Chica and Jo continue their Sewing 101 blog series with a video showing the essential notions you’ll need as you sew your first sewing projects. If you’re wanting to learn to sew, this is a great video for you! See … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Tooth fairy envelope
Losing a tooth is such a big event for a child, so give them a special spot to leave their teeth for the tooth fairy. Bethany from The Paper Pony shows how to make an adorable tooth fairy envelope. I … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric luggage tags
Skip to my Lou shows how you can make your own custom fabric luggage tags. Make one from a bright, bold print and you’ll easily be able to recognize your suitcase as it comes around on the baggage claim carousel. … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric wreath
If your front door is feeling a little naked after you’ve taken down the Halloween decorations, perhaps a little fabric wreath would dress it up nice. Rachel from p.s. I quilt posts a tutorial on Moda Bake Shop showing how … Read More...
Tutorial: Rescue hole-y girl’s jeans by turning them into bellbottoms
Punkn’s shows a cool way to extend the life of a pair of jeans that have holes in the knees. She cuts them off at the knees and adds these fabulous bellbottoms. Find out how she did it on her … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas-themed throw pillows
Creative Little Daisy shares a tutorial for making this trio of Christmas-themed throw pillows. What a fun way to spruce up your couch for the holidays! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Fabric scrap stickers
Mairuru shows one thing that she does with her fabric scraps. She turns them into little fabric stickers to use as tape when packaging one of her yummy handsewn gifts. Read how she does it at her blog.
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Tutorial: Milkmaid skirt for little girls
Adrianna from Crafterhours tells how you can make this Milkmaid skirt for little girls. She was inspired by a similar skirt she bought for herself. Because she gives the directions for drafting the pattern based on a child’s measurements, you … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple baby bibs
These baby bibs by Hope from Going Sew Crazy are beautiful in their simplicity. She shares a free pattern and tutorial for making them. Make them out of one piece of fabric (as shown) or get creative with some scrap … Read More...
Tutorial: Man’s sweatshirt refashion
Jessica from Happy Together shows how to refashion a man’s hoodie into a sweatshirt with this cool neckline detail. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Yoga mat tote
Sew4Home shows how to make a yoga mat tote. Now you can carry your mat to and from yoga class in a bag made out of your favorite fabrics. Go to the tutorial.
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Gotta get: Sunray Pleated Clutch PDF pattern
This Sunray Pleated Clutch by Constructivism features an intriguing folded fabric exterior. The pleated sunray detail makes your solid fabrics the star, though I think it would also look pretty awesome out of a stripe. You can get the PDF … Read More...
Tutorial: Shorten a sleeve while maintaining original hem
Christine from Christine Sews explains how she shortened the sleeves on this delicate shirt. The sleeve from lighteight sheer fabric had sequins and embroidered trim just above the hem, which she wanted to maintain. See how she shortened the sleeve… Read More...
Tutorial: 5 yards of bias tape from 1 fat quarter
Did you know that you can get 5 yards of bias tape out of one fat quarter? That makes my printed bias tape lovin’ self very happy to know! Stop Staring and Start Sewing shows how to do it. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s pants from adult shirt sleeves
Blueprints shows how to repurpose the sleeves of an adult button-down shirt into legs for a child’s pair of pants. The wrist cuffs of the shirt become cool cuffs at the ankles of the pants. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Custom window valances
Shelley Detton shows how to make a custom valance on her blog, 7 Layer Studio. She gives directions for several variations so you can get just the look you want. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sew a new cover for a kid’s saucer chair
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can create a new seat cover for a child’s saucer chair. The photo pictured to the left is the saucer chair she picked up used for $1. Go to her … Read More...
Free pattern: Where the Wild Things Are Christmas stocking
Santa visits all kids, even the wild ones. If you’ve got a little wild thing at your house who is expecting a visit from Santa this year (or maybe even an older wild thing), you need this Where the Wild … Read More...
Tutorial: Adding leg snaps to baby pants
Just because a pair of baby pants doesn’t have snaps
on the inside leg seam doesn’t mean they have to stay that way. You can add them in with a little handsewing. Arwen O’Reilly Griffith shares a tutorial on Craftzine… Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas stocking with embroidered name
Anne from Noodlehead shows how to make this Christmas stocking. She includes directions for adding a machine embroidered (satin stitch) name to the top. After all, you don’t want someone else claiming your stocking stuffers as their own, do you? … Read More...