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I’ll have you sewing a zipper in no time flat! Welcome to Sewing School! Today we will learn how to conquer your fear of zippers with this simple and easy zipper sewing technique. Learn how to sew a zipper into a skirt or other apparel item. Polka Dot Chair Sewing Lessons Series The lesson today…
This Girls Maxi Dress is so easy to sew! You start with a purchased t-shirt so half of the work is already done for you! It makes the perfect breezy summer dress. Last year I shared this tutorial for a maxi dress made from a t-shirt. My daughter wore it all summer and as I…
I hope that everyone enjoyed Project Polka Dot in March! Here are 30 Polka Dot Crafts to get your creative juices flowing! I loved seeing all of the polka dot crafts. I was planning a round up post then decided just go ahead and include a few more craft tutorials for you! Here are some…
if you’re new here, I use my Saturday Snapshots posts to share a bit about my life with you here. Things I’m doing, things I’m thinking, and things I like. Affiliate links may be included. Okay, I’m not going to sugar coat it. March was LOOONNGGG. Long and cold. It’s not going down as…
Today I’m sharing with you my tutorial for the Riley Blake Design Team from last month… Happy Sewing! Hi! I’m Melissa Mortenson from the Polkadot Chair blog! Today I’m sharing with you a tutorial for this very “batty” apron! Stop by my blog for a chance to win some Costume Clubhouse Fat Quarters and Gray…
It’s a tradition for us each year to get the kids Halloween t-shirts. As the kids have gotten older, it has been harder to find t-shirts for them (hint hint retailers of the world!!). Most Halloween t’s are for little kids, but my big kids still enjoy wearing them. They can’t dress up at school…
I can not believe that 2012 will be the 5th year that I have been blogging. It’s crazy. In honor of the new year, I thought I’d share with you guys the top 11 (since it’s 2011) most viewed posts last year. (via google analytics) 1. Padded iPad Case 2. Ruler Wreath 3. Summer Dress…
I love to dress up for Halloween and create matching family costumes. Today, I’m going to share with you some fun and unique Witch Costume ideas. All of these costumes were created using a combination of no-sew elements and simple costume sewing patterns. A few years ago we booked a trip to Disney World for fall…
Use this simple hack to turn two kids’ t-shirts into a summer dress! You’ll save loads of time and end up with a cute summer t-shirt dress as well! Today I’m sharing a tutorial teaching you how to make a summer sundress from 2 t-shirts! I picked up the t-shirts at Walmart on clearance, but any t-shirts…
One of the most frequent questions I get about my blog is: “is there really a Polkadot Chair?” Well the answer is yes, there is a Polkadot Chair… it’s pink, and it lives in my craft room. When I first started my blog I didn’t like the 1st name I had picked for it. After…
Use this simple modification to a pillowcase dress pattern to create an adorable girls’ dress. Sewing with Sheets (Vintage & New) The tutorial to make this will be at the end of this post, but I wanted to share the reason for this little sundress with you. Even before I started this blog, one of…
I feel like I’m sewing all the time but I don’t have much to show for it… do you ever get that feeling? But I did want to share with you today some of the stuff I’ve been working on: For family night before we left for spring break all the kids made t-shirts…
Day 3: I wanted to go to a Parisian Flea Market, I had read about them and thought there would be some good shopping. However I didn’t know which one to go to, or how far was too far to go for one. I’d never been to Paris before and spoke only about 10…
First, Thanks to everyone for entering The Vintage Pearl giveaway! I’ll have a winner announced tomorrow! I can tell I’m starting to get “old” because there are less babies around me. It seemed like a few years ago all of my friends were having babies, and I was always making baby things (which, by the…
Learn how to sew superhero cuffs which are a great addition to a kids superhero costume Several years ago for Halloween, my daughter decided that she wanted to be a “pink” superhero. We worked together to design a cosumtme that she loved. I sewed the entire costume. Which is basically just a simple skirt, top,…
Sorry for the bad picture, I know it’s out of focus but this photo was taken as the gift was about to go in the mail (it almost didn’t get there by Christmas). About Our Handmade Gifts; The Invention of a Reading Pillow! I have 2 nephews, they are 2 and almost 4… I have…