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Tutorial: Fabric toadstool

March 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver

LucyKate Crafts posts a tutorial for making these fabric toadstools. You can make one with your favorite fabrics from your scrap bin, and then embellish with little buttons. Get the tutorial. Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check… Read more ...

Tutorial: Avoiding ugly stitching on elastic

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

When you stitch overlapping pieces of elastic, does the under side end up a huge mess? Sure, the elastic is typically enclosed in a casing where no one can witness the bird’s nest of threads, but wouldn’t it be better… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stuffed snake from a necktie

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Put your Uncle Ed’s prodigious necktie collection to good use. Jill Nicolaus posts at Dave’s Garden about making stuffed snakes from old neckties. Get the tutorial. Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a sock bunny!

March 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

A Listmaker’s Life posts a tutorial for making these sweet little bunnies out of socks. These stuffed bunnies would make great Easter decorations or little giftie inclusions in somebody’s Easter basket. Get the tutorial. [via One Crafty Place]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a bag of plushie jelly beans

March 19, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Think of all the fun Easter games you could play with these giant jelly beans. The Purl Bee shows how to make them. She makes them from wool felt, but I suspect you could make them out of any brightly … Read more ...

Tutorial: Mend your ripped upholstery

March 19, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Got an ugly rip in the upholstery of your couch? You could slipcover it, but that’s expensive. Or you could replace the whole thing, but that’s even more expensive. OR, you could just mend the rip, the least expensive option… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew your small gift packaging

March 18, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Here’s a new twist on packaging a small gift. Instead of taping paper around a box, try STITCHING paper together to make a small gift container. Whosies shows how to make sew these small packages from brown kraft paper. Now… Read more ...

Free pattern for a Purl Rabbit Easter Bunny

March 18, 2009 by Anne Weaver

The Purl Bee offers a free pattern for this nostalgic muslin bunny. I love his (or her) long floppy ears!! And in case you think he (or she) needs some clothes, there’s a pattern for those, too. Get the bunny … Read more ...

Giveaway: Fat quarters from the new Lulu line

March 18, 2009 by Anne Weaver

To celebrate the release of their new Lulu line, the Sisters Gulassa are have a giveaway. Up for grabs is a fat quarter kit from the new collection. Get the details from their post on SistersGulassa blog. You can purchase… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a keychain with your kid’s art

March 18, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Share your child’s artistic genius with the world with a custom keychain. vlijtig shows how to make one using transfer fabric. Don’t have a kid? Draw your own picture, or print a photo. Get the tutorial. [via Whip Up… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a wipe-clean baby bib

March 18, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Iron-on vinyl is the secret to make this wipe-clean baby bib. Homemade by Jill shows you how. *mentally adding iron-on vinyl to my notions hoarding list* Get the tutorial. Looking for more baby Bib patterns? Check these sewing patterns… Read more ...

Sew a taggie monster softie with this FREE pattern

March 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver

This little monster isn’t for scaring; he’s for snuggling! The little taggie scales are perfect for little ones to grab a hold of. Craft Schmaft provides a free PDF pattern to make one. Get the pattern. Looking for more… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mend a torn bedsheet

March 17, 2009 by Anne Weaver

The next time a bedsheet or pillow gets torn, don’t throw it away. Mend it instead! (And spend the money you saved on more fabric for your stash!) Craftzine shows how. Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, mending, sheets[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Spring bouquet of ribbon flowers

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver

If your sewing room looks anything like mine, you’ve got a hefty stash of ribbon remnants and single buttons. Well, hoarde them no more! Instead, use them to make pretty spring ribbon flowers. Hope Studios shows how to make two… Read more ...

See your handmade garments in Threads magazine!

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Threads magazine is accepting submissions for handmade garments to be featured on the pages of their magazine. They’re looking for handmade garments made from an original design or from commercial patterns. To submit your garments, upload them to the Reader’s… Read more ...