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Tutorial: Minky Ultimate Sofa Blanket

December 28, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to make her Minky Ultimate Sofa Blanket. The soft blanket is perfect for snuggling into the couch to read a good book or watch a movie. It’s made from a soft minky fleece with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Canvas placemat with flatware pocket

December 26, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Lisa from Lil Fish Studios shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a cavnas placemat with a flatware pocket. Rather than a hem, she gives the placemats a fringed edge which is in keeping with the natural… Read more ...

Tutorial: Christmas stocking flatware holders

December 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Yasmin Elizabeth shows how to make a cute accent for your holiday table setting. It’s an itty bitty Christmas stocking to hold your cutlery. It’s a quick and easy project, so you can make one to place at each plate… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Blanket car seat cover for dogs

December 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Katpolkadot from Exscapes shows how to make a blanket to protect your car seats when your dog takes a ride in your car. The large blanket fits over the entire back seat, with buckled straps to keep it in place. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage photo throw pillow

December 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make this lovely vintage photo throw pillow. The photo is printed on to inkjet printable fabric and “framed” with a stenciled design. This would be such a neat way to display an old… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy Peasy Fleece Blanket with monogram and fringe

December 22, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and The Polka Dot Chair shows how to make her Easy Peasy Fleece Blanket. It’s made from two layers of colorful fleece. The edges are cut into a pretty fringe, and an oversized monogram makes… Read more ...

Tutorial: Minky neck pillow

December 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make a neck pillow out of a soft minky fabric. The pillow is shaped to help support your neck while reading or watching TV in bed. If you don’t have any minky fabric, they’d also be… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a casserole dish carrier

December 20, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jolen from Love Of Sewing shows how to make a casserole carrier. The fabric carrier wraps around a 9×12 baking dish, with wooden handles for easy carrying. You could make one to give as a Christmas gift, or make one… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled fabric and burlap table runner

December 19, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Mary from Letter Me Up and Redo 101 shows how she made this festive table runner from burlap and fabric. The length of the table runner is a simple strip of burlap, with ruffled fabric accenting the ends. She made… Read more ...

Cool idea: Use extra Christmas stockings to make throw pillows

December 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Even though there are only three of us in our family, we’ve somehow ended up with an abundance of Christmas stockings. Melissa from Until Wednesday Calls shares a cool idea for using one of those extra stockings to make a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork and ric rac trimmed kitchen towels

December 16, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shares a tutorial for a quick and easy Christmas gift you can make – kitchen towels trimmed with pretty patchwork and jumbo ric rac. Get the tutorial. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy tablecloth with bias tape edges

December 16, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from My Happily Ever After shares a tutorial on her blog, Distractions, showing how to make a quick and easy tablecloth. Instead of hemming the giant rectangle of fabric, she uses bias tape to finish off the edges. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Throw pillow for the social media junkie

December 13, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Do you know someone who loves their social media? Their Facebook and their Twitter feed? Marla from Marla, Plain & Small shows how to make fun throw pillows for the social media junkie. Get the how-to. [photo from Marla, Plain … Read more ...

Tutorial: Mix n Match Coasters

December 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kelle Boyd from Ann Kelle shares a free tutorial on her blog showing how to make a set of Mix n Match Coasters. The tutorial is part of her Handmade Holidays series. A set of these colorful coasters would make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Naughty or Nice reversible throw pillow

December 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional guest blogs in the Haul Out The Holly series at Gwenny Penny with a tutorial showing how to make her Naughty or Nice pillow. Flip between the “naughty” or “nice” sides to indicate whether… Read more ...