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Free Sewing pattern: Fabric crowns for newborns, kids, and adults

October 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Surayya from Blissful Sewing shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a fanciful fabric crown.  She offers the pattern in sizes ranging from newborn to kids to adult.  Embellish them up as much or as little as you like. … Read more ...

Free pattern: Mini pirate or tricorn hat

October 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Head over to Fleece Fun for the pattern and how-to for making this mini pirate or tricorn hat.  The pattern is available in small, medium, and large sizes.  (The large is still a mini hat, just 3.5 inches tall.)  Get … Read more ...

Tutorial: Faux belt little girl pants

October 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Check out these cute pants that Shauna from Shwin & Shwin made for her little girl!  The little bow belt at the waist is actually a faux belt, a strip of fabric sewn on to the front of the waistband. … Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make El Luchador masks

October 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sabra from Sew A Straight Line guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how she made some el Luchador masks for her sons’ Halloween costumes.  Get the how-to. [photo from… Read more ...

Idea file: Sequin trim makes a plain dress chic

October 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Lauren from Adventures of Lauren transformed a rather plain (and too big) thrifted dress into this chic little shift dress.  The recut the shape of the dress using a purchased pattern as a guide, and then drew a large bow… Read more ...

Idea file: Mixed and matched dress shirt refashion

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Zoe from So Zo… What Do You Know? shows how she added interest to a button-down shirt refashion.  She mixed and matched fabrics from several shirts to give the blouse a patchwork effect.  Though there’s a mix of color and… Read more ...

Join the convo: Sewer vs. sewist

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Are you a sewer or a sewist?  Threads magazine discusses the pros and cons of each term. Personally, I go back and forth.  Sewer is the more traditional term, but in writing it can be confused with a city’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Itty bitty pincushion ring

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Julia from Arcadia Cotton shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make an itty bitty pincushion ring.  You can wear it while you’re working on a project so the pins and needles you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s striped dress pieced from recycled knits

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from  Lil Blue Boo  shows how she made this striped dress, pieced from recycled knits.  Don’t worry if your recycled knit stash only has solid colored t-shirts in it.  With the exception of the striped fabrics, the pieces she… Read more ...

Giveaway: Ruby Star Shining and coordinating Essex Linens fat quarter bundle

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Maureen Cracknell Handmadehosts a giveaway this weekend for The Intrepid Thread. They’ll give a bundle of Ruby Star Shining and Essex Linen fabrics to one of her readers.  The bundle includes 10 fat quarters from the Ruby Star… Read more ...

Idea file: Adapt garment patterns to sew a Yoda costume

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jill from Homemade By Jill made the cutest little Yoda costume for her little girl.  It includes a Yoda hood, a long robe, and a knit top and pants.  She made all of these pieces by adapting other garment patterns. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Go Go Power Rangers Halloween costume

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Marigold from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! shows how she made the top in her son’s Go Go Power Rangers Halloween costume.  She added a wide band collar to a t-shirt and then painted the stripes.  Go to Rae Gun Ranblings for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Old zipper becomes a new necklace

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Michele Ng shows how to use an old zipper to make a cool necklace.  She folds and stitches it into a pretty bow-like  shape.  You’ll need to use one with metal teeth so the edges pop.  Get the tute. [via… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mini oven mitt for a child’s play kitchen

October 12, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sophie from Cirque Du Bebe guest blogs in the Sew Yummy series at Craftstorming with a tutorial showing how to make miniature oven mitts for a child’s play kitchen.  They look just like the ones that mom and dad use… Read more ...

Template: Squirrel t-shirt applique

October 12, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jane from Buzzmillsmade these cute appliqued squirrel t-shirts for the Fall 2012 Kids Clothes Week Challenge.  While most of us would be inclined to place an applique front and center on a tee, she offset it at the bottom… Read more ...
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