Friday, May 13, 2011

New to sewing? Free patterns online & tutorials

Just want to say thanks to Marie-our Dress a Girl in PA-for posting this great website!

If you are new to sewing and feel more comfortable with following a pattern no matter what you are sewing, this is the website to check out!  Free Needle!  http://www.freeneedle.com/index.php

Here are a few I looked at:

Here is a way to turn a pillowcase into a shirred top (or a cute dress for little girls!!!):
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/05/shirred_pillowcase_top.html#more


Here is a pattern for turning an old skirt into a little girls dress:
http://manyskiesmama.blogspot.com/2010/08/tutorial-repurpose-womens-skirt-into.html

Here is a way to use an old kids t-shirt and turn it into a really cute dress by adding fabric!
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/05/re-purposing-t-shirt-into-dress.html

Here is one for turning a t-shirt and bandana into a girls dress:
http://www.girlythingsbows.com/bandana_dress.html

Okay, so you get the idea!  Thanks Marie for finding this great source of help!  Can't wait to check out more!  Great "idea" site!

Now, fire up those sewing machines!  Have a great weekend!

1 comment:

  1. I know isn't it a great site. Just means I now have an even longer list of all the things I want to sew.
    I looked on there for baby gifts and was overwhelmed by all the cute and great gifts. It's a wonderful site

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