Do you want to learn to make a simple but beautiful cloth doll? This rag doll body pattern is the perfect blank slate for all sorts of customizations. Fast to sew, and great for heirloom dolls, you can even use it as a gift or to sell. After a few years of drafting various doll […]
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Are you tired of your envelope pillowcase having floppy ends from being too big? I will teach you how to easily resize it to fit a smaller pillow in no time! A client (who happens to be my mother in law) brought by 4 envelope style pillow shams for me to alter down to a
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Are you looking for a better method for sewing on yarn doll hair? This post will teach you my new favorite way to attach yarn hair to a cloth/rag doll in no time! Have you ever had a cloth doll whose hair looked good when you held it still, but as soon as you turned
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Do you have a woven wrap you haven’t used in a while? This tutorial will show you how to repurpose it into a brand new ring sling baby carrier! The first woven wrap I ever owned was this gorgeous colorful striped wrap from Little Frog. It is buttery soft and very warm. However, after a
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Make your own American Flag Christmas Stocking with this free pattern! It’s rustic, it’s quilted, it’s patriotic, and it’s free for email subscribers! In a world full of Santa, snowman, and reindeer themed Christmas decor, why not be different? This patriotic American Flag stocking was SO fast to make, and has an optional rustic frayed
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Are your sleeves too tight and you want a simple way to fix them that isn’t expensive? This post is for you! I have fixed many tight sleeves and will show you several options that will loosen up your sleeves to give you more movement and comfort. Fixing tight sleeves is a pretty common tailoring
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Do you have a shirt that fits in the torso but not in the armhole? This tutorial will show you how to lower the armscye to make the armhole and sleeve bigger! I found this cute t shirt at my friend’s garage sale, but when I took it home and tried it on the armholes
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Is your top or dress restricting in the armpit area? Adding a simple diamond shape underarm gusset will give you lots of freedom and isn’t too hard to learn. Let me show you how! I don’t think I can count how many of my tops I have added diamond underarm gusset to… I must have
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This easy tailoring tutorial will teach you how to measure and sew a triangle shaped gusset and insert it into a sleeve. This additional fabric creates more width and movement in only a few minutes. Gussets are a great thing! Inserting a gusset at tight points on your garment can add inches and life to
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Turn a simple fabric placemat into a super cute soft basket! this tutorial is so fast and easy, and very inexpensive! What a great way to organize in the kitchen or in the kids room. I saw these adorable red plaid placemats in the clearance isle at walmart and I could NOT pass them up!
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