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Sewers: Chat about your favorite sewing projects and get $50 and a thread selection tin! [UPDATED]

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This generated tremendous response and all places are now full!

Sewing Tin

Do you love to sew? Would you like to earn some money and receive a lovely sewing gift in return for chatting about your favourite sewing projects? Future Publishing, publishers of Mollie Makes magazine want to interview crafters about what most inspires them. You will receive $50 and a thread selection tin worth $50 to thank you for your time. Places are very limited and will be offered on a ‘first come – first served’ basis .

If you would like to join in, email [email protected] for further details. Tell her CraftGossip sent you!

This offer is now full and they are not taking any more applications!

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  1. Wow, this is a neat idea I wish I hadn’t been to late as I have been sewing since I was 10 and that’s 50+ years. I now mostly do AG Doll clothes, they aren’t as hard to fit. I am looking forward to reading about others sewing careers.
    Opal

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Have you read?

DIY Kids Gingerbread House Bag with Free Pattern

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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