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Blank Slate Patterns Feature Friday

Hello all – it’s been a while since I’ve featured anything from the Blank Slate Patterns Flickr Group, and some super cool stuff has shown up. First, Aly Frog made this awesome faux leather Basic...

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Tough Guys Wear Floral

This post was originally part of the Calling All Kids series at Alida Makes. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I’m a mom to two boys and wife to a football coach (and a former...

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Pleated Dress Tutorial Guest Post

Today you’ll find me over at Mama Says Sew with a flashback to the first tutorial I ever wrote – updated with better edited photos and a diagram. Check out the tutorial over on Terra’s blog. If you...

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How to Draft and Sew a Skirt

Today I’m rounding up everything you need to know to design and sew a skirt. One that fits perfectly and lets you adapt it to any variation you want. Speaking of skirts, have y’all heard about...

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Knock it Off – Snail T-Shirt Iron On

Hey y’all – today I’m going to show you this snail t-shirt iron on that I’m posting as part of the Knock it Off series hosted by one of my first blogging friends, Heidi of Elegance and Elephants....

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How to Sew a Zipper Fly

In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to sew in a zipper fly. Fly front openings are one of those things that always seem hard, and I often have to remind myself of the directions, but in...

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Vintage Surfer Style Board Shorts Sewing Pattern for Vintage May

This post is part of the Vintage May series, hosted by Craftiness is not Optional and Skirt As Top. When I got invited to be part of this series, I knew my Vintage May look would be a boy look. And...

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Sewing T-shirts

Is there anything more iconically American and readily available than a t-shirt? I probably wear them at least 80% of the time, and I bet you do too. So why don’t we sew more of them? Well, I bet...

May 15, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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Project Redecorate: Sew Curtains

My next project for Project: Redecorate was to sew curtains (technically, valances) for my living room. In case you missed any, click the image below to see the other Project: Redecorate posts....

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Sew a Sundress – 20 Tutorials

I am so excited to announce the return of (30) Days of Sundresses! I have a great lineup of bloggers that will be posting sundress tutorials EVERY DAY in June – squeee! Soooo much inspiration for...

May 13, 2013 Like 7 people like this

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Giveaway Winners

Hey all – did you have fun with the giveaways last week? In case you were wondering, here is the key to the Fabric Matching Challenge: The winner of all this fabric was Tegan Nilles, and the second...

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Giveaway Winners

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Zippers Unzipped- How to Sew a Zipper

Hello readers- I’ve got a technique post for you today that was originally poster on Keeping it Simple. We’re going to talk zippers- specifically how to sew a zipper in. I know many new to sewing...

May 10, 2013 Like 7 people like this

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Tech Tips: Take Better Blog Photos

Hey y’all. Today we’re going to talk photography, which I think is a huge component of building a great blog. Taking better blog photos is something I’m always working on. So today I’m going to...

May 9, 2013 Like 5 people like this

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Easy Quilted Pillow Tutorial

Today as part of Project:Redecorate I’m going to share a pillow tutorial so you can see how easy it was to make these modern quilted pillows. And no, I’m not turning into a quilter since Sewvivor....

May 8, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Men’s Shirt Pattern and Tutorial

Today I’m going to share a free men’s shirt pattern and tutorial. A while back you may remember that I guest posted on The Train to Crazy in her Sewing for Men series. I sewed a shirt for my hot...

May 7, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Fabric Match Up Giveaway

If you follow Melly Sews on Facebook, you know that I recently wondered about keeping kids (read: my boys) out of trouble while fabric shopping. There were some great suggestions, but what if you...

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Win 3 Blank Slate Patterns!

For Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day, I am giving away 3 winner’s choice PDF Blank Slate Patterns from my shop. Maybe some of the ones in my Spring Collection catch your eye? Use the Rafflecopter widget...

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How to Make and Sew Bias Tape

Hello Keeping it Simple Readers! Today I’m going to show you a trick for making bias tape, and how to sew it on. First of all, what is bias tape? Bias tape is fabric that is cut on the diagonal ,...

May 3, 2013 Like 6 people like this

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How to Make a Blog Button

Yay! It’s the return of Tech Tips. Today I’m going to show you how to make a blog button in both WordPress and Blogger, and how to link that button to all sorts of fun stuff (like to your blog...

May 2, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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Project Redecorate: Sew Floor Pillows

So, Project Redecorate took a hiatus due to the Sew in Tune series and the Spring Collection patterns, and then Sewvivor and the blazer sewalong, and KCWC…but I’ve been plugging along at...

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April Wrap Up

April just flew by! Here’s what I did in April; click any image to go to the post. In April I Made a Casual Lady top for a good cause Did a vintage outfit for Sewvivor with a Tulle Skirt tutorial...

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Sewing Busy Bag Activity

Today I have something a little different: a sewing-ish busy bag project. There’s no real sewing involved, unless you decide to make the drawstring bags. My MOMs group recently had a busy bag swap...

Apr 29, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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KCW Day 7 – I finished the list!

Last two KCW outfits – a short sleeve Beachy Boatneck from (sponsor) Banberry Place knit, and the upcycled Clean Slate Shorts I showed you in this post. And then a stamped Blank Tank and the last...

Apr 28, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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KCW Day 6 – Blank Tank and Clean Slate Shorts on a Kid!

Y’ALL. I finally got a whole outfit done and ON A KID for this KCW. These Clean Slate Shorts are upcycled from these jeans (which have gotten too big for me. Yay!) And the Blank Tank is sewn from...

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KCW Day 5 – More Shorts

So, I only finished one more pair of Clean Slate Shorts. But the other 2 pairs are sooo close – like just need the buttonholes/buttons close. But I ran out of buttons. So they will be finished...

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KCW Day 4 – Finished Clean Slate Shorts

I finally finished a garment! But those of you who guessed any more than 1 yesterday were giving me more credit that I deserved – this is the only pair that got done. Although I did get a few steps...

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KCW Day 3 – Cutting and More Cutting

That, y’all, is the sum total of my KCW accomplishments yesterday. Four pairs of Clean Slate Shorts cut out. I’m keeping it real this time around – I set a 1 hour timer. With being gone...

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KCW Day 2 – a bunch of hemming

Ha! I made it look like I did a ton of sewing on Instagram (follow me @mellysews – so much fun there!) but really I just crossed #2 off my list. You can see the original shirts here: Longhorn...

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Blank Slate Patterns Feature Friday

Tough Guys Wear Floral

Pleated Dress Tutorial Guest Post

How to Draft and Sew a Skirt

Knock it Off – Snail T-Shirt Iron On

How to Sew a Zipper Fly

Vintage Surfer Style Board Shorts Sewing Pattern for Vintage May

Sewing T-shirts

Project Redecorate: Sew Curtains

Sew a Sundress – 20 Tutorials

Giveaway Winners

Giveaway Winners

Zippers Unzipped- How to Sew a Zipper

Tech Tips: Take Better Blog Photos

Easy Quilted Pillow Tutorial

Men’s Shirt Pattern and Tutorial

Fabric Match Up Giveaway

Win 3 Blank Slate Patterns!

How to Make and Sew Bias Tape

How to Make a Blog Button

Project Redecorate: Sew Floor Pillows

April Wrap Up

Sewing Busy Bag Activity

KCW Day 7 – I finished the list!

KCW Day 6 – Blank Tank and Clean Slate Shorts on a Kid!

KCW Day 5 – More Shorts

KCW Day 4 – Finished Clean Slate Shorts

KCW Day 3 – Cutting and More Cutting

KCW Day 2 – a bunch of hemming

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