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Tutorial: Sew a little envelope pouch

May 14, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Trixi Symonds, author of Sew Together Grow Together, guest blogs at My Poppet with a tutorial showing how to make a simple envelope pouch. The sewing is very easy and uses both machine stitching and hand stitching. It’s… Read more ...

Free pattern: Sweet Simple Dress for baby girls

May 14, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Allison from Freshly Completed shares a free pattern for making her Sweet Simple Dress for baby girls. It’s a short sleeved peasant style dress that’s fast to sew and requires no zippers or buttons. Her free pattern makes a size… Read more ...

Tutorial: Use your serger for a quick hem finish

May 13, 2014 by Anne Weaver

If you own a serger, you can use it to create a quick hem. The serger

cuts and finished the fabric in one pass. You can also use your serger to simplify a folded up hem to require only… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy ribbon headband

May 13, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Kathryn from The Pickled Herring shows how you can turn a bit of fancy ribbon into a headband. It’s super easy to make, and a good way to show off a fancy ribbon. You’ll only need 15 inches of the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little dirndl skirt

May 13, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Kristin from Skirt As Top shows how to make a pretty dirndl skirt for a little girl. The full skirt is gathered on to a flat waistband in the front, but has an elastic waistband in the back for easy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy fabric corner bookmark

May 12, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Read much? This fabric corner bookmark will mark you place when have to put your book down. Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial showing how to make one. It’s super easy to make and uses 4″ x… Read more ...

Free pattern: Sunny Day Shorts for kids

May 12, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Oliver + S shares a free pattern for their Sunny Day Shorts for kids. They’re quick and easy to sew up, and work for either boys or girls. You can make them plain, or add fun finishing details like patch… Read more ...

Tutorial: Eyelet petticoat for an 18-inch doll

May 12, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs shows how to make a petticoat for an American Girl or other 18-inch doll. Using gathered eyelet trim makes this a super fast, super easy project, and the eyelet lace makes such a pretty… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s ribbon pickup skirt

May 12, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Lisa from Mabey She Made It shows how to make this little girl’s skirt with gathered ribbon pickups. The pickups are made with ribbons threaded through casings at the hem, ruching the skirt up and creating a slight scallop to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Vintage sheet flower pillow

May 11, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Linda from Burlap and Blue shows how pretty a flower can be when made up out of vintage sheets. The oversized dimensional flower is sewn to the front of a pillow cover. She shares a tutorial showing how to… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Blushing Izzy gathered surplice dress

May 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Lindsay from PA Country Crafts shows how you can make her Blushing Izzy dress for girls. This dress has such beautiful lines! It has a gathered surplice bodice, a wide waistband, and a full skirt. It’s absolutely charming made up… Read more ...

Tutorial: 18-inch doll clothes from newborn onesies

May 9, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs shows how you can turn newborn onesies into clothes for an American Girl Doll or other 18-inch doll. It’s fairly easy to find newborn onesies in good condition at yard sales or resale events. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy 1-hour reversible gathered skirt

May 9, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Maris from Sew Maris shows how you can make a girls pretty gathered skirt like this one in just 1 hour. And it’s reversible, too! You can make them in any size based on your child’s measurements. A wide fold-over… Read more ...

Tutorial: Frozen-inspired Let It Go dress and matching headband

May 9, 2014 by Anne Weaver

If you have a girl in your house under the age of 14, the song “Let It Go” is probably burned into your brain at this point. Christine from Heidi & Finn show how you can make a girls Frozen-inspired… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quick and easy hot pads

May 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Nicole from Modern Handcraft shows how to make a set of hot pads. It’s an easy, 1-hour project. The round hot pads are 7″ in diameter. They’re made from two layers of quilting cotton, with cotton batting between to protect… Read more ...