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Lookie what she made: Winter coat refashion

July 30, 2012 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Laura from Make Bake Sisters had an old winter coat that didn’t suit her any more, so she refashioned it to the military style jacket you see here. She shortened it, added the collars and tabs and epaulets, and lengthened… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Strapless bridesmaid dress now has lace sleeves

July 24, 2012 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Miriam Tribe from Mad Mim shows her clever solution to the strapless dress problem. You know, the dress that is perfect in every way – except for the fact that it’s strapless and you want the security of sleeves? She … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Chevron ombre dress

July 17, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jessica from Running With Scissors made this gorgeous ombre dress for her niece. The bodice is pieced in a chevron pattern from a gradient of gray fabrics. WOW! The skirt also gets the ombre treatment, though it’s dyed as a… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Circle skirt culottes

July 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This may look like a circle skirt, but it’s actually a pair of culottes. Lauriana from Petit Main Sauvage made them. Who knew culottes could be sho chic?? The angled flap pocket details were inspired by 1950s pattern magazines. Read … Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple softie that kids can sew

July 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Amie Plumley and Andria Lisle, authors of book “Sewing School: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make” and the blog Sewing School, guest blog at Craft Foxes where they answer readers’ questions about teaching kids to sew. They also… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Playhouse for a teddy bear

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

LiEr from ikat bag recently made a fabric playhouse for her daughter’s teddy bear Bearaby. It’s made like the child playhouses that fit over a card table, but she used a child’s play table instead so the scale is right… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: 4th of July Ruffle Skirt

June 24, 2012 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Terra from Mama Says Sew shows the 4th of July skirt that she made for her little girl. This is SO cute!! It’s a layered skirt with a stars and stripes theme. The under layer has stripes made from rows… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Umbrella with beaded fringe

June 23, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Bridgit from Wag Doll shows how fabulous an umbrella can be when you add beaded fringe to the outer edge. The pink and black umbrella she starts with is pretty great as is, but with the beaded fringe it’s that… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Baseball jersey pillows

June 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Bethany from Sweet Bee Creations posts on her blog, Sweet Bee Buzzings, showing the throw pillows she made out of baseball jerseys. They were a special request project for a friend’s man cave. At first she was apprehensive cutting… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Pleated ribbon rainbow t-shirt

June 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amy from And Sew We Craft used pleated ribbon to add a rainbow to a striped tee for her daughter. I think it turned out cute!! And judging from the pleased-as-punch look on her daughter’s face, I think she did,… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: A purse made to look like a house!

June 17, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Alicia from Alicia’s Hiding Place shows off the purse she made for her sister. The body of the bag is in the shape of a house, with all the details appliqued on. There’s even a clothes line on the back!! … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: 1940’s inspired color blocked blouse refashion

June 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Katja from Of Dreams and Seams shares her latest refashioning project. This time she’s using instructions from a 1940’s fashion magazine that shows how to use two shirts (one black, one white) to make a color blocked blouse. In addition… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Vintage bobbin ring

June 10, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation used a vintage bobbin to create a unique piece of jewelry for a birthday gift. She wound the bobbin with thread in the recipient’s favorite color, and then buried the end of the thread so… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Sewing pattern storage from an unexpected source

June 9, 2012 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Vanessa from Crafty Gemini has a pretty new green basket to hold her sewing patterns. It’s repurposed from something unexpected, something that had been sitting out in her garage for several years. Something you probably have in your house, too. … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: French knots add subtle detail to a blouse

June 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jessica from Running With Scissors shows a beautiful blouse she recently made. The top itself is very simple – a basic blouse with short sleeves and a round neck – which makes all of the French knots she made a… Read more ...