Athena from The Stuff of Success create a set of covers for a friend’s crutches, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The fleece-lined squares are more comfortable against the skin than the bare rubber arm pads. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a wallet from fused grocery bags
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog showing how you can turn old plastic bags into a wallet. The bags are fused together to create a waterproof material that is then sewn together a wallet. To … Read More...
Tutorial: Love You To Pieces patchwork twirly skirt for little girls
Jessica fromSew Homegrown shows how to turn your fabric scraps into her Love You To Pieces twirly skirt for little girls. This is such a cute skirt, and it can be made almost entirely out of your scrap bin! … Read More...
Tutorial: Sailboat Skirt
Jenny from By JG shares a tutorial on her blog, I Heart Jenny’s Art, showing how to make her Sailboat Skirt. The nautical skirt with a sailboat applique was inspired by a similarly shaped skirt from Anthropologie. I’m loving the … Read More...
Free pattern: Fleece hats for Halloween costumes
Fleece Fun shares a free pattern for making a variety of costume hats for Halloween. Their pattern, available in sizes for baby through adult, includes variations for a dragon or dinosaur hat, a viking hat, bear ears, cat ears, a … Read More...
Tutorial: Southwest Tunic for little girls
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make her little girl’s Southwest Tunic. The simple shape of the tunic makes it easy to piece from different fabrics, as she did. There are so many possibilities! Get the how-to.… Read More...
Tutorial: Frankenstein head hat
Lindsey from All You Need Is LOVE shows how she made an awesome Frankenstein head hat for her son’s Halloween costume. The felt hat gives the wearer an extra tall Frankenstein heaad, complete with screws on either side of neck. … Read More...
Tutorial: Resize a man’s button down shirt to fit a child
Christie from Joyfoolery shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to resize a man’s button down shirt into one that will fit a child. This is such a great idea!! Men’s button down shirts are easily found at thrift … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a pillowcase in 5 minutes
Ramona Rose shows how she made a quick and easy pillowcase for her son. Using a serger, it took her just 5 minutes to make. (She says it can be made in about 10 minutes on a regular sewing machine.) … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s Viking helmet
Amanda from Kitschy Coo guest blogs in the Handmade Dress Up series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a child’s Viking helmet. Love it!! Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Felt can of spinach for a Popeye costume
Chari from Take Time to Smell the Rose shows how to make the perfect accessory for anyone planning on dressing up as Popeye for Halloween. It’s a felt can of spinach! The spinach leaves are already popping out of the … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick and easy suspenders
Liz from Simple Simon and Co. guest blogs at Project Run and Play with a tutorial showing how to make a pair of stretchy suspenders. It’s quick and easy to do – she made hers in just 10 minutes. Get … Read More...
Free pattern: Superhero cape from knit fabric
Jen from My Own Road shares a free pattern for making a kid’s superhero cape for all of your child’s dramatic adventures. The body of the cape is made from a yard of knit fabric, while the collar and superhero … Read More...
Tip: Keeping the edges of knit fabric from curling
One of the challenges of sewing on knit fabrics is that the edges tend to curl. This is particularly true with jersey fabric. One little tug and the fabric curls in, making it difficult to gauge a correct seam allowance. … Read More...
Free pattern: Too Hoot itty owl softie
Megan Wallace from Tin Soldiers Studio shares a free pattern at Lazy Basset for making her Too Hoot owl softies. The itty bitty owls are handstitched from craft felt. Too cute! Get the free pattern and tutorial.
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Tutorial: Add a contrast elastic casing to the outside of a garment
Whimsy Couture shares a free downloadable tutorial on their blog showing to add a contrast elastic casing to the outside of a garment. It’s an easy way to make a casing, and it adds a pretty design element to a … Read More...
Tutorial: Halloween-themed conversational drink coasters
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make Halloween-themed conversational drink coasters. One side of the fabric coaster is appliqued with a Halloween-ie image. The other is appliqued with a Halloween … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY lace headband
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make a simple lace headband, no sewing required. She uses glue to attach the lace to a bit of elastic, but there’s no reason why you couldn’t sew it instead. Get the … Read More...
Tutorial: Odds and Ends Altered Sweater
Melony from Mel Designs shows how to make her Odds and Ends Altered Sweater. Like the name suggests, it’s embellished with an assortment of shapes and colors and textures for a delightfully eclectic look. It’s a great project to use … Read More...
Tutorial: Big Bird Halloween costume for toddlers
Susi from Just Crafty Enough shows how to make a Big Bird costume for your toddler child. The costume has enough feathers to feel fluffy and feathery just like the favorite Sesame Street character, but it’s made from a t-shirt … Read More...