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Sewing Pattern:: Striped midi t-shirt dress

May 24, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial and pattern: Striped midi t-shirt dress

Who else is in love with dresses for summer? Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shares a free pattern for making a midi t-shirt dress. She designed it for striped fabrics, with piecing that creates cool effects with the angles of… Read more ...

Tutorial: 4th of July doily table runner

May 23, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Cutesy Crafts shows how you can make a pretty table runner for 4th of July out of craft store doilies. The doilies are inexpensive to buy, and the sewing is super easy. Using red, white, and blue doilies… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Crazy Hair Day unicorn headband

May 22, 2017 by Anne Weaver

I know schools are just trying to keep things fun, but man do their special dress up days complicate our already-busy school mornings! Like crazy hair day. Who has time to create a crazy hair style when you’re just trying… Read more ...

Tutorial: Littlest Pet Shop felt play mat

May 21, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Littlest Pet Shops (and other small toys) are more fun to play with when you’ve got a place to set them up. You could buy a playset but they tend to be expensive and they take up a lot of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Elastic waistband knit skirt

May 20, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Simple Simon & Co shows how you can make a simple knit skirt for a little girl. It doesn’t take much fabric – or time – and the results are so cute! Pair it with a plain t-shirt for a… Read more ...

Tutorial and pattern: Flora the Elephant softie

May 17, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Flora the Elephant is such a sweet softie! Bustle and Sew shares a free pattern for making her. She’s lovely sewn up in a vintage floral fabric with a soft pink wool underbelly and ears. She’d also be cute made… Read more ...

Tutorial and pattern: Doll t-shirt and pants

May 17, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Sew a wardrobe of clothes for your child’s doll with this tutorial from Sew What Alicia! She shares a pattern for making a doll t-shirt and pants. Change up the fabrics and embellish with applique and trims to make each… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Sew a vinyl coated lunch bag

May 12, 2017 by Anne Weaver

These vinyl coated lunch bags are perfect to pack a lunch for the park or pool. Especially when they’re made from fun summery prints! Audrey from Audrey’s Reflection shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to make them. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy kimono top

May 12, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Light and breezy and sewn from beautiful prints, kimono tops are perfect for summertime layering! They’re also easy to sew, and Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom has a tutorial showing how. Choose a pretty print and sew… Read more ...

Tutorial: Use a ladder stitch to sew a pillow closed

May 12, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners shows how to sew a pillow or softie closed, and have your stitches hidden. She shows how to make the ladder stitch, or invisible stitch. It’s a simple hand stitch that’s useful for any… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Fat Quarter Garden Party Apron

May 11, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Pull 5 fat quarter from your stash and sew them up into a pretty Garden Party apron! Sew4Home has how-to. (You’ll also need a half yard of another print for the lining.) The Garden Party apron has a drop waist… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mother’s Day fingerprint table runner

May 10, 2017 by Anne Weaver

This Mother’s Day table runner is decorated with flowers made from kids’ fingerprints. Bonnie from Whisk ‘Em shares a tutorial for making it. It’s a cute way to involve the kids in making Mother’s Day gifts! They’ll love getting to… Read more ...

Tutorial and pattern: Unicorn cat softie

May 8, 2017 by Anne Weaver

I *might* have squealed out loud when I saw the latest free pattern from Sew Desu Ne? It’s a mewnicorn – party cat, part unicorn! The soft plushie is big enough to double as a pillow. I’m in love! Free … Read more ...

Tutorial: Knotted dog chew toys

May 8, 2017 by Anne Weaver

I sew a lot of knits and I’m always looking for a way to use up my knit fabric scraps. Charlie from This Blog Is Not For You shows how you can use strips of knit fabric to create knotted… Read more ...

Tutorial and Sewing pattern: Peas in a pod pincushion

May 7, 2017 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial and pattern: Peas in a pod pincushion

Three fabric peas sewn up into a pea pod pincushion! It’s a free pattern from Bustle and Sew and it is adorable! Each of the little peas is stuffed to hold pins. You could use the three stuffed peas… Read more ...