Kalleen from At Second Street guest blogs in the Fun in the Sun[Dress] series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial for making her Simple Raglan Sundress for girls. This is SUCH a cute dress! Making the sleeves and trim from … Read More...
Free pattern: The Simplest Skirt
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a free pattern for The Simplest Skirt. It’s an easy skirt to make, well suited for beginning sewists. You can make it in any size from dolls to kids to adult (though she … Read More...
Tutorial: The Shirt Sleeve Bag
Gwen from Gwenny Penny guest blogs in the Button Down Rehab series at My Own Road with a tutorial showing how to turn the sleeves of a button down shirt into a fun new purse for yourself. The tutorial uses … Read More...
Tutorial: Oval bathmat with ric rac trim
Cloud 9 Fabrics shares a set of instructions for making this oval bathmat with ric rac trim. Theirs is made out of some of their lovely fabric, of course. The Fishbone print, to be exact. Go to Cloud 9 Fabrics … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid’s Convertible Cargo Pants
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to adapt a basic pants pattern to make convertible cargo pants for kids. Awesome! A button tab at the bottom of the legs allows them to be worn at full length or rolled up … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Pippa and Rascal fox and raccoon softies
Disney from Ruffles & Stuff shares a free pattern for making her Pippa and Rascal softies. Pippa is the cutie pie fox, and Rascal is the sweet raccoon. They are both SOOO cute! Get the free pattern.
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Tutorial: Flower pincushion you wear on your wrist
Nancy Lee from Heaven is Handmaid shows how to make a pincushion that is both pretty and practical. It’s made into the shape of a flower (pretty), and stitched on to an elastic band so we can wear it around … Read More...
From my studio last week: June 28, 2011
Lots of work happened in my studio last week – mostly of the cleaning sort, not the sewing sort. I’d share a photo of the “after” but it’s still far less than impressive. The piles are still there, they’re just … Read More...
Free pattern: Double-Pleated Purse
Donna from Sewing Mends the Soul shares a free pattern at Craft Snob for making her Double-Pleated Purse. The shape of this bag is so pretty, and it’s a great project for mixing & matching your favorite cotton prints. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: J. Crew-inspired ruffled t-shirt dress
Kirstin & Jordan from KojoDesigns and kojobaby share a tutorial on their blog for making their J Crew-y Ruffle Dress. Though the ruffles are all girly and frilly goodness, the underlying shape is actually very simple. And it’s made from … Read More...
Tutorial: Bow Cuff Bracelet from a shirt cuff
Jen from My Own Road shares a tutorial for turning the cuff of a button-down shirt into a cute Bow Cuff Bracelet. It’s super cute – and super quick to make, too. The tutorial is part of her Button Down … Read More...
Tutorial: T-Skirt tunic top
Jenny Wilding Cardon, author of ReSew: Turn Thrift Store Finds Into Fabulous Designs, shares a tutorial on her blog, The Wildcards, showing how to make her TT-Skirt tunic. It’s made from a t-shirt and an elastic waist skirt that … Read More...
Tutorial: Sun cover for a 3-wheeled stroller
Kristine from Liberated Mind shows how she created a sun cover for her 3-wheeled stroller. It’s made from a cotton muslin that blocks out the sun but still lets in some light. A bit of fun fabric creates the nose … Read More...
Tutorial: Interchangeable embellished tap shoe laces
Tyra from Domessticated shows how she made her daughter’s tap shoes just as fancy as the rest of her dance costumes. She replaced the boring black shoe laces with an elastic & button version with a place to add interchangeable … Read More...
Tutorial: Roll-up travel lingerie organizer
Sew4Home has the how-to for making a travel lingerie organizer. It has pockets for individual items to keep you from having to dig through a pile of neatly folded laundry for that one small necessary item. It rolls up for … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy scalloped hem
Head over to Colette Patterns to find out how to make an easy scalloped hem. It’s perfect on their Sorbetto top (free pattern here), but would also look nice at the bottom of a skirt or a girl’s … Read More...
Giveaway: The Shirt Off Daddy’s Back sewing workshop
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World is holding a refashioning workshop called The Shirt Off Daddy’s Back, and I’ve got a giveaway for a free registration. Check out the post in our Giveaways section and get yourself entered. Go there … Read More...
Tutorial: Japanese patchwork juggling bags (or pattern weights)
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blogs in the Scrap Your Stash series at Living With Punks with a tutorial showing how to make Japanese patchwork juggling bags (otedama). They’re made from strips of fabric just 1 3/4″ x 3 … Read More...
Tutorial: Casually Cute Knit Dress
Jill from Made It On Monday shows how to make her Casually Cute Knit Dress, a simple loose-fitting dress that’s shirred at the neck and belted at the waist. I love this dress! It has just right blend of easygoing … Read More...
Tutorial: Use darts to take in pants at the waist
Lizzie from C&C used a couple of well placed darts to take in the waist of a favorite pair of pants, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The small nips at the waist give the pants a … Read More...