Tutorial: Pillow with remote control pocket from button-down shirt
Julie Kundhi from julie-k shows how she made these fabulous pillows out of old button-down shirts. The pockets get repurposed as remote control pockets. Brilliant! Get the how-to.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, remote, pillow, shirt, refashion, button[/tags]… Read more ... Free Sewing pattern: Handbag from two fat quarters
Laura from We Wilsons has created a pattern for this handbag (and accompanying tiny drawstring bag) that you can make from a pair of fat quarters. It will be available for sale in her Etsy shop, but she’s allowing 500… Read more ... Tutorial: Snuggie-style fleece blanket
Vietti View shows how you can make your own Snuggie-style blanket. For those who haven’t seen the cheesy commercials, a Snuggie is part blanket, part robe. It’s kind of a large fleece blanket with arms set in so you can… Read more ... Tutorial: Lil Cutie keyring pouch
Anna from Noodlehead shares a tutorial for making these Lil Cutie Pouches. The attached keyring allows you to attach the little zippered pouch to your keys. Stash your money and ID in the pouch and all of your going-out essentials… Read more ... Tutorial: Stacked fabric owls
Lollychops shares another cool idea using die-cut fabric shapes. This time she makes a little owl from a stack of fabric circles. (Of course, if you don’t have a die cutting machine, you can always cut the shapes by hand.) … Read more ... Tutorial: Soft fabric color book for baby
Homegrown Happy made this soft fabric book of colors for baby, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Each patchwork page introduces a new color. What a sweet gift this would make! Go to the tutorial.
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Carmel from Mellow shows how to make this scrappy flower crown, perfect for little princesses and fairies. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]… Read more ... Tutorial: Strawberry pincushion
Sandi from Embroideroo shows how to make this strawberry pincushion. What a yummy place to park your pins and needles! Go to the tutorial.
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Looking for strawberry Fabric?… Read more ... Lookie what she made: Cropped ruffled jacket
Deborah from wonderwoman creations shows how she made this adorable ruffled jacket for a young girl. She started with a printed pattern, but altered it to add the ruffles to the sleeves. She also made some small changes to the… Read more ... Scrap Buster projects
Sew, Mama, Sew’s Scrap Buster Month is over, but they’re keeping links to all the projects up on their website. You can see all the scrap bustin’ projects here. You can also see the winners of the contest here.… Read more ...
Tutorial: Ruffled hedgehog softie
Katie from matsutake shares a tutorial and free pattern for this ruffled hedgehog softie. Love it!! Go to the pattern and tutorial.
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Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing… Read more ... Tutorial: Fabric ABC book and a snail softie
Angela from Moda Home Mom shares a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop for this fabric ABC book and also a snail softie. The fabric book uses printed fabric squares for the individual letter pages, and is backed with charm squares. … Read more ... Tutorial: Fleece hat with kitty ears
Craftster user MysticCookie shows how to make this fleece hat with kitty ears. Cute, cute! Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, fleece, hat, cat, kitty, ears[/tags]… Read more ... Tutorial: Pretty patchwork pillow shams
Sew4Home shows how to make these patchwork pillow shams. Choose some pretty prints and mix them together to get just the look you want. Go to the tutorial.
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