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Sewing Tutorial: Make a summer halter with built-in bra

May 21, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Just in time for the hot, muggy days of summer, The Sewing Dork shows how to make a halter top with a built-in bra. Brilliant!! Get the tutorial at her blog, Confessions of a Sewing Dork. [photo from Confessions of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork rainbow round pouf cushion

May 21, 2010 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Design*Sponge shows how to make this patchwork round pouf cushion. They give dimensions to make one that is 17″ in diameter, large enough for a floor cushion. You can vary the sizes to create a stacking tower of pouf cushions. … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Throw pillow with oversized felt flower

May 20, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Allison from Cluck Cluck Sew guest blogs over at V and Co. with a tutorial showing how to make this throw pillow with an oversized felt flower. The large 3-dimensional bloom reminds me of a zinnia, my favorite summer flower. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Clothesline applique dish towel

May 9, 2010 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Christine from Jane Avion shows how to add this fabulous clothesline applique to a tea towel. She was inspired by a similar tea towel at Anthropologie. I love the dimensional aspect of the tiny appliqued clothes! Go to the tutorial… Read more ...

Tutorial: Applique a lovely spring bouquet on a plain tank

May 4, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to embellish a plain tank with a spring bouquet applique. The flower petals are fluffy and dimensional. The sheer tone-on-tone fabric in her example is absolutely lovely!! Go to the tutorial. [photo… Read more ...

Tutorial: Feminine ruffle shirt from a man’s dress shirt

May 2, 2010 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Cut Out + Keep user carlyjcais shows how to transform a man’s dress shirt into this sleeveless blouse for women. The ruffle down the front collar is ultra feminine, a nice contrast to the more masculine dress shirt fabric. Go … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Pencil skirt from a man’s dress shirt

April 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she transformed a man’s dress shirt into a pencil skirt. I love that the stripes on the shirt work so well on the skirt! Go to the tutorial. [photo from Adventures in… Read more ...

Tutorial: Long skinny table runner

April 14, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Melissa Mortenson from May & Mae and The Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial for making this skinny table runner. This is perfect for longer dining room tables (like my own)! The piecing is easy, and the narrower dimensions mean… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add a gathered ribbon ruffle to a pair of leggings

March 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

leggings Mandy from Sugar Bee Craft Edition shares a tutorial on her blog for adding ruffles to the bottom of girls’ leggings. The gathered ribbon adds such flair, and you won’t believe how easy it is! Get the tutorial.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric book with crinkly pages

March 12, 2010 by Anne Weaver 10 Comments

I recently received a couple of sweet baby prints from Ruby Jane’s Retro Fabric. It’s part of a tutorial exchange hosted by Totally Tutorials. In return for receiving the supplies, I agreed to write a tutorial for a… Read more ...

Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Man’s shirt to cute minidress

March 6, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to transform a man’s dress shirt into a kicky minidress. Get the how-to. [photo from Just Chic blog]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Create a PVC peaked roof frame for a table tent

February 20, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how she made a peaked roof frame for a table tent. This simple frame is the skeleton supporting the roof of a cottage-y table tent. She shares the tutorial as part of her Tent Week … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Men’s shirt refashions

February 18, 2010 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

km-17 shares some of her favorite men’s shirt refasions on Wardrobe Refashion. She has turned men’s dress shirts into several styles of women’s blouses. Her attention to detail gives the menswear a delicate, feminine edge. Go to Wardrobe Refashion … Read more ...

Tutorial: Women’s tiered ruffle skirt from two t-shirts

February 11, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Holy Craft has the how-to for making this women’s tiered ruffle skirt. If you’ve got two old t-shirts and a bit of elastic, you’ve got what you need to make one. Go to the tutorial. [photo from Holy Craft… Read more ...

Tutorial: Boy’s button-down shirt from adult-sized shirt

February 1, 2010 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

As part of Celebrate the Boy month, Rae from Made by Rae shows how to turn an adult-sized button down shirt into a little boy’s version. By refashioning an existing shirt, you can avoid the more time-consuming steps of… Read more ...