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how to refashion a dress into a skirt
in five easy steps

By On August 25, 2009 · 16 Comments

Even though I wrote this tutorial for a kid’s size dress, you can do this with adult sizes, too. This is the same way I turned a shirt into a skirt.

My daughter and I both love this dress. She only wore it a few times last season because it was too big. This [...]

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handmade baby shower gift

By On August 13, 2009 · 7 Comments

My knitting group had a baby shower for my friend Tana last night. I couldn’t figure out what to make because she has already created so many beautiful sweaters, blankets and quilts herself. I decided to sew something instead. I figured her daughter is going to be the best dressed baby when the weather [...]

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remote control pillow pattern

By On April 14, 2009 · 6 Comments

from the julie-bird.com archives

UPDATE: Thanks to WhipUp for their link to my pattern!

When it comes to gift giving, it’s really hard to buy for my brother. Same with his girlfriend. They don’t have a lot of time for hobbies because they both work really hard at their jobs and at school. [...]

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easy kids shorts pattern

By On April 13, 2009 · 3 Comments

from the julie-bird.com archives

UPDATE: Thanks to the Craft Magazine blog for their link to my pattern!

I’ll say right up front, this isn’t an original idea. There are lots of tutorials on the web on how to make kids pants, like here and here. There’s also a cool how-to in [...]

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mini santa hat pattern!

By On April 12, 2009 · 4 Comments

from the julie-bird.com archives

Last year I tried knitting a little stocking for our knitting group’s ornament exchange and it turned out really wonky. The night before the exchange, I whipped up this little Santa hat instead.

For this year’s exchange, I knit the stocking from Last Minute Knitted Gifts [...]

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whipup.net, crafty nation + christy nelson

By On April 1, 2009 · 3 Comments

Whip Up’s March theme was pattern design. I submitted an article about designing using recycled textiles and it was featured yesterday! You can find my article here. Below are the before and after shots. More pics are here.

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remote control pillow featured in craftier magazine!

By On November 7, 2008 · 9 Comments

Last month, Meredith, the Editor in Chief of Craftier magazine, asked me if they could feature my remote control pillow pattern in their DIY Holiday issue. Here I am on page 22!

Open publication

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glow in the dark ghost pattern

By On October 9, 2008 · 1 Comment

A few weeks ago I totally got sucked in by Halloween marketing. “We’ve got glow in the dark yarn!” screamed the ad. “Wow! That would make a cool amigurumi ghost!” I thought. I marched off with my 40% of coupon, got my yarn, and then came home to look for a pattern. But I couldn’t [...]

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