Shannon from Hungry Zombie Couture shares her favorite method for gathering fabric. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Dye fabrics using natural materials
Hillbilly Jillies shows how she dyed these fabrics using all natural materials, such as blueberries, tea, dandelions, etc. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Mama’s Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird Frock Refashion
Kathleen from Grosgrain and The TumtumTree shares a tutorial for making her Mama’s Gonna Buy You a Mockingbird frock. I love this dress!! She starts with an embroidered shirt from a thrift store, adding darts and a skirt to turn … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric yo-yos
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shows how to make fabric yo-yos, little circles of gathered fabric that you can add to just about any sewing project for an extra pop of “cute”. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Easy Fleece iPad Cozy
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood from CraftSanity shows how to make a fleece iPad cozy. Making it from fleece means you don’t have to finish the edges. Go to the tutorial.
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It’s new: Sausage Roller pull-along dog softie
Isn’t this sausage dog pull-along sock softie by the cutest thing?? It’s not enough that he has those bit stitched down puppy dog eyes, or the floppy ears, or the cool striped body. Nope, he’s got wheels, too!! He’s a … Read More...
Tutorial: How to get two pillows from one
Claire from Blah to TADA! does a little pillow magic when she turns one square pillow into two rectangular pillows. Find out how she did it.
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Tutorial: Use off-the-edge stitching to make a beautiful hem
Head over to the Bernina blog to find out how to make this cool off-the-edge hem finish. Tear-away stabilizer makes it possible. Obviously, their tutorial shows how to do this with a Bernina machine, but this should work with any … Read More...
Tutorial: Bunting appliqued pillow cover
Michelle Engel Bencsko from Cloud 9 Fabrics and Cicada Studio shares a tutorial for making this super cute pillow cover appliqued with a fabric bunting. What a fun design! Go to the tutorial.
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Free pattern: Pleated, lined, and roomy handbag
Warehouse Fabrics, Inc. shares a free pattern for an oversized pleated lined handbag. Go to the free pattern.
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Tutorial: Create a girl’s skirt from an adult blouse
Jo from Just Jo shows how easy it is to make a new skirt for a little girl out of an adult-sized blouse. Re-using the bottom hem means it’s just a matter of adding a casing to the top. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Little Boy Suspenders
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a pair of suspenders for little boys. Use a fabric with bright colors or a novelty print for a youthful look. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Ballet Ruffle Skirt for little girls
Tiffany from Simply Modern Mom shows how to make her Ballet Ruffle Skirt for little girls. I love the rows of white ruffles on the soft pink skirt. So girlie!! Go to the tutorial.
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Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Refashion a tee with Anthro-inspired vintage lace applique
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to add an Anthroplogie-style lace applique to a t-shirt. If you have some old doilies or lace hoarded in your stash just waiting for the perfect project, dig them out and turn them … Read More...
Tutorial: Dress up a plain purse with applique and handstitching
Cheri from I Am Momma – Hear Me Roar guest blogs over at Alisa Burke with a tutorial showing how easy it is to dress up a plain fabric purse with a little bit of fusible webbing applique and some … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Squirrel softie
Laura from Wilsons Etsy Store shares a free pattern on her blog for this squirrel softie. What a cute little guy!! I’m lovin’ the tuft of yarn for the bushy squirrelly tail! Go to the free pattern.
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Tutorial: Big Bow Pillow
Liz from Baby Hank and Say Yes to Hoboken shows how to make this throw pillow embellished with an oversized bow. The neutral fabric and the monochromatic scheme give it a refined, elegant look. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Knot Me skirt for toddler girls
Tiffany from Simply Modern Mom shares a tutorial for this Knot Me skirt for toddler girls. It’s part of her Skirt Week tutorial series. This short knit skirt is so cute on little toddler legs! Lovin’ the knot detail!! Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled travel tissue pouch
Zura from Sew Retro Chic! shows how to make these ruffled pouches sized to hold a travel pack of tissues. These simple fabric pouches keeps your tissues from getting grungy while in your purse. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Make a thread catcher pincushion
Kathy from Merriment Design shows how to make a handy thread catcher pincushion that you can hang off the side of your sewing table. Brilliant! Go to the tutorial.
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