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Sewing Tutorial: Monster Tooth Pillow

February 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Ellen from The Long Thread joins the Celebrate the Boy fun with a tutorial showing how to make her Monster Tooth Pillow, a tooth fairy pillow with a cute (but fierce) monster features. I love the pointy monster teeth on… Read more ...

Free Pattern: Blue Beret in kids and adult sizes

February 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a free pattern on her blog for making her Blue Beret. The soft beret made from recycled t-shirt knit works equally for boys and girls. Her pattern includes both kid and adult sizes. Love,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Super cute owl softie, no sewing required

February 21, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Natalie from Brimhall Bliss shows how to make an super cute owl softie that’s also easy to make. The handstitching in the photo is all decorative. It’s made from felt and she uses glue to hold it all together, so… Read more ...

Tutorial: Messenger bag for a boy

February 20, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Tina from Sweet Floweret shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make she made this cool camo messenger bag for her son. The simple shape and the camo fabric create a bag that a boy will love. Of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pleated basket liners

February 20, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Charlie from Attempting Aloha shows how to make pleated basket liners. The pretty little pleats all around the edge really dress up a plain basket. Get the tutorial. [photo from Attempting Aloha] [via Positively Splendid]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Drawstring fabric gift pouch

February 20, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Head over to A Spoonful of Sugar for a tutorial showing how to make this drawstring gift pouch. You can make it quickly from two squares of fabric and some crochet yarn. Get the how-to. [photo from A Spoonful… Read more ...

Tutorial: Wallet-style case for a Nintendo DS and games

February 19, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Becky from Patchwork Posse shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a wallet-style case for a Nintendo DS. The roll-up organizer has a large pocket to hold the game system, as well as smaller pockets to hold… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pocketed Notebook Cover

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Vicki Welsh from Field Trips in Fiber shares a PDF tutorial at 3 Creative Studios for her Pocketed Notebook Cover. The fabric cover holds a standard spiral-bound notebook, and has pockets on the front to hold your pens and your… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Girl’s half slips from thrifted adult-sized slips

February 18, 2011 by Anne Weaver

When I was a kid, I always had a slip I could wear under my dresses and skirts if needed, but these days they’re actually fairly difficult to find. Chris from Pickup Some Creativity guest blogs at Liberate Creativity with… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pieced oval mug mat and coffee cozy

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Crafty Staci shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an oval mug mat and matching coffee cozy. Hers is pieced from a bunch of 1-inch strips of fabric. This would be an awesome way to use up… Read more ...

Tutorial: Super cute kitten softie in an itty bitty box

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Care from Obsessively Stitching shares a pattern and tutorial for making this sweet little kitty softie. And isn’t he soooo cute in his itty bitty box? She has the pattern for that, too. Get the patterns from Obsessively Stitching.… Read more ...

Cool idea: Birdie wreath baby mobile

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Clare from Naptime Novels shows off the lovely baby mobile she made. She used the free pattern from Spool (link to the pattern is in the sidebar of their blog) to make a bunch of birdie softies, and hung them… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bolster pillow from soft minky fabric

February 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make a bolster pillow out of minky fabric. The super soft fabric on the roll pillow makes reading in bed the ultimate indulgence. Get the how-to. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Lined oilcloth lunch sack sized to hold your reusable plasticware

February 16, 2011 by Anne Weaver

The thing about the lunch boxes and lunch sacks you buy in the store is that they are rarely large enough to accommodate reusable plasticware

. Prudent Baby shows how to make an oilcloth lunch tote sized just right to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Boutique-style fleece pants for little kids

February 15, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Fleece Fun shares a free pattern for making boutique-style fleece pants for little kids. The legs are flared at the bottoms with large ruffles. These pants are so cute! And made from fleece, they’re also soft and warm. The pattern… Read more ...