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Tutorial: Ruffled bra straps from recycled knit

April 23, 2012 by Anne Weaver

I recently shared a tutorial from Meijo’s Joy showing how she created decorative bra straps out of braided t-shirt scraps. The decorative straps look more like a layering tank than bra straps, so you can show them off rather than… Read more ...

Tutorial: Red Poppy round bag with ruffled flower

April 23, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sara from Sew Sweetness guest blogs in the Ruffles 2012 series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her Red Poppy Bag. The name comes from the oversized red flower stitched to the front of the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lined market bag from vintage pillowcases

April 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Cassandra from Cass Can Sew shows how to make a lined market bag out of a couple of vintage pillowcases. The lining looks pretty, and it also helps strengthen the bag (a good feature when you’re using old textiles that… Read more ...

“I Will Wear It In Public” sewing challenge

April 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Rikka from Ricochet and Away! announces her latest sewing challenge. In her “I Will Wear It In Public” garment sewing challenge, she challenges you to make a garment for yourself, something you’d actually want to wear out in public for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Swim cover-up tunic for little girls

April 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

LiEr from ikat bag shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for making a swim cover-up tunic for little girls. The long-sleeved and hooded cover-ups are made from a terry cloth and have raglan sleeves. The pattern is… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Pieced rescue for short curtain panels

April 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Karen from Sew Many Ways was gifted a set of curtain panels that were too short for her windows, so she cut them and pieced them into accent panels to hang at either side of her existing window dressing. Perfect! … Read more ...

Tutorial: Keep a fabric motif intact across a dart

April 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Darts add shaping to a garment so it contours to the curves of our bodies, but sometimes those darts can fall in unfortunate places in a design. Not only does it look funny to have a major motif just disappear… Read more ...

Tutorial: Braided t-shirt bra straps you won’t mind showing

April 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

I can’t count the number of times I’ve fallen in love with a sleeveless top, only to realize that my bra straps show. PC from Meijio’s Joy shares an absolutely brilliant solution to the bra strap dilemma. She used t-shirt… Read more ...

Tutorial: Knit wrap around beach cover-up

April 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

When I saw this wrap around beach cover-up at Grosgrain, I decided right then and there that I should make one for myself. The pattern looked super simple – one piece of knit fabric plus some straps. Though it’s easy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pleated ombre throw pillow

April 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Running With Scissors guest blogged in the Pleat Week series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her ombre pleated pillow cover. In case you’re wondering where she found such perfectly striped fabric for… Read more ...

Giveaway: Fat quarter stack from new Rhapsodia line

April 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for Moona Fabrics, with a set of fat quarters from Art Gallery Fabric’s Rhapsodia line (in the Sweet Journey palette to go to one of her readers. This collection is due out later this… Read more ...

Tutorial: Setting snaps

April 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Snaps are an easy closure to work. Did you know that they’re also easy to install? Katy from No Big Dill shows how to do it, including how to set a basic snap and an anorak snap

. Get the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled bra straps from recycled knit

Tutorial: Red Poppy round bag with ruffled flower

Tutorial: Lined market bag from vintage pillowcases

“I Will Wear It In Public” sewing challenge

Tutorial: Swim cover-up tunic for little girls

Lookie what she made: Pieced rescue for short curtain panels

Tutorial: Keep a fabric motif intact across a dart

Tutorial: Braided t-shirt bra straps you won’t mind showing

Tutorial: Knit wrap around beach cover-up

Tutorial: Pleated ombre throw pillow

Giveaway: Fat quarter stack from new Rhapsodia line

Tutorial: Setting snaps

Tutorial: Mock Smock Frock

Tutorial: Convert a standard bowtie into a pre-tied bowtie

Tutorial: Pleated ombre skirt for little girls