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Tutorial: Kimonos for the whole family

August 21, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Mary from Zips & Darts shares a reproduced vintage magazine article showing how to make kimonos for the whole family. Mom, dad, brother, sister – all can have a hand made kimono! Kimonos are easy to make, requiring no pattern… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quilted Pencil Box Pouch

August 21, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial at The Ribbon Retreat blog for making her Quilted Pencil Box Pouch. It’s a boxy zippered pouch made from a quilted fabric. Pack it with pencils and markers for back-to-school. Or,… Read more ...

Free pattern: Little girls fancy detachable collar

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Bernadette from Daisies and Dresses shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can make a fancy detachable collar for a little girl. Her tutorial includes a free pattern. Put it on a plain cardigan to make it… Read more ...

Free pattern: Smart Like a Fox book bag

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how you can make this Smart Like a Fox book bag, perfect for toting books to and from the library. She shares a free pattern for the cute fox applique, which is sewn down… Read more ...

Tutorial: Diagonal color blocked hoodie

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Ren Murphy from The Inspired Wren shares a tutorial at Sew McCool showing how you can make this hoodie with diagonal color blocking. Rather than simple block shapes, her color blocking makes use of angled pieces. Check out how the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Mini tailor’s ham and sleeve roll for sewing doll clothes

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Thimbles and Acorns sells sewing patterns for historic doll patterns for American Girl dolls. And on their website, you can find a free pattern for a miniature tailor’s ham and sleeve roll. They’re sized so you can use them to… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make a beautiful lace headband

August 20, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make this beautiful lace headband. Lace motifs are stitched on to an elastic band that fits snug around your head. She made the lace motifs herself on her… Read more ...

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

This 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

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 ...