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Free pattern: Tea Roses A-line dress for toddler girls

September 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a free pattern for making her Tea Roses dress. It’s a toddler girl’s A-line dress with a curved bodice and cap sleeves. It gets its name from the rose print that she made it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Basic features of your sewing machine

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sewing machines have lots of buttons and knobs and numbers on them. If you’re used to using a sewing machine, you know what all of these parts and pieces do. But to a new sewer (or someone considering buying a… Read more ...

Free pattern: Child-size conductor’s hat

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Andrea from The Train To Crazy and Go To Patterns shares a free pattern for making a child-sized conductor’s hat. This hat, plus some overalls and a bandana, will make a cute train conductor Halloween costume. The pattern is available… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: DIY Comfy Maternity Skirts

September 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Craftiness Is Not Optional gave her maternity wardrobe a much needed boost when she made up a bunch of her DIY Comfy Maternity Skirts. They’re simple skirts from a stretchy knit fabric with waistbands that stretch to fit,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cat ear headband

September 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Andrea from Go To Patterns and The Train To Crazy shows how to make a pair of cat ears on a headband. The tutorial is part of her Handmade Costume series. Her method for attaching the ears to the headband … Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: DIY maternity pants

September 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin kicks off the Belly + Baby series (co-hosted with Jess from Craftinss Is Not Optional and Kate from See Kate Sew) with a tutorial showing how to convert a regular pair of pants into… Read more ...

Tutorial: Kimono top with high-low peplum

September 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how to make a kimono top with a high-low peplum. It has a high neck on the front, and a back that plunges to a deep V and ties closed. (Even with the ties,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Reusable fabric gift bags that hold their shape

September 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ruby fromZaaberry shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can sew up a reusable fabric gift bag. This is such a well thought out design! Thanks to its boxed corners and heavier duck canvas, it holds its… Read more ...

Giveaway: Half-yard bundle of Valorie Wells’ Cocoon fabric

September 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for Sprightly Fabrics, giving away a stack of fabrics from Valorie Wells’ Cocoon Collection to one of her reades. The bundle includes six half-yard cuts in the gorgeous Sapphire colorway. Go … Read more ...

Free pattern: Tea Roses A-line dress for toddler girls

Tutorial: Basic features of your sewing machine

Free pattern: Child-size conductor’s hat

Sewing Tutorial: DIY Comfy Maternity Skirts

Tutorial: Cat ear headband

Sewing Tutorial: DIY maternity pants

Tutorial: Kimono top with high-low peplum

Tutorial: Reusable fabric gift bags that hold their shape

Giveaway: Half-yard bundle of Valorie Wells’ Cocoon fabric

Free pattern: Peacock applique pillow

Tutorial: Fold-Over Denim Bag

Idea file: Let out a dress using an exposed zipper

Tutorial: Two-tone color blocked leggings

Tutorial: Pacifier clip

Tutorial: Shorten jeans and keep the original hem