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Tutorial: Long sleeved Easy Tee

September 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Autumm from It’s Always Autumn show show to make a long-sleeved version of her Easy Tee. The original Easy Tee has short sleeves cut on to the main front and back pieces. She uses those same pieces for the long-sleeved… Read more ...

Free pattern: Shoreline Boatneck top, limited time only

September 24, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shares a free pattern for a boat neck shirt. It’s a simple top with lovely lines. It has a wide neck, smooth cap sleeves, and a gracefully curved hem line. The pattern… Read more ...

Tutorial: Men’s shirt dress refashion

September 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial over at Brassy Apple showing how to refashion a man’s shirt into a cute new dress for yourself. You’ll need to use a shirt that’s too big for you so it’ll hang long enough… Read more ...

Tutorial: Zippered passport wallet with credit card pockets

September 17, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This passport case by Elaine from Elaine’s Crafts is proof of how one good sewing idea inspires another. Inspired by the Three Ring Binder Pencil Case by The Cottage Mama, Elaine reworked the dimensions to make a passport wallet in… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a dress from two men’s button up shirts

September 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how she combined two men’s button up shirt to make a new dress for herself. One dress becomes the bodice and the other becomes a skirt. Elastic defines the waist. Notice the pockets on the… Read more ...

Free Sewing pattern: Women’s football jersey style t-shirt

September 10, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

In the U.S., fall is football season. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews made a football jersey style t-shirt for herself. She actually made two versions – one that is an upcycle of one of her husband’s many… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a cell phone pouch

September 9, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Katie at Made To Be A Momma shows how to make a pouch to hold your cell phone (or other small gadget). It’s made with a piece of batting or flannel sandwiched between an outer fabric and a lining. A… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY armchair slipcover

September 5, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Got an ugly armchair? Justine at Sew Country Chick shows how you can make a slipcover to make it pretty again. As an added bonus, you can remove the slipcover when it needs a good laundering. (Definitely a plus when… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric circle embellished sweater

September 2, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Kristina J. shows how to embellish the front of a plain sweater with folded knit fabric circles. The circles are folded and stitched down in a grid pattern. She used contrasting circles, creating a highly graphic look. You could also… Read more ...

Tutorial: Gathered knit skirt with a yoga waistband

August 28, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Palak from Make It Handmade shares a tutorial over at Pellon Projects showing how to make a little girl’s gathered knit skirt with a foldover yoga waistband. I love a foldover waistband for the ease of installation and the comfort… Read more ...

Tutorial: Playdate Party Dress for little girls

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Pamela from Sovanisa shares a tutorial for making her Playdate Party Dress. It’s a little girl’s dress with contrast straps and hem. At the back, elastic thread shirring snugs the dress to fit your child. She gives dimensions to make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt ball monogram

August 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how she used boiled wool felt balls to make a dimensional monogram on this shirt she made for her daughter. (The shirt pattern is her newly released Bateau Neck Top.) You’ll need a heavier weight… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sydney Skirt with drop waist ruffle

August 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This is the Sydney Skirt. It’s a drop waist ruffle skirt made from a comfortable stretch knit. It has a simple fold-over waistband and a ruffle placed perfectly at the hip. Lindsay from The Cottage Mama shares a tutorial for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork twirly skirt for a tween

August 21, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and Polka Dot Chair shows how to make a patchwork twirly skirt for a tweeny girl. The rectangles of fabric are sewn into a two tiered skirt, with contrast bias tape making a fun hem. … Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Apron from a man’s button-up shirt

August 19, 2013 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Liz from Love Grows Wild shows how you can make this fun apron out of a man’s button-up shirt. She loses the sleeves and the back, but keeps the collar. The cuff of one of the sleeves becomes a front… Read more ...