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Video: The tools you need to get started sewing

November 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Chica and Jo continue their Sewing 101 blog series with a video showing the essential notions you’ll need as you sew your first sewing projects. If you’re wanting to learn to sew, this is a great video for you! See … Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Tooth fairy envelope

November 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Losing a tooth is such a big event for a child, so give them a special spot to leave their teeth for the tooth fairy. Bethany from The Paper Pony shows how to make an adorable tooth fairy envelope. I… Read more ...

Wool felt basics

November 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Wool felt is the fabric of choice for many sewers due to its durability, ease of use (no hemming required), and flexibility. Kim from True Up kicks off her Wool Felt Week series with a short article describing the different… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric luggage tags

November 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Skip to my Lou shows how you can make your own custom fabric luggage tags. Make one from a bright, bold print and you’ll easily be able to recognize your suitcase as it comes around on the baggage claim carousel. … Read more ...

Tutorial: I Spy bag for quiet play

November 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Head over to Compulsively Creative to find out how to make these fabric I Spy bags. These are great little toys for times when a child needs some quiet entertainment, like during a church service or an airplane trip. Go … Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap fabric wreath

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

If your front door is feeling a little naked after you’ve taken down the Halloween decorations, perhaps a little fabric wreath would dress it up nice. Rachel from p.s. I quilt posts a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop showing how… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rescue hole-y girl’s jeans by turning them into bellbottoms

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Punkn’s shows a cool way to extend the life of a pair of jeans that have holes in the knees. She cuts them off at the knees and adds these fabulous bellbottoms. Find out how she did it on her … Read more ...

Tutorial: Christmas-themed throw pillows

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Creative Little Daisy shares a tutorial for making this trio of Christmas-themed throw pillows. What a fun way to spruce up your couch for the holidays! Go to the tutorial. [photo from Creative Little Daisy] [tags]sewing, tutorial, Christmas,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric scrap stickers

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Mairuru shows one thing that she does with her fabric scraps. She turns them into little fabric stickers to use as tape when packaging one of her yummy handsewn gifts. Read how she does it at her blog. [photo… Read more ...

Tutorial: Milkmaid skirt for little girls

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Adrianna from Crafterhours tells how you can make this Milkmaid skirt for little girls. She was inspired by a similar skirt she bought for herself. Because she gives the directions for drafting the pattern based on a child’s measurements, you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple baby bibs

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

These baby bibs by Hope from Going Sew Crazy are beautiful in their simplicity. She shares a free pattern and tutorial for making them. Make them out of one piece of fabric (as shown) or get creative with some scrap… Read more ...

Tutorial: Man’s sweatshirt refashion

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Happy Together shows how to refashion a man’s hoodie into a sweatshirt with this cool neckline detail. Get the tutorial. [photo from Happy Together] … Read more ...

Tutorial: Yoga mat tote

November 9, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make a yoga mat tote. Now you can carry your mat to and from yoga class in a bag made out of your favorite fabrics. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Sew4Home] [tags]sewing, tutorial, yoga,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Burlap flowers

November 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Jen from Tatertots and Jello shows how to make a variety of flowers out of burlap. She’s got directions for a large folded flower, a puffy flower, a multi-layer circle flowers with big leaves, rows of flowers, and yo-yo flowers. … Read more ...

Gotta get: Sunray Pleated Clutch PDF pattern

November 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

This Sunray Pleated Clutch by Constructivism features an intriguing folded fabric exterior. The pleated sunray detail makes your solid fabrics the star, though I think it would also look pretty awesome out of a stripe. You can get the PDF… Read more ...