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Tutorial: Halloween stacked ribbon bow

October 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The Ribbon Retreat shares a tutorial showing how you can make these cute stacked ribbon bows for Halloween. They’re made with layers of several different types of ribbons, embellished in the center with a button or charm. Halloween themed ribbon… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage circle skirt with accessories

October 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver 7 Comments

Catherine from Frisky Scissors shares a free pattern at the Pattern Patter blog for making a circle skirt with coordinating accessories from 2 yards of fabric. It’s a vintage pattern pamphlet. If you use felt as the pamphlet suggests, go… Read more ...

Sewing machine maintenance tips from a sewing machine technician

October 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Proper sewing machine maintenance at home is key to keeping your machine in healthy running order. The latest podcast by Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners focuses on just that. For her podcast, she interviews a sewing machine technician to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Spooky moon and bats Halloween pillow

October 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sasha from Tattooed Martha shares a tutorial for making this spooky bat Halloween pillow. The pillow is made from a gray and black fabric to look like a spooky moon, with a flock of felt bats flying across. The… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make a fabric camellia

October 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Deanna from Sew McCool shares a free tutorial for making a beautiful fabric camellia. They make gorgeous hair accessories for little girls, but I think they’d also be nice as brooches. You can make them from felt for an earthy… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew fabric shoe charms

October 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Gemia from Phat Quarters shows how you can make these fabric shoe charms, with no sewing required. They attach to a shoe by way of shoelaces thread through a couple of holes in the charm. They’re super fast to make. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Jumbo storage tote

October 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This jumbo storage tote by Sew4Home can be used to organize just about any room in your house. At 17″ high x 16″ in diameter, it’s big enough to hold toys or rolled up bath towels, or a throw blanket… Read more ...

Tutorial: Flannel Halloween face pillows

October 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Christina from Lincoln Street Blog shares a tutorial at Eighteen 25 showing how you can make these cute flannel Halloween face pillows. She shows how to make a pumpkin, a ghost, a monster, and (my favorite, of course) a black… Read more ...

Tutorial: 30-minute Frozen Kristoff costume for baby

October 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shares a tutorial for making a Kristoff costume for a baby. I think I may be the only person in the United States who hasn’t seen Frozen yet, but I hear Kristoff is a character… Read more ...

Tutorial: Leather knee patch leggings

October 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how you can DIY a pair of leggings with leather knee patches. Leather accents are trending this fall. You could spend big money to buy them at the mall, or you can create your… Read more ...

Tutorial: Glasses case you can clip to your purse strap

October 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

TeresaDownUnder shares a tutorial on her blog Sewn Up showing how you can make a glasses case that you can clip to your purse strap. With your glasses case attached to your strap, there’s no digging through your bag to… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Halloween spiderweb potholders

October 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Maris from Sew Maris shares a tutorial at Sew Mama Sew showing how you can make these spiderweb potholders. They measure 10″ x 10″ when finished, which is plenty big to protect your hand from a hot pan or cookie… Read more ...

Tutorial: Autumn pumpkin throw pillow

October 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Nicole from Modern Handcraft shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can make this cute autumn pumpkin throw pillow. It would be a nice addition to a front porch swing or rocking chair. Or, throw a couple… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pretty Posy Pincushion

October 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

This sweet felt flower arrangement also happens to be a place to hold your sewing pins. Lauren from Molly and Mama guest blogs at Sew McCool shows how you can make one. You can make the whole thing with hand… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Little girl’s sundress from a thrifted skirt

October 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cintia from My Poppet shows how you can turn a thrifted skirt (or maybe a skirt in your own closet destined for the donate pile) into a cute new sundress for a little girl – super fast, super easy. You’ll… Read more ...