Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shares a tutorial over at Keeping It Simple showing how to make a simple jellyfish finger puppet. The body is made from felt, with ribbon streamers stitched to the bottom. They’re quick to make. In … Read More...
Tutorial: Alternative silk dying using Kool-Aid, food color, and Easter egg dye
Rachael Rabbit experimented with alternative dyes for some play silks (long, colorful silk scarves for children’s pretend play), including Easter egg dye, food coloring, and Kool-Aid. Because the play silks would be handled by her young daughter, she wanted the … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Men’s button up shirt
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making a man’s button up shirt. It’s a short sleeve shirt with a loose fit. Make it from a rayon for summer wear. The pattern will make … Read More...
Free pattern: Pete the Bear softie
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, shares a free pattern on her blog for making Pete the Bear. Isn’t he a cutie? The simple shape makes him easy to … Read More...
Tutorial: Bento lunch accessories
Dionnie from Blackcabbit made fabric accessories for her son’s pre-k bento lunch set. She made a drawstring pouch to hold his bento box, a smaller drawstring pouch to hold his toothbrush and cup, and also a matching placemat. She shares … Read More...
Tutorial: Cropped kimono jacket
Sheri Pavlovic from Awesomesauce and Asshattery, and author of Confessions of a Refashionista, shows how to make a cropped kimono jacket. She got the fabric for hers from half of a repurposed bedsheet. If you don’t have a pretty … Read More...
Tutorial: Personalized dinosaur hoodie
Head over to Small Fry & Co to find out how to add dinosaur spikes to the hood and back of a child’s hoodie. And then make it even more awesome by adding their name to the front as an … Read More...
Yarn Monogram Cupcake Toppers
Despite working for a craft site that shares all kinds of fabulous sewing and needlework projects… I’m terrible with a needle. But something on this scale I can handle. Find the how-tos to make yarn monogram cupcake toppers HERE at … Read More...
Tutorial: Increase width of a set-in sleeve pattern
Adding length or width to a bodice is fairly straightforward, but things get a little trickier when you need to add width to a set-in sleeve. Professor Pincushion shares a video showing how you can adjust a sleeve pattern to … Read More...
Tutorial: Coffee cozy armband iPod or pedometer holder
Summer from Dollar Store Crafts turned a dollar store coffee cozy into an armband holder for an iPod or pedometer. And she did it with just a couple of seams. How stinkin’ brilliant is that! Go to Dollar Store Crafts … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Simple jersey dress for a little girl
You can find a free pattern for a simple jersey dress for a toddler girl over at Prudent Baby.
The pattern will make a simple sleeveless bodice that you can use to make two versions of a loose-fit sundress – … Read More...
Button Cookies
These button cookies are as easy to make as cutting out holes in slice n’ bake cookies, but displayed at this sewing-themed party with the spools of thread labels, they are super cool button cookies. Make them HERE at One … Read More...
How to make a recycled egg carton sewing kit
As a fan of keeping things in little compartments this idea for making a sewing kit from an egg carton is just darling. Pop on over to the blog Pane, Amore e Ctreativita for the full tutorial on how to … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Ruched beach skirt from swimwear fabric
Gina Michele from Rock Mosaic shows how to make a ruched beach skirt out of swimwear fabric. The design is inspired by a similar skirt by Lanvin, though her DIY version comes with a much smaller pricetag. Go to her … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Origami Pillow
Check out the cool texture on this throw pillow created by Dear Emmeline! The design is absolutely stunning, with a combination of felt and fabric squares carefully folded and stitched into a grid and X pattern, giving the pillow a … Read More...
Tutorial: Doll-sized felt birthday party hats
My little girl loves her dolls. And she loves throwing parties for them. It seems that every day is some doll’s birthday. Maybe I should make up a set of felt doll-sized birthday party hats for them? Daydream Doll Boutique… Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Child’s recycled denim gardening apron
Larissa from Just Another Day In Paradise shows how you can a child’s gardening apron out of an old pair of jeans. I love this idea! The sewing is simple and the recycled denim makes a sturdy apron. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY suspenders
Kelly from True Bias guest blogs at Sew, Mama, Sew! with a tutorial showing how to make a pair of suspenders. They’re especially cute when made out of decorative elastic. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Sew, Mama, Sew!]
Free pattern: Slobber Monkey Baby Bib
Heather Bailey shares a free pattern for her Slobber Monkey Baby Bib. Go to her blog for the free pattern and tutorial.
[photo from Heather Bailey]
Looking for more Bib patterns to sew? Check out these Bib Sewing patterns … Read More...
Idea file: 64 flower pincushions for $1
Karen from Sew Many Ways shows what she used to make a quick – and dirt cheap – pincushion. In fact, she figured that she could get 64 of them out of one $1 purchase. Intrigued? Go to Sew Many … Read More...