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How to make a Pattern Tutorial– Sewing Steps & Instructions

April 16, 2010 by Becky 5 Comments

You are currently half way through the whole process!!
Inspiration- check. Ideas- check. Templates & measurements- check.
Now, it is time to figure out the instructions, steps, & tweeking any of those templates and measurements you have.
Gather up your goods and let’s get to work. You will need a pencil & new piece of paper. One to write down the steps & any other little tid-bit others might need. You will need to write down everything you do. Even if you think it is insidental. You never know when that little bit of info is what you needed! I find that keeping all these in a spiral notebook works the best. Papers don’t get lost. You can write everything down, cross out things, add things, and then they are all together. Let me tell you this is important!! I hate not having a few steps or something is missing or crap, I just cut up my instructions or wrote a note on it and stuck it into the purse and now it is lost forever.
Now, I am a picture person too girls. I take pictures. You wouldn’t believe how many ‘patterns’ I have taken pictures of and haven’t written anything for. They didn’t work out…or I am saving them for later….or whatever. But I seriously take pictures of each step…and write them down. {don’t tell the kids, but i think i have more pics of projects then of them}

How to Make a Pattern Series for your craft business

April 15, 2010 by Becky Leave a Comment

Making patterns is one of the ways to increase your business blog and craft website.

This series was written by me for my personal sewing blog, but I think that it has a place here too. Follow the links for the 4 part series and add anything that you would like in the comments.

Patchwork Round Robin Border #4

April 12, 2010 by Becky 3 Comments

Today we get another side pattern for the Patchwork Round Robin girls!!!
Don’t forget—this is a FREE PATTERN & EVERYONE can play along- so why don’t you? Spring Break is over, time to get back to sewing….I mean life. Donna from In Stitches Designs is the designer for Border #4
Here is Donna’s little bio: My name is Donna Langford and I am a quilt pattern designer and a museum curator. I began designing quilt patterns as a creative outlet. I enjoy creating easy to piece patterns that have a complex look. I also enjoy contemporary fabric colors as well as traditional ones.
She has done a wonderful job and has added some flying geese to the Round Robin.

How to make a Pattern Tutorial- Templates & Measurements

April 9, 2010 by Becky 2 Comments

So, you have your notes, you have your supplies ready…but you have no real measurements or patterns! Let’s work on that today shall we?

Get yourself a little pile of copy paper. I do prefer using the plain paper. I can make notes and not get distracted or confused at what is printed on the paper. You will also need a pencil + eraser. Use a light hand when drawing…it is easier to erase.

This is where you want to answer a few of those size questions— What size do I want for my final project? What is this being used for? Does it need to be longer than my hand {hot pad}…etc. Read your notes on what your ideas are to get this figured out.

Spring Posies Quilt Block Tutorial

April 8, 2010 by Becky 1 Comment

Even though there is snow on the ground— I still believe in Springtime!!! How about a quick tutorial on how to make the spring posies quilt block. It is a simple and easy pattern for beginners. Give it try and maybe if enough of us make one we will speed the snow away and bring the sunshine back! Get stitching girls— I am tired of winter weather.

How to Make a Pattern tutorial

April 2, 2010 by Becky 10 Comments

Coming up with new ideas is not a problem wih me. I have a plethera of ideas constantly flowing from the mind to any scratch paper I can get my hands on. I have a dedicated book that handles most of the doodles—but sometimes it is just whatever I can get my hands on. The problem then becomes -making it real.

Because of Focus Friday we are going to start a little series on How to Make a Pattern. How to take the ideas that are just doodled and make them into a pattern to share, sell, or make real items just for yourself. How do you make a Quilt Pattern? How do you make a Patchwork Craft Pattern? How do you make a Stuffed Animal or Plus Pattern? How do you make a Tutorial from your own Pattern?

Let’s begin at the beginning with—–

How To Bind A Quilt – Non Traditional Style

March 26, 2010 by Becky 10 Comments

Girls– IT’S FOCUS FRIDAY and the last post on How to bind a Quilt!!!!

This is where the non-traditional Binding of Quilts comes in. This last day is going to be filled with ways to bind a quilt, but really it is how to do something different so you don’t have to bind a quilt. hee hee I am useing the word ‘binding’ very loosly here. Don’t get all huffy on me now. I know technically it isn’t a true bind, but get over it. The quilt gets finished and the edge is cute. I am trying to show you that you don’t have to do the traditional binding to have a beautiful finished quilt…..and to tell you the truth- sometimes these little edgeing are cuter than the ‘traditional’. So get your outside the box glasses on and take a look at what else we can do to those edges. These tutorials are great. Perfect patterns for beginners and advanced sewers.