Ellen from The Long Thread shares a video tutorial for making the Mouse Pincushion featured in her new book, 1 2 3 Sew. He is sooo cute!! Watch the video and get the free templates.
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Sewing Pattern: Bandana shorts for little kids
Bandanas are a great source of fabric for sewing projects. The large squares of fabric are inexpensive and prehemmed. Ginger from Ginger Snaps shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to use two bandanas to make a pair of … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing pintucks into fabric
Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing guest blogs in the Stitch Magic Stitch-Along at STC Craft with a piece all about making pintucks – making pintucks with a twin needle, with a special foot, without a special foot, … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew Watermark Tee
Sweet Verbena guest blogs at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make her Watermark Tee, no sewing requird. She takes a store-bought t-shirt and uses fabric dye and school glue to create a fun design. Whether you do … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawstring stuff sack
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a small drawstring sack that can be used to hold all matter of smallish stuff. It’s reversible, too. I’m loving the t-shirt strips she used as the drawstrings! Get the how-to.… Read More...
Tutorial: Baby Girl Sandals
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of itty bitty baby sandals. Squeeal!!! These are soooo cute! Get the tute for her Baby Girl Sandals.
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Sewing Tutorial: Maternity t-shirt pattern alteration
Christina from Assorted Notions shows how the altered a basic t-shirt pattern to make a nursing top. She started with the BurdaStyle Lydia t-shirt, but this would work with just about any t-shirt pattern. Get the tutorial.
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Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make cocktail napkins from vintage sheets
Kirstin & Jordan fromKojoDesignsshare a tutorial showing how to make cocktail napkins out of vintage sheets. The smaller napkins don’t take anywhere near as much fabric as a dinner napkin, so you can make them from scraps left … Read More...
Tutorial: Boy’s rolled cuff shirt with appliqued argyle
Destri from The Mother Huddle shares a tutorial showing how to make a boy’s casual button down shirt with rolled sleeves and an appliqued argyle design. Very cool! Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Fabric tissue box cover
Head over to Sew4Home to find out how to make a fabric cover for a tissue box. The sides are accented with patchwork strips, and the hole where the tissue comes through is made with a 1″ drapery grommet. Brilliant!! … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Child’s shorts romper out of an old sweater
Craft Passion shares a tutorial showing how to make a child’s romper out of an old sweater. This is sooo fabulous, and so on trend right now! A lightweight sweater would work best for this project to keep the romper … Read More...
Tutorial: Desk bag organizer for kid’s classrooms
Sandra from Sugar Cubes and Spice Cake shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a desk bag to hang on the back of a school chair. Children in younger grades often sit at group tables rather than at … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a headband from upcycled cuffs
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shares a tutorial telling how she upcycled a pair of sleeve cuffs into a beautiful headband. Brilliant!! The cuffs are already finished on the edges, so it’s just a matter of sewing them into one … Read More...
Tutorial: Gathered waist skirt with pockets
Elisabeth from Growing Home shows how to make a gathered waist skirt with pockets. The waistband and the invisible zipper make this skirt dressy when paired with a pretty blouse, though you can also wear it with a simple tee … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a tri-fold wallet with angled pockets
Julie from Mokuyobi Threads and Zipper Teeth shows how to make a tri-fold wallet. I’m loving those angled pockets!!! Get the tutorial.
Tutorial: Striped skirt from upcycled tees
Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts guest blogs at Seamingly Smitten with a tutorial showing how to make a striped skirt from old t-shirts. This is such a fun skirt! Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Boy’s spider tee
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make this appliqued spider shirt for little boys. It’s part of her Boys’ Tee Shirt Week series. It was inspired by a similar shirt from Mini Boden. She got the cool weathered … Read More...
Tutorial: Pull a thread tail to the other side of the fabric
Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog For Better Sewing shares a quick tutorial showing how to pull a thread tail at the end of a line of stitching through to the other side of the fabric. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Make custom piping for your sewing projects
Colette Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make your own piping. Making it yourself means that you can make it any any fabric you like – a print, a solid, one that matches your project perfectly, … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s halter dress
Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little girl’s halter dress. The bodice of the dress is lined, which gives this a nice finish. The ties go around the neck through a set … Read More...