Hand-me-downs are awesome, especially for babies who outgrow their clothes so fast. Kim from Bugaboo City shows 7 easy things you can do to make boy onesies cute for little girls. Her tips will work for any baby boy clothes, … Read More...
Tutorial: Corset blouse button up shirt refashion
Sasha from Fruits, Flowers & Clouds shares a tutorial at Makery showing how you can create this corset blouse from a basic button-up shirt. I love this! Adding the fitted corset waist gives shaping and va-va-voom to a menswear staple.… Read More...
Tutorial: Easy vinyl notebook covers
Steph from The Silly Pearl shares a tutorial at Blitsy showing how you can make these vinyl notebook covers. With iron-on vinyl, any cotton fabric can have a wipe-clean and water-resistant surface. You can personalize it by adding monograms or … Read More...
Tutorial: Ribbon tab earring organizers for your purse
Every time I clean out my purse, I find earrings nestled down in the deepest corners of the pockets. I’d taken them off at some point for some reason or another, and had to stash them in purse where the … Read More...
Tutorial: Boutique style twisted hair bow
You can make these boutique style twisted hair bows to match any outfit. Or how about in school colors to show off school spirit? The Ribbon Retreat shows how to make them. Put them on a headband or a hair … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated patchwork table runner
Fabric prints are an easy way to inject some color and pattern into a project, but solids will show off interesting surface treatment. This table runner by Sew4Home is a good example of that. It’s made from a solid, with … Read More...
Video tutorial: How to sew a cuff placket
Marina from Frocks & Frolics shares a video tutorial at Sew Mama Sew showing how to sew a cuff placket. She also includes a free pattern for a cuff placket for a boys shirt.
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Tutorial: Water bottle carrier with an adjustable strap
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can make this water bottle carrier with an adjustable strap. She made hers entirely from recycled materials – the fabric is all from old clothing and the strap buckles are … Read More...
Free Sewing Patter: Baggy baby shorties
These baggy baby booty shorties are so cute! Miranda from One Little Minute shares a tutorial showing how you can make them. The baggie shorts are adorable over chubby baby legs! And the extra room is comfortable for all the … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Easy DIY dog bandana
You dog might feel a little extra proud on his walk, wearing a brand new bandana for everyone to coo all over. Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life shows how you can make one. You can make it super … Read More...
Tutorial: Sports fan or school spirit lanyard
Ros from Sew Delicious shows how you can make a lanyard for your favorite sports team. This would make an awesome gift for a new college or high school student to show their new school spirit! Or maybe for a … Read More...
On the Daily Seam today
I like writing about sewing so much, I’m pulling double blogging duty today. I’ll be sharing projects here at Craft Gossip like I always do, but today I’m also over at The Daily Seam on Facebook. Yay!!!!
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Tutorial: Kids fireman coat for dress-up or Halloween
Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shows how she created this fireman coat for a child’s costume. She starts with a kids’ coat pattern, and shows how she adapted it to add the reflective tape to the body and cuffs. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Fringed leather bag
Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free PDF pattern at UpCraft Club for making this awesome fringed leather bag. It’s a boxy bucket style bag with long fringe sewn into the side seams. It gathers up at the … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrappy yarn and fabric tassel bracelets
Got yarn and fabric scraps? (Boy, do I ever…) Mark Montano shows how you can turn them into the most fabulous tassel bracelets. The colorful, scrappy bracelets are made from zip ties, fabric scraps, and yarn. I had just decided … Read More...
Video tutorial: Alpaca sock softies
These alpaca softies are giving me the “awwww”s this morning. They’re just so cute!! BudgetHobby shares a video showing how you can make them. They’re made from socks. Fuzzy chenille socks will give them that soft soft fur. You could … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple zippered pencil pouch
I can’t get enough of pencil pouches at back-to-school time. Sara from Alice & Lois shows how to make a simple zippered pencil pouch. It’s a good project to show off a favorite print – and it doesn’t take much … Read More...
Tutorial: 3 ways to update your jeans
Jeans are the most expensive part of back-to-school clothes shopping. Rachel from Holy Craft tells three ways you can update a pair of jeans to give the look that you want, so maybe you won’t have to spend as much … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated wrap skirt tied in a bow
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how to make this beautiful pleated wrap skirt. The short skirt has deep pleats and a waist band tied in a big bow at the side. And because it’s a wrap … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Diagonal fringed t-shirt
Nina from Ninutschkanns shows how she created her copycat version of a fringed t-shirt. Instead of a fringed hem, which is what comes to mind when I think of fringed t-shirt, this shirt has a long fringe diagonally across the … Read More...