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Patchwork Round Robin Border #5
This one- I love –again. hee hee haven’t they all just been great though? You girls are wonderful at desiding what to do next and they work perfectly together!!
Donna is in charge again…she did border #4. She is a go getter girls. I am so glad she decided to do border #5 too!! She came up with—-
The Ribbon Star
How to Make a Pattern Tutorial– Pricing your pattern
Let’s talk about what to do with your patterns after you have figured out the design, templates and measurements, sewing steps and instructions.
How do you figure out what to sell it at. Where? How? Price?
How to make a Pattern Tutorial– Sewing Steps & Instructions
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
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
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
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
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
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—–
