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Tutorial: Organizing tote basket

March 30, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Christina from2 Little Hooligans shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this awesome organizing tote basket. She shows it here filled with knitting supplies, but there’s really no limit to what you can use this bag… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lucky Dress with pleated scoop bodice and layered hem

March 30, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a 4-part tutorial for making her Lucky Dress for little girls. The simple A-line dress buttons up the back and has a fabulous pleated scoop bodice. And check out… Read more ...

Tutorial: Continuous bound placket

March 30, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kymy from Everything Your Mama Made & More shows how to create a continuous bound placket. It’s a slit cut into a garment that’s bound with bias tape to finish the edges neat and tidy. They’re usually found on a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric Battleship game folders

March 30, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jill from Creating My Way to Success shows how to make a set of fabric folders that hold a paper version of the Battleship game. These would make awesome car games for a road trip! And they’re not just for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy Baby Bib

March 30, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Zaaberry shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Scrappy Baby Bib. Not only is the scrappy look super cute, but it also means that you can use up your smaller pieces of fabric to make this… Read more ...

Tutorial: Interactive race car play shirt

March 30, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Mandy fromSugar Bee Craft Edition shows how to make a boy’s shirt that also functions as a toy. It’s an interactive race car play shirt, with roads appliqued up, down, and around the shirt. Pockets give a place to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tiered Twirly Skirt

March 29, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Creative Mama from Adithis Amma Sews shows how to make a tiered twirly skirt. This is such a pretty, versatile skirt style! You can make this skirt for kids or adults, and can include as many tiers as you like. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Mudpie Apron

March 29, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs tells how to make a Mudpie Apron. Like the name suggests, it’s designed for kids to wear when playing in the mud to keep their clothes from getting dirty. It’s made from a vinyl table… Read more ...

Tutorial: Big Bloom fabric flower

March 29, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Keyka Lou Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make this Big Bloom fabric flower. This is such a beautiful flower! It’s shown here in silk, but their blog also shows pictures of it made from a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt shooting star toys

March 29, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Maureen and Shanti from Twig and Toadstool share a tutorial at Rhythm of the Home showing how to make felt shooting stars. The stuffed felt stars have ribbon streamers that will trail behind when it gets tossed. What an absolutely… Read more ...

Tutorial: Carrying case for a portable DVD player

March 29, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Nap Time Crafters shows how to make a carrying case for your portable DVD player. The fabric folder has a place for the DVD player and a small selection of DVDs. It folds up together for easy transport. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a toddler’s playdress from an older child’s t-shirt

March 29, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Jen from My Own Road shows how she created this cute playdress for her daughter out of an older child’s t-shirt and some extra knit. (She got the extra knit fabric from a man’s undershirt, but you could also use… Read more ...

Tutorial: Padded messenger bag for a notebook computer

March 29, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Staci from Crafty Stacicreated a messenger bag to make it easy for her daughter to carry her new notebook computer to and from school. A unique button tab and loop combination serve as the closurel. She included a cotton… Read more ...

Get it now: Free weasel softie pattern

March 29, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Laura from Wilsons Etsy Storeintroduces her new weasel softie pattern, and from now until noon Thursday, March 31, 2011 you can download it for free from her blog. Go to her blog to get the pattern. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a cowl pullover from a zippered hoodie

March 28, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Look at this awesome little boys’ cowl pullover! Would you believe that it started out as a zip-up hoodie? Mary from Craft Buds shares a tutorial showing how she removed the hood and the zipper, and then reshaped the neckline… Read more ...