Rowena from Rostitchery shares a tutorial for adding a cool detail to a short-sleeved shirt sleeve hem. It’s a center pleat at the hem, a simple process that adds a lot of pop to your garment. Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Sew up some sneaker stuffers to keep the stink away
These sneaker stuffers by Junie Moon are like little sachets for your shoes. They’re filled with cedar chips to keep your sneakers from stinking to high heaven. Known anyone with stinky shoes? Junie Moon shares a tutorial. Get the how-to… Read More...
Spring cleaning in your sewing space
I often refer to my sewing studio as the sewing pit. Unlike the photos you see posted on many a sewing blog of organized sewing spaces with pretty stacks of folded fabrics and jars of buttons all in a row, … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a sink skirt from flour sack cloth
This may look like an expensive pleated sink skirt from a luxury home goods store, but it’s actually made out of quite humble flour sack cloths. Eddie Ross explains how he made it. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Summer Travelers softies
Whosies shares a tutorial for making these Summer Travelers softies. They’re made from cotton fabric and fleece, perfect for snuggling or taking along on an adventure. My favorite feature are their little arms, which bend far enough to cover the … Read More...
Lookie what she made: It’s a fish! It’s a purse! It’s a fish-purse!
Joanne from Craft Passion made this fish frame clutch purse. I love the gathered fabric detailing for the fin, and how the top of the fish is formed by the curve of the frame. Read more about her fish purse … Read More...
Get the tension right on your machine
Are you plagued by tension headaches? I don’t mean a headache caused by the stress of your everyday life, I’m meaning a headache caused by not being able to get the tension on your machine set right. Threads Magazine offers … Read More...
Yardage conversion chart
Say a pattern calls for 1.5 yards of 44″ wide fabric. How much would you need of 56″ wide fabric? What about 36″ wide fabric? This handy yardage conversion chart by Rostitchery will help prevent complicated algebra in the fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a strapless sundress with ruffle
This red sundress looks like it stepped straight out of a fashion magazine. It was designed by Pretty Ditty, and she shares a tutorial for making one. Get the how-to.
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Sewing Tutorial: Appliqued circle skirt
Find out how to make this appliqued circle skirt with this free pattern by Nicole Smith at Bernina’s Sewing Republic. A video walks you through the process, and a downloadable PDF provides printable instructions. Go to the free pattern.… Read More...
Tutorial: A baby bib from a pair of pants
The sturdy fabric of an old pair of pants can be put to another use. It can be used to make a baby bib like this one. CraftStylish shows you how. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Laptop sleeve from a dress shirt
Chances are, you have at least one shirt in your wardrobe that isn’t being worn. Find out how to repurpose it into a laptop sleeve from The Crafty Chica. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Quilted garden tote
Alissa from Handmade by Alissa shares a tutorial for this quilted garden tote at Sew, Mama, Sew! Look at all the pockets for your garden tools! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Recycle a t-shirt sleeve into a baby hat
Homemade by Jill shows how you can make a baby hat from a t-shirt sleeve. It’s quick, it’s easy, and you get two hats from one shirt. Get the tutorial.
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Lookie what she made: 100% recycled tote
Joanne from Craft Passion made this tote entirely from recycled materials: fused grocery bags, old jeans, a curtain, and a rice sack. Rather than trying to cover up the markers of the items’ previous lives, she uses them as design … Read More...
Tutorial: Cloth napkins
Wipe your mouth earth-friendly style with cloth napkins instead of paper. Skip To My Lou shows how to make them using both a mitered corner and a folded corner. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Recycle a T-Shirt into a Headband
CraftStylish shows how to recycle an old t-shirt into a comfortable headband. Find out how at CraftStylish.
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Tutorial: Double-layer little girl’s skirt
Everyday Chaos shares a tutorial for making this double-layer skirt for a little girl. I love how the lower layer peeks through the opening all the way to the waistband. Get the tutorial.
Tutorial: No-sew tote bag
I suppose that a project that touts itself as “no-sew” technically doesn’t belong in the sewing category, but it uses fabric and it’s a really cool idea. Sarah James posts on Instructables showing how to make a tote bag from … Read More...
Tutorial: From a girl’s dress to a pretty purse
Darling Petunia made her Blue Blossom Bag from a thrifted girl’s dress. The top of the bag is the bottom of the dress. (The lining and the handles were made with other materials from her stash.) Read her tutorial for … Read More...