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Tutorial: Make a biscornu pincushion

May 5, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you’ve got two 4 1/2 inch squares of fabric, you’ve got enough fabric to make this cool biscornu pincushion. Biscornu is a French word meaning irregular. See how the corners are offset? Quiltsalott shows you how to make one. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew this 3-way laundry bag

May 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Pascale from//Between the Lines// offers a tutorial for this 3-way laundry bag. It looks like she made hers from linen. Who knew laundry bags could be so elegant? It’s a simple drawstring bag with a pocket on the back… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a summertime car seat cover

May 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This lightweight car seat cover by a wednesday afternoon is just the thing when you’re carrying baby around in her infant car seat/carrier. It will keep the sun off of baby’s tender skin without making her too hot. Get the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a “scrubby buddy” bath mitt

May 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Leigh Ann from the object project used an image from a coloring book as a pattern for this owl-appliqued “scrubby buddy” batt matt. Brilliant! She posts a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the tute, and go raid… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make piped binding

May 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Piped binding is a great way to finish the edges of pillows or blankets. It’s also a great detail for jackets and other constructed garments. The Home EC Teacher’s Daughter shows you how to make piped binding. Get the how … Read more ...

Tutorial: Toddler pants from adult shirt sleeves

May 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

luvinthemommyhood shows how to turn a set of sleeves from an adult shirt into a pair of pants for your toddler. The cuffs of the sleeves become the cuffs of the pants. Go to the tutorial. … Read more ...

Sneak peek: Kitty Litter fabric from Michael Miller

May 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you love kitties, check out the latest batch of kitty-themed fabric from Michael Miller. Awwww…. She’s a good little kitty, she is… See the swatches at Michael Miller.com. [image from MakingItFun] [tags]sewing, fabric, sneak peek, kitty, litter,… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Swim bags with from beach towels

May 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

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The Idea Room shares a pair of tutorials for making swim bags from beach towels. Share shares instructions for a drawstring backpack and a sling bag. When she made them, she purchased two towels: one to sew into the bag… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a top from neckties

May 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

CraftStylish shows how to make this cool top from a bunch of neckties. They ripped the ties apart (with a seam ripper, of course) to isolate the pretty silk from the bulkier innards. Then, they sewed those strips into a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a mobile of fabric butterflies

May 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Ellen from The Long Thread shows how to make these awesome fabric butterflies. She made a group of them and then hung them together in a mobile. Get the how-to. [via Sew, Mama, Sew!] [tags]sewing, tutorial, butterfly, mobile[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Garden tote with many pockets for tools

May 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Dorinda from Flower Girl Designs offers a free tutorial for this garden tote. Look at all those pockets! They’re just what you need to tote your garden tools around. Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, garden, tote, bag[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Drawstring backpack

May 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Chica and Jo post a tutorial for making a simple drawstring backpack. Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, drawstring, bag, backpack[/tags]… Read more ...

Sneak peek: Alhambra II by Patricia Bravo

May 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Alhambra I was so well received that Patricia Bravo designed a second installment. She gives us a sneak peek of Alhambra II on her blog, Art Gallery Fabrics – The Creative Blog. Alhambra II includes some of the more… Read more ...

Sneak peek: Porcelina from Michele D’Amore

May 2, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Get a sneak peek of Porcelina, Michele D’Amore’s new line for Marcus Fabrics: “The large scale abstract stripe and paisley combine with the gentle movement of swirls and fun flowers, for a contemporary, understated feeling in artful quilts, baby… Read more ...

Lookie what THEY made: Round robin “Sacred Purse”

May 2, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Yoli’s Sacred Journey shares a photo of a recently completed project that is sacred indeed. It’s called the Sacred Purse, and it’s a round-robin altered purse. This purse has traveled thousands of miles and been touched by many artistic hands… Read more ...