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Tutorial: Hand-dyed and pieced lace fabric

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Katy from No Big Dill shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how she made the fabric for her Chocolate Delivery dress. It was the winner of the Valentine’s Day challenge. The simple A-line dress is made… Read more ...

Read all about it: Inexpensive sources of fabric and notions

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

It’s no secret that it’s easy to drop a bundle on yummy fabrics and notions, but that doesn’t mean sewing has to be expensive. In fact, there are lots of ways that you can still have awesome fabric and notions… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pocketed Notebook Cover

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Vicki Welsh from Field Trips in Fiber shares a PDF tutorial at 3 Creative Studios for her Pocketed Notebook Cover. The fabric cover holds a standard spiral-bound notebook, and has pockets on the front to hold your pens and your… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Patchwork jersey knit pants

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Kirstin & Jordan from KojoDesigns help Celebrate the Boy with a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a pair of pieced jersey knit pants. These so stinkin’ cute!! Get the tute. [photo from kojodesigns]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tucking in the seam allowance on a turning hole

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sunni from Love Affair With My Brother shares a cool trick that she does when turning items right side out. This extra little step makes it easy to tuck in the seam allowances of the hole that you leave open… Read more ...

Tutorial: Interchangeable ruffles to add length to girls’ jeans

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Nikki from Lilybug Designs shows how to extend the life of a pair of girls’ jeans that have grown too short. Literally, extend the life. She adds an interchangeable ruffle to the hem to get extra length. They add extra… Read more ...

Tutorial: Drawstring bolster pillow from pajama pants

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Cassandra from Sleeping or Sewing shows how she turned a pair of pajama pants that her daughter had outgrown into a cute bolster pillow. This is such a clever refashion! It takes just one leg to make one, so you… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Girl’s half slips from thrifted adult-sized slips

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

When I was a kid, I always had a slip I could wear under my dresses and skirts if needed, but these days they’re actually fairly difficult to find. Chris from Pickup Some Creativity guest blogs at Liberate Creativity with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pieced oval mug mat and coffee cozy

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Crafty Staci shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an oval mug mat and matching coffee cozy. Hers is pieced from a bunch of 1-inch strips of fabric. This would be an awesome way to use up… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Strawberry purse

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

PA Country Crafts wanted a special place for her daughter to store her Strawberry Shortcake dolls, so she made a purse shaped like a strawberry. This is so cute!! She shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did… Read more ...

Tutorial: Super cute kitten softie in an itty bitty box

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Care from Obsessively Stitching shares a pattern and tutorial for making this sweet little kitty softie. And isn’t he soooo cute in his itty bitty box? She has the pattern for that, too. Get the patterns from Obsessively Stitching.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Embellished burp cloths

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Mama Crafts shares a tutorial for making embellished burp cloths from prefolded fabric diapers. You can buy the diapers at any discount store, and then use fabric and ribbon to dress them up. This would make a great gift for… Read more ...

Cool idea: Birdie wreath baby mobile

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Clare from Naptime Novels shows off the lovely baby mobile she made. She used the free pattern from Spool (link to the pattern is in the sidebar of their blog) to make a bunch of birdie softies, and hung them… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Little girl’s classic sleeveless dress with gathered skirt

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Eva from Couturier Mommy shares a video tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s sleeveless dress with a full gathered skirt. Depending on fabric choice and embellishment, this classic dress style can be made dressy for an Easter dress… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bolster pillow from soft minky fabric

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make a bolster pillow out of minky fabric. The super soft fabric on the roll pillow makes reading in bed the ultimate indulgence. Get the how-to. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ...