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Tutorial: Patchwork triangle pouch

December 31, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shares a tutorial showing how you can make this patchwork triangle pouch. It’s a small pouch – roughly 4″ tall. It’d make a cute little coin pouch or maybe a place to hold nail… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt top hat fascinator for New Years Eve

December 31, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kathy from Just Crafty Enough shows how you can make a felt top fascinator for your New Years Eve celebration. This itty top hat is so cute! It’s made with hand sewing, and uses felt and a short strip of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Romantic Ruffled Pillowcases

December 31, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sew4Home shows how you can make a romantic ruffled pillowcase. They would be beautiful in a shabby chic bedding ensemble. They’d also be beautiful additions to a little girl’s room décor. Each pillowcase has a deep ruffle at the opening, … Read more ...

Tutorial: Soft fabric blocks for baby or toddler

December 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial at Hello, Wonderful showing how to make these soft fabric blocks. These would make a sweet gift for a young child or perhaps a new parent. They’re stuffed with blocks of foam which… Read more ...

Tutorial: 3 types of pockets

December 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

I am a pocket girl. I NEED to have my pockets to hold my keys and phone and other whatnot I seem to carry around with me. If a sewing pattern doesn’t include pockets, it’s easy enough to add them… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reusable fabric countdown chain

December 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Gemia from Phat Quarters shows how you can make a fabric chain to count down the hours till the New Year. Her tutorial is a guest post at On The Cutting Floor. I love her fabric chain idea! You can… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tiered skirt for an 18″ doll

December 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This tiered skirt would make a pretty addition to a doll’s wardrobe. Ula here from Lulu & Celeste guest blogs at Fleece Fun with a tutorial showing how to make one. It has two tiers of ruffles, and a flat… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy fleece arm warmers

December 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Our Peaceful Planet shares a free pattern for making a pair of easy fleece arm warmers. They cover your arms and hands like a pair of long gloves, but the fingers and thumbs are left open so you can have… Read more ...

Free pattern: 1-hour Reversible Tote

December 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a free pattern for making this reversible tote. The simple pattern can be made in just 1 hour! You can make it from two coordinating quilting weight cottons. The handles are made from contrast bias… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reversible New Year’s banner

December 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

I’ve got a tutorial over at my personal blog, Orange Bettie, showing how to make a reversible New Year’s banner. On one side is the current year, and the other the year to come. Display it with the current year… Read more ...

Tutorial: Wooden spool wreath

December 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This spool wreath is something I’m sure all my sewy friends can appreciate. The whole wreath is made of wooden spools! Heather from Dollar Store Crafts shares a tutorial at Live Craft Love (the Darice blog) showing how to make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Piggie Pacifier Clip

December 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Stephanie from Swoodson Says shares a tutorial at So Sew Easy showing how you can make this Piggie Pacifier Clip. A pacifier clip is a strip of fabric that attaches a pacifier to baby’s shirt, so when the paci gets… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sweater napkin rings, no sewing required

December 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Carolyn from Homework shows how you can make napkin rings out of an old sweater, no sewing required. You’ll only need small pieces of the sweater (3″ strips) to make the napkin rings, so this would be a good use… Read more ...

Free pattern: Boys pajama pants with ankle cuffs, plus a fox applique

December 28, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for little boys pajama pants with ankle cuffs. They’re made from flannel, with soft knit for the waistband and cuffs. The ankle cuffs will help keep them from riding up when… Read more ...

Tutorial: Labeled canvas laundry bins

December 28, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sew4Home shows how you can make a set of labeled canvas laundry bins. They’re made from home decor weight fabric on the outside, and lined with muslin. They label theirs as “wash” and “dry clean”. I make a point of… Read more ...