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Tutorial: Red, White, and Bling pajamas for little girls

July 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Autie from iCandy Handmade shares a free pattern for making her Red, White, and Bling pajamas for little girls. It’s a sleeveless swing top with a matching pair of shorts. She gives a free pattern for the swing top, and… Read more ...

Men who sew, and sexism in the sewing community

July 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Deanna from Sew McCool usually writes blog posts with sewing inspiration and tutorials. But her post about men who sew has grabbed my attention more than any other post she has written. In it, she examines the sexism that exists… Read more ...

Free pattern: Gathered Summer Skirt

July 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for Gathered Summer Skirt, a knee-length tiered skirt perfect for summer wear. The gathering on the tiers creates just the right amount of fullness throughout the skirt. She gives sizing for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Loopy fabric flower brooch

July 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Maya from Little Treasures shows how to make a loopy fabric flower brooch. You can make the loopy fabric flowers from any type of fabric and the sewing is super simple, requiring only a straight seam. She shows examples made… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Child’s laminated fabric apron

July 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Kristin from Grandma’s Chalkboard shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how to make a child’s apron from laminated fabric

. The laminated fabric will wipe clean easily, which is good because kids can make a big… Read more ...

Tutorial: Child’s fabric crown, plus 6 free templates

July 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Laura from We Wilsons shares a tutorial at Pretty Prudent showing how to make a child’s fabric crown.She also gives 6 free templates to make them in fun crown-y shapes. You can keep it as a special birthday crown, or… Read more ...

Tutorial: Folded scrap fabric flower

July 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Keeley from Hope & Gloria shows how you can make these happy fabric flowers. You can pull out your fabric scraps to make these folded fabric flowers. The folded petal shapes give them dimension. You can use them for brooches… Read more ...

Tutorial: 15-minute maxi dress

July 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how you can make a maxi dress in just 15 minutes. The secret to making it such a quick project is using a t-shirt for the bodice. No finishing… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s Skyline Skirt

July 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Susan from Living With Punks shows how you can make her Skyline Skirt for little girls. The gathered skirt has a stylized city skyline appliqued around the hem. She mixed fabric prints, but you could also use solids for this. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Cross body zippered purse with a phone pocket

July 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Deanna from Sew McCool shows how to make this cross body zippered purse with a phone pocket. The bag is big enough to hold a good sized wallet, some sunglasses, and other small items. The pockets on the outside will… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy appliqued message bibs

July 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Terri from Crooked Whimsy shows how you can add a custom message to a plain baby bib. You’ll start with a purchased bib (or you can make one yourself) and then use fusible webbing to applique a message or design. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Reversible book or journal cover

June 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Domenica from Easy Sewing For Beginners shows how to make a reversible cover for a book or folder. You can use her instructions to make them to fit any size book or journal, even a 3-ring binder. Her how-to comes… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tension rod puppet theater you can hang in a doorway

June 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Lindsay from Diary of a Crafty Lady shows how you can make a puppet theater to hang across a doorway. The fabric theater front hangs from a tension rod, so it can be put up and taken down in a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Expanding Nautical Tote Bag

June 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for making her Expanding Nautical Tote Bag. snaps

at the side give it a slimmer profile when you’re not carrying around so much. Or, when you’ve got more to carry around… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew fabric bangle bracelet

June 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how to make these cute wrapped fabric bangle bracelets. They’re super easy to make and no sewing is required. You’ll just need thin strips of fabric (she used bandana for a… Read more ...