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Tutorial: Slipcover your office chair

March 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Is your computer chair plain, boring, ugly?? Candied Fabrics shows how to recover an office chair to give it a fresh new look. Get the tutorial. [via Whip Up] [tags]sewing, tutorial, slipcover, upholstery, chair[/tags]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a box pillow with lapped zipper

March 15, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Threads (my fave sewing magazine!) posts a tutorial for making boxed pillows, complete with piping around the edges and a lapped zipper closure. Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, pillow, box[/tags]… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: A fabric carrot for your Easter bunny

March 13, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Just in time for Easter, Rose Cottage by the Lake offers a tutorial for making carrots from fabric. These would make great Easter decorations, or perhaps a little Easter surprise for a young child. Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make your own Singleton fabric buttons

March 13, 2009 by Anne Weaver

CraftStylish shows how to make these fun buttons. They’re called Singleton buttons and they’re made from fabric scraps and plastic bone rings. Oh, the possibilities! Get the tute. [tags]sewing, tutorial, buttons, Singleton, scraps[/tags]… Read more ...

Cool idea: A jacket becomes a skirt

March 13, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Wardrobe Refashion participant yolie posts her latest refashioning. She took a jacket that was too large and turned it into a stylish skirt. I love how she keeps the front button detail. Read more at Wardrobe Refashion. [tags]sewing, refashion,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Appliques meet buttonholes

March 13, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Here’s a fun way to add buttonholes to a project. CraftStylish shows how to combine an applique with a buttonhole. Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, buttonhole, applique[/tags]… Read more ...

Giveaway from Cicada Daydream

March 12, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Cicada Studios is giving away a Summertime Sampler. Valued at $25, this pack includes 4 prints from the Summertime collection: Water Bubbles, Queen Anne’s Lace, and Sand Dollars. Each piece measures 12″h x 13.5w. Enter the giveaway at Cicada… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Fabric Easter basket

March 12, 2009 by Anne Weaver

A tisket, a tasket, it’s a fabric easter basket! The Moda Bake Shop shows how to make this springtime fabric basket. I love the spring-y colors they used for the example! Get the tutorial. [tags]sewing, tutorial, basket, easter, fabric[/tags]… Read more ...

Free PDF pattern for reversible summer tote

March 12, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Flower Girl Designs offers this free PDF pattern for a reversible summer tote. She also has several other PDF patterns for sale in her Etsy shop. Get the free pattern. … Read more ...

80s sweater to cool cowl

March 12, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Look what Meghan from Clementine’s Closet is doing with thrifted sweaters! A few alterations take this sweater from 80s doldrums to this-year-stylish. See more about this project at Wardrobe Refashion, or visit Meghan’s Etsy shop Clementine’s Closet. [tags]sewing, refashion,… Read more ...

Sneak Peek: Red Letter Day by Lizzie House

March 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Lizzie House is going to be releasing her new Red Letter Day fabric line soon! Be still my heart! (I’m still swooning over Lizzie Dish…) Want to see more? Check out the sneak peeks on her blog here and here… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a jacket for your little canine Dog friend

March 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Just because your she has a fur coat doesn’t mean that she doesn’t need an extra layer of warmth now and then. Your little doggie will know you love her with this handmade jacket. Find out how to make one… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hot pads to keep your hands cool

March 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Just because hot pads are functional doesn’t mean they need to be tacky. Take these hot pads designed by The Sometimes Crafter, for instance. The reverse applique shapes show off the contrasting fabric layered behind. Want to know how to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffle skirt from a pair of jeans

March 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

applehead shows how to make a ruffle skirt using an old pair of jeans. She uses the top of the jeans as the top of the skirt, and then attaches several ruffled tiers of lightweight fabric. So simple, so cute! … Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Brown baggin’ it in felt

March 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

This lunch is zero-calorie, zero-fat-gram and jam-packed with fun! Skip to My Lou shows how to make this entire sack lunch from craft felt. A “paper” bag, sandwich, chips, and dessert are included. I love the stitching on the potato… Read more ...