Blooms And Bugs

One Free Pattern, Two Dresses: Knit Loops Dress

2013-05-15T06:20:00.002-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I shared the Free Sewing Pattern for Knit A-Line Dress here. The dress I made turned out so comfy that my daughter chose to wear if often. So I used the pattern to make a different version of the same pattern. This version was inspired by the T-Shirt Loop Dress that I saw a couple of years back on Me Sew Crazy. I loved how novel and stylish this design element was.

Skirt Sewing Patterns and Tutorials: A roundup

2013-05-04T06:00:00.000-07:00

Skirt Sewing Patterns and Tutorials: A Roundup What better way of welcoming warmer weather than to whip up a bunch of skirts? I have rounded up some cute fun skirt sewing tutorials for your sewing pleasure. Happy Sewing!

Bloomers sewing pattern and tutorial

2013-05-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Bloomers pdf sewing Pattern Remember this peasant dress pattern, I made these sometimes back and promised you a tutorial for the matching bloomers. Well, it took me some time, but the bloomers tutorial is finally here: Supplies: Half yard main fabric 6 inches coordinating fabric 1 yard Waistband elastic 1/2 inch - 1 inch wide Time: 1.5 hours Sewing margin: 3/8

Dress Set Sewing Tutorials

2013-04-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sewing Tutorials Roundups: Dress Outfits Scarlet Ruffled Dress Set Tutorial: iCandy Handmade at Kojo Designs Finding dress sewing tutorials is pretty easy on internet. Almost every sewing blog published them sometime or the other. However, finding tutorials for the complete outfit can get a little tricky. With that in mind I compiled some tutorials which have not just the dress, but also

Work in progress

2013-04-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sewing Project: A Line Dress Based on the A-Line Dress Free Pattern here.

A-Line Dress Free Pattern

2013-04-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

Free Sewing Pattern: A Line Dress Here is a mini tutorial to sew an easy and comfy A-line Dress. It will be a wardrobe staple in the warmer weather. My monkey likes hers very much and would wear it every day if I let her. Level: Confident Beginner Time: 2 Hours Pattern: Download the A-line Knit Dress Pattern in 3 years size here. Print on 8x11.5 inch paper. Set the

Sewing tutorials Roundup: Pretty Pillows to Sew

2013-04-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

Pillow Sewing Tutorials Compilation Coastal Cruiser Pillow Sewing Tutorial by Tula Pink I did a Sew For Home month in March on my other blog Sew Pretty Sew Free. Before that I had a vague idea that there are maybe a couple of cute pillows sewing tutorials in the blogosphere, but when I started researching sew for home tutorials I was blown away by the gorgeous pillows that were popping

Sewing Kids Clothes: Basic Skirts

2013-04-18T14:58:00.001-07:00

Here is my latest tutorial on Clothworks Blog. I show you how to sew a basic skirt and then add a little twist on it. Get the tutorial for sewing basic skirt over at Clothworks Blog.

Tutorial on Sewing Tulip Hem

2013-04-16T09:54:00.000-07:00

Tutorials on Sewing: Tulip Hem Tulip hem is being seen a lot in the dresses these days, especially for women. Its an easy way to add some interest to a pattern with a simple bodice. It also gives more coverage while allowing ease of movement that dresses lack sometimes. I thought I will share how to sew tulip hem in a separate tutorial. Level: Beginner Time: 15 - 30 mins for just the

Latest Sewing Project: Tulip Dress

2013-04-10T10:43:00.001-07:00

Sewing Project: Tulip Hem Kimono Dress I'm here, and I have been sewing... but I'm trying to take better pictures of my projects. It was my new year resolution to get better at this whole photography business. That means taking pictures in sunlight and that means unnecessary delay for people like me who are out of home most of the day. But I have finally been able to take some pics (

Sewing tutorial roundup: Sew For Boys

2013-03-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sewing for boys: Tutorials Roundup It is no news that the blogosphere has a specific shortage of sewing/diy tutorials for boyish clothes. However, time to time, bloggers come up with some uber cool boy projects and their tutorials. Here is a compilation of some awesome boy sewing tutorials that I have found in the blogosphere. If that is not enough, I had also dedicated the whole

Sewing with Patterns: Yaay! or Nay

2013-03-29T13:11:00.003-07:00

Sewing Poll: Sewing with Patterns Pumpkin Pie Dress Free Pattern During the three years I have been sewing in US, I have tried a lot of methods...sewing with paper patterns from big companies like Simplicity and Ottobre, sewing with E-Patterns, sewing with free e-patterns, sewing without a pattern and drafting and publishing my own sewing patterns. Of course I have my own preferences

