Free pattern: Mermaid tail blanket for adults

Have you seen those mermaid tail blankets for little girls? Why do the kids get to have all the fun? Abby from Sew Much Ado shares a free pattern at The Creative Spark for making a mermaid blanket in adult sizes! Make it from Minky or Cuddle fabric so it’s warm and snuggly.

Click below for her free pattern:

DIY Mermaid Tail Blanket with Free Pattern, by Sew Much Ado

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It doesn’t matter whether you sew by hand or by machine, you need a pincushion. You need a spot to parks pins and needles and keep them within easy reach for when you need them again. There are a lot of styles of pincushion to choose from. Some magnetic, some fabric. Some cute, some purely functional. This “little bit extra” pincushion has a spot to store all the different types of pins and needles you might need while sewing. Polka Dot Chair has a free sewing pattern you can use to make one for yourself.

This handy little pincushion has a circular shape and is divided into sections to store different types of pins. The bottom section is for your regular straight pins. Just poke them in and they’re ready for when you need them. The top has one section with a felt flap perfect for holding your sewing needles. I don’t know about you but I don’t like mixing my hand sewing needles in with my pins on a pincushion. It makes it hard to find the needle when I want it. So having a separate section for the needles is a great idea.

This “little bit extra” pincushion also has a spot to hold a few fabric clips. Fabric clips have become popular alternatives to a traditional straight pin. They hold fabric pieces together without piercing the fabric, which is important when sewing leather, vinyl, or other materials that will show permanent holes from pins.

You can sew the “little bit extra” pincushion from large fabric scraps or small fabric cuts (fat eighth). You probably already have all the supplies you need to sew one in your sewing supplies already.

Get the free pattern for this “little bit extra” pincushion over at Polka Dot Chair.

[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]

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Patsy McGhee says
November 3, 2016 at 2:33 pm
I just made 3 mermaid tail blankets for my older granddaughters, they are great, thank you for the free pattern, fabric measurements to purchase & great instructions. My question is, I would love to make some for my great nieces but they are all children, do you have the same pattern for children anywhere or could I reduce the pattern pieces to print to about 60% and would that work? I can figure the fabric amount after I cut the pattern pieces. Thank you so much

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