I promised you one last free pattern as a holiday gift. Yes, I'm aware as gifts go, it's a little lame, sort of like handing someone stereo ...

The V&A have got my boro bag project from 'Patchwork and Quilting: A Maker's Guide' as a free download on their website. I've added the link to my homepage. Have fun!

I stayed in all weekend. Saturday was spent at my computer doing design work and I achieved what I set out to do, so Sunday I thought I'd relax and have a nice day crafting. Little did I know this would take a bit longer and become a bit more stressful than I hoped! Armed with the latest Mollie Makes magazine I was determined to have a go at the mice on the front. Aren't they sweet. Now I've not really done toy making before as I'm put off by all the parts but I have to say this sounded simple enough for a first attempt and they were so cute I had to try. I selected some nice white linen fabric with a slight embroidery effect to it which I thought would give a lovely vintage effect, and pink polka dot for the body. All the bits are chopped out and I'm feeling like this is going well. I stitch up the limbs and this is where it gets a bit tricky, they are so tiny that it's hard to turn them right side out and I get a bit frustrated. It took me about an hour to turn these 4 limbs the right way & stuff them. Break for lunch to attack it fresh in the afternoon! I manage to work out the body and attach the limbs and you start to feel like you are getting somewhere as it takes a mousey shape. However I was soon getting impatient, ...after I stitched the head parts and ears this is where it gets really tricky and it even says that in the magazine, they are referring to the fun and games you'll have turning the head right side out with the ears attached. I was faffing for ages and the more I tugged at it the fabric started to fray and stretch. It was at this point I wish the pattern had been 4 times as big to give you some flexibility to get a good grasp on the bits you were trying to pull through. Eventually I did it. It was Sunday evening by then and I'd lost the good light and had had enough so I left the head and body parted! I was feeling more positive again this morning so I got stuck in and gave my mouse features. Here she is all joined together,..... at last! She needed a dress, remember it's cold in here! The fun bit was choosing the dress fabric. I'm not really into making small doll clothes, too fiddly, but I managed this effort, don't look closely as it's not very neat! All done and I'm pleased I persevered as she's come out quite sweet. Will I make another, I'm not sure, probably not at this size. Thanks to Jenny who shared this pattern with Mollie Makes, you can see her lovely mice on her blog. I think she must have more patience than me. www.jennysbuttonjar.wordpress.com

What a productive day for finishing things. First I wrapped up the sequins mask and presented it to the customer for approval. I was asked t...

I have a new fabric design in this weeks Spoonflower contest, the subject was Kites so I made this collage effect design with coloured newsprint and machine stitched kite strings. http://www.spoonflower.com/contests/109

