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Tutorial: Resize a sewing pattern to make it bigger or smaller

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Tutorial: Resize a sewing pattern to make it bigger or smaller

Tutorial: Resize a sewing pattern to make it bigger or smaller

Sometimes the perfect sewing pattern is perfect in every way – except the size.  If the size you need is not included in the pattern, all is not lost.  With a little know-how you can size that baby up or down as needed. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a tutorial showing how to do it.  This tutorial is particularly well timed for me, because my daughter is right smack dab between children’s clothing sizes (patterns usually go up to only size 12) and juniors’ clothing sizes.

Click below to go to her tutorial:

How to Make a Sewing Pattern Bigger (or Smaller), by Melly Sews

[photo from Melly Sews]

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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.