Celebrate changing seasons or mark special days for your family with a pretty bunting. Jess from Rory Jessica Sadie shows how to make one. Add letters to spell out a special message. I love the pretty fall colors in the one she…
Project: Photo Pocket Book

image by Michelle Wooderson
Giveaway: Free felt food or softie pattern from GulfCoastCottagePDF
If you love sewing felt food and softies, then you’ll love Jen’s patterns at GulfCoastCottagePDF. (I know I do!) Her shop features a robust line of felt food playsets like tea sets, barbeque sets, and baking sets. She also has…
Tutorial: Creat a cowl neck
Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make a cowl neck. This dramatic neckline is actually fairly easy to achieve, so try adding one to the next shirt project. Find out how at Happy Together.
[photo from Happy Together]
Tutorial: Girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt
Head over to Brown Paper Packages to find out how to make a girl’s Twirly Whirly dress from a woman’s tiered skirt. Because you start with a tiered skirt, the bulk of the sewing is already done for you. Sew one…
Tutorial: Patchwork reusable gift bag
Chimera Threads shares a PDF tutorial for making this patchwork drawstring bag that is perfect as a reusable gift bag. This is a great scrap project! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Chimera Threads]
[via Craftig]
Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, patchwork, drawstring, gift, bag
…Tutorial: Hanging glasses caddy
Cora from A Crafty Moment shows how to make this hanging glasses caddy. A strip of twill tape zig zags across the fabric panel to allow multiple places to hang a pair of glasses. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from A Crafty…
Lookie what she made: Coffee sack dress!
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo took the saying, “She’d look good in a potato sack” to heart and made this sack dress for her little girl. Of course, burlap is a bit rough on little girl skin, so she replaced the…
Tutorial: Cupcake applique with ruffles for icing
Grace Violet shows how to make a pretty little cupcake applique that much prettier – with ruffles! The top of the cupcake is actually made up of long strips of ruffled jersey knit. Read how to to do it at Grace…
Tutorial: Ironing board cover
Ironing board covers take a lot of abuse. If you’ve used your ironing board for a while, it’s probably faded in some places and discolored in others. Deanna from Just Deanna shows how to make a new ironing board cover, quick…
Tutorial: Boxed tote bag
Kerri from Kerri Made shares a 2-part tutorial for making this boxed tote bag. The simple lines make this a striking tote. Link to tutorial part 1. Link to tutorial part 2.
[photo from Kerri Made]
[via Picking Up Threads]
Tutorial: Kid’s bicycle handlebar cover
Tutorial: Sticker patch tote bag
Instructables user CrLz made this felt tote bag for her daughter, who loves decorating with stickers. The “stickers” on the bag are actually embroidery patches backed with Velcro. She can decorate and redecorate to her little heart’s content.
You can find a tutorial…
Tutorial: Reusable Swiffer Wet Jet pad
Krista from Look Ma No Patterns shows how you can love your Swiffer Wet Jet without feeling guilty about the impact on our environment. (And on your pocketbook – those pads are expensive!). She shows how to make a fabric pad for…
Tutorial: Maternity pants
Tutorial: Pieced pillow with gathered center stripe
Kathy from Pink Chalk Studio shows how to make this stunning throw pillow. I love the texture in the gathered center panel! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Pink Chalk Studio]
Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, pattern, pieced, throw, pillow gathered, ruched
…Repro Depot vintage-inspired textile designs for papercrafting
Repro Depot is an established go-to for vintage and vintage-inspired prints. Even when I’m not in the mood to buy, I find myself browsing their listings just to see the yummy vintage prints.
Now, Repro Depot has created two collections of printable vintage-inspired textile…
Sneak peek: Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake
The Fabric Shopper gives us a sneak peek of Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake, which should be hitting the stores in October. This is a playful line with birds and vines in warm autumn hues of brown, turqouise, and orange. …
Tutorial: Aligning your pattern pieces with the grain
If your skirt doesn’t seem to hang properly, there’s a good chance that your pattern wasn’t properly aligned with the grain of the fabric when you cut the panels. Rian of Presser Foot tells how she aligns her pattern pieces with…
Can you spot the differences in Threads Magazine covers?
My daughter loves playing “Spot the Difference” games. You know, the ones where two very similar pictures appear side by side and you have to spot the differences between them.
Threads Magazine created their own “Spot the Difference” game using some of their…