Showing posts with label free sewing pattern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label free sewing pattern. Show all posts

Monday, October 12, 2009

Halloween themes: Costume, Sewing, and Embroidery Tutorials

How-To: Make Monster and Alien Feet - Craft
by Dave Simon
(This tutorial is absolutely brilliant! ~ CSNews) I took an old pair of foam shoes and carefully sprayed expanding foam around them so that I could carve them. They looked good as craggy monster feet, so instead I painted them as is, with gnarly toes and all...

Witchy-poo Shoes. - Sewing
by jemimabean
...just in time for some Halloween decorating, I bring you a witchy-poo shoes pattern and tutorial. Enjoy!
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Wed The Wild Things Are... - Craft
Tutorial to embroider and frame a scene from the Where The Wild Things Are book...

Monday, May 18, 2009

Free Sewing Patterns

Free Patterns and Directions to Sew Insulated Totes For Soda ...
Free Patterns and Directions to Sew Insulated Totes For Soda & Water Bottles Use these free patterns and directions to sew insulated totes For soda and water bottles. Keep your bottled beverage cold! water bottle keep cold beverage soda ...

Cowboy Boot Pillow: Cute Vintage Pattern : TipNut.com
By TipNut
Sunbonnet Sewing Case - Vintage Pattern · Pieced Pot Holders & Recipe Book Cover: Vintage Pattern · Apron Breakfast Set: Vintage Pattern Freebie. Free Daily Tips Subscription Join Over 22019 Tipnut Subscribers and receive your daily fix ...

Free pattern: Froggie softie · Sewing @ CraftGossip
By anneweaver
This pattern was created to make use of a Spoonflower swatch. The cutting diagram is a masterpiece in efficient use of fabric! ...

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

2009 Green Living Expo & Education Fair and Sewing Pattern Roundup!


Bonnie Holub: Save some money without saving the feed sacks at the 2009 Green Living Expo & Education Fair

Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
And I venture to guess that the money-saving practices offered at the Expo beat sewing (or wearing) feed sack undershorts, any day.


Sewing Patterns - Most, if not all of these are free!


Art You Wear and me: Folkwear Patterns, Museum News, Patsy Monk
By Rosalie Cooke
I am sewing more than ever, looking forward to less fear of failure and fear of what others think, and finding new creative heights. I'll still talk about the best patterns and books for wearable art. To write to me via email, ...

Memories are and always will be forever: Current Sewing Project ...
By Mel
Current Sewing Project - Flipsy Skirt ... Toni Coward has a beautiful range of patterns and is a very talented SAHM :) The material featured in the photographs on the flipsy pattern are part of range of fabrics designed by a lady ...

A laying-on of hands Project Linus coordinator, partner develop ...
The Hudson Reporter - Hoboken,NJ,USA
And I started sewing by helping her.” Zawacki and Bogdanowicz said they each sewed throughout their teens and adult lives, but had never thought about ...

Een: Easy Sewing Projects For Beginning Quilters and Anyone Else
By bakeczihs
With this pattern, you will get used to sewing in a straight line and using your walking foot. Once you are confident with wallets, your next project can be a quilted purse. Pillowcases. Pillowcases are all straight lines. ...

Baby Blanket Pattern « Curiositys
By Kate Martinez
Posted in Crafts, Patterns, Printing, Sewing | Tagged baby, Blanket, block printing, Crafts, fabric, free, free pattern, hand printing, hand-made, home decor, pattern, print, Printing, sewing | No Comments. Trackback URI | Comments RSS ...

luvinthemommyhood: make your own heat pack
By luvinthemommyhood
i am a lover of a good heat pack. this sewing pattern for making your own heat pack caught my eye this morning. chez larsson offers a simple and customizable way to whip up your own heat pack. so grab some cozy fabric, sew this puppy up ...

