Sewing Patterns – Page 1326

Tutorial: I Spy bag for quiet play

November 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Head over to Compulsively Creative to find out how to make these fabric I Spy bags. These are great little toys for times when a child needs some quiet entertainment, like during a church service or an airplane trip. Go … Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap fabric wreath

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

If your front door is feeling a little naked after you’ve taken down the Halloween decorations, perhaps a little fabric wreath would dress it up nice. Rachel from p.s. I quilt posts a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop showing how… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rescue hole-y girl’s jeans by turning them into bellbottoms

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Punkn’s shows a cool way to extend the life of a pair of jeans that have holes in the knees. She cuts them off at the knees and adds these fabulous bellbottoms. Find out how she did it on her … Read more ...

Tutorial: Christmas-themed throw pillows

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Creative Little Daisy shares a tutorial for making this trio of Christmas-themed throw pillows. What a fun way to spruce up your couch for the holidays! Go to the tutorial. [photo from Creative Little Daisy] [tags]sewing, tutorial, Christmas,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric scrap stickers

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Mairuru shows one thing that she does with her fabric scraps. She turns them into little fabric stickers to use as tape when packaging one of her yummy handsewn gifts. Read how she does it at her blog. [photo… Read more ...

Tutorial: Milkmaid skirt for little girls

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Adrianna from Crafterhours tells how you can make this Milkmaid skirt for little girls. She was inspired by a similar skirt she bought for herself. Because she gives the directions for drafting the pattern based on a child’s measurements, you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple baby bibs

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

These baby bibs by Hope from Going Sew Crazy are beautiful in their simplicity. She shares a free pattern and tutorial for making them. Make them out of one piece of fabric (as shown) or get creative with some scrap… Read more ...

Tutorial: Man’s sweatshirt refashion

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Happy Together shows how to refashion a man’s hoodie into a sweatshirt with this cool neckline detail. Get the tutorial. [photo from Happy Together] … Read more ...

Tutorial: Yoga mat tote

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make a yoga mat tote. Now you can carry your mat to and from yoga class in a bag made out of your favorite fabrics. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Sew4Home] [tags]sewing, tutorial, yoga,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Burlap flowers

November 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Jen from Tatertots and Jello shows how to make a variety of flowers out of burlap. She’s got directions for a large folded flower, a puffy flower, a multi-layer circle flowers with big leaves, rows of flowers, and yo-yo flowers. … Read more ...

Gotta get: Sunray Pleated Clutch PDF pattern

November 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

This Sunray Pleated Clutch by Constructivism features an intriguing folded fabric exterior. The pleated sunray detail makes your solid fabrics the star, though I think it would also look pretty awesome out of a stripe. You can get the PDF… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ric-rac edged placemat or napkin

November 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Jaime from Prudent Baby shows how to make a set of placemats or napkins edged with ric-rac. (The process is the same for either.) This is a great way to showcase some of your favorite fabric prints! Get the how-to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Throw pillow embellished with felt circles

November 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Kelli from Presser Foot shows how she made this throw pillow embellished with felt circles. I love the texture! The folded circles remind me of mineral formations. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Presser Foot] [tags]sewing, tutorial, throw,… Read more ...

Tutorial: 5 yards of bias tape from 1 fat quarter

November 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Did you know that you can get 5 yards of bias tape out of one fat quarter? That makes my printed bias tape lovin’ self very happy to know! Stop Staring and Start Sewing shows how to do it. Get … Read more ...

Tutorial: Child’s pants from adult shirt sleeves

November 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Blueprints shows how to repurpose the sleeves of an adult button-down shirt into legs for a child’s pair of pants. The wrist cuffs of the shirt become cool cuffs at the ankles of the pants. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ...