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Yes, you read correctly. Christmas 08 is hardly out the door, and we’re already talking about sewing for Christmas 09. Specifically, CraftApple is announcing an Advent calendar sew-along for Christmas 09. Every year, I say I’m going to make… Read more ... 
So you’ve finished making that new coat (or shirt, or dress, or skirt) using a store-bought pattern, and it’s time to put away all your materials. The scraps into the scrap bin, the scissors into the sewing box. But what … Read more ... 
Why not get in costume this Thanksgiving?
Simplicity Patterns #3723 is a perfect Pilgrim costume.
McCall’s also has a woman’s and girl’s Pilgrim Costume.
Simplicity offers a pattern for Men’s and Women’s Native American garb.
Here is a great… Read more ... 
As soon as the Thanksgiving table is cleared and the last piece of pumkin pie had, most Americans start thinking about Christmas. Why not get a head start on your Holiday decor (after all the stores are already loaded up… Read more ... 
Part of the fun it seems to me in having babies, is to be able to dress em up. I have visions of myself with my own mini me dressed in matching ensambles lunching at a chic cafe. Ooh, does… Read more ... 
I found this super Patriotic applique’ from A Treasures Nest.
I can’t think of a better way to remind people of the importance of voting than with sequins!… Read more ... 
I just found this adorable flower costume for the puppy in your life. Made with felt, this super easy to make costume will have your dog looking like a ray of sunshine in no time!… Read more ... 
Since I have reinvigorated my love for old Hollywood Glamour, I just got this book- Dressed: a Century of Hollywood Costume Design by Deborah Nadoolman Landis. Landis is a Hollywood Costumer whose credits include The Blues Brothers and Raiders of … Read more ... 
I adore old movies and one of my absolute favorites is Some Like it Hot starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. In addition to the zany story line, the costumes are divine! Designer Orry-Kelly was able to transform… Read more ... 
I was browsing around the Internet looking for a tutu pattern for one of my sewing students, when I stumbled upon Simplicity.com’s latest ode to pet wear.
If you have always wanted to be Little Bo Peep but needed a… Read more ... 
Lifetime TV’s website has started featuring crafty projects on their webseries: Crafted. Needle Arts expert (and Craft Gossip’s very own Knitting Editor!) Vickie Howell will be featuring fabulous projects for every season.
Her first project has gone live today… Read more ... 
I adore sewing from Vintage Patterns. The gorgeous lines of a 1940’s dress or the wacky mod picture adorning a pattern package from the 60’s. Mom’s Patterns is a great online store for vintage patterns. They stock detectable pieces from… Read more ... 
One of the first crafty classes that I ever taught was a workshop called “How to be a Fairy Tale Princessâ€. This class, taught in the bomb shelter basement of the anarchist zine archive ZAPP at the Richard Hugo House… Read more ... 
It seems like every time I turn around, someone I know is pregnant and having a baby shower. While my standard kiddie present used to be a baby tee with a gun screen-printed on it (as part of my ode… Read more ... 
How adorable are these bunny’s? They are actually Signature bunny’s that have been dressed up into cute little outfits.
You can get the free pattern from Craftbits.com You will need:
Stuffing for filling
