Sew A Boxy Tee – Sewing Tutorial

Creativebug shows you how to sew a boxy tee with this video tutorial by Cal Patch.

Make a boxy tee for all-weather wear using any type of light to medium weight fabric. Ideal for anyone ready to dip their toe into the drafting process, expert sewist and draftsman Cal Patch demonstrates tips and tricks for taking measurements, drafting a pattern on paper, and sewing a finished shirt with tidy French seams. She’ll show you how a favorite scrap of material, bit of piecing, or other interesting fabric element can take the forefront as a design choice to make a totally wearable, unique-to-you garment.

Learn how to:

Draft a pattern for a basic pull-over shirt
Take your measurements and determine ease
Sew French seams
Sew fold-over hems

What you’ll get:

A series of easy-to-follow video lessons on how to draft and sew a boxy shirt
6 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list
Step-by-step instructions by expert sewist Cal Patch
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

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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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