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I made this scarf after making a chevron dress. I love to try to make as much as possible from one piece of fabric and see how far you can stretch your money. Here is how you can make your own Chevron Scarf. Materials: 2 Yards of Chevron Fabric   I bought mine at Girl Charlee . When you sign up as a new customer you receive a coupon! Love that! Matching thread Step 1: Cut out 72" by 20". You will need 2 yards of chevron to make this scarf, so that the horizontal lines will go horizontal. ( Since most knit fabrics are 58" wide you could make 2 possibly 3 scarves. The third one being 18" wide, 2" smaller.) Step 2:  Embroider the scarf with initials. I placed it around my neck to see where I should embroider, then I marked it with chalk. Step 3: Fold the 20"X 72" so that it measures 10"X 72". Sew right sides together, making sure to line up the chevron lines. Step 4: Flip the tube right side out. Step 5: Fold one e...

 Lately, I have been on a Plantain Shirt Pattern kick. This wonderful pattern was written by Deer and Doe pattern co . and I love the fit. My favorite outfit is a t-shirt and jeans and know I have the perfect t-shirt pattern, I am half way there, right! So I found three knit prints at Fabric.com they are all from Riley and Blake's collection. Shopping for knit fabric online can be scary. I look for key words like medium or lightweight, 95% cotton and 5% lycra, 4-way stretch and project suggestions, hopefully t-shirts is one.    Once I received my knit fabrics, I realize that most of them were horizontal lines! Aaahh! To match up the lines on your t-shirt, cut out the back panel then place it on top of the fabric again and match the stripes under the arm. Once everything is lined up place the front template on top (make sure the underarm lines line up the same way as the back panel) and cut. This is a picture of the collar being sewn together. I serge after the...

I recently received the Durathon Hamilton Beach Iron . It has a new non-stick scratch resistant plate, an extra long cord good for quilting, and a 3 way shut off system. Honestly, I like the steel plate irons. Steel plates are easy to clean the sticky residue off with a magic eraser. The Durathon has a new non-stick surface and it had a terrible smell when I first used it. I had to turn on a fan and open a window the first few uses.  However, when I started to use the Durathon iron it had one feature that will make me shop for irons differently. The light system is amazing!! I can not believe they don't even mention it in the features product list. I don't know about you but I don't aways read the manuals. I know I should but who has time for that. Most iron manuals tell you to allow the iron to get hot 2-3 minutes and then use it for your project. The Durathon is the first iron that told me when it was ready to be use. A light flashes until it is ready to use, wh...

You can receive 20% off of your next Sew Spoiled Etsy purchase just by using this coupon code, BEMINE, at check out. The coupon expires Feb. 16, 2014, so make sure you visit us. That means all the sewing patterns in my shop are only $8.00!!!  Plus, the Tailgate Teammate Backpack is now available in the Sew Spoiled Etsy Shop!!! This backpack design was created after Simplicity asked for the Tailgate Teammate Tote series and wanted more! The Simplicity Pattern packet will be available in June. This pattern doesn't use a lot of fabric and is fun to make for anyone! These also look amazing with the Tailgate Teammate Totes ! Happy Sewing!

So is the expansion pack worth the extra $14?  Yes! I made this grey dress in about 3 hours. The expansion pack has 3 new looks for your Washi Dresses; the Peter Pan collar, long sleeves and new 2 different tie styles. This is one of my favorite dress patterns to make. It is super easy, feels comfortable to wear and has a variety of different looks in one pattern. When I say it is super easy, I mean there are just a few pattern pieces to sew together and the instructions are easy to follow. Also if you are a little scared of the shirring part, in the expansion pack, Rae will show you how to make a casing for elastic along the back of the dress. Once you have cut out the pieces it should take you about 3 hours to sew. This dress is so comfortable to wear. I am a K-5 music teacher and typically I do not wear dresses or even skirts because in an eight hour school day; I dance, play instruments and have to sit on the floor from time to time. In this dress I can look profe...

I am a little too late on this but I wanted to share this Free T-Shirt Pattern called the Plantain Shirt experience with you just incase you have not heard. I love free tutorials but when someone gives a free pattern away, a pattern that they could have easily sold in their shop, I really go crazy!! In a good way of course.  Deer and Doe , a french pattern shop is starting to translate their adorable sewing patterns into English and make them available in PDF form! Yeah for us who can not read French and love digital patterns.  I loved the pattern so much that I bought more knit fabric.  If you love to see what others have made with this perfect shirt pattern go to Deer and Doe Flickr Group Page.  Happy Sewing!

I just received this book in the mail and I am so excited! It is not a typical sewing book. Built By Wendy , by Wendy Mullin , is written for anyone who wants to create dresses that are unique.  Wendy gives you 3 style of dresses; the sheath dress, shift dress and dirndl dress. The pattern templates do not have seam allowances but that is so that you can create more designs with them. These pattern temples are called slopers. Designers use slopers to create new dress designs. Wendy also shows you how to create 25 different dresses but you will have to draft some of the extra pieces of the dress. When I think of the slopers, the lines are the seams. After reading through the book I realized that I have been creating these basic dress designs all a long. Here are just a few examples. You might have these sewing patterns too. ✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄ The Shift Dress Laurel by Colette Patterns This is the shift dress with a couple darts along the back panels. ✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄✄...