Delia from Delia Creates guest blogs at Oopsey Daisy with a tutorial showing how to make her easy breezy Paper Bag Dress. It’s a super quick, super easy sewing project. Get the tute.
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by Anne Weaver
Delia from Delia Creates guest blogs at Oopsey Daisy with a tutorial showing how to make her easy breezy Paper Bag Dress. It’s a super quick, super easy sewing project. Get the tute.
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by Anne Weaver
Misty from Makin’ It ImMACKulate shows how to make this beautiful spring top with a ruffled button placket at the front. Small pleats at the placket and on a back yoke add a bit of ease. She shows it for … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
KB from kokoleo and A Patchwork World shows how to make scrappy patchwork fabric carrots. They’d be sooo cute for Easter decorations! They’d also make a fun addition to a child’s play kitchen. Get the tute.
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by Anne Weaver
Tyra at U Create Foods shows how she made her Help Hand for the kitchen. Inspired by Rachel Ray’s moppines, it’s an apron, dishtowel, and hot pad all in one. How handy is that! And making it yourself means you … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Melissa from Team Dunworth Photography and Love Affair With My Brother shows how to make a roll-up organizer for your knitting needles. The angled pocket across the inside is a neat design feature! Get the tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a two-part tutorial showing how to make this fabulous bloused top for a little girl. Are lovin’ that rose print or what? It’s actually a custom design, painted on to knit fabric. She shows … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Miriam from Mad Mim guest blogs at DIY Maternity with a tutorial showing how to make her fabulous Turn About the Room maternity dress. I wish I had had this dress when I was pregnant years ago! The deep V-neck … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Emily from The Polka-Dot Umbrella shows how to make a soft baby rattle. It’s part of their Baby Week series of posts. The tags around the head of the soft toy are fun for baby to grab, while a bell … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Fawnda from Fireflies & Jellybeans shows how you can make your own mouse pad. Sure, you can use a plain mouse pad from the office supply store, or perhaps a freebie emblazoned with an advertisement, but one you make yourself … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a video tutorial showing the basics of sewing on stretch fabrics. Her video tells what kinds of machine stitches work best on stretchy fabrics. Get the video tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Tule tutus are soooo cute for dress-up, but not so practical for playtime. Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs came up with a solution – a tutu with a pair of shorts built into it. Love this idea! Now her daughter … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Natasha from Samster Mommy shows how to make a sweet little bug hat for a sweet little baby. I’m loving those little fleece antennae!! She includes measurements to make it in a newborn and an infant size. Get the tute… Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Katy from No Big Dill guest blogs at Versus with a tutorial showing how to make an oversized picnic blanket. The large size can accommodate a large family. Or a smaller family who wants enough space to lay about. It’s … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Nicole from Nicole Barr & Coand Create & Delegate shows how to make this lovely fabric lotus bloom. Get the tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a girl’s simple gathered skirt. Don’t let the word “simple” fool youl, though. These skirts are also super cute, especially when made out of bright, colorful fabrics … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Mama Crafts shares a pair of tutorials for making some really sweet hooded towels. One has a princess crown appliqued on the hood, and hearts added to the top corners. The other (shown here) has a frog face on the … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
My sewing plans for last week included a home dec tutorial and a little something for myself. That plan only partially worked out.
The home dec item was the ridiculous TV Tutu that I shared with y’all on April Fools’ … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a tutorial for making this super cute, super stylish cropped jacket for little girls. I’m loving those gathered pockets!! Get the tute.
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by Anne Weaver
The folks at Sew4Home share a free pattern and tutorial for making their Cotton Candy Kitty softie. They made theirs from minky fabric, so it’s super soft and cuddly. Get the pattern and tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Caroline from Sew Together shows how to combine a plain t-shirt with a fun cotton woven print to create the Tab Tunic Shirt. She uses the cotton print to make a contrast yoke at the neck and tabs on the … Read More...