring it all out. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Mindi vie e-mail at [email protected] and phone at 415.754.9497. event info can be found at calltocrafting.com
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  1. Great idea! I’ve made many already! What do you plan to do with the masks? Or what do you suggest we do with ours locally?

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DIY Kids Gingerbread House Bag with Free Pattern

I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag.  This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid.  It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes.  It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows. 

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not.  The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary.  (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.)  The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends.  And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches.  Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure.  The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag. 

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish.  That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings.  Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies.  They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project.  I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.  

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall.  That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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