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Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make a hanging bag to hold your plastic grocery sacks

June 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Kirstin and Jordan from KojoDesigns share a tutorial on their blog showing how to make this hanging bag for holding your plastic grocery sacks. The drawstring closure at the bottom makes it easy to put stuff in and then pull… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric pom pom flowers

June 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver

You can make these fun pom pom flowers out of fabric. Prudent Baby tells how to do it. Get the tute. [photo from Prudent Baby] [tags]sewing, tutorial, fabric, pom pom, pompom, flower[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tea Party Ruffle Skirt for girls

June 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make this tiered Tea Party Ruffle Skirt for girls. The lightweight denim she used in her example is a great fabric choice for this skirt!! Go to the tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy way to turn a strap right side out

June 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Making straps seems like such a quick little step in a sewing project – until it’s time to turn them right side out. Rae from Made By Rae shares a new trick she learned that makes this annoying step a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew an insulated pizza or pie taker

June 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Jill from JeMbellish and Creating My Way to Success made an insulated pie or pizza box for taking foods to picnics and potlucks. The sewing looks to be fairly easy. You won’t believe what she repurposed to create the reflective… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: DIY Make a large dog bed

June 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Joyful Abode shows how to make a dog bed. The inside is stuffed with two bed pillows, so it’s big enough for a larger dog. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Joyful Abode] Looking for more things to hand-make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a hot water bottle cover from wool felt

June 7, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Miss Cinti from My Poppet and Made of Cloth shares a tutorial for making a hot water bottle cover. She uses wool felt, which is both durable and easy to work with. I love the big, mod polka dots!! Go … Read more ...

Tutorial: Gathered bloomers for toddler girls

June 7, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Destri from The Mother Huddle shares a tutorial for making these bloomers for a toddler girl. She was able to make them out of a pillowcase, but really they could be made out of any similarly-sized piece of fabric. Get … Read more ...

Tutorial: Frayed edge burp cloth

June 7, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Mandy fromSugar Bee Craft Edition shows how to make this frayed edge burp cloth. You can personalize it with a monogram, as shown in the example. You could also use an image from a fabric print as an applique,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stadium blanket with canvas tote

June 7, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Looking for a good Father’s Day sewing project? Sew4Home tells how to make this stadium blanket with a wrap-around canvas tote for easy carrying. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Sew4Home] [tags]sewing, tutorial, stadium, blanket, quilt, canvas, tote,… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern : Make a baby’s sleep sack from a man’s dress shirt

June 7, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Lindsay from The Cottage Mama and The Cottage Home guest blogs over at luvinthemommyhood with a tutorial showing how to make a baby’s sleep sack out of a man’s dress shirt. I love this idea!! Not only is it a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Simple dress for Patty Young’s Potty Girls

June 7, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Have you seen Patty Young‘s new Playdate line? One of the fabrics features her “Potty Girls”, named so because the simple lines are reminiscent of the people silhouettes you see on restroom signs. You can use the Potty Girls… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a ruffled shrug from a t-shirt

June 7, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Don’t let a stain send a t-shirt to the trash bin. Instead, turn it into a shorter version of itself, sans stain. Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how she turned one of her daughter’s stained t-shirts into… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make unique wall pegs from vintage spools of thread

June 6, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Old spools of thread are easily found at estate sales or thrift stores. The wooden spools and the vintage printing are visually appealing, but the old thread shouldn’t be used in an actual sewing project. Design*Sponge shows how to turn… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a fabric cupholder for a stroller

June 6, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make a fabric cupholder that hangs from a stroller. I remember back in my stroller-pushing days this was something I wished for just about every time I was out taking my daughter… Read more ...