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Tutorial: Game day seat cushion or sit-upon

August 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Back-to-school means football season, and watching your favorite team sitting on some hard metal bleachers. Mollie from Wild Olive shares a tutorial at Handmade Charlotte showing how you can make this game day seat cushion. You could also use these… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy shirred waist skirt

August 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can sew up a quick skirt using elastic shirring for the waistband. You can make them in any size, for any age, in any length. She shares a video… Read more ...

Tutorial: Loyalty card wallet

August 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver

It seems every store has a loyalty card these days. Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how you can make a loyalty card wallet that will help keep all those cards organized and easy to find. The inside of… Read more ...

Selvages and how to read them

August 18, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Used to be, fabric selvages were just trimmed off and tossed in the trash. Now, people save those selvages and piece them together to make beautiful but labor intensive projects. Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a couple of posts… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy kimono cardigan

August 17, 2015 by Anne Weaver

A kimono cardigan adds a punch of color and pattern to a simple t-shirt and jeans outfit. Elizabeth and LiZ from Simple Simon & Co. share a tutorial at Lolly Jane showing how you can make one. They’re super simple… Read more ...

Cricut Tutorial: Tagless clothing labels using transfer vinyl

August 17, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun shows how she makes tagless clothing labels using a Cricut transfer vinyl. If you have a Silhouette or a Cricut, you can make your iron-on labels say anything you want. Label it… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Lace top box dress for girls and tweens

August 16, 2015 by Anne Weaver

This lace top box dress is a cute look for girls and tweens. Lindsay from PA Country Crafts shows how you can make one. It’s a simple A-line knit dress with a lace panel pieced in at the shoulders. You… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cheater method for making girls skirts with sewn in shorts

August 15, 2015 by Anne Weaver

These little girls’ skirts with shorts attached are playground ready. With the shorts sewn in underneath, little girls can flip and twirl to their hearts’ content without worrying about their panties showing. Ashley from Make It and Love It shows… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little vinyl pouch wallet

August 14, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Louise fromI’m Feelin’ Crafty guest blogs at Busy Being Jennifer with a tutorial showing how you can make this fun vinyl zippered wallet. The small zippered pouch is just big enough for your ID, credit cards, and a little… Read more ...

Freebie: Stop Scrolling Start Sewing

August 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver

How many of us are guilty of spending more time clicking aimlessly on the computer than we spend actually creating? I’m raising my hand because I’m guilty of that. Stephanie from Swoodson Says has a free printable to encourage you… Read more ...

Tutorial: 20-minute simple banded skirt

August 13, 2015 by Anne Weaver

This girls’ simple banded skirt is an easy sewing project – easy enough for beginning sewists or even kids to make. Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows how to do it. You can make the skirt with just a few… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make lots of fabric bunting fast with this streamlined method

August 12, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Staci from Crafty Staci made this fabric bunting for her craft fair booth. She streamlined the cutting and sewing so the triangle flags are quick to make. She shows her method in a tutorial. The double sided flags are cut… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dye your clothes in a mason jar

August 12, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Mason jars are handy for all kinds of things, not just food storage. Angela from The Guilty Crafter shows how you can dye t-shirts and other clothing in mason jars. The jars seal up tight so you can save dye… Read more ...

Free pattern: Women’s halter and high waist ruched bikini

August 12, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Summer may be coming to an end, but there’s still time to whip up a new bathing suit. You can get a few wears out of it this year, and then skip the bathing suit shopping next spring. Jess from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bohemian maxi skirt with a high-low hem

August 11, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shows how you can make a beautiful Bohemian maxi skirt with a high-low hem. It’s fitted through the hips, with a full skirt hanging from a drop waist. The high-low hem is… Read more ...