Even though he’s too nice to admit it, I’m sure my husband has wondered why he ever bought me the sewing machine I begged him for! I would do an occasional project, but for the most part, it sat unused on my craft table for months at a time. But not anymore! I have found a ton of easy summer sewing patterns online. Plus, I heard through flickr that WalMart is getting rid of their fabric departments so there will be lots of fabric sales this summer. Anyway, here is a run down of some patterns that should be simple enough for sewing novices like me!
Turn a men’s shirt into a cute fitted cap-sleeve top with the help of this tutorial on craftster.org. I haven’t tried this one yet, but I raided my husband’s old clothes and have a shirt to use for it.
Another one on Craftster that uses a men’s shirt is this adorable button down shirt into a toddler dress tutorial. This one I have done, and my daughter loves it! I was able to do the whole thing during her naptime. I took a couple of quick photos of her this morning:
Here’s another one that I want to try as soon as I get some grosgrain ribbon to match my fabric…this easy circle skirt tutorial.
This last one might be a little bit more complicated (at least, it will be for me!) but I definitely want to try it. There is a tutorial for making a shirred top for yourself and a shirred sundress for a little girl.
I think the best part about finding these tutorials online is the fact that so many people leave helpful hints and discussions in the comments. I am NOT good at sewing, not at all, so these tutorials are much easier to understand than patterns!
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wow..very cute..creative and very attractive…I will try its
great very nice.
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