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Tutorial: Vintage-inspired hanging chalkboard, no sewing required

November 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver

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

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

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 ...

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

November 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver

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

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

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

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

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

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

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… Read more ...

Free pattern: Puff sleeve dress for toddler girls

November 11, 2013 by Anne Weaver

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

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: Vintage-inspired hanging chalkboard, no sewing required

Tutorial: Quick little fabric basket

Tutorial: Pretty trimmed parchment bags for your homebaked goods

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

Tutorial: Bedside or chair back book organizer

Tutorial: Make a bow collar using a shirt facing pattern

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

Tutorial: Kid’s travel art folio

Tutorial: Pam’s No Frills Extra Large Tote

Tutorial: Rolled hem on a sewing machine

Free pattern: Puff sleeve dress for toddler girls

Winner of the Big City Bags giveaway is…

Tutorial: Christmas Santa tote bag

Tutorial: Dyed doily tablecloth

Tutorial: Texture block sherpa coat refashion