When the top of Swamp Yankees from Outer Space’s car key got broken off, she used her sewing skills to fix it. She created a fabric pouch, with the bottom of the key sticking out of a buttonhole in the … Read More...
Tutorial: Fold and twist a fabric flower
Calamity Kim shows how to make this dimensional fabric flower by folding a twisting a square of fabric. She starts with a 5″ square of fabric, which means you can make these from charm squares! I can’t wait to make some…
Freebie: Printable gift tags for your sewn items
Amy Cluck shares a set of sewing-themed printable gift tags on her blog, Peptogirl. Now you can let everyone know just how special that handmade gift is, without you having to come out and say “I made it!” when they open it up! …
Freebie: Printable gift tags for your sewn items
Amy Cluck shares a set of sewing-themed printable gift tags on her blog, Peptogirl. Now you can let everyone know just how special that handmade gift is, without you having to come out and say “I made it!” when they … Read More...
Tutorial: Stack, chop, and swap for easy bag design
Joan from Lazy Girl Blog shares a tip for designing the outsides of handbags. To create an interesting, yet cohesive design she simply stacks the fabric, slices it into several pieces, and then swaps the pieces around. Read more at Lazy…
Lookie what she made: Garden wish flags!
Maya*made has started a new family tradition with these garden wish flags. Using fabric crayons and markers, the whole family worked together to create this set of flags to hang outside the garden plot. Whether it’s wishes for sunlight or raindrops, or…
Lookie what she made: Garden wish flags!
maya*made has started a new family tradition with these garden wish flags. Using fabric crayons and markers, the whole family worked together to create this set of flags to hang outside the garden plot. Whether it’s wishes for sunlight or … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a quilted cover for your Bible
Amy from Park City Girl shares a tutorial for making a quilted Bible cover. The handles make it easy to carry your Bible with you, and the quilted fabric cover protects your cherished book. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Sew a quilted cover for your Bible
Amy from Park City Girl shares a tutorial for making a quilted Bible cover. The handles make it easy to carry your Bible with you, and the quilted fabric cover protects your cherished book. Get the how-to.
Lookie what she made: Felt traffic cones for play car fun!
One More Moore shows the felt “car motels” that she made for her son. They’re felt versions of an orange traffic cone, but with a little door cut in them for the cars to park inside. How cute is that?? Read more…
Lookie what she made: Felt traffic cones for play car fun!
One More Moore shows the felt “car motels” that she made for her son. They’re felt versions of an orange traffic cone, but with a little door cut in them for the cars to park inside. How cute is that?? … Read More...
Tutorial: Water bottle sling for summer adventures
Whether it’s hiking, playing at the park, or just enjoying a stroll around the neighborhood, chances are you’ll want to bring a bottle of water with you. Make It and Love It shares a tutorial for making a water bottle … Read More...
Tutorial: Water bottle sling for summer adventures
Whether it’s hiking, playing at the park, or just enjoying a stroll around the neighborhood, chances are you’ll want to bring a bottle of water with you. Make It and Love It shares a tutorial for making a water bottle sling. …
Tutorial: Shoulder bag from a button-down shirt
Cut Out + Keep user Expired Sanity shows how to turn a button-down shirt into a shoulder bag. This looks especially cool if the shirt has a pocket patch on it. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Shoulder bag from a button-down shirt
Cut Out + Keep user Expired Sanity shows how to turn a button-down shirt into a shoulder bag. This looks especially cool if the shirt has a pocket patch on it. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sew a catch stitch
Threads Magazine shows how to make a catch stitch, which is useful when you need to keep layers of fabric laying flat against each other. Because there are long stitches that are easily caught, you’d want to use this only when a…
Tutorial: Sew a sarubobo softie by hand
Just the other day, I posted about Mairuru’s sweet flying sarubobo softies. So imagine my utter glee when I saw today that she has posted tutorials for making the tiny sarubobos you see here. All of the stitching is by…
Tutorial: Sew a sarubobo softie by hand
Just the other day, I posted about Mairuru’s sweet flying sarubobo softies. So imagine my utter glee when I saw today that she has posted tutorials for making the tiny sarubobos you see here. All of the stitching is … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a ‘Bibpron’ for kids too big for baby bibs
Infarrantly Creative created this “bibpron” for her son who is too big (and thus too cool) for a baby bib, but who still makes messes when he eats. It feels more like an apron than a bib, so her son doesn’t lose…
Tutorial: Sew a ‘Bibpron’ for kids too big for baby bibs
Infarrantly Creative created this “bibpron” for her son who is too big (and thus too cool) for a baby bib, but who still makes messes when he eats. It feels more like an apron than a bib, so her son … Read More...