Your autumn harvest and handmade food looks beautiful – and homey – preserve in mason jars. Stacey from Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy Crafts shares a tutorial for making a reusable fabric cover for your mason jars. The fabric covers … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Prairie point star Christmas ornament
Susan from Super Mom – No Cape! shows how you can make this beautiful prairie point star Christmas ornament. The points of the star are made from squares of fabric folded into prairie points. This would be a fun project … Read More...
Tutorial: 30 Minute Coin Purse
Andrea from Andrea’s Notebook shares a tutorial at Skip To My Lou for her 30 Minute Coin Purse. The little frame purse makes the cutest little coin pouch! You can use any size or shape glue-in metal frame.
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Tutorial: No-sew leather cord keeper
This leather cord keeper is a quick no-sew project. Mollie from Wild Olive shows how you can make one. You can wrap your cord around the leather hexagon and then snap the ends together to keep the cord from getting … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace cuff jeans 2 ways
Anne from WobiSobi shows how to make lace cuff jeans, with 2 variations. One has lace peeking out the bottom of the hem and is a good fix for jeans that are too short. The other has the lace more … Read More...
Tutorial: Peaceful Dove pincushion or Christmas ornament
You can find a free pattern for this Peaceful Dove Pincushion over at the C&T Publishing blog. He’s stitched from felt, with a little crown perched on top of his head. The project is an excerpt from the book We … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern:’Little girl’s t-shirt, with long and short sleeve options
Emily from Nap Time Creations shares a free pattern for making a little girl’s t-shirt. She gives option to make it with long or short sleeves. The semi-fitted tee looks cute with jeans or leggings or skirts. Her free pattern … Read More...
Free pattern: Puppy dog softie
Lindsay from The Cottage Mama shares a free pattern for this puppy dog softie. They are so cute, with their long floppy ears and embroidered puppy faces! And easy to make, too. She and her daughters made some to give … Read More...
Tutorial: Modern raw edge knit blanket
Blankets are quick to make. The only time consuming step is finishing the edges. Julia from Riley Blake Designs shows how to make a blanket from knit fabric, with a raw edge binding that finishes quickly. The knit binding finishes … Read More...
Tutorial: Table runner with corner tassels
Sew4Home shows how you can make a beautiful table runner like this one. It’s made from sparkly fabric with tassels hanging from the corners. This would make a gorgeous decoration for a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table!
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Tutorial: Santa gnome softie
Tara from TaraDara Made It guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how you can make this cute Santa gnome. He has a tall gnome hat and big round nose and fluffy full beard. He makes … Read More...
Tutorial: Leaf print peplum blazer refashion
You can turn a rather plain thrifted blazer into an eye catching peplum blazer with flared sleeves. Mark Montano shows how to do it, with a video and written tutorial on his blog. He shows how to make the peplum … Read More...
Tutorial: 5 easy ways to make fun pockets for kids clothes
If you want to inject an element of fun into kids clothes, look to the pockets. Pockets are an easy way to add color and personality to an otherwise simple garment. Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings guest blogs at Riley … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew reusable fabric gift bags
Tearing into Christmas gifts usually means dealing with a pile of ripped up paper after. We recycle as much as we can, but even better would be gift wrap that can be reused. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly … Read More...
Free pattern: In-seam pockets in kids sizes
An from Straight Grain shares a free pattern for in-seam pockets in kids sizes. She made the pocket as a freebie add-on to her Tinny dress pattern, but this will work with most skirts or pants that you make. … Read More...
Inspo: Roach Halloween costume
I know Halloween is over and most of us are focusing on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I couldn’t help but share this costume made by Taylor from Taylor Made. It’s a roach costume!!! I’m getting the creepy crawlies just looking … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a coiled rope bowl
Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can sew a coiled rope bowl. You’ll build and stitch the bowl entirely on your sewing machine. You can make them in any size you like. Just vary the amount of rope you … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap flannel handwarmers
What feels more cozy in the fall than flannel? Sarah from Sadie Seasongoods shows how you can use scraps of flannel to make handwarmers. Just heat them in the microwave and tuck them into your coat pocket on a cold … Read More...
Tutorial: Denim laundry bag with detachable coin pouch
This sturdy laundry bag is made for trips to the laundromat, or perhaps trips down to the laundry room in a college dorm. It’s made from a sturdy denim fabric and has a detachable zippered coin pouch. Hancock Fabrics shares … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrappy tufted pincushion
Vicky from Mad for Fabric shares a tutorial for making a scrappy tufted pincushion. She includes a free pattern. The tufted button center and stitches around the wedge shaped pieces give it a pretty flower shape. If you have small … Read More...