Anne Weaver – Page 516

Tutorial: Vintage handkerchief valance

September 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Bev from Flamingo Toes shares a project that will add vintage charm to your window treatments. She created colorful valances out of vintage handkerchiefs. This would be particularly cute in a kitchen or dining space or sunroom. Or how about… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric felt board alphabet

September 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Help your preschooler learn her letters with this oversized fabric alphabet. They’re back with felt so they’ll stick to a felt or flannel board. Becky from U Create shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs showing how you can… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Doily skull Halloween pillow

September 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Indulge your dark side with this doily skull throw pillow. Becs from Born Again Creations shares a tutorial showing how to make it. The pillow base is made from a black velvet, and the skull applique from an old doily. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Boho sandals from flip flops

September 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Wilma from Bohomia shows how you can restyle a pair of plain flip flops into fashionable sandals. There’s no sewing required. All you need is the flip flops, some decorative ribbon, and a strong glue. Her blog is written in… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy removable camera strap slipcover

September 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Brandy from Gluesticks guest blogs at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how to make a camera strap cover. It’s a quick, easy sewing project. She calls it a slipcover because it is removable. You can make it from a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lined vest with no raw edges showing

September 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Lynette from Running With Scissors shares a tailor’s method for assembling a lined vest with no raw edges showing. There’s very little hand sewing required – just enough to whipstitch a turning hole closed – and it comes together quickly. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Alter a sewing pattern for more room in the butt

September 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Here’s a tutorial for those among us (myself included) who are blessed in the back. An “asset” as my grandmother used to say, though I don’t think she meant it as a pun. Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how… Read more ...

Tutorial: Take-along felt board play set

September 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Julia from Handcraftiness shares a tutorial for making a child’s take-along felt board play set. With two handles, it folds up and carries like a tote. But instead of being a bag, it opens up to reveal a felt background… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cute pillowcase made easy

September 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jacinda from Prudent Baby shows how easy it is to sew up a cute pillowcase. Just choose two coordinating prints and follow their directions to make a colorful pillowcase a child is sure to love. She points out that Christmas… Read more ...

Free pattern: Womens pajama shorts

September 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making a womens pair of pajama shorts. They’re boxer style shorts, patterned after a favorite pair of boxer shorts she wore to pieces, but without the front… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tote bag, wine bag, and key fob from 3 placemats

September 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how she created this tote bag out of three placemats. Two of the placemats are the main bag body, and the edges of the third became the handles. From the left over fabric in… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric mail organizer

September 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shows how you can make a mail organizer to help tame your pile of envelopes and important papers. It hangs on your wall, with three pockets to hold bills, papers, and other small items… Read more ...

Free pattern: The Perfect Baby Burp Cloth

September 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for The Perfect Baby Burp Cloth. That’s what she calls her pattern, and given the description I think she’s right. It’s wider and shorter than a typical burp cloth, and shaped… Read more ...

Tutorial: Gather fabric with a serger

September 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Andrea from Four Square Walls shows how you can make gorgeous, tight gathers using your serger. No basting and pulling threads required, yay!!! Her tutorial tells what settings to use to achieve perfect gathers on your serger. If you… Read more ...

Free pattern: Ayza round yoke dress for women

September 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Daniela from On The Cutting Floor has another free dress pattern to share with us! It’s The Ayza Dress, which she designed for the summer-fall transition. She suggests wearing it with a cardigan and tights when the weather cools. It… Read more ...