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Tutorial: Imperfect Pleated Pillow

August 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Tori from Apostrophy Designs guest blogs in the Pleat Weeks series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her Imperfect Pleated Pillow. Don’t let the name fool you – though she says the pleats are “imperfect”,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quick and easy no-sew clip-on bowtie for baby boys

August 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kiki from The Kiki Comin Shoppe and Kiki Creates shares a tutorial showing how to make clip-on bow tie for a baby boy – no sewing required. You can assemble the entire tie with your hot glue gun! She… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sail Away School Dress

August 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kalleen from At Second Street guest blogs in the Dress Your [School] Girl series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make her Sail Away School Dress, a back-to-school skirt and matching top with a nautical… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s shift dress with bubble hem

August 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to turn an adult-sized button down shirt into a little girl’s shift dress with a bubble hem. The dress is sooo cute, and is inspired by a similar dress from J Crew. The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a bag from an old blazer

August 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Rebekah from Pantyhose & Potholes shows how she repurposed an old blazer and sweater into this cool new purse. I love this!!! Get the tute. [photo from Pantyhose & Potholes] [thank you to Francine, our Scrapbooking editor,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Awesome Amy Cardigan with gathered shoulders and blanket stitched neckline

August 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Shannon from luvinthemommyhood shows how to make her Awesome Amy Cardigan out of a stretch knit fabric. It’s part of her Sewing With Knits Mondays series (co-hosted with Anna from Noodlehead). The lightweight wrap is perfect for the cooler… Read more ...

Tutorial: Summer Romper Pajamas

August 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Destri from The Mother Huddle shares a tutorial for making what she calls “the best summer pajamas ever.” I agree – these may be the best summer pajamas ever. They’re a one piece sleeveless romper, made from a stretch knit… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Summertime Racerback Dress for girls

August 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

LiEr from ikat bag shares a 3-part tutorial on her blog for making a racerback dress for a little girl. The front of the dress is a classic tank dress with a gathered skirt. The back of the dress has… Read more ...

Tutorial: The Circle Wrap Skirt

August 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Elizabeth from Simple Simon and Co shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a simple but lovely wrap skirt. The pattern is based on a circle skirt, but is made to wrap and tie around your waist… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt little ladybug softie

August 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial for making a little ladybug softie. The soft toy is made from craft felt, with grosgrain ribbon tags for legs. Cuuuute!! She cut the circles using her… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make an adjustable buckled waistband

August 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sabra from Sew a Straight Line guest blogs in the Dress Your [School] Boy series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make an adjustable buckled waistband for a pair of pants. The buckle at the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric covered twist ties

August 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Karen from Sew Many Ways… shows a fun way to tie up a small gift bag. She uses fabric-covered twist ties! I LOVE this idea!!! The wired fabric strips are so pretty, and you can make them out of scraps… Read more ...

Tutorial: Child-sized doll sling, and a doll-sized doll sling too

August 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

The Sewing Dork shows how to make a child-sized sling so your little girl (or boy) can carry around their favorite dolls just like they see their mama doing. She also gives the dimensions to make a sling that a… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: DIY Maternity Pillow

August 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Instructables member Cassiadawn show show how to make a maternity pillow. She starts with a regular king-sized pillow and then alters it to remove the stuffing out of the middle portion of the pillow. The stuffing on either end of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Alphabet bean bags

August 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shows how to make a set of alphabet bean bags for a child. She’s using them to help her dauhter learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet. What a fun way to encourage reading!! … Read more ...