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Tutorial: Padded chest strap for a backpack

September 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Back to school time means backpacks to carry books and lunches and more. Amanda from Simply Homemade shows how to make a padded chest strap to help keep the straps from sliding off a child’s narrow shoulders. Go to her … Read more ...

Tutorial: Pirate eyepatch

September 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Andrea from Go To Patterns and The Train To Crazy continues her Handmade Costumes Series with a tutorial showing how to make an eyepatch. She includes a template for cutting the eyepatch shape. Get the how-to. [photo from The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintake hankie tissue holder

September 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver

What better material to use for a tissue holder than a vintage hankie? Cintie from My Poppet shows how to do it. She used a handkerchief that was just the right size to wrap around the tissue pack, so it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Girl’s skirt from a man’s shirt

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Pam from Threading My Way shows how to turn a man’s button down shirt into a cute little skirt for a girl. She girls it up with a contrast ruffle and decorative buttons. Go to her tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Circle skirt with piped panels and lace trim

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection shows how to make a variation of the circle skirt tutorial at MADE. Instead of making the skirt from one piece of fabric, she pieces together 4 panels and adds piping to the seams. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Basic features of your sewing machine

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sewing machines have lots of buttons and knobs and numbers on them. If you’re used to using a sewing machine, you know what all of these parts and pieces do. But to a new sewer (or someone considering buying a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Child-size conductor’s hat

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Andrea from The Train To Crazy and Go To Patterns shares a free pattern for making a child-sized conductor’s hat. This hat, plus some overalls and a bandana, will make a cute train conductor Halloween costume. The pattern is available… Read more ...

Read all about it: Steph’s advice for buying garment fabric

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Steph from 3 Hours Past gives her advice for buying fabric to make garments. She cautions against “binging on prints”, which basically describes my entire fabric stash. 🙂 Whoops. But she’s right – a more thoughtful approach to buying fabric… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Teapot Cozy

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Lisa fromA Spoonful of Sugar shares a tutorial for all you tea drinkers out there. (I’m a coffee girl myself.) She shows how to make a teapot cozy to keep your tea warm. Get the tute. [photo from… Read more ...

Read all about it: Preshrinking your fabric

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

The very first step when sewing a garment is preshrinking your fabric. After all, you don’t want to invest the time and money into making a garment, only to have it shrink up with its first washing. Sew4Home gives the… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: DIY Comfy Maternity Skirts

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Craftiness Is Not Optional gave her maternity wardrobe a much needed boost when she made up a bunch of her DIY Comfy Maternity Skirts. They’re simple skirts from a stretchy knit fabric with waistbands that stretch to fit,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Garment covers out of pretty fabric

September 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows you how to make a garment cover to protect a special piece of clothing from dust and debris as it hangs in your closet. It’s a practical item, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be pretty, too. Their… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cat ear headband

September 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Andrea from Go To Patterns and The Train To Crazy shows how to make a pair of cat ears on a headband. The tutorial is part of her Handmade Costume series. Her method for attaching the ears to the headband … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sewing on chiffon

September 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Chiffon… It comes in such beautiful prints, and has such a nice drape. But sewing on it can make you want to pull your hair out. It slips, it flops, it doesn’t hold a crease. (There’s a reason why all… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bountiful Beach Blanket made from towels

September 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Colleen from My Material Life pieced together a couple of towels to create an oversized beach blanket. Her Bountiful Beach Blanket is big enough for several people to sit on. It’s a fairly simple project, and her post tells how… Read more ...