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Tutorial: Denim jacket for baby out of an adult pair of jeans

April 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Look at this awesome baby-sized denim jacket! Danielle from D and G Stories made it out of an old pair of jeans. Brilliant! The old denim is already weathered, and she was able to repurpose many of the details. She… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Chocolate Easter bunny softie

April 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this chocolate bunny softie. This would be so sweet sitting in an Easter basket! Made from minky fabric, the soft bunny would also be a great present for a brand new… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add a ruffled button placket to a tank or tee

April 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Lindsey from Paws & Re-Thread shows how to add a ruffled button placket to a plain tank or tee. It’s not a functional placket (the buttons are purely decorative), but one a stretchy shirt that’s not an issue and it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reversible clean/dirty utensil bag

April 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Steph from The Silly Pearl had been using plastic baggies to carry child-sized eating utensils when she went out to eat with her girls, but she wanted a less wasteful solution. Enter the reversible reusable clean/dirty bag. She shares a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Turn an old towel into a new bathmat

April 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Mama Crafts shows how she turned an old towel into a new bathmat. It’s nice and thick, made from two layers of towel with a pretty fabric print on top. Get the tutorial. [photo from Mama Crafts]… Read more ...

Cruisin’ with Riley Blake sewing contest

April 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Riley Blake Designs is hosting a sewing contest, and the grand prize is an awesome 3-speed Electra OM Beach Cruiser Bicycle – with a fabric lined basket, of course. (Value is over $600!) To enter, submit a photo (to their… Read more ...

Tutorial: Empire waist knit maternity dress

April 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Lindsay from The Cottage Mama guest blogs at Versus with a tutorial showing how to make this empire waist dress. It’s made to be a maternity dress, but nothing requires that you actually be preggers to wear this cute dress! … Read more ...

Tutorial: Fair and Square Patchwork Coasters

April 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kim from Retro Mama shares part 2 of her Sewing 101 tutorial at Craft Snob with a tutorial showing how to make her Fair and Square Patchwork Coasters. Coasters are of my favorite projects for a new sewist, as it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage dishtowel apron skirt

April 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how to use a vintage dishtowel (or hankie) to make the sweetest little apron skirt. This is so beautiful! And since all of the embroidery and edging on the apron is already done… Read more ...

Tutorial: Paper Bag Dress

April 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Delia from Delia Creates guest blogs at Oopsey Daisy with a tutorial showing how to make her easy breezy Paper Bag Dress. It’s a super quick, super easy sewing project. Get the tute. [photo from Delia Creates on Oopsey … Read more ...

Tutorial: Spring top with ruffled button placket

April 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Misty from Makin’ It ImMACKulate shows how to make this beautiful spring top with a ruffled button placket at the front. Small pleats at the placket and on a back yoke add a bit of ease. She shows it for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork fabric carrots

April 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

KB from kokoleo and A Patchwork World shows how to make scrappy patchwork fabric carrots. They’d be sooo cute for Easter decorations! They’d also make a fun addition to a child’s play kitchen. Get the tute. [photo from A… Read more ...

Tutorial: Help Hand apron dishtowel hot pad all-in-one

April 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Tyra at U Create Foods shows how she made her Help Hand for the kitchen. Inspired by Rachel Ray’s moppines, it’s an apron, dishtowel, and hot pad all in one. How handy is that! And making it yourself means you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Roll-up knitting needle organizer

April 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Team Dunworth Photography and Love Affair With My Brother shows how to make a roll-up organizer for your knitting needles. The angled pocket across the inside is a neat design feature! Get the tutorial. [photo from Love … Read more ...

Tutorial: Toddler’s bloused top from a DIY rose fabric print

April 5, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a two-part tutorial showing how to make this fabulous bloused top for a little girl. Are lovin’ that rose print or what? It’s actually a custom design, painted on to knit fabric. She shows… Read more ...