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Tutorial: Easy way to remove a sheet hem

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Palak from Make It Handmade often uses sheets as a source of inexpensive yardage for her sewing projects. She usually just cuts off the hemmed edges, but on one project she needed every inch that the sheet could give her. … Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew origami wrap skirt

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anna from Plan B shows how to make an origami-inspired wrap skirt, no sewing required. It’s made from a strip of knit fabric cut with angled ends. She uses fusible hem tape to finish the edges and a safety pin… Read more ...

Tutorial: Magnetic pockets for a fridge or school locker

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jill from Creating My Way To Success created fabric pockets to organize all of the papers and coupons stuck to the front of her fridge. They’ve got magnets attached to the backs to hold them to the fridge. She wrote… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cell phone pouch to hang from your belt

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Head over to Sew4Home for a tutorial showing how to make a belt pouch to hold a cell phone. You can attach it two ways: slide it on a belt using a loop sewn to the back, or clip it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Clothespin bag

April 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Johanna Rundel shows how to make a hanging bag to hold clothespins. It fits over a clothes hanger, with a wide pocket to hold your clothespins. Go to her tutorial. The tutorial is in German, but you can follow… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Boho Maxi-Dress

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making her Boho Maxi-Dress for girls. It’s a long sundress with a wide ruffle at the hem and a halter bodice. How perfect is this dress for summer? … Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric pocket for an IKEA Fintorp rail

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Destri from The Mother Huddle uses a Fintorp rail from IKEA to organize her craft table. You can buy buckets and hooks to hang from the rail (it was designed for kitchen organization), but she created a custom pocket to… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Toddler’s shorts romper refashioned from an adult shirt

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how to make a toddler’s shorts romper out of an adult button up shirt. The pintucks on the shirt that she used created a pretty detail on the shorts romper. Snap tape at the… Read more ...

Free Sewing pattern: Curtain tie backs

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver 3 Comments

Nanny from Nanny Notes 2 U shares a free pattern for making curtain tie backs. Go to her blog for the pattern and tutorial. Note:This blog is no longer available but we were able to find these similar tutorials… Read more ...

Tutorial: Repurposed rice sack tote

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Zhenya from Being Zhenya made this summer tote out of a burlap rice sack, with a freebie tote bag serving as the lining. With the lining made from an existing bag, all she needed to do was cut the lining… Read more ...

Tutorial: Off-the-shoulder top refashion

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The Renegade Seamstress made this off-the-shoulder polka dotted top out of a thrifted skirt. The idea for the refashion emerged when she began removing the waistband from the body of the skirt. The waistband became the top of the shirt… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lego carrier

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a Lego carrier. It folds like a book, with handles for easy carrying. Inside, you’ll find a large Velcro pocket to hold bricks, smaller pockets to hold Lego figures, and a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Girl’s drop waist knit skirt

April 29, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. . shows how she made this drop waist knit skirt for her little girl. It’s part of an outfit that she calls the Almost Ready For School. Paired with a Peter Pan collar shirt,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Metal polka dot shirt

April 28, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The colorful polka dots on this shirt are actually metal brads from the craft store. The design is by Daniel Parker from Studs and Buttonholes. Though they look like they’re attached directly to the shirt, the metal prongs actually… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffle sleeve retro top

April 28, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Danka from The Peppermint Store gives a plain button up shirt a fun, retro feel by cutting off the long sleeves and replacing them with kicky ruffles. Go to her blog for a tutorial showing how she did it.… Read more ...