Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she turned a plain boxy t-shirt into a more flattering sleeveless empire waist tee. A bit of embellishment adds interest to the neckline. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Bitty bunny sachet (or pattern weight)
Craft Passion shows how to make these little bitty bunny sachets. They’re cute made from various fabric prints, but I’m also loving the version with the little embroidered faces. They’d also make awesome fabric weights if you filled them with … Read More...
Read all about it: Organize your sewing notions with unexpected items
Karen from Sew Many Ways guest blogs in the Sewing 101 series at Pickup Some Creativity with tips for organizing your sewing notions with some rather unexpected items. For example, she uses golf tees to keep her bobbins with the … Read More...
Tutorial: Love Letter wristlet
Caroline from Sew Together shows how to create this Love Letter wristlet. Shaped like an envelope with a pretty heart applique, the mini-clutch is just big enough to hold your essentials while still being small enough to just grab and … Read More...
Tutorial: Lovebirds raw-edge applique for Valentine’s
Stephanie from Eden and Eliot uses fusible webbing
to create a raw-edge lovebirds applique for a Valentine’s onesie, and shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did it. This is such a cute design! I’m loving the dimension … Read More...
Lookie what she made: House sewing box
Nette shows off the beautiful sewing box that she made. She decorated it to look like a house, with felt windows, doors, and molding on the outside. There’s even a little clothes line and a dog house! I’m loving all … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrappy hearts Valentine’s garland
Mrs. Cummings Rx combines stuffed fabric hearts and tied fabric strips to make this scrappy Valentine’s garland, and she shares a tutorial showing how she made it. This would make a cute decoration for your mantel! Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Make cropped footless tights from outgrown tights
Christine from From an Igloo shows an easy fix for a pair of girls’ tights that have grown too short. She cut the feet off of them and turned them into cropped, footless tights. This is such an awesome idea! … Read More...
Tutorial: Frayed heart Valentine’s shirt
Jen from iCandy Handmade shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this cute cute frayed heart t-shirt for Valentine’s day. Love! Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Layered fringed fleece winter scarf
Erin from In Between Laundry guest blogs at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how to make a fringed fleece winter scarf. Not only is the scarf super cute, but it’s made from fleece so it’s also easy to sew. … Read More...
Tutorial: Spice It Up apron from Pat Bravo
Pat Bravo shares a free downloadable tutorial for making her Spice It Up apron. The gathered bib and flower embellishment are sooo pretty! Get the project sheet.
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Tutorial: Heart-shaped hot pad, and two ways to apply bias tape
Dana from MADE shares a two-in-one tutorial for making a heart-shaped hot pad and applying bias tape around the edges. She gives two methods for applying the bias tape – the do-it-the-right-way method, and her cheating method. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Free pattern: Vintage-inspired little purse
Judi Ketteler, author of Sew Retro, shares a bonus project over her on her blog. She’s got a free pattern and tutorial for making a sweet vintage-inspired purse. The design was inspired by little purses that often appear … Read More...
Cool idea: Valentine’s shirt with dimensional flower heart
Nikki from Lilybug Designs shows off the super cute Valentine’s shirt she made for her daughter. She stitched down a bunch of flower shapes (cut from knit fabric) into the shape of a big heart. What a cool idea! Read … Read More...
Tutorial: Very Vera Crayon Roll
Angel from A Day in the Life of the Hooks shows how to make her Very Vera Crayon Roll, named so because the prequilted fabric she used is reminiscent of Vera Bradley’s very awesome fabric prints. The whole thing folds … Read More...
Read all about it: Common sizes for vintage patterns
Vintage patterns are sized considerably smaller than modern sewing patterns. And while most printed patterns, both vintage and modern, come with a measurement chart showing which size you should use based on your measurements, there are certainly times when that … Read More...
Free pattern: Macho Men fabric coasters
Marigold from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! guest blogs at luvinthemommyhood with a free pattern and tutorial for making her super awesome Macho Man Coasters. The set of fabric coasters features a quartet of manly men with beards and mustaches, muttonchops and … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycle an old sweater into an infinity scarf
Erin from The Runcible Spoon shows how to upcycle an old sweater into a new infinity scarf. This is a great fix for a sweater that has holes, or perhaps is made of great colors but has an unflattering or … Read More...
Tutorial: Tiered t-shirt dress
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make a tiered t-shirt dress for toddler girls. She got the knit for the tiers from 4 adult sized t-shirts; the bodice is from a toddler-sized t-shirt. Her palette is a gradation of … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt Starbucks coffee playset
Jessica from Sew Homegrown shares a tutorial on her blog for making a felt Starbucks coffee playset. She shows how to make a felt travel coffee cup and mini-doughnuts. Now your kids can pretend to be just like you, getting … Read More...