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Tutorial: Fat quarter summer reading backpack

June 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Autie iCandy Handmade guest blogs in the Simple fat quarterSewing series at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make a Summer Reading Sack. The drawstring backpack is made from one fat quarter, with straps and pockets made… Read more ...

Tutorial: Smell good lavender sachets, fast and easy

June 21, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Smell-good lavender sachets, quick and easy

Sew4Home shows how to make smell-good lavender sachets. They’re quick and easy to sew up (the author sewed up 4 of them in just 90 minutes), and they make nice gifts. They’re also a good way to use up some… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sure-Fire Invisible Zippers, right the first time

June 21, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Sure-Fire Invisible Zippers, get it right the first time

Sewing confession time. I’m invisible zipper challenged. It doesn’t matter how many times I read a tutorial, or how many tutorials I read, I always install an invisible zipper wrong. Always. I get turned around with which side of the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork fabric belt

June 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make a patchwork fabric belt. Their instructions have you cutting two pieces of coordianting yardage into a stack of smaller rectangles and squares. The pieces are small (4 1/2″ x 3″ and 4 1/2″ x 2″),… Read more ...

Tutorial: Soft fabric strawberries

June 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Summertime is strawberry time! Keeley from Hope & Gloria shows how to stitch up a fabric version of a red, ripe strawberry. It takes just a small piece of fabric, so raid your scrap bin for bits of red and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap busting fabric postcards

June 3, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how to use your ittiest fabrics scraps to make pretty postcards you can send in the mail. You can get the cardboard for the bases from your recycle bin. Get the tute on her… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy fabric and button pillow cover

June 1, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Melony from Mel Designs shows how she made this happy scrappy pillow cover covered in colorful circle button embellishments. She made the circle embellishments from scrap fabric, felt, and colorful buttons. Go to her blog to see how to make … Read more ...

Free pattern: Scalloped sunglass case

May 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make a pretty scalloped sunglass case. They don’t take much fabric to make, so you can use up some of your scraps of favorite fabrics. Go to her blog for a pattern and … Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy gathered skirt for little girls

May 18, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Suz from SewPony shows how you can stitch your larger fabric scraps together to make a little girl’s gathered skirt. Go to her blog for the how-to. [photo from SewPony]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make cord keepers from scrap fabrics

May 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to use up your fabric scraps and make something pretty useful at the same time. The small pieces of fabric can become handy cord keepers. The small fabric sleeves… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew up a lavender sachet

May 5, 2013 by Anne Weaver

A lavender sachet makes a sweet Mother’s Day gift. (Or wedding gift, or birthday gift, or “I thought of you” gift.) Kim from Everything Etsy shows how to make one. Her tutorial uses 5″ squares of fabric, which happens to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap ribbon bookmarks

May 3, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Do you hoard the last bits of your pretty ribbons? Sew4Home shows how to make bookmarks out of shorter lengths of ribbon. They would make great end-of-year gifts for your kids’ teachers! Go there for the how-to. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric door stop cube

May 2, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to sew up a fabric door stop cube. The fabric box is filled with beans to weight it against a door. A handle at the top makes it easy to move around as needed. Go to their … Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap fabric key fobs

May 2, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jennifer Forrest from Bits and Bobs 4 Bubs and Eat. Craft. Sow. shows how to sew up your scrap fabric into a key fob. They’re quick to make – she sewed up 10 of them in just one hour! The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric baskets with grommets and ties

May 1, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to sew up a fabric basket with grommets and ties on the sides. At 8″ x 6″ and 3″ deep, they show it as a coin catcher for the top of your dresser. I can also see… Read more ...