Friday, March 13, 2009

Free Sewing & Knitting Pattern resources; Charity Knitting

Thursday 13 - Free Pattern Resources from around the web ...
By Grandmother Wren
1. Lion Brand Yarn – 100’s of free knit and crochet patterns. You do have to register on the site, but it only takes a minute, it’s free and it’s So.


Grandmother's Pattern Book
Crocheters answer the call
Explore Howard County - Ellicott City,MD,USA
It was Fan who founded the church's knitting group two years ago to produce prayer shawls, and who helped organize the free class. ...

More good news for Crafters in the Recession | FaveCraftsBlog
The CHA reports the the 4 categories getting the most push during these times are: Scrapbooking, Green Crafting, Kid’s Crafts, and Sewing - saying “sewing is the new knitting.” To read the whole story, click here. Share and Enjoy: ...

Phyllis can't stop knitting!
Dunmow Broadcast - Stevenage,England,UK
EVER heard the one about the granny who cannot stop knitting? Neither had we, until we met 70-year-old pensioner Phyllis Smith from Redbond Lodge in Great ...

Shamrock Bread Basket Liner - Free Knitting Pattern for a Shamrock ...
By knitting
This versatile and easy knitting pattern that includes a shamrock works as a bread basket liner or a small placemat. Because the shamrock is subtle you can use this piece around St. Patrick's Day or throughout the year.

Neighbors: Wardrobe refashioning saves money
Red Bluff Daily News - Red Bluff,CA,USA
Refashioning is a great way to learn to sew. Most ideas take some sewing skill and require the use of a sewing machine but some do not. ...

Baby Dresses:
By admin
Place the free baby clothes sewing pattern that results on a piece of fabric and cut around the pattern leaving enough room on the edge of each piece for a seam. Remove the paper, place the material pieces together as they will be sewn ...

Jo-Ann Stores Reports Sew-Sew Results
Mediapost.com - New York,NY,USA
"Our core sewing and crafts businesses continued to exhibit growth throughout the year, despite the deterioration in economic conditions," the company says. ...

FREE Pattern - Easter Placemat #2 « Quiltingcindy’s Weblog
By quiltingcindy
Didn’t the The Heart of Sewing make an adorable placemat? She claims it is for kids but I could see myself eating off this placemat. :D If you liked that placemat just look how cute this one is also by The Heart of Sewing. Happy sewing! ...

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Free patterns, giveaway, charity and sewing news

Figaflors i Braves: Fish baby fleece beanie
By Martin
Free Sewing Pattern!
To celebrate I was sewing a fish hat for the kid. This are the parts needed. I invented the sewing pattern myself. In the middle of production. The finished product modeled by Pingu. Inspiration found here. Publicado por Martin ...

Psychologist proves doodling improves concentration at boring meetings
Examiner.com - USA
Doing something that occupies that semi-conscious part of the brain, such as doodling or knitting, helps to keep that other part of the brain from ...

Free Knitting Pattern!Craftzine.com blog: Grumpasaurus Knitting Pattern
By Natalie Zee Drieu
Kathy of Kat Knits has a free knitting pattern of Grumpasaurus, a cute grumpy knit dinosaur....

heather knitz patterns: BLOG GIVEAWAY: Pick a Pattern!
By heather knitz
BLOG GIVEAWAY: Pick a Pattern! This month is National Crochet Month...but, don't worry, if you knit you can win too:). --------------------------. *I will be choosing 4 different winners for this contest!*. The rules. ...

How long would it take a competent knitter to knit a scarf?
By admin
Depends on how much time you have to dedicate to knitting it. I knitted a scarf while watching a movie. Then all done! But it was a VERY simple pattern and my kids were asleep. So I had no interruptions. References : ...

AHS students cast off for charities
Millstone Examiner - Millstone,NJ,USA
The school's Knitting Club, supervised by history teacher Judy Briar, meets bimonthly and has over 40 members. Those involved in the extracurricular ...

