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Tutorial: Mini Pyrex Casserole Carrier

January 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Taylor from Taylor Made likes to give casserole carriers as gifts. Her latest variation is the Mini Casserole Carrier for lunch portions. It’s a fabric wrap sized to go around a 3-cup rectangular glass dish

. This would make an… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patriotic picnic placemat with a jeans cutlery pocket

January 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar made a patriotic picnic to celebrate Australian independence day (January 26). She started with a purchased placemat and added colorful trim and a jeans pocket for the cutlery. She shares a tutorial showing how… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled spiral pillow cover

January 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Lelanie from To Sew With Love shows how to make a pillow cover with a large ruffled spiral embellishment. She used her ruffler foot to quickly create the long strip of ruffled fabric, but you could also baste and pull… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Tooth fairy pillow for a boy or girl

January 9, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jamie from The Crafting Chicks shares a tutorial over at the Riley Blake Designs blog showing how to make a tooth fairy pillow. Her design works equally well for a boy or a girl. The small pillow hangs from a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruching and ric rac throw pillow

January 2, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Lelanie from To Sew With Love shows how to make this pretty throw pillow. The front is embellished with ruching and ric trac trim. The back has an easy envelope style opening. The cover she makes will fit a 22″… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ultimate Cuddle Blanket

December 23, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest made a double-sided minky fur blanket for her daughters’ Christmas presents this year. She calls them The Ultimate Cuddle Blanket because they’re so soft to snuggle up under. There’s a pocket at the bottom to keep… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ric rac trimmed pocket potholder

December 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sew4Home shows how to make a simple potholder with a ric rac

trimmed pocket. Edges are bound with contrasting bias tape, and a tab with a grommet makes it easy to hang from a small hook. Get the tute. [photo… Read more ...

Tutorial: Personalized tea towel

December 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Laura Bray from Katydiddy shows how to make a personalized tea towel. It’s so pretty, you wouldn’t think of it as a quick last-minute gift. But a purchased tea towel and fabric markers make it easy. If you turned the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Throw pillow with charm square ruffles

December 19, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sew4Home shows how to make these pretty ruffled throw pillows. The ruffles are pieced from charm squares . The precut squares are a real time saver, but you could also cut your own squares using fabrics from your scrap stash. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Twine and fabric bow napkin holders

December 18, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Rebekah from Twinkle and Twine guests over at Prudent Baby with a tutorial showing how to make these twine and fabric bow napkin holders. They’d make a pretty addition to your holiday table. Get the tute. [photo from Twinkle and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fleece dog bed with standard pillow insert

December 16, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amity from Amity Originals shows how you can make a fleece dog bed. Shown here is the one that she made for her sweet Buffy. The insert is a standard sized bed pillow, and the cover has a zipper so… Read more ...

Tutorial: Snowy mountain throw pillow

December 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Merrilee from Mer Mag guest blogs over at Design Sponge with a tutorial showing how to make a snowy mountain throw pillow. It’s neat on its own, but how fun would it be to stitch up a whole series to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Paper Snowflake Pillow

December 12, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amy from Amy Made That! shares a downloadable tutorial over at Pellon Projects for making her Paper Snowflake Pillow. It takes its inspiration from the paper snowflakes we all used to make as children. The cut snowflake design becomes the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quilted oven mitts

December 12, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sew4Home shows how to make a set of quilted oven mitts. They’d make a nice Christmas gift, or might be a nice addition to your kitchen – especially if you plan to do a lot of holiday baking. Go to … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a tablecloth from 45″ wide fabrics

December 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

A tablecloth is a fairly simple sewing project, just a large piece of fabric that is hemmed on all edges. But if you want to make a tablecloth out of a 45″ wide cotton fabric (as opposed to apparel or… Read more ...