Kelly from Sewing in No Man’s Land finishes the Comfy Sews vs. Cozy Knits month at luvinthemommyhood with a tutorial showing how to make a Fun Funky Fleece Hat. It’s also a warm hat, with earflaps and two layers of … Read More...
Tutorial: Flirty Holiday Apron
Staci from Just Sew Sassy guest blogs at Blue Cricket Design with a tutorial showing how to make her Flirty Holiday Apron. This girly ruffled apron would make a great gift! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Blue Cricket Design]
Tutorial: Lounge-y pajama pants from vintage sheets
Tamara from Ducky House shares a tutorial at The Vintage Sheet Blog showing how to turn an old sheet into a pair of lounge-y Don’t Get Out Of Bed pajama pants. The old fabric in the vintage sheet is … Read More...
How to make a recycled sweater rose wreath
Over at the blog Creative Passage Ellen couldn’t wait until Halloween was over to get a jump on her winter crafting (I know the feeling Ellen!) See more pictures of this warm and fuzzy recycled sweater rose wreath and her … Read More...
Giveaway: Ronny Oothby softie from Closet Monsters
Head over to the Lark Crafts blog right away to enter yourself into the giveaway for the Ronny Oothby softie that’s featured on the cover of Closet Monsters by John Murphy
. Ronny is the two-horned red and white softie … Read More...
Free pattern: Sunshine and Rainbow costume for babies
Merriment Design shares a free pattern for making this super sweet Sunshine and Rainbow costume for babies. It’s sized for a baby approximately 1 year old, but it could be adjusted up or down as needed. Get the free pattern… Read More...
Free pattern: Pumpkin decorative placemat
Phyllis Dobbs shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog showing how to make a cute pumpkin decorative placemat. Various sizes of buttons give the pumpkin a personality. Or, if you want to use the placemat as part of … Read More...
Tips: Sewing on Paper
Sewing on paper has such a wonderful look but it can be a little intimidating. If you like to give it a try for yourself you might want to first check out this helpful post with 11 tips for sewing … Read More...
Read all about it: Thrifty Christmas Challenge at Seams Inspired
Seams Inspired announces her Thrifty Christmas Challenge. This year, her family has decided to give only thrifted gifts. This includes hadmade items made from fabric stash or thrifted fabrics!
From now until Christmas, she’ll host weekly link parties and posting … Read More...
Tutorial: Last minute poodle skirt costume for little girls
Halloween is just around the corner, but there’s still time to make a costume for your little girl. Wendy from Gurgle Turtle guest blogs at Prudent Baby showing how to make a quick and easy poodle skirt. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Pincushion from a tuna can
Kara from Creations by Kara shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pretty pincushion from a recycled tuna can. Get the how-to.
[photo from Creations by Kara]
[via Dollar Store Crafts]
Tutorial: Trick or Treat bag
Fishsticks and Fries shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this Trick or Treat bag. The squarish shape (6″ wide, 6″ deep, 9″ tall) makes it easy to dig through all the treats that are collected inside. … Read More...
Free Pattern: Daniel Trousers vintage style pants for boys
Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters shares a free pattern for her little boys’ Daniel Trousers over at BurdaStyle. The Daniel Trousers are made with a slim cut and have elastic at the back of the waistband. The button tab detail … Read More...
Recycle those baby overalls into a cute attachable tote
Millie sent in this adorable project she posted at her blog Sewing and Growing for turning outgrown but still cute as can be baby overalls into a tote that can be linked onto your purse. What a great idea!
Tutorial: Simple hooded cape
Imagine Childhood shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a simple hooded cape. A cape like this could go with any number of Halloween costumees, and would keep trick or treaters warm if the weather turns off … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY padded camera bag insert
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how you can make a designer camera bag at a fraction of the cost of buying one already made. The secret is a padded and velcro-ed organizer that can turn a roomy handbag into … Read More...
Tutorial: Little Letter Needle Book
Rosie from The Fabric Shopper found this Little Letter Needle Book Tutorial as an idea for handmade gifts. It’s by Kelly from Em ay Kay ee. {make}. Get the tute.
Free pattern: Halloween Dracula Bat softie with felt cape
Heather Bailey shares a free downloadable pattern for making her Cornelius bat softie. I love his felt cape! Go to her blog to get the pattern.
[photo from Hello My Name Is Heather]
Looking for more Softie toys to … Read More...
Sewing Fairy vintage image
Any sewing room would benefit from having this lovely pink fairy with a needle in hand adorn the wall. Quite inspiring. Karen of The Graphics Fairy has it in her Sewing category. See this one and more sewing themed graphic … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a bag from an outgrown pair of pants
Elizabeth from Covered in Crafts shows how to make a simple shoulder bag e from a pair of your child’s outgrown pants. She used an old pair of cargo pants for hers, which gives her wonderful pockets on the outside … Read More...