The Chunky Scrunchie
One rectangle, one elastic. The piece that teaches you a seam.
A Gift from the Nest
The Sailor Bow — a free sewing pattern
A looped bow over two pointed tails, on a hair clip. A tube for the loops, one folded piece with pointed ends for the tails, and a little strip that wraps the middle and holds the whole shape. Every edge is straight.
What's in it
- Full-size pattern pieces — each one fits on a single sheet, so there is nothing to tape together, and each carries a 1in check square
- Ten steps with photographs of the bow in the picture being cut, sewn, pinched and wrapped
- A hair-clip finish — a 2in alligator clip, with an optional fabric cover for the blade
- One fat quarter of quilting cotton makes one bow, with ¼in seams throughout
A sailor bow looks fussy and isn't: it is a loop, a pair of tails, a few pleats and a strip wound round the middle, and the wrap is what gives it its shape. The one in the photographs is a spider-web print, just in time for October — make yours in whatever you have been saving.
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Here it is — happy sewing. 🧵
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Rather not sew it yourself?
Every piece in the shop is already made, by hand, in San Antonio — and if you'd like this in your own fabric, that's what custom orders are for.
More free patterns
Also free, also straight lines, also yours for an email address.
The Elastic Dog Neckerchief
Pulls on over the head, no ties to knot. Sizes XS to XL.