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Amber from M & A blog shows you how to make a handsome tie for your handsome little man. The tie is attached to a velcro neckband, which means easy on/easy off. Wouldn’t this be just the thing for his Easter Sunday outfit? Go to the tutorial.
[photo from M & A blog]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, tie, boy, toddler, necktie, velcro, neck, band[/tags]
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.
Does anyone know how I can become a reader of this blog?? I saw this tutorial before and decided to make one and now I can’t. Its only open to invited readers and I really liked this version! Help! Thanks!
Mindy, I’m not sure how that’s happening. I’m able to view the tutorial and I’m not an invited reader. –Anne
Mindy, if you’re talking about the tie tutorial, the website says it is now found on http://www.veryhomemade.blogspot.com. I spent a long time also searching for a good tie tutorial. Goodluck!
The same thing happened to me! I’m so glad I found this site and that someone put the link up! Thanks!
I am so glad there’s another link to the tutorial!! This is the 2nd blog I came across after a google search with a link to the MA blog, but I got the “open to invited readers only” screen as well. LOL
Briana, I second everything you said! SO glad I was able to find the directions! I couldn’t even find a toddler neck tie at Jo Ann’s, so this was a life saver as well as a money saver! It’s so hard to find any ties for toddlers these days.