PDF patterns allow you to purchase a pattern online and immediately print it at home. 11:00 at night and the sewing bug bites you? No problem with a PDF pattern! The more you print and assemble PDF patterns, the easier … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Wide mouth zip top lunch bag
Ama from Ohoh Blog shares a tutorial at Dream A Little Bigger for making this awesome lunch bag. It has a zippered top that’s easy to open and closure, and wide opening so it’s easy to pack it full of … Read More...
Tutorial: Tiered skirt from a vintage sheet
Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life made this tiered skirt out of a vintage sheet. The bright floral print on the sheet makes a super cute skirt. The skirt has an elastic casing waist, so no zippers or buttons … Read More...
Tutorial: Velvet lined ribbon headband
Style your hair quickly – and cutely – with a pretty ribbon headband. These are made from decorative ribbons and lined with velvet to help them from slipping. Elastic at the bottom gives a comfortable but snug fit. Charlene from … Read More...
Tutorial: Flanged pillow with droop-free corners
Jann from Newton Custom Interiors shares a tutorial at So Sew Easy showing how you can make a flanged pillow – without the annoying droopy corners that many flanged pillows have. She also shows how to add piping around the … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric autumn leaves
These scrap fabric autumn leaves are making me happy today. The colors, the textures, the little embellishments that give each one its own personality. Donna (purl3agony) shows how you can make them. Put them on sticks to use as table … Read More...
Tutorial: Shopping list tote bag
Jennifer Davey shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can make this shopping list tote. The white fabric tote is sewn with red and blue lines to look like notebook paper, with DecoFoil words to write out … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Sports Team spirit baby bib
Football season is here! Everyone loves to show their team spirit! Sports logos on everything, even these baby bibs. Angie from Crafts Unleashed shows how you can make them. They’re super easy and you won’t need licensed team fabric, either. … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew superhero cape
How about a superhero cape with no sewing required? Make and Takes has a tutorial showing how. You can use any non-fraying fabric, like fleece or felt or knit. You can make the cape as any superhero you want by … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawcord backpack
At Sew4Home you can see how to make a trendy drawcord backpack like this one. The shape is sleek and boxy. It has a long angled flap extending over the grommeted drawcord closure and a large zippered front pocket. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Draft a basic bodice for pattern fitting
There’s no sewing pattern out there that will fit you straight out of the envelope. If you have a custom fit bodice pattern for your body, it’ll be easier to see what changes need to be made to pattern to … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruched fabric flower headband
Ashley from Cherished Bliss shows how you can make these pretty ruched fabric flowers. They’d make beautiful embellishments for a headband! Or how about some large ruched flowers on a wreath decorating your front door? So many possibilities with these … Read More...
Tutorial: Lazy Day Lounge Pants for kids
Becky from U Create shows how you can sew these Lazy Day Lounge Pants for kids. They work equally well for boys and girls. You can make the pattern using a pair of pants or leggings that fit your child. … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy parrot costume
This parrot costume would be so awesome for Halloween or dress-up, or even a costume for a school play. Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can make it. It’s … Read More...
Tame your fabric scrap stash with these storage tips
September is scrap sewing month at The Sewing Loft . Heather is dedicating a month of posts to sewing up our scraps for National Sewing Month. Today, she talks about storing those scraps so you can easily find the perfect … Read More...
Tutorial: Watercolor fall pillows
Cami from Tidbits shows how she uses a CitraSolv transfer technique to create these lovely watercolored autumn throw pillows. The images are transfered to the fabric and then painted with watercolors. She includes the pumpkin and leaf images as free … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew painted burlap candy corn sign
Allison from A Glimpse Inside guest blogs at See Vanessa Craft showing how you can make this painted burlap candy corn sign for your front door – with no sewing required! She uses hot glue to assemble, but you could … Read More...
Tutorial: Super easy rolled knit fabric headbands
With 10 minutes and some scraps of knit fabric, you can make these adorable rolled knit fabric headbands. Lucy Blaire is at the Etsy blog showing how. They are super super easy to make – just a few cuts and … Read More...
Tutorial: Thin boxy pencil case
Lorelie Jayne shows how you can make this thin but boxy pencil case. It’s a boxy zippered bag big enough to hold a small selection of pens and pencils, but still small enough to attach to a backpack or slip … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric and faux leather plant pots
Yin from Pretty Quirky Pants shows how you can make these fabric and faux leather plant pots. You can slip a potted plant (in those generic plastic pots) into the fabric buckets. They’re lined with waterproof fabric to keep moisture … Read More...