Miriam Tribe from Mad Mim shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Strapping Stick Horse. It’s the classic stick horse toy that you probably remember from your own childhood. His head is made of faux suede with a … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered welt pocket
LiEr from ikat bag shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a zippered welt pocket. This is a good pocket to use on a purse since the zipper will help keep your belongings safe and sound. You … Read More...
Tutorial: Pot Mitts from vintage sheets
Cindy from Retro Revival shares a tutorial over at The Vintage Sheet Blog showing how to make a Pott Mitt. The retro style of oven mitt is super cute out of vintage sheets and fabrics, but they’d also be cute … Read More...
Tutorial: Angry Birds hooded towels
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make hooded towels that look like Angry Birds. She made a set for her boys, and immediately became the coolest mom – ever. You can make them from a towel and a … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy fix for a plunging neckline
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial over at Prudent Baby showing an easy fix for a neckline that plunges too deep. A panel across the front looks like you’ve layered the top, but it’s actually just a bit … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a make-up roll
Jessica Skibicki from Sew Crafted shares a tutorial at The Pellon Blog showing how to make a make-up brush roll. The fabric organizer has a row of pockets just the right size to hold your make-up brushes. It rolls up … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Two leather jackets = one rockin’ skirt
Melissa from Until Wednesday Calls shows combined two out-of-date leather jackets to make one rockin’ skirt. She refers to it as a mullet skirt, all business on the front but all party on the back. I’m showing you the business … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew an old school collegiate jacket for a child
Max from Max California guest blogs in the Sew In Tune series at Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! with a tutorial showing how to alter a child’s raglan sleeve t-shirt pattern to turn it into an old-school collegiate jacket. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Embroidered monogram balsa wood pendant
If you have an embroidery machine, you can use it to stitch on to wood to make a cute monogrammed pendant. How cool is that! You’ll need thin balsa wood for this project. Rachel from Handmade Charlotte shares a tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s ruffle embellished tee
Surayya from Blissful Sewing shows how you can make this girl’s ruffle embellished tee out of two plain t-shirts. She bought two matching shirts on clearance, one for the base shirt and one for the ruffles, but you could also … Read More...
Tutorial: Admit One ticket pillow
Joy from How Joyful Designs decorated her daughter’s nursery in a circus theme. One of the accent pieces is this ticket-shaped pillow, and she shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did it. This is SUCH a cute … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a simple sundress for little girls
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make a simple sundress for a little girl. A contrast fabric for the bodice shows off the slight curve where the gathered skirt is attached. … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Drawstring waist maxi dress
Miranda from One Little Minute shows how to make a drawstring waist maxi dress. It’s made from a refashioned t-shirt for the top and some yardage for the skirt. This is such a shapely dress! It blouses at the top … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Reversible message bunting
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity writes on her blog about a lovely bunting as a wedding gift. On the front, the pennants spell out the message “Love @ Home”. On the back, the fabric pennants have are just pretty, with … Read More...
Tutorial: Two ways to box corners
Boxed corners give bags a flat bottom and create a roomier interior. They also help keep your bag from getting those pokey-outey corners that happen when you put three-dimensional items into a bag that has basic (non-boxed) corners. Sew4Home shows … Read More...
Tutorial: Little boys’ Velcro bow tie
Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curls shows how to make a little boy’s bow tie. The bow at the front is sewn together rather than tied. Velcro at the back makes an easy on, easy off bit of neckwear. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Threading your serger
Ever feel like you need an advanced engineering degree to thread your serger? If so, Palak from Make It Handmade has some help for you. She shares a tutorial showing how to thread your serger. The step-by-step full color photos … Read More...
Tutorial: Install an exposed zipper on a skirt
Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing shares a video how-to on Sewing Secrets (the Coats & Clark blog) showing how to add an exposed zipper to the back of a skirt. The construction is a little different than … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY (and cute!) needle threader
If you sometimes you need a little assist when threading a needle, check out this cool DIY by Mollie fromWild Olive . She shows how you can make your own needle threader. It works the same as the little … Read More...
Free pattern: Favorite cardigan
Autie from iCandy Handmade had a much-loved cardigan that had reached the end of its days, so she made a pattern from it and made herself 5 new cardigans with the same shape. AND she shares the pattern (adult size … Read More...