sew la vie: My super cute purple camisole dress I went to a party in this dress this Friday. I started sewing it this Wednesday. This dress is from a Burda 2005 magazine. It was lots of fun to make and easier than I thought. Originally it was a strapless dress, but I was afraid it would keep slipping down so I added the straps. So conclusions and thoughts: I still need to learn how to add boning and how to properly fit a strapless dress.Attaching the shoulder straps when there aren't two layers to put them in (dress + facing) means you need to attach them by hand - a lot of work and a poorer result.Overlock (or zig zag finish) your edges at the right time.
Green Eggs and Hamm: Supastaw guest post (and don't forget to enter her GIVEAWAY)! Hi all! Doing a blog swap today with the beautiful Shelley from Crazy Wonderful. She is a crafy ninja! She has some major sewing and design skills like making a slipcover for a wingback chair and making fab pillows on the cheap instead of paying retail. You can catch me over there today for a couple bracelet tutorials! Hello everyone! If you're curious who you're dealing with here's a picture. Hehe! First off let me just say how much I love my Amy for having me over to guest post today!!! Amy is THE COOLEST CAT AROUND. She's sassy, crafty, and drop dead gorgeous. So, here's what we're going to make today And, here are your supplies {thrifted tie, suit button (or anything you'd like to use), scissors, pins, needle and thread} STEP ONE: Lay out your tie, and start folding and pining in a manner that's pleasing to you. STEP TWO: Lay it around your neck and add or remove folds to get the length you want. STEP FOUR: Place your button or accent piece and stitch down. I'd love to have you stop by!
How to make a petal top I have a tutorial here on how to make a petal top, but first a disclaimer: Like, wow. This is one of those "oops... got too excited and didn't do my research before jumping in..." projects. Let me back up. Since spring of 2009 when I saw I Love You, Man in theaters, I have been gaga over bright yellow and I loooove the wardrobe of Rashida Jones's character. Seriously, when you need some eye candy and wardrobe inspiration, watch this movie. One of the items I really covet is this little yellow top she wears: So I thought, oh, I can make that! I use style A/B with my own trim! The I cut the petal band in the size I imagined my petals would be: Even it up. Cut out your petal shapes from the bottom of the band, leaving 1/2" at the top: Use these petals as a pattern for the next several rows: Some of my petals were cut in half, so I sewed them up and pressed the seams open: Total, I used 25 petals. I chained mine together, so they were a very pretty banner before I cut all the threads! But wait!!
wiksten tank with sleeves « tidytipsy.photography I’m back from a 2-day trip to Belgium, where a friend and I spent a day at the beach and visited the beautiful city of Bruges. I will have the pictures up in a big travel post soon, but first a little sewing to show off as promised (the first of a few posts, I hope to get the other stuff photographed this week). I’ve been dabbling with quite a few patterns lately but I keep coming back to the Wiksten Tova and Tank Top patterns. The tank pattern especially fits me really well and is so simple and yet versatile. I did raise the neckline a bit (only 1/2″ I think). I know I keep repeating myself, but this pattern really is a joy to work with, it’s simple and quick, has super nice french seams and fits great without any adjustments. Like this: Like Loading...
A Splendid Assemblage: Favorite T-shirt DIY Tutorials T-shirt One of the simplest pieces of clothing that can so easily be transformed into a whole different style. We all have t-shirts and lots of them don't we? Here are some of my favorite t-shirt makeover DIYs if you want to make something really fashionable and cute out of a plain tee : I hope you like them and that you will get to upcycle some of your t-shirts with these amazing tutorials. Do you have any favorite T-shirt DIYs? Feel free to share them in the comments, I'd love to discover some new ones! xoxo
Downloads « The Selfish Seamstress Who loves free patterns? Everyone loves free patterns! On this page, you can download patterns I have created for your own personal use at no cost. Please note the copyright on these patterns – YOU MAY NOT claim these patterns as your own, sell them, redistribute them or use them for any commercial purposes. DISCLAIMER: I am not an expert or professional pattern drafter or grader. PATTERN: Kate Spade-Inspired Faux Fur Pullover A zany, vintage-y, loose-fitting alternative to a jacket in faux fur with raglan sleeves and a funnel neck. This easy-to-construct garment with just four pattern pieces is sized for XS, but it should be easy to enlarge by adding the desired extra width through the middle of each piece. The Selfish Seamstress Kate Spade-Inspired Fur Pullover Sewing Pattern by The Selfish Seamstress is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Kate Spade-Inspired Faux Fur Pullover XS (PDF) The pattern is quite basic (only 5 pieces!)
20 Minute Simple Skirt Tutorial AND GIVEAWAY!!!! CLOSED. Did you ever have a piece of fabric you loved but didn't have any idea how to use it? Any leftovers from a previous project? Bought too much of a bolt you just had to have but never found a use for? If you're anything like me you either buy too much or too little. First thing's first, DON'T GO OUT AND BUY A SKIRT PATTERN. The tutorial will teach you how to make each of these skirts which are included in the giveaway as well. I'm all about sewing the quick and dirty way! The key is to have all your materials in front of you before you begin. Once you have all those things you can begin. First take your material and fold it in half so that the two sealed sides meet. Second. Third. Fourth. In my photo I sealed the raw edge with my serger. Fifth. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Turn right side out. AND YOU'RE DONE! Optional. And if any of you were interested the dress I'm wearing is from Forever 21 and it was only $13.80!!!! Since these skirts are elastic I would say they would fit a size 2-8.
