More Sewing Patterns – Page 1329

Tutorial: Dainty flower pincushions

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Better Homes & Gardens shows how to make these dainty little flower pincushions. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Better H0mes & Gardens] [via Whip Up] Looking for more Pincushion patterns? Check out this fun sewing book for making… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sock-ta-pus softie

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Instructables user ShesParticular shares a tutorial for making a sock-ta-pus, an octapus softie from old socks. Get the how-to. [photo from Instructables] Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for kids’ toys on Etsy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric gift totes

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The next time you need to package up a special gift, don’t buy a paper gift sack from the store. Instead, make a special gift tote from fabric. It’s economical and reusable. Vicki Welsh from Field Trips in Fiber shows… Read more ...

Tutorial: Crib quilts and dresser cloths for baby’s nursery

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The Stylish Baby Nursery series continues at Sew4Home with tutorials showing how to make a dresser cloth/crib quilt and a scalloped rag quilt. Link to the dresser cloth/crib quilt tutorial. Link to the scalloped rag quilt tutorial. [photo… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Strappy-back drape neck tank

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jilian Dee created a video tutorial for refashioning a basic tee into this strappy-back drape neck tank, inspired by a similar shirt she saw at Urban Outfitters. Tres cool! Go to the tutorial. [photo from JilianDee] [tags]sewing, tutorial, strappy, drape,… Read more ...

Check it out: BellaSymphony tutorials

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for one-of-a-kind baby gift, go check out BellaSymphony. BellaSymphony sells boutique-style baby and children’s clothes and accessories, but they also sell tutorials to make items of your own. The prices of the tutorials are reasonable, ranging from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Car seat cover

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver 5 Comments

Ruth from Adventures with a Sewing Machine shows how to create a new fabric cover for a car seat. Bye, bye, boring fabric that came with the car seat. Hello, designer car seat! Go to the tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt flower headband

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

This felt flower headband by suite.living evokes images of summertime fairies, a la A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Get the how-to and make one of your own. Looking for more headband sewing patterns? Check these designs out on Etsy. [photo… Read more ...

Tutorial: Child’s ruffled apron

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Skip to My Lou shows how to make this uber-cute child’s ruffled apron. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Skip to My Lou] [tags]sewing, tutorial, child, ruffled, apron[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ribbon covered hair clips

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Find out how to make these ribbon covered hair clips with a tutorial from The Long Thread. All it takes to make one is a hair clip, 6″ of ribbon, and thread (of course). Go to the tutorial.… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Anthropologie-inspired Rag Bag

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Inspired by a bag from Anthropologie, Jessica from Happy Togethercreated this fabulous Rag Bag. The “rags” hang from the body of the purse like soft, feathery fringe. This is so pretty!! She wrote up a tutorial so you can… Read more ...

Free pattern: Owl applique for t-shirt

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Lil Blue Boo appliqued these little owls on to store-bought t-shirts to match the fancy little girl skirts she made, and she provides the applique pattern for free in case you want to do it, too. Go to the free … Read more ...

Tutorial: Placecards from jeans pockets

August 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Chica and Jo show how to recycle the pockets of old pairs of jeans into placecards and cutlery holders for the dining table. The front of the pocket bears the name of the person to be sitting there, and the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Everyday Glam Bag from U-Handblog

August 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

U-Handblog offers a free pattern for the Everyday Glam Bag. This bag is easily spiced up with a bit of fringe hanging from the bottom. (I always love that trim at the fabric store, but never have a use. This… Read more ...

Tip: Following the right line when cutting multi-size patterns

August 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Multi-size patterns allow for flexibility when cutting your fabric pieces. I can cut one size of shirt in the shoulders, but another in the bust. But with this flexibility comes complexity. With all those lines, it’s easy to accidentally skip… Read more ...