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Tutorial: Make a mobile of fabric butterflies

May 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Tutorial: Sew a set of reversible placemats

May 2, 2009 by Anne Weaver

The How To Gal shows how to make a set of reversible placemats for your table. Make a set, and make eating in a more special event. Get the how-to from The How To Gal. [via U Create] [tags]sewing, tutorial,… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Sew a drawstring bag for a wine bottle

May 2, 2009 by Anne Weaver

KojoDesigns shares a tutorial for a drawstring bag for a wine bottle. They say it can be made in 10 minutes or less. Go to the tutorial.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a valance from a tablerunner

May 2, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Spool {} shares a tutorial for making a valance out of a table runner. Because the table runner is a long finished piece of fabric, the repurposing is really quite simple. Get the how-to. [tags]sewing, tutorial, valance, curtain, tablerunner[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a coupon clutch

May 2, 2009 by Anne Weaver

It seems everybody is clipping coupons these days. Do it in style with this coupon clutch by the object project. The simple pouch with elastic closure will keep all your coupons in one spot. Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a minky baby blanket

May 2, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Tuesdays with Molly shares a tutorial for making a minky baby blanket that any high end baby boutique would be proud to carry. Get the tutorial. [via U Create]… Read more ...

Sneak peeks: Sparkling Paris and Spring Fever by Hoodie

May 1, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Hoodie shares links to sneak peeks of her latest fabric lines: Sparkling Paris and Spring Fever. Read more at Hoodie’s blog. [image from Blank Quilting: http://www.blankquilting.com] [tags]sewing, fabric, sneak peek, hoodie, sparkling paris, spring fever[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pattern grading (resizing) for the rest of us

May 1, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Grading (resizing) a pattern is something I always figured was outside the reach of my sewing skills. That is, until I saw a tutorial by The Closet Seamstress showing her quick and dirty approach. Instead of complex calculations, she shifts… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a teabag sachet

May 1, 2009 by Anne Weaver

This looks like a teabag, but it’s really a sachet. Zakka Life shows how to make a fabric sachet shaped like a teabag. Fill it with some lavendar and you’ve got a unique Mother’s Day gift. Go to the tutorial… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a ruffled flower collar

May 1, 2009 by Anne Weaver

katie did shows how she made these stunning ruffled flower collars for her girls’ Easter dresses. The clusters of dimensional fabric flowers look like they should be making their way down the runway, but it’s actually a fairly simple (though… Read more ...