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Tutorial: Add a sequin pocket to a shirt, no sewing required

August 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

T-shirts with sequined pockets are all kinds of trendy right now. You can make your own out of a t-shirt and a bit of sequined fabric, no sewing required. Glitter ‘n Glue shows how. Their method uses fusible hemming tape… Read more ...

Tutorial: Custom print fabric using freezer paper stencil

August 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Amber from Very Homemade shows how she created her own fabric print using a freezer paper stencil technique. Rather than cutting all of those little fleur-de-lis motifs by hand, she used a paper punch. Brilliant! Check out her trick for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Endless Options bandeau bikini top

August 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Tamara from Etcetorize shows how to maker her Endless Options Bikini Top. It’s a wide bandeau that you can wear several different ways – straight across the chest, with a twist in the middle, or cinched in the middle with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Refashion a dress and some t-shirts into a maxi dress

August 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Anshu from Blooms and Bugs combined three unwanted garments to make a refashioned maxi dress. She used a t-shirt for the top, a tiered dress for the skirt, and the fabric from a second shirt to create a faux… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy zippered pouch with ric rac

August 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

If you’re looking for a quick, fun project to use some of your smaller pieces of fabric, why not sew up some zippered pouches? Sew4Home shows how to make them. They’re fully lined. The outer layer is pieced from two… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffles and easing on your serger

August 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Palak from Strawbazies shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how you can use your serger to create ruffles or to ease a larger piece of fabric to fit to a smaller piece of fabric. Easing is often used… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reversible jumbo tote bag

August 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Joann from Craft Passion shows how to make a reversible jumbo tote bag. She made hers to carry groceries, but you could also use it to tote your pool gear or to bring a picnic to the park. Get the … Read more ...

Tutorial: One-handed sarong cover-up

August 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Rachel from Family Ever After finishes up her Sewlebrity series with a tutorial of her own, showing how to make a sarong swimsuit cover-up. It’s easy to make, and even easier to put on. In fact, it takes just one… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy embellished fabric napkins

August 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jane from Buzzmills made a pieced table runner as a special anniversary for friends. If that wasn’t enough, she then used her scraps to embellish a set of purchased napkins to coordinate with the runner. She blogs about both projects,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ribbon cutting and measuring board for a woodburning tool

August 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Brittany from Crafty Mischief shares a tutorial over at the Ribbon Retreat blog showing how to make her Woodburning Tool Cutting Board. If you make a lot of bows or use ribbons in your sewing projects, her tool may be… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap t-shirt fabric rosettes

August 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

What to do with all the scraps left over from t-shirt refashions? You could just chuck them in the trash bin, or…. you cut them into strips and turn them into rosettes. Stephanie from The Sewing Chick shows how to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Baseball t-shirt refashion for little kids

August 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts shares a tutorial in the Sew In Tune series at Melly Sews. She shows how to make a little kid’s baseball shirt t-shirt, complete with cute team logo, out of two plain t-shirts. Get … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a belt for your doll

August 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Cinnamon Miles from Liberty Jane Patterns shares a free tutorial over at We All Sew showing how to make an itty bitty belt for a doll. Her instructions include the lengths to cut for an 18″ American Girl doll, an… Read more ...

Tutorial: Traveling Pincushion with place to store your thread

August 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jina Barney shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her Traveling Pincushion. It’s a pincushion and notions organizer in one. It’s made around a plastic container, with a trio of pincushion flowers on… Read more ...

Tutorial: Huggie Pillow

August 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

This happy face pillow by Kirstin and Jordan from kojo designs is meant to be hugged and snuggled. They call it their Huggie Pillow and it’s inspired by a similar pillow from Land of Nod. Do you know a small… Read more ...