Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how to turn a basic t-shirt into a skirt – with pockets!! It’s a quick project, with the side pockets cleverly made using the armholes of the t-shirt. Go to her … Read More...
Tutorial: Prepping and cutting your fabric
Cutting your fabric is one of the very few things in sewing that can’t be undone. Once your fabric is cut, it’s cut. Miriam from Mad Mim shares a tutorial telling how to prep and cut fabric. Her post deals … Read More...
Tutorial: Boutique-inspired double ruffle leggings for little girls
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shows how to make a pair of boutique-inspired little girl leggings with a double ruffle at the hem. They’re cute worn under a dress or with a tunic. She shares a free pattern in size … Read More...
Choosing the right knit fabric for your project
Knit fabrics are not all the same. The differences in weight, amount of stretch, and the direction of stretch will all affect how best to sew on the fabric and what kinds of projects to make from it. Miranda from … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweetcakes Party Set with favor bag, bunting, and cake rug
Heidi from Fabric Mutt shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her Sweetcakes Party Set. The party set includes a small tote bag to hold party favors, an itty fabric bunting to … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a buttoned up cutout to a t-shirt sleeve
The Renegade Seamstress shows how to refashion a basic t-shirt sleeve to one that has a buttoned out cutout. The look is inspired by a shirt worn by the character Claire in an episode of Six Feet Under. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Tracing patterns from a pattern magazine
Pattern magazines and books will often print multiple sewing patterns on one sheet of paper. It’s an efficient way of providing the printed patterns, but in order to use them, you’ll need to trace the pieces you want to use … Read More...
Tutorial: Add long sleeves to a short-sleeved shirt
Rachel from Maybe Matilda shows how you can add long sleeves to a short sleeved shirt. It’s as easy as sewing the longer sleeves to the bottom of the shorter sleeves, creating a layered look. Go to her blog for … Read More...
Tutorial: Pretzel pincushion (or play food softie)
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, shows how to make a pretzel pincushion. It has the twists and turns, just like a real pretzel. If you have pins with … Read More...
Tutorial: Mend a hole in your jeans
Being a child of the 80s, I remember when ripped up jeans were the thing. Now… not so much. Weathered is good, but gaping holes are not so trendy any more. Luckily, a hole in denim jeans is easily mended. … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s gauchos and matching bolero
Stacy Sews and Schools shows how she made this cute gaucho and bolero outfit for her daughter. She breaks the tutorial up into two parts. Go to part 1 to find out how to make the gauchos and tank. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Nightie Night Shirt
Head over to Elegance & Elephants to find out how to make this peasant style night shirt. If you want, you can lengthen it to make it a nightgown. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Elegance & Elephants]
Tutorial: Long Amadeus coat refashioned from a suit
Katja from Of Dreams and Seams refashioned a wool skirt suit into a fabulous long coat. This is such a brilliant refashion!! She keeps the majority of the jacket intact, but lengthened it by adding the skirt panels. I want … Read More...
Tutorial: Adjust the rise in a pants pattern
When you wear a pair of pants, the waistband hits you at the same point all the way around. But, if you lay a pair of pants out with the crotch seams aligned, you’ll see that most pants come up … Read More...
Tutorial: Create a princess seam pattern
Instructables user juliatheninja was making a costume that required princess seams. She didn’t have a dress form to help her create the shape, so you put on a t-shirt and pinned it to create the right pattern shapes. She shares … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawstring pajama bag
When Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar made a pair of pajamas for her daughter, she sewed up a matching drawstring bag to store them in. I love this idea!! She shares a tutorial showing how to make the drawstring … Read More...
Tutorial: Rope and fringe belt
Anna from Plan B shows how to use rope trim and fringe to make a stylish belt. Go to her tutorial.
[via Craftgawker]
[photo from Plan B]
Tutorial: Baby bear fleece hat
Jennifer from Monkey See Mail shows how to make a baby hat with sweet little bear ears. She uses a pattern by On Hand By Hand for a fleece hat with an earflap, and then shows how to make the … Read More...
Free pattern: Elegant Wristlet Clutch
Amy from Positively Splendid shares a free pattern for making her Elegant Wristlet Clutch. It’s a small enough pouch that you can make it from two coordinating fat quarters (or even scraps, depending on their size). Add a fancy … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn a freebie conference bag into a pretty rufffled tote
Amy Jo from The Little Moments made this pretty ruffled tote from a freebie conference bag and an unwanted polo shirt, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the tute.
[photo from The Little Moments]