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Giveaway: Craft bag with oodles of pockets

October 6, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Pockets are key to carrying your supplies in a crafting tote. With every tool having a happy home in a different pocket, there’s no digging around at the bottom looking for the item you need. Mommy’s Craft Misadventures is giving… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s twirly skirt with optional pick-ups

September 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sharon from Adventures in the Sewing Studio shows how to make a little girl’s twirly skirt with two looks in one. It can be a simple layered twirly skirt, or with a few snaps it can be a layered twirly… Read more ...

Tutorial: Green Eggs and Tea twirly skirt for little girls

September 16, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Kataryna from Chibi Designs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this Green Eggs and Tea twirly skirt for little girls. The little overskirt is sure to make your littel girl feel like a princess! Get the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a garden flag

September 13, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Disappointed with the selection of garden flags in retail stores, Lisa from The Pursuit of Happiness made her own. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. She made it from outdoor fabric so it will stand up to… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Designer-look ruffle flower top from a long-sleeved tee

September 11, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to recreate the look of a designer top with oversized ruffle flower applique by refashioning a long-sleeved tee. Get the how-to. [photo from Adventures in Dressmaking] … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a dress for a 11.5″ fashion doll

August 30, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Sharon from Adventures from the Sewing Studio shows how to sew a dress for a 11.5″ fashion doll (such as Barbie). After all, the fun of a fashion doll is changing the clothes – again.. and again… and agaion… Go … Read more ...

Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make your bra straps pretty

August 26, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make your bra straps pretty. That way, they won’t look silly when they’re peeking out from your tank tops. Brilliant!! Go to the tutorial. [photo… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl leggings with contrast cuffs

August 25, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Kataryna from Chibi Designs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of cute little girl leggings with contrast cuffs. The cuffs allow you to introduce a contrasting color at the bottom, but they’re also an… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Shirred or elastic waist pajama shorts

August 20, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of pajama shorts. She gives two options for the waist – you can shirr it with elastic thread, or stitch down a wide… Read more ...

Read all about it: Purchasing a dress form

August 19, 2010 by Anne Weaver

So you’ve been watching all of those episodes of Project Runway and seeing the designers create garments on a dress form, and you’re thinking, “Oooh, I want one of those for MY studio!” But it turns out there are actually… Read more ...

Read all about it: Retro sewing at Sew Sixties

August 15, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Astrid from Sew Sixties has created a blog to chronicle her adventures in sewing the vintage patterns that she loves. If you’ve got an affinity for 1960s-ish patterns (and maybe more than a few stacked up waiting to be sewn),… Read more ...

Read all about it: Getting the size right on a sewing pattern

August 4, 2010 by Anne Weaver

There is little that is more frustrating than spending hours creating a garment only to realize at the end that you cut the garment out on the wrong size from the pattern. Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking dedicates a post… Read more ...

Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Update your shorts with a simple lace applique

July 30, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking posts on her blog showing how she used lace applique to replicate the look of an expensive pair of shorts she saw in a magazine. This small addition to the shorts takes them from ho-hum-practical… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy D-ring Scrappy Belt

July 25, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Christine from From an Igloo guest blogs over at seven thirty three with a tutorial showing how to make this pretty patchwork D-ring belt. You can use a charm pack to get coordinated “scraps” or be more adventurous and raid… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a soft headband for baby

July 15, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Jess from Craftiness is Not Optional shares a tutorial for making a soft headband for a little bitty baby. The white fabric bands that you see in the picture are loops that allow you to attach a clip to embellish… Read more ...