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Tutorial: Simple flannel receiving blanket

July 13, 2011 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Malory from Snips & Spice shows how to make a simple flannel receiving blanket. They’re easy to make and are awesome baby gifts. They’re made from two layers of flannel, so they’re soft and snuggly on both sides. The rounded… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Shabby Chic Frayed Edge Blanket

July 12, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Dawn from Designed by Dawn Nicole shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a shabby chic patchwork blanket. The patchwork design allows you to make use of smaller cuts of fabric. The edges are all left raw… Read more ...

Tutorial: Modern grommet drapes from a bedsheet & designer fabric

July 11, 2011 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Jacinda from Prudent Baby shows how to make a set of grommet drapes using a bedsheet and stripes of designer fabric. The sheet is waaaaay less expensive than buying enough designer yardage to cover a window, and it looks so… Read more ...

Tutorial: Laminated strawberry placemats

July 10, 2011 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to create a set of strawberry-shaped placemets. They’re made from laminated cotton so they wipe clean easily. Check out the dimensional leaves at the top – it’s actually a matching napkin slipped through… Read more ...

Free pattern: Bird softie baby rattle

July 2, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Head over to Lark Crafts to find out how to make this super cute bird softie baby rattle. With tie handles, the rattle is easily attached to a stroller, a diaper bag handle, or those handy plastic links. The free… Read more ...

Tutorial: Beach blanket tic-tac-toe game

July 1, 2011 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Jaime from Polkadots On Parade guest blogs in the Beach Bash series at Country Chic Cottage with a tutorial showing how to make a beach blanket tic-tac-toe game. Instead of yardage, she uses a ready made sheet as the base… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cloth napkins with mitered corners

June 29, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Prudent Baby shows how to make a cloth napkin with pretty mitered corners. Their method makes use of one of my most favorite sewing notions – the temprorary marking pen – to get the corners crisp and clean. Get the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Dish drying mat

June 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Erica from B is for Boy shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an absorbant dish drying mat to put by your kitchen sink. The top is made from a favorite fabric print, while the towel layer… Read more ...

Tutorial: Grommet drapes

June 5, 2011 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Jennifer from Ginger Freckle shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made a set of grommet drapes. I love the clean lines of this style of window treatment!The curtain rod is threaded through really really large grommets set… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a balloon valance

June 3, 2011 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Window treatments are soooo expensive to buy already made! Sharon from Sweet Pea and Pumkins shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a baloon valance with bottoms gathered up to create pretty poufs across the hem. Making… Read more ...

Get it now: Free vintage pattern for beach towel bag

May 31, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

From now until June 7, 2011, Bramcost Publications is offering their vintage beach towel bag pattern for free. The pattern is circa 1955 and shows how to make a large towel that folds up into a handy bag for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reciving Blanket for Baby

May 24, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a free tutorial on her blog for making this receiving blanket for baby, with three methods for finishing the edges. After making the basic blanket, she added a little bear applique (pattern … Read more ...

Tutorials: Patchwork potholder and doggie bag

May 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Lark Crafts shares not one but TWO free bonus projects from the book Stash Happy: Patchwork by Cynthia Shaffer

. How awesome is that!

The first is a patchwork potholder that coordinates with the Retro Apron, and the second is… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tea Time appliqued oven mitts

May 12, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Head over to Sew4Home to find out how to make these quilted oven mitts with a Tea Time themed applique. They’re made from a natural linen fabric and accented with a pretty cotton print. Get the tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple fabric placemats

May 10, 2011 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jen from My Own Road shows how to make a set of placemats for your dining table. This is an easy project that uses only straight seams. It would make a great project for beginning sewists. Get the tutorial.… Read more ...