I searched around for a free pattern online but couldn't find what I was looking for. So, here's what I wound up doing. Enjoy! Features This is a simple trifold wallet with magnetic snap closure. It has 9 card slots, 2 stash pockets (behind 2 of the card slots), a small zipper pocket inside for coins, and a bill pocket across the top because I don't like folding money. Materials 1/4" Double Fold Bias Tape 2 - 11" x 5" pieces for bill pocket 2 - 11" x 5" pieces for lining & exterior 9 - 2.75" x 3.5" pieces for card slots 3 - 2.75" x 5" pieces for card slot backing 2 - 2.5" x 5" pieces for closure tab 1 - zipper (optional) 1 - magnetic snap (or other attachment method - snap, velcro, whatever) Fusible fleece interfacing (1 - 3.5" x 5"; 1 - 2.75" x 5") Assemble Card Slots I like my cards to be on the vertical rather than horizontal. I wanted my wallet to have 3 sets of vertical card slots. For each of the 9 2.75" x 3.5" card slot pieces, fold down across the top (short) side 1/4" and topstitch across. To attach the first card slot, take one of the card slot backing pieces (2.75" x 5") and align the card slot piece 1/2" from the top of the backing, matching up the sides. Topstitch 1/4" from the bottom of the card slot to secure it to the backing (and this will also serve as the "stop" for your card when you insert it). Layer the next card slot on top, 1/4" down from the top of the first card slot. Topstitch 1/4" from the bottom of this card slot to secure it to the backing. The image below shows the first two - black is the card backing, green is the card slot, red is where you stitch the bottom to secure: Layer the third card slot on top, again 1/4" down from the top of the second card slot. Topstitch 1/4" from the bottom to secure. Cut two 5" lengths of your double fold bias tape (I cut mine a smidge longer). Lay it over the long sides of the card assembly. Hint - I unfolded the back of the bias tape and pressed open with an iron just to make sure I caught the back of the bias tape when sewing. Seemed to work out well. Topstitch the bias tape onto the card assembly at about 1/8". This will contain the raw edges on either side of the card assembly for a finished look. Note: I first tried this by folding over the edges of each card slot but that adds a lot of girth and with cotton duck, that's a lot for the sewing machine to get through. The bias tape worked much better! Repeat for the other two card slots. Set these aside. Bill Pocket This is the easiest part. Take your two pieces for your bill pocket lining and put them right sides together. Stitch along the short sides and a portion of the bottom (leaving a 3-4" gap in the bottom to turn things right side out later) at 1/4". Set aside. Stitch along the blue line: Create Zipper Pocket I did a zipper pocket behind the rightmost card slot. I didn't line it because it's so small and no one will see inside of it. Take the card slot that you want to be on the rightmost side of the wallet. Place your zipper (right side up) under the card piece and using a zipper foot, stitch over the existing line (from your bias tape) to attach the zipper to the card piece. Get our your lining piece and place the card piece 1/2" from the right edge. Fold the zipper tape under and pin to the lining (just the zipper tape, not the card piece). Flip the card piece over (right side facing down on the liner) and stitch the zipper tape to the lining. Flip the card piece back right side up. Attach Card Slots to Lining Lay out your lining piece right side up. Place your outer card pieces 1/2" from the edge, and center your middle card piece. Pin and test out folding to make sure your pieces are placed well. This may take a little trial and error to get the right fold. Once your slots are in the right places, stitch along the edges (the red lines below) to secure the card slot to the lining. In the example below, I left one side open on the left and center card slots to create stash pockets behind the card slots. Create Tab Closure Take one piece of the 2.5" x 5" and fuse the fleece interfacing with your iron to the wrong side of the fabric. If you use magnetic snaps with the little washer thingy, mark the holes using a pen on the right side of the fabric that has the fleece fused to it. Use a seam ripper to gently (don't go crazy here) open up the slots for the prongs. I also used a few little 1" x 1" scraps of more heavyweight interfacing to add more stability to the snap. I put the "male" end of the snap on the closure tab. Take your two pieces of 2.5" x 5" and put them right sides together. Stitch 1/4" along the two long sides and the bottom where the snap is placed, leaving one short side open for turning. Turn inside out and poke out the corners so they're nice and neat. Press with your iron and set aside. Add Snap to Outer Fabric Take your lining (with the card slots attached), your exterior fabric, and your tab closure. Place your outer lining right side down. Place your lining and card piece right side up on top of the outer piece, lining up the seams. Pin it and fold it up to make sure everything is lined up the way you want it. Move your tab closure around a bit and figure out where you want to place the female end of the snap - it should go somewhere on the "middle" section of the exterior. Remember, when your wallet is full of cards and whatnot, it will be thicker than it is in this step so you want to make sure you leave enough room on the tab closure so that it can make it to the snap once it's all done! I put my snap about center on the middle section of the exterior. Unpin and take the exterior fabric and fuse the remaining piece of fusible fleece to the center section of the exterior (again, fuse to the wrong side of the fabric). Mark your holes for the snap (again, I used a few 1" scraps of heavier interfacing to add stability). Sew Lining and Outer Together Place your pieces right sides together and line up your edges. For the tab closure, sandwich it between the lining (green) and the outer, centered on the right side. Make sure your snap is facing down on the card slots (blue) . Stitch along the red lines (1/4") and leave the top open for the bill pocket. Once this is done, turn it right side out, poke out the corners, and press. Attach to the Bill Pocket Last part. Get your bill pocket piece. Stuff the lining/outer you just sewed together inside the bill pocket (fold the bottom of the wallet up about an inch to make sure it fits). Line up the top edges and pin in place. Stitch the top together (1/4"), paying close attention at the seams - this can get a little unwieldy at the machine but go slow and you'll get it right. Using that open 3-4" at the bottom of the bill pocket, pull the wallet through the hole, which will also turn the bill pocket inside out. Fold in the open center portion of the bill pocket and stitch it closed (I set my needle all the way to the right and just followed the presser foot to close it up). Stuff the bill pocket into the wallet, press, and voila! You made a wallet!! Things that went wrong... Here's a few things I learned the hard way, so you don't have to: When I first attached my tab closure, it was not long enough to reach the snap once I put all my cards in it. Fortunately I had enough length to adjust it. But, rather than pulling the whole thing apart, I just ripped the stitches out right where the closure was sandwiched, pulled the tab out a bit, and then hand stitched it closed. And, I'm a terrible hand stitcher so it looks pretty janky. When I did the first run, I had my tab backwards and on the wrong side so it opened the "wrong way" for me (it opened left to right instead of right to left). Pick which way works for you and adjust accordingly - the instructions I provide open the tab from left to right and the wallet unfolds right to left. You can see in the image that I top stitched along the bill fold outer. But I didn't topstitch all around because of the sheer girth of the fabric. I might pull that topstitching out. I might not. Time shall tell.

