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Tutorial: Scrap fabric necklace with wooden beads

November 15, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Celina from Petit A Petit + Family brought out her fabric scraps to make this pretty necklace. She shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how she did it. Fabric makes up most of the necklace, with a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Handprint turkey Thanksgiving chair covers

November 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Dianna from Oy Vey A Day takes the classic handprint turkey craft and uses it to make a chair cover. It’s a felt sleeve that fits over the back of a chair and is decorated with an oversized handprint. You… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scalloped winter skirt

November 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Caroline from Sew Caroline shows how to a scalloped winter skirt. It’s made from a wool blend fabric, which will be warm for the cooler weather. It also doesn’t fray so there’s no messing with hemming all those scallops around… Read more ...

Tutorial: Doorknob Reminder Caddy

November 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

More often than not, my leaving the house involves me getting to my car and realizing that I’ve left my phone, my sunglasses, or some other important item in my house. I have to get back out of my car,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add a tuxedo stripe to fix too tight jeans

November 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kids can outgrow clothes so fast! Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. is over at the Sewing Rabbit with a tutorial showing how to put a fashion trend to your advantage to eke another season out of a child’s pair of… Read more ...

Idea file: Little girl dress refashion with a border print

November 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. guest blogs in the Refashionista series at I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar with a border print dress she made for her daughter. It’s a refashion of a dress sized for an adult. What… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reversible fabric napkins in kid and adult sizes

November 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make a set of reversible fabric napkins. They’re topstitched around the edge with a double line of stitching. She makes them in a small size (8″ square when finished) to fit a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Christmas tree coffee sleeve

November 14, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Crafty Staci free coffee sleeve pattern for the month is a Christmas tree. The sleeve is shaped like a Christmas tree and wraps around a coffee cup to keep your hands from getting burned. Add a gift card to a… Read more ...

Tutorial: 5-minute fabric gift card holder

November 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Palak from Make It Handmade is over at Sew So Easy today with a tutorial showing how to make a little fabric envelope gift card holder. They’re quick to sew up and are a pretty way to present a gift… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: DIY maternity jeans

November 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you’re in the market for maternity jeans, the selection in the stores is far better now than it used to be. But it’s still a limited selection and they tend to be expensive. Abby from Sew Much Ado shows… Read more ...

Free pattern: Rohan Skater Shorts for little boys

November 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Stephanie from The Crafty Kitty shares a free pattern over at Birch Fabrics for making her Rohan Skater Shorts for little boys. The long, loose shorts come past the knee and have large patch pockets. There’s also a faux fly… Read more ...

Tutorial: Turn tab topped curtains into hidden back tab curtains

November 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Remember when everyone wanted tab topped curtains? Now, not so much. Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how you can turn a set of tab topped curtains into back tabbed curtains where the tabs are hidden behind the curtain panel. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage-inspired hanging chalkboard, no sewing required

November 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

How cool is this vintage inspired hanging chalkboard? It turns out that you can make one very easily using chalkboard cloth

and a wooden dowel. You can make it as big or as small as you like to fit your… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quick little fabric basket

November 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Nicolette from Archie and the Rug guest blogs at Pearls & Scissors with a tutorial showing how to make a small fabric basket. It’s a quick little project. You can use the basket as a pretty presentation for a Christmas… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pretty trimmed parchment bags for your homebaked goods

November 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Heather from The Sewing Loftguest blogs in the Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing a quick and easy way to present homebaked goodies. She sews little bags out of parchment… Read more ...