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Tutorial: Color blocked raglan tee with matching stripes

February 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Oliver + S shows how you can customize a basic raglan sleeve pattern to make it color blocked. Their tutorial shows how to draw the color blocking lines so the stripes will match at the sides and also that the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple hats kids can make for their stuffed animals

February 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Delia from Delia Creates shares a tutorial for kids, showing how they can make a simple hat for their favorite stuffed animals. They’re made from a scrap of fleece, knit, or sweater fabric – basically any fabric with some stretch… Read more ...

Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired layered tunic

February 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

CathGrace shows how she recreated the look of a layered V-neck tunic from Anthropologie. It gives the look of layers but with the ease of putting on just one top. (Ever notice how long it takes to get your layers… Read more ...

Tutorial: T-shirt yarn wrapped headbands

February 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Craft Foxes shares a fun idea for using scraps of t-shirt fabric left over from refashion projects. You can turn your scraps into t-shirt yarn and use the yarn to make wrapped headbands. The project is an excerpt from the… Read more ...

Free pattern: No-sew fabric flowers

February 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

These fabric flowers by Red Brolly are a welcome contrast to the gray winter skies outside my window. She shares a tutorial showing how to make them. You’ll use fabric, but there’s no sewing involved. They’re assembled using hot glue,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Flannel napkins with mitered corner hem

February 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Savannah from Oh So Pretty shows how to make a set of soft flannel napkins, hemmed with pretty mitered corners. I’m loving the bright colors in the plaids she used! If you can’t find flannel yardage you like at the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric puzzle quiet book page or flannel board game

February 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amy at Serving Pink Lemonade shows how to make a puzzle page for a quiet book. The pieces are all fabric, with Velcro on the back to stick them down. She provides the images for the fruit puzzles she makes … Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy 3-ring binder cover

February 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how to make a make a 3-ring binder cover out of your fabric scraps. She pieces them on a foundation using a quilt-as-you-go technique so there’s no fussy measuring or corner matching. This would be… Read more ...

Tutorial: Heart garden flag from burlap and felt

February 9, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Katie from Sew Woodsy shows how to make a heart themed garden flag. It’ll fit on a small garden flag stand. She used burlap for the flag and felt for the hearts. The flag and the heart appliques are both… Read more ...

Free pattern: Fabric heart box

February 9, 2014 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Geta at Geta’s Quilting Studio shares a tutorial showing how to make a fabric box shaped into a heart. She gives the pattern to make one. You can shrink it down to make them in smaller sizes, too. Fill them… Read more ...

Tutorial: Faux leather geometric heart t-shirt, no sewing required

February 9, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a faux leather geometric heart t-shirt. She put the image on to the shirt with Heat ‘n Bond, so there’s no sewing required. How fab is it out of the faux… Read more ...

Free pattern: Felt squirrel brooch

February 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Nicole from The Felted Fox shares a free pattern for making her felt squirrel brooch. Look at these sweet squirrel faces! She designed the little squirrel pins to use up some of her scraps. Each one takes a piece of… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Simple ruched sleeve t-shirt refashion

February 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Thera Joyce from Crafty Pirate shares a video tutorial showing a simple t-shirt refashion, giving it a wider neck and ruched sleeves. Widening the neck is as simple as cutting out the new neckline, no hemming required. In fact, she… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fingerless gloves from an old upcycled sweater

February 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Tutorial: Fingerless gloves from an old sweater

Gloves and mittens go a long way toward keeping your hands warm in the cold weather, but they also put you at a disadvantage for simple tasks like gripping a doorknob, or turning a key, or texting on your phone. … Read more ...

Free Sewing pattern: Baby bandana dribble bibs

February 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver 3 Comments

Tricia at Made By Me & Shared With You shares a free pattern for this baby bandana dribble bib. They’re made from two layers of fabric. She suggests a flannel for the top (especially cute when done out of a… Read more ...