Sewing Patterns – Page 1001

Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired knotted fabric headband

September 25, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jessica fromSew Homegrown shares a tutorial showing how to make a knotted fabric headband. She was inspired to make this project by a similar headband at Anthropologie. This is so pretty!! It’s a riff on the basic fabric headband,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Color blocked hooded tunic from repurposed t-shirts

September 25, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Nicole Blum from One Golden Apple and Improv Diary shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make this color blocked hooded tunic. She got the knit to make it from four different t-shirts. Because you’re only using… Read more ...

Tutorial: Drawstring Santa gift sack

September 24, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Susan from Crafterhours shares a tutorial at Skip To My Lou showing how to make a drawstring Christmas gift bag. This would be a perfect way to wrap up a gift from Santa, as it’s made to look just like… Read more ...

Tutorial: Carry-All Tote from ruffle fabric

September 24, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Vanessa from V and Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her ruffle-covered Carry-All Tote. What a cute bag! She makes it from ruffle fabric, so those rows and rows of ruffles on the outside of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage-inspired fabric wreath

September 24, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how she made this vintage-inspired fabric wreath. The wreath base is actually an inexpensive grapevine wreath that she covered with strips of vintage sheets. The lace overlay and the fabric rosettes are so … Read more ...

Tutorial: Hanging iPad holder for the car

September 24, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Teresa from My Patchwork shares a tutorial showing how to make an iPad holder for your car. It hangs from the headrest of the front seat, creating a small movie screen for a backseat passenger. Brilliant!! This would be so… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hand-worked buttonholes

September 24, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin continues her Sewing 101 series with a tutorial showing how to make hand-worked buttonholes. In most cases, it’s faster and easier to use your sewing machine to make a buttonhole, but there are times when… Read more ...

Tutorial: Petal Skirt

September 24, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Adithi’s Amma Sews shares a tutorial showing how to make her Petal Skirt. The body of the skirt is made from eight petal-shaped pieces that overlap. The petals in her skirt are made from satin with an organza layer on… Read more ...

Giveaway: Six half-yard cuts from Anna Maria Horner

September 24, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Maureen from Maureen Cracknell Handmade is giving away a yummy bundle from Moona Fabrics. The fabric bundle includes 6 half-yard cuts of the Hugs & Kisses print from Anna Maria Horner’s Loulouthi line. Go to her post to get … Read more ...

Read all about it: Repairing and repurposing old denim jeans

September 24, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Nancy Minksy from Jean Repair and author of Denim Revolution guest blogs in the Drop Dead Denim series at Michele Made Me with a post full of ideas for repairing and repurposing old denim. If you have a much-loved but… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dual-Mode Bag that’s a tote bag and a drawstring bag

September 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Instructables user liba_hunt shows how to make their Dual Mode Bag – a tote bag and drawstring backpack all in one. The backpack uses a drawstring to cinch the top together and create shoulder straps, but it also has a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tinkerbell costume for a little girl

September 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

April from Wildflowers & Whimsy guest blogs at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s Tinkerbell tutu costume. She can wear it for Halloween, and then keep it out for dress-up fun throughout… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make arm warmers from knee socks

September 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shows how she turns brightly colored knee socks into fun arm warmers. She makes them for her kids to layer with a short sleeved tee. They add a layer of warmth on… Read more ...

Tutorial: Heated therapy bag filled with corn

September 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kyla from Funky PolkaDot Giraffe guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make her heated therapy bags filled with corn (NOT the popping kind!). You can heat them up in the microwave whenever you… Read more ...

Free pattern: Tiffany Shrug for girls

September 23, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a pattern and tutorial for making her Tiffany Shrug, which was part of her outfit in the Back To School challenge at Project Run and Play. The lovely little cropped sweater is made out… Read more ...