Tutorial: Short sleeves become long, plus a pair of capris

shorttolongsleeve I never really notice how much my daughter is growing until we try on a long-sleeved shirt in the fall that hasn’t been worn since early spring. I swear, the clothes shrink on their own while sitting in the drawer!

Ashley from Make It and Love It solves the problem of the ever-shrinking shirt by creating a contrasting faux layers. She created a boy version and a girl version. The boy version uses knit yardage for the faux layers, but the girl version uses an adult long-sleeved shirt. As a bonus, she took the leftover fabric from the long-sleeved adult shirt and made a matching pair of capri pants. Waste not, want not! Go to the tutorials – for the boy shirt, for the girl shirt, for the capris.

[photo from Make It and Love It]

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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!