Nicole from The Felted Fox shares a free pattern for making her felt squirrel brooch. Look at these sweet squirrel faces! She designed the little squirrel pins to use up some of her scraps. Each one takes a piece of … Read More...
Tutorial: Catnip snake kitty toys
Sew4Home shows how to make a snake catnip toy for your kitties to play with. Made from bright, cute fabrics, they’re anything but scary. Especially with a bow tied around their necks. Catnip included with the stuffing will drive your … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage feed sack scrap spool necklaces
Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life turns her smallest vintage feed sack scraps into pretty spool pendants. These pieces are too small to use in a sewing project, but too pretty to throw away. She shares a tutorial showing … Read More...
Tutorial: Minky and flannel mini burp cloths
Heidi Kay from Muslin & Merlot shows how to make mini burp cloths out of Minky and flannel. Minky and flannel are both so soft for baby gifts! And the flannel is absorbent, too. At roughly 8″ x 8″, they … Read More...
Tutorial: Family Love heart pocket throw pillow
Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl guest blogs at Ginger Snap Crafts with a tutorial showing how to her Family Love heart pocket throw pillow. This is such a sweet project!! The large heart on the front of the pillow has … Read More...
Tutorial: Play Kitchen-in-a-Box
Rina from Oomanoot shows how to make a child’s Play Kitchen-in-a-Box that won’t take up too much space in your house or cost you a ton of money to buy. The pretend stove and oven is made from a fabric … Read More...
Tilly’s advice for sewing in shared spaces
Sewing has a way of taking over our space. Between the space needed to set up a sewing machine, store notions and patterns, and cut out pattern pieces, you can end up giving a large amount of your living space … Read More...
Tutorial: Blouse with mandarin collar and hexagon insets
Jessica from Running With Scissors shows how to make a hex color blocked and mandarin collar variation of her Simple Blouse Pattern. She shows how to replace the simple round neck with a mandarin collar, and she adds hexagon insets … Read More...
Tutorial: Use darts to make a shirt fit
Sometimes all a shirt needs to make it fit perfectly are a couple of well placed darts. Anna from Plan B shows how to add darts to a shirt so it fits your body. (The English translation of her post … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY long arm gloves to keep the cold out
My favorite winter gloves are always ones with long arms on them so the cold doesn’t creep in at my wrists. They’re not always easy to find in styles I like, though. The Selfish Seamstress shows an easy solution, adding … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather heart pockets
Teresa from Dandelion Drift shows how to add leather heart pockets to a garment. She added the heart-shaped pockets to some simple A-line dresses. They’d also be cute on skirts, or as back pockets on a pair of pants. Add … Read More...
Tutorial: Cuddle Floor Pillows
Veronica from sewVery shares a tutorial for making a Cuddle fabric floor pillow. The big boxy pillows are perfect for lounging on the floor for TV or playtime. She makes them in two parts: an inner pillow form and an … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy embroidered edge bed sheets
Stef from Girl. Inpsired. shares a neat idea for dressing up a plain set of sheets. She uses a decorative stitch on her sewing machine to add a contrast embroidered edge to the sheets and pillowcases. It’s a quick project … Read More...
Tutorial: Install an invisible zipper
An invisible zipper isn’t as hard as what you think to install, especially if you use a special invisible zipper foot. Ajaire from Call Ajaire shows how to do it in a step-by-step tutorial. The invisible zipper foot keeps her … Read More...
Tutorial: Remote control pocket pillow
Palak from Make It Handmade shows how to make a throw pillow with pockets to hold your remotes. On the front, it’s a pretty throw pillow for your sofa. On the back, there are several pockets to hold various remotes. … Read More...
Free pattern: Raglan sleeve tunic top for kids
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a free pattern for making a child’s raglan sleeve tunic top. I’m loving the sequin fabric she used! It’s sparkly and sporty at the same time. Her pattern comes in child … Read More...
Tutorial: Big Bow Zippered Wallet
Michael Ann from Michael Ann Made shows how to make her Big Bow Zippered Wallet. It’s just what the name suggests – a small zippered pouch embellished with a big fabric bow. It’s just big enough to hold a phone, … Read More...
Tutorial: Chain embellished blazer
Sylvia from Dare to DIY shows how she embellished the lapels of a blazer with rows of chain. The look is inspired by a Rachel Roy jacket she saw. The chain is all stitched down by hand, so you might … Read More...
Tutorial: Ribbon wrapped pattern weights
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make a set of ribbon wrapped pattern weights. Her post is part of the “What I wish had known when I started sewing…” series by Simple Simon and Co. I … Read More...
Tutorial: Quickest Toddler Play Dress
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a toddler’s play dress, quick and easy. In fact, she calls it The Quickest Play Dress You’ll Ever Make. She starts with an adult t-shirt and cuts it so … Read More...