12 Days of Christmas!





Hi! Today I am joining all the Holiday fun over Sew McCool for the 12 Days of Christmas blog tour, with two super quick and simple projects for you to make - a fabric box and a pouch! They are perfect for holding some candy or to gift small items. 

 I had these two projects on my to-sew list for a while now. They are inspired in an old Japanese magazine that I have (in the French version). I love LOVE Japanese design and aesthetic! They make the most beautiful things...

 These can be made with any size and fabric print but since this is a Christmas tour I had to go with some Christmas prints, right? :)



You will need:
  • For the box: two squares of 8''x 8'' from two different fabric prints and one square 8''x 8'' from fusible interfacing.
  • For the pouch: two squares of 6''x 6'' from two different fabric prints and about 25'' of ribbon.

How to make it:

 The basic construction for the two projects is the same, only the final step is different.



1. Place the two squares together with right sides facing - if you are making the box, iron the interfacing to one of the squares prior to this step. Pin and stitch all around with a 1/4'' seam allowance leaving a gap of about 2''.

2. Clip corners. Turn right side out, making sure all the corners are neat. Press. Close the gap with a slip stitch.



3. Mark with pins 3.5'' for the box and 2.5'' for the pouch from the corner on all four corners. Fold corners as shown in the picture above. Press.

 For the pouch follow step 4. For the box jump to step 5.




4. Making the pouch: Stitch 1/2'' from the folded edge to create a casing. Insert the ribbon through all four casings with a ribbon needle or a safety pin. Pull to gather the pouch - this will form those cute petals - and tie a bow. You're done!






 5. Making the box: Make box pleats on all four sides (as shown above). Mark the center side and the corners crease edge with pins. Fold one of the pleat sides and stitch close to the edge. Fold the other side of the pleat and stitch. (You can stitch the pleat at once but personally I prefer to stitch each pleat "flap" in separate on the inside so the stitching won't show on the outside of the box.) Repeat on all sides. You're done!




If you are looking for Christmas decorating tutorials check this two I have made: 



 Have fun and have a great Holiday season! 


12 Days of Christmas Holiday Blogger Challenge with sewmccool.com large

Join all the 12 Days of Christmas fun! Don't forget to visit all of the bloggers who are creating tutorials for the Sew McCool 12 Days of Christmas challenge. Voting will begin on www.sewmccool.com on December 13 and go through 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern time on December 20.

December 5 - Beth Jarrett | Just Joshin
December 8 - Addie K | Not My Tree


Happy sewing!


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The Socialite Peplum










Hey! Today I am part of the Lil Luxe Collection pattern tour. 
The designer behind Lil Luxe patterns is Jessica Bustos. She started her pattern company this year and had already released several patterns. All of them have a distinct and glamorous design. They are all being showcased on a pattern tour and I got to make the Socialite Peplum top. 

Pattern: 
The Socialite Peplum Bubble Dress, pattern by Lil Luxe Collection. You can get it (or any other Lil Luxe Collection pattern) here with 30% off from Dec. 2nd to Dec. 11th with coupon code “blogtour"!

Fabric:
Medium weight woven, checkered pale pink background.

Details:
This pattern is a new version of Jessica's first pattern (which I got to test) that kept the main features - princess seams, scoop back neck and a bubble skirt. It offers options for sleeveless, short and long sleeves, with or without a little shoulder cap. And you can make it as a Peplum flounce top or a Bubble skirt dress with pockets.
For this tour I have opted for the peplum top version but you can see my super dress-up bubble dress version here.

This week's theme was " A dressy affair to remember - style your fashionista". When I was choosing fabric for this pattern - and I was thinking about making another dress - my dear daughter came to me and after realizing I was going to make her a dress she said "Another dress?! But I don't want another dress!... I have too many!" I have to say she is right... So I had to come up with a fancy no-dress version for this "dressy affair" tour... Well, I think a little girl can be all dressed up in... pants! Specially if they are fancy pants! So I grabed this black twill pants with velveteen hearts from her wardrobe, her shinny black mary jane shoes with the most cute bow, and that had to do it. And then it just happened again... I had this fabric on my hands - a red one with polka dots (that I used here), beacuse after all red is the Holidays season color - when she promptly said "But it has to be pink..." Well, pink it was... 
So, here is my no-dress fancy version of the Socialite Peplum Bubble dress and top. Sometimes a mom's gotta to do what a mom's gotta to do, right? :)







Giveaway!
Enter the Rafflecopter below for a chance to win fabric!

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Jessica just announced the Monthly pattern of choice giveaway!  Every month she will choose one winner from Lil Luxe Collection Instagram followers. Followers must tag @jessbluxe with their Lil Luxe Collection pattern creation.  A winner will be chosen every first of the month Starting with January 1, 2015. Isn't this great?

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 Here is the Blog Tour schedule - go have a look at all these fabulous versions of Lil Luxe patterns!
Monday, Dec. 1 - Rouche & Division Top
Wednesday, Dec. 3 - Peek A Boo Hoodie
Thursday, Dec. 4 - Alley Cat Romper
Friday, Dec. 5 - Reversible Crop Top & Dress
Monday, Dec. 8 - Modern Belle Dress
Tuesday, Dec. 9 - Socialite Peplum and Dress
Wednesday, Dec. 10 - Two Haute Shorts
Thursday, Dec. 11 - Starlight City Dress


 Happy Sewing!

