Audrey Pettit shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can make some primitive pumpkin softies to decorate for Halloween. I’m loving his crooked smile (which is a twig, by the way) and his crazy wonky button eyes. … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: How to make Recycled t-shirt baby bibs
Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun makes the cutest baby bibs out of recycled t-shirts. The materials are inexpensive or free (old t-shirts!), the fabric is soft, and there are often cute graphics on the shirts that will … Read More...
Free pattern: Travel neck pillow
Sahana from Vikalpah shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a travel neck pillow. It’ll help support your neck so hopefully you can catch a few Z’s to make the travel time pass a little more quickly. You can … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini stocking fridge magnets to collect Christmas wish lists
The kids are back to school and Halloween is just around the corner, which means that Christmas will be here sooner than you know. Jill from Creating My Way to Success created a set of mini stocking fridge magnets to … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable snack pouches, 2 quick ways to make them
Packing school lunches means lots of plastic baggies getting used one time and thrown away. That’s no good. Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shows how you can sew up some reusable snack bags in no time. She shows two variations … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s sundress from dad’s dress shirt
Dad’s unwanted dress shirt can become a cute new sundress for your little girl. Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how to do it. It’s super easy, with elastic thread shirring to create a stretchy bodice. Ribbon … Read More...
Tutorial: Recycled jeans sunglasses case
Claire from Pillar Box Blue shows how you can make a sunglasses case out of an old pair of jeans. It’s made from the top of the jeans, and you’ll end up with a bonus pocket on the front of … Read More...
Tutorial: Grain sack pillow from a drop cloth
Cami from Tidbits shows how you can make a grain sack pillow – and you don’t even need a grain sack. Instead, she recreates the look of a grain sack by painting a drop cloth. A drop cloth is SO … Read More...
Tutorial: Coupon Clipper Wallet
It’s no secret that clipping coupons and using loyalty cards can stretch your grocery budget. But all those coupons, and all those cards… Sew4Home shows how you can make a Coupon Clipper Wallet to keep up with them all. There … Read More...
Tutorial: 5 ways to take in the waist of a dress or top
Kim from The Sew Spot shows 5 ways you can take in the waist of a top or dress. These 5 simple fixes can take a top or dress from shapeless to just right. She shows them for little girls’ … Read More...
Sewing Pattern:Lengthen a t-shirt with a color block stripe
It’s amazing what havoc a growth spurt wreak on your child’s wardrobe. One week everything fits, the next… not so much. Kim from The Sew Spot shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It shows one way you can … Read More...
Tutorial: Giant yarn tassels
LiZ from Simple Simon and Co. shows how you can make a giant yarn tassel. You can make them any size you wish, but hers is a generous 11″ long. These tassels make a statement, either individually or hung from … Read More...
Tutorial: Make cute pillowcases quick using the burrito method
Sew4Home shows how you can make a pillowcase using the burrito method. It’s a good project for a new sewist, and a quick way to create a pillowcase with a banded edge. A strip of accent fabric separates the main … Read More...
Tutorial: School messenger bag
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how you can make this school messenger bag. It has a big zippered pocket on the front for pencils and pens, and plenty of room for notebooks in the bag itself. She personalized it … Read More...
Free pattern: August bluebird hot pad
This bluebird hot pad is the hot pad of the month from Crafty Staci. Each month she shares a new hot pad pattern. I’m loving this bluebird! She shares a free pattern and tutorial for making it. He has … Read More...
How to choose the right kind of zipper for your sewing project
Ever notice all the different kinds of zippers they have at the fabric store? The most common are standard zippers and invisible zippers, but there are also all kinds of specialty zippers. Coats & Clark has published a guide to … Read More...
Tutorial: Back-to-School Snack Totes
This little bag is just big enough to hold a small snack for your child to eat during school snack time or perhaps at recess. Autie from iCandy Handmade shares a tutorial showing how to make one. There’s a zipper … Read More...
Tutorial: 30-minute baby blanket with mitered corners
Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can whip up a mitered corner baby blanket in just 30 minutes. It’s a self binding blanket, with the back wrapping around to the front to cover the raw edges. It finishes the … Read More...
Free pattern: Playful Appliqued Owls Placemat Set
Sew4Home shares a tutorial and pattern for making their Playful Appliqued Owls Placemat Set. They include templates to create 4 different owl designs, as well as instructions for making the placemats and adding the appliques. The owl designs would also … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY school locker organizer
This wall organizer DIY looks like it could work as a school locker organizer. Jeni from In Color Order shares a tutorial showing how to make one. She designed it to hang on the wall to organizer her mail, but … Read More...