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Tutorial: Super easy 2-minute lace headband

March 31, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how you can make her 2-minute lace headband. She uses wide stretch lace trim, so it’s just a matter of cutting it to length and making one short seam. Super fast, super easy, but… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s paper bag bubble skirt

March 31, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how to make a little girl’s bubble skirt with a paper bag style waistband. This is such a pretty skirt for spring! The bubble skirt is made by doubling up the fabric, so there’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Eiffel Tower bath mitt

March 31, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make this bath mitt appliqued with an Eiffel Tower. It would make a nice (and useful) accent for your bathroom décor. Or, make one to give a gift packaged up pretty… Read more ...

Free Sewing pattern: Lop-eared sock bunny softie

March 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Free pattern: Lop-eared sock bunny softie

Craft Passion shares a free pattern for making this lop-eared sock bunny. Those long bunny ears are soooo cute!! He’d be a sweet addition to an Easter basket. Or, make one as a special gift for a child’s birthday. Go … Read more ...

Tutorial: Kitchen rag bag

March 28, 2014 by Anne Weaver

We use cloth towels for most kitchen clean-up at my house. We feel they’re better for the environment and are also easier on our pocketbook. But they’re not pretty, especially not after they’ve been used to clean up a spill. … Read more ...

Free pattern: Easter bunny softie

March 28, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Positively Splendid shares a free pattern for her Easter bunny softie. He’s made in silhouette, just like the chocolate bunnies you find in Easter baskets. A yarn pom pom makes his fluffy bunny tail. Tie a pretty bow… Read more ...

Tutorial: Knit fabric wrap skirt

March 27, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Happy Together shows how you can make this wrap-around skirt out of knit fabric. If you look closely at the photo, you can see a seam midway around the skirt. That’s where a circle skirt top is attached… Read more ...

Tutorial: Double fold hem

March 27, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Probably the simplest of hems is the double fold hem. It’s just the edge of the fabric folded over twice (to encase the raw edge) and then stitched in place. Heather from The Sewing Loft devotes a post to this… Read more ...

Free pattern: Mini Messenger kid-sized bag

March 26, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Make It Perfect shares a free pattern for making a Mini Messenger Bag for kids. The finished bag is 7″ x 10″, which is big enough to hold a sketch book and crayons. She designed the bag to show off… Read more ...

Tutorial: Burlap and fabric Easter bunting

March 25, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Crafts Unleashed shows how you can make an Easter bunting out of burlap and fabric. The flags in the bunting are made from triangles of burlap backed with fabric. They’re stitched together with hand stitches and the edges are left… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bow shoulder sweatshirt refashion

March 25, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at Brassy Apple showing how to refashion a basic sweatshirt to give it a flirty bow shoulder. She cuts away a portion of one of the shoulders and then adds a bow to tie… Read more ...

Winner of The Essential Sewing Reference Tool giveaway

March 25, 2014 by Anne Weaver

The winner of The Essential Sewing Reference Tool

by Carla Hegeman Crim (read my review here) is…. Commenter #86, Michelle, who said…. “How awesome is this book! Blind hems are ny downfall, for some reason I can never … Read more ...

Tutorial: Super easy 2-minute lace headband

Tutorial: Little girl’s paper bag bubble skirt

Tutorial: Eiffel Tower bath mitt

Free Sewing pattern: Lop-eared sock bunny softie

Tutorial: Kitchen rag bag

Free pattern: Easter bunny softie

Tutorial: Knit fabric wrap skirt

Tutorial: Double fold hem

Free pattern: Mini Messenger kid-sized bag

Tutorial: Burlap and fabric Easter bunting

Tutorial: Bow shoulder sweatshirt refashion

Winner of The Essential Sewing Reference Tool giveaway

Tutorial: Simple lace trim headband

Free pattern: Sweet Floppy Bunny

Tutorial: Make reusable produce bags from a lace net curtain