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Unlike its brown paper counterpart, this lunch sack can be used again and again. Pretty Penny shares the how-to in a tutorial. Get the tute.
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[sewing, tutorial, lunch, sack, bag, reusable[/tags]
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paper-and-string celebrates her 500th blog post with a free pattern for these zippered pouches. I love the cupcake appliques! (They’re included in the free pattern.) Get the pattern.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, pouch, zipper, cupcake[/tags]
A child growing out of a favorite tee can border on the traumatic. When this happend at a patchwork world‘s house, she turned the now-too-small fave tee into a fave pillow. Genius! Get the tutorial.
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Dress forms are supposed to be models of our own bodies, but rarely do our real bodies fit the mold (so to say) of the perfect proportions of a dress form. kari posts on The {New New} Blog showing how … Read More...
Your inner geek will love this! The Science Channel posts a video showing how professional dressforms are made. View the video.
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[tags]sewing, video, dressform[/tags]
I firmly believe that, like rabbits, plastic grocery sacks have a way of multiplying. Using reusable cloth grocery sacks can cut down on the number you bring into your house, but what to do with the ones that make it … Read More...
Twitter the bird is the latest softie design from Melly & Me. I love the big eyes and the tiny wings!! To celebrate the new design, Melly & Me are giving away a Twitter pattern away to three lucky readers. … Read More...
Here’s a stylish way to patch your jeans. Rather than trying to conceal the stitching, call attention to it. Patch from behind, and then stitch around and over the hole again and again…and again and again…. Find out how from … Read More...
LucyKate Crafts posts a tutorial for making these fabric toadstools. You can make one with your favorite fabrics from your scrap bin, and then embellish with little buttons. Get the tutorial.
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Get a handle on your clutter with this corkboard organizer designed by Craft Apple. The cork base allows you to post important messages, and the pocket gives you a place to stash things to keep. Get the tutorial, … Read More...
When you stitch overlapping pieces of elastic, does the under side end up a huge mess? Sure, the elastic is typically enclosed in a casing where no one can witness the bird’s nest of threads, but wouldn’t it be better … Read More...
Put your Uncle Ed’s prodigious necktie collection to good use. Jill Nicolaus posts at Dave’s Garden about making stuffed snakes from old neckties. Get the tutorial.
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Su from Vively Online used scraps of knit fabric left over from a dress she made to cover a box of tissue. Find out how she did it in this tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, knit, tissue, cover[/tags]
Sewing Hope is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide opportunities for women in Africa to earn income from sewing. Gorgeous Things blog posts an interview with Sewing Hope’s director, Tara Hawk. Read Gorgeous Things’ interview to find out … Read More...
Vegbee from Just Tutes has a great idea for repurposing button down shirts. She strip-pieced them together and made a circle skirt. Want to make one of your own? Get the tutorial. (This link is for Pt. 1 of … Read More...
A Listmaker’s Life posts a tutorial for making these sweet little bunnies out of socks. These stuffed bunnies would make great Easter decorations or little giftie inclusions in somebody’s Easter basket. Get the tutorial.
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Give your living room a spring facelift by making new covers for your throw pillows. Craftynest shows how to make zippered covers for your pillows. Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pillow, cover, decorating[/tags]
A couple of scraps of fabric and a bit of elastic are all you need to make this stylish fabric headband. //Between the lines// shows you how. Now you have no excuse for a bad hair day! Get the tutorial… Read More...
Two Straight Lines made this bunny toss game from felt. I love the stylized bunnies!! Read more about her project.
[via One Crafty Place]
[tags]sewing, bunny, toss, game, rabbit[/tags]
Look at the new Rainbow Garden fabric line by Prints Charming! I love the bold colors and the graphic prints. You can see the full line at the Prints Charming online shop, or at Marcus Fabrics website.
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