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Tutorial: How to sew a pencil roll

March 6, 2009 by Anne Weaver

These pencil rolls would make awesome birthday gifts for youngsters. Make one, fill it with colored pencils, and then add a pad of paper to complete the gift. (You can also alter the pattern to work with crayons.) You Go … Read more ...

Free tote bag pattern

March 5, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Check out this free tote bag pattern from J Caroline Creative! It’s designed for heavy use, with extra fabric reinforcing the botton and straps that won’trip off. Get the pattern, and while you’re there be sure to check… Read more ...

Cool idea: Inexpensive tie lining

March 5, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Carrie posts a great idea over at Wardrobe Refashion. She wanted to make some neckties, but found that the lining that gives the tie its body was difficult to locate and very expensive. What’s a frugal girl to do? … Read more ...

Tutorial: Make your own buttons from polyshrink

March 4, 2009 by Anne Weaver

When I was a kid, we called it Shrinky Dinks and it was just a silly afternoon craft for kids. Now it’s all grown up as polyshrink and it has far more grown-up uses, like making buttons for your next… Read more ...

Tutorial: Furrowing your fabric to add texture

March 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Use furrowing to add texture to your next sewing project. With this technique, a larger piece of fabric is sewn down to a smaller foundation piece. Pranamama offers an instructable to show you how. Get the tutorial. [sewing, tutorial, furrowing,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Handsewn buttonhole

March 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver

If the prospect of using the buttonhole feature of your machine gives you a nervious tic and makes your palms a little sweaty, then this tutorial is for you. CraftStylish shows how to make a handsewn buttonhole. Get the tutorial… Read more ...

Tutorial: Lily Marlene softie doll

March 3, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Meet Lily Marlene. Isn’t she a sweet fiend? You can make a Lily Marlene doll with a tutorial from Smooch Designs. Get the tutorial. Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for kids’… Read more ...

Tutorial: Use a coverstitch to help sew a narrow hem

March 2, 2009 by Anne Weaver

When hem a curve, I use a narrow hem. Even with the narrow hem, a tight curve can make it difficult to keep the edge smooth as you turn under the fabric. Pranamama posts an instructable that shows how she… Read more ...

Tutorial: Monster softie

March 1, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Revoluzzza offers a tutorial for making this monster stuffie. He’s so cute I could eat him up! Instead, I think I’ll just sew a little guy just like him. Get the tutorial and make one for yourself. [via mmmcrafts] Looking… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Tiny houses!!

March 1, 2009 by Anne Weaver

I am so obsessed with fabric houses lately. These tiny houses by Marichelle from hearthandmadeblog are the latest to catch my eye. They’re so…. TINY. And so colorful, and so textural. If you want to own one of these tiny… Read more ...

Technique: Use paper to figure out pattern problems

February 28, 2009 by Anne Weaver

When the going gets tough, the tough get… out the paper? That’s what Jennifer Stern at CraftStylish suggests doing when trying to get the kinks out of a pattern, whether it’s a pattern that you’re designing or a commercial pattern… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a pair of taggie animals

February 27, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Taggies, soft blankets or stuffed shapes with little ribbon tags sticking out the sides, make an awesome baby gift. Jill from Handmade by Jill has a pattern to make taggies in the shape of an alligator and an elephant. Do… Read more ...

Save your sewing scraps for the birds

February 27, 2009 by Anne Weaver

If your sewing space looks anything like mine, you’ve most likely got a pile or two of sewing scraps laying around. You know, the bits of selvedge or extra thread tails and other debris that is generated during a productive… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hipslinger pouch

February 27, 2009 by Anne Weaver

A fanny pack may be uncool, but this isn’t really a fanny pack. It’s a hipslinger pouch and it’s, well… hip. Rocknroar shows how to make one in this tutorial on Craftster. [via 30days] [tags]fanny pouch, tutorial, hip pouch[/tags]… Read more ...

All about feedsack fabric

February 26, 2009 by Anne Weaver

There’s just something about old feedsack fabric. For some, it’s the vintage prints. For me, it’s the brilliance of making food packaging specifically to be repurposed. After reading about the history of feedsack fabric from QuiltHistory.com, I love this… Read more ...