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If you dry your laundry on a clothesline, this project is for you! Casasugar shows how to turn an old sleeveless dress into a clothespin bag. Get the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, upcycle, refashion, dress, clothespin, bag[/tags]
You’ve labored over your creation, put your love into your sewing, and made something really fabulous. Now put your mark on it! Christina from The Sometimes Crafter shares a tutorial for making your own custom fabric labels using Microsoft Word … Read More...
I love me some apples, but this may be the yummiest apple ever. It’s made of fabric, patchwork at that! The Wool Food Mama shows how to make one. Get the tutorial.
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My little girl starts kindergarten next year, so I’m on the hunt for earth-friendly lunchpacking solutions. Betz White offers a tutorial on CraftStylish for making a reusable sandwich wrap. Bye, by, baggies! Get the tutorial.
Sandwich wraps are sustainable … Read More...
I love this little dress so much! Amazing Mae made it from an old men’s dress shirt. (The dress shirt was old, not the man! But I digress…)
Read more about the project, and see the dress modeled by … Read More...
In honor of spring, why not make one of these “wabbit” softies? Yoonie from Yoonie At Home shares a template and a tutorial. Get the how-to.
Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns … Read More...
Just in time for spring cleaning, We Wilsons shows how to make this cleaning dust mitt. She used a terry cloth shirt she found at a rummage sale, though you could easily use an old towel or sweatshirt instead. Get … Read More...
Junk Camp shows how to make a flower trug (for carrying flowers in from the garden) from a feedsack and a spindle. Don’t have a feedsack? Use a tea towel or any other piece of fabric. Don’t have a spindle? … Read More...
How many times has it happened that you get a rip in your garment – right next to your zipper? And to make matters worse, the fabric has frayed so it’s not a simple matter of restitching the zipper down. … Read More...
Isn’t this fabric flower gorgeous? It’s a ranunculus, and Couturesmith shares a tutorial for how to make them. She used them to embellish a bolero jacket she designed. What will you use them for? A bag? A hat? A dress? … Read More...
Cut Out + Keep user Sugarliches posts a tutorial for making a car organizer from a pair of pants. The legs of the pants get accordian folded up to make large pockets. I love how her mind works!! Get the … Read More...
Threads magazine describes a “quick lining” technique for lining a garment and attaching the lining to the facings. Read about this technique at threadsmagazine.com.
[tags]sewing, technique, lining, quick, facing[/tags]
Liesl from Disdressed altered a basic fabic basket pattern to make this bunny basket. Okay, all together now – aaawwwwwwww….. Read more about this project on her blog, and download the free pattern for the face and ears. Get the … Read More...
Just in time for Easter, Pascale from //between the lines// shares a tutorial for making these egg warmers. I love the look of them in the oatmeal linen! (Of course, I think just about anything is prettier in oatmeal linen.) … Read More...
Judith Rasband posts an article for Threads magazine, wherein she describes what she calls the “seam method” for altering pants. The basic premise is that the closer to the seam line you alter the pattern, the less distortion in the … Read More...
Nothin’ says retro like a wrap skirt. I remember as a kid I’d go thrifting with my grandmother and a reversible wrap skirt was always the number one item to score. Don’t f eel like scouring the thrift stores? Craftzine… Read More...
Want a quickie sewing project that offers maximum compliment potential? This pleated purse designed by Sarah from My Spare Time should fit the bill. Get the pattern.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pattern, purse, pleated, bag[/tags]
Lollychops shares a fun Easter sewing craft with her bunny bookmarks made from craft felt and large paperclips. This is some serious cuteness. Get the tute!
[tags]sewing, tutorial, felt, rabbit, bunny, bookmark, paperclip[/tags]
Looking for more Easter themed sewing … Read More...
The folks over at Craftzine show how to camouflage a rip in your favorite shirt. Instead of covering the hole, use reverse applique to turn it into a design feature. Get the how-to.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, reverse applique, mending[/tags]
Grace Violet designed these fun patchwork skirts to supplement her girls’ warm weather wardrobe. I love the bright fabrics she chose! She shares the how-to and has created a PDF pattern so you can make your own. Get the pattern… Read More...