Tutorial: Retro, skinny, or reversible bow tie variations, plus how to resize the pattern

Kelly from Restitch Me shares a series of posts on her blog showing how to customize Martha Stewart’s DIY bow tie pattern. Her first post shows how to size it up to fit a larger neck. Her second post shows how to alter the pattern to create some fun variations – one with a more retro shape, and one that’s a skinny bow tie. In her third post in the series, she shows how to cut it from two fabrics to make it reversible, including a variation that makes the knot in the middle a different fabric than the bow itself. How cool is that! Go to the resizing tutorial. Go to the shaping variations. Go to the reversible variation.

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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!