Between holiday parties and family dinners, chances are you’ll be bringing a casserole dish to at least one gathering this season. Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shows how you can make a casserole carrier that’s easy to sew and easy … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini fabric storage basket
Minki from Minki’s Work Table shares a tutorial at We All Sew showing how you can make this little fabric cube basket. There’s a little pocket on the outside, and handles made from grommets and rope. So cute!! Finished dimensions … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a sweater vest from a pullover sweater
Tami from Love Notions shows how you can refashion a pullover sweater into a sweater vest. It’s perfect for family photos or a special Christmas outfit. You’ll need a basic vest pattern to do this. She uses her Dashing Vest … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Christmas Figgy pudding hot pad
Celtic Thistle Stitches has another figgy pudding sewing project for us! This is time it’s a figgy pudding hot pad. Simple color blocking (and some fringing) on a round hot pad creates a fabric figgy pudding that is so cute … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew festive holiday banner
Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun shows how you can make a festive holiday banner, with no sewing required. Use heat transfer vinyl to add a cheery Christmas message, and colorful trims for a bit of whimsy. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Modern holly and berry felt garland
The felt garland is a modern take on holly leaves and berries. See how to make one over at Alice & Lois. It’s super easy to make! Just cut some simple shapes and sew them into a garland using your … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible poncho wrap
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how you can make this reversible poncho wrap. It’s made from two layers of fabric and is fully reversible, so you get two looks from one one wrap. Make it from fleece for a … Read More...
Tutorial: Fat quarter lined zipper pouch
Melissa from Polka Dot Chair shows how you can make a simple lined zipper pouch. It’s a fat quarter friendly project – you can use one fat quarter for the outside, and one for the lining. These make great Christmas … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew folded fabric Christmas ornament
Elizabeth from simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial at I Heart Naptime showing how you can make these folded fabric Christmas ornaments. The star design looks like patchwork but is made with no sewing at all, just folded fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Add lace to your sweater cuffs
Heather from Feather’s Flights shows a pretty detail you can add to a sweater – a lace insert at the wrist! The lace is just an insert (not all the way around the wrist) so you won’t need very much … Read More...
Tutorial: Wrap your gifts in fabric
Paper gift wrap gets used once and thrown away. But fabric gift wrap can be used over and over and over. And for a sewist, the fabric gift wrap is a present in and of itself. Lisa from Cucicucicoo has … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric Christmas trees with wooden dowel stands
Tina from Miss Daisy Patterns shares a free pattern for making these fabric Christmas trees on wooden dowel stands. Make just one, or make a whole little forest for your mantel! They’d be pretty from quilting weight cottons, cozy flannels, … Read More...
Free pattern: Divided fabric basket and changing pad
Caroline from Sew Caroline shares a free pattern for making a divided fabric basket and changing pad. She designed the basket to hold diapers and diapering supplies, but of course you could use it in any room of your house … Read More...
Free pattern: Retro camper Christmas ornament
This mini retro camper Christmas ornament is the cutest!! Bev from Flamingo Toes shares a free pattern over at I Heart Nap Time. The applique design is made felt with stitched accents and framed in a mini embroidery hoop. … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy No Slip Dish Towel
Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun shows how you can make a dish towel that will stay put when you hang it from an oven door. It’s made from a purchased kitchen towel and a pot holder, with … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew Christmas stocking with a faux fur cuff
Would you believe you can make these fun and funky Christmas stockings with no sewing required? Mark Montano
shows how on his blog, Make Your Mark. They’re made from upholstery fabric, a faux fur cuff, and lots of colorful trim. … Read More...
Free pattern: Cozy fleece lined slippers
These fleece lined slippers will keep your feet nice and toasty even when the floor is cold! You can make your own using a free sewing pattern from Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews. They’re quick and easy … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric Boho Christmas baubles
Use your smallest fabric scraps to create these colorful and free spirited Christmas baubles! Jules Madden shares a tutorial at Alisa Burke showing how you can make them. Though they’re covered with a free form patchwork of scraps, there’s actually … Read More...
Free pattern: Mommy and Me Color Blocked Tunic
Emily from Nap Time Creations shares a free pattern for her Color Blocked Tunic. It’s a Mommy and Me pattern so there are sizes for girls and adults. The color blocking uses 3 knit fabrics. Her free pattern comes in … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple and easy pot holders
Handmade gifts are the best. They show that you’ve put in the effort and thought to create something special just for the recipient. But let’s be honest, who has the time to spend hours upon hours crafting a gift? That’s … Read More...