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Tutorial: Scrap fabric memory matching game

March 7, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Damjama from Apple Green Cottage shows how you can use your fabric scraps to make a memory matching game for kids. The fabric “cards” won’t get bent or torn like cardboard memory games can get with heavy use. Besides just… Read more ...

Tutorial and pattern: Fabric Easter egg with zipper

March 6, 2017 by Anne Weaver

These fabric eggs are a pretty Easter treat! Mayra from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for making them. Besides just being pretty, these Easter eggs have a surprise. They zip open so you can tuck a little treat… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrapbusting travel tissue holders

March 4, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Sew your scraps into useful – and pretty – travel tissue holders. They’re super easy to make and Sewing Secrets has a tutorial showing how. The top is layered in a way that creates a hole in the middle to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bunting pillow with prairie points

March 3, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Prairie points are usually found on quilts as a pretty finish for the edges, but in this project they make a dimensional bunting design on the front of a throw pillow. Allison from Woodberry Way shares a tutorial at Moda… Read more ...

Tutorial: 2 ways to make a fabric and elastic bookmark

March 2, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations two ways you can sew a fabric and elastic bookmark. Both versions wrap around the book using elastic to keep it fitting snug. One method has a fabric sleeve sewn around an elastic strap. The… Read more ...

Tutorial: 5 ways to hem knit fabrics

March 1, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Probably my biggest challenge in sewing with knits is the hemming. The stretch of the fabric makes it too easy to stretch out the hem while you’re sewing it. Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Pattern shows five ways… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrapbusting patchwork zipper pouch

February 27, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Lana Red Studio shows how you can create this patchwork zipper pouch. It’s a great way to use up your smaller or more oddly shaped scraps! They’re fun to sew and you can make them in any size. Click below… Read more ...

Tutorial and pattern: Charm square bunny treat bags

February 26, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Sew these adorable bunny treat bags from charm squares! Caroline from Sew Can She shares a tutorial and a free pattern for making them. Each bag uses 4 5″ squares of fabric, with very little waste. Make them from your… Read more ...

Tutorial: Snap mini-wallet

February 16, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Susi from Loganberry Handmade shares a tutorial for making a simple mini-wallet with a snap closure. It’s a great project for using scraps of fabric! The edges are finished with bias tape. Use handmade bias tape from patterned fabric for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Matchbook needle books

February 14, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Here’s a last minute Valentine’s gift you can make for all your sewing friends. Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make the sweetest little matchbook needle books. Scrap fabric and a lace motif give them vintage charm,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric button heart art

February 12, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Vicky from Mad for Fabric created this beautiful heart art from scraps of Liberty fabric. The fabric buttons that make the heart are on push pins to they’re easy to place to create the art. I suppose the push pins… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap fabric journal pen pocket

February 8, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Anna from Tea and a Sewing Machine shows how you can sew your fabric scraps into a handy (and quite pretty) pen holder for your diary or journal. The pen pocket is sewn onto an elastic band that slips around… Read more ...

Tutorial: Valentines heart bunting throw pillow

February 7, 2017 by Anne Weaver

A sweet heart bunting decorates the front of this Valentine throw pillow. Amy Smart from Diary of a Quilter has a tutorial on her blog for making it! The design is easy to make from scraps of fabric for the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric scrap pieced drawstring bag

January 30, 2017 by Anne Weaver

My fabric scraps seem to multiply faster than I can use them. But I love them all so much, I can’t throw any of them away! Pam from Threading My Way has a tutorial showing how you can sew your… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew scrap fabric monster dolls

January 27, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Mark Montano shows how you can make the cutest monster dolls from scrap fabric. This looks like so much fun! I’m dying over their furry hair and crazy eyes and zipper mouths. And it’s a no-sew project! He uses fabric… Read more ...