This is an uncut sewing pattern packet only. It is not a kit or a completed project. The pattern is from 2001 by Lynne Butcher and Doll Stuff 'n' Nonsense. Includes pattern, instructions and supply list. It has some shelf wear but overall it is in good condition. Finished size is approximately 11 inches (28 cm). Includes pattern for doll and armchair. It will be shipped first class USPS with tracking in a poly bubble mailer. International first class outside the US. Check out my other sewing patterns here! https://www.etsy.com/shop/NeedANeedle?section_id=17091132&ref=shopsection_leftnav_8 Check out my store's main menu for more goodies here. https://www.etsy.com/shop/NeedANeedle?ref=hdr_shop_menu

What a productive day for finishing things. First I wrapped up the sequins mask and presented it to the customer for approval. I was asked t...

Tonight and tomorrow is the Wold Top Moonbeams Folk Festival up at the brewery at Wold Newton. For some months I have been helping with all the design and artwork for the promotional material, banners, beer labels, beer mats, t-shirts, leaflets, camping and parking passes, tags etc it's been quite mammoth and kept me busy. I'm delighted to say that I've been invited on the guest list to go and see one of my favourite groups who I haven't seen live before. This is great because it means I don't have to go to the festival and camp, I don't do camping. Instead I can just breeze in and watch the Peatbog Faeries, I'm taking Bob, the Peatbogs are a wonderful trad Celtic band from Skye. Here we are watching them on Youtube, should be pretty wild! Another big local musical event tomorrow is the York Ukulele Festival which I was hoping to go to but sadly something has come up and I doubt I will make it. Shame because I've been making myself a new felt, ukulele brooch based on my little white uke. Anyway I shall wear it at the gig tonight instead. So many things on this weekend and so little time to stretch myself around. It's also the wonderful stately car boot sale at Sledmere House on Sunday, always worth a rummage. Have a good weekend whatever you are up to.

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I stayed in all weekend. Saturday was spent at my computer doing design work and I achieved what I set out to do, so Sunday I thought I'd re...

The Doris Dress is the perfect summer’s day dress. Feminine and romantic, throw it on and you’ll be set for that picnic in the park, day out at the beach, or hey, even a stint at the office. A truly versatile wardrobe staple, the Doris Dress will keep you looking elegant and put-together no matter what you get up to this season. Inspired by Lisa’s love of vintage 1950’s fashion and pretty feminine shapes, the Doris Dress is semi-fitted with a flattering scooped neck bodice, bust pleats for delicate shaping and floaty grown-on sleeves. The waist can be left unfitted for warmer days, or cinched in at the back with the attached ties or fixed back belt. The fluted panelled skirt has two length variations – short and cute above the knee, or an elegant below the knee option. The Doris Dress closes with a concealed zip in the side seam and has an optional buttonhole closure at the centre front. The bodice is finished with facings for a neat finish on the inside. See what other people have been making in the Doris Dress Gallery or on Instagram with hastag #soidorisdress.

I stayed in all weekend. Saturday was spent at my computer doing design work and I achieved what I set out to do, so Sunday I thought I'd re...

If you cook or bake, you need these crafty hot pads and pot holders in the kitchen. Once you learn how to make potholders, you'll find they are both easy and useful. Not to mention how they make great hostess gifts in a pinch. In this How to Make Potholders: 25+ Hot Pad Patterns collection, you'll see how simple it is to make creative and crafty hot pads and pot holders. If you never knew how to make a potholder before, these tutorials are truly helpful. Projects like the Scrapbuster Potholder will protect your hands from pots and pans too hot to touch. If you're looking for how to make hot pads, check out the Scrappy Hot Pad project (below). Making potholders is not only fun but will allow you to safely enjoy cooking and baking your favorite dishes and treats. No matter what style of potholder you're looking for, you're sure to find a tutorial that you love within this collection! Sign Up For More Free Patterns PLUS! Don't miss our video on how to make adorable vintage pot holders! This video tutorial shows you how to make quilted potholders that you will absolutely love.

