Sew4Home has a delightful and free pattern that’s perfect for anyone looking to make a fun and functional accessory: an origami coin purse! This cute little purse starts with a flat piece of fabric and, through a clever folding and … Read More...
Free pattern: Felt cat softie, and The Crazy Cat Lady Christmas Tree
This year I embraced my inner Crazy Cat Lady when decorating for Christmas. I covered an entire tree (a small one) in felt cat softies. They’re all black cats because all five of my actual real-life cats are black cats. … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Christmas pincushion mouse with reindeer antlers
Helen from Bustle and Sew shares a pattern for Christmas variation of a pincushion mouse. He’s still the cute felt mousie you know and love, but for Christmas he sports a set of antlers and a bright red nose. Her … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Full coverage vinyl bib for older babies and toddlers
Mealtime gets messier as baby learns to feed herself. Cute little baby bibs just don’t provide enough coverage for a self-feeding baby or toddler. Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free pattern at DIY Crush for making a … Read More...
Tutorial: Wallpaper sample Christmas stockings
Cintia from My Poppet shows how you can make these fun Christmas stockings from upcycled wallpaper samples. The heavier paper will stand up to the stitching on your machine. You can use them as fun gift packaging, even sewing them … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled mantel cover
Becky from U create shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs showing how you can make a ruffled mantel cover. The fabric cover sits over your mantel, with two rows of ruffles hanging down in front. It’ll frame your mantel … Read More...
Tutorial: 30-minute table runner
I rarely notice that my home décor is… lacking until I’m getting ready to have people into my house. And then, during that mad dash to clean up the mess, I don’t have time to make any fabulous decorating items. … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage Tablecloth Hot Pads
Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life used fabric from a vintage tablecloth to make the cutest hot pads. She shares a tutorial showing how you can make this easy project. You won’t need big pieces of fabric (just 9″ … Read More...
Tutorial: Use felt appliques to make a fun and easy Christmas skirt
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making this felt appliqued Christmas skirt. The felt Christmas tree appliques are an easy detail to add, and inject some holiday fun into a plain skirt. The pink, … Read More...
Tutorial: Mesh panel drawstring backpack
Pearlyn from Pearlync shows how you can make a drawstring backpack with mesh panels. The bag itself is made from a sturdy denim. The combination of the denim and the mesh creates a sporty, edgy look. The edges of the … Read More...
Tutorial: Loopy fringe Christmas tree
Steph from The Silly Pearl shows how you can make these loopy fringe Christmas trees. They’re super easy to make. The sewing part is just simple straight seams and accuracy is not that important. But, if you’d prefer to not … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled denim and felt phone case
H and Sammy from Live It. Love It. Make It. shares a tutorial at Sykes Cottages Blog showing how you can make a phone case out of upcycled denim and felt. The edges of the denim are left raw so … Read More...
Tutorial: How to sew an invisible zipper
Installing an invisible zipper is one of those sewing tasks that sounds difficult (It’s a zipper, and it’s invisible! Ack!) but it’s actually pretty straightforward once you get past your zipper anxiety. Deanna from Sew McCool shares a tutorial … Read More...
Mary Quant, Butterick’s first Young Designer
At the Pattern Patter blog, Sherri from Sew Betty and Dot writes about the Butterick Young Designers line of patterns, and one of those designers in particular – Mary Quant. A most interesting read, her post tells how Mary Quant … Read More...
Tutorial: Heat molded fabric tray
Would you believe this tray is made from fabric? Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how you can make one, using heat moldable stabilizer. The rolled fabric ends serve as handles. The heat moldable stabilizer stiffens the fabric enough that … Read More...
Free pattern: Made In a Snap purse with removable frame
Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for her Made In a Snap purse. It’s a frame purse that you can sew up, well, in a snap. It’s easy enough to sew that you might want to make … Read More...
Tutorial: Heating pad for your shoulders and neck
Caroline from Sew Can She shares a tutorial for making this rice-filled heating pad to wrap around your neck and shoulders. The long heating pad is made from a patchwork of fabrics and is divided into eight compartments so the … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini Christmas Stockings
Emily from Simple Notable reduced the size of her sister’s free Retro-Style Christmas Stocking pattern to make these mini Christmas stockings. She made several sizes that are 30%, 35%, and 50% of the original. You can use the smaller ones … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruched apron
Angelina from JoJo and Eloise shares a tutorial for making this ruched apron. The gathered fabric apron is striking made in a solid black, and would be pretty to wear as a hostess apron at a holiday or New Year’s … Read More...
Free pattern: Oversized faux fur coat
Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for making this oversized faux fur coat. It has simple lines and a boxy shape. It’s an easy pattern, that you can complete in an evening of sewing. The pattern comes … Read More...