Jeanine from Fireflies & Jellybeans shows how easy it is to make a clothespin bag from a hand towel. You can make one in just 15 minutes! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Hamptons Hooded Beach Towel for little kids
Click over to Prudent Baby to find out how to make this cute Hamptons Hooded Beach Towel for little kids. A bath sheet (oversized towel) gets paired with a yard of printed cotton to make a fabulous wrap for drying … Read More...
Free pattern: Bath mitt puppets
Jessica from Running with Scissors and Primo Bambino shares a free pattern & tutorial for making these super cute bath mitt puppets. The downloadable PDF includes patterns for a shark, fish, and alligator bath mitt from washcloths or towels. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a fitted sheet for a crib or toddler bed
Dana from MADE guest blogs over at luvinthemommyhood with a tutorial showing how to make fitted sheets for a baby crib or toddler bed. They’re easier than you think and allow you to create custom bedding for your child’s room. … Read More...
Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt-Along
It’s not too late to join the Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) quilt-along hosted by Konda at Moose on the Porch Quilts. Instructions are posted for 5 blocks, with 7 to go.
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Tutorial: Hand printed market bag from a t-shirt
Sharon from lovely bud shares a tutorial on her blog for making this fun market bag. The bag is made from a plain t-shirt, which she then prints with stamped images. Use a purchased stamp, or get creative and carve … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Make a cascading ruffle tee
Sachiko from Tea Rose Companyand Tea Rose Home shows how to make this lovely shirt for spring or summer. Layers of ruffles cascade down and around the front of the shirt. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Toddler girls’ Retro Ruffle Pillowcase Dress
Tiffany from Simply Modern Mom shows how to turn a pillowcase into this fabulous Retro Ruffle Pillowcase Dress for toddler girls. Don’t have a pillowcase handy? Use vintage sheets or your favorite cotton yardage. Get the tute!
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Tutorial: Machine hemstitch with a wing needle
Threads Magazine shows how to achieve a hemstitch on your sewing machine using a wing needle. The technique works best on natural fibers, such as linen. Go to the tutorial.
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Sewing Tutorial: Toddler halter swimsuit cover-up from an adult t-shirt
Head over to The Mother Huddle to find out how to turn one of your old t-shirts into a halter dress or swimsuit cover-up for your toddler daughter. This is a quickie refashion – she completed it in just 20 … Read More...
Tutorial: Circle of Geese
Claudia from Machen und Tun blog shares how she made this circle of geese quilting block – it’s a variation on the traditional flying geese pattern. She says, I made this tutorial because I had a hard time to … Read More...
Tutorial: Baby doll sling for little mamas
Holly from Domestic Dork shows how to make a baby doll carrier. After all, even the littlest mamas need to have their hands free to do their important mama stuff. Go to the tutorial.
Sewing Pattern: Sew an oversized beach tote
Going swimming means carrying LOTS of stuff – towels, pool toys, flip flops, a snack, dry clothes to change into, etc, etc etc. To carry all of this stuff you need a really big bag! Jane from Maiden Jane offers … Read More...
Swing Tutorial: Sew a swimsuit
If you’ve grown tired of the annual swimsuit shopping torture trek, then you might give it a go with making your own swimsuit. Erin from luck and bliss did just that, and wrote up a tutorial explaining how she did … Read More...
Free pattern: Pleated zippered pouch
Cindy from Skip to My Lou shares a free pattern on her blog for this pleated zippered pouch. The pleats create visual interest, and they also allow for a fuller bottom to the pouch. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sew Stylish wrist pincushions
As part of the Celebrating Mom series, Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blogs at Ruffles and Stuff with a tutorial showing how to make these Sew Stylish wrist pincushions. I’m lovin’ the flower petals that peek out around the … Read More...
Video tutorial: How to mark and sew darts
Threads Magazine continues their Teach Yourself to Sew video series with a pair of video tutorials showing how to mark darts and then how to sew them. Darts allow you to pinch out extra bits of fabric to help create … Read More...
It’s new: Patchwork zebra softie PDF pattern
The pattern for this patchwork zebra softie is new from Laura from We Wilsons. Isn’t he a cutie?? His stripes are made from pieced fabric. To celebrate the release, she’s giving away 500 free downloads. After the first 500 downloads, … Read More...
It’s new: Jean Repair blog is all about denim
Nancy Minsky, author of Denim Revolution: Dozens of Ways to Turn Denim Cast-Offs into Fashion Must-Haves, has just launched her new blog, Jean Repair. Jean Repair will explore the many ways to mend and manipulate this fabric, using the … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a garden tool caddy from oilcloth
Diane Gilleland shares a tutorial over at CraftZine for making this garden tool caddy. Made from oilcloth, it’s easily hosed off when it gets dirty. Go to the tutorial.
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