Nothing makes dressing a child more fun than having the neck hole of a shirt not fit around the child’s head. [sarcasm] Amy from Nap Time Crafters and Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shows how she solved that problem. She enlarged the … Read More...
Tutorial: Cut fabric with your Silhouette
Did you know that you can cut fabric on a Silhouette? You can, if you use the right interfacing. Think of the applique possibilities!! Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and Polka Dot Chair shows how. Go to her blog to … Read More...
Cut off jeans as a boy’s first sewing project
Agy from Green Issues writes about her son’s first sewing project – cutting off a pair of jeans to make shorts. This is a great first project! Before the sewing began, she turned him loose with some stencils and fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Hobo bag with knotted straps
Ilse from Sew It Love It shows how to this room hobo bag with knotted handles and a wide flap across the top. It’s made from rectangle pieces (easy to cut) and straight seams (easy to sew.) Go to her … Read More...
Tutorial: Breezy Color-Blocked Summer Top
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard guest blogs at Mama Says Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her Breezy Color-Blocked Summer Top. This is such a cute top! It’s made from sheer chiffon, with color blocking just below the … Read More...
Tutorial: How to install magnetic snaps
Magnetic snaps
are a handy closure for purses and wallets. They’re easy to work and they’re invisible from the front. They also happen to be inexpensive to buy and simple to install, requiring no special tools. Anna from Noodlehead shows … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffle bum diaper covers
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make these adorable ruffle bum baby diaper covers. The tutorial is part of her Gingham Style series. They’re actually a variation on a previously published ruffled diaper cover. Her original design … Read More...
Tutorial: Toddler’s peek-a-boo back summer top
Ashley from Cherished Bliss shares a tutorial for making a toddler’s summer top with a peek-a-boo back. The front is gathered on to a plain sleeveless bodice. Go to her blog for the how-to.
[photo from Cherished Bliss]
Tutorial: Size a man’s shirt down to fit a boy
Jess from If Only They Would Nap guest blogs in the the Knock it Off series at Elegance and Elephants with a tutorial showing how she sized one of her husband’s button up shirts to fit her young son. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Sleeved-to-sleeveless shirt pattern adaptation
Jen from Grainline Studio shows how to adapt a sleeved shirt pattern to make it sleeveless. Now, don’t go thinking that it’s as simple as just making the shirt without the sleeves. You’ll need to do some reshaping at the … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern – Summer MuuMuu for little girls
Jacinda from Pretty Prudent (that’s the new name for Prudent Baby) shares a free pattern for making a summer MuuMuu for little girls. Elastic at the neck makes it easy for kids to put on or take off. The pattern … Read More...
Tutorial: Roll-up lounging cushion
Sew4Home shows how to make a lounging cushion you can take with you to the park or the pool, or anywhere your summer travels take you. It’s a long cushion, padded with a 1″ layer of foam inside, that rolls … Read More...
Tutorial: Moccasins for baby
Kelly from Wild Wandering and Sewing In No Man’s Land shows how to sew a pair baby moccasins. She used a free baby bootie pattern that she adapted to make them into moccasins. She shows the adaptations and how to … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy pillow cover that beginning sewers can make
Melanie at The Crafty Cupboard shares a project for beginning sewers. It’s a basic pillowcase with an envelope opening on the back. The cover will fit a standard bed pillow. The cutting and sewing is simple (just straight lines), and … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – Pleated sundress
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews used pleats to shape the fitted bodice of this cotton sundress. She guest blogs at Mama Says Sew with a tutorial showing how. Go to her tute.
[photo from Melly Sews … Read More...
Jessica’s tip for perfectly aligned buttonholes
Jessica from Running With Scissors tells her secret to making buttonholes that line up perfectly in a row. Go to her blog to see what she does.
[photo from Running With Scissors]
Tutorial: Ease in sleeves with a French seam
Mie from Sewing Like Mad joins the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with this color blocked dress she made for her daughter. This was quite the undertaking (look at how many pieces she had to cut and … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Vintage-inspired gingham apron with chicken scratch
This gingham apron by Miranda from One Little Minute looks like it came straight out of my grandmother’s kitchen. She shares a tutorial in the Vintage May series (co-hosted by Skirt as Top from Craftiness is not Optional). The … Read More...
Lindsay’s favorite tube turners
How many years have I been sewing, and turning narrow tubes right side out still reduces me to cursing. Lindsay from The Cottage Mama suggests this handy tool by Dritz
to help get them turned. It’s hard to see at … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Quick and easy swimsuit coverup from a t-shirt
Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a swimsuit coverup out of a t-shirt. It’s a quick and easy project, one that she says can be done in … Read More...