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And the Winner is…. P4P Sew it, Win it, Build it Giveaway!

October 24, 2016

I truly enjoyed this past couple weeks with my newsfeed on the P4P Facebook Group, Pinterest and Instagram all filled with the P4P Sew it, Win it, Build it Giveaway entries! I loved seeing your sewing spaces big and small, messy and tidy, and sparse or packed full! It’s so fun to see how everyone sews! But, lets get to it, because I know everyone is ready to see who won the biggest giveaway we’ve ever done!

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Who will get this amazing grand prize???

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Okay okay…without anymore suspense… the random lottery winner from ALL the entries (there were a lot ladies!!)

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From our Instagram feed!  I will be sending you, livingyoungfitness a private message on Instagram!

 

Thank you all for participated and cheering each other on! I love to see the friendship and camaraderie the P4P Facebook Group is filled with! <3 We’re all just a bunch of ladies and gentlemen who have a love for sewing!

Thank you so much for letting me share the love of sewing with such a lovely group and I hope livingyoungfitness can build the sewing space she’s been dreaming of since the start of the giveaway!  If you weren’t the lucky winner I hope you got some great sewing done with the motivation and have some ideas for your holiday wishlist for your sewing space too! 😉 I know I do!!

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Last Call for Entries- Sew it, Win it, Build it Giveaway by P4P

October 23, 2016

I hope you’ve read and entered into our biggest giveaway ever!

The Sew it, Win it, Build it Giveaway- the chance to win a sewing room make-over!

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We wrote a week full of posts all about planning, filling, organizing a great sewing space- rather you’re in the dining room, bedroom, or lucky enough to have a sewing shack we hope they helped you find the perfect storage solution, find the best tools, and plan a great layout that works for you!

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We are also having our LAST sale of the year with a huge 30% site wide sale through tonight, use this code below for the discount at check out:30kcouponcode

Today is the LAST day to enter or grab patterns with the sale code!

Contest  and sale will end tonight at midnight. So last entries can be posted until 11:59PM Sunday October 23rd US Central Time Zone. (So you have about 8 hours to get somethings sewn up and post from now!)

Good Luck! Winner will be a random lottery winner- so everyone has a chance!

We will announce the winner tomorrow 🙂

Make sure to read through those entry rules here!

One last THANK YOU for all your support and giving me the pleasure of helping 30k members of our Facebook Group sewing up P4P patterns!

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Sewing and Craft Room Storage Idea- Sew it, Win it, Build it- from P4P

October 23, 2016

We’ve been talking this week about building a better sewing space.  We’ve talked about how to plan one, what our favorite tools are to have it one, how to store our fabric and patterns and now we’ll get into storing all the other sewing supplies that most of us have or want in our craft rooms.

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We’ll start out with general organizing and move into specific areas.

I love to have little “station boxes” in my craft room.  I have a storage box at my cutting table with my pattern prepping and fabric cutting tools.  I used to have a mismatch collections until I got this matching little set from Hancocks while they were all going through their “going out of business sale”.

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Another storage box next to my machines with those tools I need while I’m sewing like my tube turner, seam ripper, snippers, ect.

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And again on my ironing board with my tools I use there like starch, hem tape, scissors, ect.

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I love them because they’re convenient and I can close it up quickly when I’m done (or frantically tidying up because someone is coming 😉 )

If you are in a small space something like Roberta uses on the back of a door is a great space saver and you can keep a lot of smaller tools and supplies within an easy reach.

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Thread storage!

I keep mine on a boring thread peg organizer.  It works pretty well, it’s a little unstable since I just have it sitting on my desk rather that hanging.  I also quickly filled it up! I plan on using a peg system, but much larger and on the wall on the new sewing space.  I like that I don’t have to open anything, I can easily see all the colors I have instantly.

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My sister and mom both keep their thread in a drawer container sorted by rainbow colors.  They both love their system as well, easy in and out, and easy to compare the different shade when color matching.

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I currently keep my serger thread in my desk drawers.  It is convenient to grab at my machines and the shallow drawer works great.

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My deeper drawer is more difficult to use this method and I end up digging a lot to find the set of colors I’m looking for (I keep the stretch thread inside the bucket within the deep drawer).  So I will be planning on some kind of bigger peg board in the new sewing space!

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Here is how my sister Nicole stores her serger threads in bins that look like the perfect height!  PS- One day I’ll have all those color of serger thread 😉 #goals

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I keep my bobbins in a little container like this. I love that I can close it and keep it from getting caught on anything as I’m reaching or sewing and pulling out a thread and trailing it!

