Melly & Me show how to use the ladder stitch to attach limbs to your softie. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Faux fur trimmed Christmas tree skirt
Give your tree a luxe look with this Christmas tree skirt trimmed with faux fur. Centsational Girl shows how to make one. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Turning small parts and pieces
If you think it’s impossible to turn small parts and pieces (like the limbs of softies) inside out, then you need to check out this tutorial over at Melly & Me. They show how you can use a drinking … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas elf softies
Make Baby Stuff has a free pattern and tutorial for making these sweet little Christmas elf softies. These would certainly be good presents for wee ones, but I’m thinking that older children might like one as well. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Long bound buttonhole for multiple buttons
At the Threads Magazine site, Judith Neukam tells how to make a long bound buttonhole. While a standard buttonhole works with one button, this is one long bound buttonhole that’s designed to hold multiple buttons. How cool is that? Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Pillow covers with large poinsettia blooms
Centsational Girl has the how-to for making this pillow cover embellished with a large poinsettia bloom. Felt makes this an easy project, and it also gives it a warm, cozy feel. Go to the tutorial.
Tutorial: Christmas ornament advent calendar
Shannon from Staker Sensations and Shannon Makes Stuff gives a tutorial and free pattern for making this Christmas ornament advent calendar. Count the days by turning over the ornaments to reveal a scene from the Christmas story. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Pencil pouch for your purse
Kate from Two Little Banshees shares a tutorial for making a pencil pouch for your purse. That way, your pens and pencils will all be together when you need them. No more fumbling around in all the mess in the … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a shank to a flat button
For the times when a sewing project calls for a shank button when you’ve only got flat buttons, Gail Patrice from Gail Patrice Designs has the answer. She shows three methods for adding a shank to a flat button – … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a fabric laundry hamper
If ugly plastic laundry hampers are getting you down, how about sewing a fabric replacement? Christine from Christine Sews tells how to do it. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sew a fabric laundry hamper
If ugly plastic laundry hampers are getting you down, how about sewing a fabric replacement? Christine from Christine Sews tells how to do it. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sew a sling bag for a yoga mat
For the fitness-minded on your Christmas list, how about making them a sling bag to carry their yoga mat? Sew4Home has the how-to. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, yoga, mat, sling, bag[/tags]
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Tutorial: Fabric chain advent calendar
Dogwood Lane shares a fun idea for an advent calendar. Instead of pockets or envelopes, her advent calendar is a fabric chain. Each day, a new link gets added to the chain. By the time Christmas arrives, she’ll have a … Read More...
Tutorial: Closing a gap when stuffing a softie
Melly & Me share a tutorial showing how to close a gap when stuffing a softie. Their method closes the gap so that it is nearly invisible. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Felt & scrap fabric Christmas ornaments
A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make these sweet Christmas ornaments from felt and scrap fabrics. This is an easy sewing project, but so pretty you’ll want to make enough to cover a whole tree. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Cool idea: Lengthen a t-shirt for tall kids
The Sewing Dork (that’s HER name for herself; I don’t think she’s a dork at all!) from Redemption and Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows her solution for t-shirts that are too short in the torso. She adds a bit … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffle collar and cuffs
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to make this romantic ruffled neck collar and wrist cuff set. By repurposing the cuffs and collar of a button-down shirt, her process is actually quite simple. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Wrap dress from two t-shirts
Cut Out and Keep user Heidi G. gives the step-by-step for making this wrap dress. It’s refashioned from two t-shirts. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Heidi G. on Cut Out and Keep]
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Tutorial: Eight-pointed pincushion
Marcus Brothers shares a free pattern for making this 8-pointed pincushion, designed by Ellen Highsmith Silver. It’s a reproduction of a civil-war era style pincushion. The example is shown in civil-war reproduction fabrics, but I can also see it looking … Read More...
Tutorial: Hold-it-all wallet clutch
Melissa from Lilac Lane shows how to make this hold-it-all clutch. This fabric wallet is packed with pockets to hold credit cards, checkbooks, and cash. Go to the tutorial.