Melissa from Melly Sews shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made a pair of lined swim trunks for her young son. The asymmetrical piecing on the legs gives them surfer style. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Sew a boxy zippered pouch
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog showing how to make a boxy zippered bag. You can use it to hold pencils, make-up, or any of kind of small odds and ends you need to keep … Read More...
Tutorial: Applique a t-shirt to show your home state some love
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a t-shirt that shows some love for your home state. She shows it as a little boy’s shirt, but it would work equally well for … Read More...
Tutorial: Color blocked skirt with a bow for little girls
Simple Simon & Co. shows how to make her Melon Blocked Skirt for little girls. I love this skirt!! The colors are all fresh and melon-y, and a contrast band and bow at the bottom are absolute fabulousness. Get the … Read More...
Read all about it: Teaching kids to sew
LiEr from ikat bag writes a post on her blog all about teaching kids to sew. She wrote the post in response to the many questions she’s gotten from her readers about helping children learn to sew. She writes about … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a little kid raincoat from laminated cotton
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make a little kid raincoat from laminated cotton. The waterproof fabric is a good choice for a raincoat, especially in the … Read More...
Tutorial: Milkmaid Skirt in grown-up sizes
Adrianna from Crafterhours shares a tutorial showing how to make a grown-up version of her Milkmaid Skirt. The original tutorial was created for little girls, but her latest tutorial tells how to make one in an adult size. I … Read More...
Tutorial: Mod Shift Dress for little girls
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest guest blogs in the Vintage May series at Craftiness Is Not Optional with a tutorial showing how to make her Mod Shift Dress for little girls. It’s a simple little A-line dress trimmed out with bias … Read More...
Tutorial: Wall mounted mail organizer from fabric
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial at We All Sew showing how to make a fabric mail organizer. One large pocket is for the incoming mail, the other for the outgoing mail. It hangs on your … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s flutter sleeve t-shirt dress
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to make a little girl’s dress with flutter sleeves. The dress is a refashion from an adult-sized shirt, so all she had to do was recut the sides to fit a small child’s … Read More...
Husqvarna Viking sewing contest, with a Tribute 140C as the prize
To celebrate their 140th anniversary, Husqvarna Viking introduces two limited edution sewing machines – the computerized Tribute 140C and the mechanical Tribute 140M. They’re having a contest (going on right now!) and will give away one Tribute 140C and a … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a drawstring bread bag from a tea towel
Maggie from Midwestern Sewing Girl shows how to make a drawstring bread bag out of a tea towel. The project is inspired by a similar bag she saw in a Martha Stewart magazine. Rather than spending the money to buy … Read More...
Tutorial: Self-Binding Receiving Blanket
Abby from Sew Much Ado shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Self-Binding Receiving Blanket. It’s made from two layers of flannel, with the edges of the back wrapping around to the front to form the … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a lined tote bag from a folded rectangle of fabric
Danielle from Blissful and Domestic how she made her Chevron Tote Bag. With some clever folding and stitching, she was able to create the bag, the lining, and the pockets from one rectangle of fabric. The pockets are stitched betwee … Read More...
Tutorial: Modern cargos inspired by lederhosen
Jessica from Running With Scissors guest blogs in the Vintage May series at Skirt As Top with a tutorial showing how to make these Modern Lederhosen cargo shorts for boys. The style is all modern, but the front button tab … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY ruffled tube top
Trinkets in Bloom shows how to make a ruffled tube top out of a boxy t-shirt. The bottom hem becomes the ruffle across the top. Get the tute.
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Lookie what she made: Rainbow butterfly skirt
Jessica from The Little J Bird and My Inner Need To Create appliqued a giant rainbow butterfly on a skirt for her young daughter. See more photos of this gorgeous skirt at My Inner Need To Create.
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Tutorial: Heart-shaped zippered pouch
Erin from Dog Under My Desk shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a heart-shaped zippered pouch you can hang from a keyring. This is SO cute! Get the tutorial at Dog Under My Desk.
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Tutorial: Install a semi-exposed zipper
Kate from See Kate Sew shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to install a semi-exposed zipper. The edges of the tape are concealed by the seam allowance, but there’s still a good portion of the zipper exposed. Use … Read More...
Tutorial: Recycled jeans maxi skirt
Trinkets in Bloom shows how to turn two pairs of old jeans into a denim maxi skirt. It doesn’t matter if the jeans are a little worn out. In fact, the wear and tear on the jeans adds character to … Read More...