Braided Handle Canvas Tote. With Spring here already and Summer just around the corner I decided that I needed to make myself a new warm weather bag.
I wanted it to be pretty, but also practical and I did not want to take forever to make it! For the fabric I turned to Carr Textiles Organic Cotton Duck Canvas. Not only is it sturdy, but it's also made with 100% organic cotton and comes in great colors, plus it's 60-inches wide, so even one yard is a lot of fabric. Since this fabric has such a nice heft I decided to use it to make the handle of the bag as well as the body. By Colette Patterns. By Colette Patterns. By Colette Patterns. By Colette Patterns. Sewing Patterns and clothing patterns from SewingPatterns.com. Sewing - Sewing Patterns & Sewing Machines. Butterick & Kwik Sew Patterns. Sewing Machine Reviews & Pattern Reviews. Sewing Classes at PatternReview.com. Vintage 40s 50s 60s 70s Sewing Pattern Patterns Dress Gown Slip Retro Clothing Swing Rockabilly Mod Hippie Fashions Costumes - Shop for Vintage Sewing Patterns at MOMSPatterns!
Sew-retro.com. Make It and Love It: Peter Pan Costume. And attach velcro: Then turn it back over to the front and cut out some sort of shape to the shirt, creating some sleeves…..but still leaving a good amount to the width, so that you’ll have some shirt to cinch up in the belt at the end.
Turn it inside out, sew up the sides along the new curves, and then turn it right side out again. Now, make diagonal cuts all along the bottom and sleeves. That’s it. Nice and easy. Now onto the belt. Now time to make the knife for Peter’s belt. Then I stitched the blade layers in place and added some detail…..and did the same with the handle. Sew the blade and the handle together. Then lay the last section under and over where the blade and handle meet. Then I made some pants using the the tutorial here. Okay, onto the hat. Then I sewed all along the larger triangles, leaving the bottom edges open. Then I turned the hat right side out while leaving the brim inside out and lined up the back seams.
Last-Minute Kids’ Owl Costume. Oct29 by Ellen Luckett Baker By Ellen Baker Still looking for a Halloween costume for your kiddo?
Here’s an easy way to turn a t-shirt into an owl costume in a couple of hours. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can simply glue the fabric feathers onto the costume with permanent fabric glue found at your local sewing shop or craft supply store. Cute Animal Costumes. Note: For all of the costumes below, use our make up recipe and paint on a cute nose and whiskers!
Almost any animal costume can be made with a little imagination and a sweatsuit! Apply strips of double sided tape up and down the sweat suit. Attach cotton batting in clumps by pressing onto the tape. For the ears, cut two triangles from either black of white felt. Either hand sew or hot glue onto the hood. Skunk black hooded sweatsuit. Dinosaur Train: Make Your Own Buddy Costume. T-Shirt Underwear. I know you've got them, lurking in drawers, the back of the closet, in the "giveaway" pile: those T-shirts that are, for various reasons, both unwearable and indispensable.
They are too small, too big, too short, have a stain, a hole, or some other flaw, and yet you cannot bear to part with them. I took my old t-shirts and gave them new life. They were reincarnated as underwear. The Concept My first pair came about because of an ill-shapen tee with a great air-brushed-style kitty face on the front. Thriftstore pillowcase skirt. Make It and Love It: Women's Corsage Shirt. I’ve been drooling over the Jcrew line this fall.
And I have seen others make this corsage tee, so I thought I’d try my hand at it. I zoomed in really close to this picture (in the lavender shown below) and you can see the shapes that they used to cut out the pieces. More on that later. Copy Your Favorite Tee - CraftStylish. Photo: Jack Deutsch When you sew your own T-shirts, you can refine the fit, alter necklines and shape to flatter your figure, and make tops in the perfect fabric.
What's more, when you've found that favorite T-shirt-the one that makes you feel great every time you wear it-you can reproduce it in every color for every season and add a variety of special details along the way. Once you learn how to make a pattern from your favorite T-shirt, you can copy the fabulous fit and shape into any knit you like. For summer, try a light tissue knit like the one shown here.
Elegant and Easy Dress. How to Make Perfect-Fitting Pajama Bottoms. How to sew a drawstring halter dress. This was the dress I made when I got the spools of thread from my lovely friends.
I used: 1) About 2 meters of gray fabric. It’s a fabric used for office uniforms. 2) Matching thread. 3) Floral scraps from an old pair of pajamas. 1) Take body measurements (chest, bust, length, waist, hips) and divide by four. Add several inches depending on how you want the dress to fit. Cut fabric, using the pattern below. 2) Cut 2 pocket pieces. Hanty Panty / underwear making. DIY: Circle Skirts Part 1. Rostitchery: convertible/infinity dress. (this post was originally published on 29 june, 2006, with the title "one seam convertible dress".) have a question?
Please visit the convertible dress FAQ's. How to Make a Cape. Turn a T-Shirt into a Halter Top. Pillowcase Skirt. How to Convert Jeans to a Jeans Skirt - Complete Step by Step Directions to Transform Jeans in to a Jeans Skirt. Alison #BS-002. Dresses :. #5203 Petit black dress. Difficulty: ** You will need: gabardine; lining; fusing; 1 zipper; 3 buttons.
Attention! Fabric consumption varies depending on the size of garment. Dresses :. #5147 Color dress. Difficulty: * You will need: silk or viscose; lining; 1 invisible zipper (about 60 cm (24")). Attention! Fabric consumption varies depending on the size of garment. First of all, print out paper patterns and lay them out at the width of fabric/ knit you plan to use, to see how much fabric you will need.
When sewing the garment, pay attention to notches- they must coincide. Cutting: Panty Tutorial: How to make your own drawers. Well folks I think I have been talkin' about this tutorial for about a year, so I finally pulled it out. There are millions( ok maybe not millions, but a whole heck of a lot) of variations and add ons but I was trying to do the simplest one first. Free Skirt Pattern. April 26th, 2007 I wrote out the directions and specifications for making the bird skirt, and it’s now available to you free!
Of charge! And you should be excited because it took me about three hours to write it, take the pictures, and get everything ready for your viewing pleasure–that’s about as long as it takes to make it. You can click through the pictures to see large versions. If you have any questions, leave a comment and I’ll try to respond with speed. The Layer Cake Crinoline: A Multimedia Tutorial! Here's how to use this tutorial: 1. Watch the video for an introduction.2. Look at the pattern diagram for the measurements on my crinoline (yours might be different depending on your hip measurement and the length desired).3. Follow the sewing directions. Make it Do Gift: Cozy Bed Warmers. A cozy bed warmer is one of my favorite things.
Put them in the microwave for a few minutes and they work wonders for cold feet, aches and pains, or plain old stress relief. Banish percale forever - Stop staring and start sewing! Sew Your Own Fitted Sheets. In my house, I always have more flat top sheets than fitted bottom sheets. Fabric Envelope Tutorial. Free Pattern: Mini-Me Apron Set. Kat's Tails. 10 Free Tote Bag Patterns and Tutorials. Lovely Liberty Coin Purses. From picking the perfect print to trimming the last stray threads, making a gift by hand is such a deeply satisfying experience, infused with love and learning. Make It and Love It: Our Last Minute Adult Costumes: Pregnant Skeleton and Matching Husband. Super cute sewing tutorials. Free Pattern to Download: The Madeleine Mini Bloomers. Valentine’s day is coming this weekend, and whether you love it or hate it, you must admit having something adorable to lounge around in makes any day that much sweeter. So I present to you the madeleine mini bloomers, a free sewing pattern that you can download!