Sewing Patterns – Page 575

Tutorial: Girl’s square neck dress with flutter sleeves

June 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial showing how you can make this square neck dress with flutter sleeves. It’s a sweet look for summer and an easy style to make. Vary the length to make it a top,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy open back button down shirt refashion

June 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Over at Love Maegan you can see how you can add an open back to a button down shirt with just one simple cut and one easy seam. The opening gives the shirt a flirtier, more feminine back. She hand… Read more ...

Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Canvas and faux leather duffle

June 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make their Safari Duffle from canvas and faux leather. It has a pair of handles stitched on to the bag so you can pick it up your hands, and also a removable longer handle so you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a ruffled tea towel

June 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jona from Jona G. Patterns and Stop Staring and Start Sewing shows how you can make a tea towel. A small ruffle and ribbon trim across the bottom make them extra pretty. She used a home dec weight for the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Kid-sized fabric grocery sack for playing store

June 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Kristin from Grandma’s Chalkboard shows how to make a mini version of a white plastic grocery bag for kids to play store with. It looks just like the ones you get from the grocery store but on a smaller scale. … Read more ...

Read all about the sheath dress

June 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Since its introduction in the 1950s, the form fitting sheath dress continues to be a popular silhouette in women’s fashion. It’s sleek, sexy, and sophisticated. Sherri from sewbettyanddot focuses on the sheath dress in her guest post at Pattern Patter,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Citrus Wedge Coin Purse

June 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Delia at Delia Creates shows how you can make her Citrus Wedge Coin Purse. This summery retro style reminds me of the coin purses I had when I was a kid in the 70s and early 80s. It’s made from… Read more ...

Free pattern: Penny the Fish softie

June 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Abby Glassenberg fromWhile She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, shares a free pattern for making Penny the Fish. Penny is such a cute little softie! Made from fleece, she’s soft and cuddly. She’d make… Read more ...

Free pattern: Girl’s racer back hi-low tank with a pretty pleated neck

June 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Mama Nene from Serger Pepper shares a free pattern at Sew McCool for making this girl’s racer back tank with a hi-low hem and pretty pleated detail around the neck. Her free pattern makes a US size 5 years (chest… Read more ...

Tutorial: Textured leather wave throw pillow

June 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Strips of leather create the textured wave design on the front of this throw pillow. Laura at A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how you can make one for your home. Alternating the direction that the strips are sewn… Read more ...

Tutorial: Summer Bag with lots of pockets, including a secret pocket

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jonie from Knot Sew Normal shows how to make her Summer Bag that’s packed with pockets on the outside and on the inside. There’s a cool asymmetrical pocket on the front, and inside that pocket a tiny secret pocket where… Read more ...

Tutorial: Self binding minky baby blanket

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial showing how you can make a cuddly soft minky baby blanket. A self-binding technique, in which the back of the blanket wraps around the front, finishes the edges quickly and… Read more ...

Tutorial: The Perfect Potholder

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shows how to make her Perfect Potholder. What makes this such a great potholder is that the back is made with a thick toweling to give a good barrier against the heat of a pan. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a new doll stroller seat

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Doll stroller seats tend to wear out long before the actual doll stroller does. Rather than tossing it, you can make a new seat. Pam from Threading My Way shows how you can make a new seat for a doll… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Scalloped shift dress

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she made this scalloped shift dress. The look is inspired by a similar dress she found at J. Crew Factory. She used a basic shift dress pattern, altering the arm hole and hems… Read more ...