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Tutorial: Tufted pillow with rainbow pom pom trim

August 8, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

I have a weakness for pom pom fringe. Now make those pom poms in multi-color, and put them around a solid white pillow and I’m in love. The tutorial is over at Sew4Home. The multi-color pom poms are by Simplicity,… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Towel Vest swim cover up

August 8, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Lindsay from Diary of a Crafty Lady made this Towel Vest swim cover-ups from a towel. It slip on like a jacket, with ties at the front to keep it put. The design is based on a cover-up that her… Read more ...

Tutorial: The Everyday Bag

August 8, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how to make her Everyday Bag. It’s roughly 8″ x 16″, with rounded corners and an inside pocket to hold a phone. A button and loop make the closure. It’s quick to sew up… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy knit pants

August 7, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how to sew a pair of knit pants. It’s a quick, easy project. You can make your won pattern using a pair of sweat pants that fit you. The stretch knit will have the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Doll bedding – mattress, blanket, and pillow

August 7, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how to make a set of doll bedding. You can make it to size to fit any doll bed or cradle. Her tutorial includes how how to make a mattress, a blanket, and a matching… Read more ...

Tutorial: Zipper trimmed seams

August 7, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kate from See Kate Sew show show to make zipper trimmed seams. It’s a cool way to finish off a seam! It’s like piping, but edgier. She used the zipper trimmed seams on a pair of shorts she made for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Summer Whimsy skirt for little girls

August 7, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Caila from Caila Made shows how to make her Summer Whimsy skirt for little girls. It’s a gathered skirt with deep pockets from contrast fabric pieced into the sides. It’s certainly a pretty skirt for summertime, but it would also… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dyed twill D-ring belt

August 7, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Larissa from Just Another Day In Paradise shows how to make a twill D-ring belt. Faux leather finishes off the ends. And since you can rarely find the twill webbing in the color you want, she also shows how she… Read more ...

Cheryl’s favorite supplies for pattern drafting

August 7, 2013 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Top 5 Supplies for Making Sewing Patterns

Whether you’re altering a pattern to make it fit, or drafting up a variation of a cool purse you saw at a store, sooner or later most sewers will need to make their own patterns. Cheryl from Sew Can Do… Read more ...

Free pattern: Baby Boy Romper

August 7, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Melissa from Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making a romper for a baby boy. Rompers are long-time favorite babywear. You can make it up in a fresh new print, or go for a more classic fabric. Her pattern… Read more ...

Free pattern: Hemlock Tee

August 7, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jen Beeman from Grainline Studio shares a free pattern for making her Hemlock Tee. It’s a loose, boxy tee with three-quarter sleeves. It’s shown here out of a stripe, but her she also shows a cool color blocked version. (LOVING… Read more ...

Tutorial: Turn your tiniest fabric scraps into an artistic new fabric

August 6, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Simi from Buttons and Paint shows how she used the tiniest of fabric scraps – the ones that normally there’s nothing that can be done with them – to create a new piece of fabric. She cut them up and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Embroidered rainbow neckline

August 6, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Here’s a fun way to add a spot of color to the neckline. You can embroider a rainbow of color! Anje from Made In Pretoria shows how. She added the embroidered rainbow to a purchased t-shirt, but this would also… Read more ...

Idea file: Convertible contrast hem band

August 6, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jean from Extra Petite just couldn’t decide whether she liked the contrast hem band on the skirt that she made. Folks who saw it in person said they liked the elephant fabric at the bottom of the yellow skirt. People… Read more ...

Tutorial: Barbie cots that really fold up

August 6, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

LiEr fromIkat Bag answered her daughter’s request for beds for her Barbies with a series of colorful cots. She shares a tutorial showing how she made them. The frames are made from popsicle sticks and narrow dowels, and – get… Read more ...