More Sewing Patterns – Page 1249

Tutorial: Create a PVC peaked roof frame for a table tent

February 20, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she made a peaked roof frame for a table tent. This simple frame is the skeleton supporting the roof of a cottage-y table tent. She shares the tutorial as part of her Tent Week … Read more ...

Tutorial: Refashion adult jeans into kids’ jeans

February 20, 2010 by Anne Weaver 3 Comments

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shares a free e-Class showing how to create a pair of kids’ jeans out of a pair of adult jeans. What a great idea!! Adult jeans are often easier to come by from tag sales… Read more ...

Free Sewing Tutorial: DIY pattern weights

February 20, 2010 by Anne Weaver 3 Comments

Last year my sister hipped me to the wonder of pattern weights. Instead of pinning, pinning, pinning when cutting out a pattern, slap down some pattern weights and get cutting. Not only is it MUCH faster, but I’ve found that… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make an I-Spy game

February 20, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jess from RessicaJachel and Craftiness is Not Optional shows how to to make an I-Spy bag. I love games like this for my daughter – self-contained, portable, quiet, and good for a developing brain. Get the how-to. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a set of fabric “paper” dolls

February 19, 2010 by Anne Weaver 9 Comments

Angela Yosten from Moda Home Mom shares a free pattern on Moda Bake Shop for making a set of fabric “paper” dolls. These fabric versions of the perennial childhood favorite are a great alternative for children with small hands who… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a pair of knee pads for a crawling baby

February 19, 2010 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Nadia from Fun with Mom shows how she made a pair of knee pads for her crawling baby. They wrap around baby’s legs with elastic straps to make the hard floors just a little softer under her knees. Go to … Read more ...

Tutorial: Singed taffeta flowers with wrapped ribbon stems

February 19, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Nicola from Flowerpot Design and The Flowerpot Blog shows how to make a stemmed taffeta flower. These fabric flowers feature singed taffeta petals, wrapped bead center, and ribbon covered stem. Aren’t they gorgeous? Go to the tutorial and make a … Read more ...

Tutorial: Handstitched square bib

February 19, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Handstitcher extraordinaire Mairuru shows how to make this simple baby bib from two squares of fabric. When it snaps around baby’s neck it folds in half into a layered triangular shape. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Mairuru] Looking… Read more ...

Tutorial: Teepee tent from a twin flat sheet

February 19, 2010 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Tent Week continues at Obsessively Stitching with this tutorial for making a teepee. When it’s not being used as a clubhouse or camping tent or secret headquarters, it can be folded up for easy storage. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a hanging trash bag for your car

February 18, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Keep the inside of your car trash-free with this hanging trash bag by Adrienne of Some of a Kind. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Hang it over the back of your seat and you’ll have… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: T-shirt refashion with Anthroplogie-inspired asymmetrical neckline

February 18, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Suzannah from {adventures in dressmaking} shows us how to refashion a long-sleeved t-shirt into this Anthropologie-inspired tee with an asymmetrical neckline. The ruffles are so soft and feminine! Go to the tutorial. [photo from {adventures in dressmaking}] … Read more ...

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Lookie what she made: Men’s shirt refashions

February 18, 2010 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

km-17 shares some of her favorite men’s shirt refasions on Wardrobe Refashion. She has turned men’s dress shirts into several styles of women’s blouses. Her attention to detail gives the menswear a delicate, feminine edge. Go to Wardrobe Refashion … Read more ...