Video tutorial: Easily add seam allowance to shapes in Illustrator 6

If you use Illustrator 6 to create applique shapes, adding a seam allowance to your shapes is as easy as a few mouse clicks. Daisy from Ants to Sugar tells how to do it. Even if you do not usually use Illustrator, you can follow her steps to import a graphic and add a quarter inch seam allowance around it. She includes a video showing what to do, from opening Illustrator to adding the seam allowance and then printing your image.

Click below for her tutorial:

How to Create a Quarter Inch Seam Allowance in Illustrator 6, by Ants to Sugar

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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!