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in Bazinga Backpack

Sewing Resolutions for 2018

I’m not usually big on New Year’s resolutions, what’s the point of waiting for a particular day to make changes? However towards the end of the year a lot of people were posting collage photos of all the items they had made for 2017, so I thought I’d join in.

My 2017 creations collage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only thing is after looking at it for awhile I realised just how many items were missing! Things I’d sewn up at the last minute for gifts and forgotten to take a photo of, or even just that I haven’t kept my photos organised enough to find them. So this year I decided I’d like to try harder to take a photo of each item I make so that at the end of the year I can make another collage that includes them all this time.

My favorite sew for the year would have to be this Bazinga Backpack. I did start out making it for one of the kids but have now claimed it for carrying all my crafty supplies for sewing meetups.

The other thing I realised was I do a lot of sewing for the kidlets and other people but not for me, so this year I will try to sew more for me. Starting with a new EZ Wrap Wallet that I will sew up during the Sew Along.

What are your sewing resolutions for 2018?

Happy Sewing xx

in Flosstyle Patterns· Sew Along· Tutorials· Ultimate Bucket Hat

Ultimate Bucket Hat Survival Guide

Oh no! You missed the Ultimate Bucket Hat Sew Along, it’s okay I’ve crammed all the good stuff into this awesome blog post s to make it super easy to find it all.

Gorgeous Ultimate Bucket Hat by Kate

Here you will find a blog on the two hat method written by the lovely Christine from Australian Sewing Advice and Inspiration.

 

Ultimate Bucket Hat Sew Along Week 1 – Adjustable Ladies Bucket Hat with Crown Band

Day 1-Cutting and Interfacing your Pieces

Day 2– Making the Brim

Day 3– Attaching the walls to the lid

Day 4– Putting it all together

 

Ultimate Bucket Hat Sew Along Week 2 – Children’s Bucket hat with regular brim and reversible chin strap hack

Day 1– Cutting and Interfacing your peices

Day 2– Assemble side 1

Day 3 – Repeat Day 2 for the other side.

Day 4– Join them together and topstich the brim

Reversible Chin Strap Hack

 

Want to show off you creation? Join the Flosstyle Fair on facebook.

Playful Kids Ultimate Bucket Hat by Emma

in Flosstyle Patterns· Sew Along· Zoo

Sew Along with the Flosstyle Zoo

The Bucket Hat Sew A Long was such a success, I thought it would be fun to do another sew a long. I spoke with Gail and we thought doing a pattern that worked well with all season would be best. So, here I am, excited to announce the start of my first Sew A Long using the Flosstyle Zoo!

The Zoo is packed with a variety of options and includes some fun modifications in the pattern. Zoo consists of 17+ different shirts, rompers and dresses for babies from newborn to approximately 4yrs of age, and even has an 18″ doll pattern included. If you are overwhelmed trying to decide which version/combo to make you can always check out the Flosstyle Patterns Facebook Page for inspiration. There’s also a FREE long sleeve add on you can grab here.
With the Zoo being such a big pattern we decided to split the entries up. If you make just a top that’s one entry, if you make a romper or dress that’s two entries. Each entry is a chance at winning free patterns and discount codes to Flosstyle Patterns! You can join the event here, where I will upload daily photos for you to follow along in sewing your Zoo at home. After the sew along is finished you can upload your finished Zoo into the appropriate album and sit back while I do all the tallying and draw some winners.

The Sew A Long starts November 20th so you have time to buy your pattern, Gail even included a discount code for those who join to get 20% off, so don’t forget to join the event and the group to stay up to date and follow a long!

Thanks and hope you join me!
-Jennifer King

in Behind the scenes· Flosstyle Patterns· Pattern Hack· Sew Along· Super Suit· Ultimate Bucket Hat· Ventura Lite

Behind the Scenes with Gail – September

There has been so much going on lately and even more planned, it makes me tired just thinking about it. Some highlights listed below:

The release of the Ventura Lite (free using a code from the Flosstyle Fair Group)

The Super Suit to Skater Dress hack from Leanne

Australian Sewing Advice and Inspiration Sew Along

Next month is shaping up to be almost as busy! We have the Ultimate Bucket Hat Sew Along happening in the Flosstyle Fair group, beginning October 9th. With summer fast approaching now is the perfect time to make a bucket hat for the whole family! There will be daily videos posted to Youtube to help you along the way.

Our blogging team is slowly growing and we should have some great new blog posts coming out soon.

Happy Sewing xx