Sewing Stars Blog has a great tutorial for making the ladder stitch. If you make pillows or softies, the ladder stitch is one of the most useful hand stitches to know. It can be used to close the stuffing … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a burpcloth
Need to make a quick baby gift? Make & Takes shows how to embellish a cloth diaper to make the sweetest burp cloth. No extensive sewing here, just some ribbon and bias tape. Easy, easy! See the tutorial.
Tutorial: Simple zippered pouches
In honor of the New Year, CraftStylish gives a tutorial on how to make three different types of zippered pouches: a flap, an overlap, and a zipper pouch. Each type requires only a rectangle of fabric, which also makes this … Read More...
Tutorial: How to sew a flat-fell seam
A flat-fell seam adds such a finished, professional look to a garment. Heck, just saying the words “flat-fell seam” make me feel finished and professional. CraftStylish shows us how to sew this very nice finishing seam. See the tute here… Read More...
Preview of new fabric line Forest Fun
Cool idea: Teacher stuffies!
I think this may be one of the most unusual – and yet strangely most appropriate – teacher gift’s I’ve seen. Katie Did made stuffies of her daughter’s teachers using Bubble Jet Set to print the images on to fabric. … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy roll-up purse organizer
Start your New Year’s organizational kick with this purse organizer. Find out how to make a super-simple purse organizer at The Giving Flower, and say goodbye to digging through crumbled grocery receipts and cracker crumbs to find your cell … Read More...
Tutorial: Refolding a tissue pattern
So you’ve finished making that new coat (or shirt, or dress, or skirt) using a store-bought pattern, and it’s time to put away all your materials. The scraps into the scrap bin, the scissors into the sewing box. But what … Read More...
Tutorial: Baby shoes from a fat quarter
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in 2008. Since then, the blog we linked to has gone away, and the pattern is no longer available on the original site. But we have a PDF version available to download below, … Read More...
Cool idea: Onesie to a dress!
Dana at Made shows off a really cool way to “dress up” a baby’s onesie. A snip here, some elastic there, add a gathered skirt, and your onesie is now a dress with coordinating diaper cover. Tres cute! See the … Read More...
Make a sewing kit in a candy tin
CraftStylish shows how to make a handy sewing kit to carry along in your purse. It’s made from an old candy tin and other bits and bobs you probably already have laying around the house. Get the tute here, and … Read More...
Sewing machine giveaway from BurdaStyle
BurdaStyle definitely saved the best for last with their Holiday Giveaway. Today’s giveaway is a Singer Curvy Sewing Machine. Seriously. To enter, post a comment to their announcement by midnight EST tonight. Go and enter now!!
Switchcraft giveaway from Burdastyle
Today’s giveaway from BurdaStyle is a copy of the book, Switch Craft: Battery Powered Crafts to Make and Sew. This book includes instructions to make 20 projects that integrate technology into your sewing. To enter, all you have to do … Read More...
Sew a bow tie to help the American Cancer Society
From BurdaStyle, here’s an opportunity to put your sewing skills to work to raise money for the American Cancer Society (ACS). Sew a bowtie to be auctioned off at the Pink & Black Tie Gala this spring. Deadline is May … Read More...
Sew a simple fleece hat
This may be one of the simplest hat patterns I’ve seen – perfect for a quick Christmas gift or perhaps a charity service project. All it takes is a scrap of fleece and two seams. Check out the full tutorial … Read More...