Over at Crafting a Green World, you can see how absolutely easy it is to turn a vintage pillowcase into a new tote for yourself. It takes just one cut and three seams. You’ll need a pillowcase plus a length … Read More...
Come craft with me at Michaels this Sunday!
Hey… what are you guys doing Sunday afternoon? If you’re in the Little Rock/Central Arkansas area, I’d love for you to come join me at Michaels for some Pinterest-inspired crafting! We’ll have some cool Pinterest-inspired projects for us to … Read More...
Abby talks about safety testing of handmade toys for small children
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, has written an excellent blog post about safety requirements for selling handmade toys intended for small children. It’s a confusing topic, and can … Read More...
Free pattern: Felt tree stump coasters
These felt tree stump coaters are all kinds of cute!! Especially for the cooler fall weather! Shannon from Sewing Barefoot is over at Prudent Baby today with a free pattern for making them. They look like they’d be a quick … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt holly wreath pillow
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shares a tutorial in the Bake, Sew, & Craft Along series at Skip To My Lou, showing how to make a felt holly wreath pillow. The pillow cover is made from a white cotton and … Read More...
Tutorial: Sparkle cuffs for a top
Elisa from Charming Doodle shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to add sparkle cuffs when making a top. Sequin fabric will give you the sparkle with little effort, and you’ll only need a little bit of … Read More...
Tutorial: How to sew on a button
You can find a good tutorial over at BurdaStyle showing how to sew on a button. Their method will get the button sewn quickly and easily. Most importantly, though, the button will be sewn securely to the fabric. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Clean the fuzz off your rotary cutting mat
When your rotary blade cuts into the surface of your cutting mat, it’ll often trap little bits of fabric lint in the mat. Over time, your cutting mat will get covered in fuzz that can make your cutting inaccurate. … Read More...
Tutorial: Hourglass pencil skirt refashion
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how she recreated the look of a pencil skirt she spied (and fell in love with) at Anthropologie. Her inspiration piece has beautiful angled piecing on the front that mimic an hourglass figure. For her … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas tree fabric napkin
Caroline from Sew Caroline guest blogs in the Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to sew a Christmas tree napkin. Instead of a traditional square napkin, these are cut as … Read More...
Icy Woodland Dream Tree for the Michaels Dream Tree Challenge, #JustAddMichaels
The day has arrived! Time to reveal my Michaels Dream Tree! This is the tree I decorated for the Michaels Dream Tree Challenge. I am soooo excited to share this with you!
I call it my Icy Woodland Dream Tree. … Read More...
Tutorial: 15-minute eyeglass case
Caila from Caila Made shares a tutorial over at Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! showing how to make a simple eyeglass case in just 15 minutes. With fake eyeglasses all the rage with the tweeny girls, I have a feeling I’ll be … Read More...
Tutorial: Metallic gold pencil skirt
Oh my, how I am loving this metallic pencil skirt that Liz from Cotton & Curls made! How awesome would this be for holiday parties! She shares a tutorial showing how she made it. She used metallic gold fabric from … Read More...
Tutorial: Draft your own purse pattern
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how she drafted the pattern for this pleated hobo bag she made for her friend’s birthday. She walks us through the whole process, from choosing fabrics to fine tuning the design to drafting the … Read More...
Jodi writes about her waxed canvas experiment
Jodi from Sew Fearless decided the canvas she used for the “man-ified” version of her Mommy Poppins bag needed to have a more weathered finish. So she waxed it. The waxing gave it an edgier look and it also makes … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s pleated winter skirt
Mie from Sewing Like Mad shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a pleated skirt for a little girl. It has 5 pleats in the front and a simple elastic waistband. The grosgrain ribbon at … Read More...
Tutorial: No-slip ribbon headband
Dawn from Designed by Dawn Nicole shows how to make a ribbon headband that won’t slip off your head. They have elastic at the bottom for a snug fit, and they’re backed with a velvet ribbon to keep it from … Read More...
Tutorial: Stuffed animal scarves
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shares a tutorial over at A Subtle Revelry/ showing how you can make one of these cute stuffed animal scarves. Little kids will love these!! One end of the scarf has the front of the … Read More...
Free pattern: Kennedy Bag
To celebrate the release of her new book, Big-City Bags
, Sara Lawson from Sew Sweetness shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her Kennedy Bag. It’s a structured bag with accent corner tabs and a … Read More...
Abby explains how darts shape your fabric
Darts add shaping and dimension to a flat piece of fabric. They’re used in garments to make a piece of clothing fit the curves of a human body. In softie construction, darts can create the rounded shapes of heads, bellies, … Read More...