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Tutorial: Hanging trash bag for your car

August 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The Homemaking Honeys show how to sew up a perfect solution for the inevitable car litter. It’s a trash bag that hangs from the back of the front seat. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Homemaking Honeys] [tags]sewing,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Elf stockings

August 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Rather than spending the holiday season frantically sewing your Christmas decorations, why not get a head start now and save your sanity? Sew4Home shows how to make these adorable stockings. With the curly toes and pointed cuffs, they look like… Read more ...

How to Put an invisible zipper foot on your Sewing machine

August 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver 6 Comments

If the instructions on the little plastic invisible zipper feet leave you confused or frustrated, then take a look at this tutorial offered by Coats & Clark’s Sewing Secrets blog. (This blog is no longer activie and re-directs) We were… Read more ...

Tutorial: 45 minutes to an updated fall skirt

August 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how she took last year’s wool skirt and turned it into this year’s fashion. She shortened it and used the fabric she cut off to add a center row of flounces. She says it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a headband from a bra strap

August 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Leigh Ann from The Object Project shows how you can make a headband out of the most mundane of materials – a bra strap. See how she takes it to fabulous! Get the tutorial. [photo from The Object Project… Read more ...

Tutorial: Flower table runner

August 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The Moda Bakeshop shows how to make this flower table runner. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Moda Bakeshop] Looking for more sewing patterns for table runners? Check these out on Etsy.… Read more ...

Free pattern: Felt koala bookmark

August 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Wee Folk Art shares a free pattern for this felt koala bookmark. What a cutie!! Go to the free pattern. [photo from Wee Folk Art] [tags]… Read more ...

Sneak peek: Denyse Schmidt’s Hope Valley

August 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

True Up shares some info on Denyse Schmidt’s upcoming line, Hope Valley, as well as some sneak peeks. I love it already! Read more at True Up, or see swatches of the full line at Free Spirit Fabrics.… Read more ...

Free pattern: Simple chef’s apron

August 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Phyllis Dobbs created a simple chef’s apron pattern to showcase her It’s a Dog’s Life fabric line, and she offers it for free on her blog. The prints in It’s a Dog’s Life are a whimsical imagining of a dog’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt apple garland for back-to-school

August 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Celebrate back-to-school time and the coming of fall with this felt apple garland. I love the printed fabrics in the middle of each apple! Roots and Wings Co shows how to make one. Go to the tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a “tooth monster” pillow

August 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This project is for all the little boys out there who feel that a “tooth fairy” pillow is too girly for them. They want something with a little more power, a little more edge, a little more gore. For them,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fold and zip shopping tote

August 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver 3 Comments

Heart of Mary shows how to make this Fold And Zip Shopping Bag. It zips up small for storage, but unzip and unfold and you’ve got a full-size shopping bag. Now you can always keep a reusable tote bag handy! … Read more ...

Tutorial: Coiled zipper rose

August 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cut Out + Keep user Stacie G. shares a tutorial for making this coiled zipper rose. The teeth of the zipper help define the edges of the rose and give it a slightly industrial feel. Get the how-to. [photo… Read more ...

Free designs for custom-printed fabric

August 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Made by Petchy got so many inquiries about the killer fabric she used in her laptop bag tutorial (it’s her own design, by the way) that she decided to provide the patterns for the custom-printed fabric as a free download. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Recycled t-shirt braided belt

August 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Some tees, bless their hearts, have little refashioning potential. Whether it’s an awkward cut, or a stain, or fabric that doesn’t behave, there’s little that can be done with them. But even these t-shirts can be recycled into something useful… Read more ...