Sewing Patterns – Page 638

Tutorial: Winter hat with ear flaps for an American Girl doll

December 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver

AGDollFan shares a free pattern on her blog, Arts and Crafts for Your American Girl Doll, to make a winter hat for an American Girl doll. It’s long over the ears to keep them warm, with braided ties at the… Read more ...

Tutorial: 10-minute felt storage box

December 24, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Rina from Oomanoot shows how you can make an easy felt storage box in just 10 minutes. The felt makes this a quick project because there’s no need for lining, interfacing, hemming, or ironing. You can make them in any… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s lace skirt

December 24, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land wraps up her 12 Skirts of Christmas series with a tutorial of her own, showing how to make a little girl’s lace skirt. The top layer is a pretty lace, and the lining… Read more ...

Tutorial: Child’s convertible neck warmer

December 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Pamela from Sovanisa shows how to make a convertible neck warmer for a child. It’s a fleece neck warmer with a hood sewn into the back. It can worn with the hood on the head, even under a bike helmet. … Read more ...

Video tutorial: Gingerbread man softie

December 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners shares a video tutorial showing how to make a gingerbread softie. His body is made of fleece, with scraps of fleece making the eyes and buttons, and ric rac trim as the icing on… Read more ...

Tutorial: Water resistant drawstring wet bag

December 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

If you have small children, sooner or later you’ll have some sort of wet clothing incident, whether from an “accident” or a child gleefully stomping puddles or, like my child did on several occasions, straight up sitting down in a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ugly Christmas sweater throw pillow

December 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

If you have an Ugly Christmas Sweaters, Heather from The Sewing Lofthas a suggestion for you. Why not turn it into a throw pillow? The same knit designs that looks ridiculous when worn as a garment, look cute when… Read more ...

Tutorial: Paneled pencil skirt with a yoga waistband

December 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

This paneled pencil skirt is all kinds of awesome! Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Her post is part of the 12 Skirts of Christmas series at Sewing In No Man’s Land. The… Read more ...

Justine’s answer to handcrafted holiday guilt

December 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Christmas is a stressful time for us crafty types. We set such high expectations for ourselves. We cruise blogs and see perfectly decorated homes, and think we need to craft a new mantelscape for our own living room. And we… Read more ...

Tutorial: Machine embroidery lettering on faux fur

December 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Eileen from Eileen’s Machine Embroidery Blog shows her solution for machine embroidering on to faux fur. Often the thick pile of the fur will hide the stitching, especially if what she’s stitching is letters. Her solution is to use her… Read more ...

Idea file: Long Christmas skirt for a baby girl

December 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Sometimes the best Christmas dress is actually a Christmas skirt. That’s what Shauna from Shwin & Shwin made for her baby daughter. She made the taffeta skirt extra long and pulls it up so it fits more like an empire… Read more ...

Tutorial: Floral frame coasters

December 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

The Purl Bee shares a tutorial showing how to make these Liberty and wool coasters. The Liberty prints make gorgeous floral frames around a plain wool center. Their materials list will make 12 coasters. You can buy all the materials… Read more ...

Tutorial: Festive Gathered Clutch

December 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Marisa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows how to make her Festive Gathered Clutch. The top of the bag is gathered on to a rounded bottom. She used satin for the top. The bottom is a gold suede, with small darts… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stitched and beaded Christmas ornaments

December 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Melony from Mel Designs shares a tutorial showing how to make a beaded and stitched Christmas ornament. The base of the ornament is a felt, with stitched and beaded motifs out of felt and woven cottons. She shows examples with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stitched circle flower scarf

December 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Nhi from The Houndstooth Detective shows how to make this beautiful circle flower scarf. Each flower on the scarf is made from 8 circles stitched together, with the overlapping curved edges making the petals of the flowers. Make it from… Read more ...