Fleece Fun has a tutorial showing how to make a simple fleece scarf. A bit of shirring gathers it near the ends and gives it shape. Get the tute.
[photo from Fleece Fun]
Tutorial: Pot o’ Gold Rainbow Scarf
Head over to Childmade to find out how to make this fun Pot o’ Gold rainbow scarf for St. Patrick’s Day. It’s sized for small children, but you could lengthen the rainbow stripes to make it for a larger child … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn a t-shirt into a pieced scarf
Ginger Hendrix from Wiener Dog Tricks shows how to turn a t-shirt into a pieced scarf. This is a quick, easy project and it works great with a t-shirt with large words or graphics printed on it. If you don’t … Read More...
3 craft gadgets plus a peephole
Nikki from Nikki in Stitches spills, giving us her three must-have sewing/quilting gadgets. See them at 3 Craft Gadgets You Really Don’t Need, But You Can’t Live Without! But wait, there’s more.
A commenter on her post, Nancy of Needles, … Read More...
How to make recycled clothing dinner napkins
This is such a fun idea! Erin sent in this link to her tutorial for sewing dinner napkins from her old clothes. Pop on over to her blog The Runcible Spoon to see how to sew recycled clothing dinner napkins… Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Beautiful box pleat skirt for little girls
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shares a tutorial on her blog for making a beautiful skirt for a little girl, made to your child’s measurements. The knee length skirt has box pleats, angled pockets, a taller waistband, and a fabric flower embellishment. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Elephant Cuddle Cushion from a thrifted sweater
Jenny Wilding Cardon, author of ReSew: Turn Thrift Store Finds Into Fabulous Designs, shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to turn a thrifted sweater into her Elephant Cuddle Cushion. He’s soooo cute! The project is an … Read More...
From my studio last week: February 21, 2011
So not much happened in my studio last week. Not even the cleaning that was so badly needed. Even so, I did get a few things accomplished.
I picked up this hot pink cashmere cowl neck sweater at a thrift … Read More...
Tutorial: Super cute owl softie, no sewing required
Natalie from Brimhall Bliss shows how to make an super cute owl softie that’s also easy to make. The handstitching in the photo is all decorative. It’s made from felt and she uses glue to hold it all together, so … Read More...
Tutorial: Messenger bag for a boy
Tina from Sweet Floweret shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make she made this cool camo messenger bag for her son. The simple shape and the camo fabric create a bag that a boy will love. Of … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated basket liners
Charlie from Attempting Aloha shows how to make pleated basket liners. The pretty little pleats all around the edge really dress up a plain basket. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Attempting Aloha]
[via Positively Splendid]
Tutorial: Wallet-style case for a Nintendo DS and games
Becky from Patchwork Posse shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a wallet-style case for a Nintendo DS. The roll-up organizer has a large pocket to hold the game system, as well as smaller pockets to hold … Read More...
Tutorial: Pocketed Notebook Cover
Vicki Welsh from Field Trips in Fiber shares a PDF tutorial at 3 Creative Studios for her Pocketed Notebook Cover. The fabric cover holds a standard spiral-bound notebook, and has pockets on the front to hold your pens and your … Read More...
Science and Art of thread selection
Liz from Sew4Home offers up some tips on thread selection breaking down the discussion under science and art. Topics include weight, tensile strength, dye lots and consistency, color and style. She also includes the most common thread types and a … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Girl’s half slips from thrifted adult-sized slips
When I was a kid, I always had a slip I could wear under my dresses and skirts if needed, but these days they’re actually fairly difficult to find. Chris from Pickup Some Creativity guest blogs at Liberate Creativity with … Read More...
Tutorial: Pieced oval mug mat and coffee cozy
Crafty Staci shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an oval mug mat and matching coffee cozy. Hers is pieced from a bunch of 1-inch strips of fabric. This would be an awesome way to use up … Read More...
Tutorial: Super cute kitten softie in an itty bitty box
Care from Obsessively Stitching shares a pattern and tutorial for making this sweet little kitty softie. And isn’t he soooo cute in his itty bitty box? She has the pattern for that, too. Get the patterns from Obsessively Stitching.… Read More...
Cool idea: Birdie wreath baby mobile
Clare from Naptime Novels shows off the lovely baby mobile she made. She used the free pattern from Spool (link to the pattern is in the sidebar of their blog) to make a bunch of birdie softies, and hung them … Read More...
Tutorial: Bolster pillow from soft minky fabric
Sew4Home shows how to make a bolster pillow out of minky fabric. The super soft fabric on the roll pillow makes reading in bed the ultimate indulgence. Get the how-to.
[photo from Sew4Home]
IlanioWear: Free patterns
IlanioWear is giving away all their patterns for free! They make burner/dance club/costumy type clothing.
They’ve got garter belts, hot pants, dresses, coats, tops, you name it. You can go to their site to download the patterns and you can … Read More...