Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Sew an Angel bag

March 22, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Lola… again designed this purse she calls the Angel bag, and shares a tutorial so you can make one too. Could this be your new spring purse? Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, bag, purse[/tag]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a reusable lunch bag

March 22, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Unlike its brown paper counterpart, this lunch sack can be used again and again. Pretty Penny shares the how-to in a tutorial. Get the tute. [via One Pretty Thing] [sewing, tutorial, lunch, sack, bag, reusable[/tags] Looking for more lunch… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt zippered pouch with cupcake embellishment

March 22, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

paper-and-string celebrates her 500th blog post with a free pattern for these zippered pouches. I love the cupcake appliques! (They’re included in the free pattern.) Get the pattern. [via craftzine] [tags]sewing, tutorial, pouch, zipper, cupcake[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Turn a fave tee into a fave pillow

March 22, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

A child growing out of a favorite tee can border on the traumatic. When this happend at a patchwork world‘s house, she turned the now-too-small fave tee into a fave pillow. Genius! Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, t-shirt,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make your dress form shaped like you

March 22, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Dress forms are supposed to be models of our own bodies, but rarely do our real bodies fit the mold (so to say) of the perfect proportions of a dress form. kari posts on The {New New} Blog showing how… Read more ...

Watch how a dress form is made

March 22, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Your inner geek will love this! The Science Channel posts a video showing how professional dressforms are made. View the video. [via BurdaStyle] [tags]sewing, video, dressform[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Turn an old sweater into a plastic bag organizer

March 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

I firmly believe that, like rabbits, plastic grocery sacks have a way of multiplying. Using reusable cloth grocery sacks can cut down on the number you bring into your house, but what to do with the ones that make it… Read more ...

I’m all a-Twitter over this giveaway from Melly & Me

March 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Twitter the bird is the latest softie design from Melly & Me. I love the big eyes and the tiny wings!! To celebrate the new design, Melly & Me are giving away a Twitter pattern away to three lucky readers. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Patch your jeans with style

March 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Here’s a stylish way to patch your jeans. Rather than trying to conceal the stitching, call attention to it. Patch from behind, and then stitch around and over the hole again and again…and again and again…. Find out how from … Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric toadstool

March 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

LucyKate Crafts posts a tutorial for making these fabric toadstools. You can make one with your favorite fabrics from your scrap bin, and then embellish with little buttons. Get the tutorial. Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check… Read more ...

Layer cakes, jelly roles, charm squares defined

March 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Pre-cut fabric comes in such yummy shapes – layer cakes, jelly rolls, honey buns, turnovers, etc. But what exactly is a jelly roll, and how is it different from a honey bun? Camille Roskelley from Simplify blog explains them all. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Control the clutter with a corkboard organizer

March 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Get a handle on your clutter with this corkboard organizer designed by Craft Apple. The cork base allows you to post important messages, and the pocket gives you a place to stash things to keep. Get the tutorial,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a pretty laundry sack

March 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

I Have to Say shows how to make this very pretty laundry sack. Who knew laundry could look this good? A sack like this would definitely put a new spin on the piles of laundry waiting for attention. Get the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Avoiding ugly stitching on elastic

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

When you stitch overlapping pieces of elastic, does the under side end up a huge mess? Sure, the elastic is typically enclosed in a casing where no one can witness the bird’s nest of threads, but wouldn’t it be better… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stuffed snake from a necktie

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Put your Uncle Ed’s prodigious necktie collection to good use. Jill Nicolaus posts at Dave’s Garden about making stuffed snakes from old neckties. Get the tutorial. Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for… Read more ...

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