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Tutorial: Homage to Starry Night in fabric scraps

June 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs at Living With Punks with a tutorial showing how to make fabulous art for your home – out of fabric scraps! She used twisted and coiled fabric strips to make her Homage to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dish drying mat

June 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Erica from B is for Boy shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an absorbant dish drying mat to put by your kitchen sink. The top is made from a favorite fabric print, while the towel layer… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: 15-minute vintage pillowcase dress

June 8, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. guest blogs over at Ladybird Ln with a tutorial showing how to turn a vintage pillowcase into a lovely sundress for a little girl. If there’s needlework at the edge of the pillow –… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a pattern from your leggings, and get the crotch right

June 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Leggings are a staple of my little girl’s wardrobe. She wears them in the fall and winter under dresses and tunics. In the warmer months, she wears bike shorts under her playdresses so she can climb on the monkey bars… Read more ...

From my studio last week: June 7, 2011

June 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

So after last week’s test run of the bike shorts, I had planned to make piles and piles of bike shorts for my daughter. And I did get one made, and photo’d it along the way so I could write… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Anthro-inspired funky stripe throw pillow

June 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she made this funky stripe throw pillow, inspired by a similar pillow from Anthropologie. It’s actually the reverse side of her bohemian pillow, so she’s getting two looks from one… Read more ...

Tutorial: Laptop bag with quilted lining

June 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Destri from The Mother Huddle guest blogs in the Pattern Remix series at Me Sew Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a laptop bag. The pattern is an adaptation of one she used to make a purse for… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Easy strapless maxi dress

June 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Maxi dresses are super popular right now. Sharon from Sharon Sews shows how to make a strapless maxi dress. It’s a quick and easy dress to make, suitable for a beginning sewer. Get the tutorial. [photo from Sharon… Read more ...

Tutorial: Wristlet camera strap

June 7, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Cheryl from Just Pretty and A Pretty Cool Life shares a tutorial showing how to make a wristlet camera strap. The short strap is just big enough to slide over your wrist, making it easy to carry your digital camera… Read more ...

Tutorial: Travel case with zippered pockets

June 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Just in time for summertime travel, Sewing Steph shares a tutorial showing how to make a travel case. It’s made up of two zippered pockets to hold money and other small items, and unsnaps to reveal pockets for holding a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bandana skirt for toddler girls

June 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Rebecca from This Present Life and Happy Baby Designs shows how to make a little girl’skirt out of a bandana. This is such a cute look for summertime!! It’s also a quick project, as the bandana is already hemmed for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Snail Mail Folio

June 6, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Tristan Gallagher shares a tutorial on the CT Publishing blog showing how to make this cute and functional Snail Mail Folio. With pockets to hold stamps, notecards and envelopes, pens, and even a small address book, this little folio keeps… Read more ...

Tutorial: Homage to Starry Night in fabric scraps

Tutorial: Dish drying mat

Sewing Pattern: 15-minute vintage pillowcase dress

Tutorial: Make a pattern from your leggings, and get the crotch right

From my studio last week: June 7, 2011

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Anthro-inspired funky stripe throw pillow

Tutorial: Laptop bag with quilted lining

Sewing Tutorial: Easy strapless maxi dress

Tutorial: Wristlet camera strap

Tutorial: Travel case with zippered pockets

Tutorial: Bandana skirt for toddler girls

Tutorial: Snail Mail Folio

Tutorial: Vintage Market Tote

Tutorial: Woman’s bow shirt from a man’s polo

Sewing Tutorial: Big Splash! swimsuit for girls