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Inspiration: The Very Hungry Caterpillar costume

October 9, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Joy from xoxo Grandma tells how she made this Very Hungry Caterpillar costume for her granddaughter. It’s her response to the Signature Style sew-along theme for Project Run and Play. It’s based on a dress pattern, with elastic added to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girls triple layer ruffle skirt

October 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how you can make a little girls triple layer ruffle skirt. You can make one from a woven or a knit fabric. She used a corduroy for the one she made, which gives the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled end table runner

October 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how you can make this ruffled end table runner. You can make it for any length of table. It has a home décor weight print for the length of the runner, and then two tiers of ruffles from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pac-Man and ghost Halloween costumes

October 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial showing how you can make Pac-Man and ghost Halloween costumes. Wokka, wokka, wokka… They’re quick and easy to make from felt. If your family does themed costumes, this would make a fun… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Witch silhouette Halloween pillow

October 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Melissa Mortenson from Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial for making this witch silhouette Halloween pillow. The silhouette on a white oval background looks like old timey cut paper silhouettes, or perhaps even a cameo. She includes a template for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Add piping when making a bag

October 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sara from Sew Sweetness shares a tutorial showing how you can add piping when sewing a bag. The piping adds a pretty finish to your seams and shows off the lines of your bag. Her tutorial shows how to make… Read more ...

Sewing for tweens with vintage patterns

October 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Tweens are a hard group to sew for. It can be difficult to strike the right balance between styles that appeal to the kid in them but don’t make them feel like babies. Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. suggests… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage circle skirt with accessories

October 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Catherine from Frisky Scissors shares a free pattern at the Pattern Patter blog for making a circle skirt with coordinating accessories from 2 yards of fabric. It’s a vintage pattern pamphlet. If you use felt as the pamphlet suggests, go… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Spooky moon and bats Halloween pillow

October 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sasha from Tattooed Martha shares a tutorial for making this spooky bat Halloween pillow. The pillow is made from a gray and black fabric to look like a spooky moon, with a flock of felt bats flying across. The bats… Read more ...

Tutorial: Flannel Halloween face pillows

October 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Christina from Lincoln Street Blog shares a tutorial at Eighteen 25 showing how you can make these cute flannel Halloween face pillows. She shows how to make a pumpkin, a ghost, a monster, and (my favorite, of course) a black… Read more ...

Tutorial: 30-minute Frozen Kristoff costume for baby

October 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shares a tutorial for making a Kristoff costume for a baby. I think I may be the only person in the United States who hasn’t seen Frozen yet, but I hear Kristoff is a character… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Halloween spiderweb potholders

October 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Maris from Sew Maris shares a tutorial at Sew Mama Sew showing how you can make these spiderweb potholders. They measure 10″ x 10″ when finished, which is plenty big to protect your hand from a hot pan or cookie… Read more ...

Tutorial: Autumn pumpkin throw pillow

October 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Nicole from Modern Handcraft shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can make this cute autumn pumpkin throw pillow. It would be a nice addition to a front porch swing or rocking chair. Or, throw a couple… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Little girl’s sundress from a thrifted skirt

October 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Cintia from My Poppet shows how you can turn a thrifted skirt (or maybe a skirt in your own closet destined for the donate pile) into a cute new sundress for a little girl – super fast, super easy. You’ll… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy Stripe Tablet Bag

October 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sara Curtis of Radiant Home Studio shares a tutorial at Sew Mama Sew showing how you can make her Scrappy Stripe Tablet Bag. It has simple modern styling, but with a strip of patchwork down the center. The patchwork stripe… Read more ...