Bias Calvin Dress and Top – Sewing Pattern

October 8, 2024 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

The True Bias Calvin Dress & Top Paper Pattern offers a timeless silhouette with a modern twist. With its wrap design and exposed bias binding, this pattern allows you to create both a chic dress and a stylish top, perfect for any occasion.

The versatility of the Calvin pattern is truly remarkable. View A features a short top that pairs effortlessly with high-waisted bottoms, while View B offers a sophisticated mid-calf length dress. Both options showcase adjustable shoulder straps, thanks to rings and sliders, ensuring a comfortable and customizable fit for all body types.

Crafted from light to medium weight woven fabrics like linen, chambray, and rayon, the Calvin Dress & Top exudes effortless elegance and drapes beautifully on the body. Its clean lines and flattering silhouette make it a wardrobe staple that transitions seamlessly from day to night.

With detailed instructions and notions included, this pattern is suitable for intermediate sewists looking to expand their skills. Whether you’re sewing up a dress for a special occasion or a top for everyday wear, the True Bias Calvin Dress & Top Paper Pattern offers endless possibilities for creating your own signature style.

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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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