Christmas – Page 47

Tutorial: How to make a hem facing

April 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to make a hemfacing. This is one of my favorite ways to finish off the bottom of a dress or a skirt, particularly when it’s an A-line garment. When you fold under the… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Pencil skirt from a man’s dress shirt

April 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she transformed a man’s dress shirt into a pencil skirt. I love that the stripes on the shirt work so well on the skirt! Go to the tutorial. [photo from Adventures in… Read more ...

Tutorial: Girls’ sundress with ribbon straps

April 10, 2010 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial for making this sundress for little girls. The straps are made from ribbon, which has a double bonus of being easy AND cute! Go to the tutorial… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Tank top with braided straps

April 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to make this tank top with braided straps. She made it from a long-sleeved tee, which are widely available on the clearance racks as the weather warms. Go to the tutorial. [photo… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Sew up a pretty mousepad for your computer

April 4, 2010 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Miss Adventures’ Crafts shares a tutorial on her blog, More Misadventures, for making this mouse pad. The bright colors and fun prints on her patchworked mouse pad are a welcome deviation from typical boring computer accessories. Go to the tutorial… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Longish cut-off jean shorts with rolled cuffs

March 31, 2010 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

I bet you’re wondering why one would need a tutorial to make cut-off jean shorts. After all, you just cut ’em and roll the edges up, right? Wrong. The tapered legs of jeans would make the cuff smaller around than… Read more ...

Tutorial: Turn a clearance tablecloth into a Christmas tree skirt

January 3, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Christmas may have come and gone, but there’s still time to squeeze in one last Christmas sewing project before you get all your decorations packed away. With all of the after-Christmas clearance sales going on, it’s a good time to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little Red Riding Hood cape from a Christmas stocking

December 29, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

An oversized Christmas stocking becomes a toddler’s Little Red Riding Hood dress-up cape with this tutorial by Care from Obsessively Stitching. Brilliant!! Hit the after-Christmas sales for deeply discounted stockings. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Obsessively Stitching] [tags]sewing,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make girl’s knee socks from their outgrown tights

December 27, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff is at it again, making old things new and fabulous again. This time she shows how she turned her daughter’s outgrown tights into some stinkin’ cute knee socks. The bows on the tops of the… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew Christmas tree skirt with scalloped edges

December 23, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Amylouwho shares a tutorial on her blog for making this felt tree skirt. This is a no-sew project, so you still have time to whip one out before Christmas. I love the scallops around the edge! Go to the tutorial… Read more ...

Tutorial: Refashion a sweater into an elf hat and stockings

December 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Instructables user heidiwickersham shows us how to turn an old sweater (perhaps one that has a few moth holes in it) into this elf hat and matching stockings. Go to the tutorial. [photo from heidiwickersham on Instructables] Looking for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled dropcloth stocking

December 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Whitney from Shanty2Chic made this ruffled dropcloth

stocking to match her Christmas tree skirt. I love the black edging on the ruffles! Find out how to make one with her tutorial. [photo from Shanty2Chic] [tags]sewing, tutorial, ruffled, dropcloth,… Read more ...

Upcycled Denim Jeans Christmas stockings

December 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Lookie what Naptime Journal made from repurposed jeans! She turned them into super cool Christmas stockings. I love the pocket and waistband details. I bet Santa will put some extra candy in those back pockets. See more photos at Naptime … Read more ...

Tutorial: Farmhouse Christmas tree skirt from a dropcloth

December 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Whitney from The Shanty Shoppe shares a tutorial on her blog for this Christmas tree skirt made from a dropcloth

. Get the how-to. [photo from Shanty2Chic] Looking for more sewing patterns for Christmas Tree Skirts? Check these out… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Christmas tree Advent calendar

December 7, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kristin from Lu Bird Baby made this Advent calendar to help keep the family focused on the meaning of Christmas. Rather than being filled with candy and cheap trinkets, each pocket on the felt tree holds a passage from the… Read more ...