Archive Category: 'Sewing'

• Quilt-In-A-Day Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is this quick & easy quilt by Floating On Cloud9 – Quilt-in-a-Day Tutorial: If I can do it, pretty much anyone with basic sewing skills can! I’ve made 2 of these now, and both took about 2 hours. The sample in the tutorial is for a baby quilt but you can make it larger for an [...]
• Reversible Toaster Covers: {Sewing Tutorial}: Today’s feature is from Sew Mama Sew with Sewing for the Home ~ Reversible Appliance Covers: Sarah’s Reversible Appliance Cover Tutorial can be adapted for just about any appliance in your home. Do you want to protect your sewing machine from dust? Do you want to hide the TV? The tutorial example is for a two-slice toaster [...]
• Free Vintage Sunbonnet Pattern: {Sewing}: Sunbonnets and more sunbonnets! Make ‘em to match your housedresses, your gardening outfits, even your sports clothes or your square dance costumes. Here’s one that opens flat for easy ironing and it’s so very easy to make. Two-thirds of a yard of average material will be enough. The proportions shown on the chart should remain, but [...]
• Tabletop Ironing Pad Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Little Birdie Secrets with this clever Tabletop Ironing Pad Tutorial: I don’t have a big craft room (yet!) where I can leave out all my crafting necessities, like my ironing board. (Even simple sewing projects usually require you to press something in one direction or another.) Love, love, love this simple ironing [...]
• Pretty Vintage Potholders Patterns: {Sewing & Embroidery}: Two lovely potholder patterns to add to your collection, one is a creamer and the other is a sugar bowl–each decorated on one side with embroidered flowers and leaves. These are from the 1940s and are stuffed with batting and finished off with binding. Each measures between 10″ – 11″ from farthest edges but they [...]
• Fabric Wallet Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Very Purple Person with this lovely fabric Wallet Tutorial: The tutorial includes two variation of the closure, one with tab and velcro and the other with fabric loop and button. finished size when folded: 21×10 cm finished size when opened: 21×20 cm 2 full width pockets 1 zippered pocket 6 card slots There are two different variations for [...]
• Smile & Wave’s Tote Bag Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Smile And Wave with this Tote Bag Tutorial: I had some odd shaped leather left over from pink journals so I took a cue from Katherine’s pretty totes and used them for straps. I used Kona cotton for the inside and fabric from a thrifted dress for the pocket. You may or [...]
• Strawberry Pincushion Tutorial: {Sweet}: Today’s feature is from Embroideroo with this sweet Strawberry Pincushion Tutorial: Would you like to make a strawberry pincushion? I will show you step by step, how to make these little cuties. It is very easy. (This pattern will make two pincushions). Supplies needed are minimal: 8 inch square of red fabric scrap of green felt strong thread, sewing needle, [...]
• Top 10 Makeup Bags: Free Tutorials: Makeup bags are perfect to give as gifts and they’re quite handy for more than just cosmetics. I took my time selecting these bags, making sure there’s a nice mix of everything: Some simple, some zipped, some larger, some small. There’s one felted pattern (knitting) and the rest are sewing tutorials. For a treat I [...]
• Free Christmas Apron Pattern: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Phyllis Dobbs with this seasonal cutie: Sew A Christmas Apron With This Free And Easy Pattern: Cooking and entertaining goes with the holidays, so I designed and sewed this Christmas apron for a festive addition to kitchen chores. The first step was to hit my fabric stash to find red and green fabrics. [...]
• Recycled Grocery Totes: {Tutorial}: Today’s feature is from So You Think You’re Crafty with this crafty & clever Grocery Totes Tutorial: Ready to go green? Then say goodbye to your old grocery bags by melting them into something cute. Afterall, plastic is the new plastic, right? We’ll be fusing layers of old grocery bags together to create a stronger “fabric” for [...]
• Sofa Caddy Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Sew4Home with this tutorial for a Sofa Caddy: Sometimes, I think my TV remote has a mind of its own. Nine times out of ten, it’s not where I want it when I sit down. I figure it must get up and leave when I’m not looking. Same thing goes for all [...]
