Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how to make a duffel bag. The pocket on the side (between the handles) is a perfect place to personalize it with a monogram. Her downloadable tutorial includes dimensions to make one … Read More...
Tutorial: Bento lunch accessories
Dionnie from Blackcabbit made fabric accessories for her son’s pre-k bento lunch set. She made a drawstring pouch to hold his bento box, a smaller drawstring pouch to hold his toothbrush and cup, and also a matching placemat. She shares … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric notebook cover with chalkboard label
Need a gift for teacher? Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how to make a fabric notebook cover. It’ll hold a standard legal pad. She gives it a label made from chalkboard fabric. Go to her blog for the tute.… Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Mini Boden inspired shorts romper for little girls
Alida from Alida Makes guest blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s romper. The design is inspired by a romper she spied in the Mini Boden … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy carry waterproof picnic blanket
Aimee from Clones N Clowns shows how to make a picnic blanket. It’s made from two layers of fabric – one pretty fabric that faces up, and a heavy canvas or waterproof fabric that faces the ground. It rolls up … Read More...
Tutorial: Lengthen a garment with a contrast fabric
Kristina J shows how to use a contrast panel to add length to a garment. She shows it on a dress, but this would also work on a skirt or even a loose fitting top. Notice that she added a … Read More...
Video tutorial: Add a back yoke and dart
Emily Tao has another pattern drafting tutorial in her library. In this video, she shows how to add a yoke to the back of shirt, with a dart underneath to help shape it to your back shoulder. The small … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s top with a yoke and gathers
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn made this entire outfit for her young daughter out of refashioned clothes. She shows how she created this loose fitting top out of a adult shirt that had a frayed neckline. The hemline was still … Read More...
Tutorial: Inkblot designs with fabric paint
This painted jacket is like a wearable Rorschach test. Is it an alient ship? A butterfly? Whatever you see in the pattern, it’s an eye catching design. Anna from Plan B shows how to make the symmetrical inkblot pattern with … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Fringe sleeve t-shirt
Gina Michele from Rock Mosaic shows how to make a fringe sleeve t-shirt. The look is inspired by a similar shirt from Free People. No sewing is required to make it. Go to her blog for the tute.
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Winner, winner! Adventures in Pompom Land
The winner of our giveaway last week for a copy of Adventures in Pompom Land PLUS a materials kit to make the cute little bluebird shown on the cover goes to….
….commenter #23, Amanda, who said:
I loved making traditional … Read More...
Free pattern: Summer Social Dress for little girls
Lisa K. from Sweet Banana & Sam shares a free pattern for making her Summer Social Dress for little girls. It’s a sundress with a cuff across the top and buttons down the bodice. Make it as a dress, or … Read More...
Tutorial: Converting darts to princess seams
LiEr from ikat bag shows how she converted her the darts in her sloper to princess seams. She also talks about how to use darts to achieve a good fit, and how to move a dart to a different location. … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s ruffled crossover dress
Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection shows how to make a little girl’s dress with a ruffled crossover bodice. It’s made from a soft knit that’s easy to pull on over the head, and comfortable for playtime. Go to her … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew up a lavender sachet
A lavender sachet makes a sweet Mother’s Day gift. (Or wedding gift, or birthday gift, or “I thought of you” gift.) Kim from Everything Etsy shows how to make one. Her tutorial uses 5″ squares of fabric, which happens to … Read More...
Tutorial: Padded seat belt cover
Tonya from The Crafty Mummy created a padded cover to keep the seatbelt in her car from rubbing against her young daughter’s neck. It’s a simple project and she shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Go to her … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Faux bib t-shirt
Liz from Simple Simon & Co. used a length of decorative trim to achieve a faux bib on a discount t-shirt. That little detail takes the shirt from plain to chic. Go to Simple Simon & Co. for a short … Read More...
Tutorial: Cropped kimono jacket
Sheri Pavlovic from Awesomesauce and Asshattery, and author of Confessions of a Refashionista, shows how to make a cropped kimono jacket. She got the fabric for hers from half of a repurposed bedsheet. If you don’t have a pretty … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy way to extend mitten cuffs
Shannon from 2nd Story Sewing used her sewing skills to solve the problem of mittens that are too short. She stitched socks to the cuffs to lengthen them. Now there’s no gap between the mitten and jacket cuff allowing cold … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy gathered skirt with wide elastic waistband
Hanna from Pearls & Scissors shows how to make a simple gathered skirt on a wide elastic waistband. It’s an easy project, good for someone learning to sew. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Pearls & Scissors]