Eileen from Eileen’s Machine Embroidery Blog shows her solution for machine embroidering on to faux fur. Often the thick pile of the fur will hide the stitching, especially if what she’s stitching is letters. Her solution is to use her … Read More...
Idea file: Long Christmas skirt for a baby girl
Sometimes the best Christmas dress is actually a Christmas skirt. That’s what Shauna from Shwin & Shwin made for her baby daughter. She made the taffeta skirt extra long and pulls it up so it fits more like an empire … Read More...
Tutorial: Floral frame coasters
The Purl Bee shares a tutorial showing how to make these Liberty and wool coasters. The Liberty prints make gorgeous floral frames around a plain wool center. Their materials list will make 12 coasters. You can buy all the materials … Read More...
Tutorial: Festive Gathered Clutch
Marisa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows how to make her Festive Gathered Clutch. The top of the bag is gathered on to a rounded bottom. She used satin for the top. The bottom is a gold suede, with small darts … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitched and beaded Christmas ornaments
Melony from Mel Designs shares a tutorial showing how to make a beaded and stitched Christmas ornament. The base of the ornament is a felt, with stitched and beaded motifs out of felt and woven cottons. She shows examples with … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitched circle flower scarf
Nhi from The Houndstooth Detective shows how to make this beautiful circle flower scarf. Each flower on the scarf is made from 8 circles stitched together, with the overlapping curved edges making the petals of the flowers. Make it from … Read More...
Video tutorial: Self bound blanket
Angel from Fleece Fun shows how you can make a self bound blanket. It’s made from two layers of fabric, with the back layer folded over the edges to create the binding. Make it from fleece or Minky or Cuddle … Read More...
Cricut Tutorial: Stuffed animal harness
Call Ajaire shows how you can make a stuffed animal harness to keep a child’s favorite soft toy from getting lost when you’re out and about. Ohhh, how I wish I had one of these when my own daughter was … Read More...
Tutorial: Biscornu sachet or pincushion
Casey again, from Casey York Design shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make these pretty biscornu sachets. Each one is made from 2 5″ charm squares, plus stuffing beads and lavender. You could also make … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple leather ornaments
Amanda fromKitschy Coo shows how to make a set of simple leather Christmas ornaments. The only sewing required is to stitch any accents or trim down to the leather shape. If you wanted to make this a completely no-sew … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas Tree Wrap Skirt
Shannon from Little Kids Grow shows how she made a wrap skirt for her tween daughters. She calls it her Christmas Tree Wrap Skirt because of the dressy holiday fabric she used. You can make it dressy like she did, … Read More...
Free pattern: Easy oven mitt potholder
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free oven mitt pattern. It’s an easy project and it makes a great gift, especially if packaged up with some hot cocoa mix. It would also be nice gifted with … Read More...
Review: Sew Classic Clothes for Girls
If you have a little girl that you sew for, there’s a book you need to add to your Christmas list.
It’s Sew Classic Clothes for Girls by Lindsay Wilkes. If that name sounds familiar, she’s the sewing goddess … Read More...
Tutorial: Covered button hair ties
Pam from Threading My Way shows how you can use covered buttons and fabric scraps to make hair accessories. If you use the scraps from a handmade garment, they’ll match perfectly. Or, just have fun pawing through your scrap bin … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweater sleeve boot socks
Tiffany from Saint Salvage shows how you can upcycle sweater sleeves to make a pair of boot socks. This is a good project for a sweater that has damage, and you can usually find them at rummage sales or thrift … Read More...
Tutorial: Triangle window zippered pouch
Simple, inexpensive gifts can become special when you package them in something handmade. Like this zippered pouch that Kate from See Kate Sew made to package a sampler of inexpensive lip balms. It has a triangle window on the front … Read More...
Tutorial: Peeaboo reindeer felt Christmas stockings
Misako Mimoko shares a tutorial over at Handmade Charlotte showing how to make the cutest felt reindeer stockings. They’re covered in embroidery and handstitching and pom poms, with sweet reindeer peeking over the edge. Go to Handmade Charlotte to see … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrappy Happy Scarves
Jennifer Jangles shows how to make her Scrappy Happy Scarves. These just make me happy! They’re colorful and scrappy and textural. The scarves themselves are made from knit fabric, easy peasy. The ends are embellished with petals of scrap fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Grandmas Kitchen Towels
Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. shares a tutorial showing how to make these Anthropologie-inspired gingham and floral kitchen towels. She calls them Grandmas Kitchen Towels and they certain invoke the feeling of days gone by and the comfort of grandma’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Retro apple tote bag
Cintia from My Poppet shows how to make this retro apple tote bag. The bag is made from a lightweight denim, with a large graphic apple applique. It would make a cute gift for a teacher! Go to My Poppet … Read More...