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Our Newest Pattern: Leggings/Jeggings

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Our Leggings pattern has an incredible fit for every shape.  The women’s leggings are perfect for a day in or a night out.  Cute & comfortable, our plus size girls’ leggings are perfect for home, travel or wearing to school.

Head from the yoga studio to brunch with a pair of form fitting leggings made from our perfect fitting pattern.  Our Leggings pattern is designed to keep you comfortable and meet all exercise needs.

The Leggings can be made Ankle length or Capri length, and can be made out of fleece, knit or spandex or even stretch denim to make jeggings that can be worn anywhere!

The leggings sewing pattern is designed for lightweight cotton knit, fleece or spandex fabric 50-60″ wide.

The Women’s Leggings pattern has 2 size ranges: S-M-L-XL and 1X-2X-3X-4X-5X. The Plus Size Girls Leggings pattern has 2 size ranges: 8-10-12 and 14-16.  Check out the patterns to see which size range will fit you or the plus size girl you sew for.

VIBRANT YELLOW HONEY BEES TISSUE BOX COVERS ARE BACK!!

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We’ve been selling out of our “Glittering Honey Bees On Yellow” fabric tissue box covers faster than we would ever have thought!!  It looks like everybody from bee keepers (honey producers) to honey lovers want to stock their rooms with the delightful glittering honey bees tissue box covers!

Then there are the Beautiful Glittering Butterfly and Rainbow Of Stars On Black tissue box covers that fans can’t get enough of.

Did I mention the Patriotic Tissue Box Covers that are flying off the shelf?  We’d sold out of the “Home Of The Brave” Flag design but it is back with four other patriotic designs.

Between the pollen / allergy season followed by the cold and flu season, we need tissue boxes in every room pretty much all year, and these colorful square tissue box covers can dress up every room in your house!

Check out all the designs in the GIFTS category of our website – you’ll find dozens of styles that you can use or give as gifts.

LABOR DAY SALE 50% OFF BEST SELLING BOOKS

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SewWithSarah  is having a HUGE 50% off our BEST SELLING books!!  Included in the sale are the best sellers of all time:  Sewing Machine Repair For The Home Sewer, Serger Repair For The Home Sewer, and The Complete Guide To Treadle Sewing Machines.  These books are marked down 50% — regular price $24.95, now $12.48 Check your Christmas gift list for those who sew, quilt or craft – these books would be a perfect gift for them, and at a super price for you!  These would also be a great addition to your sewing room book shelf.  (These are printed books ready to ship).

Also included are the following best selling books:

Altering Store Bought Patterns For Hard To Fit Children:  Reg. $14.95 now $7.48 – This 69 page book begins with teaching you HOW to take the measurements for the boys and girls, then how to compare each of the pattern measurements to the child’s REAL measurements, and then walks you through the process of how to do the actual pattern adjustments.

 Profitable Clothing Alteration Business manual: Reg. price $39.95 now $19.95.  For those who know how to sew and would like to earn a little extra money (or a LOT of extra money!).  A lifetime of success can be yours simply by turning your sewing abilities in a profit making direction. Your success is closer than you may think! There are people everywhere in NEED of the service you can provide!  (This is a printed book, ready to ship to you).

How To Make Scarves Plus 101 Ways To Tie Scarves.  Reg. price $9.95 now $4.98.  This 108 page, completely illustrated guide, gives you all the information you need to create stylish looks with scarves! Learn how to expand your wardrobe inexpensively with this book.

Sewing With Leather – Reg. price $12.95 now $6.48.  “Sewing With Leather” teaches you all the techniques and gives you helpful hints for sewing with leather, suede and ultrasuede. For the beginner or the professional, this book also includes a list of useful terms and tips on caring for leather and comes with free project instructions in each book.

Learn How To Sew – Reg. price $19.95 now $9.98.  Would you like to learn how to sew, but can’t find classes locally? Are you frustrated trying to find clothes that fit, and envy those who can make their own clothes? Have you seen all the cute craft items, wall hangings and gift items that your friends can make and really wish you could do the same? Do you already know how to sew and need help teaching a child, grandchild or friend?  Look no further!! “Learn How To Sew” is the book you need! Whether you’re a pre-teen, teenager, senior citizen or anywhere in between, this book will teach you how to sew!

Now is your chance to get our best selling books at a 50% discount!  This Labor Day sale goes through September 14.  No coupon code is necessary – prices have already been discounted.  Check through our Sewing Books, Craft Books and Business Books for additional sales.

NEW! Pattern Makeover Classes For Plus Size/Overweight Girls 8-10-12 / 14-16

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Recent statistics have indicated that nearly nine million American children are categorized as “overweight”. Buying or making clothes for the plus size child can be a very stressful and difficult process as there is literally NO standard size that fits properly.

Once you FINALLY get a blouse or dress to fit right and looks good, you certainly don’t want to make EVERY blouse/top or dress the same.

Now through the end of August, we’re having a special 25% discount on our NEW Pattern Makeover Classes for Plus Size/Overweight Girls – normally $9.95 each – now $7.46 each!

How To Make 8 Necklines from ONE plus size/overweight girls’ basic blouse or dress pattern. The pattern changing Neckline class gives step by step instructions and diagrams on how to take that one basic “round neck” dress or blouse pattern and change that basic neckline into 8 different necklines.  The Plus Size Girls’ Pattern Changing Neckline Class comes in two size ranges:  8-10-12, and 14-16.

How To Make 9 Collars from ONE plus size/overweight girls’ basic blouse or dress pattern.  We have given step-by-step instructions to make nine different collar styles from any basic “round neck” pattern. Learn how to change the collar style on patterns you already own – v-neck with collar styles, small or large collars with rounded or pointed tips, 2 different roll collar styles, collar with square front neck, or a “bow/collar” combination.  The Plus Size Girls’ Pattern Changing Collar Class comes in two size ranges:  8-10-12, and 14-16.

How To Make 10 Sleeve Styles from ONE plus size/overweight girls’ basic blouse or dress short sleeve pattern.  Step-by-step instructions and diagrams show how to make ten different sleeve styles from any basic short sleeve pattern you already have. Learn how to change the sleeve style to:  basic short sleeve with gathers at the shoulder, bell sleeve, gathered bell sleeve, short “puff” sleeve, full gathered “puff” sleeve, scallop trim sleeve, long slim sleeve with gathers at the shoulder, long sleeve gathered at the shoulder and wrist, long sleeve gathered at the wrist, and raglan sleeves.   The Plus Size Girls’ Pattern Changing Sleeve Class comes in two size ranges:  8-10-12, and 14-16. 

You will never have two blouse/top or dresses the same again —- AND only use the ONE pattern that you know fits your plus size/overweight girl well!  Save a ton of money by changing up patterns you already own instead of trying to buy and alter more patterns!  It doesn’t matter if the pattern is a McCalls, Simplicity, Vogue or any other pattern – as long as you know you’ve finally gotten it to fit her the way you want it to fit.

Through the end of August, we’re having a special 25% discount on our new Pattern Makeover Classes for plus size/overweight girls – normally $9.95 each – now $7.46 each!

Of course we also have the Pattern Changing Classes in three adult size ranges: Petite, Average Size, and Full Figure/Plus Size – and they’re on sale too!