Lindsay from The Cottage Home shows how you can make this sweet apron for your little girl. Gathered fabric flowers are fun extra details that give it a girly feel. Go to the tutorial.
Tutorial: Maternity pencil skirt
Who says you have to spend your entire maternity time wearing dowdy clothes? Sherrie from Domesticday created a maternity version of a pencil skirt that is anything but dowdy, and shares a tutorial telling how she did it. Get the … Read More...
Tutorial: Potato bag for microwaving baked potatoes
I’ve recently found out that the secret to perfect baked potatoes in the microwave is to put them in a bag while you cook them.
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity has created a tutorial for making a fabric bag for … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Sew an ottoman cushion
The Home Ec Teacher’s Daughter from Poodles and Belle shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to create your own cushion to top an ottoman. The base of her ottoman is an old card catalog cabinet, which is both … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY fitted cover for your art table
Jo from Just Jo created this fitted table cover to protect her father’s table while he works on his paintings. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. If you’d like a fitted cover for your own project able, … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Yoga top from scraps
Su from Vively Online took scraps from previous sewing projects and turned them into this cool patchwork yoga top. Read more about her project on her blog.
Tutorial: Sew a kid’s superhero cape that’s also an apron
Emily from The Rubber Punkin shares a tutorial for making a play cape that does double duty as an apron. Make one for your child, and they’ll be transformed into superheroes – running through the house and saving the day … Read More...
Giveaway: Buster Baby Bib PDF pattern
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity is celebrating the release of her new Buster Baby Bib PDF pattern with a giveaway. This pattern was written with beginning sewists in mind. 60 color photos step you through the process. Skills you’ll learn … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted coffee cup cozy
Heather from Simply Feather shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a quilted coffee cup cozy. Like their cardboard counterparts, these fabric cozies keep a warm cup of coffee from burning your hands. Unlike their cardboard counterparts, these fabric … Read More...
A pair of “Pass It On” contests from Janome
Janome has announced a pair of contests related to teaching others to sew.
For Contest #1 (Pass It On!), you submit a story about learning to sew or teaching someone to sew. 1st prize is a DC4030 sewing machine
, … Read More...
Tutorial: Neck cowl and leg warmers from an old sweater
Megan Nielsen from MeganNielsen.com shows how to turn an old sweater into a neck cowl and matching leg warmers. This quick refashioning project can be completed in 10 minutes! Go to the tutorial.
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Free pattern: Oilcloth apron and rain bonnet
Hannah from Made With Love by Hannah and Knick Knacks and Ric Rac shares a free pattern and tutorial for an oilcloth apron that doubles as a rain bonnet. It’s a twofer! Go to the tutorial and free pattern.… Read More...
Tutorial: Restore a lampshade
Deana Tierney May from CraftStylish shows how to breathe new life into an old lampshade by creating a new fabric covering. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, lamp, shade, lampshade, cover, recover, restore[/tags]
Tutorial: Make a lined back pocket
Jennifer Sterns from J. Sterns Designs shows how to make a lined back pocket on your next jeans sewing project. A little flap of the lining fabric peeks out of the folded top. But don’t limit this to just jeans. … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: J. Crew-inspired ruffle neck henley from a hooded henley
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shares a tutorial on her blog for turning a henley hoodie into this J. Crew-inspired ruffled henley. The ruffle around the neckline gives it a softer, more feminine feel. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Mix-n-match heart napkin rings for Valentine’s Day
Make a special Valentine’s dinner even more special with these heart-themed napkin rings. They’re easy to make and because all the pieces button together, you can mix and match to get the look you want. Stamp a fun message on … Read More...
Tutorial: 3-D hanging fabric hearts
Create a garland of 3-D hanging fabric hearts with this tutorial at The Mother Huddle. This project was inspired by a similar garland in Pottery Barn. It’s a quick sewing project that makes use of small pieces of fabric. … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a ruffle to a hoodie
The addition of a ruffle down the center zip takes this hoodie from drab to fab. Amy from The Idea Room shows you how. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, ruffle, hoodie, refashion[/tags]
Tutorial: Patchwork potholder
Head over to vlijtig for the how-to for making this patchwork potholder. Go to the tutorial.
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[tags]sewing, tutorial, potholder, patchwork[/tags]
Pot holders also known as Heat pads are perfect little weeknight projects. Perfect for scrap fabrics … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a pair of soft fabric baby shoes
Jaime from Prudent Baby shares a tutorial showing how to make these Robeez
-inspired baby shoes. She made hers out of denim from an old pair of jeans. The recycled denim is both a sturdy fabric and a soft fabric … Read More...