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Tutorial: Advent calendar treat pockets

anneweaver — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:13:31 +0000

Pickles shares a tutorial for a festive Advent calender made in the form of hanging treat pockets. Fill each pocket with a different treat for each night as you count the days until Christmas. Get the how-to.

[photo from Pickles]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, advent, calender, treat, pocket[/tags]

Tutorial: Sew a pair of boots from a sweater

anneweaver — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:56:25 +0000

Who says that keeping up with the latest fashion trends has to cost lost of money? Jessica from Happy Together shows how she recycled a sweater into a pair of stylish knit boots. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Happy Together]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, sweater, refashion, boots[/tags]

Video tutorial: Sew an adjustable strap

anneweaver — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:40:10 +0000

Homespun Threads shares a video tutorial showing how to make an adjustable strap. Watch the video and you’ll be able to create an adjustable strap for the next purse or bag that you sew. Go to the video tutorial.

[photo from Homespun Threads]

[tags]sewing, video, tutorial, adjustable, strap, purse, bag[/tags]

Free pattern: Last Minute Frock for little girls

anneweaver — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:16:36 +0000

Grosgrain whipped up this cute little number as a last minute dress for her daughter. She shares a free pattern, which is aptly named Last Minute Frock. Cute, cute, cute!! Go to the free pattern.

[photo from Grosgrain]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, girl, dress, last minute, frock[/tags]

Tutorial: DIY vintage-insipired child-sized mannequin

anneweaver — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:23:43 +0000

Sachiko from Tea Rose Home made this vintage-inspired child-sized mannequin for her daughter’s room, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. This is such a cool idea!! Get the how-to.

[photo from Tea Rose Home]

[via Someday Crafts]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, child, mannequin, DIY[/tags]

Tutorial: Owl softie from a scarf

anneweaver — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:16:29 +0000

Ashley from Make It and Love It continues her series on repurposed scarves with a tutorial showing how to turn an old scarf into a cute little owl softie. If you’ve got any babies or small children on your Christmas gift, this might be the gift for them! Get the how-to.

[photo from Make It and Love It]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, owl, softie, scarf, repurpose[/tags]

Tutorial: Checkbook cover

anneweaver — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:06:00 +0000

Angela Pea from Keeping the Faith shows how to make this chic checkbook cover. She made it as part of a set of purse accessories, and includes links to the tutorials she used to make matching a business card holder and key fob. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Keeping the Faith]

[via Wardrobe Refashion]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, fabric, checkbook, cover[/tags]

Tutorial: Winter hat and scarf from a sweater

anneweaver — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:51:20 +0000

Heather from My Frugal Family shares a cool idea for using an old sweater to make a new winter hat and scarf. This is a great project for sweaters that have holes in them that make them unwearable, but are otherwise in good shape. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from My Frugal Family]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, sweater, refashion, hat, scarf, winter[/tags]

Tutorial: Turkey placecard holders or pincushions

anneweaver — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:55:29 +0000

Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity shares a tutorial for a fun turkey-shaped placecard for your Thanksgiving table. It’s based off of a pincushion pattern, so after Thanksgiving is all over you can send your guests home with a turkey-shaped pincushion. (Or you can keep them all for yourself and have a little hoarde of turkeys on your sewing table.) Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Craft Sanity]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, turkey, thanksgiving, placecard, pincushion[/tags]

Tutorial: Easy Peasy Whrrly Twirly Skirt

anneweaver — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:52:03 +0000

Carrie from This Mama Makes Stuff rounds out her week of tutorials with instructions for making this Easy Peasy Whrrly Twirly Skirt for little girls. Get the tute.

[photo from This Mama Makes Stuff]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, easy, twirly, skirt, girls[/tags]

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Tutorial: Lace-trimmed silk scarf

anneweaver — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:23 +0000

CraftStylish shows how to make this scarf with lace edging at the bottoms. The silk will be soooo soft against your skin, and a pretty contrast with a tweedy winter coat. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from CraftStylish]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, lace, trimmed, edged, scarf[/tags]

Tips for sewing with laminated cotton

anneweaver — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:55:36 +0000

As fabric manufacturers are expanding the kinds of fabrics they’re selling, laminated cotton is becoming more widely available (and in some gorgeous prints, too!). The polyurethane coating means that you’ll need to handle it differently than a 100% cotton quilting fabric.

Kathy from Pink Chalk Fabrics shares some tips for sewing with laminated cotton. Get the tips.

[photo from Pink Chalk Studio]

[tags]sewing, tips, laminated, cotton[/tags]

Vote on Green week at S.Y.T.Y.C.

anneweaver — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:41:04 +0000

Week 3’s theme at So You Think You’re Crafty is green. These girls have done it again with a page full of cool projects! Go check out all the cool green-themed crafts at S.Y.T.Y.C. and vote for your favorite.

[photo from So You Think You're Crafty]

[tags]sewing, crafts, challenge, green[/tags]

Tutorial: Recover an umbrella

anneweaver — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:14:59 +0000

Nothing makes me happier on a gray, rainy day than bright, happy colors. So why are umbrellas mostly so boring? That can change with this article at Threads Magazine. They show you how you can recover your umbrella. It’s an advanced project, but it will take your umbrella from drab to fab! Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Threads Magazine]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, umbrella, recover[/tags]

Tutorial: Stripy apron project

anneweaver — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:24 +0000

Craftzine has the how-to for this stripy apron. It’s an excerpt from The Sewing Bible by Ruth Singer. Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Craftzine]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, stripy, apron, The Sewing Bible, Ruth Singer[/tags]