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Homemade pillowcases

Making a Pillowcase

This is a guide about making a pillowcase. Making your own pillowcases is fun and easy. Pillow cases make great gifts. They can be made with beautiful fabrics of your choice and are often cheaper than store bought cases.

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Sewing a Pair of Pants

Sewing a Pair of Pants

This is a guide about sewing a pair of pants. With the right pattern, sewing a pair of pants can be pretty easy and they will look great too.

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Craft Project: Sling Bag

Tote bags are handy for carrying items while you are on-the-go. Make a sling bag to conveniently tote the essential tools for your daily work and play activities. Similar to a messenger bag, the handle hooks over your head and crosses over the body, leaving your hands free.

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Covering a Lampshade

How do I cover a lampshade?

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Craft Project: Throw Pillow

Here's a really quick and easy pillow that I did with the girls using their choice of a sewing machine or hand stitching with a needle and thread using all straight stitching. Eight year olds were able to do this with remarkable ease and very good results.

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Craft Project: Curling Iron Traveling Bag

Not knowing what to do with an odd flannel pillowcase, I decided to make a travel bag that I could put my hot curling iron in.

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Craft: Baker's Apron

This is the first apron that I've ever made and yet have been sewing for over 40 years. Whenever I needed an apron, I would find one at a thrift shop or garage sale. I learned how to make it by watching tutorials on You Tube.

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Left Handed Directions for Blanket Stitch

I'm looking for simple directions for doing the blanketstitch. I am a lefty.

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Craft Project: One Yard Apron

This is a simple way to make an apron from 1 yard of 45 inch wide fabric. The apron tie become a drawstring which you pull through the top of the apron thus gathering it up. The size becomes adjustable. these aprons are fun to make and so easy.

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Adding Bra Strap Retainers to 100+ Choir Dresses

I would like to help out the local middle school choir teacher by adding some bra strap retainers into the 100+ choir dresses. (We currently have to safety pin the straps out of the way for each performance.)

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Making Outdoor Decorative Flags For Christmas

Could anyone tell me if they have ever made those Outdoor Decorative Flags (28 inches x 40 inches)?

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Homemade Crib Bumper Pads

I have 2 pregnant nieces, and they both want bumper pads for a crib. Does anyone have directions to make a bumper pad? Please help, and FAST! Thank you!

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Pillowcase Skirt

Make a skirt out of a pillowcase, either with a zipper or elastic.

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Craft Project: Sling Bag

Craft Project: Sling BagTote bags are handy for carrying items while you are on-the-go. Make a sling bag to conveniently tote the essential tools for your daily work and play activities. Similar to a messenger bag, the handle hooks over your head and crosses over the body, leaving your hands free.


Craft Project: Throw Pillow

Craft Project: Throw PillowHere's a really quick and easy pillow that I did with the girls using their choice of a sewing machine or hand stitching with a needle and thread using all straight stitching. Eight year olds were able to do this with remarkable ease and very good results.


Craft Project: Curling Iron Traveling Bag

Craft Project: Curling Iron Traveling BagNot knowing what to do with an odd flannel pillowcase, I decided to make a travel bag that I could put my hot curling iron in.


Craft Project: One Yard Apron

Craft Project: One Yard ApronThis is a simple way to make an apron from 1 yard of 45 inch wide fabric. The apron tie become a drawstring which you pull through the top of the apron thus gathering it up. The size becomes adjustable. these aprons are fun to make and so easy.