Last week I shared a link to a gorgeous maxi dress that Jessica from Running With Scissors made from a yellow vintage sheet with a border print around the hem. She got such positive comments on it that she wrote … Read More...
Tutorial: Mesh Collecting Bags from produce sacks
One Inch World shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to recycle a mesh produce sack into a Mesh Collecting Bag. The mesh bag is perfect for bringing home rocks and other nature treasures! The mesh allows you to … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Cool vest from old jeans
Magdalena from ClouDesign shows the cool vest thast she made from the bottoms of a couple of pairs of jeans. (She used the denim left over after she cut them off to make shorts.) The vest is cute enough left … Read More...
Tutorial: Luau halter dress for little girls
Sharon fromSweet Pea and Pumkins shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Luau Dress for little girls, inspired by a much smaller-scaled halter dress made for American Girl dolls. The top is made from … Read More...
Tutorial: Travel tissue pouch with just three seams
Regena from The Distracted Domestic shows how to create a fabric pouch to hold a travel pack of tissues. It can be made from one piece of fabric and just three seams. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Plenty of Pockets Tote
Sew4Home has the how-to for making their Plenty of Pockets Tote. The trim little tote bag has a long cross-body strap for easy carrying, and rows of pockets on the outside for easy access to keys, phone, sunglasses, etc. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Tablet or reader cover
Pat Bravo shares a free downloadable PDF tutorial for making a soft cover for your tablet or reader. The top flap is held in place with a strip of fabric. Get the PDF tutorial.
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Tutorial: Grocery Bag Stuff Sack
Erin from Dog Under My Desk shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her Grocery Bag Stuff Sack. Fill it with plastic grocery sacks and keep it in your car, and you’ll always have a trash bag or … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Girl shorts with tie hems
Joann from Craft Passion shares a modification of her Kid Shorts Pattern. Instead of using ribbing to finish off the bottom edges, she adds a contrast strip of woven cotton with long ends that are tied into knots at … Read More...
Tutorial: Camera softie
Pink Stitches shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make the cutest little camera softie. Unlike your expensive actual camera, the softie version won’t break when it gets dropped on the floor. It even has a neckstrap so … Read More...
Tutorial: Too Hot To Shop pillowcase style top
Jessica from Sew Homegrown shows how to make her Too Hot To Shop pillowcase top. This style of shirt is all over the trendy stores right now. You could pay the big bucks to buy one at the mall, or … Read More...
Tutorial: Metallic painted t-shirt
Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation shares a tutorial for creating a tee with a metallic silver image painted across the front. Love it! Don’t worry if you can’t draw well – the image she painted was traced through the thin … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a ruffled tank from a boxy tee
Head over to The Southern Institute to find out how to transform a man’s boxy t-shirt into a woman’s ruffled tank. The fit is loose, with an elastic casing at the bottom to cinch it in at the hip. A … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s simple gathered skirt with a knit waistband
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a little girl’s simple gathered skirt with an easy knit waistband. The bouncy little gathered skirt is sooo cute for summertime! And when the weather turns cooler in the fall, it … Read More...
Tutorial: The Starboard Skirt with large box pleat
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. . guest blogs at U Create with a tutorial for making her Starboard Skirt. The knee-length A-line skirt has a box pleat at the middle. I’m loving the yellow and white chevron print she … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn a too-long swimsuit into a faux tankini
Lovenicky from Frou Frou by Lovenicky shows how she turned a swimsuit that was too long through the torso into a faux tankini that fit perfectly. This is such a clever refashion! And though it might be intimidating to think … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Little girl’s embroidered dress from an adult blouse
LV from Lo(Lo)V(i)E created this lovely embroidered dress for her little girl, but she didn’t do a lick of handstitching to get those colorful motifs on the bodice. Instead, she started with an adult blouse that already had the embroidery … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy knit skirt for summer
Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an easy knit skirt, perfect for the warmer summer temps. You can make one in any size from toddler to child to adult. The foldover … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging hair accessory organizer
Dawn Nicole shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this hanging organizer for hair accessories. You can easily attach bows and other clippies across the top or from the two ribbons hanging from the bottom. Headbands and … Read More...
Tutorial: Lollipop knit halter dress for little girls
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots guest blogs in the Fun in the Sun{Dress} series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make her Lollipop dress for little girls. It’s a cute little A-line knit halter dress that … Read More...