• Pretty Fabric Woven Potholders: How-To: Today’s feature is from Blessed Femina with this tutorial for making a Fabric Woven Potholder: Start by selecting a lovely combination of fabrics….using a variation of dark and light colors. A Jelly Roll works really well for this sewing project…since your strips need to be cut 2 1/2″ or 3″ in width. The tutorial explains how to weave [...]
• Charm Pack Tote: Sewing Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Buttonberry with this Charm Pack Tote: If you can’t get charm packs then it’s not a problem – you can cut your own squares! You’ll need about 1 yard of fabric in total but try to use at least 2 different prints – more for a really shabby chic, “scrappy” look! This sweet tote [...]
• Sewing Organizer Tutorial: Today’s feature is from FlossieBlossoms with this Sewing Organizer Tutorial: Kitten (Kid?) Proof Sewing Organizer for Sofa or Travel Please feel free to make these for yourself or for gifts or to sell locally, but I’d appreciate it if you didn’t sell them on Etsy as I intend to put some in my shop there. Thanks! The tutorial [...]
• Bound Buttonholes: How To: Do you enjoy making bound buttonholes? Do you glory in their sharply pressed, square beauty? Oh! You’ve never dared to tackle a bound buttonhole? Pick up your courage, and let’s go out for a practice run! It’s sheer fun and the result is a delight to the home dressmaker’s eye. Besides bound buttonholes are strong, [...]
• Stipple Quilted Hot Water Bottle Cozy: Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Patchwork with this lovely Stipple Quilted Hot Water Bottle Cover Tutorial: Materials 2 coordinated fat quarters, one for the cover and 1 for the bias tape for the border. Instructions The cover will have an opening at the back. The cover is made of 3 pieces sewn together with a border. So easy to make and customize [...]
• Pockets For Every Purpose: How-To: Pockets are useful as well as decorative on a garment. Many different kinds can be made if you know the basic rules. There are really four fundamental types: patch pockets, bound pockets, welt pockets, and pockets with a flap. Patch Pockets: For a good looking patch pocket, all edges must be true and even. To achieve [...]
• Scrappy Reusable Produce Bag Tutorial: Today’s feature is from A Day In The Life Of The Hooks with this Scrappy Reusable Produce Bag Tutorial: I thought that this would be pretty useful for most as an alternative to the rolls of plastic produce bags in the grocery store. The measurements are very flexible, and I think that having bars of cotton [...]
• Poochie Bags: Fat Quarter Friendly Freebie: Today’s feature is from The Happy Zombie with a free pattern/tutorial for Poochie Bags – Fat Quarter Friendly Freebie: Little goodie bags filled with toys, craft supplies, school projects, gifts… anything good. Your choice of desired “milk carton corner” size will determine your bag’s poochieness. Three FQ’s will yield one Poochie Bag. 1) FQ “A” for outer [...]
• Swiffer Cover: Free Sewing Pattern: Today’s feature is from Berlin’s Whimsy with this Swiffer Cover Sewing Pattern: Put your swiffer cover on and ooh and ahh with delight for now you can swiff your floors in style! **Note: This cover is reversible. To make it so, place buttons or velcro on both sides of the flaps. This is a great project to [...]
• Scrappy Armrest Pincushion Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from During Quiet Time with this Scrappy Armrest Pincushion Tutorial: This pincushion hangs over the armrest of your couch or armchair while you sew. The side pockets hold scissors, measuring tapes, thread or bobbins. For this project, I used many kinds of scraps, including the scrappiest of all scraps, selvages. All seam allowances [...]
• Free Slipper Patterns: Knit, Crochet, Sewing: *Click on pictures to get your copy of the free patterns. Also check out this handy Sock Sack that you can make to tote around your slipper projects.
• Easy Tank Top Totes: Repurposing: Today’s feature is from the always creative Crafty Nest with this easy project for Tank Top Totes – Six Pockets Or Gathered: Before you pack away your summer clothes for the winter, you might want to set one of your tank tops aside to make one of these easy totes. The brown tote is reversible, so the [...]
• More Pretty Pillows: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is packed with four different tutorials, three for spectacular pillow designs and the fourth is a tutorial for easy pillow piping. Nice stuff in this collection! Pillow With Rosette Clusters From Felt Furnishings: The gathered felt creates a feast of color for the eye; don’t the pictures just make you want to reach out and [...]