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Tutorial: Adding pintucks to a shirt

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pintuckshirtBeccy from Wipster shows how she shortened a tunic and added pintucks to create a new sleeveless shirt.  The impetus for the refashion was a small stain on the front of the tunic.  She was able to cut out the stained…

Log Cabin Barn Raising

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log cabin_barn raisingThis quilt from the American Folk Art Museum is the earliest Log Cabin in their collection. Photo by Schecter Lee. Quilt description:

This quilt is constructed in a Barn Raising pattern in which light and dark fabrics are arranged to form concentric diamonds.…

Tutorial: Bootcut to skinny jeans

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skinnytoddlerjeansDisney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how she turned a pair of her daughter’s too-short jeans into trendy skinny jeans.  But don’t limit this technique to just your child’s jeans.  This same technique works on adult-sized jeans as well.   (I know, because…

Tutorial: 2-D character softies

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The toy aisles at major discount stores may be filled with Strawberry Shortcake or Dora dolls, but what happens when your child is really into a charactersoftiebook or cartoon character that doesn’t have a major licensing contract with a toy … Read More...