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Tutorial: Sewing with invisible thread

August 12, 2009 by Anne Weaver

For those times when there’s just no single thread that matches all of the colors in your sewing project, an invisible thread may be the way to go. But because it’s essentially a very fine fishing line, it doesn’t sew… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt covered hair clips

August 12, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Wee Folk Art has created an additional set of templates for their felt covered hair clips tutorial. Included in the free pattern are templates to make a barette with stacked circles, hearts, and leaves. I particularly like the one that… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dainty flower pincushions

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Better Homes & Gardens shows how to make these dainty little flower pincushions. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Better H0mes & Gardens] [via Whip Up] Looking for more Pincushion patterns? Check out this fun sewing book for making… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sock-ta-pus softie

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Instructables user ShesParticular shares a tutorial for making a sock-ta-pus, an octapus softie from old socks. Get the how-to. [photo from Instructables] Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for kids’ toys on Etsy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric gift totes

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

The next time you need to package up a special gift, don’t buy a paper gift sack from the store. Instead, make a special gift tote from fabric. It’s economical and reusable. Vicki Welsh from Field Trips in Fiber shows… Read more ...

Tutorial: Crib quilts and dresser cloths for baby’s nursery

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

The Stylish Baby Nursery series continues at Sew4Home with tutorials showing how to make a dresser cloth/crib quilt and a scalloped rag quilt. Link to the dresser cloth/crib quilt tutorial. Link to the scalloped rag quilt tutorial. [photo… Read more ...

Tutorial: Serging curves

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Editor’s note: The blog linked to in this post, Christine Sews, is no longer available. I have not yet found a similar tutorial for serging curves from another source. –Anne

It can be difficult to get a nice, smooth line… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Strappy-back drape neck tank

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Jilian Dee created a video tutorial for refashioning a basic tee into this strappy-back drape neck tank, inspired by a similar shirt she saw at Urban Outfitters. Tres cool! Go to the tutorial. [photo from JilianDee] [tags]sewing, tutorial, strappy, drape,… Read more ...

Check it out: BellaSymphony tutorials

August 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

If you’re looking for one-of-a-kind baby gift, go check out BellaSymphony. BellaSymphony sells boutique-style baby and children’s clothes and accessories, but they also sell tutorials to make items of your own. The prices of the tutorials are reasonable, ranging from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Car seat cover

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Ruth from Adventures with a Sewing Machine shows how to create a new fabric cover for a car seat. Bye, bye, boring fabric that came with the car seat. Hello, designer car seat! Go to the tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt flower headband

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

This felt flower headband by suite.living evokes images of summertime fairies, a la A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Get the how-to and make one of your own. Looking for more headband sewing patterns? Check these designs out on Etsy. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Child’s ruffled apron

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Skip to My Lou shows how to make this uber-cute child’s ruffled apron. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Skip to My Lou] [tags]sewing, tutorial, child, ruffled, apron[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ribbon covered hair clips

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Find out how to make these ribbon covered hair clips with a tutorial from The Long Thread. All it takes to make one is a hair clip, 6″ of ribbon, and thread (of course). Go to the tutorial.… Read more ...

Giveaway: The SewExpecting winner is….

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

It’s time to announce the winner of the new SewExpecting eBook by Leigh AnnTennant (The Object Project and Strawberry Truffle). The lucky reader is….. (imagine a drumroll right here)

… ALISON, who says that her first project would… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Anthropologie-inspired Rag Bag

August 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Inspired by a bag from Anthropologie, Jessica from Happy Togethercreated this fabulous Rag Bag. The “rags” hang from the body of the purse like soft, feathery fringe. This is so pretty!! She wrote up a tutorial so you can… Read more ...