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Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2018 by alex Leave a Comment

This year’s foam pumpkin carving is Litten! Thanks to Pokemon.com for always providing great stencils for pumpkin carving. Have a safe and fun Halloween, everyone!

Posted in: General Tagged: foam pumpkin, halloween, pokemon, pumpkin, pumpkin carving

Finishing a Soft Toy with a Ladder Stitch

September 25, 2018 by alex Leave a Comment

Plush artist Plush Mayhem has a great little video on Instagram demonstrating how to close up the stuffing opening on a plush toy with a ladder stitch. If you’re interested in making plushies, definitely give it a watch to get familiar with this essential skill. Even if you don’t make plushies, it’s just satisfying to … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: hand sewing, handmade plush, ladder stitch, plush mayhem, sewing, tutorial, video

Block Printing Class

June 19, 2018 by alex Leave a Comment
Hand-carved stamps of dinosaur skulls and the fabric they have printed.

I had such a great experience at Butcher’s Sew Shop for their bag-making class, so I was thrilled when they announced a block printing class where you carve your own custom stamp and print fabric with it. This is something I’ve been interested in for a while. I even bought carving tools and a rubber … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: block printing, butcher's sew shop, class, custom fabric, fabric, textiles

New Pattern Preview: Crossbody Ita Bag

June 12, 2018 by alex Leave a Comment

Coming soon!! My latest pattern is a crossbody ita bag with a top zipper. It’s a perfect everyday bag that also lets you display your pins! This might even be my first pattern to come with multiple sizes… Sign up below to be notified when it goes on sale! Subscribe to the ALC mailing list

Posted in: General Tagged: crossbody bag, ita bag, ita bag pattern, preview, sewing pattern

New Pattern Coming Soon! Plus, Cos-Plans

February 13, 2018 by alex Leave a Comment

I did it! I finally finished my sample! Hoping to have the pattern out by the end of the month. Stay tuned…! . . . #sewing #diy #itabag #messengerbag A post shared by Alex R (@alexlynncrafts) on Feb 6, 2018 at 7:31am PST I recently finished my first sample for my new pattern. This one … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: cosplay, ita bag, messenger bag, new pattern, patterns, work in progress

6 Tips for Sewing with Clear Vinyl by The Crafty Gemini

January 30, 2018 by alex Leave a Comment

The Crafty Gemini has a new video full of great advice for sewing with clear vinyl. Clear vinyl is an amazing utility fabric with many applications for sewing. Vanessa goes over different weights, cutting vinyl, and removing wrinkles. I learned a few new tricks as well! This video is particularly helpful if you’re working on … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, Tutorials Tagged: clear vinyl, sewing tips, the crafty gemini, tutorials, utility fabric, video

Bob’s Burgers Double Wine Bag

January 10, 2018 by alex Leave a Comment

Happy 2018! I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday season. I just had a nice bit of time off, and I’m looking forward to getting back to sewing. Today I want to share with you this wine bag I made for my amazing mother-in-law for Christmas. It features Linda from Bob’s Burgers! The … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, Projects Tagged: bob's burgers, diy, silver fox fabrics, wine bag

My Sewing Tattoo

November 21, 2017 by alex Leave a Comment
Brightly colored half sleeve tattoo of a stork with scissors for a head over a nest of thread spools.

I have three tattoos. I’ve gotten them all in the past two years, and they all have special meaning for me. I had my most recent tattoo done over the summer, and it is dedicated to my love of sewing and creating. I go to Art Machine Productions in Philadelphia. When I saw artist Jenny … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: sewing, tattoos

Cosplayers and Who Fans! 13th Doctor Fabric Available for Preorder at Z&Q Fabrics

November 13, 2017 by alex Leave a Comment
Image from the Z&Q Fabrics FB page - a collage of images of the 13th Doctor and four fabric designs based on her costume.

If you saw the latest image of the 13th Doctor and thought “I need to cosplay her” or at least “I need that striped t-shirt”, you will want to check out Zenith and Quasar’s latest preorder round. Z&Q are going to be printing fabric designs based on Thirteen’s costume, as well as a couple other … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: 13th doctor, custom fabric, custom fabric groups, doctor who, fabric groups, facebook, zenith and quasar

Spoonflower Sale: BOGO Free Fat Quarters

November 7, 2017 by alex Leave a Comment
Image of two pieces of fabric, one light blue dragon scale print and one green mermaid scale print.

Spoonflower’s regular sale on fat quarters is here until Thursday. This is a great time to get custom printed fabric for small projects! If you don’t know what a fat quarter is, it’s a cut of fabric that is half the width of the fabric wide and 1/2 yard tall. If you put four of … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: bogo fat quarters, diy, spoonflower, tips
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