Mega tutorial: Girl’s summer skirts series

LiEr from Ikat Bag has just finished up her blog series on summer skirts. The series of six tutorials show how to make a classic gathered skirt, a tiered skirt, a gathered panel skirt, a fitted panel skirt, a circular skirt, and a wrap skirt.

View pictures of each of the skirts here, and also download a cheat sheet showing how to cut the fabric for each of these skirts. This is like a whole wardrobe of girls’ summer skirts, all in one place!

As a bonus, she also shares a tutorial for making a skort out of a pair of shorts and a skirt. Go to this tutorial.

[photos from Ikat Bag]

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looking for more skort patterns? check these out on Etsy.

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!