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Tutorial: Summer Bag with lots of pockets, including a secret pocket

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jonie from Knot Sew Normal shows how to make her Summer Bag that’s packed with pockets on the outside and on the inside. There’s a cool asymmetrical pocket on the front, and inside that pocket a tiny secret pocket where… Read more ...

Tutorial: Self binding minky baby blanket

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial showing how you can make a cuddly soft minky baby blanket. A self-binding technique, in which the back of the blanket wraps around the front, finishes the edges quickly and… Read more ...

Tutorial: The Perfect Potholder

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shows how to make her Perfect Potholder. What makes this such a great potholder is that the back is made with a thick toweling to give a good barrier against the heat of a pan. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a new doll stroller seat

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Doll stroller seats tend to wear out long before the actual doll stroller does. Rather than tossing it, you can make a new seat. Pam from Threading My Way shows how you can make a new seat for a doll… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Scalloped shift dress

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she made this scalloped shift dress. The look is inspired by a similar dress she found at J. Crew Factory. She used a basic shift dress pattern, altering the arm hole and hems… Read more ...

Tutorial: Striped snake sock softie

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Craft Foxes shares a tutorial from Brenna Maloney showing how you can make a loveable snake softie out of a striped knee sock. It’s a fun project to make with kids. If they’re too young to do the sewing themselves,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric composition book cover

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Kathy shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs Cutting Corners College showing how to make a composition book cover. It’s a removable cover, so when your journal is full you can slide it out and replace it with a fresh… Read more ...

Free pattern: Sleeveless baby romper

June 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Emily from Nap Time Creations shares a free pattern for this sweet sleeveless baby romper. The body of the romper is gathered on to a plain yoke, with optional ruffles sewn across. She shows it on her daughter, but this… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make a French seam

June 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

A serger creates a quick, professional finish for your seams. But if you don’t have a serger, you can make a French seam to make a quick, professional finish on your sewing machine. Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows how… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Fluttering Fields sundress for little girls

June 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Cherie from You & Mie shows how you can make her Fluttering Fields sundress for little girls. The double ties and elastic waist in the back allow the dress to grow with your child. Her post is part of the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bread Blanket embellished flour sack towels

June 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shares a tutorial for making her Bread Blanket flour sack towels. They’re made from flour sack towels, which you can get inexpensively at the discount store, with a ruffle and fancy trim sewn to the… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: 5 ways to hem knit fabrics

June 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Hemming knits can be tricky. The very stretch that makes it easy to get a good fit on a garment can make a stretched out, wavy hem. But it is possible to get a clean non-wavy hem on knit fabrics,… Read more ...

Free pattern: Cat Nap aromatherapy pillow

June 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Rachel from Adventures in Making shares a free pattern to make her Cat Nap aromatherapy pillow. These little kitty pillows are sooo cute, especially made from a sweet calico print. The long thin pillow fits across your eyes, and also… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy elastic waist lace skirt

June 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how she made this beautiful lace skirt for her daughter. Even with a layer of lace and lining, it’s an easy project thanks to the simple elastic waist band. She says she made this… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cell phone charging station or stroller pocket

June 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Positively Splendid shows how you can make a fabric charging station for your cell phone. She says it also works as a cell phone pocket to hang from a stroller handle. The fabric pocket holds your phone, and… Read more ...