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Tutorial: Diagonal color blocked hoodie

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Ren Murphy from The Inspired Wren shares a tutorial at Sew McCool showing how you can make this hoodie with diagonal color blocking. Rather than simple block shapes, her color blocking makes use of angled pieces. Check out how the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Mini tailor’s ham and sleeve roll for sewing doll clothes

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Thimbles and Acorns sells sewing patterns for historic doll patterns for American Girl dolls. And on their website, you can find a free pattern for a miniature tailor’s ham and sleeve roll. They’re sized so you can use them to… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make a beautiful lace headband

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make this beautiful lace headband. Lace motifs are stitched on to an elastic band that fits snug around your head. She made the lace motifs herself on her… Read more ...

Tutorial: Girls 10-minute skirt made from a shirt

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make a simple girls gathered skirt in just 10 minutes. She does it by repurposing an old shirt (adult size). It takes just one cut and one seam. You… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY jeans shorts with a finished hem

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Allison from Freshly Completed shares a tutorial showing how to shorten a pair of jeans to make them shorts. Making them yourself from a pair of jeans allows you to get them exactly the length you want. This is especially… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt sandwich lunch money wallet

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jenelle from TrashN2Tees shares a tutorial at We All Sew showing how you can make this felt sandwich lunch money wallet. Awesome!! I know at least a few of my daughter’s tweeny friends who would love one of these! I… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY laundry bag from 2 pillowcases

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Susan from Organized 31 made this laundry bag for her daughter, who is leaving for college. It was a quick, simple project because she started with a pair of pillowcases. Brilliant! She shares a tutorial showing how. The laundry bag… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little boy’s dapper bow tie, no sewing required

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Nikki from Tikido shows how you can make this little boy’s bow-tie, with no sewing required. If you wanted to sew it instead of using glue to hold it together, it would still be an easy project. And if you’re… Read more ...

The Sewing Rabbit answers 10 common sewing questions

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Where do you turn when you have a sewing related question? For many of us, the answer is Google. Jess from The Sewing Rabbit has collected 10 common sewing questions, ones that she most likely turned to Google to find… Read more ...

Tutorial: Slim messenger bag, padded to hold a laptop or tablet

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

This slim messenger bag would be great back-t0-school for older kids. Sew4Home share a tutorial showing how to make it. Even though it is narrower than most messenger bags, it’s still big enough to hold a small laptop, eReader, or… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew fabric apple garland

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Positively Splendid show how you can make this no-sew apple garland. With adhesive foam sheets from the craft store, this is a quick, easy project. It’s a cute back-to-school project, but change out the apples for bats and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tiered summer dress

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Melissa Ting shows how you can make a tiered summer dress like this one. The loose fitting short dress reminds me of the baby doll dresses I wore back in the 90s, though with a more modern style. I wonder… Read more ...

Tutorial: Wide fabric headband for little girls

August 18, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Janice from Maddie Moes shows how you can make a wide fabric headband. The wide fabric band holds the hair out of your face. The dimensions she gives will make a headband to fit a little girl ages 2-5. For… Read more ...

Free pattern: Wesley the Very Big Whale softie

August 18, 2014 by Anne Weaver

This whale softie is a free pattern from Riley Blake Designs. His name is Wesley and he first appeared in their booth at Quilt Market. Enough people requested a pattern that they are now sharing it on their website. He’s… Read more ...

Video tutorial: How to measure kids for sewing clothes

August 18, 2014 by Anne Weaver

The first step in sewing a well fitting child’s garment is knowing what size to make it. That involves more than just knowing what size they wear in purchased clothes. You need to get their actual measurements, and you need… Read more ...