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

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shorttolongsleeveI 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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Have you read?

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.