Chris of Pickup Some Creativity created these sweet ornaments–she calls them charms–for Valentine’s Day. I think they would work any time of year as a little treat for someone, a gift tie-on, or even a Christmas tree ornament. Chris … Read More...
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Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Wrapped fabric flowers with button centers
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her wrapped fabric flowers with button centers. They’re made from a strip of gathered fabric, with thread wrapped around sections of it to create … Read More...
How to make a recycled shag rug dog bed
Sometimes the photography of a recycled project is just as fun as the project. This was my favorite photo over at the blog Sew Doggy Style where Erika featured her tutorial on how to sew a doggy bed from a … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: “Love Where You Live” Christmas Ornament
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her “Love Where You Live” Christmas ornment. I love this idea!!! The colorful state silhouette and handstitched outline are so cute!! You could make one … Read More...
Tutorial: Love Where You Live Ornament
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares how she made these adorable ornaments as part of Gwenny Penny’s Haul Out the Holly event. What a perfect gift for someone far from home this holiday season. Go HERE or HERE to get … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Ruffled Christmas Pillow Cover
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a throw pillow cover with rows and rows of ruffles. She made each ruffle from a different fabric in a Christmas color scheme for a … Read More...
Tutorial: Print your own fabric to make custom patches
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity wanted to add some patches to her kids’ Harry Potter Halloween costumes. It would have been nearly impossible to find them in a store to buy, so she made her own using her inkjet printer. … Read More...
Tutorial: Two methods for mending jeans
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shows two ways that you can mend a hole in a pair of jeans. One method uses a patch underneath, and the other uses a decorative patch on the top. The tutorial is part of … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Fabric loop closures, plus variations
Michele from Michele Made Me guest blogs in the Sewing 101 series at Pickup Some Creativity with a tutorial all about making and using fabric loop closures. Her tutorial includes variations: fabric loops with buttons, fabric loops with ties, stretchy … Read More...
Joyful Pillows felt appliqué instructions
Pickup some inexpensive pillows for the holidays or update ones you already own and make some felt appliqué letters to spell out the word ‘JOY” or any word that you would like. You can use colors you like and just … Read More...
How to make a recycled egg carton witch decoration for Halloween
It’s so good when we can get our kids in on the crafting fun and today’s wonderful recycled witch project has done just that for the son of blogger Chris. See her cute tutorial along with templates that she posted … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Fairy wand for dress-up or Halloween costumes
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity guest blogs in the Handmade Dress-Up series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a fairy wand. This would be a fun part of a little girl’s dress-up wardrobe, but … Read More...
How To Make Dog Crate Bed
A crate bed for Daily the dog, made with love. I love how it’s on rollers! Check out Daisy’s Crate Bed at Home Frosting.
Looking for more things to hand-make and DIY for your dog? Check out some of our … Read More...
Tutorial: Stuffing a softie or pillow
When you make a pillow or softie, you’re not just sewing. Once you create the shell, you stuff it to make a soft and fluffy. And just like any technique in sewing, there are some tricks to getting it to … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: The Parlor Skirt for little girls
Natalie from Clark & Lily shows how to make her Parlor Skirt for little girls. It’s accented with a large bow at the waist and a couple of gathered pickups on the skirt. It’s sooo girly and sooo fabulous! Get … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Guide to gathering fabric
Amanda from The Modern Marigold guest blogs in the Sewing 101 series at Pickup Some Creativity with a tutorial all about gathering fabric. If you’re new to sewing and have been wondering how to make ruffles, be sure to check … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Little girl’s summer nightgown from a vintage pillowcase
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a free pattern and tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a child’s summer nightgown from a vintage pillowcase. The pretty little nightgown has short sleeves and a criss-over bodice. And the pretty detail … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Making a ruffle
Jenny from The Southern Institute guest blogs in the Sewing 101 series at Pickup Some Creativity with a post all about making ruffles. If you’re a beginning sewer and have been wondering how to gather fabric for skirts or ruffle … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: DIY Fleece dog bed
Erin from Dog Under My Desk shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a dog bed out of fleece. She gives the dimensions to make one that with a 26″ diameter, but she also explains her math … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Use a twin needle for a stretchy straight stitch
Katy from No Big Dill guest blogs in the Sewing 101 series at Pickup Some Creativity with a tutorial showing how to use a double needle. If you haven’t used a double needle before, it’ll totally blow your mind. There … Read More...