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Tutorial: Pillow play shield

March 16, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Emily from Simply Notable shows how you can make her Pillow Play Shield. It looks like such fun for pretend play! It’s a soft fabric shield that kids can carry when playing knight or superhero. The stuffed shield is part… Read more ...

Tutorial: Table square with mitered corners

March 15, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Jona from Stop Staring and Start Sewing shows how you can make a self binding table square with mitered corners. The dimensions she gives will make a 21″ x 21″ table square you can place under a centerpiece. This same… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add ankle zips to a jeans or pants pattern

March 15, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Heather Lou from Closet Case Files shows how you can insert an ankle zip into a pair of jeans that you’re making. In order to make the zips exposed and showing the shiny metal teeth, it takes a few more… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quilted laptop sleeve

March 15, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Mandi from A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how you can make your own quilted laptop sleeve. The quilted fabric will help protect your laptop from bumps. A magnetic snap is the closure. You can make this to fit… Read more ...

Tutorial: Embellished shorts and t-shirt outfit

March 14, 2015 by Anne Weaver

April from Grayscale shows how you can make a girls embellished jeans shorts & t-shirt outfit. Her tutorial shows how you can make the embellished jeans shorts from a pair of jeans, adding a fabric panel over one of the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Bunny ear bucket bag

March 14, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sarah from Pursenal Issues shares a free pattern for making this adorable bunny bucket bag. The bunny’s long ears are tied in a knot to make the handle. It would make a sweet little Easter basket, or maybe a special… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy pillow cover with an envelope closure

March 14, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Danielle from Stickelberry shows how you can make a simple pillow cover with an envelope closure on the back. You can make the pillow cover (and the envelope closure) with just a few easy seams. An envelope closure is probably… Read more ...

Free pattern: Easter basket bunny

March 14, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for making a stuffed Easter basket bunny. He’s got long floppy bunny ears that are just so cute! The softie is just his head and neck, so he stuffs nicely down… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: 10 minute fringed kimono

March 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Lindsay from Tales From A Cottage made this fringed kimono in just 10 minutes, and with less than $10 in materials. She shares a tutorial on her blog. You’ll need a length of lightweight knit or chiffon yardage, plus some… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Easily add seam allowance to shapes in Illustrator 6

March 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver

If you use Illustrator 6 to create applique shapes, adding a seam allowance to your shapes is as easy as a few mouse clicks. Daisy from Ants to Sugar tells how to do it. Even if you do not usually… Read more ...

Tutorial: Peekaboo Shamrock Tee

March 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver

This Peekaboo Shamrock Tee is an easy sewing project and a cute shirt for St. Patrick’s Day. Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to do it. The shamrock design is cut into a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pieced stripe pillows in 3 variations

March 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how you can use striped fabric to make striking graphic designs on a set of pillow fronts. By cutting and piecing the striped fabric at angles, you can create all the patterns you see here. Their instructions are… Read more ...

Free pattern: Women’s boxer shorts

March 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Worn with a basic t-shirt, boxer shorts make cute and comfortable warm weather pajamas. And Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a free pattern at eHow for making a pair of women’s boxer shorts. They are easy to sew, so… Read more ...

Free pattern: Easy Easter chick softie

March 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Stephanie from Swoodson Says shares a free pattern at So Sew Easy for making her Easy Easter Chick Softie. His shape is a simple oval, with cute chickie face and wings appliqued on. He would make a special present to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pyramid pincushion

March 12, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Portia from Makery shows how you can make a giant pyramid pincushion recycled denim. It’s filled with rice (to give it weight) and steel wool (to sharpen the pins). If you don’t have any jeans you want to cut… Read more ...