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Free pattern: Easy Christmas stocking with a wooden monogram

December 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Lindsey from Sew Easy Being Green shares a free pattern for making a simple Christmas stocking. She designed it to be easy enough for a beginning sewist to make. The stocking is made from a quilting weight cotton, with a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Personalized grocery bags for a child’s pretend play

December 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sherri Osborn from Hidden Treasure Crafts and Quilting, and also our Lesson Plans editor here at Craft Gossip, shows how you can make personalized play grocery bags for kids to play pretend store. They look just like a brown paper… Read more ...

Free pattern: Color block knit skirt

December 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for making this color block skirt. Its an easy to sew skirt that can go as dressy or as casual as you like, depending on fabric choice and how you wear… Read more ...

Tutorial: Poinsettia hair clip

December 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

How beautiful is this poinsettia hair clip! It would be a striking finishing touch for a fancy Christmas dress, or maybe a fun accent to wear with a more casual Christmas outfit. Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. . shares… Read more ...

Free pattern: Little kid foxy pajamas

December 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free pattern for making these adorable kids foxy pajamas for little kids. It has a button up pajama shirt with a hood, and a matching pair of pajama pants. If you have… Read more ...

Tutorial: Holiday table runner purse

December 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Angelina from JoJo and Eloise used holiday table linens to make this simple bag. The bag outside is made from a table runner, and it’s lined with fabric from a cloth napkin. The table runner had a design at both… Read more ...

Free pattern: Bath robe for an 18″ doll

December 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jess from Gracious Threads is at Fleece Fun today with a free pattern for making a bathrobe to fit an 18″ doll. It’s made from fleece and trimmed out with bias tape. If your child has an American Girl or… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY purse camera bag

December 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Camera bags don’t have to look like camera bags. You can buy them that look more like a stylish purse, though they will set you bag a pretty penny. Ronja from Nur Noch shows how you can DIY a purse… Read more ...

How children learned to sew years ago

December 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

There are plenty of books and products designed to help kids learn to sew. This isn’t a new thing – they’ve been around for years, Mary Beth from Retro Monkeys gives a history of these products and lessons at the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lined knit pencil skirt

December 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how to make a lined knit pencil skirt. I see so many knits that would make awesome pencil skirts – except that they’re too thin. The double layer of knit fabric is a great… Read more ...

Tips for avoiding a bad hem job

December 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

When you sew clothes for yourself, you can make them exactly the right length. But when you buy clothing from the store, you might find that pants or skirts are too long and need to be hemmed further up. Heather… Read more ...

Free pattern: Felt camera Christmas ornament

December 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Staci from Crafty Staci shares a free pattern for making this felt camera Christmas ornament. It’s perfect gift for a photographer friend (or yourself)! It’s made from felt, and assembled with glue and hand stitching. Click below to go… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Felt gingerbread house tissue cover or softie

December 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Deby from So Sew Easy shows how to make this felt gingerbread house tissue box cover. The tissue coming out the top looks just like smoke from a warm fire inside. Or, if tissue covers aren’t your thing, sew a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Understand darts to get a proper fit

December 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

LiEr from Ikat bag delves into darts with her Subtleties of Drafting series. The first of her multi-post tutorial on darts explores the reason for darts, types of darts, and the parts of a dart. She also explains how the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fleece pet bed with bolster sides and removable pillow

December 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how you can make a soft fleece bed for your cat or small dog. It has stuffed bolster sides and a removable pillow in the middle. The sewing is easy. The bolster sides tie together at the corners… Read more ...