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Tutorial: Girls 10-minute skirt made from a shirt

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make a simple girls gathered skirt in just 10 minutes.  She does it by repurposing an old shirt (adult size).   It takes just one cut and one seam.  You… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY jeans shorts with a finished hem

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Allison from Freshly Completed shares a tutorial showing how to shorten a pair of jeans to make them shorts.  Making them yourself from a pair of jeans allows you to get them exactly the length you want.  This is especially… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY laundry bag from 2 pillowcases

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Susan from Organized 31 made this laundry bag for her daughter, who is leaving for college.  It was a quick, simple project because she started with a pair of pillowcases.  Brilliant!  She shares a tutorial showing how.   The laundry bag… Read more ...

Tutorial: Slim messenger bag, padded to hold a laptop or tablet

August 19, 2014 by Anne Weaver

slimmessengerThis slim messenger bag would be great back-t0-school for older kids.  Sew4Home share a tutorial showing how to make it.  Even though it is narrower than most messenger bags, it’s still big enough to hold a small laptop, eReader, or… Read more ...

Tutorial: Wide fabric headband for little girls

August 18, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Janice from Maddie Moes shows how you can make a wide fabric headband.  The wide fabric band holds the hair out of your face.  The dimensions she gives will make a headband to fit a little girl ages 2-5.  For… Read more ...

Free pattern: Wesley the Very Big Whale softie

August 18, 2014 by Anne Weaver

This whale softie is a free pattern from Riley Blake Designs.  His name is Wesley and he first appeared in their booth at Quilt Market.  Enough people requested a pattern that they are now sharing it on their website.  He’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork play ball for baby

August 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver

patchworkplayball Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, shows how you can make a fabric ball for a baby or small child.  The fabric ball is hand stitched from pentagons of fabric. … Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make bound buttonholes

August 17, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Etsy seller Cynical Girl shares a how-to at Vintage Pattern Marketplace blog showing how to make bound buttonholes.  It’s fitting that the how-to is an excerpt from a vintage publication, Workbasket.  The instructions also include how to rework a… Read more ...

10 tips for sewing t-shirts

August 16, 2014 by Anne Weaver

T-Shirt4T-shirts are probably one of my favorite garments to sew.  The come together quickly, and rarely end up stuffed in the back of the closet.  There are some tricks to making them come out right, though.  Beth Byrge, author of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy 30 minute apron

August 15, 2014 by Anne Weaver

You can make this lovely apron in just 30 minutes.  Bev from Flamingo Toes shares a tutorial showing how.  The wide ribbon waistband is a pretty accent that also simplifies the construction.  And the pom poms around the hem are… Read more ...

Tutorial: Perfect Maxi Skirt

August 15, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Deby from So Sew Easy shares a tutorial showing how you can make her Perfect Maxi Skirt.  What makes it perfect?  Well, it fits snug through the waist, skims your hips, and flares out just enough to allow you to… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew preppy bow headband

August 15, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Nikki from Tikkido shows how you can make this preppy big bow headband, with no sewing required.  You can actually assemble the whole thing using hot glue.  Of course, if you wanted to make this a sewing project, it would… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork shark pillow

August 15, 2014 by Anne Weaver

I don’t normally think of sharks as being cute, but the shark on this pillow Becky from Patchwork Posse falls in the cute category.  His body is a patchwork of gray and white prints, and he has button eyes and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Outgrown pants made into a girls new skirt

August 15, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sarah from The Crazy Tailor shares a tutorial at Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop showing how you can make a little girls skirt out of a pair of pants.  This is a great way to eke some extra wear out of a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Eyelet insert t-shirt refashion

August 14, 2014 by Anne Weaver

A lace insert takes a plain t-shirt from plain to pretty.  Anna from Plan B shares a tutorial showing how you can do this easy refashion with a t-shirt and some eyelet or lace fabric.  The insert is at the… Read more ...
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