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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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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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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