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Tutorial: Sew a quilted cover for your Bible

May 30, 2009 by Anne Weaver 7 Comments

Amy from Park City Girl shares a tutorial for making a quilted Bible cover. The handles make it easy to carry your Bible with you, and the quilted fabric cover protects your cherished book. Get the how-to. [tags]sewing, tutorial,… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Felt traffic cones for play car fun!

May 30, 2009 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

One More Moore shows the felt “car motels” that she made for her son. They’re felt versions of an orange traffic cone, but with a little door cut in them for the cars to park inside. How cute is that?? … Read more ...

Tutorial: Water bottle sling for summer adventures

May 30, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Whether it’s hiking, playing at the park, or just enjoying a stroll around the neighborhood, chances are you’ll want to bring a bottle of water with you. Make It and Love It shares a tutorial for making a water bottle… Read more ...

Tutorial: Shoulder bag from a button-down shirt

May 29, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cut Out + Keep user Expired Sanity shows how to turn a button-down shirt into a shoulder bag. This looks especially cool if the shirt has a pocket patch on it. Go to the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, shoulder, bag,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a catch stitch

May 29, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Threads Magazine shows how to make a catch stitch, which is useful when you need to keep layers of fabric laying flat against each other. Because there are long stitches that are easily caught, you’d want to use this only… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a sarubobo softie by hand

May 29, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Just the other day, I posted about Mairuru’s sweet flying sarubobo softies. So imagine my utter glee when I saw today that she has posted tutorials for making the tiny sarubobos you see here. All of the stitching is… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a ‘Bibpron’ for kids too big for baby bibs

May 29, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Infarrantly Creative created this “bibpron” for her son who is too big (and thus too cool) for a baby bib, but who still makes messes when he eats. It feels more like an apron than a bib, so her son … Read more ...

Tutorial: Alterations to move bust darts to shirt center and add shirring

May 29, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jennifer Stern of J. Stern Designs shows how to move bust darts to the center front of a shirt and then add shirring along the button placket. See how she does it. [tags]sewing, tutorial, alteration, shirt, bust, dart, center,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Indiana Jones style toy bullwhip

May 29, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you know any young adventurers who like to play Indiana Jones, they might need one of these soft fabric bullwhips. Pin and Paper shares a tutorial for making one. I don’t think I’d recommend this as an “inside toy,”… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a ruffle-butt onesie

May 29, 2009 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Char from Crap I’ve Made shares a tutorial over at U Create showing how to sew fabric ruffles to the butt of a store-bought onesie. It’s a simple project, but the finished project is over-the-top girlie cuteness. Go the the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a cover for your flat screen TV

May 28, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Turn your flatscreen into a work of modern art. Instructables user mdhayworth shares a tutorial for a custom cover for your flat screen TV. Go to the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, flat screen, TV, cover[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add a ruffle to a toddler tank

May 28, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Pretty Partridge shares a tutorial for adding a ruffle to the neck of a toddler tank. She says it can be done in 15 minutes, which is about the length of time that moms of toddlers have to themselves in… Read more ...

Tutorial: Baby bib with appliqued necktie

May 28, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Make your little guy’s feedings a more formal affair with this super sweet bib with a necktie applique. It even has a little collar stitched on! Charity from Just Tutes! shows you how to make one. Go to the tutorial… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tiered ruffle skirt PLUS a handy fabric calculator

May 28, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Find out how to make a tiered ruffle skirt with a tutorial from Chica and Jo. Included in their instructions is a link to a measurement calculator that will help you determine how much fabric to cut. Just input… Read more ...

Tutorial: Laundry bag from a pillowcase

May 28, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

It’s easy to repurpose an old pillowcase into a laundry bag. Craftzine shows you how. Go to the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, pillowcase, pillow, laundry, bag, drawstring[/tags]… Read more ...