Anne Weaver – Page 906

Tutorial: Gauzy A-line spring skirt with sash

March 26, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how you can make a gauzy A-line skirt for spring. Instead of buttons or a zipper closure, it has an easy elastic waist and an optional sash. The gauzy fabric is light and breezy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Zippered pouch to hold small first-aid supplies

March 26, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar received such a positive response to her Emergency Zippered Pouch that she created a tutorial showing how to make one. The small zippered pouch is just big enough to hold a couple of bandaids… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork rainbow hand towel

March 26, 2012 by Anne Weaver

A patchwork rainbow adds some bright and happy to a plain hand towel. How would this be for a kid’s bathroom! Or, you could make the patchwork in any color scheme to match any bathroom decor. Stacey from Boy, Oh … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern : Striped shirred sundress

March 26, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Rachel from Family Ever After guest blogs in the Sewing for Me! series at KojoDesigns with a how-to for making a shirred sundress. The stripes in the fabric provide perfect stitching lines for her shirring. (No having to measure or… Read more ...

Free pattern: Baby boy t-shirt pants

March 26, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a free pattern on her blog for a pair of baby boy pants that you can make out of an old t-shirt. She adds contrast stitching down the front and around the knees. The… Read more ...

Enter the Typography sewing challenge

March 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Rikka from Ricochet and Away! and Keren from Sew La Vie bring us their Typography Challenge. For this contest, they challenge you to create a sewing project that uses typography as the main graphical element. Shown here is the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Camera strap lens cap pouch

March 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

I am the absolute worst at keeping up with the lens cap for my camera! In fact, I have one lens that’s sitting capless in my camera bag because the lens cap has disappeared somewhere into the abyss of my… Read more ...

Tutorial: Shabby Faux Chenille Easter Pillow

March 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jennifer Rodriguez from All Things Belle shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Shabby Faux Chenille Easter pillow. The tutorial is part of her Eggcellent tutorials for Easter-themed pillows. The linen pillow cover is embellished with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Size a shirt down to fit

March 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Stacie fromStars for Streetlights shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to shrink a button-down shirt into a smaller size. This works best for shirts that are just a size or two too big. Get the tute.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Peaches and Cream dress for little girls

March 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jess from Bits for Babyand Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial showing how to make her Peaches and Cream dress for little girls. This would make a gorgeous Easter dress! The bodice of the short-sleeved dress is embellished… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easter Peeps tote bag

March 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jenni from Vintage Umbrella embellished an inexpensive canvas tote with felt Peep bunnies appliques. How cute is that! She started with a purchased tote, but you could also do this on a tote you sew yourself. (If you go that… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY duct tape dressform

March 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

With the help of her daughter, Kathy from Sew, Create, Farm, Eat created a duct tape dress form. It took just $17 in materials! Not only was it a huge cost savings, but the dressform is an exact replica of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dishtowel skirt for little girls

March 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Lil Blue Boo created this cute little skirt out of a pair of dishtowels.

The dishtowels make quick work of sewing, since they’re already hemmed. She used some dishtowels printed with bunnies and Easter eggs to make an… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rolled fabric sunburst flower

March 24, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Heidi from Sew.Craft.Create. shows how to roll and twist fabric strips into a gorgeous sunburst flower. She used hers to make an embellishment for a headband, but you could also add a pin back to make a brooch. Get the … Read more ...

Giveaway: 3 yards of organic fabric from Modern Fabrics

March 24, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Maureen Cracknell Handmadeis hosting a giveaway for one of her sponsors, Modern Fabrics. One of her readers will win 3 yards of organic fabric from their shop (up to a $30 value). You can choose from Amy Butler’s… Read more ...