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Lace Covered Pillow

By editor ⋅ March 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
Lace Covered Pillow

Sew a 20 inch pillow form with white-on-white lace, eyelet and ribbon trims to make a pretty lace-covered pillow.

Scrap Fabric Sewing Patterns

By editor ⋅ November 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
Scrap Fabric Sewing Patterns

Use up your fabric stash to sew one or more of these scrap fabric sewing projects, including a machine-sewn crazy quilt pillow, fabric towel topper, toddler smock, pin cushion ring and yo-yo placemat.

Four Easy Pillow Patterns

By editor ⋅ November 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
Four Easy Pillow Patterns

Four easy pillows to sew from a bath towel, a tea towel, a circle of fabric or a t-shirt.

Homemade Gift Bags

By editor ⋅ September 15, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
Homemade Gift Bags

How to decorate paper gift bags with paint or pretty paper; three homemade fabric bags to sew yourself.

Sew a Skirt from Blue Jeans

By editor ⋅ September 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
Sew a Skirt from Blue Jeans

How to sew a denim skirt from old blue jeans, with photos showing how to cut off the jean legs, use the legs to make four panels, then inset the panels to make the skirt.

Sew and Turn Fabric Straps

By editor ⋅ September 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
Sew and Turn Fabric Straps

Learn how to sew and turn fabric straps the easy way with this sewing tutorial, featuring step-by-step photos.

Denim Recycling

By editor ⋅ May 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment
Denim Recycling

Denim is a natural for recycling; it is such a sturdy fabric that when the knees wear out of your favorite jeans, you hesitate to just toss them out. Here’s the answer - recycle old blue jeans into Denim Bathroom Accessories, including a valance, bathroom rug, toilet paper holder, toilet lid cover and trimmed [...]

Sew a Platypus

By editor ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ One comment
Sew a Platypus

Beginners sewing pattern to make a soft and cuddly platypus, including photos, directions, and free printable pattern.

Make Your Own Bags and Purses

By editor ⋅ July 24, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The stylish flap-front knitted bag shown at left is knitted in mosaic stitch, using variegated yarn.  It’s just one of several bags and purses that you can make from free patterns at AllFreeCrafts, so I thought I would collect them all in one place for easy access.
The knitted straw bag, shown at right, is just like the [...]

Sew Simple Homemade Gifts

By editor ⋅ July 10, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I made the original sewing pattern and posted the directions to sew a tea towel clothes peg bag (or clothespin bag) about five years ago, I think.  After all that time, the original peg bag was bleached completely by the sun, so I was due for a replacement.  I checked out my own peg bag sewing pattern yesterday and was chuffed because it made [...]

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