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Tutorial: Mini Boden-inspired snap shoulder raglan tee

December 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Melissa from Melly Sews guest blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a how-to for this raglan sleeved tee with snaps at the front shoulders. She made it for her little boy, but it would… Read more ...

Tutorial: Gingerbread man t-shirt

December 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how she created this cute gingerbread t-shirt for her son. She appliqued a gingerbread body just below the neck of the shirt so her son’s head becomes the head of the gingerbread man. Go … Read more ...

Tutorial: Insert an invisible zipper in a lined bodice

December 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Simple Simon & Co. shows how to insert an invisible zipper into a lined bodice. The zipper tape ends up in between the lining and the bodice fabric, making a nice clean finish on the inside and outside of the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Leather iPhone cover

December 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amanda from Kitschy Cooshares a free pattern and tutorial for making a leather (or faux leather) case for an iPhone. The simple pouch has a foldeover flap held in place with a strap. She says it can be made… Read more ...

Anna Maria Horner talks about her new rayon challis fabrics

December 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anna Maria Horner has a new line of fabric printed on rayon challis. I think I might have screamed out lout a little when I first read the news. Because of its weight and its drape, rayon challis makes beautiful,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a sash for a girl’s fancy dress

December 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Is there anything more girly on a dress than a wide sash tied into a big bow at the back? Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how you can make one for the next dress that you sew. Whether you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quick and easy pattern weights

December 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Wendi from Shiny Happy World shows how to make a set of pattern weights, quick and easy. The weighted fabric shapes are similar to the cardboard sour cream containers you can find in cafeterias. You can use them instead of … Read more ...

Tutorial: Flocked snowflake pillow cover

December 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kolette Hall shares a tutorial over at the Silhouette blog showing how to use their flocked transfer material to create this pillow cover. She snowflake is cut from the flocked transfer material. She added some machine stitching as an accent. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew up a Christmas pillowcase

December 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kristen Duke from Capturing Joy guest blogs in the Swell Noel series at Positively Splendid with a tutorial showing how to sew up a special Christmas pillowcase. Each side is made from a different novelty print, so it’s like two… Read more ...

Free pattern: Christmas pajamas for the little ones

December 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Christmas pajamas are a tradition in many families. And Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern and tutorial so you can make a pair for your young child. The pattern she shares is for a size 4T, but… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a toddler’s backpack from a pants leg

December 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sheri from Awesomesauce, and author of Confessions of a Refashionista: My Life on the Zig Zag, shows how to make a backpack for a toddler out of an adult’s pants leg. She gave it an oversized monogram on… Read more ...

Free pattern: Bobi stuffed puppy dog

December 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

The folks at Lark Crafts are sharing a free pattern for this sweet stuffed puppy dog toy. His name is Bobi and he was designed by Maria Medeira and was featured in Jenny Doh’s We Make Dolls

. The pattern… Read more ...

Free pattern: Teddy bear hooded bath towel

December 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Amber from Crazy Little Projects makes the cutest hooded bath towels for babies and little kids. Her latest design is this sweet teddy bear hooded towel that a little one can wrap up in after a bath. She shares a… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: 101 Christmas stockings, plus a free pattern

December 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Miminti from Tundérzug sent handmade Christmas stockings to the children staying in a Budapest hospital. It was quite an undertaking to make a stocking for each child. She sewed 101 stockings in all! She writes about her project, and also… Read more ...

Tutorial: Boy’s fleece snood with Santa beard or mustache

December 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Laura from Craftstorming made a warm fleece snood for her son, and then took it one step further by adding a stuffed Santa beard to the front. Even better, she made the beard removable and also made a fleece mustache… Read more ...