Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how to make placemats from laminated cotton. The waterproof surface wipes clean easily. And though the designer laminated cottons … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap stash friendship bracelets
Anna from Noodlehead guest blogs at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make quick and easy friendship bracelets. You can pull out your scrap bin for this one – the bracelets are made from a small rectangle of … Read More...
Tutorial: Add contrast trim and a bow to a t-shirt sleeve
Katrine from Make It & Fake It guest blogs at Henry Happened with a tutorial showing how to give a plain t-shirt some designer styling with contrast bands and bows at the sleeve hems. Her project was inspired by a … Read More...
Tutorial: Hemstitching on kitchen linens
Head over to Colette Patterns to find out how to add hemstitching to a linen tea towel. Precision in aligning your stitching lines will create the larger holes down the center. It’s a lovely accent for kitchen linens, though they … Read More...
Tutorial: Needle cushion
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a free tutorial on her blog for making her needle cushion. It’s like a pincushion, but it’s shallower and has a plastic across bottom (from an old credit card) to keep your needles … Read More...
Tutorial: French Mariniere t-shirt dress for little girls
Justine from Sew Country Chick shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how she made her French Mariniere t- shirt dress for her little girl. The perfect placement of the blue stripes, leaving the top portion plain white, … Read More...
Tutorial: Graffiti Skirt for little girls
Natasha from Little Pink Monster guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to make her super cute graffiti skirt. She turned her daughter loose with some fabric markers to graffiti up some plain … Read More...
Tutorial: Geek Chic iPad Case
Jessica Jones from How About Orange shares a free tutorial for making the Geek Chic iPad Case. With a leather strap, snap closure, and purse hardware, it looks more like a smart little purse than a tablet cover. The PDF … Read More...
Tutorial: One-hour strapless summer dress
Head over to Craft for a tutorial by Nicole Vasbinder showing how to make this strapless summer dress. They say it can be done in just an hour. The stretchy gathers at the top and waist are made with elastic … Read More...
Tutorial: Camera carrier purse insert
Joy from How Joyful Design Studio shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make your own camera carrier insert. Because let’s face it, walking around all day with a big black camera bag is less than stylish. … Read More...
Tutorial: Rainbow ruffled summer dress for girls
Alicia from La Famille guest blogs at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s summer dress with a rainbow of ruffles on the skirt. She got lucky and found a pin dot fabrics in every … Read More...
Tutorial: Drop waist t-shirt dress
Head over to Trinkets in Bloom to find out how to make this simple drop waist t-shirt dress. Cathy’s tutorial shows how you can make one out of two t-shirts. One becomes the body of the dress, and the other … Read More...
Free pattern: Make a bow tie for Mr. Kitty
You think your kitty is the handsomest boy around, don’t you? Why not make him a bow tie? That’s what jessyratfink did, and she shares a pattern and tutorial on Instructables. Your kitty may hate you for this, but … Read More...
Tutorial: Roomy tote with plenty of pockets
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her “I’m Not Your Typical Jane Bag”. It’s a roomy tote with plenty of pockets on the inside to organize all … Read More...
Free pattern: Swing Top with wide neck and raglan sleeves
Cindy from Cation Designs celebrates her one year blogiversary with a free downloadable pattern to make her Swing Top, a drapey blouse with a wide neck and raglan sleeves. It’s a modern day adaptation of a blouse worn by a … Read More...
Free pattern: Flower Tunic for toddler girls
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for making her Flower Tunic for toddler girls. It’s a short-sleeved tunic top gathered on to a square yoke, and it’s all kinds of prettiness. The … Read More...
Lookie what she made: French knots add subtle detail to a blouse
Jessica from Running With Scissors shows a beautiful blouse she recently made. The top itself is very simple – a basic blouse with short sleeves and a round neck – which makes all of the French knots she made a … Read More...
Tutorial: Square pillow cover with a border
Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shows how to make a simple square pillow cover with a border stitched around it. It’s a nice detail, and it takes just one more step than making a basic square pillow cover. Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: The Forty Minute Tote
Head over to The Purl Bee to find a tutorial showing how to make their Forty Minute Tote. It’s a simple tote bag with boxed bottoms, a lining, and an interior pocket. It would make a great bag for toting … Read More...
Read all about it: Rayon fabrics
Steph from 3 Hours Past did some research into rayon fabric and presents us with her results on her blog. She explains a bit about its history and how its made, and then gives her thoughts on different types of … Read More...