Simplicity 9103 Sewing Pattern. Womans Pullover Flared Dress with Scoop Neck. For Stretch Knits Only. Pattern makes sizes 18 - 20 - 22 - 24 which fits bust 40" - 46", waist 32" - 39" and hip 42" - 48" Pattern is uncut, factory folds, complete with instructions. Envelope is in good condition with minor wear and wrinkles. Let me know if you have any questions!! Please check out my store to see all the other unique and wonderful patterns and home goods I have listed. Thanks for stopping in and have a great day!! https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/QueenofPatterns

Sometimes a sashiko panel works equally well with different colour combinations, but choosing which to go for can be tricky! I went through this process recently, to help some customers choose colours for the Seasons Greetings panels in green and dark indigo blue, by 'auditioning' different thread colours and taking some photos. The first photo (above) shows the green panel with 20m #51 (shaded green) and #26. Although #51 has parts that are almost the same as the green fabric, they are a slightly different colour and a very slightly lighter value, while the sea green, light sea green, white and shading sections would show up really well. These are 6ply medium sashiko threads, and for this panel I would stitch with them singly, not doubled, as that would be too thick. Each 'pine needle' has two rows of staggered stitches, so you stitch out from the branch and back again (very well thought out), and a doubled medium thread would make the pine needles much thicker than in real life. Then I looked at the possibilities in the 370m fine sashiko thread range, which is 4ply thread. These would all show up against the green panel, because they are different green colours, but the value of #11 jade green is probably a little too close to the green fabric, so it might not show up as well. The dark green #15 would show up well and look like a very natural pine colour. #8 bright mid green, between #11 and #15, looked quite vivid against the green fabric, but looked good against the indigo blue. The all looked good against the indigo, and the contrast with #11 and #8 was much better. I think those colours would work well on the indigo, but maybe not so much on the green. I can't make up my mind about the varigated shade #F, which might work for the green but I think the dark section wouldn't show up so well on the indigo. The 370m shaded threads have very long 'pitch' or colour change compared to the 20m threads, so several adjacent needles would end up the same shade and colour, which might give a slightly clumped effect to the needles. Althoug it is a 4ply, I think using it doubled might be too thick for the pine needles, but I would need to experiment to be sure. Either used single or double, I think one skein would probably be enough for the tree. Next, we have the 100m #107 light green 6ply medium. This is a slightly different green from the background fabric, and slightly lighter. It would make a subtle contrast, but isn't a natural green for a pine tree (but does that matter?) 20m #07 mid green (at the top in the next photo) is a different green again, maybe a bit more like the colour of a real pine needle, but perhaps doesn't show up strongly enough against the background. It would work well on the indigo blue. Unfortunately this colour isn't produced in 100m skeins (yet!), but it is available in 80m fine 3ply thread balls, as shade #207, and would suit being used doubled. The vivid green 20m #26 makes a good contrast. So does #77, which would introduce touches of blue into the greens, and look very vibrant. Here are all the threads above shown with the green and indigo blue panels. It is a tough choice, and your Christmas decor plans would also influence which colours you use. I have been thinking about using a different colour for the branches. These are all 100m threads. For some of the greens, #106 yellow ochre would be a good coordinate, and I think the darker greens would look good with #114 brown, which is perhaps the most realistic colour. I think white or cream would look lovely for the pine needles on either panel, perhaps with #113 light grey for the branches. There are so many options. Who says your tree has to be a 'natural' colour? There are also some blues which look very much like pine, such as 20m #72. All these thread colours are available from my website. I'll have to make my mind up soon, because I need to start stitching!

Suitability 6360 Scrolls and Other Appliques Equestrian Sewing Pattern

If you own a serger you’ll want to make a handful of these Reusable, Paperless UnPaper Towels. Don’t own a serger? Scroll down for other ways to sew them.

MISSES/MISSES PETITE DRESS: Bias dress (close-fitting through bust) has princess seams, narrow hem and back zipper. A: Fitted through hips, back hemline slit. C: Bias, two-piece sleeves. B and C: Godets, cut on crosswise grain. FABRICS: Stretch Woven: Lightweight Linen, Crepe, Ponte Knit. With Nap. Without Nap. Unsuitable for obvious diagonals. NOTIONS: 22" Zipper, Hook & Eye, 1/4 yd. Seam Binding. Combinations: A5(6-8-10-12-14), E5(14-16-18-20-22). Uncut/Factory Folded Will combine shipping. When purchasing multiple patterns, buyer pays for the 1st pattern and all others ship for free.

Boy Knits World. Knitting, crochet and other stuff by Jake Henzler.

I hope everyone has had a suitably lovely festive time. It's been another quiet Christmas here and that's been fine as we don't really 'do' the Christmas thing in a big way. For me it's a chance to have the time to gather nice ingredients together and try some new recipes which I have and which turned out quite well. As it's been pretty much grey, damp and chilly I've also stayed in and tried to keep warm and do some crafting, I am currently making some of my Harris tweed brooches. They look quite interesting on the back too. I'm just adding sheep, and embroidering heather onto them but work has stopped today with cold hands! It's drawing to the end of 2013 and it's another year I am pleased to see the back of. I had hoped for better as 13 is a lucky number for me but it wasn't quite so this year. I've only achieved a couple of the things on my internal to do list, getting my Barista qualification and getting editorial into magazines but there are other irons still in the fire. Lets hope 2014 is the year when I achieve much more. I wish everyone a wonderful happy and healthy new year and it will be lovely to 'chat' with you again on the other side! x

