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Tutorial: Mesh lingerie laundry bag

June 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a tutorial showing how you can make a mesh lingerie laundry bag. The zippered bag made from mesh material helps protect your delicates when you run them through the wash. I won’t wash my… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Capri Sun Coin Pouch

June 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Annie from Pink In Mind shares a video tutorial showing how you can use Capri Sun pouches to make a cute little coin purse. The sewing is super easy – just a few straight seams. Each coin purse is made… Read more ...

Tutorial: Car travel trash bag

June 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Marissa from v guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make a travel trash bag to keep your car from getting, well… trashed during a road trip. All those hours and all those candy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy fabric scrap bracelet

June 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anna from Plan B shows how you can use your fabric scraps to make cool new jewelry. Her tutorial shows how to make this pretty fabric bracelet out of a scrap of fabric. Bits of vintage scarves would also be… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Easy towel wrap swimsuit cover up

June 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver 3 Comments

Liz from Simple Simon & Co. shows how you can make this towel wrap swimsuit cover up for a child. It’s a simple strapless cover up with an elastic casing to keep it secure around the child’s chest. It’s made… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rope handle summertime tote bag

June 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Dena from Hearts & Sharts shares a tutorial at The Crafting Chicks showing how you can make this summertime tote bag. A wide blue and white stripe, and straps made from rope and large grommets give it a nautical vibe. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Colorful geometric wool felt pillow

June 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Elsie from A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how you can make this geometric throw pillow. She uses triangles of colorful wool felt to create a geometric design on the front of the pillow. For a more modern look,… Read more ...

Free pattern: Pinapple bag for little girls

June 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Given how much I’m seeing pineapples on fashion blogs and DIY sites, I think they’re the new “it” motif. Eri from Llevo el invierno shows how you can make a fun pineapple purse for a little girl. This is allll… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Bleach and fabric dye ombre denim

June 16, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jeshua Vivieros from BoifromIpanema shares a video tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to create a bleached ombre effect on denim. A combination of bleach and fabric dye creates a color blocking. He shows it on a shirt… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cropped denim jacket refashion

June 16, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how she shortened a denim jacket to make it a cropped jacket. It’s a quick style fix that’s easy to do. The original jacket was too long and looked… Read more ...

Tutorial: Corded and tufted hexagon pillow

June 16, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sew4Home shows how you can make this awesome hexagon pillow pieced from wedges of coordinating fabric and tufted in the center with a big button. The also show variations for making a round and square pillow in the same style. … Read more ...

Free Sewing pattern: Toddler one piece swimsuit

June 16, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Free pattern: Toddler one piece swimsuit

Small Dreamfactory shares a free pattern for making a toddler’s swimsuit. It’s a basic one piece suit with straps that cross over in the back. The simple shape will show off a fun swimsuit fabric. Her free pattern will fit… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple pillowcase with a flap that covers the insert

June 16, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amy from Ladybugs and Daisychains guest blogs at The Crafty Mummy with a tutorial showing how you can make a simple pillowcase with a flap at the end to cover the end of the pillow insert. With such a variety… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple leather cuff

June 16, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land shows how you can make this simple leather cuff with a clever wrap-around side tab closure. She shows it here on her daughter, but that’s because her little girl has claimed it for… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY hammock chair

June 16, 2014 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

You can DIY a canvas hammock chair like this one. Rachel at A Beautiful Mess will show you how. The chair itself is easily made from heavy canvas fabric, and it hangs from rope and hardware that is easily found… Read more ...