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Tutorial: Make cord keepers from scrap fabrics

May 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to use up your fabric scraps and make something pretty useful at the same time. The small pieces of fabric can become handy cord keepers. The small fabric sleeves… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt monster sleep masks

May 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Marigold from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! shares a tutorial over at Spoonful showing how to make felt monster sleep masks. The funny, friendly monster faces are sure to keep the nightmares away. Go to her tutorial. [photo from Hideous! Dreadful!… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a bohemian bag from a woven placemat

May 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Stephanie from Henry Happened made this groovy bag out of a woven placemat. The fringe at the sides of the placemat ends up on just the one side of the bag – a cool asymmetrical detail. She shares a tutorial… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make-up brush pouch

May 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Kati from From the Blue Chair shares a tutorial over at the Pellon blog showing how to make a make-up brush pouch. The small square pouch unbuttons and unfolds to reveal a long clear pocket divided with stitch lines to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Big bucket tote

May 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane Quilts shares a downloadable tutorial at the Pellon blog showing how to make an oversized bucket tote. Go there to download the project sheet. [photo from Jennifer Mathis on Pellon blog]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Roll-up travel necklace organizer

May 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Tracie from Cleverly Inspired shows how to make a roll-up travel organizer to keep your necklaces from becoming a big ol’ jumbled mess. The design is cleverly simple – just a fabric mat with Velcro to keep it closed. Go … Read more ...

Tutorial: In-seam skirt pockets made from t-shirt sleeves

May 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

When I refashion a t-shirt, I often end up with the sleeves as scrap. Do you? Agy from Green Issues shows how to put them to clever use. She uses the leftover sleeves to add in-seam pockets to a skirt… Read more ...

Tutorial: 20 Minute Library Bag

May 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Alyce from And Sew We Craft shows how to make her 20 Minute Library Bag. The bag is easily sewn, requiring only straight seams (and not too many of them, either). And it uses fabric efficiently, too. You will only… Read more ...

Tutorial: Installing a zipper – on seam or lapped

May 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows two ways to install a zipper – a standard on seam zipper, and a zipper with a lapped front cover the zipper teeth. Go to her blog post for both tutorials… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sewing patter organizer from recycled cardboard

May 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how she made this sewing pattern organizer – out of a cat litter container. After she cut the container to shape, she covered it in pattern pages from Japanese sewing magazines. Go to her … Read more ...

Tutorial: My Inner Grandmade dress bodice for little girls

May 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Mie from Sewing Like Mad guest blogs at Project Run and Play showing how she made the bodice on her My Inner Grandma dress. The bodice is lightly gathered on to a double layered yoke. She also shows how she… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hooded bath towel for dolly

May 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Mommy By Day, Crafter By Night shows how to make a hooded bath towel for a doll. If you cut carefully, you can two of them from 1/2 yard of terry cloth fabric (plus bias tape to finish… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add bra strap carriers to a top or dress

May 9, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Maybe it’s because my bras are more functional than pretty, but I cant stand it when my bra strap peeks out at the shoulders! Dixie from Dixie DIY shows how to add a bra stap carrier to keep that from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Create a Mondrian inspired design on fabric

May 9, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Head over to I Love To Create to find out how to make a Mondrian inspired design on fabric using fabric paint and masking tape. They used it to upholster a straight back chair, but you could use it for… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Ladder V-neck t-shirt refashion

May 9, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Anne from Wobisobi shows how to make this off the shoulder ladder V-neck t-shirt. It’s refashioned from a plain boxy tee like you can get from a craft or discount store. (Use a shirt at least one size too big… Read more ...