Girl's Gone Child: Gone Style: Fable's Homemade Dresses *updated with winner, below* Several months ago, my mom happened upon a local fabric store she hadn't any idea existed a few mere miles from her house. "Bec! You will not BELIEVE this place! You must come with me next time you come down!" So I did. "These would make perfect pockets!" "And this for the trim?" "Oh, totally. "High five!" I've been dying to sew ever since but haven't had the time nor the sewing-without-my-mom-nearby-skills (not to mention a sewing machine) to do so. And she did. Nine Dresses, Three Patterns 1. 2. This green dress is my favorite. 3. Okay so I lied about the green bird dress being my favorite dress. (My mom made it out of curtain fabric) I think it might be hers, too. So! *Congratulations to commenter #59, Emily!
Easy Sewing Projects For Beginners So you've got to grips with your sewing machine, and you're itching to make something. Which sewing patterns are easy enough for beginners? I've gathered together a few suggestions for things you might want to try, but first a few tips for choosing an easy project. * While you're still making friends with your sewing machine, it's advisable to choose a project with simple straight lines. * Zippers and buttonholes are a little tricky at first, so go for a project that doesn't need a fastening, and save the fun for another day! * When buying fabric, a medium-weight cotton would be good for a first project as it lies flat, presses well and won't slide all over your machine. * Patterned fabric not only looks pretty but can hide dodgy stitching! * You might also want to consider whether you can see yourself making up the same pattern a few times. Right, onto my suggestions for beginner projects: UPDATE! Miette Skirt No zippers, no buttons, no fuss!
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Ivy Designs Dress Pattern Guest Giveaway Do you have little girls in your life? Don't you just love little girl dress patterns? Yes. So do I. Today Ivy Designs is offering FOUR of their dress patterns to TWO separate readers! The Piper Pinafore dress featured above is aour basic pinafore pattern that works well with any of their appliqué designs. Their Montana Pinafore Dress also works well with any of their appliqué designs.♥ Sewing skill level: Advanced beginners to Intermediate ♥ PDF sewing pattern with step-by-step tutorial, including photos and illustrations. ♥ Their patterns are of a high standard - neat and precise computer illustrations. Their Scarlett Skirt featured above. And their Henrietta Head Scarf featured above. Grosgrain Giveaways can be entered by any one of three ways
Top 100 Sewing Tutorials Of 2009 It was a good year in the online crafting world. Here’s a list of 100 craft and sewing tutorials of 2009, not ranked in a particular order. I made a similar list last year that continues to be popular. This year I decided to include my own tutorials! Buttercup Bag from Made by Rae Phoebe Bag from Artsy Crafty Babe. Diana Hobo from Think Liz. Ruffled Messenger Bag from Between the Lines. Basic Messenger Bag from Mmmcrafts. Lunch Bag from Amy Karol for Etsy’s How-Tuesday. Kate’s Notebook Lunchbag from Design Sponge. Reusable Snack Bag from We Wilsons. Apple Backpack from Alpha Mom. Shoe Bag from Betz White. The Everything Pocket Bag from Chickpea Sewing Studio. Earth Day Spa Set from Stardust Shoes for Michael Miller Fabrics. Little House Pouch from The Long Thread Boat Tote from The Long Thread. Water Bottle Tote from The Long Thread.
Independent Pattern Designers | A Good Wardrobe I’m a huge fan of independent patterns and I’m always on the search for new ones. I thought that I’d include a working list of pattern designers that I’ve come across for your reference. I’ve tried to stick to designers whose focus is on adult apparel. Some of these brands have numerous patterns while others are smaller outfits with one or two items. Colette – There’s little that I could say about Colette that hasn’t already been said – vintage inspired designs with excellent community support.Sewaholic – From Vancouver, Tasia designs for pear shaped women but these classic patterns would look good on many shapes and sizes.Pattern Runway – There’s no hiding how much I love Sarah Olding’s designs – these downloadable patterns are a treat. Want to spread the word? Do you know of an apparel pattern designer not included here? Like this: Like Loading... Trackbacks
Summer Dress Made this little dress yesterday for my five-year-old, just in time for the first day of summer. I based the design on a Liberty of London for Target dress that we bought in the spring — a very simple pattern with elastic at the top and simple straps (without elastic). I used just a 1/2 yard of fabric so added the gingham bit at the bottom for length. This style could be shortened to make a quick and easy shirt as well. Free Clothes Patterns - StumbleUpon Posted on | October 9, 2008 | 7 Comments I originally became interested in patternless sewing, many years ago, because I had a hard time finding patterns in my size. Nowadays, patterns in large sizes abound. Nonetheless, I still love my pattern free sewing. These patterns generally of three types. Skirts are very easy to make without a pattern. I came across a few patterns that didn’t fit into any other category, so I gave them their own. We normally assume underwear is too complicated or to time consuming to sew ourselves. Aprons can usually be whipped up in less than an hour. Shirts and dresses are much more complicated to make than skirts. Coats can easily be the most expensive piece of clothing in your wardrobe. Click on the first link to get inspiration. Read More : Sewing or Home Comments
Freebie: Vintage Pattern from our april wallpaper Hello my dear readers, when I published the new wallpaper for April 2011, Bettina commented on the blue dress of this header and that it IS hard to find such patterns these days. Now this little comment made me sooo happy because I am just starting to work on my dissertation (yes, I am actually going to finish my studies this year ;)) and I have decided to work on my own project for this final paper: a platform for digitalized patterns. My actual dissertation will be a more theoretical approach to entrepreneurship in the field of DIY, but I took her comment as a trigger for finally starting to work on the digitalization process of these patterns. Hallo meine lieben Leser, als ich das Wallpaper für 2011 veröffentlicht habe, bekam ich einen ganz lieben Kommentar von Bettina (Stoffhamster), die besonders das blaue Kleid mochte (ich hoffe, es ist wirklich das richtige ;)) und sich über all die neuen, uninspirierten Schnitte beschwerte (ja!). Yours, Theresa Eure Thea