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Tutorial: Acorn applique t-shirt

October 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters shares a tutorial and template for making an acorn appliqued t-shirt. The design works for boys or for girls. It’s an easy project and creates a fun t-shirt for fall. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ...

Read all about it: Thrifty Christmas Challenge at Seams Inspired

October 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Seams Inspired announces her Thrifty Christmas Challenge. This year, her family has decided to give only thrifted gifts. This includes hadmade items made from fabric stash or thrifted fabrics! From now until Christmas, she’ll host weekly link parties and posting… Read more ...

Tutorial: Last minute poodle skirt costume for little girls

October 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Halloween is just around the corner, but there’s still time to make a costume for your little girl. Wendy from Gurgle Turtle guest blogs at Prudent Baby showing how to make a quick and easy poodle skirt. Go to the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Pincushion from a tuna can

October 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Kara from Creations by Kara shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pretty pincushion from a recycled tuna can. Get the how-to. [photo from Creations by Kara] [via Dollar Store Crafts]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Trick or Treat bag

October 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Fishsticks and Fries shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this Trick or Treat bag. The squarish shape (6″ wide, 6″ deep, 9″ tall) makes it easy to dig through all the treats that are collected inside. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Burlap placemat with flower embellishment

October 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Ameroonie Designs guest blogs over at U Create with a tutorial showing how to create a burlap placemat with a gathered fabric flower embellishment. A set of these placemats would be so pretty on a fall table! Go to the … Read more ...

Free Pattern: Daniel Trousers vintage style pants for boys

October 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters shares a free pattern for her little boys’ Daniel Trousers over at BurdaStyle. The Daniel Trousers are made with a slim cut and have elastic at the back of the waistband. The button tab detail… Read more ...

Tutorial: Silhouette tea towels

October 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Anna from Bumble BayBees shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a silhouette tea towel. These colorful towels would make awesome grandparent gifts for Christmas! Get the how-to. [photo from Bumble Bay Bees] [via Dollar … Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruched and studded little girl leggings

October 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Schwin W. from Schwin & Schwin shows how to make these ruched and studded leggings for little girls. They were inspired by a similar pair of (adult-sized) leggings she saw on Project Runway. Love them! Also in the same post,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple hooded cape

October 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Imagine Childhood shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a simple hooded cape. A cape like this could go with any number of Halloween costumees, and would keep trick or treaters warm if the weather turns off… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make your own pattern weights

October 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

I love love love using my pattern weights to keep patterns in place while cutting them out. They’re far less hassle than using straight pins. You can buy fancy sets of pattern weights at the fabric store, but you… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY padded camera bag insert

October 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how you can make a designer camera bag at a fraction of the cost of buying one already made. The secret is a padded and velcro-ed organizer that can turn a roomy handbag… Read more ...

Tutorial: Jack-o-lantern t-shirt with layered sleeves

October 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting shows how she made this cute jack-o-lantern t-shirt with layered sleeves. She started with a plain orange t-shirt and stenciled a face and added the striped arms made from striped tights. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Curly ribbon korker bows

October 28, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make those super cute curly ribbon korker bows that little girls loooove to wear in their hair. When you make them yourself, you can have a set of korker bows to match… Read more ...

Tutorial: Create a lettuce edge on your sewing machine

October 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Head over to the Oliver + S blog to find out how to create a lettuce edge on your sewing machine. It’s easy to do and creates a pretty ruffled edge on knit fabrics. Go to the tutorial. [photo… Read more ...