Sewing Pattern: Make lounge shorts from a sweatshirt

Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of lounge shorts. She gets the soft, comfy knit from a sweatshirt. Shorts always take more fabric than what you’d expect. In order to make a pair to fit an adult, she used a size 5x sweatshirt that she found on clearance. If you can’t find a sweatshirt big enough, you could always use yardage – or use a smaller sweatshirt to make a pair in a child’s size. Get the tutorial.

[photo from Made By Me and Shared With You] Looking for more Shorts patterns? Check out these patterns we found 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!