Squared - Pantograph / E2E © 2018 Leisha Farnsworth PAPER: A single row is 6.75 inches - printed with two rows - 144 inches long DIGITAL (computerized quilting systems): Zip file includes: BQM, CQP, DXF, HQF, IQP, PAT, QLI, SSD, TXT, WMF and 4QB or PLT. Most designs also include a DWG, GPF, PDF, PNG and SVG. SELF-PRINT: A single row is 5.5 inches - printed with two rows. NOTE:This is an OFFSET pattern. For paper pantographs, it will be necessary to be able to quilt 11.5" inches before advancing your quilt. For digital files, it will be necessary to MANUALLY offset every other row 50%. For self-print pantographs, it will be necessary to be able to quilt 9.5" inches before advancing your quilt. EMBROIDERY (computerized embroidery systems): Zip file includes: ART, DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PCM, PCS, PDF, PES, VIP, VP3 and XXX Sizes included: Size 1: 88.6 mm x 88.6 mm (3.49 Inches x 3.49 Inches) Size 2: 126.8 mm x 126.8 mm (4.99 Inches x 4.99 Inches) Size 3: 152.2 mm x 152.2 mm (5.99 Inches x 5.99 Inches) Size 4: 177.4 mm x 177.6 mm (6.98 Inches x 6.99 Inches) Size 5: 203.0 mm x 203.2 mm (7.99 Inches x 8.00 Inches) Size 6: 253.8 mm x 254.2 mm (9.99 Inches x 10.01 Inches)

This is a PDF digital download pattern. The Road Trip Quilt pattern got a makeover!  I've kept the same, beginner friendly design, but created an updated, cleaner and easier to follow layout. Oh and I also added a super cool BONUS throw pillow option!  I hope you like it!   This pattern will guide you in creating a modern and clean quilt using only half square triangles. Working with half square triangles or HSTs is so fun and versatile. I give you two different layouts and sizes in this pattern, however, once you get the idea, you can create countless more designs. In this pattern, great for all skill levels, especially beginners (with some basic knowledge of quilting), you will find fabric requirements for two different sizes of finished quilt; small 36" x 36", large 48"x 64", instructions for cutting, sewing and pressing the HSTs, and many photos and a digital mock up of both versions. Either version is bold, modern and striking in both solids and prints. Note - The final two photos show a slight variation and added borders. **This pattern is a digital PDF download.** After purchasing, you will be sent an email with a link to instantly download your pattern. You’ll have a limited number of downloads. Please save to your computer before opening on other devices. You will need to open on a non-mobile device. If you don’t receive your email/link, first check your spam folder and then contact me at [email protected] for assistance. Copyright 2023 Blooming Poppies Designs You may sell items made with this pattern on a small scale, but please credit Blooming Poppies.

We had an excellent weekend at Harrogate and now the sashiko samplers are hanging at the next Spring Quilt Festival at Duxford this weekend. I won't be there, as I'm going to the SECC on Sunday to help my City & Guilds tutor Gillian Cooper on her stand/gallery space - say hello if you're there! I keep saying I'll take a stand at SECC myself, but something seems to get in the way every year. Maybe next year? Glyn got to wear his infamous Japanese carpenter's trousers again at Harrogate... with his patchwork boots! Here are some detail photos from the samplers. I will post photos of the whole exhibition when it comes back. My new stock of the amazing Tulip sashiko needles arrived with Glyn on Friday night, so we had them onsale on Saturday and Sunday. On Friday, we used Olympus needles in the workshop, because I'd run out of Clover, and the difference between the Olympus and Tulip needles was incredible. Stitching sashiko with Tulip's needles is like a knife going through butter. I must get some of their other needles as well on my next order, as the combination of Tulip needles and a wool wadding for traditional British quilts is going to be amazing. My Clover stock got mysteriously held up in the post, so much so I actually thought my order e mail had got lost in the ether! But now I have the Clover sashiko needles, white marking pens and Chaco paper back in stock. The order was sent out on February 21st and was only delivered today. Very strange. There was a lot of interest in my 'Sashiko in Stockton' course at the Harrogate show, and places are filling up fast. I've got a few more e mails I need to reply to, which I'll try to get done asap. We have postponed the course in Perth as we haven't had many bookings, so it looks like it will run later in the year instead. I'm working on some projects for a couple of books Thames & Hudson are publishing for the V&A, so that is keeping me busy right now, but they have to stay under wraps at the moment...

