your child going to camp or staying over and do you want to give the dirty laundry a proper place? Make a cool laundry bag with this tutorial!
How to sew a laundry bag
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Free sewing pattern: BATH CAPE
With so much terry cloth in the collection, the pattern of our CLOUDY STORIES BATH CAPE cannot be missed! Fresh out of the bath, done with splashing in the pool or tired from jumping over the waves? CLOUDY STORIES hugs you warmly. This bath cape has a cheerful pointed cap and an original neck that makes the assembling very easy. And it allows…
Hack 3: Catch The Sun extended to maxi or midi dress
skirt. But with this hack you can turn it into a long, elegant dress in no time. You can feel the summer breeze blowing through this tutorial!
Hack 2: Catch the sun and our bias binding
The Catch the Sun sewing pattern becomes even more versatile when you combine it with the About Blue binding band! You can replace the back loop with an elegant bias ribbon cross on the back. You can learn how to attach bias ribbon in the vide below!
Hack 1: Catch the sun and our bias binding
This hack uses the About Blue bias binding to trim the top edge of the Catch the Sun pattern! No hem and no braid, just a great matching bias ribbon that you thread through that beautiful back loop.
Sewing secrets: attaching bias tape
In this tutorial you will learn how to attach bias tape with the sewing machine. Learn to sew bias tape with this handy tutorial!
Sewing secrets: joining bias tape
This tutorial teaches you how to match the beginning and end of your bias ribbon. With one almost invisible seam, perfectly positioned, your sewing will look great! The ideal technique for neck edges, sleeve edges, for the net edge on a blanket, or around a handkerchief cover. Bias ribbon, bias binding, whatever you want to…
Sewing secrets: RIBBING
In this manual we used contrasting thread for clarity. You should choose thread that best matches the ribbing! Ribbing is a type of fabric that is knitted circularly. It has more stretch than other stretchable fabrics, to ensure it is easier to pass your head or hands through. The ridges are the ‘memory’ of the fabric:…
ALL WE HAVE IS… sewing patterns!
Sewing patterns and fabrics go hand in hand! Whether it’s for a simple skirt or a week-long sewing project: quality makes your hobby a lot more enjoyable. If you sew in a quality fabric, with an instruction manual that seamlessly guides you from step to step, you will enjoy sewing all the more. For our…
Tutorial: gathered skirt on elastic
1 panel fabric + 1 elastic = hello sunshine! A quick and simple sewing project with a sunny result!But how do you divide those gathers nice and evenly? And how do you prevent them from moving in all directions while stitching them to the elastic?This tutorial shows you our secret! A step-by-step guide, perfect for…
Wonders of life: new collection, launch 5/11!
The world is a magic ball: children are singing this line while skipping the rope in Flanders, the About Blue homeland. Every day has a new layer of colour, a new taste. Oh, the world carries unfathomable twists and turns in its convex body. She is incredibly inventive and fascinating. Do we get a little…
Over the rainbow: Sweater boxes
Choice stress! Every sewing process contains a dose of healthy doubt. With or without corresponding procrastination: do I go for contrasting or matching threads? Do I use colour blocking or do I go for the tranquillity of uni? For our new sewingboxes, we wiped the road for a nearly choose-less sewing process: the new sweaters-in-a-box are…
Tutorial: The Long One (straight skirt with slit)
You may have already seen them on our social media: those lovely long skirts, ideal for a late summer or for the first sun rays of spring. We poured our pattern into a free tutorial and provided a clear instruction video at the bottom of this blog post. Do you want to make the same…
Life is a circus: new collection, launch 4/9!
Life is a circus, it drives you crazy! You tumble from one day to the next, trying to keep all the balls in the air. You swing like an acrobat between all the places you’re supposed to be. In your magic box there are 100 tricks to complete the show. Fabric bomber: French Terry “Show…
Tutorial: Pimp your own garment or accessory with the About Blue Iron-On-Patches
T-shirts, joggings, zipper purses, beach bags… everything can be pimped with our new iron-on patches. The iron-on patches are illustrated by Lien Geeroms, local and very talented. With these illustrations you can tell a story and also have a good laugh. The ironing applications will also be found in our new ‘pimp it’ boxes. https://youtu.be/06q8a0pmSE4…
Tutorial: Make your own bunting banner, from all your leftover fabric
Get rid of those plastic flags, we aim for as little waste as possible. Do you also have so much leftover fabric after sewing and a lot of enthusiasm in a colourful party (at home). Then is this tutorial perfect for you. You can find a nice ribbon in your lockdown box and everything else…
