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Tutorial: Fortune cookie tea sachet

March 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Dubbs from C(oi)n Purse made these fortune cookie-shaped tea sachets to give as favors at her wedding. You can make them too with the tutorial she wrote. Get the tute.… Read more ...

Sew a taggie monster softie with this FREE pattern

March 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

This little monster isn’t for scaring; he’s for snuggling! The little taggie scales are perfect for little ones to grab a hold of. Craft Schmaft provides a free PDF pattern to make one. Get the pattern. Looking for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mend a torn bedsheet

March 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The next time a bedsheet or pillow gets torn, don’t throw it away. Mend it instead! (And spend the money you saved on more fabric for your stash!) Craftzine shows how. Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, mending, sheets[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Spring bouquet of ribbon flowers

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

If your sewing room looks anything like mine, you’ve got a hefty stash of ribbon remnants and single buttons. Well, hoarde them no more! Instead, use them to make pretty spring ribbon flowers. Hope Studios shows how to make two… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a patchwork heat pack

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever been bothered by a sore neck or shoulders, then this is a sewing project for you. Chez Larsson shows how to make a heat pack. She uses fabric she has patched together, but you could easily just… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a pencil pouch in 1 hour

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver 3 Comments

Ripping Out Seams posts a tutorial for the One-Hour Pencil Pouch. All it takes is a fat eighth of fabric, a square of interfacing, and a zipper. Oh, and one hour. Get the tutorial.… Read more ...

See your handmade garments in Threads magazine!

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Threads magazine is accepting submissions for handmade garments to be featured on the pages of their magazine. They’re looking for handmade garments made from an original design or from commercial patterns. To submit your garments, upload them to the Reader’s … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a travel felt board

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Felt boards provide a great source of quiet imaginative play for kids. Now you can take your felt board with you with this travel felt board by Katie’s Nesting Spot. Get the tutorial. [via One Crafty Place]… Read more ...

Cool idea!: Patch your jeans with a tourniquet patch

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Turkey Feathers came up with a fun way to patch her jeans. She made a “tourniquet patch” that wraps around the entire leg, and then added a bow at the side to “tie” it off. Great idea! Visit Turkey Feathers … Read more ...

Tutorial: Slipcover your office chair

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver 3 Comments

Is your computer chair plain, boring, ugly?? Candied Fabrics shows how to recover an office chair to give it a fresh new look. Get the tutorial. [via Whip Up] [tags]sewing, tutorial, slipcover, upholstery, chair[/tags]… Read more ...

Pattern giveaway: Fair Weather Jacket from Little Print

March 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

To celebrate the new cover art for her Little Print pattern zines, vegbee from Just Tutes is having a giveaway. Up for grabs is the Fair Weather Jacket ezine. To enter, go to her blog. Deadline is March 15.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a box pillow with lapped zipper

March 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Threads (my fave sewing magazine!) posts a tutorial for making boxed pillows, complete with piping around the edges and a lapped zipper closure. Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, pillow, box[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Transfer images to fabric

March 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cathie Fillian from Creative Juices shows how to transfer images to fabric using Bubble Jet Set. Get the instructions. [tags]sewing, tutorial, image, transfer[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pretty oilcloth cover for your table

March 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Just because a tablecover is practical doesn’t mean it can’t be pretty, too. Take this oilcloth tablecover by Twig and Thistle, for example. The fitted corners and scalloped edges say dressy, but the wipe-clean surface says practical. Feeling inspired… Read more ...

Pin your oilcloth without making holes

March 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever sewn on oilcloth or vinyl, then you’ve most likely wrestled with the problem of holding the fabrics in place while you sew. You can’t use a traditional pinning method, as that would put holes in your fabric. What… Read more ...