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Tutorial: No-sew off-the-shoulder star sweatshirt

November 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial over at I Love To Create showing how refashion a plain sweatshirt to an off-the-shoulder style with silver stars and a sequined neckline. The only sewing necessary is to attach the sequin trim to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bedside or chair back book organizer

November 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Emily from Nap-Time Creations shares a tutorial in the Bite Sized Sewing series at Craft Snob, showing how to make a fabric book organizer. It ties to a bed or chair and has four pockets to hold a child’s books. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a bow collar using a shirt facing pattern

November 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Veronica from SewVery shows how you can use a shirt’s neck facing pattern piece to make a bow collar instead. Brilliant! The construction is very similar to putting in a facing, though turned to the outside of the shirt rather… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Bringing your self-drafted sewing patterns into Illustrator

November 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Lauren Dahl shares another installment in her series of video tutorials on Adobe Illustrator for sewing bloggers. In this video, she shows how to bring your self-drafted pattern into Illustrator. I’m super excited about this because, while some people can… Read more ...

Tutorial: Kid’s travel art folio

November 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Michelle from The Paper Vine shares a tutorial for making a kid’s travel art folio. It’s a take-along tote with pockets to hold a junior legal pad and a selection of pencils or crayons to color with. It would make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pam’s No Frills Extra Large Tote

November 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Pam from Threading My Way shows how to make her No Frills Extra Large Tote. Like the name suggests, there are no frills. No pockets, no fancy closure. It’s just a basic bag, though on a very large scale. She… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rolled hem on a sewing machine

November 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

A rolled hem is often used to finish the edges of delicate or lightweight fabrics. It’s also a good way to finish a curved edge. You can make a rolled hem several ways: on your serger, on your sewing machine,… Read more ...

Free pattern: Puff sleeve dress for toddler girls

November 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for making this puff sleeve dress for a toddler girl. It’s a classic little girl dress style that can be made up so many ways!!! The sleeves are gathered at the… Read more ...

Winner of the Big City Bags giveaway is…

November 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

For the giveaway of an ebook copy of Big City Bags

last week, I asked people to tell me the strangest thing found in the bottom of a bag. I’m always amazed at the weirdness that lurks at the bottom… Read more ...

Tutorial: Christmas Santa tote bag

November 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amber from Crazy Little Projects guest blogs at So Sew Easy, showing how to make this fun Santa tote. She makes it from a red canvas, giving it a wide ribbon belt with a silver buckle and fur trim around… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dyed doily tablecloth

November 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff is over at A Subtle Revelry showing this colorful dyed doily she made. She collected doilies in various sizes and shapes, and then used fabric dye to make them in shades of pink, orange, red,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Texture block sherpa coat refashion

November 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit guest blogs at I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar with a tutorial showing how she refashioned a thrifted winter coat with panels of Sherpa fabric. The Sherpa is the same color as the coat, creating… Read more ...

Tutorial: Decorative stitch felt Christmas tree ornament

November 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Karin from Leigh Laurel Studios shares a tutorial showing how to use the decorative stitches on your sewing machine to make a felt Christmas tree ornament. The lines of decorative stitches become strings of lights or garlands on the little… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reusable fabric gift bags in several styles

November 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Pam from Threading My Way guest blogs in the Seasonal Sewing series at So Sew Easy with a tutorial showing how to make fabric gift bags. Use them instead of traditional paper wrapping to present your Christmas gifts this year. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew an invisible zipper when the pattern calls for buttons

November 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Just because a dress pattern calls for a button closure on the back doesn’t mean you have to do it that way. You can change it to an invisible zipper if you prefer that type of closure. You’ll need to … Read more ...