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Sewing Tutorial: Convert a bikini into a tankini

May 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver

A rectangle of swimsuit fabric and one seam is all it takes to convert a bikini into a tankini. Crystelle from Crystelle Boutique shows what to do. Go to her blog for the tute. [via Someday Crafts] [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Seat back car organizer

May 24, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Road trips are fun, but all those video games and books and other forms of quiet entertainment can take over your car if you’re not organized. Sew4Home shows how to make a seat back organizer to help keep all that… Read more ...

Tutorial: Enlarge a t-shirt neck by adding shoulder snaps

May 24, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Nothing makes dressing a child more fun than having the neck hole of a shirt not fit around the child’s head. [sarcasm] Amy from Nap Time Crafters and Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shows how she solved that problem. She enlarged the… Read more ...

Free Sewing Pattern – Summer MuuMuu for little girls

May 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jacinda from Pretty Prudent (that’s the new name for Prudent Baby) shares a free pattern for making a summer MuuMuu for little girls. Elastic at the neck makes it easy for kids to put on or take off. The pattern… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern – Pleated sundress

May 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews used pleats to shape the fitted bodice of this cotton sundress. She guest blogs at Mama Says Sew with a tutorial showing how. Go to her tute. [photo from Melly Sews… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Vintage-inspired gingham apron with chicken scratch

May 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

This gingham apron by Miranda from One Little Minute looks like it came straight out of my grandmother’s kitchen. She shares a tutorial in the Vintage May series (co-hosted by Skirt as Top from Craftiness is not Optional). The… Read more ...

Lindsay’s favorite tube turners

May 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

How many years have I been sewing, and turning narrow tubes right side out still reduces me to cursing. Lindsay from The Cottage Mama suggests this handy tool by Dritz

to help get them turned. It’s hard to see at… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Quick and easy swimsuit coverup from a t-shirt

May 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a swimsuit coverup out of a t-shirt. It’s a quick and easy project, one that she says can be done in… Read more ...

Free pattern: Best Friends Summer Pajamas for little kids

May 21, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for the pajamas that she made for her daughter. She made them from the Girl Friends fabric by Anne Kelle. The little girls are a cute print on the jammies, but… Read more ...

Tutorial: Soft fabric matryoshka skittles (bowling) game

May 21, 2013 by Anne Weaver

RosMadeMe shows how to make a soft fabric matryoshka skittles (bowling) game. The skittles (bowling pins) are Matryoshka softie, and the ball made from a patchwork of fabric. Or, if you’re not up for making multiple dolls for the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mend the holes in your jeans

May 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Holes in jeans can be good in some places, and bad in others. In the right places, they give a wonderfully distressed look. In the wrong places, you end up showing everyone what color panties you’re wearing that day. The … Read more ...

Tutorial: Knit Loops Dress for little girls

May 19, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Anshu from Blooms and Bugs calls this dress her Knit Loops Dress. It’s an A-line play dress for her little girl, and she shares a tutorial showing how to make it. It gets its name from the loops of knit… Read more ...

Free pattern: Mannequin door stop

May 17, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Heather from The Sewing Loftguest blogs at The Shabby Creek Cottage with a free pattern and tutorial for making a mannequin door stop. Inserting rocks or pebbles when stuffing it will give it weight to keep a door open. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make adult leggings from a t-shirt

May 17, 2013 by Anne Weaver

I’ve seen plenty of tutorials showing how to make a pair of little kid leggings out of the sleeves of adult long-sleeved shirt. Lisa from Cucicucicoo shows how you can make a pair of leggings for an adult or older… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Lace insert t-shirt

May 16, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Hanna from Pearls & Scissors shows how she made this gorgeous t-shirt with a lace insert across the top. The neck and sleeves are finished with bands of knit, so there’s no fussing with hemming the edge of the lace. … Read more ...