I sew buttons on by hand, but this tutorial at WikiHow explains how you can sew on buttons using your sewing machine using a button-sewing foot. Get the how-to.
Batting from plastic bottles
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Earth-friendly Quilters Dream Green batting available at Shiisa Quilts.
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Dream Green is a soft, cozy batting made 100% from recycled plastic bottles! Dream Green meets our highest standards of quality, function and performance. Your needles will glide through…
Girl with butterfly tattoo on sale
Why not incorporate some hip modern needlework into your next patchwork project? It’s sure to please the adolescent sophisticate in your life. This finished cross stitch is on sale for $30.00 USD at Cross Stitch Gallery.
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Girl with butterfly tattoo on sale
Image from Cross Stitch Gallery
Why not incorporate some hip modern needlework into your next patchwork project? It’s sure to please the adolescent sophisticate in your life. This finished cross stitch is on sale for $30.00 USD at Cross Stitch Gallery.
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Cotton/Bamboo blend on sale
Panda Prints 60cotton/40bamboo fabric, on sale at Shiisa Quilts.
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Tutorial: Baby carrier cover
Baby carriers are must-haves, but they’re not always the most fashionable things to wear. Jenny Garland shows how to make a cover for a baby carrier so you can have your carrier and look good, too. Go to the how-to.
Tutorial: How to burn the edges of synthetic fabrics
Keep the edges of nylon webbing from raveling by burning the ends. The heat melts the fabric so it won’t ravel any more. Christine Sews tells how to do it. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: How to burn the edges of synthetic fabrics
Keep the edges of nylon webbing from raveling by burning the ends. The heat melts the fabric so it won’t ravel any more. Christine Sews tells how to do it. Go to the tutorial.
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Pattern: Mermaid cross stitch
This would make a great starting point for a collage patchwork piece. Pattern is available to purchase at Cross Stitch Gallery. $2.50 USD
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Pattern: Mermaid cross stitch
Image from Cross Stitch Gallery
This would make a great starting point for a collage patchwork piece. Pattern is available to purchase at Cross Stitch Gallery. $2.50 USD
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Tutorial: Baby bib with ruffled edge
HomeSpun Threads shares a PDF tutorial for making this baby bib. The ruffled edge is a nice addition! Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Baby bib with ruffled edge
HomeSpun Threads shares a PDF tutorial for making this baby bib. The ruffled edge is a nice addition! Get the tutorial.
Butterfly Cookie Tutorial
Find a lovely (and detailed) buttterfly cookie tutorial HERE at the also-lovely Sweetopia. The blogger also has a lovely list of lovely links and references (and I’m not just saying that cuz I’m in the links). Really. Very lovely. … Read More...
Butterfly Cookie Tutorial
Tutorial: Shabby sweet ponytail flower
Head over to The Mama Dramalogues to find out how to make this shabby sweet ponytail flower. But don’t limit yourself to a ponytail holder. This fabric flower would also be an awesome fabric brooch. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Pillowcase dress
Editor’s Note: This tutorial is no longer available for free. You can purchase it from the blog linked to in this post. Here is a link to another free tutorial for making a pillowcase dress.
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Tutorial: Pillowcase dress
The pillowcase dress may be one of the easiest dresses to make for little girls. It’s a great project for a beginning sewer! Just Add Glitter shares a tutorial for making one. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Key cord
Cut Out + Keep user Marieke shows how to make this key cord. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Key cord
Cut Out + Keep user Marieke shows how to make this key cord. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Key cord
Cut Out + Keep user Marieke shows how to make this key cord. Get the tutorial.
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