Sew4Home has a tutorial for making a simple snakey catnip toy. It’s easy to make – just one seam, plus some knots. Maybe if I make one of these, our littlest kitty will play with it instead of stealing all … Read More...
Free pattern: Happy Elephant Family softies
Joann from Craft Passion shares a free pattern for her Happy Elephant Family softie toys. This is so sweet!! The pattern includes an adult elephant and baby elephant sizes. You could sew up an elephant family that mirrors the make-up … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled half apron in three sizes
Raechel Myers from Finding My Feet shares a tutorial at Honest to Nod showing how to make a half apron with a ruffle around the bottom. You can make the different pieces out of coordinating fabrics, or make them all … Read More...
Tutorial: Lightweight drapey cardigan
Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how to make a lightweight cardigan with a drapey front. The front hangs down into long points that can be worn several ways – left hanging, belted, or even tied into a knot. Get … Read More...
Tip: Create a quick and easy seam guide for your sewing machine
Ruth from Sew Chic shares a simple, yet utterly brilliant, tip for creating a seam guide for your sewing machine. It’s quick and easy to make, uses an inexpensive material, and is infinitely adjustable. Intrigued yet? Go to Sew Chic … Read More...
Tutorial: Lucky Penny ruffle dress for girls
Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land guest blogs at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make her Lucky Penny dress for girls. The dress is covered in rows and rows of ruffles but, happily, none of those … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitching and clipping sharp corners
The folks at Sew4Home usually post home decor sewing projects, but today they’re focusing on how to stitch and clip corners. Whether it’s an inside corner or an outside corner, two layers of fabric or more, their tutorial shows how … Read More...
Tutorial: Square Pintuck Shirt
Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curls shows how to make her Square Pintuck Shirt. It’s lovely out of chiffon! The sheer fabric really shows off the series of pleats across the top. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Spring chicken pincushion
Head over to Riley Blake’s Cutting Corners College for a tutorial by Deonn from Quiltscapes showing how to turn two 5″ squares of fabric into a cute little spring chicken pincushion. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Trace a pattern from a favorite garment
Tracing around an existing garment is a quick and easy way to create a pattern to make more garments with the same shape. But it can be tricky to get an accurate tracing without cutting apart the garment. Show, Tell, … Read More...
Tutorial: Topstitching for a pretty seam finish
Destri from The Mother Huddle devotes a post to topstitching. What it is, why it looks nice, and how to do it. Go to her post to read about all about it.
[photo from The Mother Huddle]
Tutorial: Vintage pillowcase backpack
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. made a simple drawstring backpack using two vintage pillowcases, and she posts a quick how-to on her blog. One pillowcase is the outer layer, and one becomes the lining. Get the tutorial to see … Read More...
Free pattern: Smocked apron for an 18″ doll
The Smocking Arts Guild of American (SAGA) shares a free pattern and tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a fancy smocked apron for an 18″ doll. The tutorial includes how to use a pleating machine to get all … Read More...
Free pattern: Boxy Pleat Dress
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how she made this box pleat playdress for her daughter. If you’re making a size 5, she’s even got a free pattern for you. (For other sizes, you could draft your own pattern using the … Read More...
Cool idea: A constrast stripe adds ease to a too tight coat
Katja from Of Dreams and Seams had a favorite coat that had grown just a tad too tight to wear comfortably. Rather than saying goodby to her favorite coat, she came up with a brilliant fix. She added a contrasting … Read More...
Tutorial: Bow clutch purse
Whitney from Brighter Day and Elm Street Life shows how you can make this fab-o bow clutch. It has a zipper sewn across the top and a wrist band sewn into one side to make it easy to carry. It’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Shirring fabric with elastic thread
Creating stretchy gathered fabric is as easy as sewing rows of stitching with elastic thread in the bobbin. Seamingly Smitten shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to do it. Get the how-to.
[photo form Seamingly Smitten]
Tutorial: Lens cap cozy that attaches to your camera strap
I am always losing the lenscap for my camera! I stash it in my pants pocket when possible, but when I’m wearing something without pockets who knows where it will end up. Maybe I need to make myself a little … Read More...
Tutorial: Softie doll that’s easy for small hands to hold
Cheryl from Sew Can Do and The Green Hedgehog made this little softie doll that’s easy for small hands to grab a hold of. This would make a sweet present for a baby or young child! Get the tute.… Read More...
Tutorial: Flamenco Ruffle Tank
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how to add rows of ruffles to a store-bought tank to create her Flamenco Ruffle Tank. She made the ruffles from another tank that she bought at the same time, so they match perfectly, … Read More...