Tutorial: Steampunk bridesmaid dress

Jacki O. from Nobody Knows What A Red-Heading Mommy Can Do stepped up to the challenge when she was asked to be a bridesmaid in a steampunk wedding. She made her whole outfit – the petticoat, the peasant top, the corset, even the mini hat and accessories! AND she documented the whole process in a 3-part tutorial. Part 1 shows how she made the muslins for the cosert and petticoat, using garments that fit as a sizing guide and reshaping them to fit the style she wanted. Part 2 shows how she sewed the garments together. Part 3 shows how she added the finishing touches and made the mini hat.

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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.

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Jacki O., Red-Headed Mommy says
June 10, 2012 at 7:35 am
Thank you so much for picking my work as gossip–I am so truly honored! So much work went into this outfit and it is so rewarding to be able to share it with other crafters and sewers who appreciate the pricked fingers and ripping of seams 🙂 I absolutely love your site and I am so excited to be among the inspiring, talented, gossip-worthy folks here!

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