Hats – Page 26

Tutorial: Dual-Mode Bag that’s a tote bag and a drawstring bag

September 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Instructables user liba_hunt shows how to make their Dual Mode Bag – a tote bag and drawstring backpack all in one. The backpack uses a drawstring to cinch the top together and create shoulder straps, but it also has a… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Short-sleeved tee turned into a long-sleeved shirt

September 20, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Little Blue Mouse shows the long-sleeved shirt that she made for herself – refashioned from her husband’s short-sleeved tee. She used extra length on the body of the shirt to piece together the long sleeves. Brilliant!! And I love the… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Knotted hat for a newborn baby

September 15, 2011 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a sweet little knotted hat for a sweet little newborn baby. The lined hat is made from two layers of stretch knit fabric, with a… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Vintage polyester makes an ugly bike fabulous!

September 9, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Ginger Hendrix from Weiner Dog Tricks loves polyester. And she just acquired a bike that, while thoroughly functional, had a decidedly 1980s feel that she didn’t love. So she used her vintage polyester to create decorative wraps for the bike. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Fleece hat with woven ribbon and bow

September 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Fleece Fun has a free pattern for making this quick and easy fleece hat. The brimless beanie hat is accented with a piece of contrasting ribbon threaded through and tied in a pretty bow. The pattern is available in a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sugar On Top chef’s hat for kids

September 3, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land shares a tutorial for making a kid-sized chef’s hat. Her examples of it sewn up in bright, girly fabrics are soooo cute, but it would also be cute out of more boy-friendly fabrics… Read more ...

Tutorial: Baby Boy Bucket Sunhat

September 2, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kristine from Liberated Mind shows how to make a bucket hat for a baby boy. She gives instructions for figuring the dimensions of all of the pieces so you can create a hat that fits the measurements of your child’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Knotted hat for an infant

August 27, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anshu from Blooms and Bugs guest blogs at Whip Up with a tutorial showing how to make a knotted hat for an infant. The itty hats are sooo cute, and so easy to sew up out of stretch knit fabric. … Read more ...

Free pattern: Baby animal hats

August 11, 2011 by Anne Weaver 4 Comments

Claire from Moth & Sparrow shares a free pattern for making a trio of super cute baby hats with animal faces appliqued on them. She includes patterns for making an owl, a raccoon, and a fox. These are SOOOO cute!!! … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Little girl’s wool jacket from a sweater

August 9, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cindy from Bumblebee & Sophie posts on her blog about the yard sale sweater she refashioned into this cute little girl’s jacket. The felted wool will be warm for the colder months, but what’s most striking is all the little… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a baby hat from a turtleneck

August 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Maridith from Strictly Homemade guest blogs in the Sew Chic Upcycling series on Seamingly Smitten with a tutorial showing how to create this super cute baby hat out of a turtleneck. The turtleneck came off of a shirt she had… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Bed canopy from PVC pipe

August 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Lookie what Brandy from Gluesticks made! She used PVC pipe to create a canopy for her daughter’s toddler-sized bed. Then she used her sewing skills to make a canopy that fits over the top. Wow! Read more about this cool … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Kid’s Explorer’s Sash

August 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Check out this awesome kid’s Explorer Sash made by Randi from An Eclectic Mess and Dukes & Duchesses! The raw-edged fabric sash has all the loops and pockets a young explorer needs to keep his (or her) tools at… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Halter top from a man’s button down shirt

August 2, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Lookie what Zoe from So, Zo… What Do You Know? made from a man’s button down shirt! This halter top is sooo cute!! Rows of shirring across the back give it a nice fit. And I’m loving the way she… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: 1 thrifted dress becomes 7 new items

August 1, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Little Apple Seedshares photos of the 7 new items she made out of one thrifted dress. The dress (shown here) was $3.99, and she used the fabric from it to make a sewing machine cover, an iPad cover, nursing… Read more ...