Are you doing Elf on the Shelf 
for your kids this year? If so, here’s a fun sewing project that will also give you another way to display the elf. Ros from Sew Delicious shows how you can make a … Read More...
Tutorial: Low-sew woven fleece cowl
Lark Crafts shares a free downloadable project sheet showing how to make this woven fleece cowl. It’s a low-sew project, requiring just one seam. The texture is made by weaving fleece strips through the cowl. Fleece won’t fray so there’s … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Refashioned sweat pants, still comfy but now cute
Is there anything more comfortable than a pair of sweats? They’re like my around-the-house uniform. I don’t wear them outside of the house, though, because they’re less than fashionable. Perhaps I should give them a refashion like Liz from Cotton … Read More...
Tutorial: Wavy tuck throw pillow
Karen Roark from I Always Pick the Thimble guest blogs at Craft Snob with a tutorial showing how to make wavy tuck throw pillow. Though the stripes look scalloped in the photo, they’re actually made entirely with straight seams, by … Read More...
Tutorial: Make keepsake Christmas ornaments from baby’s clothes
It’s often hard to get rid of the clothes that our children wore as babies. There’s such an emotional connection between the clothes they wore and our memories of our itty bitty babies. Palak from Make It Handmade is over … Read More...
Tutorial: Finishing leather edges
I’ve been seeing lots and lots of DIYs involving leather lately. It’s a beautiful accent, but it does require different methods and tools than most of us sewers are used to. Jessica from Running With Scissors shows several ways you … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy faux fur vest
Caroline from Sew Caroline shares a tutorial for an easy-to-make faux fur vest. You won’t need a pattern; just trace around a vest that fits you to get the shapes. The front edge and hem are finished with a band … Read More...
Tutorial: Boxy top with leather trim
Liz from Cotton & Curls used some fuzzy fabric to make a cute new boxy top for herself. Scraps of leather finish the neck and arm holes. The top has simple lines that show off the texture of the fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy bias trimmed pocket potholder
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how to make this bias trimmed pocket potholder. The bias tape is a pretty finish for the edges but also makes this an easy project. You can use any cotton fabric for the potholder and … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable felt gift sack
Karin from Leigh Laurel Studios shows how you can make a reusable gift bag out of felt. The boxed bottoms and the body of the felt give them shape and allow them to stand up on their own, just like … Read More...
Idea file: NICU shirts with lots of snaps
Ruby from Zaaberry shows the little shirts she sewed up for a friend, whose baby is in NICU right now. She designed the shirts to be reversible, with lots of snaps so they’d be easy to put on or take … Read More...
Tutorial: Rolled hem, three ways
A rolled hem is a quick way to finish the edge of fabric. It has a rolled or turned edge covered with stitches in a matching thread. Melissa from Melly Sews tells three ways you can make a rolled hem … Read More...
Tutorial: Burlap ribbon favor bags
Shauna from Satori Design for Living shows. She uses a wide burlap ribbon for this project, but this will work with any wide ribbon. I can see them being beautiful out of wide organza ribbon, maybe some of the ones … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy snowflake Christmas ornament
Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how to make this cute felt snowflake ornament for your Christmas tree. I am soooo loving this! With 5 cats in my house I’m always looking for pretty ornaments that are also unbreakable. Those … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled iMac cover
Angelina from Jo Jo & Eloise made a pretty cover for her iMac to keep the dust off of the screen. With buttons down a ruffled center, it looks like the bodice of a little girl’s party dress. The flannel … Read More...
Tutorial: 10-minute infinity scarf
Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows how to make an infinity scarf in just 10 minutes. If you’re needing any last minute gifts to finish off your Christmas list, this might be what to make. You could make a stack … Read More...
Free pattern: Santa Pants Treat Bags
These Santa Pants Treat Bags are SO stinkin’ cute!! Amy from Positively Splendid shares a tutorial showing how to make them out of craft felt. You can fill them with any small wrapped candy. Or, maybe some shred fill and … Read More...
Tutorial: Bean bag play set
A set of bean bags offers hours of open ended entertainment for kids. Kids can find a world of uses for them, from toss games to balancing games to projectiles and more. Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how … Read More...
Scandinavian tomte outfit, plus an elf hat how-to
Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs appears in the Scandinavian Christmas series over at The Pickled Herring with a tomte (Swedish elf) costume she made for her daughter. She gives links to the patterns she used to make the tunic, … Read More...
Tutorial: Personalized first aid kit for teacher
Here’s an idea for a cute and useful gift for teacher – a personalized first aid kit. Lindsay from Diary of a Crafty Lady shows how to make one. It’s a simple felt pouch with Velcro closure and the teacher’s … Read More...