new Vintage Sewing Patterns in 4 sizes (free papers & overlays)

Happy Earth Day!

I am soooooh excited to share this new digital paper with you, because it is part image & part text paper! It's also sewing themed which is always fun. (By the by, I got a little chatty at the bottom of the post, about the soap-box topic of greener crafting, since today is the day for that!) :-)

Dress pattern papers
(sewing text)

You can find the whole set of these 28 dress sewing
pattern papers in PNG 12x12 on flickr here, if you like:

or the standard sized JPEGs are in a set here.
the 7x7s JPEGs are in a set here.
the A2 sized JPEGs are in a set here.

four sizes:

• 12.5 x 12.5 inch PNG
  
• standard size (8.5 x 11") JPEG
  
• 7 x 7 inch square JPEG
  
• A2 size 4.25 x 5.5" (but with room to trim) JPEG

To save these files:
Firefox/Chrome: right click on the image & choose "save link as"
Explorer: right click on the image & choose "save target as"

1 - pomegranate:

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2 - strawberry:

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3 - papaya:

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4 - tangerine:

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5 - mango:

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6 - lemon:

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7 - lime:

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8 - green apple:

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9- blue raspberry:

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10 - blueberry:

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11 - plum:

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12 - grape:

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13 - dragon fruit:

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14 - cherry:

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15 - pink grapefruit:

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16 - pink lemonade:

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To save these files:
Firefox/Chrome: right click on the image & choose "save link as"
Explorer: right click on the image & choose "save target as"

17 - coffee & cream:

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18 - beige grey:

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19 - barely there cream:

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20 - cool grey (light):

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21 - warm grey (dark):

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22 - cool grey (medium):

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23 - dark chocolate (brown):

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24 - kraft:

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25 - black:

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26 - river rock:

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27 - mauve:

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28 - purple grey:

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The WHITE overlay is here on flickr
(with a description & link to an overlay tutorial)
or click the image to download directly...

To save these files:
Firefox/Chrome: right click on the image & choose "save link as"
Explorer: right click on the image & choose "save target as"



Please Note:

-- Overlays must be used as PNG or other layered files to work.

-- This overlay may look like a blank page! (online or in flickr).
BUT the grey will be replaced by whatever colour you overlay
them onto and the background will be white (like magic!) :-)

The BLACK overlay is here on flickr
(with a description & link to an overlay tutorial)
or click the image to download directly...

To save these files:
Firefox/Chrome: right click on the image & choose "save link as"
Explorer: right click on the image & choose "save target as"



Please Note:

-- Overlays must be used as PNG or other layered files to work.

-- This overlay may look like a blank page! (online or in flickr).
BUT the white will be replaced by whatever colour you overlay
them onto and the background will be black (like magic!) :-)

You can read

(guidelines for use here)

a little
'Happy Earth Day'
rant!

Do you ever wonder about our crafty consumption or our crafty carbon footprints?

For a while now at our house we've been paper towel free and chemical free... and we use the greenest necessities we can buy. We eat organically and often meat free, stick to local suppliers whenever we can... But I have only recently started to green up the craft room. And I'm looking for ways to get more environmentally conscious. How about You?

Would you like an easy way to
craft more environmentally?
Go hybrid!

Nope, not the vehicle (well sort of...)
...a vehicle for fabulous pattern:
paper!

(For those new to it, hybrid is just a fancy way of saying crafting
that mixes digital printing with traditional craft supplies).

Digital paper eliminates the carbon footprint of producing & shipping paper packs. It also lets you dictate the recycled content of your patterned papers. You can easily find a local plain cardstock or paper that has high recycled content & save two kinds of green! $ :-)

You just might be amazed at how much money your local print shop can save you on paper. If you live in Vancouver or the lower mainland, like me, you might try Spicers (formerly known as Coast paper).

Happy Happy Crafting!