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Tutorial: How to make El Luchador masks

October 14, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sabra from Sew A Straight Line guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how she made some el Luchador masks for her sons’ Halloween costumes. Get the how-to. [photo from… Read more ...

Join the convo: Sewer vs. sewist

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Are you a sewer or a sewist? Threads magazine discusses the pros and cons of each term. Personally, I go back and forth. Sewer is the more traditional term, but in writing it can be confused with a city’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s striped dress pieced from recycled knits

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how she made this striped dress, pieced from recycled knits. Don’t worry if your recycled knit stash only has solid colored t-shirts in it. With the exception of the striped fabrics, the pieces she… Read more ...

Giveaway: Ruby Star Shining and coordinating Essex Linens fat quarter bundle

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Maureen Cracknell Handmadehosts a giveaway this weekend for The Intrepid Thread. They’ll give a bundle of Ruby Star Shining and Essex Linen fabrics to one of her readers. The bundle includes 10 fat quarters from the Ruby Star… Read more ...

Idea file: Adapt garment patterns to sew a Yoda costume

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jill from Homemade By Jill made the cutest little Yoda costume for her little girl. It includes a Yoda hood, a long robe, and a knit top and pants. She made all of these pieces by adapting other garment patterns. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Go Go Power Rangers Halloween costume

October 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Marigold from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! shows how she made the top in her son’s Go Go Power Rangers

Halloween costume. She added a wide band collar to a t-shirt and then painted the stripes. Go to Rae Gun Ranblings for… Read more ...

Template: Squirrel t-shirt applique

October 12, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jane from Buzzmillsmade these cute appliqued squirrel t-shirts for the Fall 2012 Kids Clothes Week Challenge. While most of us would be inclined to place an applique front and center on a tee, she offset it at the bottom… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little Red Riding Hood laced vest, dress, and cape

October 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how she made a Little Red Riding Hood costume for her daughter. Her post includes instructions on how she a laced corset, a peasant style dress, and the matching cape. It makes… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt pirate boots

October 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how she made a pair of felt boots for her son to wear with his pirate Halloween costume. They’re sewn from simple shapes and use Velcro dots at the back for a closure. Her post… Read more ...

Tutorial: Girl’s glittered polka dot Celestial Dress

October 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Laura from Charm Stitch shows how she made the Celestial Dress for her daughter. With large glittery silver polka dots on a gray knit, it draws from the latest fashion trends. Go to her blog for the tutorial. [photo… Read more ...

Tutorial: Comfy fleece pants for kids

October 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Louise from I’m Feelin’ Crafty shows how she made a pair of comfy fleece pants for her son. She shows how she traced a pattern from another pair of pants, and then how she sewed the pieces together to make… Read more ...

BurdaStyle releases 11 new Halloween costume patterns

October 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

BurdaStyle announces 11 new patterns – all of them Halloween costumes. Among them you’ll find an octopus, a superhero, a fairy, a butterfly, and a snake charmer. Go to their blog to see their new Halloween costume patterns. Looking to… Read more ...

Differential feed demystified

October 10, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Serger owners: Do you know what differential feed is? It’s that handy feature that helps keep stretch fabrics from buckling. But do you know what it actually does to achieve that result? I didn’t, until I read about it over… Read more ...

Tutorial: Harry Potter Trick or Treat Bags

October 10, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Lindsay from Crafty Lady Lindsay made these awesome felt Trick or Treat bags to coordinate with her kids’ Harry Potter Halloween costumes. She made one that looks like Hermione’s two favorite books, and another to look like the envelope that… Read more ...

Tutorial: Blue Toad Halloween costume

October 10, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how she made a costume so her son could dress up as the Blue Toad from Super Mario Brothers for Halloween. She shows how to make the vest, the pants, and the giant toadstool hat. … Read more ...