Anne from WobiSobi guest blogs at Brassy Apple showing how you can bling up the pockets on your jeans so they look like the fancy designer jeans. She uses stencils, metallic paint, and hot fix crystals to add designs to … Read More...
Tutorial: Skinny your jeans in 5 minutes
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows her 5-minute fix for a pair of skinny jeans that fit perfectly through the waist and thighs, but were too loose through the calves. Two easy seams are all she needs to make them fit … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy eyeglass or sunglass case
Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how you can make an eyeglass or sunglass case. A layer of fusible fleece between the outer fabric and the lining helps protect the lenses from getting scratched. It’s an easy project, suitable for … Read More...
Tutorial: Coloring book Christmas stockings
Jen from The Crafting Fiend shares a tutorial over at Pattern Revolution showing how you can make a stocking with a coloring book illustration on the front. You can make it from Christmas scene coloring pages for a vintage-y blackwork … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Baby boy’s reversible bib with a neck tie applique
Katie from Good Golly Ginger shares a free pattern for a baby boy’s bib with an appliqued neck tie. It’s a quick and easy project, one she says can be done in just 30 minutes. She made the tie from … Read More...
Tutorial: Fitted craft show table cover from twin sheets
Ruby from Zaaberry shows how you can make a fitted table cover for a 6-foot folding table out of a couple of flat sheets. She’ll use it to cover a table for a craft fair, but you could also use … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather soled mittens
Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a pair of leather-soled mittens. These mittens are made for cold weather! They’re lined with fleece so they’re extra warm and have ribbing at the wrist … Read More...
Tutorial: Walker caddy and cup holder
Blessings always come in the strangest of packages. Today, it was when I saw this pair of tutorials by Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns, showing how to make a walker caddy and cup holder. Memories of my … Read More...
Tutorial: Bird in the Hoop Christmas ornament
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, shares a tutorial for making this sweet Bird in the Hoop ornament for your Christmas tree. It’s a good project to use up … Read More...
Tutorial: Sherpa lined baby bonnet
The Purl Bee shares a free pattern for making a snuggly warm bonnet for baby. It fits snugly and ties under baby’s chin. They suggest a beautiful Liberty of London print for the outer layer, and sherpa for the lining. … Read More...
Tutorial: Scoop pocket skirt for little girls
Pamela from Sovanisa shares a tutorial for making her Belli Skirt for little girls. It’s a gathered skirt with scoop pockets, made out of a soft stretch knit fabric. It’s soo cute and looks like it would be plenty comfortable … Read More...
Idea file: Use invisible zippers to make a fitted nursing dress
It doesn’t look like it, but this full length, fitted, princess seam dress is actually a nursing dress. I would not have thought it would be possible for a full length fitted dress to be a functional nursing garment, but … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn jeans upside down to make a jacket
Cristi from In the Mood for Couture turns a pair of jeans upside down, turning them into a cute new jacket. There is very little waste with this project. She uses the top part of the jeans as the body … Read More...
Free pattern: Lace hankie 18″ doll jacket
Joy from xoxo Grandma shares a free pattern for making this beautiful jacket for an 18″ doll out of a lace trimmed hankie. The blouse is cut and assembled so the lace trim of the hankie ends up on all … Read More...
Free pattern: Reversible insulated table runner with decorative ends, #TurkeyTablescapes
We do Thanksgiving at my mom’s house every year. It doesn’t matter whether there are 5 of us or 15 of us, she makes the same amount of food. A LOT. Even on her long dining table, it’s a challenge … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew one shoulder t-shirt refashion
Anne from WobiSobi shows how you can refashion a plain t-shirt into a one shouldered tie top tee, quick and easy. The shirt is split and tied into two knots at the shoulder, and there’s a pretty drape across the … Read More...
Tutorial: Add kitty ears to a hoodie
Hoodies are a favorite winter layer for my daughter. Given how much she loves kitties, a hoodie with kitty ears would be all kinds of awesome to her. Rachel from Imagine Gnats shows how you can add kitty ears to … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible pillow cover for fall and Christmas
Over at Stitched By Crystal, you can see how to make this throw pillow cover with a leaf applique design. But wait, there’s more! Turn it inside out, and now it’s got a holly and berry applique for Christmas. How … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Felt snowglobe coasters for Christmas
Jenelle from TrashN2Tees shares a tutorial over at Bernina’s We All Sew showing how to make these snowglobe coasters. They’re made from felt, with confetti trapped underneath a layer of clear vinyl. She gives a pattern for making the gingerbread … Read More...
Free pattern: T-shirt for a 17″ Cabbage Patch doll
As a child of the 80s, I have a soft spot for Cabbage Patch dolls. The soft dolls with plastic heads and yarn hair are still around and still very much loved by kids. You can find a free pattern … Read More...