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Tutorial: Buttoned-Up Envelope Pillowcase

August 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make her Buttoned-Up Envelope Pillowcase. It’s a pillow cover with an envelope style back that allows you to slip the pillow insert inside, but has buttons on the opening to keep it closed. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled hand towel

August 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

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Sarah from Craft Quickies guest blogs at Craft Snob with a tutorial showing how to make this pretty ruffled hand towel. It would make a lovely accent to your bathroom towel set. Or, make a couple to hang in your… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hexagon fabric coasters

August 17, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Marcy from Made By Me In Red shows how you can make a hexagon fabric coaster. You can fussy cut the fabric for the center, like she did with the Santa Claus images on the one she made. Her method… Read more ...

Tutorial: Body pillow with name appliuqe

August 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver

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Karin from Leigh Laurel Studios guest blogs at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom with a tutorial showing how to make this body pillow with a name appliqued across the front. It makes a cute focal pillow for a child’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy corded pillow cover in just 6 steps

August 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jen at Tatertots and Jello shows how you can make a pillow cover with cording to make the edges pop. It’s easier than you think – just 6 steps from beginning to end. The back is made with an envelope… Read more ...

Tutorial: Anti-allergen pillow cover

August 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Deborah from Creative Folk Quilting shares a tutorial over at Pellon Projects showing how to make an anti-allergen covers for standard bed pillows. She uses a new Pellon product, an Allergen Defense Fabric, to block dust mites and other common… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric spray paint leaf prints

August 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Karen from Pysselbolaget used fabric spray paint to make these reverse prints of summer leaves on the fronts of some throw pillows. She made them as reminders of the summer, a rather short season in Sweden. They’re easy to make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tufted pillow with rainbow pom pom trim

August 8, 2013 by Anne Weaver

I have a weakness for pom pom fringe. Now make those pom poms in multi-color, and put them around a solid white pillow and I’m in love. The tutorial is over at Sew4Home. The multi-color pom poms are by Simplicity,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Doll bedding – mattress, blanket, and pillow

August 7, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how to make a set of doll bedding. You can make it to size to fit any doll bed or cradle. Her tutorial includes how how to make a mattress, a blanket, and a matching… Read more ...

Tutorial: Nautical pillow with stripes & grommets

August 5, 2013 by Anne Weaver

The oversized grommets and blue stripes give this throw pillow a decidedly nautical feel. Or, if nautical isn’t your thing, do it up in a different palette and it’s got a mod vibe. Either way, Sew4Home has the how-to. Go … Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Tooth fairy pillow with a felt envelope

August 5, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jennifer from The Life of Jennifer Dawn shares a tutorial ofer at Making the World Cuter showing how to make a super cute tooth fair pillow. It’s a simple square pillow, but with a felt envelope appliqued on the front… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vacation photo pillow cover, plus a handy cutting guide

July 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Instead of tucking a favorite vacation photo from her childhood into a photo album, Laura Bray turned it into a throw pillow. It’s a family memory she can revisit every time she sees the pillow. She shares a tutorial showing… Read more ...

Tutorial: Twist Pillow

July 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Palak from Make It Handmade shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make her Twist Pillow. It’s a square throw pillow cover covered in little twisty tucks. You can make one from just two fat quarter… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a set of reversible placemats

July 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver

KC from The Real Thing with the Coake Family shows how you can make a set of reversible placemats. This is a good project for a beginning sewer, since it uses only straight seams and can be done rather quickly. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make curtain panels from a duvet cover

July 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Sometimes a duvet cover isn’t a duvet cover. Sometimes it’s inexpensive yardage for making a set of curtains. Centsational Girl shows how she made this set of curtain panels for her dining room out of a duvet cover. In keeping… Read more ...