Pets – Sewing

Sewing pattern: Mitered corners

January 20, 2020 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Petro from Easy Peasy Creative shows how you can make your corners neat and pretty when finishing the edges of napkins, tablecloths, table runners, and more. A mitered corner reduces the bulk at the corner and creates a crisp, clean… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Bias tape mitered corners

January 13, 2020 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Bias tape mitered corners

Bias tape is easy to shape around curves, but what do you do when you come to a corner? Petro from Easy Peasy Creative has a tutorial showing how you can create mitered corners with bias tape. The miter gives… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Pincushion from fabric scraps

December 28, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Pincushion from fabric scraps

Sew your fabric scraps up into an adorable patchwork pincushion! Petra from Easy Peasy Creative shows how you can make this patchwork pincushion from half-square triangle blocks. It’s a great way to use your scraps to make something useful for… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Ironing board cover

December 15, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Ironing board covers don’t stay looking pretty forever. Eventually all the heat from the iron will make dark scorched spots on your cover. Luckily, it’s easy enough to make a new cover for your ironing board. Petro from Easy Peasy… Read more ...

Free pattern: Christmas stocking for your pet

December 5, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sew a special stocking for your dog and cat with this free tutorial by Handmade Charlotte. The stockings are easily made from felt. The free pattern includes the templates for both the bone and the mouse decorations so you can… Read more ...

Free pattern: Baby shark finger puppets

August 4, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

These finger puppets are quick and easy to sew! Finger puppets are a great addition to fun kids songs like Baby Shark … and whose kid doesn’t love Baby Shark?! You can get a free pattern and tutorial at Felt… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: How to sew a French seam

July 31, 2019 by Anne Weaver 1 Comment

Sewing tutorial: How to sew a French seam

Use a French seam to create a clean finish on the inside of your lightweight to medium weight garments. Petro from Easy Peasy Creative shows how to sew a French seam. It’s an easy seam finish that creates a clean… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Add a lining to a tote bag

July 20, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Add a lining to a tote bag

Not only is a lining a nice finish for a tote bag, it also adds strength and durability. If your tote bag doesn’t have a lining, it’s easy enough to add one. Petro from Easy Peasy Creative shows how you… Read more ...

Free pattern: Easy felt dachsund softie

July 16, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Duchy is a sweet dachsund softie perfect for kids and beginner sewists! Trixi from Coloured Buttons has a free sewing pattern and tutorial showing how to sew him. Her pattern is designed to be easy enough for a child or… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Corded bag handles from webbing

June 20, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Petro from Easy Peasy Creative shows how you can use webbing to create beautiful corded bag handles. The webbing is sturdy to use for handles. There are no raw edges so you can use them as is – no turning… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Doorway puppet theater

June 16, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

This doorway puppet theater is made to hang with a tension rod! It also folds up for easy storage and provides hours of imaginative play! Brandy from Gluesticks has a tutorial showing how you can sew this doorway puppet theater. … Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Pillowcase sundress for women

May 24, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Pillowcase sundress for women

Petro from Easy Peasy Creative shows how you can sew a super easy sundress to wear this summer! It’s a pillowcase style dress made from a lightweight fabric and tied at the waist with a belt. The loose fit dress… Read more ...

Free sewing pattern: Sleeveless pleated blouse

May 17, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sew a pretty pleated blouse with this free pattern Petro from Easy Peasy Creative. It’s soft and summery from a lightweight chiffon but if you want to sew on an easier fabric it would also be nice made up in… Read more ...

Sewing pattern: Adjust bobbin tension for front loading bobbins

May 4, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Sewing tutorial: Adjust bobbin tension for front loading bobbins

Usually when people talk about adjusting tension on your sewing machine, they’re referring to the upper thread tension. That’s easy to adjust by just turning a knob. But did you know if you have a front loading bobbin, you can… Read more ...

Sewing tip: DIY seam guide for your sewing machine

April 28, 2019 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

If you struggle with creating even seam allowances, a seam guide can be your best friend. You can buy special seam guides to place on your sewing machine, but you can also make your own. Petro from Easy Peasy Creative… Read more ...

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