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Sewing Tutorial: Easy DIY dog bandana

August 27, 2015 by Anne Weaver

You dog might feel a little extra proud on his walk, wearing a brand new bandana for everyone to coo all over. Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life shows how you can make one. You can make it super… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sports fan or school spirit lanyard

August 27, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Ros from Sew Delicious shows how you can make a lanyard for your favorite sports team. This would make an awesome gift for a new college or high school student to show their new school spirit! Or maybe for a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Kids fireman coat for dress-up or Halloween

August 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shows how she created this fireman coat for a child’s costume. She starts with a kids’ coat pattern, and shows how she adapted it to add the reflective tape to the body and cuffs. She… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fringed leather bag

August 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free PDF pattern at UpCraft Club for making this awesome fringed leather bag. It’s a boxy bucket style bag with long fringe sewn into the side seams. It gathers up at the… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Alpaca sock softies

August 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver

These alpaca softies are giving me the “awwww”s this morning. They’re just so cute!! BudgetHobby shares a video showing how you can make them. They’re made from socks. Fuzzy chenille socks will give them that soft soft fur. You could… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Diagonal fringed t-shirt

August 25, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Nina from Ninutschkanns shows how she created her copycat version of a fringed t-shirt. Instead of a fringed hem, which is what comes to mind when I think of fringed t-shirt, this shirt has a long fringe diagonally across the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Primitive Halloween pumpkin softies

August 25, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Audrey Pettit shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can make some primitive pumpkin softies to decorate for Halloween. I’m loving his crooked smile (which is a twig, by the way) and his crazy wonky button eyes. … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: How to make Recycled t-shirt baby bibs

August 25, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun makes the cutest baby bibs out of recycled t-shirts. The materials are inexpensive or free (old t-shirts!), the fabric is soft, and there are often cute graphics on the shirts that will… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mini stocking fridge magnets to collect Christmas wish lists

August 24, 2015 by Anne Weaver

The kids are back to school and Halloween is just around the corner, which means that Christmas will be here sooner than you know. Jill from Creating My Way to Success created a set of mini stocking fridge magnets to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reusable snack pouches, 2 quick ways to make them

August 24, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Packing school lunches means lots of plastic baggies getting used one time and thrown away. That’s no good. Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shows how you can sew up some reusable snack bags in no time. She shows two variations… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern:Lengthen a t-shirt with a color block stripe

August 22, 2015 by Anne Weaver

It’s amazing what havoc a growth spurt wreak on your child’s wardrobe. One week everything fits, the next… not so much. Kim from The Sew Spot shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It shows one way you can… Read more ...

Tutorial: School messenger bag

August 21, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how you can make this school messenger bag. It has a big zippered pocket on the front for pencils and pens, and plenty of room for notebooks in the bag itself. She personalized it… Read more ...

Free pattern: August bluebird hot pad

August 21, 2015 by Anne Weaver

This bluebird hot pad is the hot pad of the month from Crafty Staci. Each month she shares a new hot pad pattern. I’m loving this bluebird! She shares a free pattern and tutorial for making it. He has… Read more ...

Tutorial: Midi skirt with patch pockets

August 20, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shares a tutorial at We All Sew showing how to make this lovely midi length skirt with patch pockets. The mid-length skirt is gathered on to a wide waist band, with a back zipper closure. You… Read more ...

Tutorial: Denim pom poms

August 20, 2015 by Anne Weaver

I’ve been on a recycled denim kick lately. I want to make alllll the things out of old jeans! KC from The Real Thing with the Coake Family shows a fun project to use up your smallest denim scraps. She… Read more ...