Staci from Crafty Staci shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make these cute fleece pumpkins.  The flat softies are quilted and lightly stuffed to give dimension.  You can lean them against a wall or mantel, or sew … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a pair of tutorials showing how to make her Pretty Peacock costume for little girls.  Pretty Peacock is an understatement.  This costume is gorgeous!!   The top and overskirt are made from a bright blue … Read More...

Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a video tutorial showing how you can make a Halloween costume, no pattern or advanced sewing skills required.  You can use the same process to create a variety of different  costumes – a … Read More...

Cinti from Cinti Does Vintage and My Poppet shows how you can make a pair of bat wings for a child’s Halloween costume.  Sleeves are sewn across the top so your child can use their arms to spread the wings.   … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made a superhero costume for her son.   He wanted to be Hawkeye the Archer, but you could adapt this to work for just about any flavor of superhero.  In Part 1 she … Read More...

The premier issue of Stitch Craft Create will be hitting the newstands on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.  The cover looks absolutely yummy, doesn’t it?  To celebrate, Craft Buds has a Q & A with their new editor, Shannon Miller.  They’re … Read More...

Fleece Fun shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a Mini Top Hat hair accessory.  The patterns are available in 4 different sizes:  Large (5.75 x  8.5 inches), Medium (4.5 x 6.5 inches), Small (3.5 x 4.5 inches), … Read More...

Nat By Night guest blogs at Whip Up with a tutorial showing how to make her Creative Suitcase art organizer.  This is such a well-thought-out organizer! It has everything you need for a creative project on the go.  It’s large … Read More...

Craft Passion shares a tutorial for  making a cute fabric pumpkin basket for trick-or-treating.  The sides are stuffed and gathered to give it dimension and a pumpkin-y shape.  Love!  Get the tutorial.

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Suzanne from Just Another Hangup  shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made this cute Halloween-themed throw pillow.  She started with plain muslin fabric and sent it through her inkjet printer to get the spooky graphic.  Get the … Read More...

The Barefoot Seamstress shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of pirate’s pants for  child’s Halloween costume.  The raggy cut hem and the patchy knee give the look of a sea-weathered pirate.  Get the tutorial… Read More...

Jennie from CraftOManiac guest blogs at Eighteen25 with a tutorial showing how to turn a plain white baby onesie into a cute mummy outfit for Halloween.  This is such a great idea, since many of the costumes available in the … Read More...

Kate from See Kate Sew guest blogs in the Swell Noel series at Positively Splendid with a tutorial showing how to make a mini car playmat.  The small playmat has two short road tracks and a pocket big enough to … Read More...

Lazy Basset shares a free pattern and tutorial for their Funky Frogs softies.  They’re super cute made out of bright prints, and then embellished to give each their own personality.  Get the free pattern and tutorial.

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Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog showing how you can turn old plastic bags into a wallet. The bags are fused together to create a waterproof material that is then sewn together a wallet.  To … Read More...

Fleece Fun shares a free pattern for making a variety of costume hats for Halloween.  Their pattern, available in sizes for baby through adult, includes variations for a dragon or dinosaur hat, a viking hat, bear ears, cat ears, a … Read More...

Lindsey from All You Need Is LOVE shows how she made an awesome Frankenstein head hat for her son’s Halloween costume.  The felt hat gives the wearer an extra tall Frankenstein  heaad, complete with screws on either side of neck.  … Read More...

Chari from Take Time to Smell the Rose shows how to make the perfect accessory for anyone planning on dressing up as Popeye for Halloween.  It’s a felt can of spinach!  The spinach leaves are already popping out of the … Read More...

One of the challenges of sewing on knit fabrics is that the edges tend to curl.  This is particularly true with jersey fabric.  One little tug and the fabric curls in, making it difficult to gauge a correct seam allowance. … Read More...