Geneva from A Pair & A Spare shows how you can make a round tufted cushion. It’s sumptuous made from a velvet and tufted with covered buttons. It blends nicely with her modern decor, but of course it would also … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric bookmark with felt circle appliques
These fabric bookmarks are quick to sew and so cute! They’d make great end-of-year gifts for teachers, especially if gifted with a gift certificate to a bookstore or coffee shop. Damjana from Apple Green Cottage has a tutorial showing how … Read More...
Tutorial: Sunglasses case
Emily from Life Sew Savory shows how you can sew a glasses case so you can keep a pair of sunglasses in your purse without worrying about the lenses getting scratched. Foam interfacing (or craft foam, if you prefer) provides … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pattern for a metal purse frame
Metal frame purses are so cute, but it can be hard to find patterns to fit the frame you have. That’s because there’s such a wide variety of sizes and shapes of purse frames out there. I don’t think the … Read More...
Tutorial: Puff quilted pillow cover
This puff quilted pillow is tactile. I want to sit down next to it and squish all of those puffy dots! Mary Helen from Mary Makes Good shares a tutorial at A Beautiful Mess showing how you can make one. … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a hairbow
Alicia from SolSolito shows how you can make your own hairbows. Add them to hair clips or headbands to make allll the hair accessories for your little girl. Her tutorial is written in Spanish but she includes plenty of pictures … Read More...
Tutorial: 3 ways to add pockets to a sewing pattern
Pockets make every skirt, dress, or pair of pants better, but of course not every sewing pattern includes them. No biggie, because Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shows how you can add pockets to any sewing pattern. … Read More...
Pattern and tutorial: C-3PO Star Wars softie
Here’s an awesome May the F0urth project to sew up today! Or any day, really. Mollie from Wild Olive shares a free pattern for sewing a C-3PO softie. I am loving this so much! He’s made from felt with a … Read More...
Tutorial: Revamp your shoes with paint and decoupage
Who is loving these shoes? I know I am! The bright florals are so happy for spring and summer! Mark Montano shows how you can use paint and fabric decouprage to remake a pair of boring pumps into showstopping footwear. … Read More...
Tutorial: Color block water bottle sling
Adventure awaits this summer, but you need to stay hydrated! Whether it’s a hike or just trekking through the neighborhood, these color block water bottle slings will make it easy to keep a bottle of water with you. Brandy from … Read More...
10 tips for getting out of your sewing rut
As much as we’d like to be in full on create mode all the time, the fact is that creativity and productivity ebb and flow. A certain amount of creative is necessary, but it can be hard sometimes to move … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric scrap clutch bag
Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations shows how you can sew your smallest scraps into a lovely clutch. The scraps are pieced together crazy quilt style to create a scrappy patchwork flap for the bag. Any size, any shape of scrap … Read More...
Tutorial: Lavender scented neck roll pillow
Sew a lavender scented neck roll pillow for mom for Mother’s Day. Cheryl from Sew Can Do shares a tutorial showing how. Her pillow has a removable cover over a neck roll pillow form insert so the cover can be … Read More...
Tutorial: Key fob teacher gift, plus printable
Teacher gifts are hard. You want to get them something nice, but not spend too much – especially if you’re buying for more than one teacher. You want it to be something they’ll like and use, but unless you’re super … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Faux leather tassel
This faux leather tassel is the perfect finish for a hand made zipper pouch or purse! Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how you can make them. They’re quick and simple to make, and don’t require sewing a stitch! They … Read More...
Tutorial: Rust dying fabric
These rusty items look like they belong in a trash heap, but you can use them to make beautiful designs on fabric! Vicky Myers Creations shows how to dye fabric with rust. Different shapes of rusted items will create different … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Seahorse softie
These seahorse softies are so cute with their tufts of hair and seahorse fins and their belly pockets to hold an itty seahorse baby! Jill from Snugglebug University shares a free sewing pattern and tutorial at Make It and Love … Read More...
Tutorial: Terry cloth shower wrap
Sew4Home shows how you can sew terry cloth shower wraps for men & women. They make great graduation gifts for kids heading off to college in the fall. They’d also make great Mother’s and Father’s day gifts. The women’s version … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial and pattern: Maternity t-shirt
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can sew a maternity t-shirt pattern. You’ll need to start with a basic t-shirt pattern (she gives a link to her free Blanc T-shirt pattern). She shows how to … Read More...
Inexpensive ideas for making drawstring cords
A drawstring is an easy way to add a closure to a bag or a waist to a garment. They’re also inexpensive in that they require only the fabric in your project and a drawstring to cinch it up. You … Read More...