Kate from See Kate Sew posts in her Ruffles 2012 series with a tutorial showing how to fix an awkward neckline – the ones that dip too low to wear on their own, but don’t layer well. The name of … Read More...
Free pattern: A chick, a cow, a mouse, and a rooster
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shares a free pattern for making a set of Fleece Farm Friends. The animal softies are based on a ball shape, with features added on to turn them into a chick, a cow, a mouse, … Read More...
Tutorial: Create an adjustable waistband for kids’ pants
Heidi from Homemade by Heidi shows how you can make an adjustable waistband just like the ones you see in the children’s clothing you buy at the nicer stores. Buttonhole elastic is threaded through a partial casing, with buttons stitched … Read More...
Tutorial: Ribbon embellished silk chiffon top
Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation posts in her DIY Bloggers Fashion week series with a tutorial showing how to make a designer-inspired silk chiffon top with ribbon embellishment. The high-end designer version (by Phillip Lim) cost $650. Hers took just … Read More...
It’s new: Sew Little Nursery Design course, plus a discount
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini announces her new Sew Little Nursery Design course on Craftsy, and offers a 50% off discount for a limited time. Go to her blog post for more about the course and to see photos from the … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s gathered skirt with wide elastic waistband
Amber from Very Handmade shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Boho Skirt for little girls. The gathered skirt is made with a wide elastic waistband. She gives hers a boho look with a bright pattern, … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Make lounge shorts from a sweatshirt
Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of lounge shorts. She gets the soft, comfy knit from a sweatshirt. Shorts always take more fabric than what … Read More...
Tutorial: Absorbant and waterproof car seat cover
Chica from Chica and Jo got a shiny new car and wanted to keep it looking nice, so she created a car seat cover to protect the upholestery on her seat. She shares a tutorial on their blog showing how … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled bra straps from recycled knit
I recently shared a tutorial from Meijo’s Joy showing how she created decorative bra straps out of braided t-shirt scraps. The decorative straps look more like a layering tank than bra straps, so you can show them off rather than … Read More...
Tutorial: Red Poppy round bag with ruffled flower
Sara from Sew Sweetness guest blogs in the Ruffles 2012 series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her Red Poppy Bag. The name comes from the oversized red flower stitched to the front of the … Read More...
Tutorial: Lined market bag from vintage pillowcases
Cassandra from Cass Can Sew shows how to make a lined market bag out of a couple of vintage pillowcases. The lining looks pretty, and it also helps strengthen the bag (a good feature when you’re using old textiles that … Read More...
“I Will Wear It In Public” sewing challenge
Rikka from Ricochet and Away! announces her latest sewing challenge. In her “I Will Wear It In Public” garment sewing challenge, she challenges you to make a garment for yourself, something you’d actually want to wear out in public for … Read More...
Tutorial: Swim cover-up tunic for little girls
LiEr from ikat bag shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for making a swim cover-up tunic for little girls. The long-sleeved and hooded cover-ups are made from a terry cloth and have raglan sleeves. The pattern is … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Pieced rescue for short curtain panels
Karen from Sew Many Ways was gifted a set of curtain panels that were too short for her windows, so she cut them and pieced them into accent panels to hang at either side of her existing window dressing. Perfect! … Read More...
Tutorial: Keep a fabric motif intact across a dart
Darts add shaping to a garment so it contours to the curves of our bodies, but sometimes those darts can fall in unfortunate places in a design. Not only does it look funny to have a major motif just disappear … Read More...
Tutorial: Braided t-shirt bra straps you won’t mind showing
I can’t count the number of times I’ve fallen in love with a sleeveless top, only to realize that my bra straps show. PC from Meijio’s Joy shares an absolutely brilliant solution to the bra strap dilemma. She used t-shirt … Read More...
Tutorial: Knit wrap around beach cover-up
When I saw this wrap around beach cover-up at Grosgrain, I decided right then and there that I should make one for myself. The pattern looked super simple – one piece of knit fabric plus some straps. Though it’s easy … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated ombre throw pillow
Jessica from Running With Scissors guest blogged in the Pleat Week series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her ombre pleated pillow cover. In case you’re wondering where she found such perfectly striped fabric for … Read More...
Giveaway: Fat quarter stack from new Rhapsodia line
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for Moona Fabrics, with a set of fat quarters from Art Gallery Fabric’s Rhapsodia line (in the Sweet Journey palette to go to one of her readers. This collection is due out later this … Read More...
Tutorial: Setting snaps
Snaps are an easy closure to work. Did you know that they’re also easy to install? Katy from No Big Dill shows how to do it, including how to set a basic snap and an anorak snap
. Get the … Read More...