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Sewing Pattern – It’s a Cinch sundress with nautical details

June 9, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Stephanie from Pinafores and Pinwheels guest blogs in the (30) Days of Sundresses series at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make her It’s a Cinch Dress for girls. I am LOVING the grommet and cording detail around… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sexy summer racerback top refashioned from a button-down shirt

June 9, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Theresa from Salty Peanut Stitcheryshows how removing the sleeves and cutting new armholes creates a whole new look for a button down shirt. The previously short-sleeved fitted shirt is now a sexy summer racerback top. (You’ll need to use… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric napkins with ric rac trim

June 8, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Head over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make these cute fabric napkins. They’re made from two layers of fabric with ric rac peeking out from the edges. They made theirs in a red, white, and blue… Read more ...

Tutorial: Installing a centered zipper

June 8, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing shares a tutorial at Sewing Secrets (the Coats and Clarks blog) showing how to install a centered zipper. This is the method that most printed patterns use to install zippers at the… Read more ...

Free pattern: Summer knit cardigan, now in an adult size

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jen from iCandy Handmade recently shared a pattern and tutorial for making a summer knit cardigan. It turned out smaller than she had planned, so the pattern was for a girl’s size cardigan. Now she’s back with a larger pattern… Read more ...

Tutorial: Kawaii animal clear vinyl pouches

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Craftbits has the how-to for making these kawaii animal clear vinyl pouches. They would make such cute containers for hair accessories, small toiletries, or sewing supplies. How yummy would your button stash look stored in these pouches! Go to the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Gathering fabric using couched cord

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Marissa from Rae Gun guest blogs at Brassy Apple with a tutorial showing how she gathers fabric. Instead of running basting stitches across the top, she uses a zig zag stitch to couch a thin cord to the fabric. The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Layered and gathered fabric flower headband

June 7, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House guest blogs at Project Run and Play with a tutorial showing how to make this fabric flower hair accessory. The layered and gathered fabric flower is stitched to an elastic headband. Get the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Geek Chic iPad Case

June 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica Jones from How About Orange shares a free tutorial for making the Geek Chic iPad Case. With a leather strap, snap closure, and purse hardware, it looks more like a smart little purse than a tablet cover. The PDF… Read more ...

Tutorial: One-hour strapless summer dress

June 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Head over to Craft for a tutorial by Nicole Vasbinder showing how to make this strapless summer dress. They say it can be done in just an hour. The stretchy gathers at the top and waist are made with elastic… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rainbow ruffled summer dress for girls

June 5, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Alicia from La Famille guest blogs at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s summer dress with a rainbow of ruffles on the skirt. She got lucky and found a pin dot fabrics in every… Read more ...

Free pattern: Flower Tunic for toddler girls

June 4, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for making her Flower Tunic for toddler girls. It’s a short-sleeved tunic top gathered on to a square yoke, and it’s all kinds of prettiness. The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dress to peplum shirt refashion

June 3, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Stacie from Stars for Streetlights shares a tutorial at The Fashion Spot showing how she turned a thrifted (and rather dowdy) dress into a peplum shirt. She uses Aleene’s “Ok To Wash It” fabric glue to make it a no-sew… Read more ...

Giveaway: Aviary 2 layer cake in Vintage Yellow palette

June 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

This week’s fabric giveaway atMaureen Cracknell Handmade is sponsored by Southern Fabric, who will give away a layer cake of 16 10″ precut fabric squares in the Aviary 2 line (Vintage Yellow palette) by Joel Dewberry. There are… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork summer sundress for toddler girls

June 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Dawn from Designed By Dawn Nicole shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Patchwork Dress for toddler girls. She pieced together 10″ squares from a layer cake of precut fabrics to make the summer sundress, but… Read more ...