Sew4Home shows how you can make this awesome hexagon pillow pieced from wedges of coordinating fabric and tufted in the center with a big button. The also show variations for making a round and square pillow in the same style. … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY hammock chair
You can DIY a canvas hammock chair like this one. Rachel at A Beautiful Mess will show you how. The chair itself is easily made from heavy canvas fabric, and it hangs from rope and hardware that is easily found … Read More...
Tutorial: All Star Travel Pouch
Vanessa from Tried and True shows how to make her All Star Father’s Day Travel Pouch. The zippered pouch is made from vinyl, with a reverse appliqued high top sneaker. My inner 90s grunge girl is totally geeking out on … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy DIY party dress
Mark Montano shows how you can make this fabulous party dress. With all the prettiness of the lace skirt and embellished neckline, it looks like it would take a lot of fuss to make. But actually it’s a fairly simple … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple leather wallet
Caitlin from Merry Thought shows how you can make this simple leather wallet. It would make a great Father’s Day gift! It has just two pockets – one to hold credit cards and ID, and one to hold some folded … Read More...
Tutorial: Trio of throw pillows, including a book pillow with eyeglass pocket
Nancy Zieman shows how she created this trio of pillows, each with its own personality. Her tutorial starts with the basics of making pillows and then tells how to make the variations you see here. One is a plain pillow … Read More...
Free pattern: Secret pocket travel hanger cover
This coat hanger cover looks pretty but it’s also a secret pocket to hold important items when traveling. Anna from Plan B shares a free pattern for making one. A zipper across the bottom creates a pouch where you can … Read More...
Tutorial: Inexpensive and tangle-free thread storage
Most thread spools include some sort of notch or slit in the spool to keep the thread ends from unwinding all over the place, but not so for the bobbins. There’s nothing on those little spools that will keep your … Read More...
Tutorial: Golf score card wallet for Father’s Day
If dad is a golfing type, you can make him this fabric score card wallet for Father’s Day. Stephanie from Swoodson Says shares a tutorial showing how to make it. Elastic straps inside the simple wallet will hold score cards, … Read More...
Tutorial: Make felt backed flannel board dolls from a panel print
Panel prints are so cute to look at but they can be difficult to work into a sewing project. Becky from Patchwork Posse shares another fun use for them. She shows how you can use a panel print, or other … Read More...
Free pattern: First Birthday Dress
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a free pattern for making her First Birthday Dress. She designed the dress as a special present for a friend’s daughter’s first birthday. It’s a simple A-line dress from knit fabric, with a deep … Read More...
Tutorial: Continous bias binding, the fast way to make long bias strips
It’s no secret that I love me some bias tape, especially homemade bias tape with cute prints on the fabric. But what I don’t love so much is piecing all thoe strips together. Nicole from Liola Designs shows how to … Read More...
Tutorial: 3 ways to gather fabric with elastic
Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College shows several ways you can gather fabric with elastic. Their post shows how to gather using elastic in a casing, elastic thread shirring, and stitching the elastic directly to the fabric. Go to Cutting … Read More...
Tutorial: How to add inset side pockets to any pattern
Pockets are must for me in my pants and skirts. If they’re not there, the garment just feels… incomplete. If your sewing pattern doesn’t include pockets, you can always add them in. RaeAnna from blog Sewing Mama RaeAnna shares a … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY double welt piping
Dena from Hearts and Sharts shows how you can make your own double welt piping. Unlike regular piping, double welt piping has two lines of cord running through it. After she shows how to make the double welt piping, she … Read More...
Tutorial: Citrus Wedge Coin Purse
Delia at Delia Creates shows how you can make her Citrus Wedge Coin Purse. This summery retro style reminds me of the coin purses I had when I was a kid in the 70s and early 80s. It’s made from … Read More...
Tutorial: Textured leather wave throw pillow
Strips of leather create the textured wave design on the front of this throw pillow. Laura at A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how you can make one for your home. Alternating the direction that the strips are sewn … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a new doll stroller seat
Doll stroller seats tend to wear out long before the actual doll stroller does. Rather than tossing it, you can make a new seat. Pam from Threading My Way shows how you can make a new seat for a doll … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric composition book cover
Kathy shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs Cutting Corners College showing how to make a composition book cover. It’s a removable cover, so when your journal is full you can slide it out and replace it with a fresh … Read More...
Tutorial: Cell phone charging station or stroller pocket
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how you can make a fabric charging station for your cell phone. She says it also works as a cell phone pocket to hang from a stroller handle. The fabric pocket holds your phone, and … Read More...