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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 ...

Tutorial: DIY criss cross zipper back dress or top

October 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Hanna from Pearls & Scissors shares a cool DIY for a low back dress or top. She uses zippers to create a cool criss cross design across the scooped out back. You’ll need a pair of matching metal zippers

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Tutorial: How to serge an inside corner

October 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sergers are easy to use when you’re just sewing straight seams. Just put the fabric in there and go. But corners… They’re a little trickier. Outside corners can be avoided by just serging off the edge and starting a new… Read more ...

Short history of the shift dress

October 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sherri from Sew Betty and Dot contributes at Pattern Patter with a short history of the shift dress. While I always associate the shift dress with the streamlined mod 60s, she traces the history back to the chemise worn in… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hanging trash bag for your car

October 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

I am no good at keeping a clean car. There’s always trash in the floor! Receipts, empty water bottles, you name it. Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can make a car trash bag, so your car won’t look… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrunched Minky Pumpkin

October 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Angel from Fleece Fun shares a tutorial at U Create showing how you can make these fabulous scrunched Minky pumpkins. The sides are ruched to create the shaping and the ridges in the pumpkin sides. A bit of a twig… Read more ...

Tutorial: Puffy fabric flowers

October 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Staci from Crafty Stacishows how you can make these puffy fabric flowers. I think a cluster of these would be so pretty on a fall grapevine wreath! You can make them out of just about any style of print… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girls tulle and fabric ruffle skirt

October 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial for making this little girls fabric and tulle ruffled skirt. Three of the four rows of ruffles on this pretty skirt are a floaty tulle, and one a cotton print. I don’t… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric feather crowns

October 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

These fabric feather crowns by Monica from Marino Bambinos remind me of woodland fairies, like in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. They’re fanciful and colorful, but earthy at the same time. She shares a tutorial showing how you can make… Read more ...