Trudy from Sewing With Trudy shows how to make this stylish skirt out of stretch knit. You can make one in less than half an hour, no pattern required. Get the how-to.
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by Anne Weaver
Trudy from Sewing With Trudy shows how to make this stylish skirt out of stretch knit. You can make one in less than half an hour, no pattern required. Get the how-to.
[photo from Sewing With Trudy]
[tags]sewing, … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
The Sewing Dork from Redemption shares a tutorial showing how to refashion a store-bought tank top into a dress. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it makes a dress that’s oh, so cute. Go to the tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Amy from Diary of a Quilter tells how to make this magnetic pin holder out of a pretty porcelain dish. The secret is a pair of super-strong magnets hidden on the bottom of the dish. Genius! Go to the tutorial… Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Prudent Baby shares a tutorial for their 1.5 Dress, named so because it takes just 1.5 hours and 1.5 yards of fabric to make. Add this to your to-do list today, and you could have yourself a snappy new dress … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Jessica from Happy Togethermade this fabulous Mod Sailor Dress for her little girl, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The nautical look of this sundress is sooo summertime!! Get the how-to.
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by Anne Weaver
Glenda from So Many Colors is giving away one yard of hand-dyed fabric from her webstore. So Many Colors specializes in hand-dyed knit fabrics for the discriminating home sewist. Yep, you read that right. Hand-dyed KNIT fabrics, available in … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Char from Crap I’ve Made guest blogs over at Skip to My Lou, showing how to make a zippered sleeve for your laptop. Fleece interlining creates a padded sleeve for your computer, and a cool fabric on the outside … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Ann from Gorgeous Fabrics shares a tutorial on her blog, Gorgeous Things, showing how to create a bound edge on knit fabrics. This may be my favorite way to finish off the edge on knits. It’s so simple and … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Pascale from //Between the Lines//shares a clever project on her blog – a clothes hanger wrapped in scrap fabric. What used to be something purely functional is now utterly delicious. Find out how to do it at //Between the Lines//… Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Editor’s Note: The free pattern referred to in this post is currently housed in the archive at Scribd. Anyone can view archived documents for free, but Scribd won’t allow you to download or print the document without either purchasing a … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Amy from Vintage Fern guest blogs over at The Vintage Sheet Blog with a tutorial showing how to use scraps of vintage fabrics, hankies, and doilies. Oh my, this is SO fabulous!! I love the eclectic look! Go to the … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Is it nearly back-to-school time already? Really? Summer has just flown by!! If you’re looking for a fun back-to-school sewing project, why not make a reusable lunch sack? Pretty fabric on the outside makes them fun, and vinyl on the … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Vanessa, the Crafty Gemini, shows how easy it is to make a drawstring pouch with a video tutorial. This is a great project for a beginner sewist! Go to the video.
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by Anne Weaver
Pat Bravo’s soon-t0-be-released line is called Paradise, and she’s offering a bag of scraps from this lovely line to one lucky reader at her blog. Get the details and enter at her blog. She’ll announce the winner on Monday, … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Brown Paper Packages continues their Sewing for School series with a tutorial showing how to make this Do-Rag Sports Headband. The wide fabric headband will keep hair out of the eyes during sports activities – AND it will look cute, … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Holly from Domestic Dork and The Year of Sewing shares a tutorial for making a reversible drawstring bag. This project sews up fast and can be made in just about any dimension. You can use the bags to store small … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Buttonholes in sewing… they can’t be avoided. Sooner or later you’ll encounter a sewing project that requires at least one buttonhole. Kathleen from Grosgrain and The Tumtum Tree shares a video tutorial that shows how a special buttonhole foot can … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
**The PDF file has been fixed and should print correctly. Now that it’s sized correctly, turn OFF page scaling. The dress skirt should be 5 inches wide when printed correctly.**
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by Anne Weaver
So you have a shirt that is cute enough but doesn’t fit quite right? Assuming that it fits through the shoulders and arms, you can easily take in the sides to make it fit you better. Liz Copeland explains how. … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Paige from Pink Lemonade and Simply Handmade guest blogs over at Sew Much Ado with a tutorial showing how to update the look of a longsleeved top. She cuts off the arms to make it sleeveless and then adds a … Read More...