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Giveaway Day!

*** Giveaway is ended, thank you for entering! *** 
Edited: The results for the giveaway are published at the end of this post.


Win an issue of Ottobre pattern magazine and fabric of your choice!

Today is the Giveaway Day at Sew Mama Sew! Hundreds of bloggers and fabric shops are running amazing giveaways of sewing and craft supplies  - make sure to head over Sew Mama Sew to see the full list.

 Here is what I am giving away during this week:
  • A fabric pack of your choice! You can choose pack #1 - a floral quilting cotton plus a starry printed light-weight denim (both are 1 metre (40'') x width of fabric (57'' and 60'')) OR pack #2 - two european jersey knits (choose two from the four options on the photo, all measuring 1-1.5 metre (40-59'') x width of fabric). 
  • The issue 6/2014 of Ottobre Magazine. It comes with 40 patterns! Note: This is the Spanish edition (don't worry, I can help you! :) ). See FULL preview in english here.

Floral quilting cotton + light weight denim
Twp jersey knits of your choice: #1 Floral, #2 Polka dots, #3 Hearts, #4 Twiggy branches/leaves

Ottobre magazine #6/2014



To enter the giveaway:

  • Just leave a comment bellow! Please let me know which item(s) you would like to win from the options above! I would also love to know how you will use them if you win - who do you'll sew for, what you'll do... Thank you!

  • For a bonus entry follow me at Bloglovin'! (Make sure to let me know that you are following, on your comment or on a second comment.) 

 What you need to know:
  • This giveaway will have two winners and is open internationally.
  • Winners will be picked using a random number generator.
  • It will run from today until next Saturday (Dec. 13th), 8pm EST. 
  • Winners will be announced on Sunday (Dec. 14th) and packages will be sent by Tuesday (Dec. 16th).
  • Important! Make sure you leave your email below if you are a no-reply so I can get in touch with you if you're the winner.

Now head over Sew Mama Sew and check all the other giveaways!

Have fun and happy sewing!


Hoje arranca o Giveaway Day no blog Sew Mama Sew! Centenas de blogger e lojas online estarão, durante esta semana, a oferecer óptimos produtos como tecidos (e afins) e moldes! 

 Aqui está o que vou oferecer no final desta semana, a um dos leitores do Made by Sara - exceptuando os leitores que se encontrem em países em que este tipo de sorteios ou passatempos requeira uma autorização legal.

 Agora vão até ao Sew Mama Sew e vejam todas as outras ofertas! 

 Divirtam-se e boas costuras! 


 *** GIVEAWAY RESULTS! ***

 Here are the results for this giveaway!
I have put all entries on a spreadsheet. Everyone who follows on Bloglovin' got two entries. Then all entries all numbered sequentially (by entry order on comments) and winners were picked randomly by random.org.  You can check the printscreens of both random.org and my spreadsheet with all entries.

Prize #1 - Fabric of choice from pack #1 and pack #2
And the winner is... Krista! She is Finish and blogs over Helmoja Ja Hepeneitä.


 Prize #2 - Ottobre magazine
And the winner is... Paisley Roots! Karly lives in the USA and blogs over Paisley Roots.


Congratulations to you both!!





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The Blake dress






Hi! Last week I was lucky to be picked as a pattern tester for the new dress pattern by Farrah of Mingo & Grace patterns. You know how much I love pattern testing but the truth is I haven't been applying for so many tester calls lately because I have a few (rather important) new projects coming up and I need to focus on them. Well, I just had to make an exception to this one... I had already tested her first pattern - the Charlie dress, which you can see here - so I just had to test this one too. :)

 Pattern: 
The Blake dress, pattern by Mingo & Grace.

 Fabric:
A light-weight scuba/neoprene knit in fuschia. This is an amazing fabric to work with! I had already used a striped scuba knit here. I love it!

 Details:
This dress features a beautiful pleated skirt with hidden pockets on the side seams and closes at the back with an invisible zipper. It is available in sizes 18m to 6 years. 

 You can make it fully lined or use bias facings on the neckline and armholes. I have opted to leave mine showing (instead of turning it all over the inside) to had some contrast to the solid color knit. I have also add a cute bow - how do you like it best? At the neckline or at the waistline?

 This dress is best made in a medium to heavy weight fabric (woven or knit) because of its structured design but you can make it in any fabric. You can dress it up or down, depending on which fabric you choose - broadcloth, cottons, corduroy, denim, jacquards, linen, poplin, sateen, satin, taffeta, twill, velvet, wools... lots of options!

 I have a good news for you - this pattern only has 15 pages to print! And it comes with the layer option so you can print only the size you need!

 This pattern is under a 20% discount right now so go and get it here or on Etsy! Make sure to join the Mingo & Grace Patterns group at Facebook for a chance to get a even greater discount. (Just sayin'... :) )






Happy sewing!




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