Emily from The Boy Trifecta guest blogs in the Scrap Your Stash series at Living With Punks with a tutorial showing how to make a water gun holster. It’s made from long strips of fabric and lots of Velcro. LOVE … Read More...
Free pattern: Boo Hoo owl cold pack
Jenna from Simply Jenna shares a free pattern and tututorial for making her Boo Hoo Cold Pack. Cuuuute!!! The owl softie is filled with rice and lives in the freezer. Pull him out when someone needs a cold pack on … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – You Are My Sunshine dress for little girls
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin guest blogs in the Fun in the Sun(Dress) series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make her Your Are My Sunshine dress for little girls. This is SUCH a sweet dress! The … Read More...
Tutorial: Gymboree-inspired top with shirred neckline
Misty from Makin’ It Immackulate shows how to make a girl’s t-shirt with shirring across the neckline. It was inspired by the lines of a favorite shirt from Gymboree that her daughter outgrew. By learning how to make her own, … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered pouch with appliqued polka dots
Sara from Sew Sweetness shares a tutorial for making her Diry Bubbles zippered pouch, named after a Spongebob Squarepants character. But you don’t have to be a fan of the cartoon to appreciate the cuteness of this pouch with appliqued … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a Simple Summer Dress
Sarah from While They Snooze tells how she made her Simple Summer Dress. It’s made from t-shirt knit yardage, with edges and straps made from bias tape. Love it! Get the tute.
[photo from While They Snooze]
Tutorial: Quick and easy camera strap cover
Jayna from Bellabyte shares a tutorial on her blog, Behind the Studio, showing how to make a quick and easy cover for your a camera strap. The printed fabric is sooo much cuter than the standard plain black strap. … Read More...
Tutorial: Roll sleeve cuff
Sometimes changing just one detail is all you need to give a garment an updated style. Jennifer from My Own Road does just that when she recreates the sleeves of a button-down shirt. She takes a long sleeve and turns … Read More...
Tutorial: Bustier Line T-shirt
Zoe from So Zo, What Do You Know? shares a 2-part tutorial showing how to make her awesome Bustier Line T-Shirt. I love this so much!! The curved piecing at the top of the shirt gives the impression of a … Read More...
Tutorial: Lined laptop bag
Jill from Jembellish and Creating My Way To Success shows how to make a lined bag to carry your laptop bag. A couple of pockets on the outside give a place to store your mouse and other accessories. Get the … Read More...
Cool idea: Watercolored fabric
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy posts at The Girl Creative with a cool idea for making your own watercolored fabric. This is a fun project to do with the kiddoes (even the little-bitties), and you can use the fabric you … Read More...
Tutorial: Summer Reading Library Tote Bag
Mo Bedell from lime gardenias shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Summer Reading Library Tote Bag. This is such an awesome bag for kids’ library trips!! The body of the bag is big enough … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Strapless summer dress
Kirstin & Jordan fromKojoDesigns and kojobaby share a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a strapless dress, inspired by a similar dress from GAP. The dress is gathered in the back, but flat in the front. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a patchwork lanyard
C. L. Tice from Mused guest blogs at Craft Leftovers with a tutorial for making a patchwork lanyard. These are sooo handy for helping you keep up with smallish items that you seem to always need to have with you. … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Oceanside Lace shirred maternity dress
Jessica from Happy Together guest blogs in the Fun in the Sun(Dress) series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make her Oceanside Lace dress. The bodice of the strapless sundress is covered in cut out lace motifs. … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a higher neckline to a swimsuit
Christie fromLemon Squeezy Shop and Lemon Squeezy Home shows how she used her sewing skills to add a higher neckline to her favorite swimsuit. She unpicked a few seams nad then used extra fabric to create ruffles across the … Read More...
Tutorial: Insulated lunch sack
Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows how to make a reusable lunch sack. It’s insulated to keep the cold things cold, or warm things warm. A covered elastic strap across the top makes an easy closure – both to sew … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s summer dress with ruched bodice
Tone from Bless, By Tone guest blogs at Made it on Monday with a tutorial showing how to make this lovely summer dress. The bodice is ruched and edged at the top with a ruffle. Piping makes the seams pop … Read More...
Review & promo code: Silhouette tattoo paper
My daughter was thrilled when she saw that the folks at Silhouette sent me some tattoo paper
to try out. She knows that I use my Silhouette cutter to make freezer paper stencils, to make custom iron-on transfers, and to … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy paper bag waist skirt refashion
Paige from Pink Lemonade shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she transformed a plain fitted skirt into a trendier, paper bag waist version of itself. It was a quick refashion, taking just 20 minutes. Get the tute.… Read More...