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Tutorial: Sew and bind a small fabric notebook

August 27, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Caila from Caila Made guest blogs over at Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! with a tutorial showing how to sew and bind your own notebooks. The cover is machine sewn from fabric (outer and a lining), and the pages inside are stacked… Read more ...

Free pattern: Tahiti Halter Neck Top for little girls

August 27, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a free pattern for her Tahiti Halter Neck Top for little girls. The halter top is shirred at the back, so it stretches to fit instead of sagging. Her pattern is for a size… Read more ...

Steampumpkins for the Michaels Great Pumpkin Challenge

August 27, 2013 by Anne Weaver 4 Comments

I am thrilled to be part of Michaels’ Great Pumpkin Challenge! Second only to Christmas, Halloween is my favorite holiday! For the challenge, Michaels sent craft bloggers some foam pumpkins, a hot knife to carve them, and a gift… Read more ...

Tutorial: Insulated picnic bag

August 27, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jill from Creating My Way To Success shares a tutorial for making an insulated picnic bag. It’s a bucket-shaped bag with a zipper around the top. The top is a separate drawstring compartment and is deep enough to hold some… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ribbon tabbed curtain panels

August 27, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Over at U Create, Kari shows how you can make your own ribbon tabbed curtain panels. The ribbon tabs are sewn to the back of the panel, so they don’t show at the top. Your curtain rod won’t either, as… Read more ...

Sewing for tweens? Check out this new blog!

August 27, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

While there are plenty of sewing patterns out there for kids, and plenty of sewing patterns to be had for adults, there’s a group of kids in between – the tweens – that don’t fit either category. Just like ready-to-wear,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Organize bobbins with a common office supply

August 27, 2013 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how you can use a common – and inexpensive – office supply item to organize your bobbins. It’s something you probably already have in your house. If not, you can find them at office… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Woven fringe t-shirt sleeves

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

How utterly fabulous are these fringed t-shirt sleeves! The long fringe is woven across the top. Laura from Trash to Couture shows how you can make it. You’ll make the fringe out of a separate shirt and tuck it into… Read more ...

Tutorial: Playdate Party Dress for little girls

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Pamela from Sovanisa shares a tutorial for making her Playdate Party Dress. It’s a little girl’s dress with contrast straps and hem. At the back, elastic thread shirring snugs the dress to fit your child. She gives dimensions to make… Read more ...

Free pattern: Mouse ears cupcake applique

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Stephanie from The TipToe Fairy shares a template and tutorial for making this mouse eared cupcake applique. How cute would this be for a child to wear on a trip to Disney? Or for a plain cupcake (a birthday shirt,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cropped skinnies with contrast cuffs

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Hanna at Pearls & Scissors shows how you can update a pair of pants, turning them into cropped skinnies with contrast cuffs. The cuffs are an unexpected pop of color, modern and snappy, and can be made from any quilting… Read more ...

Idea file: Contrast lace stripes on a t-shirt

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Zoe from So, Zo… What Do You Know? posts over at Refashion Co-op, showing how strips of lace can add a feminine touch to a plain tee. The black lace on a the white shirt that she made shows off… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt ball monogram

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how she used boiled wool felt balls to make a dimensional monogram on this shirt she made for her daughter. (The shirt pattern is her newly released Bateau Neck Top.) You’ll need a heavier weight… Read more ...

Tutorial: T-shirt wrap skirt

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anne from WobiSobi guest blogs at Brassy Apple with a tutorial showing how to make a wrap skirt from a t-shirt. This is such a cute skirt! And fast and easy to make, too, since you won’t be hemming. You’ll… Read more ...

Tutorial: Convertible foldover tote

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

This foldover tote is two bags in one. With the long straps and the top folded over and the handles tucked neatly inside, it’s a large bag you can carry over your shoulder or cross body. But when your errands… Read more ...