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Look at this super cute 4th of July dress that Holly from Heart Break Kids made for her little girl! It’s all made from recycled t-shirts, too! The skirt is cut from a blue with white polka dots, with stripes of red and white ruffles peeking out at the back. LOVE!! Read more about this fabulous project at Heart Break Kids.
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I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store. So much texture! And the way the fibers catch the light! But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think. That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl. That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction. That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared. And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet.
Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects. Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter. Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long.
Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success. There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid. She describes the different types of velvet available. And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric. Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric. There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.
Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric.
And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.
[photo credit: Melly Sews]
Thank you so much for the shout out! This was such a fun project! I am having to restrain myself from tearing apart all of my daughters dresses and adding bustles to them!
Have you ever considered making one to sale!? My Fiancé is a Marine & he fell in love with this for our daughter on the way! He hasn’t had a daddy moment & when I showed him this dress, it was amazing how he just looked at it & had a smile from ear to ear & said get it! He said he had a flash forward & saw our daughter wearing this & that’s all he talked about all day long! So Please please please consider
Oh, how adorable! I don’t think my son would like this though! But it would be too cute for my kid sis.
And it could be used for Bastille Day too [hey, we could all use another excuse to celebrate!]