Hooded Sweatshirt into a Zip Up - Tutorial I have this hoodie that I'm quite attached to. It's nothing special, but I feel so nice and cosy inside it. The problem is, I don't really wear it because it's a bit tight around my hips. Well I solved that problem by cutting it up the middle and adding a zip! This project only took about 1/2 hour and I'm really happy with the result. Make any top a Zip Up You'll need: A top An open ended zip Sewing supplies Measure your top from the bottom up to the neck to get the size of zipper you will need. Take your top and mark out a line up the middle and then cut. Place your zipper halves on each side of the top right way up. Turn each piece over. Machine baste each half of the zipper to your top about 3mm from the edge. When you're happy with it, overlock or zigzag along the edge, going over your basting. Fold the zip right way out and press. Top stitch about 5mm in from the seam to make the zip sit nice and flat. Now get into your cosy top and sit on the couch with a cup of tea!
1-Hour Dress May 31st, 2013 Email 287 users recommend This dress is so quick to sew, you’ll find yourself making more than one. It would also look great in a metallic knit for a special occasion. Jack Deustch Inspiration by Oscar de la Renta Style.com Sloan Howard Photo: Jack Deustch What says summer more than a chic, lightweight dress? What You'll Need: French curveHand-sewing needleInterlock knit, 2 yardsMeasuring tapePattern paperRulerSewing machineThread Make the Pattern 1. 2. View 5 member project galleries The easiest shirt ever I thought this shirt was easy to make, but it doesn’t compare to the one I made for Isabel this weekend. She started describing a shirt she’d seen: square, slightly cropped, very drapey. I asked her to draw a picture and she drew a rectangle. Yes, I can do that. We found the drapiest fabric in the house, a fairly loose knit left over from Rosie’s weekend project. To make your own you will need half a yard of drapey knit fabric (a bit more if you want it longer). Decide where you want the sleeves to come to. Put the two rectangles together with the right sides of the fabric facing each other. You’re done!
Children's Super Hat 11/2011 #142 Rating 0 votes Buy or download pattern to rate Difficulty Novice Size head circumference 50 cm (19 3/4 ins) See Sizing Chart Type help Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to represent documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems Print at Home PDF Description Children’s hat sewing pattern available for download. Super hero hat with removable mask in sweatshirt material. This pattern is from the Snow Day collection Recommended Materials Sweatshirting and felt Amount of Fabrics Hat: Sweatshirting with a brushed surface, width: 150 cm (59 ins) length: 0.40 m (1/2 yd). Buckram/pelmet interfacing, Vilene/Pellon S 105, or heavy cardboard, 12 × 12 cm (4 3/4 × 4 3/4 ins). A piece of elastic, 7 mm (1/4 in) wide. Recommended fabrics: Sweatshirting, fibre fleece fabrics with a brushed surface. Mask: Felt, a piece 20 × 20 cm (8 × 8 ins). Fusible web and shirring elastic. Seam Allowance This pattern doesn't include seam allowance
Joyful Ruffle Neck Top – Tutorial Last week I showed you the top I made for my MIL’s B-day, remember? Well today is My Mom’s B-day! So Feliz Cumpleaños Mamá!! And as part of the celebration, I will show you how to make this top! The process is not very complicated and if you are making one for yourself I will describe the measurements I took, so you can adapt them to fit you. For the top I used some left overs I had of red polka-dot Chiffon, and I wear the top with something under it because the fabric is see trough, but you can make it with your choice of fabric, so you can wear it alone. Top Front: The width for this piece is your bust, I added to my measurement 1 inch on each side for the folding, plus 1.5 inches on each side for comfort. [Click Images to Enlarge] NOTE: Since my fabric is see trough, I folded all the edges and sew them, so it would look better than just sewing and securing the edge with a zig-zag stitch, but this is just my choice, you can do it differently, according to your fabric.
How to make a draped t-shirt This cowl neck top is quite easy to make. It has only four seams and you can create the pattern yourself. The cowl neck comes from making the neckline of the shirt wider at the front than the back – this extra fabric hangs down creating the drapey neckline. You will need: Measuring tape ⅔ yard stretchy fabric (I used a cotton/lycra jersey) Matching thread Sewing machine Chalk (or pencil and large paper to make a pattern) Pins (optional) The first step in making this top is to measure yourself. 1. Before you start, wash your fabric the way you want to wash the finished top. I like to draw the pattern directly on the fabric with chalk, but if you prefer to make a paper pattern the steps are just the same. Drawing the pattern for the front: Beginning about 4 inches from the top of your fabric and 6 inches from the right side, draw a line 4 inches longer than your shoulder measurement. Mark the center of this line. For a looser shirt, just connect the sides of the hem with the bust marks.