Tutorial: Easy cape scarf
Nothing feels better on a cold day that wrapping up in a warm blanket. Delia from Delia Creates shows how you can make a cape scarf that gives that same feeling. Her scarf is made from a lightweight wool so… Read more ...
Tutorial: Soft fabric frisbee for indoor play
You might think of frisbees as outdoor toys, but these fabric frisbees are totally okay for indoor play! Perfect for cold winter days when it’s too cold to go outside! Make and Takes shares a tutorial showing how to make… Read more ...
Tutorial: Travel Advent calendar book
Advent calendars are fun to hang on the wall, but what if you don’t have enough wall space or are traveling during the Christmas season? Jill from Creating My Way To Success designed a travel Advent calendar that’s made like… Read more ...
Tutorial: No-sew leather jewelry tray
BurdaStyle shows how you can make a leather jewelry tray – with no sewing required. It’s a mod triangle little dish, made from a piece of fabric backed with a cotton print. It’d make a great Christmas gift, and it’s… Read more ...
Sewing Tutorial: Leather tote bag
Jess from Gracious Threads shows how you can sew up a beautiful leather tote. She shares the tutorial and a free pattern over at Fleece Fun. It’s made from a faux leather and heavy weight cotton and has rivets and… Read more ...
Tutorial: No-sew felt peppermint swirl hair bows
Jessica from Cutesy Crafts shows how you can make these felt peppermint swirl hair bows – with no sewing required. All you need are a few colors of felt and some hot glue! These felt peppermint treats would also be… Read more ...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric Christmas cards
Use your smallest fabric scraps to make beautiful Christmas cards! Simple Simon and Company shares a tutorial Skip To My Lou today showing how. AND they’ve got two free card designs you can download and print. The printable includes a… Read more ...
Tutorial: Candy wrapper gift card wallet
Oh, the Christmas candy! It’s already on the shelves and tempting me. Here’s an excuse to buy the candy and eat it all – because you need that empty candy bag to make a gift for someone on your list! … Read more ...
Tutorial: Sew simple reversible placemats
Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shows how you can make these simple reversible placemats. Making them reversible gives you two looks from one set of placemats, but it also has the added bonus of making it easy to construct. Stitching… Read more ...
Free pattern: Girls faux shearling vest
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a free pattern for making a girls faux shearling vest. It has an angled front and a wide collar just like the trendy ones you see in the stores. It’s a… Read more ...
Free pattern: Ladybug tote bag
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for the cutest ladybug tote bag! It has a rounded body and two “wings” layered on the front. And just because it’s a ladybug doesn’t mean you HAVE to make it… Read more ...
Video tutorial: Anatomy of a sewing machine
Monica from It’s Just Sewing gives us an anatomy lesson. But she’s not telling us about our bodies, she’s telling us about all the parts and knobs and buttons of a sewing machine. This is a great resource for beginning… Read more ... Tutorial: Button snowflake table runner from old pants
Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations shows how you can make a cute snowflake table runner out of an old pair of pants. She used red pants to give it a red and white Christmas-y color scheme. She added snowflakes with… Read more ...
Video tutorial: Expand the waist on a pair of jeans
Jeans that fit too tight in the waist are not comfortable! And it creates a muffin top that most of us try to avoid. If your jeans are fitting too tight in the waist, you don’t have to trash them. … Read more ...
Free pattern: Wraparound zip top laminated make-up case
Sew4Home shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a laminated toiletries case with a wraparound zipper top. The flat bottom makes this a great case to hold bottles and other bulkier cosmetics, and the open top makes it easy… Read more ...