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Tutorial: Easy princess costume shirt

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Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings   shows how you can make this Cinderella costume shirt.  It’s easy to make because you start with a purchased tank top and just add the puffy princess sleeves.  Wear it with a matching tulle tutu… Read more ...

Free pattern: Womens peasant top

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Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shares a free pattern for a womens peasant top.  It’s an easy style of top to make.  You can give it short sleeves, elbow length sleeves, or long sleeves.  Not one to… Read more ...

Free pattern: Adorable owl softies

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Rachel from Adventures in Making shares a free pattern for making these adorable owl softies.  They’re small softies – about the size of your hand – with big sweet eyes.  They’re stuffed with polyfil and rice for weighting so they… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sparkle confetti tutu

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Prudent Baby shows how you can make this sparkle confetti tutu.  A poofy tulle tutu is fun enough on its own, but add sparkle confetti at the hem and it’s a party.  It’s fun for dress-up, or it could also… Read more ...

Free pattern: 1940s inspired necktie top

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This necktie top is inspired by 1940s fashion, though it’s updated for the modern wardrobe and easier construction.  Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free pattern for making it.  It’s casual enough for everyday wear, but put it… Read more ...

Free pattern: Unisex silk slippers

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Sewn Up by TeresaDownUnder is offering a free pattern for making a pair of silk slippers.  This would be a great project to use a silk scarf, perhaps one that is showing damage in isolated spots.  The pattern is unisex. … Read more ...