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Cool idea: Button clusters for flowers

January 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jennifer fromTwo Butterflies shares a cool idea on her blog for dressing up a plain cardigan. She replaced the individual buttons down the front with clusters of small buttons grouped to look like flowers. How cute is that!! Read … Read more ...

Tutorial: Mend a ripped pair of jeans

January 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sally Ann shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to repair a rip in a pair of jeans. The tutorial is the first in her Sewing With Love series all about sewing for your boyfriend or significant other. Get … Read more ...

Tutorial: Love Pillow Case

January 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shares a tutorial at Ruby Jean showing how to make a cute pillow cover for Valentine’s Day. The square pillow cover is quick to make. Red and pink squares are appliqued across the front in… Read more ...

Giveaway: 9 fat quarters from The Intrepid Thread

January 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Maureen Cracknell Handmadeis giving away a set of 9 fat quarters from The Intrepid Thread. The fat quarter set is in a gorgeous palette of aqua, orange, and gray. (It reminds me of a beachy sunset!) The giveaway… Read more ...

Tutorial: Monster Valentine’s shirt design for little boys

January 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a Valentine’s shirt that a little boy would love. Instead of the hearts and pink and glitz that we normally associate with Valentine’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Drawstring jewelry pouch with small pockets

January 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Bridgit from Wag Doll shows how to make a drawstring pouch to hold your special jewelry. Small pockets all around the inside of the pouch give individual spaces to hold your smaller pieces, while your larger pieces of jewelry are… Read more ...

Free pattern: Happy Puffy Flowers

January 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jo Connolly from Seedlings Sewing Patterns has a free pattern to make her Happy Puffy Flowers. They’re made from little bits of fabric, so it’s perfect for using up scraps left over from another project. You can use it as… Read more ...

Tutorial: Roses are Red retro-inspired half-apron

January 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Stephanie from The Petite Sewist guest blogs at Days of Chalk and Chocolate with a tutorial showing how to make her retro-inspired Roses are Red apron. It’s a half-apron with a curved hem, edged with a ruffle and ric rac. … Read more ...

Cool idea: Use designer fabric remnants to dress up plain curtains

January 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Designer yardage can be expensive. It’s beautiful, but making a large project from them – like curtains, for example – can be quite costly. Debra and Nicole from improv diary (and authors of the soon-to-be-released Improv Sewing) show how… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled tunic tee

January 27, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how she turned a plain t-shirt into a tunic with tiers of ruffles at the hem. She used a different print on each ruffle for a mixy-matchy look. The pink and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Chenille heart Valentine pillow

January 27, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Craft Passion shares a tutorial for making this snuggly sweet chenille heart throw pillow. This would be so cute for Valentine’s decor, or for a little girl’s room! Get the tutorial. [photo from Craft Passion] Check out these… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to stitch a fabric flower to a hair band

January 27, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Fabric flowers are such fun to make! They’re quick and easy and can be made from the smaller pieces in your scrap bin. You can use them for any number of purposes, including using them to make cute hair accessories. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make skinny jeans from bootcut or straight leg jeans

January 27, 2012 by Anne Weaver

If you have a pair of straight-leg or bootcut jeans, you can easily turn them into a pair of trendy skinny jeans. Jenilyn from Grits & Giggles shows how to do it. She uses a pair of skinny jeans that… Read more ...

Tutorial: Design and print your own fabric labels

January 27, 2012 by Anne Weaver

If you’ve taken the time to make a special handmade item, why not let everyone know who made it? Roslyn from Sew Delicious shows how you can design & print your own labels using t-shirt transfer paper

and ribbon. You… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Sweater refasion with romantic flaire (and flare)

January 27, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sachiko from Tea Rose Company and Tea Rose Home shows how to refashion a plain pullover sweater into one with romantic flair (and flare). She adds contrast gores to the bottom of the sweater to give it a looser fit. … Read more ...