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Tutorial: Pretty pintucks with no end threads showing

May 31, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Angela Osborn shows how to make pintucks. The narrow tucks can be used in a purely decorative manner, or as a way to remove fullness (and create subtle gathers where the tucks end). Her tutorial includes how to finish the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Two tier ruffle dress for baby

May 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for making a baby girl’s dress with a tiered ruffled skirt. The post is part of her Gingham Style series. The pattern is for 3-6 month size. If you need a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Draft a pattern for a flared skirt

May 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Mie from Sewing Like Mad guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to draft a pattern for a flared skirt. The circle skirt drapes beautifully and has a waistband and optional lining. Check… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt and fabric berry basket

May 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Mollie from Wild Olive made this little berry basket out of circles of felt and fabric. She shares a tutorial showing how. You can use it to corral a small handsewing project, or to catch your keys by the back… Read more ...

Tutorial: 10-minute ironing board cover

May 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Palak from Make It Handmade shows how you can make a new cover for your ironing board – in just 10 minutes. Her method skips the step of turning over the ironing board and tracing a pattern. Go to her … Read more ...

Tutorial: How to gather fabric

May 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shows beginning sewers how to gather fabric. Go to her blog for the how-to. [photo from The Crafty Cupboard]… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Side knotted swimsuit refashion

May 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Aimee from Clones n Clowns shows an easy swimsuit refashion. She slashes it at the sides and creates faux knots with the cut strips. Go to her blog for the tute. [photo from Clones n Clowns] Looking for more… Read more ...

Free pattern: Little girl’s Math Facts dress with pointed waist

May 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Handmade Charlotte shares a free pattern for making their Math Facts dress. It’s a little girl’s dress with a lovely pointed waist detail. The short sleeves are ruffled, and the circle skirt stenciled with numbers. The pattern comes in two… Read more ...

Tutorial: Layered petal sleeves

May 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

An from StraightGrain blogs in the Knock It Off series hosted by Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how to make layered petal sleeves. She shows it on a little girl’s dress, but they would be pretty for older… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Child’s vintage-inspired circus suit

May 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Celina from Petit á Petit shows the vintage-inspired circus suit that she made for her young child. It’s sparkly and shiny and pure fabulousness! She bought the supplies to make it over a year ago, but first one thing and… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Add crotch snaps to a baby’s swimsuit

May 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Stacie from Yellow Spool shares a tutorial that’s a little slice of sewing brilliance. She adds snap tape

to the crotch of her young daughter’s bathing suits. Anyone who has ever had to wrangle a wet bathing suit off and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy diaper burp cloths

May 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Lauren from The Thinking Closet shows how to make a quick and easy burp cloth that you can give as a shower gift. It’s a pre-folded diaper with a fabric panel stitched down the middle. The sewing is simple enough… Read more ...

Lookie what they made: Drawn thread embroidery on a little girl’s dress

May 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

FrancesSuzanne guest posts in the Lost Arts of Sewing series at A Jennuine Life with a chronicle of their adventure using a drawn thread embroidery technique for the first time. The embroidery technique removes some of the threads from the… Read more ...

Advice from The Sewing Rabbit on taking self portraits

May 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

When I sew clothes for my daughter, I make sure to get good photos of her wearing her new duds. But when I make clothes for myself, not so much. I’ve tried having my husband snap the photos, but he… Read more ...

A quick tip for those teaching a child to sew

May 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

One difficulty for children learning to sew on a sewing machine is they often have a hard time controlling how far they push in the foot pedal. Heather fromThe Sewing Loft shows her solution. Go to her blog to … Read more ...