Sewing

Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew

Tutorial: Boxy fabric basket with piping

by

Niki from Roonie Ranching shares a tutorial for making a boxy fabric basket.  She used to hold some Valentine’s treats for her son’s teacher.  When teacher is done with the treats, she’ll have a  handy fabric basket to organize her … Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt heart garland

by

Wendi from Shiny Happy World used felt scraps and one easy hand stitch to make the cutest Valentine’s heart garland.  I like that she didn’t limit herself to just pinks and reds for this project.  Hearts are beautiful in all… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hanging Heart Softies

by

Cami from Tidbits shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can make these sweet Hanging Heart Softies.  They’re sweet hanging from a branch tree.  They’d also be nice as singles hanging from a drawer knob. … Read more ...

Go enter my DIY Crush giveaway!

by

Psst… Just posted a new giveaway in our Giveaways section. It’s for 5 free downloads from DIY Crush! DIYcrushlogo They’ve got patterns (sewing, quilting, crochet, and more) and craft ebooks and even machine embroidery files, and if you’re the giveaway… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric Valentine’s suckers

by

Owen’s Olivia shares a tutorial for making these fabric Valentine’s suckers.  They’re a good use of your fabric scraps, as you’ll only need a couple of small pieces of fabric for each sucker.  These would make such a pretty Valentine’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY fingerless gloves

by

Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can make a pair of fingerless gloves.  They’ll keep your hands and wrists warm while your hands are free for texting or gripping doorknobs or any of the other things that are hard… Read more ...

Tutorial: Zippered patch pocket

by

Sherri from Thread Riding Hood shows how she made a zippered patch pocket.  You can add the large zippered pocket to a bag.  The edges are all finished so it looks nice enough to be on the outside.  The zipper… Read more ...