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Tutorial: Cell phone charging station or stroller pocket

June 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Positively Splendid shows how you can make a fabric charging station for your cell phone. She says it also works as a cell phone pocket to hang from a stroller handle. The fabric pocket holds your phone, and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Double Layered Chevron Circle Skirt

June 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Double Layered Chevron Circle Skirt for little girls. It’s made from a striped knit fabric that she pieces together to make a… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Easy knit sundress for a little girl

June 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how to make an easy knit sundress for a little girl. The bodice is simply a tube of knit fabric, with ribbons for straps and a skirt gathered to the bottom. You can make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Basil the Softie Bear

June 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Nana Company shares a tutorial at eHow showing how to make a Basil Bear softie for a baby. His shape is simple and lightly stuffed. On the back, you can embroidery a label with the child’s name. He’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Deep scoop bow back dress you can wear with a bra

June 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews kicks off her 30 Days of Sundresses series with a tutorial showing how to make her Bow Back Dress. The deep scoop at the back is just the right amount of sexy,… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Split skirt gardening apron

June 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make a unique gardening apron that’s designed for the bending, squatting, and reaching that’s part and parcel of active gardening. The skirt is actually made in two pieces to allow for easy movement. There are eight… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple fabric drawstring gift and storage bags

May 31, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Veronica from SewVery shows how to make simple fabric drawstring bags you can use as storage bags or as reusable packaging for a special gift. They’re super easy to make, and you can whip them up in no time. You… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dad’s travel bag

May 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

This travel bag would make a great Father’s Day present! It’s hard to see scale in this photo, but the boxy bag is big enough to hold a pair of shoes or perhaps a day’s outfit. Melissa from Polka Dot… Read more ...

5 tips for finding and keeping your sewing groove

May 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Like many sewists, I go through periods of high productivity but I also have periods that are more like sewing funks. I think I’m in a funk right now, so this post by Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking was just… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pretty ruffled tote bag

May 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Deanna from Sew McCool and Birdsong Patterns shows how you can make a pretty ruffled tote bag. It’s a rectangular tote with stiff sides and a full ruffle sewn around the top. It’s a good sized bag, measuring 13″ wide… Read more ...

Free pattern: Here Comes the Sun(hat)

May 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

How cute is this little kid’s striped sun hat! Shauna from Shwin & Shwin calls it her Here Comes the Sun(hat), and she shares a free pattern for making it. It is fabulousness in a wide stripe, especially with how… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew wrap mini skirt

May 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

You can make this wrap mini skirt without sewing a stitch. Geneva from A Pair & A Spare shares a tutorial at Witchery showing how to twist and wrap a jersey knit scarf to make a stylish mini skirt. Jersey… Read more ...

Tutorial: Size down a too-big skirt and make a matching head scarf

May 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sally Ann shares a tutorial showing how she took a skirt that was several sizes too big and sized it down to fit. She also shortened it to a more flattering length. And with the extra fabric, she created a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Brookfield Bag

May 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Sara from Sew Sweetness shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her Brookfield Bag. It’s a smaller bag (11″ x 7″) with corner accents and darts to shape the bottom. Insides pockets have elastic across the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Soft rattle ball baby toy

May 29, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Abby Glassenberg fromWhile She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Creation, shares a free pattern for making these soft rattle ball baby toys. You can make them from two 5″ x 8″ pieces… Read more ...