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Tutorial: Little Messenger bag for kids

June 8, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make he Little Messenger, a kid-sized messenger bag. She originally designed it for her kids to haul their books to and from the library, but she’s since found that they use it to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Installing a centered zipper

June 8, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing shares a tutorial at Sewing Secrets (the Coats and Clarks blog) showing how to install a centered zipper. This is the method that most printed patterns use to install zippers at the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Summer knit cardigan, now in an adult size

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jen from iCandy Handmade recently shared a pattern and tutorial for making a summer knit cardigan. It turned out smaller than she had planned, so the pattern was for a girl’s size cardigan. Now she’s back with a larger pattern… Read more ...

Tutorial: Kawaii animal clear vinyl pouches

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Craftbits has the how-to for making these kawaii animal clear vinyl pouches. They would make such cute containers for hair accessories, small toiletries, or sewing supplies. How yummy would your button stash look stored in these pouches! Go to the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Gathering fabric using couched cord

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Marissa from Rae Gun guest blogs at Brassy Apple with a tutorial showing how she gathers fabric. Instead of running basting stitches across the top, she uses a zig zag stitch to couch a thin cord to the fabric. The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Knit skirt to halter top refashion

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Head over to Mandy Made to find out how to refashion a knit skirt into a summer halter top. She literally turns the skirt upside down to turn it into a top. A few clever seams turn the skirt hem… Read more ...

Tutorial: Layered and gathered fabric flower headband

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House guest blogs at Project Run and Play with a tutorial showing how to make this fabric flower hair accessory. The layered and gathered fabric flower is stitched to an elastic headband. Get the … Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Chevron maxi dress for nusing mamas

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sabra from Sew A Straight Line guest blogs at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make a chevron maxi dress that’s also a nursing dress. She pieced the striped fabric to create a large chevron design. The wide… Read more ...

Tutorial: Water bottle pouch

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

With the hot summer temps setting in, I find myself carrying a water bottle with me – a lot. Pretty Shabby UK shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pouch to carry your water bottle. Get … Read more ...

Tutorial: Zippered leather purse with metal stud accents

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Andrea from For The Love Of shares a tutorial at Making It Lovely showing how to make a leather purse with metal stud accents. It’s essentially a basic zippered pouch, but larger made from leather instead of quilting cottons. Add… Read more ...

Cool idea: Sparkly rhinestone hem detail

June 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kate from See Kate Sew shows a pretty detail she added to the hem of a skirt. She used iron-on rhinestones to create a series of sparkly arrows around the hem. The sparkle of the rhinestones on the sheer fabric… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sewing curved seams

June 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she sews curved seams. Curves, especially tight curves, can be a frustration for a new sewer, but with her tips (and plenty of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Custom fabric prints with a glue resist dying technique

June 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Stephanie from Pinafores & Pinwheels shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing a cool glue resist dying technique you can use to make a custom fabric print. She dyed pink over pink fabric for a super girly fabric… Read more ...

Tutorial: D-ring belt, two variations

June 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Rach from Family Ever After shares a tutorial at The Ribbon Retreat showing how to make a simple D-ring belt in two variations – out of webbing and lace, or out of a length of jacquard ribbon. Get the tute… Read more ...

Tutorial: Gathered ruffled Sweet Skirt for a girl and her 18″ doll

June 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shares a tutorial showing how to make her Sweet Skirt. This simple gathered and ruffled skirt works for any size. She gives the formula for figuring the measurements to cut to make one to fit… Read more ...