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Tutorial: Travel tissue holder

May 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Karen from Sew Much 2 Luv shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a travel tissue holder for your purse.  The little fabric covers fit around a travel size pack of tissues.  It’s an easy project well … Read More...

Tutorial: Felt fruit salad

May 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Stephanie from Toastie Studio shows how to make a felt fruit salad.  She includes instructions for apple slices, banana slices, orange slices, kiwi slices, and strawberries – all from felt.  She also shares a tutorial for making a cute little … Read More...

Tutorial: Junglie tiger-striped drawstring storage bag

May 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows she made this Junglie drawstring storage bag for her young son’s toys.  It’s made with a tiger strip and fits the jungle theme of his room.  It even has a tiger tail hanging from … Read More...

Tutorial: Two ways to gather fabric

May 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Regena from The Distracted Domestic shows two ways that you can gather fabric to make a ruffle.  Both methods use a length of string couched to the fabric.  Pull the string, and the fabric gathers.  Get the tutorials.

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Tutorial: Get your correct measurements

May 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

The basis of a good fitting garment is an accurate set of measurements.  Kelly from Sewing in No Man’s Land tells how and where to measure yourself to get the numbers you need to fit a garment to your body.  … Read More...

Tutorial: Slipcovered storage crate with outer pockets

May 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Teresa from My Patchwork used Laura Gunn’s Undercover Crate tutorial to create some pretty storage, but added a set of pockets on the outside to help keep up with smaller items.  She shares a tutorial showing how she did it.  … Read More...

Tutorial: Chevron sleeveless summer top

May 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Megan from Brassy Apple shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her chevron top for summer.  The body of the shirt is made from two squares of knit fabric, no hemming or edging required.  It’s hard to … Read More...

Tutorial: Triple ruffle little girl pants

May 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Rachel from With Love by Rach shows how to add three rows of ruffles to the bottom of a pair of little girl pants.  Not only is this super cute, but it’s a great way to add some length to … Read More...

Tutorial: 10-minute faux tie appliqued tee

May 20, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sibylle from funkytime shows how to make this faux tie appliqued t-shirt.  It took her just 10 minutes, but the look is so cool!  This would make a fun project for Father’s Day!  Get the tute.

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Cool idea: Pillowcase skirt with border print hem

May 20, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sarah from While They Snooze tells how she made this little girl’s gathered skirt out of a vintage pillowcase.  Awesome!  The panel on the side opening of the pillowcase becomes a border print around the bottom of the skirt.  Find … Read More...

Get it now: Miss Patricia A-line skirt pattern

May 19, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs celebrates the release of her Miss Patricia A-line skirt by offering it for half off.  The simple A-line skirt has a faux waistband at the front and elastic at the back.  And like all of … Read More...

Video tutorial: Gathered fabric flower hairclip

May 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial showing how to make this pretty gathered fabric flower.  She also shows how to make a hairclip with your flower, but you could also use it as a brooch or an embellishment … Read More...

From my studio last week: May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Even with the end of semester hitting, I was able to get one project completed last week. Woot!  A new top for me.  Woot! Woot!

It another Shruggy Shirt.  I tried making some modifications to the pattern to make the … Read More...

Tutorial: Sewing on sequins

May 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sequins are an inexpensive way to add some sparkle to a sewing project. But with just the one hole in the center, what is the best way to secure them down?  Jaime from Prudent Baby shows two ways to do … Read More...

Tutorial: Add sequined shoulders to a sweatshirt

May 16, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Lisa from The Crafty-Arty Kid shows how she added sequin shoulder embellishments to a plain sweatshirt.  This same process would work for t-shirts or sweaters, too.  See how she did it.

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Tutorial: Zipper strap summer top

May 15, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows how to make this awesome summer top. The asymmetrical strap is made from a partially unzipped zipper.  LOVE this!  I am seeing my zipper stash in a whole new light.  Get the tutorial.

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Tutorial: Bloom Top for little girls

May 14, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made the fabulous Bloom Top for her toddler daughter.  The fluffy fabric flower embellishments around the neckline are just like the ones you see on adult tops, but shrunken down into an … Read More...

Tutorial: Make a child’s tiered gathered skirt

May 14, 2011 by Anne Weaver

The Sewing Dork tells how to make a tiered gathered skirt.  Her tutorial gives the dimensions she used to make one for a 4-year-old child, but you could easily size that up or down as needed.  Get the tute.… Read More...

Tutorial: Going-on-a-Walk patchwork bag

May 12, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Krista from Thar She Sews! shares a tutorial showing how to make her Going-on-a-Walk bag.  The large patchork tote has a long strap for carrying it cross body.  I love it when pretty things are also practical! Get the tute… Read More...

Free pattern: Scallop Button Up Skirt

May 12, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Nette shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this lovely Scallop Button Up Skirt.  It has pockets on either side and a fitted waist.  The pattern is available in one size (Burda 36) but you could easily adjust it … Read More...

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