This is a SEWING PATTERN! Not a completed garment! Also please read the pattern back carefully and compare your measurements to the pattern sizing! Every pattern maker's sizing can be different! Don't 'assume' your pattern size and order the wrong item! Butterick B6285 OOP Gertie Retro Wrap Top & Flared Skirt Sewing Pattern (Two Sizes: A5 6-14 / E5 14-22) New/Uncut (now Out of Print) - Now Replaced with - Simplicity S9288 - Same Sewing Pattern / Same Size Options / New Pattern Company! Fitted, self-lined, wrap top has tie ends. Note: No provisions provided for above waist adjustment. Pleated skirt (cut on crosswise grain) has waistband, side pockets and narrow hem. A, B: For moderate stretch knits only. Two Size Options/Variations available: Size A5 - Sizes: 6 - 8 - 10 - 12 - 14 (USA Small - Large) Size E5 - Sizes: 14 - 16 - 18 - 20 - 22 (USA Large - XL) New and Uncut Original Retail Price: $19.95 & $21.95 ***************** Tired of sellers that can’t be bothered to take the time to write a proper and CORRECT item description and provide detail photographs of their items? Check my store and feel secure knowing that the item you buy from me will arrive “As Described”! · Reminder: You are buying a SEWING PATTERN – NOT a completed garment! Also does not come with fabric or ANY other notions necessary to sew this garment!!! · All sewing patterns are NEW or As-New – Uncut & unused, complete with instructions... but can (especially OOP patterns) have normal minor cosmetic imperfections to the envelope, such as store ink or pen markings, folds, wrinkles & tears or signs of age. As originally purchased from manufacturer. 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The bra sewing pattern available for instant download in PDF format for printing A4 paper size and 11"x8.5" paper size. Bra pattern Sophy for sizes AA, A, B, C, D + Step-by-step instruction in PDF format. Band sizes - 34(75cm), 38(85см), but you can easily increase or decrease the band to the required size. This model has a roundish cup without underwire. The bra is designed for everyday use. We sew the cups and underbust band of bra from fine cotton fabric without elastane. Pattern includes: band (for 75 cm and 85 cm underbust - you can add or remove lenght at the back if needed) cup - 2 details general scheme Step-by-step instructions for independent sewing model bra non-underwired Sophy The pattern don’t includes seam allowance! + ADD SEAM ALLOWANCES! (7 mm) Mail me if you have any questions! ATTENTION! All patterns by Svetlana Koba (itssvetla) being sold only here: www.etsy.com/shop/LovelyOwnBra I am not responsible for your purchase on other sites.

Put on some cozy socks and grab your hot cocoa because this snowy Christmas cabin hoop art is going to make you want to snuggle in next to a roaring fireplace for a stitching night. This listing is for one digital embroidery pattern. This pattern is sized for a 5-inch hoop.  This digital download contains a lot of information: a printable pattern the pattern's stitching guide a material list a resource guide that includes my tips on where I go for inspiration and to learn new techniques my favorite embroidery tips and tricks instructions for transferring your pattern a shopping guide that includes my favorite shops and brands Due to the nature of this item, we do not allow refunds for digital downloads. Pattern, Design, all photos and content are ©And Other Adventures. This pattern is for personal use only and you may not sell products made from this pattern. Do not sell, distribute, photograph, or reproduce this pattern, guide or instructions in any way. Distribution of this pattern in electronic or hard copy is prohibited.  All rights reserved.

