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Tutorial: Skirting the Issue project for girls in foster care, plus a skirt sizing chart

July 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Skirting the Issue is a month-long event at S Simple Simon & Co. The goal is to encourage sewists to make skirts and donate them to girls in foster care. To inspire you, they’ve lined up 40 guest posts for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lady Tee with oversized bow

July 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin guest blogs in the Sewlebrity series at Family Ever After with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s plain white t-shirt with an oversized bow, creating her Lady Tee. How cute is that! … Read more ...

Tutorial: Lace embellished onesie

July 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Trish from Uncommon shares a tutorial on her blog for using a strip of lace to embellish a onesie. It’s a quick, easy project and would make a sweet gift for a new baby. I’m loving the white on white… Read more ...

Tutorial: Beat the heat with a cooling neck scarf

July 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Feeling the heat this summer? Jona from Fabritopia and Jona G Pattern Co shares a tutorial on her blog, Stop Staring and Start Sewing, showing how to make a cooling scarf. Get the tute. [photo from Stop Staring and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Nautical tote with grommets and rope

July 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how grommets

and rope can turn a plain tote into a nautical-themed tote. The bag she started with was made from a recycled canvas sail, but you could use an inexpensive canvas tote from… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Ruffled linen shorts for little girls

July 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jill from Handmade by Jill shows how she adapted a child’s shorts pattern to make these absolutely adorable ruffled shorts. She used the Class Picnic Shorts by Oliver + S, but any basic shorts pattern will work. Go to her … Read more ...

Tutorial: Color blocked D-ring belt

July 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kate from See Kate Sew brings the color blocking trend to a belt with her tutorial showing how to make her Candy Colored Belt. It’s her guest post in the Sewlebrity series at Family Ever After. Go there for … Read more ...

Tutorial: Throw pillow covers in four easy steps

July 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Centsational Girl shows how you can make new covers for a throw pillow in just four easy steps. Make them from outdoor fabric and you can give your front porch (or back porch, or deck) a quick facelift. Get the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Pleated Pocket Capris

July 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Heidi from Elegance and Elephants guest blogs at Me Sew Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make her Pleated Pocket Capris for little girls. The box pleat on the pocket back is an unexpected detail. Love it! Go to … Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew fleece octopus softie

July 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps , and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make an octopus softie out of a square of fleece, no sewing required. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Kid-designed throw pillows

July 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kate Conklin shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how you can bring your kids into the design process with a kid-designed throw pillow. The kids get to create their own scene or design out of fabrics backed with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stitching smooth curves on a scalloped hem

July 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sherry from Pattern Scissors Cloth shows how she created perfectly smooth curves on a scalloped hem. If you think she notched the curves, you’re wrong. Go to her post to see how she did it, notch-free. [photo from Pattern… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little boy’s muscle shirt with handstitched reverse applique

July 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from A Little Gray guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make a little boy’s muscle shirt with a handstitched reverse applique. Her example makes a subtle 80’s pop… Read more ...

Free Sewing Pattern : Chevron pintucked sundress for baby girls

July 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for making this sweet sundress for a baby girl. It has bias tape shoulder ties, a bodice with chevron pintucks, and a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bike Bag to hold keys and cash while riding

July 1, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Tamara from Etcetorize shows how to make a handy pouch to hang on the handlebars of your bicycle. It’s just big enough to hold a wallet, a phone, and some keys so you don’t have to worry about them falling… Read more ...