Denise from DIY Crush shares a tutorial for making this fabulous Cuddle fabric and faux fur muff. Slide your hands inside to keep them warm when you’re out and about on a cold day. They’re easy to make, requiring only … Read More...
Tutorial: Sharpening pincushion bracelet
Here’s a quick gift you can make for a sewing friend. Or yourself. Angel from Fleece Fun guest blogs at SNAP! Creativity showing how you can make a pincushion bracelet embellished with sewing charms. The pincushion is stuffed with steel … Read More...
Free pattern: 18″ Doll nightgown, make one from a dollar store blanket
Joy from xoxo Grandma has a fantastic pattern for a nightgown that you can make for an American Girl or other 18″ dolls. The best part about this project is that you can use a fleece blanket from the dollar … Read More...
Tutorial: Dollhouse pillow with window pockets
This oversized house pillow is totally snuggle-able! Rubyelle from A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. I’m loving the bright colors and the painted details! The windows are actually large pockets. She made coordinating softies … Read More...
Tutorial: Dainty Handbag Tote
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shares a tutorial for her Dainty Handbag Tote. It’s a basic tote, but on a smaller scale to give it more handbag styling. A pretty bow is tied around one of the handles. It’s lined, … Read More...
Free pattern: Josephine Doll
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, shares a free pattern for her Josephine doll. She designed the cloth doll for an artist gift exchange she attended, but this sweet … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable fabric gift bag with a sheer pocket
Susan from Crafterhours shows how you can make a fabric gift sack – with a sheer pocket across the front to hold a gift tag. The fabric bag can be used year after year without showing wear. The pocket allows … Read More...
Free pattern: Little boys holiday vest
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making a little boys holiday vest. It can be worn casual (shown here), or dressed up for a more formal look. It has a couple of welt … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Faux leather circle skirt
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how you can make an awesome new circle skirt out of pleather (or faux leather, or vegan leather, or vinyl, whatevery ou prefer to call it). Her circle skirt has a drop waist, which … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern: Clothes for a Cabbage Patch doll
Chelsea from GYCT Designs shares some free patterns for making cloths for a Cabbage Patch doll. The soft fabric doll is a favorite of many, and with her free pattern you can make a whole wardrobe of clothes for it. … Read More...
Free pattern: Easy Christmas stocking with a wooden monogram
Lindsey from Sew Easy Being Green shares a free pattern for making a simple Christmas stocking. She designed it to be easy enough for a beginning sewist to make. The stocking is made from a quilting weight cotton, with a … Read More...
Tutorial: Personalized grocery bags for a child’s pretend play
Sherri Osborn from Hidden Treasure Crafts and Quilting, and also our Lesson Plans editor here at Craft Gossip, shows how you can make personalized play grocery bags for kids to play pretend store. They look just like a brown paper … Read More...
Free pattern: Color block knit skirt
Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for making this color block skirt. Its an easy to sew skirt that can go as dressy or as casual as you like, depending on fabric choice and how you wear … Read More...
Free pattern: Fleece leggings
These fleece leggings are cozy like pajama pants, but with a slimmer fit you can wear them out of the house. Kathleen from Grosgrain shares a free pattern for making some. Her free pattern comes one size, my guess is … Read More...
5 ways to find time to quilt series
This is a huge thing for many of us, finding time to quilt. For me, I find that if I keep my sewing machine out on my dining room table and ironing board nearby, I sew more. Many others take … Read More...
Free pattern: Little kid foxy pajamas
Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free pattern for making these adorable kids foxy pajamas for little kids. It has a button up pajama shirt with a hood, and a matching pair of pajama pants. If you have … Read More...
Free pattern: Bath robe for an 18″ doll
Jess from Gracious Threads is at Fleece Fun today with a free pattern for making a bathrobe to fit an 18″ doll. It’s made from fleece and trimmed out with bias tape. If your child has an American Girl or … Read More...
Free pattern: Christmas tree carried home on a car
Kiki from Kiki and Company guest blogs at U Create with a free pattern for making this applique of a Christmas tree being carried home on top of a VW bug. She put it on a tea towel, but it … Read More...
Tutorial: Lego Minifig Carrier
Jess from If Only They Would Nap shows how you can make a Lego minifig carrier. Inside the fabric case, strips of elastic hold Lego minifigures (or any other minifigures that have arms) in place. It all rolls up and … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY purse camera bag
Camera bags don’t have to look like camera bags. You can buy them that look more like a stylish purse, though they will set you bag a pretty penny. Ronja from Nur Noch shows how you can DIY a purse … Read More...