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Tutorial: Reusable fabric gift bags that hold their shape

September 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Ruby fromZaaberry shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can sew up a reusable fabric gift bag. This is such a well thought out design! Thanks to its boxed corners and heavier duck canvas, it holds its… Read more ...

Giveaway: Half-yard bundle of Valorie Wells’ Cocoon fabric

September 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for Sprightly Fabrics, giving away a stack of fabrics from Valorie Wells’ Cocoon Collection to one of her reades. The bundle includes six half-yard cuts in the gorgeous Sapphire colorway. Go … Read more ...

Free pattern: Peacock applique pillow

September 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a free pattern and tutorial for making the peacock applique on the front of this pillow cover. You can stitch around all of the little feather shapes or you can do a wide zig… Read more ...

Idea file: Sweatshirt with a lace overlay

September 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Arkansas isn’t exactly known for cold winters, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t prepare myself for the cooler weather anyway. (I hate being cold!!) So when I saw this lace overlay sweatshirt by Zoe from So, Zo… What Do … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a bag from a child’s outgrown jumper

September 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver 2 Comments

Rachel from Adventures of a DIY Mom shows how she turned her daughter’s outgrown jumper and matching top into a new bag for herself. The straps of the jumper become the straps of the purse. She used the matching top… Read more ...

Tutorial: Peplum t-shirt refashion

September 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kaitlin from Wunderbar took a boxy tee and turned it into a trendy peplum shirt. The polka dot shirt she used is perfect for this project! She calls it her Easy Peasy Peplum and she shares a tutorial showing how… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fold-Over Denim Bag

September 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Threads magazine shares an online how-to for making this cute fold-over denim bag, designed by Cheryl Kuczek of Paradiso Designs. (If you want to see this same design made into a dressier bag, check out the Luxe version in SewStylish… Read more ...

Tutorial: Drape neck top with pintucked shoulders

September 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection shows how to make a drape neck top with rows of horitzontal pintucks across the shoulder. It’s the third (and final) installment of her One Pattern – Three Tops series. Go to her tutorial … Read more ...

Join the convo: Choosing your fabric

September 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Over at Scared Stitchless, the conversation is about choosing fabrics for your sewing projects. She muses about the gap between the fabrics she is naturally drawn to and the fabrics that will give her an end result that she’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Faux button placket throw pillow

September 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make a throw pillow with a single pleat down the front . It’s embellished with a row of buttons, created a faux placket… Read more ...

Idea file: Let out a dress using an exposed zipper

August 31, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Jennifer Brasher fromTwo Butterflies posts on her blog showing her fix for a dress that fit too snug. She removed and restitched the back zipper to turn it into an exposed zipper, giving her an extra 1/2 inch on… Read more ...

Tutorial: Gettting Gathered Pillow

August 31, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make her Getting Gathered Pillow. With a ruched front, braided trim, and button embellishments, it looks like it could have been purchased from an expensive home decor catalog. Get the how-to.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Two-tone color blocked leggings

August 31, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Shannon from Eat. Sleep. Make. shares a tutorial at U Create showing how to make a pair of two-tone leggings. The color blocked leggings are one color on the front, and another on the back. This is a cool look… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s back-to-school Penny Jumper

August 31, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Teresa from Crafting In My Closet created this retro back-t0-school jumper dress for her daughter. It’s a button front jumpber with a drop waist and a pleated skirt. She calls it her Penny Jumper, and the design is inspired by… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pleated cap sleeve

August 31, 2012 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Mira from Sewing the Littleheart Collection shows how she made a pleated cap sleeve. Though she shows it on a shirt for her young daughter, this would also be a beautiful detail for an adult shirt. Get the how-to.… Read more ...