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Roberta loves the open circle bobbin holders like these:

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Pin and Clip Storage!

My sister Nicole made this awesome pin cushion and basket for me last year and I LOVE it! It is meant to be a pin cushion on top and trash/thread scrap basket on bottom.  But, I use the bottom basket for my wonder clips! That way I have both pins and clips right next to me at my desk easy and quick in and out while sewing.

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I also have one of these classic pin cushions in my ironing station and in my cutting station as well!

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A lot of ladies love to use a magnetic bowl of sorts to store pins. The magnetic helps grab and hold onto the pins.

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Sewing Machine Pieces/Tools!

I am super boring here ladies.  I keep all my parts/tools in the little ziplock bag that comes with the machine! Lazy? My sister Nicole has made an adorable zipper pouch for each of her machines to hold their extra parts, feet, tools, ect..

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Buttons!

I feel like buttons are one of the sewing supplies that most are able to organize fairly easily.  You can find so many little organizers with smaller compartments that work great for rainbow sorting.  The only thing you have to worry about is little fingers coming along and “helping” you reorganize them… my Little Guy LOVES doing that!!

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Stuffing!

If you have a big bag of stuffing laying around you can make a big, simple drawstring bag to keep looking tidy and easy to get in and out when you’re using it.

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I’m sure I left some supplies out, some we didn’t have a great way we were happy with! But, I hope this helps you find the right storage for your craft and sewing supplies in your sewing space!

Don’t forget to enter into our Sew it, Win it, Build it Giveaway! Today is the last day for entries- until tonight (Sunday October 23rd) before midnight- 11:59pm US Central Time Zone.

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P4P Raglan Week: Jolly Roger Raglan Update + Add-Ons Release!

September 19, 2016

Welcome to the first day of the P4P Raglan Week!  It’s looking like you are just as excited as we are!  Let’s get the party started with Day 1: the Jolly Roger Raglan update + Jolly Roger Raglan Add-On pattern release!

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Let’s talk the Jolly Roger Raglan update first!  It’s one of the most tried and true patterns for kids in the Pattern for Pirates family, and we did a little tweaking to make it even better.  First, we added the layers feature!  We also gave the entire tutorial and pattern an overall facelift to make sure everything was perfect from neckband to hem and everything in between.

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We have also adjusted the angle of the raglan-sleeve to better match the style of our two women’s raglans (the Relaxed Raglan and the Slim Fit Raglan).  Our testers went through several rounds of the sleeve being adjusted before we all agreed on the fit.  I think you will all love it too!

**If you already own the Jolly Roger Raglan, you will not need to re-purchase to get the updates.  If you bought here (PatternsforPirates.com) or on the Craftsy store, you will simply need to sign into your account and re-download the file.  If your purchase was via Etsy, email help@patternsforpirates.com (WITH PROOF OF PURCHASE) and you will get an updated file.


Now let’s talk the highly requested Add-On Pack for the Jolly Roger Raglan!  You are going to love it so much!  **You must own the Patterns for Pirates Jolly Roger Raglan as well, since this is an add-on and not a stand-alone pattern.

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The Add-On Pack is full of super fun options:

  • Two hood types (traditional and cross-over funnel hoods)

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  • Kangaroo Pocket

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  • Cowl Neck

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  • Inseam Pockets

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  • Funnel Collar

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  • Thumbhole Cuffs

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  • Ruffle Hem

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You can mix-match these options a million times over and still want to make more!  (Just ask our fabulous testers!)

The Jolly Roger Raglan is available for purchase HERE.
Find the Jolly Roger Add-On Pack for purchase HERE.
Or, you can bundle the Jolly Roger + Add-On Packs together HERE.

Be sure to head over to our Facebook Group and check out all of the amazing tester creations for the Jolly Roger Raglan and the Jolly Roger Add-On Pack!  They will provide for endless amounts of inspiration if you’re ever needing it!

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Are you joining us for P4P Raglan Week?  Be sure to share your creations on Instagram or in our Facebook group and use the tag: #P4PRaglanWeek !!  One lucky person will be featured on the blog and win a P4P pattern of their choice!

