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Tutorial: Insulated baby bottle carrier

October 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Sew4Home shows how to make an insulated carrier for a baby bottle. The inside is water resistant thanks to the PUL lining, and the batting between the inner and outer layers helps insulate. Go to their tutorial. [photo from… Read more ...

Tip: Matching stripes when cutting pattern pieces

October 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Head over to Crafty Mamas for a quick tip showing how to cut out matching pattern pieces (such as a pair of sleeves) out of striped fabric. They show how to make the stripes match perfectly on the two pieces. … Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Perfect Nursing Top

October 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows her Perfect Nursing Top. It has a surplice neckline with a contrast panel layered underneath for modesty. When it’s time to nurse, the pieces are easily moved out of the way. The empire waist… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a cat ear headband

October 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how to make a cat ear headband. Get the how-to. [photo from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom] Looking for more headband sewing patterns? Check these designs out on Etsy.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quick and easy baby leggings

October 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how easy it is to make a pair of leggings for a baby. They’re made from a stretch knit fabric with a wide elastic waistband. Make some now and you’ll be set up… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to use a binding foot on your sewing machine

October 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to use a binding foot to attach bias tape and binding around the edges of a piece of fabric. The handy little foot holds the binding strip in place around your fabric while… Read more ...

Tutorial: Monarch butterfly Halloween costume

October 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Look at this butterfuly costume that Jen from iCandy Handmade created for her daughter. It’s fabulous, no?? Her daughter wears a flapper-style dress for the body of the butterfly, but the giant butterfly wings are the centerpiece of the costume. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Child’s pirate shirt

October 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shows how she made a pirate shirt for a child’s Halloween costume. She shows how to make the pattern using a t-shirt as a guide. This same shirt could also be part of a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl Belle or Cinderella Halloween costumes

October 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you have a little girl who wants to dress up as either Belle or Cinderella, Leisha from Homemade Toast has just what you need. Look at these gorgeous princess dresses she made for her girls!! She shares free patterns… Read more ...

Tutorial: Woven band neckline

October 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection shows how she made the woven neckline detail on a long-sleeved shirt for her daughter. A band of contrasting fabric is woven in and out of slits around the neck. The back is faced… Read more ...

Free pattern: Owl, puppy, bug, bunny, frog, and monkey Halloween hats

October 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

An owl, a puppy, a bug, a bunny, a frog, and a monkey – you can make all of these hats using the free Halloween Hat Pack from Fleece Fun. The pattern comes in sizes for baby, child, and … Read more ...

Giveaway: The Sweetest Thing Rolie Polie of precut fabric strips

October 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for Fat Quarter Shop, with a Rolie Polie of The Sweetest Thing by Zoe Pearn Designs for Riley Blake Designs to give away to one of her readers. (A Rolie Polie is a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Off-the-shoulder cowl sweater refashioned from two turtlenecks

October 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Tamara from Etcetorize shows how to refashion two plain turtleneck sweaters into one fabulous off-the-shoulder sweater. The bottom of one sweater becomes a wide cowl neck on the other. She found identical sweaters on clearance, but you could use two… Read more ...

Tutorial: Brave Princess Merida yarn wig and quiver belt

October 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cheryl from Sew Can Do recently showed how she made a Princess Merida dress so her young daughter could dress up as the princess from the movie Brave for Halloween. Now she’s showing how she made the quiver belt and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sunny side up egg pincushion

October 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Surayya from Blissful Sewing shows how she made this fun pincushion. It’s a fried egg, sunny side up. Get the tute. [photo from Blissful Sewing]… Read more ...