Learn to Sew Blog
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New Ipod Case
So after posting yesterdays blog I am still thinking of fun projects to do with a pound or less of fabric. I have been wanting to create a new ipod case so I…
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Fabric Covered Corkboard
One pound of fabric doesn’t seem like much but you would be amazed at how many projects you can actually make! In our next sewing meet up group we are going to have…
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Sweet Tees & Crumpets
Time to have a Girls Night Out “Tee” Party ! Get your ladies together for a night of T-shirt Deconstruction. In this private party each guest starts with a plain used t-shirt and…
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We’ve got you covered – Recovering an Ottoman
I have been meaning to get this up onto the blog for awhile. Here is a pretty cool Before & After job that we did on a pair of chewed & scratched up…
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Eco-Friendly Shopping Tote for Dog Lovers
Today I started my day, taking Antonio, my pooch, for a walk. We headed over to the nearby Pathmark cause he was completely out of dog good. I tied him up in a…
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Make your Own Snuggie
A student of mine found this great “Snuggie” Tutorial online. It’s been so cold here lately, I thought we have to make this! So – we are going to be making the Snuggie…
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Hem Your Own Pants Video
This Saturday we’ll be offering the Hem Your Own Pants Workshop from 1-2 at the studio. I found this great Makezine Video illustrating the way we’ll be doing it in the workshop:
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DIY Fabric Owl Coasters
With the Home Decor Lab Starting tonight I thought I would share a project that we’ll be working on in class tonight. I found the most adorable Owl Coasters tutorial online at Curbly.com.…
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Today Project of the Day – Sewing a Zipper into a Dress
The Fashion Lab Dress Lab starts this evening and I am very excited to be teaching this class! We will be working on the pattern for the dress to the left. It’s a…
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Macaroni & Cheese – I kind of made up the recipe…
So I suppose we are going to need more to eat at my friend Heather’s (sort of) baby shower/ informal dinner… Heather is a super-fan of all comfort foods, so we decided homemade…