Bridgit from Wag Doll shows how to make a drawstring pouch to hold your special jewelry. Small pockets all around the inside of the pouch give individual spaces to hold your smaller pieces, while your larger pieces of jewelry are … Read More...
Free pattern: Happy Puffy Flowers
Jo Connolly from Seedlings Sewing Patterns has a free pattern to make her Happy Puffy Flowers. They’re made from little bits of fabric, so it’s perfect for using up scraps left over from another project. You can use it as … Read More...
Tutorial: Roses are Red retro-inspired half-apron
Stephanie from The Petite Sewist guest blogs at Days of Chalk and Chocolate with a tutorial showing how to make her retro-inspired Roses are Red apron. It’s a half-apron with a curved hem, edged with a ruffle and ric rac. … Read More...
Cool idea: Use designer fabric remnants to dress up plain curtains
Designer yardage can be expensive. It’s beautiful, but making a large project from them – like curtains, for example – can be quite costly. Debra and Nicole from improv diary (and authors of the soon-to-be-released Improv Sewing) show how … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled tunic tee
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how she turned a plain t-shirt into a tunic with tiers of ruffles at the hem. She used a different print on each ruffle for a mixy-matchy look. The pink and … Read More...
Tutorial: Chenille heart Valentine pillow
Craft Passion shares a tutorial for making this snuggly sweet chenille heart throw pillow. This would be so cute for Valentine’s decor, or for a little girl’s room! Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: How to stitch a fabric flower to a hair band
Fabric flowers are such fun to make! They’re quick and easy and can be made from the smaller pieces in your scrap bin. You can use them for any number of purposes, including using them to make cute hair accessories. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make skinny jeans from bootcut or straight leg jeans
If you have a pair of straight-leg or bootcut jeans, you can easily turn them into a pair of trendy skinny jeans. Jenilyn from Grits & Giggles shows how to do it. She uses a pair of skinny jeans that … Read More...
Tutorial: Design and print your own fabric labels
If you’ve taken the time to make a special handmade item, why not let everyone know who made it? Roslyn from Sew Delicious shows how you can design & print your own labels using t-shirt transfer paper
and ribbon. You … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Sweater refasion with romantic flaire (and flare)
Sachiko from Tea Rose Company and Tea Rose Home shows how to refashion a plain pullover sweater into one with romantic flair (and flare). She adds contrast gores to the bottom of the sweater to give it a looser fit. … Read More...
Tutorial: Nusing straps that turn any blanket into a nursing cover
Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar guest blogs in the Nesting series at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make a nursing strap. What is a nursing strap? Why, it’s a handy little fabric strap wit … Read More...
Free pattern: Little girl’s Mini-Me blouse with Peter Pan collar
Citra from Innocentia guest blogs at Prudent Baby with a free pattern and tutorial for making her Mini-Me top for little girls. With a collar, button placket, and front pocket, this is such a classic style! It would be cute … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered toiletries bag with a pretty bow handle
CraftBits shows how to make a tall, round fabric pouch with a zipper closure. It’s a good size to take make-up or small toiletries with you when you travel. The bow at the top also serves as a handle. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Triple-stitched minky baby blanket
It’s often the little details that make a project pop. Katy from No Big Dill guest blogs in the Nesting series at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make her Triple Stitched Blanket. It’s a simple minky blanket … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a simple fleece scarflette
Tricia from Leafy Treetop Spot shows how to make a simple fleece scarflette. It buttons snug around the neck to keep you warm in the cold winter air. You can keep it plain, or you could have fun with embellishments … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a fabric yo-yo without a fancy yo-yo maker
Prudent Baby shows how to gather a circle of fabric into a yo-yo. You can buy a plastic yo-yo maker in the notions section of the fabric or craft store, but they’re not necessary to make fabric yo-yos. Prudent Baby’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Hooded towel trimmed with bias tape
Constanca Cabral fromSaidos de Concha shows how to make a hooded towel trimmed with bias tape. The bias tape makes a pretty contrast-y edge, and it finishes off the rough edges without having to stitch through too many layers … Read More...
Tutorial: Lanyard with key pocket
Sew4Home has the how-to for making this lanyard with a pocket to hold your keys and other a stash of pocket money. A Velcro closure keeps things from falling out. You can mix and match the prints on the different … Read More...
Tutorial: Girly Racer Tunic for little girls
Jen from iCandy Handmade guest blogs in the New Year’s ReSewLutions series at Me Sew Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make her Girly Racer Tunic for little girls. It’s a basic A-line tunic wit bias trim around the … Read More...
Tutorial: Installing an invisible zipper
Sometimes a closure is a decorative accent for a garment. But sometimes you just want it to be… well.. invisible. And that’s were an invisible zipper comes in. The process for installing them is a little different than a standard … Read More...