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16 Awesome Hidden Gems You Must Experience At Disneyland. Halloween Hat Pack – free fleece animal hat patterns. 20 Free Disney Princess Costume Patterns & Tutorials. Fab N' Free No Giveaways, no promos, just fabulously free stuff!

20 Free Disney Princess Costume Patterns & Tutorials

20 Free Disney Princess Costume Patterns & Tutorials August 20, 2013 8 Comments My daughter is quite the little princess and I think that it is about time to make her a new dress-up, so I have been on the look out, and this is what I have found. These would be perfect for the dress-up box or a halloween costume.

Cinderella 1. 2. Snow White 1. 2. 3. Belle 1. 2. 3. 4. Rapunzel 1. 2. 3. Merida 1. Ariel 1. 2. Tiana 1. Jasmine. Make This: Easy Chiffon Back Top. Chiffon doesn’t have to be scary!

Make This: Easy Chiffon Back Top

This is one of the easiest tops to sew I have seen in a long time, and you CAN make it!!! The easy chiffon back top by Alexia of the Sewing Rabbit Team essentially consists of 3 seams, minus hemming, and comes out looking like a million bucks. PR&P Tutorials, Week 5 - Fishtail Circle Skirt. I really hope you aren’t going to kill me…but this is probably the one week out of the whole competition where I do not have a complete tutorial.

PR&P Tutorials, Week 5 - Fishtail Circle Skirt

The dress was just so tailored to fit my daughter exactly, that in the time allotted to create the design, I just couldn’t do it all. But there is hope! I did manage to snap one picture, one VERY HELPFUL picture, to get you on your way to creating this look… Shwinandshwinarchive. Upholstery Charts. Oh happy day!

Upholstery Charts

I've scheduled a pick up with my upholsterers to come and get my sofa and maybe a chair...or two...and maybe some x benches. {If anyone local is wondering, I use Jensen's Work Room in Elkton, MD. They are inexpensive, really good and very fast. Tell them I sent you.} Top 5 Fashion Sewing Techniques to Master. If nothing thrills you more than whipping up a custom wardrobe for yourself, then you probably consider yourself a fashion sewer.

Top 5 Fashion Sewing Techniques to Master

Sewers who primarily sew garments need to master a slightly different skill set than a sewer who is mostly interested in sewing home decor or accessories (though there is some overlap, of course!). These 5 techniques are members of a broader group of sewing skills for sewers to have under their belt. You might enjoy taking a look at the Craftsy class 40 Techniques Every Sewer Should Know with Gail Yellen, which covers everything from interfacings to binding. 1.

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It's a Wrap - Martingale & Company. Wind, wrap, and sew fabric strips into fantastic containers!

It's a Wrap - Martingale & Company

Start with a plate shape to learn the technique. Then experiment with four basic container styles to create round, oval, square, and other shapes. Create purses, baskets, and bowls in an endless variety of sizes, shapes, and colorsSimply wrap fabric strips around cotton clothesline, coil into the desired shape, and secure with machine stitchingSpecial sections on lids, handles, and embellishments offer unlimited options for your own variationsVideo 8.5" x 11" Alabama Chanin - DIY Kits.

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Sew knits. Upholstery basics: constructing coil seats — part I. When I’m out scouring for diamonds in the rough, one of the first things I do is take a look under the hood, or seat in this case.

upholstery basics: constructing coil seats — part I

Coil springs are to chairs as horsepower is to engines, and while you could make it to work in a golf cart, wouldn’t you rather arrive in a Ferrari? This month on Upholstery Basics, we’ll be completing lap one of our coil spring Grand Prix. Over the next three lessons, we’ll accumulate the tips and tricks needed to rejuvenate coil seats and transform them from lumpy to comfy. Put on your goggles, and let’s tackle some coil-spring tying! — Amanda See the full how-to after the jump . . . Materials gogglespliersstaple removerscissorsair compressor and air hosestapler1/2” long staplesjute webbingwebbing stretcherten 12 oz. upholstery tacksmagnetic tack hammerKlinch-It tool and fastenersbutton needle and button twine (can be substituted for Klinch-It)spring twine Don’t forget to check out Upholstery Basics: Tool Time to learn more about the tools we’re using today.

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The 32-minute messenger bag tutorial. This little bag pattern is "easy-peasy-chunky-cheesy" as my 5-year-old likes to say.

The 32-minute messenger bag tutorial

You will feel so proud of yourself when it's done in no time! For an adult/bigger-kid size bag the fabric requirement are 2 coordinating half yards. For a smaller child's bag you will only need two pieces at 3/8 of a yard. I will demonstrate with the larger bag and give the measurements for the child's bag at the end. First: from both half-yard pieces, cut a 4" strip off one end. If you are going to put a pocket on, do it now. Now on to the bag: Place two 14" x 30" pieces right sides together and pin together at ends. Sew 3/8" seams on either end.

Sewing 101: making a pouf. Add a burst of color to your room with this crafty pouf!

sewing 101: making a pouf

At 17” wide and 10” deep, it’s large enough to serve as floor seating or a foot stool. (And if you have pets, I have a feeling they may want to make this their new favorite spot!) This project is a little challenging to sew, but it’s not too difficult, so if you’re comfortable with the basics of sewing, give it a try. You can make a colorwheel effect with a range of solid colors, or choose a variety of patterned fabrics for a louder patchwork effect. Medium-weight cottons work well for this design (check out quilting shops for great selections of solids and prints). 10 Crosby Shawl Collar Grid Jacket. Complimentary Shipping and Returns on all US orders See Details Recently Viewed.

10 Crosby Shawl Collar Grid Jacket

How to make a couch slipcover, part 1. Tree_Skirt.pdf (application/pdf Object) Ruffle, Ruffle, Ruffle Tutorial.

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