Caroline from Sew Caroline shows how to a scalloped winter skirt. It’s made from a wool blend fabric, which will be warm for the cooler weather. It also doesn’t fray so there’s no messing with hemming all those scallops around … Read More...
Tutorial: Doorknob Reminder Caddy
More often than not, my leaving the house involves me getting to my car and realizing that I’ve left my phone, my sunglasses, or some other important item in my house. I have to get back out of my car, … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a tuxedo stripe to fix too tight jeans
Kids can outgrow clothes so fast! Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. is over at the Sewing Rabbit with a tutorial showing how to put a fashion trend to your advantage to eke another season out of a child’s pair of … Read More...
Idea file: Little girl dress refashion with a border print
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. guest blogs in the Refashionista series at I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar with a border print dress she made for her daughter. It’s a refashion of a dress sized for an adult. What … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible fabric napkins in kid and adult sizes
Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make a set of reversible fabric napkins. They’re topstitched around the edge with a double line of stitching. She makes them in a small size (8″ square when finished) to fit … Read More...
Free pattern: Christmas tree coffee sleeve
Crafty Staci free coffee sleeve pattern for the month is a Christmas tree. The sleeve is shaped like a Christmas tree and wraps around a coffee cup to keep your hands from getting burned. Add a gift card to a … Read More...
Tutorial: 5-minute fabric gift card holder
Palak from Make It Handmade is over at Sew So Easy today with a tutorial showing how to make a little fabric envelope gift card holder. They’re quick to sew up and are a pretty way to present a gift … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: DIY maternity jeans
If you’re in the market for maternity jeans, the selection in the stores is far better now than it used to be. But it’s still a limited selection and they tend to be expensive. Abby from Sew Much Ado shows … Read More...
Free pattern: Rohan Skater Shorts for little boys
Stephanie from The Crafty Kitty shares a free pattern over at Birch Fabrics for making her Rohan Skater Shorts for little boys. The long, loose shorts come past the knee and have large patch pockets. There’s also a faux fly … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn tab topped curtains into hidden back tab curtains
Remember when everyone wanted tab topped curtains? Now, not so much. Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how you can turn a set of tab topped curtains into back tabbed curtains where the tabs are hidden behind the curtain panel. … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage-inspired hanging chalkboard, no sewing required
How cool is this vintage inspired hanging chalkboard? It turns out that you can make one very easily using chalkboard cloth
and a wooden dowel. You can make it as big or as small as you like to fit your … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick little fabric basket
Nicolette from Archie and the Rug guest blogs at Pearls & Scissors with a tutorial showing how to make a small fabric basket. It’s a quick little project. You can use the basket as a pretty presentation for a Christmas … Read More...
Tutorial: Pretty trimmed parchment bags for your homebaked goods
Heather from The Sewing Loftguest blogs in the Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing a quick and easy way to present homebaked goodies. She sews little bags out of parchment … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew off-the-shoulder star sweatshirt
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial over at I Love To Create showing how refashion a plain sweatshirt to an off-the-shoulder style with silver stars and a sequined neckline. The only sewing necessary is to attach the sequin trim to … Read More...
Tutorial: Bedside or chair back book organizer
Emily from Nap-Time Creations shares a tutorial in the Bite Sized Sewing series at Craft Snob, showing how to make a fabric book organizer. It ties to a bed or chair and has four pockets to hold a child’s books. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a bow collar using a shirt facing pattern
Veronica from SewVery shows how you can use a shirt’s neck facing pattern piece to make a bow collar instead. Brilliant! The construction is very similar to putting in a facing, though turned to the outside of the shirt rather … Read More...
Video tutorial: Bringing your self-drafted sewing patterns into Illustrator
Lauren Dahl shares another installment in her series of video tutorials on Adobe Illustrator for sewing bloggers. In this video, she shows how to bring your self-drafted pattern into Illustrator. I’m super excited about this because, while some people can … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid’s travel art folio
Michelle from The Paper Vine shares a tutorial for making a kid’s travel art folio. It’s a take-along tote with pockets to hold a junior legal pad and a selection of pencils or crayons to color with. It would make … Read More...
Tutorial: Pam’s No Frills Extra Large Tote
Pam from Threading My Way shows how to make her No Frills Extra Large Tote. Like the name suggests, there are no frills. No pockets, no fancy closure. It’s just a basic bag, though on a very large scale. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Rolled hem on a sewing machine
A rolled hem is often used to finish the edges of delicate or lightweight fabrics. It’s also a good way to finish a curved edge. You can make a rolled hem several ways: on your serger, on your sewing machine, … Read More...