Move over, McGyver! Crafty Gal shows how to make this backpack using four placemats and two neckties. Get the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, placemat, necktie[/tags]
Tutorial: Sew your small gift packaging
Here’s a new twist on packaging a small gift. Instead of taping paper around a box, try STITCHING paper together to make a small gift container. Whosies shows how to make sew these small packages from brown kraft paper. Now … Read More...
Free pattern for a Purl Rabbit Easter Bunny
The Purl Bee offers a free pattern for this nostalgic muslin bunny. I love his (or her) long floppy ears!! And in case you think he (or she) needs some clothes, there’s a pattern for those, too. Get the bunny … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a contrast hem
A contrast band is a great way to finish off the hem a skirt. The little pop of color adds interest and kicks the design up a few notches. Just Deanna shows how to achieve this hem. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Giveaway: Fat quarters from the new Lulu line
To celebrate the release of their new Lulu line, the Sisters Gulassa are have a giveaway. Up for grabs is a fat quarter kit from the new collection. Get the details from their post on SistersGulassa blog. You can purchase … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a keychain with your kid’s art
Share your child’s artistic genius with the world with a custom keychain. vlijtig shows how to make one using transfer fabric. Don’t have a kid? Draw your own picture, or print a photo. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sew a wipe-clean baby bib
Iron-on vinyl is the secret to make this wipe-clean baby bib. Homemade by Jill shows you how. *mentally adding iron-on vinyl to my notions hoarding list* Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Frayed fabric flower brooch
Add a spring flair to your jacket or purse with this frayed fabric flower brooch. Maize in Montana shows how to make one. Get the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, flower, brooch, fabric[/tags]
Tutorial: Oil your sewing machine to keep it happy
First she showed how to give your sewing machine a good spring cleaning. Now, Craft Nectar shows how to oil your machine to keep it running smoothly. Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, machine, oil, maintenance[/tags]
Tutorial: Double-layered skirt for little girls
Do you know a girlie-girl? You know, a little girl who loves ruffles and swirls and “girlie” clothes. If you do, I bet she’d love a skirt like this one designed by The Polka Dot Chair. Her skirt is made … Read More...
Tutorial: Fortune cookie tea sachet
Dubbs from C(oi)n Purse made these fortune cookie-shaped tea sachets to give as favors at her wedding. You can make them too with the tutorial she wrote. Get the tute.
Sew a taggie monster softie with this FREE pattern
This little monster isn’t for scaring; he’s for snuggling! The little taggie scales are perfect for little ones to grab a hold of. Craft Schmaft provides a free PDF pattern to make one. Get the pattern.
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Tutorial: Mend a torn bedsheet
The next time a bedsheet or pillow gets torn, don’t throw it away. Mend it instead! (And spend the money you saved on more fabric for your stash!) Craftzine shows how. Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, mending, sheets[/tags]
Tutorial: Spring bouquet of ribbon flowers
If your sewing room looks anything like mine, you’ve got a hefty stash of ribbon remnants and single buttons. Well, hoarde them no more! Instead, use them to make pretty spring ribbon flowers. Hope Studios shows how to make two … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a patchwork heat pack
If you’ve ever been bothered by a sore neck or shoulders, then this is a sewing project for you. Chez Larsson shows how to make a heat pack. She uses fabric she has patched together, but you could easily just … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a pencil pouch in 1 hour
Ripping Out Seams posts a tutorial for the One-Hour Pencil Pouch. All it takes is a fat eighth of fabric, a square of interfacing, and a zipper. Oh, and one hour. Get the tutorial.
See your handmade garments in Threads magazine!
Threads magazine is accepting submissions for handmade garments to be featured on the pages of their magazine. They’re looking for handmade garments made from an original design or from commercial patterns. To submit your garments, upload them to the Reader’s … Read More...
Cool idea!: Patch your jeans with a tourniquet patch
Turkey Feathers came up with a fun way to patch her jeans. She made a “tourniquet patch” that wraps around the entire leg, and then added a bow at the side to “tie” it off. Great idea! Visit Turkey Feathers … Read More...
Tutorial: Slipcover your office chair
Is your computer chair plain, boring, ugly?? Candied Fabrics shows how to recover an office chair to give it a fresh new look. Get the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, slipcover, upholstery, chair[/tags]
Tutorial: Sew a box pillow with lapped zipper
Threads (my fave sewing magazine!) posts a tutorial for making boxed pillows, complete with piping around the edges and a lapped zipper closure. Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pillow, box[/tags]