I haven't posted on Blogger for a while. Compared with Facebook, it is more fiddly to do, and to add photos, plus with all the work of maintaining more than half a dozen Facebook groups, and my website news letters leaves me with now much time over for writing up more here. But it is always easier to find things later on a blog, and it is a very handy place to host photos etc.! Rather than trying to do a huge recap, I'll just jump in where I'm at now. I have been thinking about the idea of a temperature quilt in sashiko ever since once of my former Stockton sashiko students mentioned it. Today, I added a fabric pack to my website's 'Twelve Days of Christmas' special sales event that I've put together for a sashiko temperature quilt. Since I was sorting out fabrics for myself, I figured I might as well do packs for sale! I chose twelve Kofu Tsumugi fat quarters shading through from cool blues to warm reds and purples, via greens and yellow, to make my version of a 'temperature quilt' in sashiko - using one 3 1/2in square per day, the fabric representing the daytime high temperature, and the sashiko thread shading in colours to represent the night time low temperature. Using one fabric colour for three degrees, there are enough colours to allow for a variation of 36ºC, but if you live in a place with less variation, like I do, you could use one colour per 2ºC increment instead. More about that in a moment! How do you work out the colours for a temperature quilt? You could record the daily high and low temperature yourself (that's the most work!), or take the information from online weather forecast sites like accuweather.com which has historical temperature records for many locations worldwide. temperature-blanket.com is very helpful, including more links to historical temperature records but also having visualisation tools where you can choose colours (from knitting yarn swatches), temperature increments, and a blanket/quilt generator so you can get an impression of how your quilt is going to look. Of course, if you think the temperature range where you live isn't very dramatic (ours isn't!), you can always use a different location. I'm planning to make mine using the temperatures from Shōnai, Japan, where I used to live, which is warmer in summer than Perthshire, but slightly colder in winter. Colours I chose are (cold to hot) - deep blue purple 2508, indigo blue 2008, teal blue 2507, light blue (slate blue) 2506, dark green 2004, green 2505, light grey (taupe) 2501, mustard yellow 2007, russet 2503, brick red 2002, deep red 2003, and bright purple 2513. Depending on the temperature variation where you live, you may need a little extra of some colours. If you live somewhere with a very wide variation in daytime temperatures or you want to use one fabric per 2ºC increment, you could extend the number of fabrics with a second 'extender' assortment, with various greys and a softer pink and lilac. Since Olympus brought out the new shades in the Kofu Tsumugi range last year, it is possible to have enough shades to do this. Kofu Tsumugi is a richly coloured yarn dyed tsumugi cotton fabric from Olympus Thread Mfg. Co., good for sashiko, patchwork, bag making and other projects. It is the same fabric used for my pre printed sashiko panels. The coloured warp and black weft gives this fabric a deep colour, with little slubs to add texture and character. The weave is loose enough to easily stitch sashiko with fine or medium sashiko threads but close enough to be able to do quite fine patchwork piecing. Ideal for wearables, furoshiki wrapping cloths etc. I've used it again and again. It was the fabric I used for the kasuri and sashiko kamon crest sampler I made for Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match over 15 years ago, which shows it is good for fine piecing as well as for sashiko. Next, which blocks to choose? I wanted fairly simple ones. I don't think there's much chance of me stitching one block per day, and I'll probably be doing them in batches, but I liked the idea of cycling through seven different designs - one for each day of the week. I wanted simple designs that would work nicely on the smaller 3 1/2in square format, but still look like there was enough variety to give interest. I'll probably mix them up a bit more, so I don't have two squares next to each other for example, but these are the seven I've chosen (photos edited from my blocks for Sashiko 365). To make the maths easy and have the designs fit nicely, I am using a mixture of imperial and metric for the marking. 1) On a 1cm grid - 2) On a 1.5cm grid (this is a quarter of the original design over 8cm, so each section will end up with three stitches rather than 2). 3) On a 2cm grid, so slightly smaller than here, which is on a 1in (2.5cm)grid. 4) On a 1/2in grid, so finished motif is 2 1/2in across. 5) Using a 6cm circle and a 3cm grid. 6) On a 1.5cm x 3cm grid. This asanoha (hemp leaf) motif is on a 2cm x 4cm grid. 7) The other version of shippō (seven treasures), using the 6cm circle and 3cm grid again. Other than the changes to grid and circle stize, I will be stitching these the same as in Sashiko 365, but I will be using medium sashiko thread to get the colour range I want for the shading. Planned colours are 100m sashiko thread in #112 turquoise, #108 light blue, #101 antique white, #115 creamy white, #102 cream, #106 yellow ochre, #111 golden yellow. Between #102 and #106, I'll include #A7 mellow yellow. #A4 baby blue might also make a good transition between #101 and #112. I will try to post some photos once I have a few squares stitched.

