428 Gift Patterns For Sewing Addicts

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I posted this list of sewing links a few weeks ago. Today, I’m reposting it, for anyone who might have missed it the first time around!

It’s time to start creating handcrafted gifts for the holidays. With that in mind, here are 428 Gift Patterns from Craft Stew. Included here are all your favorite sewing patterns from past posts….. anything that is appropriate for gift giving. I skipped most of previous posts on clothes patterns, as they would require multiple fittings.

428 Gift Patterns

Free Tote Bag Patterns - Favorite? Scroll down to the ipod pouch pattern. (35 patterns)

Home Sewing Projects - Favorite? I love the patchwork kitchen towels. (24 patterns)

Free Hat Patterns - Favorite? If you’re looking for gift patterns for kids, check out the clown hat in the costume section. (54 patterns)

Free Fleece Hat Patterns - Favorite? The Black And White Fleece Hat is a very nice pattern for a casual adult hat. (17 patterns)

70 Free Lingerie Patterns - Favorite? The caftans have a lot of leeway in size and can be quite elegant with the right fabrics. (78 patterns)

38 Free Apron Patterns - Favorite? Easy choice….the Sweet Cupcake Apron. (38 patterns)

Free Shrug Patterns – Favorite? Choose a loose fitting pattern and many of the projects are good choices. (41 patterns)

25+ Free Vest Patterns - Favorite? The Circular Vest pattern is good for several sizes and is very high fashion. (27 patterns)

32 Free Handbag Patterns - Favorite? You’ve got to check out the last pattern, the Keisha Bag. It’s lovely. (32 patterns)

Pick A Free Bag Pattern - Favorite? Several of the laptop bags would make great gift patterns for high tech friends. (61 patterns)

How To Make A Placemat Purse - Favorite? The Mod Placemat Purse is a wonderful throwback to 60’s fashions. (21 patterns)

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Free Holiday Gift Shopping Lists

Make Holiday Gift Shopping more fun with festive gift lists. Here are two holiday gift lists to print out and enjoy. See below for directions.

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Directions: Right-click on one of the Free Holiday Gift Shopping Lists. Copy and paste special to Wordpad. Print in color. Cut around the edges of the Free Holiday Gift Shopping List using a sharp scissors.

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Turn Photos Into Embroidery Patterns

There are several tutorials on the internet showing how to turn photos into embroidery patterns, but most use Photoshop or some other commercial software.

Since these programs can be both expensive and hard to use, I’ve developed a similar method, using Fotoflexer.

Fotoflexer is a free, online program. It’s also extremely easy to use, which is just as important.

Step 1

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Go the Fotoflexer Homepage and click Upload Your Photo. You will be taken to another screen and then allowed to transfer a photo from your computer to the online program.

I chose a public domain photo of a serene landscape.

Step 2

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After uploading your photo, you will be transferred to a menu of options.

Click on the tab labeled Effects. This will open up a sub-menu. Click MORE on the sub-menu several times, till the option Sketch comes up.

Click the Sketch option and this will give you a black and white drawing of your photo.

Step 3

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Click on the tab labeled Basic, and you will be transferred to a new menu of options. Go to the sub-menu titled Contrast.

Increase the Brightness on your photo till your remove a lot of the unwanted detail.

Step 4

At this point, there might be additional detail you wish to remove or detail you want to add.

To do this, click on the tab labeled Decorate. You will be taken to a sub-menu with a variety of drawing options.

Use the Erase tool to remove additional detail and the Draw tool to add the detail.

Step 5

When finished, click Done and then Save. This will bring up the save screen, and computer will prompt you through several steps for saving your project.

Be sure you have correctly saved your work before leaving the program.

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Free Embroidery Pattern: Kit-Cat Clock

Each week I re-publish a work that fall under the creative commons guidelines.

What is Creative Commons?

Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from “All Rights Reserved” to “Some Rights Reserved.”

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DIY Paper Ornament

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Description : I love paper crafts in general, and this DIY Paper Ornament, in particular! It’s simple elegance is extremely appealing.

Craft Link : DIY Paper Ornament

Source : How About Orange

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Free Gored Skirt Pattern

Description : This Free Gored Skirt Pattern is from Fabric.com.

Craft Link : Free Gored Skirt Pattern

Source : Fabric.com

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Completed Cross-Stitch Alphabet

Finished at last! Here is the Completed version of my Free Cross-Stitch Alphabet.

I’m making this alphabet available for (almost) unlimited use. Use it as is, or make changes. If you sell commercial products, feel free to use the alphabet without acknowledgment. If you have a website or blog, you may re-post the alphabet, but with a link back.

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