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Sewing Pattern : Little Scarlet Number ruffled A-line baby dress

March 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Little Scarlet Number ruffled A-line baby dress

The Little Scarlet Number is a ruffled baby dress designed by the girls at iCandy Handmade for the Color Your Summer series a while back. They’ve now posted a tutorial showing how to make it. It’s a pretty sleeveless A-line… Read more ...

Tutorial: Zipper neck t-shirt refashion

March 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Zipper front t-shirt refashion

Jeanna from Drama Queen Seams shows how to make her zipper front t-shirt refashion. She starts with a plain, fitted t-shirt and adds an exposed zipper to the neckline. The zipper deepens the neckline as much or as little as… Read more ...

Tutorial: How the shape of a sleeve cap affects the fit

March 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

In this tutorial by LiEr from Ikat Bag, the focus is on the importance of sleeve caps in pattern drafting and how they can affect the fit of a garment. She uses a simple model made from a tissue box… Read more ...

Tutorial: Laundry Day laundry bag

March 3, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Nadra from Ellis & Higgs shows how to make her Laundry Day laundry bag. It’s a simple drawstring sack, appliqued with clothes hanging on the line. If only the piles of laundry sitting around my house looked as sweet as… Read more ...

Free pattern: Bunny treat bags with knotted ears

March 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Crystal from Stitched by Crystal shares a free pattern for these Easter bunny treat bags. The bunny’s ears tie at the top to close the bag. The shape of these bags is clever, with a single ear in the center… Read more ...

Tutorial: Big bow headband

March 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial showing how to make a big bow headband. I like to use headbands for my daughter’s hair accessories, as it’s something she can put on all by herself. You… Read more ...

Tutorial: Striped velvet ribbon bodice

March 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial over at The Ribbon Retreat showing how you can a striped ribbon bodice like the one she made on this dress top for her daughter. The stripes are actually strips of … Read more ...

Freebie: Printable vintage button labels

February 28, 2014 by Anne Weaver

You can download a free printable with these vintage button images from World Label. The printable was created by the ever-awesome Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made. They’re sized to fit the 1″ label sheets from World Label. Just… Read more ...

Free sewing pattern: Baby bib with a terry cloth backing

February 28, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Alice & Lois share a free pattern for making a baby bib with terry cloth backing. You can cut the front from one fabric, or piece several fabrics together to make a patchwork front. The free pattern is part of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pajama pants hack to keep the legs from riding up

February 28, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from EcoArmoire posts at The Sewing Rabbit with a pajama pants hack that will keep the legs from riding up while you’re sleeping. I need this! I cannot sleep in loose fit pajama pants because the riding up is… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make lace tights for an 18″ doll out of a knitted sock

February 27, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Kathryn from Daydream Doll Boutique shows how you can make a pair of lace tights for an 18″ doll out of a crocheted knitted sock. The sock needs to be a women’s size knee sock in order to have enough… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a mouth pocket for a softie Shark

February 27, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Creation, shares a cool trick you can do when making a softie. You can turn the softie’s mouth into a pocket so he can gobble… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Hulk tooth fairy pillow

February 26, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Rose from Red and Rosy made this awesome tooth fairy pillow for her son, who loves the Incredible Hulk. She shares the pattern on her blog. It’s shaped like a tooth, but is a Hulk green instead of a tooth… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: No-sew color blocked leather bow ties

February 26, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous has the jump on her boys’ Easter outfits with these color blocked leather bow ties. They’re faux bow ties on a soft elastic strap. She shares a tutorial showing how to make them. They come together… Read more ...

Tutorial: Snow dyed halter top t-shirt refashion

February 25, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shares a tutorial at I Love to Create showing how to make this halter t-shirt with a snow dye effect. It’s actually two tutorials in one. First, she shows how to make use a pile… Read more ...