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Free Sewing pattern: Little boys swimsuit briefs

June 24, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Prudent Baby shares a free pattern for making a pair of little boy swimsuit briefs. Eeek, aren’t they cute!!! They’re quick and easy to sew up. (It’s a one piece pattern!) They don’t give a size, but you can get… Read more ...

Free Sewing Tutorial: Two ways to finish the edges of your swimsuit

June 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Lately, I’ve been reading about more and more folks making their own swimsuits. Sarah from Musings of a Seamstress shows a couple of ways you can finish the edges of your swimsuit. The first is with bound elastic, which allows… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY pillow forms in just 4 steps

June 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Have you noticed how expensive pillow forms are? Heather at The Sewing Loft shows how to make your own in 4 easy steps. She also gives a chart with dimensions for standard pillow form sizes. Go to The Sewing Loft … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern : Village Green Sundress for little girls

June 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Heidi from Elegance & Elephants shows how to make a little girl’s sundress. She calls it her Village Green Sundress, the name derived from the fabric she used on the bodice. She uses the bodice from her Pleated Playsuit (free… Read more ...

Tutorial: Faux leather cube ottoman

June 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

This shiny gold ottoman is fah-bulous, isn’t it? Chelsea from Lovely Indeed made it herself, and she shares a tutorial on her blog showing how. It’s essentially a large cube sewn from faux leather and filled with a thick foam. … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Color blocked little boy shorts

June 18, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Caila from Caila Made shows how to use color blocking to create stylish shorts for little boys. Her tutorial includes the how-to for adding the color blocked elements to a favorite shorts pattern, as well as suggestions for the types… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric fish toss game

June 18, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Becky from Patchwork Posse shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make a soft fabric fish tossing game. The goal of the game is to toss the fish softies into the fabric bucket. Go to Moda… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Cross-over layered back t-shirt

June 16, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Dixie from Dixie DIY guest blogs at Miss P with a tutorial showing how she adapted a basic t-shirt pattern to give it a cross-over layered back. With the hot, muggy weather of summer fully upon us (at least here… Read more ...

Tutorial: Refashioned denim and crochet top

June 16, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Zhenya from Being Zhenya shows how she refashioned a pair of jeans into a cool new denim top with a crocheted front. It can also be worn reversed, with the crocheted panel at the back. She crocheted a rectangle of… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: DIY rash guard swim shirt

June 15, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Vanessa from Designs by Sessa shares a tutorial over ath The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a rash guard swim shirt. She shows a shirt that she made for herself, but you could use the same process to make… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern – Little girl lace yoke sundress

June 15, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make a sweet summer sundress for a little girl. It’s made of a soft knit fabric gathered on to a lace yoke and straps. Her tutorial is part of the 30 Days… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tiered ruffle apron in a girl size

June 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make a tiered ruffled apron that will fit a girl. It’s a half-apron with three rows of ruffles on the skirt. So pretty!! … Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Make a swimsuit cover-up from a man’s button-up shirt

June 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Autumn at It’s Always Autumn shows how she made this swimsuit cover-up out of one of her husband’s old button-up shirts. The shirt comes to her knees, so there was plenty of length to turn it into a cover-up for… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Let out a shorts waist by releasing darts

June 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Rachel Lou shares a tutorial over at Refashion Co-op showing how she altered a pair of kid’s shorts to get a little extra room at the waist. She got the extra fabric by releasing the darts and patching in some… Read more ...

Fusible fleece adds dimension in applique

June 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Fusible fleece is normally used between layers of fabric. But Heather fromThe Sewing Loft also uses it to give depth to applique designs. Go to her blog post to read about the advantages of fusible fleece in applique and… Read more ...