When you have two cute little nieces who think you are their super talented sewing fairy godmother who can make anything with her magical sewing machine you have to put on your creative cape and churn out their wishes! Thank the sewing gods for Pinterest!! While the princessy elder one dreams of a magical cot […]
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Last time when I went to my aunt’s place in Bangalore, she showed me a tote bag that she was using. She said she loved it a lot as it was perfect for her. The handles, the size of the bag, the design, everything appealed to her. However it was falling apart and she asked
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Rajyalaxmi Pradeep the designer behind Home Maker’s Hustle Sewing Patterns recently contacted me and asked if I could help her with an add-on tutorial for her Amore Handbag pattern. This tutorial shows how to construct the exterior pocket pieces of the Amore Handbag in a different manner. Here is my version of the new improved
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Have you seen the Amore Bundle of Love pattern released by Home Maker’s Hustle Sewing Patterns? It’s an awesome pattern bundle and I got an opportunity to test it. 😃 I made the small sized Amore vanity bag which is perfect as a travel kit. Amore is also available in handbag and backpack sizes and can be
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Materials Required: 1 fat quarter quilting weight cotton for pocket panel 1 fat quarter quilting weight cotton for lining 1 fat quarter lightweight non-woven fusible interfacing One 4” all-purpose zipper Prepping: Note: Print the pattern pieces provided in the “Duo Wallet” pattern and cut the pattern pieces along the solid black lines. Tape the Main
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The Duo Wallet is a fabulous wallet pattern recently released by Sew Candy Sewing Patterns and I got to test it! With 18 card slots and two big zipper compartments this wallet packs a lot. It comes in two sizes as well! I was initially intimated by the number of card slots and thought it must be
Home Maker’s Hustle Sewing Patterns recently launched their first pattern “The Ultimate Lunch Bag“. I was able to get the pattern at a discounted price as part of the launch sale and boy am I glad that I did. It is a great little lunch bag pattern which is suitable for adults and kids and
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Puperita is one of my favourite pattern designers and I own a few of her patterns. The Happy Frog Romper is one of those cute little bubble rompers that goes from NB to a size large. I made the large size, which fits a 1 yr old, in this cute alien print, happy alien romper. Tried applique for the
Well I’m back to sewing after a really long break! The first project I tried was the Berry Bubble Shorts by Mummykins and me. It goes from a size newborn to 12 years. I made a size 4. I’ve had this pattern for quite some time now and a was a little hesitant to try it as
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My niece is turning 12 next week and I wanted to give her something handmade. So while browsing through the internet I found this cute little Messenger Bag by Blue Calla and best of all it’s a free pattern!!! It was a pretty easy sew. Clear instructions and pretty quick to sew. I used thick
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Violette Field Threads (VFT) one of my favorite pattern designers recently launched the Give Hope Campaign to help provide education, nutrition and healthcare for little girls in Guatemala. For more info on how to help please visit http://www.casa-guatemala.org/ As part of this campaign VFT launched a new pattern “The Hope Dress & Tunic” and offered
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I got a new Lenovo Yoga Tablet last week and decided to make a quilted case for it using some pretty fat quarters. Yes! this is a fat quarter friendly project!! Looked through Pinterest for inspiration and found a good pattern. I didn’t quite like the tablet patterns existing in the market and decided to
