Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Sew a bear-shaped drawstring bag

February 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

We Wilsons shows a new take on the basic drawstring bag. It’s bear-shaped bag designed her aunt created years ago for Christmas presents. I can see how this easily became a child’s favorite bag! Get the tutorial.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Loose-fitting wrap

February 7, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Michael Miller Fabrics has a tutorial for making this loose-fitting wrap. They show it made out of their organic herringbone material. Gorgeous! Get the tutorial.… Read more ...

Valori Wells’ Olive Rose fabric sighting

February 7, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Guess where this gorgeous brown rose print from Valori Wells’ Olive Rose fabric line was sighted? I’m not gonna tell you! Go to Valori Wells’ blog to find out.… Read more ...

Sew a doorstop from a fat quarter

February 6, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Rachel from All it Took Was Just One Stitch shows you how to make a doorstop from a fat quarter. It’s functional AND pretty. It doesn’t get any better than that. Get the tutorial. [via Sew, Mama, Sew]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a collapsible pet dish from oil cloth

February 6, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Carry your pet’s water bowl with you on a walk with this collapsible fabric dish. Bright colored oilcloth really makes this project pop. CraftStylish has a tutorial to show you how.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a simple dashiki

February 6, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Vegbee at Just Tutes shows how to draft a simple pattern for a dashiki (a simple A-line shirt from nonstretchy cotton). She drafted the pattern for an Africa theme at her daughter’s school, but this shirt would be great everyday… Read more ...

Sew a ruffled pencil skirt

February 5, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Look at this ruffled pencil skrt made by Erica of Erica B’s DIY Style! She used an existing pencil skirt pattern and added the flounce down the front. Get the details.… Read more ...

Hillary Lang on fabric stashing

February 5, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Hillary Lang from Wee Wonderfuls talks with Sew, Mama, Sew about her fabric stash – what she buys, how she organizes it, how she stores it all. Read the interview.… Read more ...

Cutting delicate fabrics

February 5, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Delicate fabrics make such exquisite garments, but they can be more than difficult to cut accurately. See these tips for cutting delicate fabrics from Sew Tessuti.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Peek-a-boo lampshade

February 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

A plain-Jane lampshade gets a made over into a kicky peek-a-boo shade with this tutorial from Prettty Ditty. I love the dimension and how the bright printed fabrics peek out of from the plain muslin “windows”. Get the tute!… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fancy ruffled pillowcase and sham

February 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Editor’s note: Sadly, the blog linked to in this post is no longer available. If it becomes available again, I’ll be sure to post an update here with the new link. You can find tutorials for similar pillowcases at The … Read more ...

“Print” fabric with scrapbook rub-ons

February 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Here’s a neat way to add some extra “punch” to your fabrics. Use rub-ons that are designed for scrapbooking and papercrafting. Get the scoop from the Hambly Screen Prints blog. Note that they do say that the technique doesn’t… Read more ...

Tracing patterns, part III

February 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Summerset at Pins and Needles blog has posted the final installment in her series on tracing patterns from magazines. Part III is the wrap-up for the series. Thank you Summerset for posting this series!… Read more ...

Sew a maternity belly band

February 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Let’s face it. Maternity pants are more about function than style, and that’s especially true of the elastic band. It’s gotta be there. It’s gotta stretch. But does it have to be ugly? Christy from Christy’s Creations doesn’t think so. … Read more ...

Tracing patterns, part II

February 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Summerset of Pins and Needles has posted the next installment in her blog series on tracing patterns from magazines. Go read Part II: Actually Getting to Trace.… Read more ...

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