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Tutorial: Covered button hair pins

April 18, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Christina Williams shows how you can make these cute covered button hairpins.  It’s a fun way to use up your smaller scraps of fabric. Clip 2 or 3 of them on some cardstock to make a pretty gift. Follow the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sundress for an American Girl or 18″ doll

April 15, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Surayya from Blissful Sewing shares a free pattern for making an easy sundress for an American Girl or other 18″ doll.  It has an elastic casing top and shoulder straps, and uses only simple straight seams.  You can cut the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple tube softies with lots of personality

April 10, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Making a softie with personality doesn’t have to involve complicated shapes and seams.  Audrey Pettit shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can create quirky little softies using a simple tube shape for the body.  When you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap fabric magnets

April 8, 2015 by Anne Weaver

These fabric magnets look like a fun way to spend down some of your smaller fabric scraps.  Melissa from a happy stitch shares a tutorial at Andrea’s Notebook showing how you can make them.  A set of these colorful magnets… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage hanky bunny softie

April 2, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life shows how you can use a vintage hanky to create a sweet bunny softie.  The hanky will make the bunny’s body and ears, with scraps of knit fabric (stripes are awesome) making his… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lip balm holder on a key ring

March 31, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make a lip balm holder.  It has hardware attached so you can add it to your keyring or hang it from the handle of your bag. It doesn’t take… Read more ...

Tutorial: Oversized scrappy quilted monogram

March 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver

You can make this oversized scrappy monogram using a quilt as you go technique.  Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun  guest blogs at Flamingo Toes with a tutorial showing how to make it.  It would make a cute… Read more ...

8 Things to Make With a Fat Quarter

March 26, 2015 by Larissa Coleman

Fat quarters are a great way to add a touch of color and pattern to your sewing projects without committing to a full yard of fabric. They are also a great way to use up scraps of fabric that may… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hexie keyring

March 24, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Nanny from Nannycraft4U shows how you can make a hexie keyring like this one.  It’s a great scrap busting project and would make a nice gift to give a friend.  If you’ve got a novelty fabric, you can fussy cut… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make this coiled bowl from your fabric scraps

March 22, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Ronja from Nur Noch created this lovely fabric bowl out of her scraps and a spool of cord.  She shares a tutorial showing how she did it.  This would be so pretty for springtime décor!  In her post she shows… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap fabric bead necklace

March 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Alisa Burke turns her fabric scraps into fabulous jewelry.  The leftover bits of fabric get rolled up into beads, which can she can turn into colorful necklaces.  She shares a tutorial showing how to do it.  You can also make… Read more ...

Free pattern: Strawberry pincushion

March 18, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Heather from  shares a free pattern for making a strawberry pincushion.  If you use a pink or red fabric with itty white polka dots, it’ll look like a real strawberry.  But you can also throw caution to the wind and… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY martingale dog collar with a half chain

March 18, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life shows how you can make a martingale dog collar with a half chain.  The collar part is made from an upcycled leather belt and a scrap of vintage fabric.  The leather make a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy camera strap cover

March 18, 2015 by Anne Weaver

A standard camera strap is functional, but not exactly attractive.  But you can fix that by making a cover for the strap.  Susan from Sugar Beans shares a tutorial at Flamingo Toes showing how you can make one out of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork pincushion

March 9, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shares a tutorial for making this patchwork pincushion.  It’s absolutely charming out of the vintage-inspired fabrics she used.  But make it from solids and it would have a more modern feel.  Or florals for… Read more ...
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