Swimming, running and... knitting: Triathlon with a difference ...
This Is Sleaford - Sleaford,Lincolnshire,UK
More than £5000 was pledged as people swam, ran and knitted for charity at Sleaford Leisure Centre. The event – described by organisers the Rotary Club as a ...

Needles, yarn keep group together
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
By Ceri Larson Danes • Staff Writer • March 4, 2009 PUNGOTEAGUE -- Think of a knitting circle and likely what comes to mind is a group of grandmotherly ...

Don't starve to death-sell your junk on Ebay! Part four-strategory.
Examiner.com - USA
If you have ten scarves, ten balls of yard, ten needles, ten knitting organizers, and ten knitting patterns for sale at the same time, suddenly, ...

Sewn on to sustainability
Ecotextile News - Pontefract,England,UK
NOTTINGHAM – [03.03.09] A new study by boffins at Nottingham Trent University says that a return to the tradition of sewing on buttons and stitching hems is ...

Elma students stitch pillowcases with care for hospitals
Cresco Times Plain Dealer - Cresco,IA,USA
By Sara Daehn / TPD April Jackson, 12, takes a turn on the sewing machine with some help from a parent volunteer. By Sara Daehn Denise Shekleton’s fourth, ...

All dolled up
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
"We're in the depth of winter here, and I decided to focus on a warmer place by sewing a new Obama doll," Barry said. "With his ties to Hawaii, ...

Local retailer keeps dogs across the nation warm and fashionable
The Bee - Portland,OR,USA
“It was a little bitty business with three sewing people,” she recalls. “And when we bought it, the lady said, ‘I would look into the dog market. ...

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Free Craft and Sewing Patterns, Sew and Save, Knitting for Your Health

Kid's Paper Crafts: Toy Soldier Patterns
By twconroy
At look at some websites that offer free toy soldier paper craft patterns.

Snazzle Craft: Finally, a onesie pattern! ...and a recon too.
By Amanda S.
Amanda S. South Bend, Indiana, United States: I am just your average, crazy mom who loves crafting and sewing, painting and drawing, and especially making presents for my friends and family. ... Kaboose Craft Finder ...

Craft Project: Graphic Design Afghan
About 15 years ago, I designed an afghan based on a design that my mom used to draw for me. It was three lines in four different directions, with oval lines that connected them. ... For the pattern to
work, you need to make another one just like this. Then, make two more using the opposite colors first and second that you did second and first on the other two. When they are all done, sew them together. To "fill in the square", ...

Get Sewing and Save Some Trees
Crafting A Green World - USA
... these changes or decide to tackle them all, good on you for working to reduce your contribution to the landfill! How else can we sew our way to less waste?

The go-to girl for homemade costumes and clothes
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
Hannah Graffeo at home and threading the needle of her sewing machine Jan. 31, 2009 as she prepares to sew a skirt that will be part of a Pig costume. ...

Free Dog Clothing Patterns/ How to tutorial : Innovative Sewing
By Ellisha on Feb 17, 2009 in Books on Sewing, Garment Projects, Sewing Projects · dog clothing pattern. Free resizable dog clothing pattern. Includes free pattern download . ...

Knitting and computer games 'may cut risk of dementia'
Craegmoor News - UK
Activities such as knitting, pottery and playing computer games may help stave off dementia, a study has suggested. The research, from the Mayo Clinic in ...

'Knitting' may delay memory loss
BBC News - UK
Those who had during middle age been busy reading, playing games or engaging in craft hobbies like patchworking or knitting were found to have a 40% reduced ...

Sewing your own maternity clothes
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA
... cotton knit capris or pants. When you get into the last four months or so, you'll need to buy maternity patterns, so plan for the appropriate season. ...

Family's venture into quilting helps others
Moulton Advertiser - USA
“We also carry DMC floss and knitting yarn because we had so many requests from customers for those things,” Judy said. Judy, who is also a nurse, ...