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Sewing pattern: Spring butterfly hair bow

March 11, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Spring butterfly hair bow

These butterfly hair bows are so cute for spring! Petro from Easy Peasy Creative has a tutorial showing how you can make them. The colors and patterns are so pretty as butterfly wings! You can use your scraps – or… Read more ...

Free sewing pattern: Round pocket potholders

March 10, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Melissa from Polka Dot Chair shows how you can make these sweet pocket pot holders. The quilted pot holders are handy to have around in the kitchen. Plus they make great gifts! Tuck some kitchen tools in the pocket of… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Turn a fabric tube right side out, easy method

March 10, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Turn a fabric tube right side out, easy method

There are few words in sewing instructions that strike more fear into my heart than ones telling me to turn a narrow tube of fabric right side out. In theory, that should be easy – right? Wrong. It can be… Read more ...

Free pattern: Womens wrap cardigan with pockets

March 9, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

You can’t beat a cardigan for easy layering! It’s perfect for transitioning your wardrobe from winter to spring, but it’s also helpful year-round for when you work in an air conditioned office. Emily from Life Sew Savory shares a free… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern – Memory Apron – Recipes Re-imagined

March 8, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amber from Sewing with Sparkles combined her love of sewing with her family’s tradition of cooking in this special memory apron. She used recipes written by family members and friends to create a custom fabric print that she sewed up… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Scrap pieced Easter table runner

March 7, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Scrap pieced Easter table runner

Scrap piecing makes a pretty table runner for your Easter table! Becky from Patchwork Posse has a tutorial showing how to make it. The striped piecing is perfect for using scraps, especially strips of fabric left over from other quilting… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Draft and sew a pair of leggings

March 7, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Draft and sew a pair of leggings

Whether it’s for hanging around the house, running around town, or actually getting some exercise in, leggings are a wardrobe staple. They’re easy to pull on and so comfortable! Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Snap top kitchen towels

March 7, 2019 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Sewing tutorial: Snap top kitchen towels

The snaps

across the tops of these kitchen towels helps them stay in place. You can make them with a tutorial over at the Make Something blog by Dritz. They’re easy to sew because you start with a purchased towel… Read more ...

Free sewing pattern: Scissors pouch

March 6, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Keep your sewing scissors together and protected with this sewing scissors pouch! There are enough pockets to hold five – yes, FIVE – pairs of scissors of various sizes. Mayra from So Sew Easy shares a free sewing pattern and… Read more ...

How to choose the right kind of bias tape

March 6, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever bought bias tape at the fabric store, you’ve seen that big display with different sizes and types of bias tape and binding. All those packages, and the names all sound somewhat the same…. Which is the right… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Upcycled jeans weekender bag

March 6, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Upcycled jeans weekender bag

This DIY bag from jeans is the perfect weekender bag that’s easy to make and only requires some basic sewing skills to create. Patti from Hearth & Vine has a tutorial showing how to make it. The upcycled denim bag… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric covered Easter eggs, no sewing required

March 5, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Use your fabric scraps to make these pretty Easter eggs! Cintia from My Poppet Makes shows how you can make fabric covered Easter eggs, with no sewing required. They’d be so pretty sitting in a bowl or hanging from the… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Sewing perfect corners

March 5, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Getting a nice crisp corners when you’re sewing can be tricky. When you’re sewing two layers together around a corner, there’s all that bulk in the corner when you turn it right side out. A Little Craft In Your Day… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Phone armband

March 5, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This fun and easy DIY is the perfect solution to carrying your phone while working out! The knit fabric is comfortable to wear, and is a great way to use some of your favorite knit scraps! Abby from Sew Much… Read more ...

Sewing mistakes, and how to recover from them

March 4, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The sewing blog world is filled with beautiful pictures of finished projects, so it may seem like you’re the only one who has projects that just don’t work out. Not true. We all make mistakes in our sewing, some of… Read more ...