Susan from Freshly Picked shares a cool idea for giving a plain button-down shirt a dressier look. She adds gold ribbon trim to the button plackets or sleeve pickups for just the right dash of shiny. I love this idea!! … Read More...
Tutorial: Fray-free unhemmed ruffle trim
Creating ruffle trim is actually really easy, but it can be time consuming if you have to finish the edges of the looong strips of fabric that it requires. Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to create ruffle trim … Read More...
Giveaway: Craft bag with oodles of pockets
Pockets are key to carrying your supplies in a crafting tote. With every tool having a happy home in a different pocket, there’s no digging around at the bottom looking for the item you need. Mommy’s Craft Misadventures is giving … Read More...
Tutorial: Girls Rosette Shrug
Megan from Brassy Apple guest blogs over at U Create with a tutorial showing how to refashion a plain tee into this pretty girl’s shrug. Keep it plain, or embellish it like she did with fabric rosettes made from the … Read More...
Tutorial: Bound buttonholes
Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing demystifies the bound buttonhole. The bound buttonhole is definitely more difficult than the typical machine-stitched ones, but they’re worth the effort. She shows how to make one with easy to understand, step-by-step … Read More...
Tutorial: Flip Side Pillow
Jennifer Casa from JCasa Handmade shares a tutorial on Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Flip Side Pillow. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew, Mama, Sew! blog]
Tutorial: Scrappy fabric pumpkins
Virginia from ginia18 and Gingercake shows how to make these scrappy fabric pumpkins. I love the mix of prints! They don’t take much of any one fabric print, so they’re easily made from your scrap bin. These would make such … Read More...
Tutorial: Slipcover a child’s foam chair
HoneyScrap had a child’s foam chair (or should I say her daughter had a foam chair) that was starting to show wear. Instead of replacing it, she created a new cover. It took just a yard of inexpensive fleece, making … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Team spirit Cheer Ribbon Hair Bows
Sew4Home shows how to make cheerleader ribbon Pony-Os. Make them in your school colors for an almost-instant splash of team spirit. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
Tutorial: Little Cheerleader Uniform
Tutorial: DIY adjustable elastic waistband for kids’ pants
My daughter has always been tall and thin. If it weren’t for adjustable waist pants, we’d never find jeans that fit her properly. Of course, not all pants come from the store with adjustable elastic waistbands. Tricia from Leafy Treetop … Read More...
Video tutorial: Three-thread rolled serged edge
Head over to the Threads website for a video tutorial showing how to make a three-thread rolled edge finish on your serger. A rolled-edge is a quick and easy way to finish of the edges of fabrics. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Witchy shoe bunting
Becca from Little Polka Dot and Nap Time Journal shows how to make this Halloween bunting with funky witchy shoes. The curly witch shoes and bright “socks” are such a fun look!! Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: City Backpack
Corinne from Simple Things and Heart of Mary shows how to make her City Backpack. This is such a nicely designed backpack! It has all the details of a store-bought backpack (topstitching, grab handle, adjustable straps, etc.) but in a … Read More...
Tutorial: Baby dress and ruffled diaper cover from a onesie
Jessica from Handy Pants shows how she made this ruffled diaper cover out of the bottom half of a onesie. This is a great idea for a onesie that has grown too short. By splitting in the middle and adding … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make a new fall tote out of an old sweater
Nicole from Nicole Barr & Coand Create & Delegate guest blogs over at A Lemon Squeezy Home with a tutorial for make a new purse for fall out of an old sweater. I love the look of the sweater … Read More...
Tutorial: Halloween tutu dress
Jodi from Paintchips and Cupcakes show how she made this uber-cute tutu dress for Halloween. LOVE that girly skull and gathered tulle skirt! Get the how-to.
[photo from Paintchips and Cupcakes]
Tutorial: Little girl’s capelet from a man’s suit jacket
Beth from Lemon Cadet and Project: Project shows how to create a little girl’s capelet from a man’s suit jacket. This is SO cute!! The pockets and buttons from the jacket are perfect for the capelet! Her project is based … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Booster Seat Makeover
Sachiko from Tea Rose Companyand Tea Rose Home shows how she created a new seat cover for her child’s booster seat. I never knew that a booster seat could look so… PRETTY!! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Scrunchy coiled fabric flowers
Amy from Positively Splendid guest blogs over Infarrantly Creative with a tutorial showing how to make scrunchy coiled fabric flowers. She used hers to make a pretty bracelet, but you could also use them for headband embellishments, brooches, etc. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt playmat for toy dinosaurs
Amy from Serving Pink Lemonade guest blogs over at Twelve Crafts Till Christmas with a tutorial showing how to make this felt playmat for toy dinosaurs. This is so cool! She shares a template for the shapes she cut to … Read More...