Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a project at Bernina’s Sewing Republic. It’s a cute and snuggly owl softie made from soft fleece and minky. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Modern Prairie Dress
Prudent Baby shares a tutorial for what may become my spring/summer uniform. It’s a modern prairie dress, sleeveless with a shirred elastic waist. Love, love! The front bodice is closed with ties, so you may want to wear a tank … Read More...
Tutorial: Aprons from vintage placemats
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made these super cute aprons from vintage placemats. That girl is genius! I’m now adding vintage placemats to my must-hoard list. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Add a fringed finish to camouflage wear on a seam edge
Kenneth King shares a tutorial at the Threads website showing how he rescued a thrift store jacket that was showing wear at the edge of the collar. Instead of trying to cover it up, he took the worn edges as … Read More...
Giveaway: Fa la la la Felt plus felt goodies
The folks at Lark Crafts have a fa la la la fabulous felty giveaway going on right now on their blog.
THREE of their lucky readers will win a package containing:
- –A copy of Fa la la la Felt by
Read all about it: Christmas ornament project to feed 20 families
Adrienne and Mike from Get20Fed have launched a special Christmas project. Their goal is to raise enough money from the sale of their stuffed fabric Christmas ornaments to feed 20 families at the Interval House in Toronto a Christmas meal. … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy burlap wine bags with rolled felt flowers
Rosey from The Nesting Project shows how to sew up some burlap into bags perfectly sized to hold a bottle wine. She embellishes them with rolled felt flowers. A handle at the top makes them easy to carry. Get the … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a baby tutu for just a dollar
Trish from My Crafty Moods made this sweet tulle tutu for her baby daughter – and she did it for just a dollar. How did she do that? She used the tulle from an inexpensive chair tie, the kind you … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Fabric pocket gift tags
Roselee from BabyE Crafts and Jane of All Trades shares a tutorial for making these gift tags with pockets. The tags are cut from paper, and the fabric pockets are stitched down and can hold a little candy treat or … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a door snake to keep the drafts out
VonFrau from Ruffled Feather Designs shares a downloadable PDF tutorial for making a door snake. This long pillow is filled with dried beans and lies at your door to keep cold winter drafts from coming in. Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Multi reversible cape jacket
Lia from Lia’s Space shares a tutorial an ingenius little wrap that can be worn any number of ways – as a jacket, as a little caplet, even as a scarf around the neck. It’s also reversible, which gives you … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging gift pocket
Collette from Serendipity Vintage and Serendipity Handmade shows how to make a small hanging gift pocket that you can fill with candies, ornaments, or other small treasures. If you’re feeling particularly ambitious, you could make 25 of them and use … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew flower bobby pins
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how she rolls up ric rac trim to make these no-sew flower embellishments. She puts hers on bobby pins for a fun (and totally giftable) hair accessory. What a great idea! Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Embroidered star pillow
Adrianna from Crafterhours shows how to make this embroidered star pillow, inspired by a similar pillow from Pottery Barn. The total cost for all of her materials was less than $10. Get the tute.
[photo from Crafterhours]
Tutorial: Ruffled Christmas tree skirt
Prudent Baby shows how to make this tiered ruffle Christmas tree skirt. I love the over-the-top ruffledness, and their color combination reminds me of a candy shop. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
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Tutorial: Clara & her Nutcracker dolls
Hillary Lang from Wee Wonderfuls shares 2-part tutorial on her blog for adapting her Elise & Else Elf doll pattern to make a super sweet Clara doll and free pattern for making her brave Nutcracker.
Free pattern: Whimsical Christmas Stocking
Amy from Positively Splendid shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this whimsical Christmas stocking. I’m lovin’ that curled toe and gathered cuff!! Go to the pattern and tutorial.
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Tutorial: Labeled dish towels
Zaaberryshares a tutorial on her blog for making these labeled dish towels. She made them for her in-laws who use separate dish towels for wiping hands, drying dishes, etc. The printed fabric labels help keep it straight which towel … Read More...
Tutorial: Long fleece mittens
Christie from Lemon Squeezy Shop and A Lemon Squeezy Home shows how to make a pair of long fleece mittens. The extra long wrists and the elastic keep the cold and the snow out. Get the tutorial.
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Free pattern: Friday Night Bag wristlet
Sabra from Sew a Straight Line shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a Friday Night Bag . It’s pretty little wristlet with just enough space for your going-out essentials (driver’s license, credit card, phone, etc). The strap slips … Read More...