Here’s the rest of the schedule for the week:

Monday, September 19: Jolly Roger Raglan Pattern Update + Jolly Roger Add-On Pack Pattern Release

Tuesday, September 20: JRR Woven Fabric Hack

Wednesday, September 21: JRR Animal Faces Add-On

Thursday, September 22: Contrast Band Hack for Kangaroo Pockets

Friday, September 23: Women’s Keyhole / Scoopback Raglan Hack

Saturday, September 24: Off-The-Shoulder Raglan Hack

Sunday, September 25: Adding Stripes to Your Raglan Sleeves

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#SewLikeAPirate :: Contest Winners!

June 20, 2016

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Remember when we posted the #SewLikeAPirate freebies?  Well, someone (me…Katy) dropped the ball and forgot to announce the winners of our contest!  So here I am, eating crow and announcing the winners a bit late.  Whoops!  Sorry to leave you all hanging in suspense.

 We decided to reward Stephanie T. for being the Speediest Pirate, and sharing her adorable rainbow sleeved shirt!

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Our randomly selected winner was Becca N. with this darling mother/daughter combo!

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And thanks to all of our Pirate Friends for sewing along with us, and using our P4P designs for your own makes.  They were all AMAZING!  (Want to get your hands on these free designs?  Head right HERE to get your very own copy!)





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#SewLikeAPirate :: Freebies and a Contest!

May 23, 2016

Who doesn’t love a good graphic tee?  We sure do!
P4P girl Katy has created four FREE designs to help transition you into a full blown pirate sewist.  Are you ready?

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You can go pick up your copy of these designs right HERE.

Don’t own a die cutting machine like a Silhouette or Cricut?  No sweat!  We have included two extra file types (PNG and PDF) that will allow you to work with the designs however you’d like.

— Go old school and use an iron on transfer paper and your at-home printer.
— Use Heat Transfer Vinyl and your die cutter.
— Try your hand at Freezer Paper Stenciling.  (Dana from Made Everyday has a great tutorial HERE.)

But wait, there’s more!  We wanted to create a friendly pirate-y competition with this new release.

Between today and Saturday, June 4, sew up a Patterns for Pirates shirt and apply one of these fab new designs.  Share your photo with us on Instagram or in our Facebook group and use the tag #SewLikeAPirate We will pick our favorite and the winner will win a free P4P pattern of choice AND be featured on this blog.

What are you waiting for?  Get to sewing!

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#PINspiredPirates :: The Winners!

February 9, 2016

The moment you’ve all been waiting for…..can I get a drumroll please?!?
I’m here to announce the winner of the #PINspiredPirates contest.  Well, WINNERS.  Because we couldn’t pick just one.  There were so many amazing entries!

Most Entries: Kelly Stevens



Most Swoonworthy Replica: Jenny Sherman Richards

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Most Patterns Used for a Single Look: Alex Radu

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Best Copycat: Nicole Adams @ThePaperDollCo

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Best Admission of Guilty Pleasures: Megan Thoman

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Honorable Mentions: Amanda Travaglini


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CONGRATULATIONS to all of the winners!  And thank you so much to everyone who played along with us.  It was a fun month full of sewing and creative inspiration!

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#PINspiredPIRATES :: A Monthly Sewing Contest!

January 6, 2016

Wahoo!  Patterns for Pirates is officially launching a new social media contest!

Now that you’re in the addicting world of self-care sewing, you realize how easy it is to be inspired (or “pin”spired, rather) by things you see all over the internet.  Or even in the store as you’re browsing.  I cannot tell you how many times I’ve inspected a shirt in a store (or even taken a quick picture of it), just so I could go home and recreate it myself.

The girls at Patterns for Pirates are here to enable your self-care sewing habits even more!

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It’s easy to enter, too!

Step 1: Sew something, using a P4P pattern of course, that you’ve drawn inspiration from.  Inspiration can come from anywhere…a pin on Pinterest, something in a boutique shop, a shirt you saw at Target, a stranger passing by, etc.
Step 2: Take a picture of yourself rocking it.
Step 3: Post it on Instagram, using the tag: #PinspiredPirates  Be sure to tell us which P4P pattern you used and the thing you were inspired by!  (Don’t have an IG account?  Go ahead and share it on P4P’s Facebook group, still using #PinspiredPirates and we will count that as an entry as well.)
Step 4: Repeat steps 1-3 as many times as possible, just because you can!

At the end of the month, a winner will be chosen!  Not only will said winner be featured on this blog, BUT they will also be awarded a P4P pattern of their choice!

How about that?  Easy, fun, inspired and fun.  (Did I say fun already?)
Happy sewing!  Can’t wait to see what you make!

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