Sewing

Check out these long gloves that Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom made!  They are so gorgeous with the pearl buttons at the side and the over-the-elbow length.  But they’re made without fingers so you can grip a doorknob or send… Read more ...

Sure, you can buy packaged bias tape at the fabric store.  Or, you can make your own using a handy bias tape maker (check the notions wall).  Melissa from Melly Sews  blogs at Keeping It Simple with another option –… Read more ...

Trang from Behind the Seams shows how to add studded vinyl elbow patches to a plain sweater.  Get the tute. [photo from Behin the Seams]… Read more ...

Danielle from My Sparkle made this art deco-inspired dress for her little girl.  The black and white print in the skirt is actually a reproduction of her favorite prints in a much-loved vintage quilt.  She recreated the design on her… Read more ...

This is a sandwich box, right?  Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how she used the partitioned lunch box as a sewing kit.  The compartments can hold threads, needles, and small notions.  The top, where a sandwich would go, can… Read more ...

Check out this piggy bank that Onel from Onelmon made!  It’s an actual functioning piggy bank stitched from felt.  She made it to celebrate Chinese New Year.  A length of PVC pipe on his insides gives him his round piggy… Read more ...