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...
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...
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...
Tutorial: Easy way to store slightly used sewing machine needles
Confession time: I sew almost everything on a universal needle. And the reason is that all those needles look the same to me, so once I switch out one needle for the other, I’m left wondering where to put the … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather tissue pouch
Delia from Delia Creates shows how you can make this simple leather (or faux leather) tissue pouch. It’ll hold a travel pack of tissues, and look quite stylish doing it. The edges of the leather don’t need to be finished, … Read More...
Tutorial: Color Me pillowcase
Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shows how you can make a color-me pillowcase that little kids will LOVE. It’s made with her new Color Me fabric line for Michael Miller fabrics, which is like the most fabulous coloring … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweatshirt Market Tote
Portia from Makery shows how you can make a sturdy market tote out of a sweatshirt. It takes just a few cuts and a few seams to make one. The sweatshirt material is a heavier weight fabric, and the way … Read More...
Types of interfacing and how to choose the right one for your project
As sewists, we put a lot of thought into choosing the right fabrics for our projects. The right weight, the right color, the right prints. It’s just as important to choose the right interfacing for your project. Though it never … Read More...
Tutorial: Adjustable strap bow tie
Michelle from The Ribbon Retreat shares a tutorial showing how to make and adjustable strap bow tie. The bow tie and the neck strap is easily made from a wide ribbon. You could also make one from fabric. She shows … Read More...
Tutorial: Rice-filled foot warmer
There’s just no getting my feet warm in the winter. I wear socks or slippers all the time. Sitting on the couch under a quilt, I find myself trying to tuck the quilt under my feet so absolutely no cold … Read More...