You can never have enough pillowcases laying around! This easy pillowcase sewing pattern is perfect for sprucing up your bed! Make a few pillowcases for everyone on your list! I love letting my kids pick a fabric at the store for their own pillowcases. This simple pillowcase also makes a great gift and can even be used as a gift bag - just put a gift inside and tie it with a ribbon! This tutorial makes a standard size pillowcase that you can switch out whenever you want. It only takes a few stitches on your sewing machine to ...Continue Reading
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About See Kate Sew
Hi! I'm See Kate Sew, aka Kate Blocher: fashion lover, fabric and pattern designer, author and mother of four. When I'm not chasing kids you can find me at my sewing table or daydreaming up new designs. My Sewing Story I learned to sew on my mom's old yellowing Kenmore machine before studying clothing design in college. My parents are both creatives and raised us in a messy, no rules home when it came to art. My dad welded figures from old car parts, dyed t-shirts with dirt and my mom is an avid knitter. They were always full of ...Continue Reading
DIY Elf Costume Elf on the Shelf Kids and Adult
This Elf on the Shelf costume is great for Halloween and will do double duty at Christmas! The DIY Elf Costume is so easy to make - just add a handmade collar and hat to red pajamas! Print the templates and grab some felt yardage. This costume is a no-sew glue gun costume, so you can make it in minimal time, about 15 minutes - great for a last minute Halloween costume or this year's holiday party! The templates are available in kids and adult sizes so you can make a whole family of elves! And you can even wear it for a Christmas ...Continue Reading
How to wear the Easy Summer Dress in Winter and Fall
The Easy Summer Dress sewing pattern is one of my favorites to sew! It's fast and adorable plus you can use any quilting cotton which makes the possibilities endless! Here are 3 ways to wear the Easy Summer Dress in Winter, Fall and even Spring! I love this dress so much that I want to sew it all year round! So in this post, I'm sharing 3 shirt styles to wear under the Easy Summer Dress to make it an Easy Fall/Winter Dress! Wear a Summer Dress in Winter and Fall A few basic tees can extend the wear of your homemade summer dress into ...Continue Reading
DIY Dorothy Costume Wizard of Oz
Make your own DIY Dorothy costume with this easy tutorial! All you need is a simple gingham dress and a few accessories to complete the perfect Dorothy costume! This costume DIY is so easy - all you need is a yard or two of blue gingham fabric. I used my easiest dress pattern to make this dress - the Easy Summer Dress - and layered it underneath a Peter Pan collar shirt. The Easy Summer Dress Pattern is available in my shop and it's a very quick and easy dress to sew! I have made dozens of these and they are in regular rotation in my ...Continue Reading
how to sew a scrunchie – easy tutorial
Learn how to sew a scrunchie with this easy DIY scrunchie pattern. Make scrunchies for all your friends with simple instructions. This project is great for a beginner and a great way to use scrap fabric. The 90s are back! Sew your own scrunchie with a free scrunchie pattern, scrunchie measurements for kids to adults and lots of tips and tricks. I'll show you how to sew a professional scrunchie to amp up your ponytail the easy way! The perfect scrunchies! You will have a great grasp on sewing scrunchies after you've read through ...Continue Reading
Eleven Halloween Costume DIY Stranger Things Outfit
We love to watch Stranger Things so making this Eleven Halloween costume was so fun! Eleven's costume is pretty simple to make - sew a pink dress or add a white collar to a store-bought pink dress. This post also has simple instructions for Eleven's striped crew socks! The pink dress with a white collar comes from Season 1 of Stranger Things and has become a pretty iconic Eleven outfit. To make this a couples costume, family costume or friend costume, check out the DIY Eggo Waffle and DIY Demogorgon tutorials! Demogorgon ...Continue Reading
half square triangles 8 at a time chart
My favorite way to make Half Square Triangles (HSTs) is the 8-at-a-time or "magic 8" method. This post includes a tutorial to make 8 half square triangles at a time, along with a half square triangles 8 at a time chart download. Print it out and go crazy with HSTs! Some people call this the "magic 8 method" because it is so quick and does feel magical, especially if you have been sewing them two at a time! This method is my favorite way to make half square triangles, especially when I'm using them for star blocks since you need so ...Continue Reading
How to Make Half Square Triangles + HST Cheat Sheets
In this tutorial I will show you how to make half square triangles 4 at a time and provide hst cheat sheets for you to download and print! Half square triangles (HSTs) are a 2 color block that can be used to create so many modern quilt patterns! Half square triangles are one of my favorite quilting techniques and they can be used for so many things. Half Square Triangles the easy way! Want a video walk-through? Sign up for Learn to Quilt and learn this technique plus a whole bunch more to start your quilting journey right! Use code ...Continue Reading
DIY Dobby Costume for Kids with Pattern
If you're putting together a Harry Potter group costume you may need an easy DIY Dobby Costume! This tutorial has you covered with a Dobby dress tutorial and printable ear patterns for a headband or bonnet. This house elf costume is easy to make and so cute! I think everyone loves Dobby even though he's sneaky! We added a spare sock to the side of the Dobby dress - this Dobby has been freed! If you are looking for more Harry Potter costumes, check out this easy fleece HP robe pattern! And see the Hedwig Snowy Owl Costume post ...Continue Reading
Midtown girls top pattern for the 4th of July
Starry tops for the fourth! I made these cute girls summer tops last summer and my girls lived in them! This girls top pattern is called the Midtown top and is available in a matching pattern for 18" dolls! I love breezy knit tops in the summer and the Midtown top pattern has an asymmetrical hem. It's fun to sew and also fun to swish around! Midtown Girls Top Pattern Details The MIDTOWN top is a girl's knit swing top in sizes 18M-10. The asymmetrical hem is ideal for twirling and creates a breezy top for hot summer days! Use your ...Continue Reading
