Jessica from Mama in a Stitch shows how you can make these burlap and faux leather coasters. The faux leather is a waterproof, wipe clean surface to put under your drinking glass. And the burlap for the lower layer creates … Read More...
Tutorial: St. Patrick’s Day shamrock pillow
DIY Crush shows how you can make a simple St. Patrick’s Day throw pillow with a 3D shamrock embellishment. The shamrock is easily made from felt. You can make it as big or as small as you like. The pillow … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew boho curtains from a scarf
Mark Montano shows how you can make turn a large scarf, plus a little fabric yardage, into a pair of gorgeous boho curtains. If your scarf has fringe, it’ll be even more fabulous. You can make it a no-sew project … Read More...
Tutorial: Fringe shoulder sweater
Daniela from Curly Made shows how you can use a bit of fringe and decorative ribbon to update a plain sweater. She creates little fringed embellishments for the shoulders. She shows how you can create your own fringe from crochet … Read More...
Tutorial: Giant book floor cushions
With these giant book floor cushions, you can literally snuggle up with a good book. Polly from Pieces by Polly designed them, and she shares a tutorial on her blog so you can make some too. I am loving these … Read More...
Tutorial: Bows & Ruffles Vanity Chair Cushion
Sew4Home shows how you can make their Bows & Ruffles Vanity Chair Cushion. It’s like a pretty pretty skirt for your chair. Long double ruffles hang from three sides of the cushion. In the back, it ties to the chair … Read More...
Freebie: Irish sewing blessing printable
Ren from The Inspired Wren shares a free printable you can frame and hang in your sewing room. It’s a sewists’ take on the traditional Irish blessing, saying “May your stash be ever plentiful, may your needle be forever sharp, … Read More...
Round-up: 40 nursing friendly sewing patterns and tutorials
Stephanie from Swoodson Says has collected up links to 40 nursing-friendly sewing patterns. Some are patterns for garments made specifically for nursing, while others are patterns that were not intended for nursing but would work for nursing mamas. Still others … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric buckets to organize your home
Jennifer at Ellison Lane shares a tutorial showing how you can make these fabric buckets. You can use them to organize just about any spot in your house – your desk, your sewing spot, your bathroom, a child’s room, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Sequin square sweatshirt
You can make this sequin square sweatshirt without sewing a stitch. Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to do it. You start with a plain sweatshirt and then use fabric glue to add … Read More...
Free pattern: Baby moccasins
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making the cutest little baby moccasins. The moccasins are a variation on the cloth sneaker pattern she shared last week. She basic shapes are similar, though the mocs are made … Read More...
Tutorial: Use masking tape to sew in a zipper
Agy from Green Issues uses masking tape to help sew in a zipper. The tape holds the zipper in place while she sews it down. She shares a tutorial showing how she does it. She shows the technique with hand … Read More...
Tutorial: Magnetic needle minders
These needle minders by Bev from Flamingo Toes are as adorable as they are practical. She shares a tutorial showing how to make them. The fabric covered buttons are magnetic so they’ll hold a needle (or a couple of straight … Read More...
Free pattern: Boys slim fit sweat pants
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making slim fit sweat pants for boys. The slim fit, and details like a faux fly and cargo pockets give them trendy styling. But they’re still comfortable … Read More...
Video tutorial: Line a bodice with no closure and no raw edges
Jenn from A Jennuine Life shows a cool trick for sewing a lined bodice with no raw edges and no closure. It’s one of those techniques that’s better seen actually being done rather than in still photos, so she shares … Read More...
Tutorial: Shamrock hair clip
Lauren from Molly and Mama shows how you can make this pretty shamrock hair clip for St. Patrick’s Day. The leaves of the felt shamrock are gathered and layered over a large fabric yo-yo, with a covered button in the … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY plastic coated pattern weights
Mary from Zips and Darts shows how she made her own coated pattern weights, using materials she found at the hardware store. She used large metal washer and Plasti-Dip to create a set of pattern weights that were heavy enough … Read More...
Tutorial: Serger cover
Your sewing machine may have a cover to protect it from the dust, but does your serger? Stephanie from Swoodson Says shares a tutorial for making a serger cover. Her dimensions will make a cover for a Brother 1034 serger, … Read More...
Can you relate to these sewing emotions?
Here’s a sewing-related Friday funny for you. Susan from Crafterhours shows the wide range of emotions we can feel while sewing, from triumph to frustration to horror at finding your sewing scissors (gasp!) used on paper. She nails them all … Read More...
Tutorial: Draft a simple dolman tee pattern
The relaxed fit of a dolman tee makes it an almost universal wardrobe favorite. Happily, it’s also an easy top to sew. You can even draft your own pattern with no difficulty. Justine from Sew Country Chick shares a tutorial … Read More...