Shelly from I didn’t sign up for this and Vintage Girl shows how to make this Red Hot Momma shirt for Valentine’s Day. This simple little applique project is soooo cute! Go to the tutorial.
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Simplicity’s Project Runway pattern design contest
Simplicity’s Inspired by Project Runway Pattern Design Contest is a chance for you to get one of your pattern designs produced and distributed on a large scale. The challenge for the contest is to create on original core design for … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a guitar strap or belt cover
Jaime from Prudent Baby shows how to make a cover for a guitar strap or belt. Pick a fun print for a unique look. I especially like the idea of covering a belt – you can make the same belt … Read More...
Tutorial: Recover nursery rocker cushions
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo gives a nursery rocker
a style update by recovering the cushions. Lovin’ the new zebra print! Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Make a potholder from a pair of vintage napkins
Pip from Meet Me At Mikes guest blogs over at A Little Bird Told Me… with a tutorial showing how to make a potholder from a pair of vintage napkins. I see vintage napkins all the time at estate … Read More...
Sewing pattern Tutorial: Plaid and lace schoolgirl skirt for toddler girls
A simple drawstring skirt gets taken to school when it’s made from a wool plaid and cinched with a strip of lace. Make one for your toddler girl with this tutorial by Kristin and Jordan from kojodesigns. Go to … Read More...
Video tutorial: Rolled fabric flowers
Rhonna Farrer shares a video tutorial at House of 3 that shows how to make these vintage-inspired rolled fabric flowers. The pearls make them look like little birds’ nests! She shows it with strips of ink-jet printed silks, but I … Read More...
Tutorial: Mend the worn spots on your jeans like the pros
Distressed jeans are a hot look. But falling apart jeans are NOT. Nancy Minsky, author of Denim Revolution: Dozens of Ways to Turn Denim Cast-Offs into Fashion Must-Haves, shares her “cat and mouse” technique for patching a pair of … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a sleeping bag for your Webkinz
Monique from inside number twenty shares a tutorial for making a sleeping back for your Webkinz pets. This would make a fun gift for any kid who loves to collect Webkinz. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Ruffle t-shirt skirt for toddlers
Sew Much Ado offers a tutorial for making this adorable little ruffle skirt for your toddler girl out of an adult-sized t-shirt. It’s good for running and playing, but the ruffles are oh, so girly! Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Scrap fabric scarf
Jo Jo & Sew made this gorgeous scarf out of scrap fabrics. The layers of delicate fabrics are both sophisticated and romantic. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the how-to.
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Review and giveaway: Sew Liberated
If the word “applique” conjures up images of Sunbonnet Sue and gingham-checked Scottie dogs, then you haven’t seen the new twist on applique by modern sewists.
In Sew Liberated: 20 Stylish Projects for the Modern Sewist
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Tutorial: Insulated shopping tote
Sew4Home shows how to make an insulated shopping tote. Now you can take a reusable shopping bag with you to the grocery store, and keep your food cold until you get home! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Insulated shopping tote
Sew4Home shows how to make an insulated shopping tote. Now you can take a reusable shopping bag with you to the grocery store, and keep your food cold until you get home! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Insulated shopping tote
Sew4Home shows how to make an insulated shopping tote. Now you can take a reusable shopping bag with you to the grocery store, and keep your food cold until you get home! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Plush flowers in pots
Bird from Bird Crafts guest blogs over at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make these soft fabric potted flowers. These plush flowers are such a fun decoration for early spring! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Hanging trinket keeper for kids’ treasures
Traci from Amazing Mae and May and Mae contributes to Celebrate the Boy month with a tutorial showing how to make this trinket keeper. It hangs from a child’s beltloop or backpack and is the perfect spot for them to … Read More...
Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired chiffon petal tank
Alexis from Lex and My Mama Made It offers a tutorial for making this Anthropologie-inspired chiffon petal tank top. Look at those layers and layers of filmy petals! Divine!! Go to the tutorial.
Tutorial: Gathered flower tank
Laurel from Dart and Gather made this flower tank, inspired by a this shirt by Lex at My Mama Made It. The large gathered flower applique is dramatic and feminine. Want to make one for yourself? Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Long skirt for little girls from a jersey sheet
Julie from Pumpkinbear and Craft Knife shares a tutorial for making this long gathered skirt for little girls out of a jersey sheet. You can find all kinds of fun kid prints in jersey sheets. Take a look at the … Read More...