Hello Sewing Friends! I'm excited to share my latest downloadable PDF pattern with you today. Introducing The Flip Zip Wallet. It's a small and simple wallet to hold your cards and cash when you are traveling light. Measuring at about 4'' square when finished it can even fit right into your back pocket. Let me tell you more about it...
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How to Cut out a Sewing Pattern - 4 Helpful Tips
Hi there! I've been sewing a lot with patterns lately... lots of pattern testing going on over here. And can I just say that cutting out fabric with a paper pattern can be frustrating! It's almost impossible to hold the paper down the whole time while you cut and it's tricky to pin the paper to the fabric. Inevitably the patter paper shifts as the scissors slide under and then I've cut it wrong. Gah! Anyway today I'm going to show you how to cut out a sewing pattern using the 4 helpful tips I use to help make cutting out patterns way less frustrating.
DIY Valentine Heart Garland
One year I gathered some friends together for a Sew Day at my house and we each made a cute Heart Garland for Valentine's day. It's easy to make and very beginner friendly. Maybe you want to gather your friends together for a Sew Day and make a Valentine Heart Garland too...
The Gingerbread Man Puppet & Softie PDF pattern
Hello sewing friends! Today is a pretty exciting day for me. I am officially releasing a new pattern for sale. It's a PDF pattern to make a Gingerbread Man Puppet or Softie toy. Take a look and tell me what you think.
Baby Bumble Bee Costume PDF Sewing Pattern
Hello Sewing Friends!!
It's a HAPPY day here at Blue Susan Makes. The time has come to release my Baby Bumble Bee Costume Pattern. If you've been patiently waiting for this pattern, today is your lucky day! Make this cute costume and bring home a Baby Bumblebee this Halloween. Get the Pattern details below...
It's a HAPPY day here at Blue Susan Makes. The time has come to release my Baby Bumble Bee Costume Pattern. If you've been patiently waiting for this pattern, today is your lucky day! Make this cute costume and bring home a Baby Bumblebee this Halloween. Get the Pattern details below...
DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume PDF Pattern Available Now!
Mini Tulip Tote PDF Sewing Pattern
I have some exciting news. Today I am releasing my Mini Tulip Tote PDF pattern. This has been a long time coming. I don't know how many times I've promised that I'm working on this pattern. Well its done, DONE! And I'm so so happy to share it with you.
Halloween Bats PDF Sewing Pattern Available Now!
Hello sewing friends! I have some fun news to share with you today. Our Halloween Bats PDF pattern is done! I'm excited to tell you all about it in today's post.
Dress Mash Up - Take 2
I sewed up another dress for Meredith using the pattern I made from our first Dress Mash Up. I made a few alterations in the pattern for this one. We totally love how it turned out!! Isn't the fabric fabulous? She picked it out from Girl Charlee. It's one of their Ponte de Roma knits.
Hey June Lane Raglan … Maternity Style
I made myself another shirt this week. One more thing I can fit into,
yay! (I'm 21 weeks along here, more than half way!) This time I used the Lane Raglan pattern from Hey June. I love a good
raglan sleeve. They are so easy to sew. This pattern can be sewn entirely on
the serger, which means it’s super fast to sew once you get it cut out. I really like the way it turned out in general.
The pattern sizing says to go by your waist measurement.
Since my waist is a little altered I went with my current non maternity shirt
size which is Medium.
I also wanted to try and turn it into a maternity shirt
so I added 4 inches to the front panel and gathered it into the side
seams. It turned out a bit too big and a
bit too long.I ended up taking it in a little on the side seams in the chest and arms. I think I could still do that on the tummy and be okay. But I’m going to leave it so my belly still has room to grow.
I also shortened the sleeves since It’s always hot here. I
love the cuff around the bottom of the sleeve!! Since I shortened the sleeve, the
patterned cuff wouldn’t have been big enough to go around my arm. So I re-sized
it to be ½ inch shorter than the width of the bottom of the sleeve where I cut
it, if that makes any sense.
I also really like the band around the bottom though you can see it very well in these pics. It theoretically would have been great if I didn't add length to the front panel.
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The verdict: This pattern is clear and well written. It’s easy enough even for the beginner to
sew. This pattern runs a little big and longer than I expected. I do like the pattern though and will
definitely sew it up again. Next time I
think I’ll try out making a size Small and not adding the extra maternity
length on the front.
For fabric I used some striped knit that I picked up from
Joann a while back. It has a little metallic shimmer to it that you can't really see. It is a great weight and I think it worked well.
I will definitely be sewing this one again, soon!
Until next time Happy sewing.
Oh yes...I'm linking this up to Take a Look Tuesday and Project Parade.
DIY Gift Bags for Bite Sized Sewing
Hi there!! Sara over at Craft Snob has a series going on called Bite Sized Sewing. Over the last couple of months she has been highlighting quick and easy sewing projects that are perfect for a beginner or those who don't have time to take on a big project. There are lots of fun projects to browse through. Today I'm sharing how to make an easy DIY Gift Bag. Pop on over and take a look!!
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