Archive Category: 'Sewing'

• 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 [...]
• Crafty Lunch Combo: {Sewing}: Today’s feature includes two different projects for lunchtime: A nifty lunchbag made from fabric you customize yourself and a cloth napkin that you can whip up with some vintage fabric. The first project is from Lunch Bag From Bend the Rules With Fabric: I love packing a lunch, and I like to do it in style. Why [...]
• Flirty and Skirty Chair Slipcovers: Tutorial: Today’s feature is from Sweet Cottage Dreams with Flirty and Skirty Slipcovers & Tutorial: My inspiration came from an issue of Country Living magazine. The slipcover above was designed by Raphael Designs. They have a wonderful website where you can purchase custom slipcovers, however I am doing this project on a small budget so I opted [...]
• How To Fake A Roman Shade: Today’s feature is from Sunset with How To Fake A Roman Shade: In rooms where privacy isn’t important, Kishani Perera likes to install short faux Roman shades. Because they aren’t full-length (and can’t be raised and lowered), these tricksters require far less fabric than the real McCoy and can often be made from inexpensive remnants. With some [...]
• Scatter Sunshine Scrappy Quilt Tutorial: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Brown Paper Packages with Scatter Sunshine Scrappy Quilt Tutorial: Out of my overflowing scrap bin came this cute little number. A little bit tricky to sew up the strips, but uses up some of those strange shaped pieces. Here’s the how-to. The tutorial is very detailed with lots of pictures and instructions. Lots [...]
• Cloth Napkins 5 Ways: How-To: Today’s feature is from Chez Beeper Bebe with Tutorial and Pattern: Cloth Napkins 5 Ways: I thought you might like to start your own personal cloth napkin project–so I whipped up a little tutorial for you that covers the five styles of napkins I made: The basic, no-frills napkin The sweet and simple rick rack variety The pretty ruffled [...]
• Bed Caddy Organizer: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Sew4Home with this tutorial for a Bed Caddy: I don’t know about you, but my nightstand is pretty crowded. There are books and magazines and lotions and a clock and remotes and, and, and! This handy bed caddy allows me to keep my most-used items right at my fingertips, and the top [...]
• Easy Lunch Tote: {Sewing}: Today’s feature is from Cotton Cloud with this tutorial for a sweet & easy Lunch Tote: I won’t bore you with too much mechanics of this bag. Though if I were to mention just one thing about this bag is the contrasting wide gusset which allows you to put a fairly large tapper-ware (which has your [...]
• Homemade Baby Gift Ideas: 15 Projects & Tutorials: Polka Dot Quilt Tutorial: (as seen in picture) Charming baby quilt with polka dots scattered across the top in different prints. Embellished Denim Bibs: Wow! These are gorgeous, turn a basic denim bib into something so sweet. Painted Jeweled Onesie: Use freezer paper stenciling to create your own designs. Basket-O-Burpies: Two different variations of making basic burpies, whip [...]
• How to Make a Vintage Sheet Quilt: Today’s feature is from Pins & Thimbles with this tutorial for How to Make a Vintage Sheet Quilt: Much like my Grandma’s Vintage Sheet Quilt, these matching twin quilts are made from sheets and pillowcases from the 60s and 70s: the kinds of sheets we had in our house when I was growing up, as well [...]
• Sew Your Own Laptop Bag: Today’s feature is from Made By Petchy with Tutorial : Sew Your Own Laptop Bag: Ever since I got my new MacBook I have been itching to make one of these. Now with the arrival of my beloved Esme, I finally could. And I thought I’d share with you how I did it, in case you [...]
• Tied Quilt Tutorial: Sewing: Today’s feature is from Cicada Daydream with this Simple Tied Quilt Tutorial: Because of the linens, this has a very nice heft to it- more like a thick coverlet. Can easily be made with ANY fabrics. You can make this any size you want- with our without piecing obviously, but to keep in the spirit of “easy”, [...]
• Teacup Flower Pincushion: Sewing Tutorial: Today’s feature is from The Object Project with Tea Cup Flower Pincushion: I made it- using a tea cup as a template! Here is the tutorial so you can make your own! You’ll want to start gathering up your scraps and create a garden of these little guys! Each day this week, I’ll be posting a [...]