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Free pattern: Curlicue Christmas stockings

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2037-Elf-Stockings-2Sew4Home shares a free pattern for these fanciful Christmas elf stockings with curlicue toes and harlequin pointed cuffs.  Make them from prints or solids, with a monogram or not. Finished stockings are roughly 16″ tall. Click below for their free… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sweater knit scarf wrap

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Julie from Jet Set Sewing shares a tutorial at Bernina’s We All Sew showing how you can make this scarf wrap.  You can make it from a sweater knit fabric.  The seams are neatly finished as French seams, and the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Leather bow keyring

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leatherbowkeyringThese leather bow keyrings are so cute, and so easy to make!  Made To Sew shares a video tutorial showing how you can make them.  It doesn’t take much leather to make one.  You could probably get enough leather out… Read more ...

Tutorial: Zippered scissors pouch

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Svetlana from S.O.T.A.K. Handmade shows how you can make a zippered pouch for your scissors.  The pouch will make it easy to carry your sewing scissors with you when you head to a sewing class or just intend to do… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sewing pattern tissue wreath

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I can’t count the number of times I’ve been “gifted” a stack of used sewing patterns by a well meaning friend who didn’t understand that the pattern is essentially useless if it’s not complete or it’s already been cut into… Read more ...

Tutorial: Triangle insert top

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Abby from Sew Much Ado shows how you can adapt a basic t-shirt pattern to create triangle inserts at the sides.  The simple adaptation allows you to incorporate some color blocking into a plain top, and also creates more of… Read more ...