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Tutorial: Calculating and removing ease from a sewing pattern

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Tutorial: Calculating and removing ease from a sewing patternIn the sewing world, ease is the difference between the measurement of your body and the measurement of your garment.  For woven non stretch fabrics, ease is necessary for a garment to fit comfortably.  The amount of ease you need varies by pattern style and by your own preference.  A purchased sewing pattern will have ease already figured into it, but you may find that you want to change that amount of ease.

Katrina from Katrina Kay Creations tells how to figure out how much ease has been added to a pattern, and also how to calculate how much to remove if you want a different amount of ease for your finished garment.   Go to Katrina Kay Creations to read about calculating and removing ease.

[photo from Katrina Kay Creations]

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Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.