Gretchen Hirsch from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing shares a tutorial over at Coats & Clark’s Sewing Secrets blog showing how you can use tailor tacks to transfer pattern markings on to your cut fabric. You can use them … Read More...
Tutorial: Layers of Lace pillowcase style dress for little girls
Kirstin from Kojo Designs shows how she made her Layers of Lace dress for her little girl. It’s covered with row upon row of pretty, girly lace, but the shape of the dress is a simple pillowcase style so it’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Pretty pleated Christmas tree skirt
The Petite Sewist shows how to make this pretty pleated skirt for your Christmas tree. She made hers out of a muslin with a bright red trim. The simple lines show off the pleated trim around the hem. Go to … Read More...
Review and Giveaway: Confessions of a Refashionista by Sheri Pavlovic
Confessions of a Refashionista
: Life on the Zig Zag
is a collection of 50 DIY fashion projects. It’s brainchild and self-published book by Sheri Pavlovic from Mensch T’s and the blog Awesomesauce. She’s pulled some of her most … Read More...
Tutorial: Rudolph the Red Nosed Throw Pillow
Liz from Cotton & Curls shows how she made this Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer throw pillow. She printed the reindeer illustration on the fabric for the pillow. A red yarn pom pom gives him his big ol’ shiny nose. … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace covered holiday dress for little girls
Stef from Girl. Inspired. joins the Basic Bodice Design series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how she made a lace covered dress for her little girl. I’m loving the black lace with the champagne satin under layer! It’s … Read More...
Free pattern: Elf hand puppets
Susi from Lilla Luise guest blogs at Wild Olive with a free pattern and tutorial for making a pair of Christmas elf hand puppets. Love!! Get her pattern and the how-to.
[photo from Wild Olive]
Tutorial: Mini Boden-inspired snap shoulder raglan tee
Melissa from Melly Sews guest blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a how-to for this raglan sleeved tee with snaps at the front shoulders. She made it for her little boy, but it would … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Gingerbread Christmas t-shirt Costume
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how she created this cute gingerbread t-shirt for her son.
?The “Trim The Tee Craft Along Week 1: The Gingerbread Man Shirt” tutorial from Sew Can Do offers a delightful project for those … Read More...
Tutorial: Insert an invisible zipper in a lined bodice
Simple Simon & Co. shows how to insert an invisible zipper into a lined bodice. The zipper tape ends up in between the lining and the bodice fabric, making a nice clean finish on the inside and outside of the … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Leather iPhone cover
Amanda from Kitschy Cooshares a free pattern and tutorial for making a leather (or faux leather) case for an iPhone. The simple pouch has a foldeover flap held in place with a strap. She says it can be made in … Read More...
Anna Maria Horner talks about her new rayon challis fabrics
Anna Maria Horner has a new line of fabric printed on rayon challis. I think I might have screamed out lout a little when I first read the news. Because of its weight and its drape, rayon challis makes beautiful, … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a sash for a girl’s fancy dress
Is there anything more girly on a dress than a wide sash tied into a big bow at the back? Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how you can make one for the next dress that you sew. Whether you … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick and easy pattern weights
Wendi from Shiny Happy World shows how to make a set of pattern weights, quick and easy. The weighted fabric shapes are similar to the cardboard sour cream containers you can find in cafeterias. You can use them instead of … Read More...
Tutorial: Flocked snowflake pillow cover
Kolette Hall shares a tutorial over at the Silhouette blog showing how to use their flocked transfer material to create this pillow cover. She snowflake is cut from the flocked transfer material. She added some machine stitching as an accent. … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew up a Christmas pillowcase
Kristen Duke from Capturing Joy guest blogs in the Swell Noel series at Positively Splendid with a tutorial showing how to sew up a special Christmas pillowcase. Each side is made from a different novelty print, so it’s like two … Read More...
Free pattern: Christmas pajamas for the little ones
Christmas pajamas are a tradition in many families. And Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern and tutorial so you can make a pair for your young child. The pattern she shares is for a size 4T, but … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a toddler’s backpack from a pants leg
Sheri from Awesomesauce, and author of Confessions of a Refashionista: My Life on the Zig Zag, shows how to make a backpack for a toddler out of an adult’s pants leg. She gave it an oversized monogram on … Read More...
Free pattern: Bobi stuffed puppy dog
The folks at Lark Crafts are sharing a free pattern for this sweet stuffed puppy dog toy. His name is Bobi and he was designed by Maria Medeira and was featured in Jenny Doh’s We Make Dolls
. The pattern … Read More...
Free pattern: Teddy bear hooded bath towel
Amber from Crazy Little Projects makes the cutest hooded bath towels for babies and little kids. Her latest design is this sweet teddy bear hooded towel that a little one can wrap up in after a bath. She shares a … Read More...