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Sewing Tutorial: Ruched maternity shirt with long sleeves and thumb holes

March 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Lisa from Mabey She Made It shows how she refashioned a plain shirt into a ruched maternity shirt. The lines of ruching give extra length as your tummy grows. It’s also a flattering look after baby arrives. She also added… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Add a hood to a t-shirt

March 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

RaeAnna from Sewing Mama RaeAnna shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to add a hood when making a t-shirt. She used Cuddle fabric to make it extra warm, and added a faux button tab at the collar… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s satin and tulle skirt

March 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

The layering of tulle over satin makes this little girl’s skirt sparkle. It’s a dressy skirt, but it’s actually a fairly easy one to make. Liz from Simple Simon & Co. shows how. She made the skirt for a Christmas… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hand towel bib smock

March 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how to make a hand towel bib smock. It’s a baby bib that has the absorbency of a towel and the fit of a smock. It has armholes that help it stay put and also… Read more ...

Free pattern: Toddler’s fleece ear warmer winter hat

March 6, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Michelle from Handmade Martini shares a free pattern for a toddler’s winter hat with built in ear warmers. The fleece hat fits snug around the head, with the bottom edge curved down to cover the ears. The design is based… Read more ...

Tutorial: Identifying jeans fit issues

March 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Finding a pair of jeans that fit – really fit – is kind of like finding a needle in a haystack. There are so many variables – the waist, the hip, the thigh, the rise, and more. Melissa from Blank… Read more ...

Tutorial: Squid and whale dishtowels

March 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how she made these fun nautical kitchen towels with squids and whales. Her tutorial is part of the Home Sewn series hosted by Susan from Living with Punks. She used applique and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patch kids’ jeans and lengthen them at the same time

March 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows an easy way to patch kids’ jeans. Instead of sewing a patch just over the worn out knee, she replaces the entire knee with a strip of contrasting fabric. Her method… Read more ...

Tutorial: Woven fabric pincushion

March 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how to make this woven fabric pincushion. What a fun little project! You can use your scraps to make the strips to weave across the front. Very cool the way the woven strips will… Read more ...

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 ...