Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land recently shared photos of a retro-inspired turban she made for her baby girl. Now she’s back with a tutorial showing how she did it. It’s quick to make and oh, so cute. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace overlay top
Hannah from Blackberry Grove shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this awesome top with a lace overlay. The under layer is made from a repurposed black tank, but you could also use knit yardage for this. … Read More...
Tutorial: Pintucked summer top
Jenilyn from Grits & Giggles shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made this summer top with pintuck detailing at the neck. The design is inspired by a similar top from J. Crew, but her version uses stretch … Read More...
Tutorial: Custom printed labels for your sewing projects
A handmade garment or purse (or other project) is something to be proud of, and a custom label lets everyone know who made it. Shelley from Shelley Made used Spoonflower to create a set of custom printed labels she can … Read More...
Tutorial: Installing a lapped zipper
Lavender from ThreadSquare shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to create a lapped zipper. Ohhh, I am so loving this tutorial! This has always seemed so complicated, but her instructions and photos make it seem so doable now! … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Bow Bag zippered purse
I am loving this Bow Bag by By Night! The square bag has a large bow set diagonally across the front. It’s zippered across the top and has a long adjustable strap. She shares a tutorial on her blog showing … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy Peasy Shirt
Christie from A Lemon Squeezy Home guest blogs in the Sewing for Me! series at Sewing In No Man’s Land with a tutorial showing how to make her Easy Peasy Shirt. This style of shirt is very popular right now, … Read More...
Cool idea: Unconventional bobbin storage
Jennifer Ofenstein from Sew Hooked shares a photo on her blog of what she uses to organize her bobbins. I won’t share the photo here because I don’t want to spoil the surprise, so you’ll have to go check it … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated Boxes Pillow, plus a giveaway
Craft Buds is finishing up a sew-along for their Pleated Boxes Pillow. You can download and create the pillow on your own schedule, but if you finish it up by March 23, you can enter their giveaway. (Their estimated project … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawstring seed bag for a gardener
Holly from Holloughby has a mother who loves to garden, so she made this lovely little drawstring seed bag to give to her on Mother’s Day. Her mom’s seed packets will fit inside the little bag that she has decorated … Read More...
Video tutorial: Adjust a pattern to accommodate broader shoulders
Emily Tao is a professional pattern cutter, and she shares some of her drafting expertise in a series of video tutorials. After viewing just one of the videos, I am totally hooked! Watch her video on how to add width … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a frog closure
Katy from No Big Dill shows how to make a frog closure. You can often find them on the notions wall at the fabric store, but making them yourself means you get the color and size you want. Her version … Read More...
Tutorial: Setting eyelets into fabric
Michelle from Keyka Lou patterns shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to set an eyelet into a piece of fabric. The little metal holes can be used decoratively, or put to more practical use as a way to … Read More...
Tutorial: Plenty O’ Luck Shamrock Shirt
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make her Plenty O’ Luck Shamrock shirt. The dimensional four-leaf clover applique is actually made up of tons of tiny little four-leave clover shapes. What a cute idea!! Get the tute.… Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric baskets
Leslie from Leslie’s Art and Sew made these two beautiful fabric baskets – one to give to a swap partner, and one to keep for herself. She used Pink Penguin’s tutorial showing how to make the basic basket, though in … Read More...
Giveaway: 100% wool felt pieces from Felt on the Fly
Sarah from Dolls and Daydreams has some wool felt from Felt on the Fly to give away to one of her readers. This is 100% wool, and she’s giving away 5 6×8 pieces. You can use the felt to make … Read More...
Tutorial: Replace shoe laces with colorful buttons and elastic
This isn’t necessarily a sewing project, but it’s super cute so I just had to share. Besides, it does use your sewing notions. Chica and Jo show how to replace traditional laces on a pair of canvas shoes with colorful … Read More...
Tutorial: French seams, ooh la la!
French Seams. Sounds fancy, doesn’t it? It’s actually a seam finish that encases your raw edges so there aren’t any fraying threads on the inside of your project. Prudent Baby has the how-to. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Ruffled flip flops
Head over to The Mother Huddle to find out how you can make these awesome ruffled flip flops. You start with a plain pair of discount flip flips, and then take them apart and rebuild them into something far cuter. … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible placemat with bound edges
The folks at Sew4Home show us how to make a reversible fabric placemat with bound edges. Whatever your dining decor – cute, classy, casual, dressy – you can use this tutorial to make a set of placemats to suit. Get … Read More...