Sylvia from Dare to DIY shares a video tutorial showing how to add cool leather and denim patchwork to the knees of a pair of jeans. (I have a pair of skinnies I snagged from Goodwill a few weeks ago … Read More...
Tutorial: Take in a guayabera and maintain the details
Sally Ann shows how she took in a guayabera, a traditional men’s Cuban shirt, for a friend who wanted to wear his grandfather’s shirt in his wedding. It was a challenge because this style of shirt has slits at the … Read More...
Tutorial: Draft and sew a pair of custom fit leggings
Deby from So Sew Easy shows how you can make a pair of custom fit leggings, from taking measurements to drafting a pattern to sewing them up. She includes a video showing how to take the measurements and a downloadable … Read More...
Tutorial: Neat Finish Window Pouch with no raw edges
Niki from Roonie Ranching shows how to make her Neat Finish Window Pouch with no raw edges showing. It’s a zippered pouch with a clear window on the front so you can see what’s inside. She constructs it so there … Read More...
Free pattern: Swashbuckling pirate sword from felt
Simmi from Grace’s Favours made a swashbuckling pirate sword for her son’s Halloween costume out of felt and cardboard. She shares the pattern and a how-to so you can make one, too. The felt shapes are glued to a cardboard … Read More...
Tutorial: Fairy wings for an 18″ doll
Stephanie from The Tiptoe Fairy shows how you can make a set of fairy wings for an American Girl or other 18″ doll. They’re made from two layers of fabric with heavy stabilizer between. You can make them from any … Read More...
Tutorial: FrankenZombie Halloween treat bag
Louise fromI’m Feelin’ Crafty is over at Go To Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her FrankenZombie treat bag. It’s lined, with the outside made of felt and the lining a fun Halloween print. Wide ribbon makes … Read More...
Tutorial: Stay put zipper bookmark
If you have an abundance of zippers in your sewing stash, here’s a project to make use of some of them. Onelmon shows how some quick hand stitches can turn a zipper into a bookmark that wraps around the book … Read More...
Tutorial: Amish puzzle ball that be taken apart and reassembled
Allison from Sweater Doll shows how to make an Amish puzzle ball. It’s not just a pretty shape. It’s also a functional toy that can be taken apart into three pieces, and then reassembled if you know the trick. It … Read More...
Tutorial: Chained cutaway shirt refashion
Anne from WobiSobi shows how refashion a plain button up shirt into this chained cutaway shirt. The cutaway panels at the top and the chains hanging at their sides give it an edge. She started with a man’s shirt, one … Read More...
Video tutorial: Renaissance costume for a cat or small dog
Don’t leave your cat out of your Halloween costume crafting! Look how cute this cat looks in his renaissance costume. He’s quite the intellectual cat, no? Professor Pincushion shares a video tutorial showing how you can make one. The costume … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Spooky Spider Throw Pillows – #SpookySpaces
I’m having so much fun decorating for Halloween this year!! We haven’t been so good about it in previous years, but this year my daughter asked if we could “do it up big”. Lemme tell you, that got my crafty … Read More...
Tutorial: Draft Buster to keep cold air out
Drafty windows and doors are a major source of heat loss in your house. Sew4Home shows how you can sew a Draft Buster to stop the cool air from seeping in under your door. It’s a quick project you can … Read More...
Free pattern: 10-minute tie for boys (or girls)
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her 10-minute boy’s neck tie.
They take 10 minutes (9 minutes and 37 seconds to be exact) to sew, and your son will have a tie to … Read More...
Tutorial: 2 ways to make a Peter Pan collar
Celina from Petit a Petit and Family shares a tutorial the Kid’s Clothes Week blog showing two ways to make a Peter Pan collar. The first method is a traditional collar attached with bias binding. The other method has the … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s princess costume
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how you can sew a little girl’s princess costume, using a t-shirt that fits her to create the pattern. She gives the dress princess-y details like a pieced deep V bodice and puffs at … Read More...
Deby tells why, when, and how to press your seams
Did you know that an iron is one of your most important sewing tools? Pressing seams is often the difference between a project that looks “right” and one that looks “homemade”. Deby from Sew So Easy devotes a blog post … Read More...
Free pattern: Wolverine claw gloves for a Halloween costume
Allie from Freshly Completed shows how she made these awesome wolverine claw gloves for her son’s Halloween costume. They’re fingerless gloves with long wolverine claws sticking out from the back of the hand. When he forms a fist, the claws … Read More...
Tutorial: On the Go Baby Changing Pad
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial over at Pellon showing how to make her On the Go Baby Changing Pad. The inside (the layer that baby will lay on) is made from a PUL or laminated cotton. The outside … Read More...
Tutorial: Cute tulle ghosts for Halloween
Caila from Caila Made shows how to make floaty tulle ghosts for Halloween decorations. They’re quick to make and the materials are super cheap (tulle and Styrofoam balls) so you can make up a bunch of them to hang in … Read More...