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Girls’ Spring Dress Sewing Tutorial

April 1, 2010

Really cute tank dress with shirred back tutorial from Tam of Sew Dang Cute over at Moda Bake Shop.

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Four Techniques for Sewing Pockets

April 1, 2010

Here’s a series of four tutorials from Sew a Straight Line for sewing different types of pockets, including bound welt pockets, flap pockets, in seam pockets, and front hip pockets. Tip: bound welt and flap pockets are great for bags as well as clothes.

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Make a Baby Mobile Using Elsie’s Mod Flower Tutorial

March 31, 2010

Remember that great mod flower hair clip tutorial from Elsie? Holly shares how she used Elsie’s tutorial to create a whimsical floral baby mobile. Tip: Babies are captivated by high contrast colors such as black and white. Although not the most colorful color scheme, your baby will really enjoy a black and white mobile.

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Repurpose Tank Tops Into Tote Bags

March 31, 2010

This is a very cool tutorial from Craftynest. Both those bags pictured above were made from tank tops! This tutorial shows you two different types of shoulder bags you can make from any ol’ tank top: a bag with six outside pockets or a bag with a gathered bottom.

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Men’s Button Down Shirt Refashioned Into a Toddler Dress

March 31, 2010

I’ve blogged about a couple tutorials (here and here) showing how to turn a men’s button down shirt into a dress for a toddler. Here’s another one from Lili Ash, and it’s so cute and a much different style from those other two. I love how it’s gathered at the torso.

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Petticoat (Or Layers of Ruffles Skirt) Tutorial

March 30, 2010

I know a lot of people were disappointed when they missed out on the small window of opportunity to get MADE’s Turkey Dressing Skirt tutorial for free. When I came across Alisa’s petticoat tutorial, it immediately reminded me of the Turkey Dressing Skirt. So, if you’re looking for a how-to on making a tiered ruffle [...]

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Make Decorative Wood Letters

March 30, 2010

Dress up those wood letters you find at craft stores with your own designs using scrapbook paper, magazines, photos, or any other type of paper. These wood letters are great for personalizing baby’s nursery or a bigger kid’s room, or spell out the bride and groom’s and lay them out on the gift or cake [...]

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Filipino Chicken Adobo Recipe

March 30, 2010

I’ve been trying to find a good recipe for chicken adobo. There’s a lot of recipes out there but each seem to have slight variations. I used the LA Times recipe to make this dish for dinner tonight, and it was delicious. I made it with boneless, skinless chicken thighs and had some pork spare [...]

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Chocolate Banana Tart Recipe

March 29, 2010

Warm bittersweet chocolate, caramelized bananas. and a kick of habanero. Yah, I’d like to try it.  Zen Can Cook shares the recipe for this warm chocolate banana tart.

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Spring Twirly Skirt Tutorial

March 29, 2010

Here’s a tutorial from Dacia Ray showing how to sew a spring/summer skirt with a gathered waist and zipper/button combo closure.

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