Kerri from Kerri Made shares a 2-part tutorial for making this boxed tote bag. The simple lines make this a striking tote. Link to tutorial part 1. Link to tutorial part 2.
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Tutorial: Kid’s bicycle handlebar cover
Tutorial: Kid’s bicycle handlebar cover
Julie from julie-k explains how she gave her daughter’s bicycle a facelift by creating a new handlebar cover. Brilliant! Get the how-to.
[photo from Julie-K]
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Tutorial: Sticker patch tote bag
Instructables user CrLz made this felt tote bag for her daughter, who loves decorating with stickers. The “stickers” on the bag are actually embroidery patches backed with Velcro. She can decorate and redecorate to her little heart’s content.
You can find a tutorial…
Tutorial: Reusable Swiffer Wet Jet pad
Krista from Look Ma No Patterns shows how you can love your Swiffer Wet Jet without feeling guilty about the impact on our environment. (And on your pocketbook – those pads are expensive!). She shows how to make a fabric pad for…
Tutorial: Maternity pants
Sewing Tutorial: Maternity pants
Maternity pants and trendy are two words you rarely see in the same sentence. And yet, Grosgrain shows how you can achieve function/fashion harmony by making your own maternity pants. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Pieced pillow with gathered center stripe
Kathy from Pink Chalk Studio shows how to make this stunning throw pillow. I love the texture in the gathered center panel! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Pieced pillow with gathered center stripe
Kathy from Pink Chalk Studio shows how to make this stunning throw pillow. I love the texture in the gathered center panel! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Pink Chalk Studio]
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…Tutorial: Ruffled rag rug from a jelly roll
Hillary from Designing Happy shows how to make a rag rug from a jellyroll pack of precut fabric strips. The strips of fabric are lightly ruffled as they are stitched down to a canvas bases. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Ruffled rag rug from a jelly roll
Hillary from Designing Happy shows how to make a rag rug from a jellyroll pack of precut fabric strips. The strips of fabric are lightly ruffled as they are stitched down to a canvas bases. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Repro Depot vintage-inspired textile designs for papercrafting
Repro Depot is an established go-to for vintage and vintage-inspired prints. Even when I’m not in the mood to buy, I find myself browsing their listings just to see the yummy vintage prints.
Now, Repro Depot has created two collections of printable vintage-inspired textile…
Repro Depot vintage-inspired textile designs for papercrafting
Repro Depot is an established go-to for vintage and vintage-inspired prints. Even when I’m not in the mood to buy, I find myself browsing their listings just to see the yummy vintage prints.
Now, Repro Depot has created two collections … Read More...
Sneak peek: Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake
The Fabric Shopper gives us a sneak peek of Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake, which should be hitting the stores in October. This is a playful line with birds and vines in warm autumn hues of brown, turqouise, and … Read More...
Sneak peek: Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake
The Fabric Shopper gives us a sneak peek of Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake, which should be hitting the stores in October. This is a playful line with birds and vines in warm autumn hues of brown, turqouise, and orange. …
Tutorial: Aligning your pattern pieces with the grain
If your skirt doesn’t seem to hang properly, there’s a good chance that your pattern wasn’t properly aligned with the grain of the fabric when you cut the panels. Rian of Presser Foot tells how she aligns her pattern pieces with…
Can you spot the differences in Threads Magazine covers?
My daughter loves playing “Spot the Difference” games. You know, the ones where two very similar pictures appear side by side and you have to spot the differences between them.
Threads Magazine created their own “Spot the Difference” game using some of their…
Can you spot the differences in Threads Magazine covers?
My daughter loves playing “Spot the Difference” games. You know, the ones where two very similar pictures appear side by side and you have to spot the differences between them.
Threads Magazine created their own “Spot the Difference” game using … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas ornaments from fabric and felt scraps
Tutorial: Christmas ornaments from fabric and felt scraps
Sew4Home shows how to take your fabric and felt scraps and make a set of fabulous Christmas ornaments. Go to the tutorial.
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