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Tutorial: Leather planner organizer, plus printable pages

May 1, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Portia from Miss P made this leather planner organizer from scratch. The leather for the cover came from a pair of pants, and she designed and printed the pages herself. She shares a tutorial for making the leather cover AND… Read more ...

Free pattern: Simple baby sundress with ruched straps

May 1, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for a simple baby top or sundress. It has a basic bodice with ruched straps and a gathered skirt (make it long for a dress, shorter for a top). Her pattern… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cloth napkins with mitered corners

May 1, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Monica from Crafty Nest shows how to make your own cloth napkins with mitered corners. The miter gives the corner a neat, bulk-free finish. Go to her tutorial. [photo from Crafty Nest]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reversible shrug

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Sew Simple Dress shows how to make a reversible shrug. She shows how to draft a pattern starting from a basic bodice or peasant top pattern, and then how to sew it together to make the shrug. Go to her … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: No-sew lattice cutout t-shirt refashion

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

You can create this awesome lattice cutout on a t-shirt using a pair of scissors and some metal studs. Did you notice I didn’t mention a needle and thread? That’s because this is a no-sew technique. Anne from WobiSobi shows… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dyed stripe tee and colorblock jeans

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Aimee from Clones N Clowns shares a couple of cool fabric dying techniques. In the first, she uses masking tape and powdered dye (not mixed up, still in powder form) to create a faded stripe effect. In the second, she… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy way to remove a sheet hem

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Palak from Make It Handmade often uses sheets as a source of inexpensive yardage for her sewing projects. She usually just cuts off the hemmed edges, but on one project she needed every inch that the sheet could give her. … Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew origami wrap skirt

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Anna from Plan B shows how to make an origami-inspired wrap skirt, no sewing required. It’s made from a strip of knit fabric cut with angled ends. She uses fusible hem tape to finish the edges and a safety pin… Read more ...

Tutorial: Magnetic pockets for a fridge or school locker

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jill from Creating My Way To Success created fabric pockets to organize all of the papers and coupons stuck to the front of her fridge. They’ve got magnets attached to the backs to hold them to the fridge. She wrote… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cell phone pouch to hang from your belt

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Head over to Sew4Home for a tutorial showing how to make a belt pouch to hold a cell phone. You can attach it two ways: slide it on a belt using a loop sewn to the back, or clip it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Clothespin bag

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Johanna Rundel shows how to make a hanging bag to hold clothespins. It fits over a clothes hanger, with a wide pocket to hold your clothespins. Go to her tutorial. The tutorial is in German, but you can follow… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Boho Maxi-Dress

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making her Boho Maxi-Dress for girls. It’s a long sundress with a wide ruffle at the hem and a halter bodice. How perfect is this dress for summer? … Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric pocket for an IKEA Fintorp rail

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Destri from The Mother Huddle uses a Fintorp rail from IKEA to organize her craft table. You can buy buckets and hooks to hang from the rail (it was designed for kitchen organization), but she created a custom pocket to… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Toddler’s shorts romper refashioned from an adult shirt

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how to make a toddler’s shorts romper out of an adult button up shirt. The pintucks on the shirt that she used created a pretty detail on the shorts romper. Snap tape at the… Read more ...

Free Sewing pattern: Curtain tie backs

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Nanny from Nanny Notes 2 U shares a free pattern for making curtain tie backs. Go to her blog for the pattern and tutorial. Note:This blog is no longer available but we were able to find these similar tutorials… Read more ...