Kid clothes mending techniques for holes & stains: “Make It Last” e-book
I love mending. There is something so soothing about working with your hands to fix something, and in most cases, make it more beautiful or fun! I’ve shared a few kid’s mending tutorials over the past year but now I’m bundling them and adding some exclusive content in “Make It Last: tutorials for mending holes + stains: kid’s clothes edition”, a PDF e-book you can find in my shop!
This e-book is designed with beginners in mind, with full photo tutorials for each method and patch.
There are lots of great products and patterns included, but here are the ones that *I* would be most excited about:
Bag making for beginners from Vicky Myers: this is a super comprehensive book with general tips you could use on any bag project and a bunch of tested bag patterns from big totes to purses to zipper pouches.
Improv quilt course from petalplum: Her instagram is dreamy and this course sounds really intriguing, especially if you haven’t done improv quilting or any type of quilting before but want to start.
Exploring your world stitch club by Mollie Johanson: I love her cute, happy kawaii designs and this is full of embroidery designs along with a tutorial for turning them all into an EPP quilt!
Embroidery basics by Dana Batho: This is a great video class + pattern if you’ve been meaning to trying hand embroidery but need a shove to get started.
Starry sampler quilt patterns by Alyce Blyth: Really pretty, modern star patterns that would be fun to sew, I love her designs at Blossom Heart Quilts.
Serger basics course from Emily Thompson: I watched this whole thing and it is great, including getting started, trouble shooting, and some fancy features that I’ve never tried before. Perfect for new & experience serger users!
And of course, MY E-BOOK! With a mix of mending tutorials you’ve seen and at least 7 e-book exclusive patterns, my goal is to get you excited about mending kids clothes!!
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What’s in the book (content that is available in blog post format is linked, the rest is exclusive to the e-book):
General mending tips for any method
6 simple, small outline shape templates (moon, star, heart, skull, bee, bunny) & photo tutorials for how to use them for fabric paint stenciling and/or DIY stamp making.
10 applique design templates, 7 of which are exclusive to this e-book (Panda face, cat face, skull, shark, beetle, dinosaur, rainbow, flower, bunny face, heart/oval/star) & tutorials for how to use them for reverse applique & raw-edge applique. These appliques are one-size and all suited for knee patches in approximately size 4T-10 size, you can enlarge or reduce while printing as needed.
Additional photo tutorials & methods for how to use hand embroidery to mend, how to use freezer paper and fabric paint to stencil and cover a stain, and how to carve a DIY stamp and fabric ink to cover a stain.