Free Sewing Tutorial: Tshirt Neck Binding

2013-03-25T14:00:00.001-07:00

Free Sewing Tutorial: How to bind Tshirt Neck If you are following my blog for some time, you would know that I have been trying to learn how to bind a Tshirt/knit garment neck for a while. I have gotten better and better with each effort. Now I have reached a point where I feel fairly confident sharing this technique with you. Here is how I do it. Supplies: Knit fabric for the garment

DIY Flower Tutorials

2013-03-16T06:00:00.000-07:00

Fabric Flower Sewing Tutorials Photo Source: Its the Little Things Last week I was looking for ideas to make fabric flowers for an upcoming project. Oh boy! there are so many way to make these pretties. I had to compile a roundup of fabric flower diy. Enjoy!

Hearts Tee for the little Diva

2013-03-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sewing project: Lace Back Tshirt There was some more V-day sewing that I did but couldn't share with you earlier. I made this lace back tee which is just so popular these days. It just makes me so happy that it turned out beautiful. The hearts at the front were added a little later. The Little Fashionista was ho-hum about the Tshirt at first. But when I added the hearts at the front and

Sewing Tutorials for Baby Clothes

2013-03-09T06:00:00.000-08:00

Baby Clothes sewing tutorials Sewing baby clothes is so rewarding, not only you could sew for your children but baby clothes also make a great baby shower gift. Here is a roundup of great baby clothes sewing tutorials that I found in the blogosphere. Enjoy!

Bloomers Sewing Pattern and Tutorial

2013-02-28T05:51:00.001-08:00

Free Sewing Pattern: Ruffled Bloomers I published this peasant dress pattern some time back and promised you a bloomers pattern. Its here now. Hop on over to Clothworks blog to check out the bloomers sewing tutorial.

Sew Many Leggings!

2013-02-27T07:29:00.002-08:00

So my little girl has become opinionated, big time! Now she has specific opinion about what she wants to wear. And she has made it clear that she will have nothing to with jeans or trouser style pants. The only thing she would like to put on herself is leggings, a soft comfortable and super stretchy pair of leggings. Your wish is my command sweetheart! So I set out to make a few pairs. On

Fix that neckline - again!

2013-02-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

Blooms And Bugs: Shortening a plunging neckline Blooms And Bugs: How to fix a neckline Sometimes, a simple thing is so effective that you keep going back to it, time and again. I have found fixing the neckline to such an easy and useful technique that I keep doing it with a lot of my clothes. This pretty top was in my favorite color, in my size and cost me $3 at Old Navy. It had a slit

Friday Feature: Heart lapel Coat

2013-02-15T06:00:00.000-08:00

Blooms And Bugs: Heart Lapel Tutorial: Friday Feature I follow a number of sewing/crafting blogs and I am always on the lookout for new sewing projects and tutorials via pinterest and Google. So I regularly come across very well made and photographed sewing projects. Its amazing the kind of things fellow bloggers regularly come up with. However, every once in a while I come across a project

V Day Dress Sewing Tutorial: Love is in the air

2013-02-13T07:04:00.000-08:00

Blooms And Bugs: Valentines Day Dress Free Sewing Tutorial I recently participated in Exchange Program at Totally Tutorials (great crafting website by the way). The rules were simple. I would be sent a crafting supply and I had to create something with it. I received heart Tulle Fabric from Abakhan. They carry a vast selection of crafting and hobby supplies. I thought it was perfect for a

T-shirt neck binding, inching out of the comfort zone

2013-02-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

There was nothing very special about the sweater. Just another small sweater made from a big one. But all that changed once I reached the neckline. You see I have this fear of not getting the neck binding right on the knits, so instead of binding the neck ( like we sew a bias tape) I usually attach a neckband by sewing right sides together. Like I did in this Nordic Prince Tshirt Tutorial

Ruffle Fabric bloomers tutorial

2013-02-07T13:11:00.001-08:00

Blooms And Bugs: Bloomer Sewing tutorial So I had shared the tutorial for sewing bloomers earlier. Now I have made the same pattern with a ruffle fabric at the butt. Here is a mini tutorial to do it. Cut out the bloomer pieces from the pattern. Sew along the upper part/crotch area ( right sides together) Turn inside out. Bring the seam in the center. Cut out a 5 inch

Sew Fab e-Pattern Sale

2013-02-04T10:21:00.000-08:00

Today is the 1st day of the 1st ever Sew Fab e-Pattern Bundle Sale and giveaway, sponsored by The Southern Institute and Fat Quarter Shop! Over the past eight weeks a lot of behind the scenes work has taken place to bring you this amazing bundle of ePatterns from several of the top pattern designers and bloggers in the sewing and blogging world. The result is a bundle of 18 PDF sewing