These placemats have a strip of chalkboard cloth across the top where you can write special messages or assign seating. Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial showing how you can make them. They’re made from oilcloth and chalkboard fabric … Read More...
Free pattern: Boys hooded sweatshirt
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making a boys hooded sweatshirt. It’s perfect for fall weather, especially if you make it from a heavyweight knit. Her free pattern fits her 7 year old son. If you … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY Military Cardi
Alexia from Lexi Made shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make this military-inspired cardigan. The wide lapels and metal buttons take their cue from military uniforms. Bias trim finishes the front edges and emphasizes the lines … Read More...
Tutorial: Inexpensive DIY fabric pumpkins
Theresa from The Art of Moseying shows her cheap and easy method for making these fabric pumpkins. She got all the fabric she needed to make all of these pumpkins for just $12, which I think counts as cheap. And … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt fox notebook cover
School supplies are fun. Cute school supplies are even better. Katie from Punk Projects, and Indie Crafts editor here at Craft Gossip, shares a tutorial showing how you can make this felt fox notebook cover. The felt fox face is … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing machine mat with pockets and scissors loop
Tonya from The Crafty Mummy shares a tutorial for making a mat to sit underneath your sewing machine. Pockets hanging at the front will hold notions you like to keep close by when sewing. For me, that’s my seam ripper, … Read More...
Plan some Selfish Sewing time with this free printable
With as much sewing as you do for other people – for your kids, for your home, for birthday gifts, for teacher gifts – when was the last time you actually made something for yourself? Rachel from Imagine Gnats has … Read More...
Free pattern: Womens peasant top
Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shares a free pattern for a womens peasant top. It’s an easy style of top to make. You can give it short sleeves, elbow length sleeves, or long sleeves. Not one to … Read More...
Free pattern: Lizzy peplum jacket for little girls
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for her Lizzy peplum jacket for little girls. It’s a lightweight jacket made from a knit fabric. The short gathered peplum is a pretty finish for the waist. It’s sporty but … Read More...
Tutorial: Geometric stamped dinner napkins and invitations
Mark Montano shows how you can DIY a matching set of dinner party invitations and napkins stamped with a simple geometric design. Or, if dinner parties aren’t your thing he suggests giving a set of napkins as a gift. You … Read More...
Free pattern: The Gobbler pencil eating pencil pouch
The Gobbler loves to eat him some pencils, nom nom nom… Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World has a free pattern for making this crazy monster pencil pouch. The zipper is his mouth, which opens wide so he can gobble … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric wallet
Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shows how you can a simple fabric wallet like this one. It has just the pockets you need to hold checkbook or folded money, credit cards and ID, and pocket change and other small … Read More...
Free pattern: Unisex silk slippers
Sewn Up by TeresaDownUnder is offering a free pattern for making a pair of silk slippers. This would be a great project to use a silk scarf, perhaps one that is showing damage in isolated spots. The pattern is unisex. … Read More...
Tutorial: Resize a sewing pattern to make it bigger or smaller
Sometimes the perfect sewing pattern is perfect in every way – except the size. If the size you need is not included in the pattern, all is not lost. With a little know-how you can size that baby up or … Read More...
Tutorial: Turning & pressing narrow tubes of fabric
Turning a long narrow tube of fabric right side out can be a lesson in frustration. It doesn’t have to be. Sew4Home shares a tutorial showing how you can turn and press those narrow tubes like a pro. Instead of … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY cage bra top
Gina Michele shows how you can DIY a cage bra top like this one. Worn under an open back top, it looks like you’re wearing a cage bra but it’s actually all-in-one with a top. All you need to make … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a simple knit waistband
Probably the easiest way to make a waistband is the knit waistband. There’s no elastic, no zipper, no button required. All you need is a band of stretchy knit fabric. The soft stretch of the fabric makes this a comfortable … Read More...
Free pattern: Little Felt Fox
Bernadette from Daisies and Dresses shares a free pattern at The Sewing Rabbit for making her Little Felt Fox. He is so sweet all curled up and taking a nap! He’s hand stitched together from felt. You can take this … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy Ironing Board Cover
Ironing boards take a lot of heat. Over time, it’ll begin to show on your ironing board cover in the form of areas of browned fabric. It’s actually fairly easy to make a new cover for your ironing board, and … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY reversible head wrap
LaTonya from A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make a reversible head wrap. Making it reversible gives you two looks from one head wrap, and it’s also a fast way to finishing the long edges. You’ll need 62″ of … Read More...