Video tutorial: 5-minute pillowcase
Did you know you can make a pillowcase in just 5 minutes? Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a video tutorial showing how you can do it. She uses a magic trick – also known as the burrito method –… Read more ...
Tutorial: Use scrap fabrics to make gorgeous greeting cards
Sew4Home shows how you can use your scrap fabric to make gorgeous greeting cards. Bits of fabric give a greeting texture and color that you just don’t get with paper alone. And, you can use some of your smallest scraps… Read more ...
Sewing Tutorial: Waxed canvas tool apron
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about gardening and home improvement projects. The Merrythought shows how yo u can make a waxed canvas tool apron to keep your gardening or other tool handy while you’re… Read more ... Tutorial: Candy Cutie patchwork softie
Susan Cousineau from Sweet Chic Design shares a tutorial at Sew Mama Sew showing how to make her Candy Cutie softie. She’s a cute little patchwork softie you can make from your fabric scraps. The tutorial includes the templates for… Read more ...
Tutorial: Glitter and sequin Valentine’s heart pillows
Glitter and sequins make these Valentine’s heart pillows sparkle. Mark Montano shows how to make them on his blog. Outline a heart applique with glitter, or just glitter the whole thing, or – my favorite – write the word Love… Read more ...
Tutorial: Easy knit nightgown for kids
Cheryl from Sew Can do shows how you can make a child’s nightgown. Her tutorial includes how to make a pattern by tracing around a t-shirt that fits your child, and then how to sew the pieces into a cute… Read more ...
Tutorial: Car seat strap covers
Car seat straps are not exactly made of comfortable fabric, and that makes sense because they’re designed for safety. But you can add fabric strap covers to make the straps more comfortable against baby’s skin. Kerri from How Does She?… Read more ...
Tutorial: Fairy Bread Coin Purse
Cintia from My Poppet shows how to make a Fairy Bread coin purse. I’d never heard of Fairy Bread before. It’s an Australian treat made from white bread spread with butter and covered with sprinkles. I cannot imagine a child… Read more ...
Freebie: Sewing project planner printable
Do you plan out your sewing projects? Or take a more spontaneous (some might say haphazard) approach? I’m definitely more of the latter, though I do like to keep track of ideas as they occur to me so I can… Read more ...
Tutorial: DIY pleated maxi skirt
A pleated maxi skirt from a bold fabric makes a dramatic statement. Sophisticated but with an element of fun. Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial showing how you can make one for yourself. You can dress it up… Read more ... Tutorial: Tic Tac Toe Tote
The tic tac toe game makes a bold graphic design on a front of a tote, but it’s also a functioning game with pieces that snap on and off. Anna from Journey Into Creativity shows how you can make one. … Read more ...
Tutorial: Blind hem stitch on your sewing machine
When you need to hem trousers or a skirt and you don’t want the stitches to show, use a blind hem stitch. Beth from Sew DIY shows how you can make a blind hem on your sewing machine. It’s a… Read more ...
Tutorial: No-sew bandana heart pillow
Turn a couple of inexpensive bandanas into a cute heart pillow, with no sewing required! A Crafty Mix shows how you can make it. The bandanas are already finished on the ends, but if you’re okay with a little fraying… Read more ...
Free pattern: Easy butterfly softies
Jill from Snugglebug University shares a free pattern for these fabric butterfly softies. They’re easy to sew and you can make each one different with the fabric you use on the wings. I think they’d be so beautiful for a… Read more ...
Tutorial: Reverse applique heart coasters
These fabric heart coasters are perfect for Valentine’s Day and year-round. Because every day is a little sweeter with some hearts in it! Allie from Miss Lovie guest posts at Thirty Handmade Days with a tutorial showing how to make… Read more ...