Sewing Patterns – Page 1265

It’s new: Simply Lovely Dress ePattern with matching dolly dress

March 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Squiggly Twigs Designs shares the latest design in their pattern line, the Simply Lovely Dress. The ePattern shows you how to draft the pattern for this dress using one of your own shirts as a sizing guide. The drafting instructions… Read more ...

Free pattern: Saturday Market Skirt

March 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sandi Henderson shares a free pattern for her Saturday Market Skirt at her blog, Portabellopixie. It’s an excerpt from her soon-to-be-released book Sewing Bits & Pieces: 35 Projects Using Fabric Scraps. Go to the free pattern. [photo… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: “Hunky Pool Boy” terry cloth shorts for little boys

March 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Rebecca from Hello Marzipan shows how to make a pair of terry cloth shorts for a toddler boy. She stenciled the words “Hunky Pool Boy” on one of the pockets. CUUUUTE!!! Her son will SO get noticed by the ladies… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a big kid bib from a dishcloth

March 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Nikki from Salty Pineapple made this “big kid bib” for her son who is getting old enough to feed himself. And with that big kid step you get big kid messes. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a felt daffodil bloom

March 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Daffodils are some of my absolute favorite flowers! They’re some of the first flowers to appear each spring, and so signal the end of the cold, dark days of winter. A Hoot and a Holler shows how to make a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a Cover-Me-Pretty layering camisole

March 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Trina from All That is Good shares a two-part tutorial for making a Cover-Me-Pretty-Camisole. Camisoles like this are wardrobe must-haves, but they can be expensive and not exactly exciting to buy. (After all, if I’m gonna drop the cash on… Read more ...

Free pattern: W Bag, a slightly oversized tote

March 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Antoinette from clevergirl.org shares a free pattern for what she calls the W Bag Version 1. She created this bag to carry around her much-loved W Magazine. Of course, you can also use it to tote around any number of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Making a hanging laundry bag from a pillowcase

March 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking guestblogs over at Blueprint Crafts with a tutorial showing how to repurpose an old pillowcase into a hanging laundry bag. Use this small bag to separate out your delicates so you don’t accidentally wash (and… Read more ...

It’s new: Sweet Savannah skirt from Squiggly Twigs

March 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

The Sweet Savannah skirt is the latest pattern from Squiggly Twigs Designs. With a gathered overskirt, it looks like it stepped straight out of a fairy tale. As with all of their patterns, you draft the pattern yourself based… Read more ...

Tutorial: Oh Sew Easy, Sassy Apron

March 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

You can find a free tutorial for making this Oh Sew Easy, Sassy Apron at C&T Publishing Blog. It’s an excerpt from the book Oh Sew Easy® Lifestyle by Valori Wells and Carolyn Spencer. Go to the tutorial. [photo… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tutu leggings for toddler girls

March 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Shayna from Texas Monkey guest blogs at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make a pair of tutu leggings for little girls. The ring of tulle around the ankles feels fancy like a princess, but with the practicality… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy business card wallet

March 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Jacinda from Prudent Baby shares a tutorial for making an easy business card wallet. Stash it in your purse, and the next time someone asks for your business card you can say, “Why yes, I have one right here!” Go … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Make a reusable shopping bag from two pillowcases

March 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver

The Sewing Dork from Redemption and Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how to make a reusable shopping bag out of two pillowcases. You can find the tutorial at her blog, Confessions of a Sewing Dork. Get the how-to.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add a gathered ribbon ruffle to a pair of leggings

March 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver

leggings Mandy from Sugar Bee Craft Edition shares a tutorial on her blog for adding ruffles to the bottom of girls’ leggings. The gathered ribbon adds such flair, and you won’t believe how easy it is! Get the tutorial.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt hydrangea bloom

March 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver

The Mama Monster shows how to make a felt hydrangea bloom on her blog, Made by the Mama Monster. Use the bloom for a brooch or an embellishment for a fabric headband. Go to the tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...