Free Patterns – Page 170

Tutorial: Make a Cool Caftan with this free vintage project sheet

December 26, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Catherine from Frisky Scissors shares a free vintage pattern over at the Pattern Patter blog for making a Cool Caftan. Use a vintage fabric – maybe even a vintage sheet – for a newly made but thoroughly vintage project. The… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Super easy fleece winter hat

December 26, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Professor Pincushion shares a video tutorial showing how to make a fleece winter hat. Her tutorial shows how to create the pattern based on your head measurements and then how to sew it up. The measuring and cutting and sewing… Read more ...

Free pattern: Retro style wool circle skirt

December 26, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Kathleen from Grosgrain shares a free pattern for a vintage-style wool winter skirt. She created the pattern to look like the retro wool skirts she finds at thrift stores (as an alternative to buying them new for a lot of… Read more ...

Free pattern: Aviator style Santa hat and scarf

December 23, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Stephanie from The Tip Toe Fairy shares a free pattern for this aviator style Santa hat and scarf. The aviator goggle applique and aviator hat earflaps are fitting additions to a hat worn by man who spends every Christmas eve… Read more ...

3 things to know about sewing Lycra or Spandex

December 23, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amy from Sews n Bows shares three things to know before you sew on Lycra or Spandex

. The stretchy fabric is often used for activewear or swimwear. You can sew it on your home machine, but you’ll have to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pixie hat made from an old sweater

December 23, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Tara here from Girl Like The Sea shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can make this adorable pixie hat out of an old sweater. If you don’t have at least a couple of sweaters in the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Little girls pleated purse

December 22, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Alison from Lorelei Jayne shares a tutorial for making her Little Girl Bag. It’s a pretty little pleated purse sized just right for a little girl to carry. It’s made from just two fat quarters – one for the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Origami coin purse

December 22, 2014 by Anne Weaver 4 Comments

Sew4Home shares a free pattern for making a fun little origami coin purse. It’s a flat shape of fabric that folds and snaps to create a cone shaped coin purse. Folded coin purses are approximately 5″ equilateral triangles. They made… Read more ...

Free pattern: Felt cat softie, and The Crazy Cat Lady Christmas Tree

December 21, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

This year I embraced my inner Crazy Cat Lady when decorating for Christmas. I covered an entire tree (a small one) in felt cat softies. They’re all black cats because all five of my actual real-life cats are black cats. … Read more ...

Free Sewing pattern: Christmas pincushion mouse with reindeer antlers

December 21, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Helen from Bustle and Sew shares a pattern for Christmas variation of a pincushion mouse. He’s still the cute felt mousie you know and love, but for Christmas he sports a set of antlers and a bright red nose. Her… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Full coverage vinyl bib for older babies and toddlers

December 21, 2014 by Anne Weaver 6 Comments

Mealtime gets messier as baby learns to feed herself. Cute little baby bibs just don’t provide enough coverage for a self-feeding baby or toddler. Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free pattern at DIY Crush for making a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Made In a Snap purse with removable frame

December 18, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for her Made In a Snap purse. It’s a frame purse that you can sew up, well, in a snap. It’s easy enough to sew that you might want to make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mini Christmas Stockings

December 18, 2014 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Emily from Simple Notable reduced the size of her sister’s free Retro-Style Christmas Stocking pattern to make these mini Christmas stockings. She made several sizes that are 30%, 35%, and 50% of the original. You can use the smaller ones… Read more ...

Free pattern: Oversized faux fur coat

December 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for making this oversized faux fur coat. It has simple lines and a boxy shape. It’s an easy pattern, that you can complete in an evening of sewing. The pattern comes… Read more ...

Tutorial: Adapt a women’s panty pattern to be appropriate for tweens

December 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amy from Sews n Bows shows how she adapted the Rosy Ladyshorts pattern (free) to be modest and appropriate for a tween aged girl. The Rosy Ladyshorts is a beautiful free panties pattern, but it’s a little more mature than… Read more ...