I haven't posted on Blogger for a while. Compared with Facebook, it is more fiddly to do, and to add photos, plus with all the work of maintaining more than half a dozen Facebook groups, and my website news letters leaves me with now much time over for writing up more here. But it is always easier to find things later on a blog, and it is a very handy place to host photos etc.! Rather than trying to do a huge recap, I'll just jump in where I'm at now. I have been thinking about the idea of a temperature quilt in sashiko ever since once of my former Stockton sashiko students mentioned it. Today, I added a fabric pack to my website's 'Twelve Days of Christmas' special sales event that I've put together for a sashiko temperature quilt. Since I was sorting out fabrics for myself, I figured I might as well do packs for sale! I chose twelve Kofu Tsumugi fat quarters shading through from cool blues to warm reds and purples, via greens and yellow, to make my version of a 'temperature quilt' in sashiko - using one 3 1/2in square per day, the fabric representing the daytime high temperature, and the sashiko thread shading in colours to represent the night time low temperature. Using one fabric colour for three degrees, there are enough colours to allow for a variation of 36ºC, but if you live in a place with less variation, like I do, you could use one colour per 2ºC increment instead. More about that in a moment! How do you work out the colours for a temperature quilt? You could record the daily high and low temperature yourself (that's the most work!), or take the information from online weather forecast sites like accuweather.com which has historical temperature records for many locations worldwide. temperature-blanket.com is very helpful, including more links to historical temperature records but also having visualisation tools where you can choose colours (from knitting yarn swatches), temperature increments, and a blanket/quilt generator so you can get an impression of how your quilt is going to look. Of course, if you think the temperature range where you live isn't very dramatic (ours isn't!), you can always use a different location. I'm planning to make mine using the temperatures from Shōnai, Japan, where I used to live, which is warmer in summer than Perthshire, but slightly colder in winter. Colours I chose are (cold to hot) - deep blue purple 2508, indigo blue 2008, teal blue 2507, light blue (slate blue) 2506, dark green 2004, green 2505, light grey (taupe) 2501, mustard yellow 2007, russet 2503, brick red 2002, deep red 2003, and bright purple 2513. Depending on the temperature variation where you live, you may need a little extra of some colours. If you live somewhere with a very wide variation in daytime temperatures or you want to use one fabric per 2ºC increment, you could extend the number of fabrics with a second 'extender' assortment, with various greys and a softer pink and lilac. Since Olympus brought out the new shades in the Kofu Tsumugi range last year, it is possible to have enough shades to do this. Kofu Tsumugi is a richly coloured yarn dyed tsumugi cotton fabric from Olympus Thread Mfg. Co., good for sashiko, patchwork, bag making and other projects. It is the same fabric used for my pre printed sashiko panels. The coloured warp and black weft gives this fabric a deep colour, with little slubs to add texture and character. The weave is loose enough to easily stitch sashiko with fine or medium sashiko threads but close enough to be able to do quite fine patchwork piecing. Ideal for wearables, furoshiki wrapping cloths etc. I've used it again and again. It was the fabric I used for the kasuri and sashiko kamon crest sampler I made for Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match over 15 years ago, which shows it is good for fine piecing as well as for sashiko. Next, which blocks to choose? I wanted fairly simple ones. I don't think there's much chance of me stitching one block per day, and I'll probably be doing them in batches, but I liked the idea of cycling through seven different designs - one for each day of the week. I wanted simple designs that would work nicely on the smaller 3 1/2in square format, but still look like there was enough variety to give interest. I'll probably mix them up a bit more, so I don't have two squares next to each other for example, but these are the seven I've chosen (photos edited from my blocks for Sashiko 365). To make the maths easy and have the designs fit nicely, I am using a mixture of imperial and metric for the marking. 1) On a 1cm grid - 2) On a 1.5cm grid (this is a quarter of the original design over 8cm, so each section will end up with three stitches rather than 2). 3) On a 2cm grid, so slightly smaller than here, which is on a 1in (2.5cm)grid. 4) On a 1/2in grid, so finished motif is 2 1/2in across. 5) Using a 6cm circle and a 3cm grid. 6) On a 1.5cm x 3cm grid. This asanoha (hemp leaf) motif is on a 2cm x 4cm grid. 7) The other version of shippō (seven treasures), using the 6cm circle and 3cm grid again. Other than the changes to grid and circle stize, I will be stitching these the same as in Sashiko 365, but I will be using medium sashiko thread to get the colour range I want for the shading. Planned colours are 100m sashiko thread in #112 turquoise, #108 light blue, #101 antique white, #115 creamy white, #102 cream, #106 yellow ochre, #111 golden yellow. Between #102 and #106, I'll include #A7 mellow yellow. #A4 baby blue might also make a good transition between #101 and #112. I will try to post some photos once I have a few squares stitched.

The first category we looked at was the 'Wa" category, which is for quilts on a Japanese theme, 'Wa' being the ancient name for Japan. In this category, the quilters' names are only presented in kanji, so I have added a close up of the information card for each quilt, but haven't had time to pick through all the names and figure them out. If any of my Japanese friends want to help me, please do! Recycled Japanese fabrics are overwhelmingly the materials of choice in this section. This year, there seemed to be more abstract and fewer pictorial quilts than two years ago. Also, the display boards were a much darker shade of green, which made the whole display seem a bit dark. I love the simplicity of the block design in this quilt. Title is '? kanaro miyama'. The fabrics used for this piece were stunning, and had an effect like watercolour. A great collection of vintage kasuri ikat and other indigo fabrics. I love the katazome fabrics used in this quilt, but I find it so hard to cut up these lovely old fabrics into such small pieces in my own quilts.

My 'King of Hearts' quilt is on the cover of Today's Quilter magazine. I'm not sure why, but they've called it 'Highland Fling' in the mag - maybe an allusion to where I live, although I'm not in the Highlands! Here's a photo I took of the finished quilt before I sent it off for the photo shoot.