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April 21, 2020

Easy Sewing Projects that are Perfect for Beginners

April 21, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Easy Sewing Projects that are Perfect for Beginners

A collection of easy sewing projects that are perfect for beginners

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April 21, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 9 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, Sewing my Stash, sew a softie
April 20, 2020

Upcycled Tea Towel Book Bag with Extra Pockets

April 20, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Upcycled Tea Towel Book Bag with Extra Pockets

Upcycle 2 old tea towels and turn them into a useful book bag with lots of pockets. An easy beginners sewing project.

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April 20, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 12 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, upcycled 1
sewing, upcycling, Sewing my Stash
April 13, 2020

Make Spring Flowers with Fabric Scraps

April 13, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Make Spring Flowers with Fabric Scraps

How to turn small scraps of fabric into pretty fabric flowers for spring

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April 13, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 15 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, upcycled 1
Sewing my Stash, sewing, pretty ideas, Spring, Floral
April 01, 2020

How to make Embroidered Hanging Bird Decorations

April 01, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
How to make Embroidered Hanging Bird Decorations

Use scraps of fabric to make these sweet embroidered hanging bird decorations. A simple tutorial suitable for beginners to embroidery.

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April 01, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 30 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, Sewing my Stash
January 27, 2020

How to sew simple 15 minute Valentine Coasters

January 27, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
How to sew simple 15 minute Valentine Coasters

2 ideas to sew simple Valentine heart coasters.

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January 27, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 19 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, Valentines
Sewing my Stash, sewing, Valentine, coasters, sewing tutorial, tutorials
January 08, 2020

Traditional Cross Stitch Sampler Free Pattern

January 08, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
Traditional Cross Stitch Sampler Free Pattern

A free basic pattern for a traditional cross stitch sampler

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January 08, 2020/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
embroidery, free pattern
November 13, 2019

Christmas Gift Bag Mini Shoppers Tutorial

November 13, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Christmas Gift Bag Mini Shoppers Tutorial

How to make little mini shopping bags to use as a Christmas decoration or reusable gift bags.

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November 13, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 11 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, Christmas 1
Christmas, Sewing my Stash, sewing, Gift Wrap, tutorials
October 03, 2019

Fabric Christmas Gift Bags

October 03, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Fabric Christmas Gift Bags

Today I’m a guest over at Minerva using some of their lovely Christmas print fabric to make reusable gift bags.

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October 03, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 7 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, Christmas 1
sewing, Sewing my Stash, Minerva Crafts, Guest Post
September 17, 2019

Suisse Embroidery Top Refashion

September 17, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Suisse Embroidery Top Refashion

How to add a little Suisse or Chicken Scratch embroidery to an old gingham top to give it a refashion and a whole new look.

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September 17, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 28 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, Refashions
embroidery, refashion, Pinterest Challenge
September 05, 2019

Layered Frill Fabric Simple Summer Top Tutorial

September 05, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Layered Frill Fabric Simple Summer Top Tutorial

How to make a simple summer top from a layered frill knit fabric.

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September 05, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 1 Comment
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, dressmaking, Minerva Crafts
August 20, 2019

How to personalise a baby towel

August 20, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
How to personalise a baby towel

Make a sweet, practical and easy gift for a new baby; take a hooded towel and personalise it with some simple embroidery

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August 20, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 22 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
embroidery, Gifts, for baby
July 19, 2019

Sew a Softie - Mini Sock Snake

July 19, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Sew a Softie - Mini Sock Snake

It’s Sew a Softie month and I’m showing you how to make a poseable mini snake from an old sock. A fun and easy upcycling project that is perfect for learning to sew.

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July 19, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 4 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, sew a softie, upcycling, recycling/repurposing, toys
July 10, 2019

Simple Embroidery Scissor Case Tutorial

July 10, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Simple Embroidery Scissor Case Tutorial

Sew a simple little case for your embroidery scissors with this easy tutorial.

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July 10, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 20 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
sewing, Sewing my Stash
June 26, 2019

Embroidered IKEA Paper Napkin Holder Hack

June 26, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
Embroidered IKEA Paper Napkin Holder Hack

Take a simple wire mesh paper napkin holder and give it some fun summery decoration with embroidery thread.

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June 26, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 8 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2, Everything else 2
summer ideas, embroidery
June 12, 2019

How to make a felt scissor cover

June 12, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
How to make a felt scissor cover

How to make a pretty little embroidered felt cover for sharp embroidery scissors.

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June 12, 2019/ Sum of their Stories/ 13 Comments
Sewing and Embroidery 2
embroidery, sewing, gift ideas, Felt
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