Sewing

Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how to make a lightweight cotton gauze scarf.  It’s a good weight for transition between the seasons.  If you can’t find cotton gauze in a color or print that you like, then do what she… Read more ...

Maureen Cracknell Handmadeis hosting a giveaway for Cotton Blossom Farm Fabrics.  They’ve got a 10 half yard cuts from Dena Design’s new Pretty Little Things line to give away to one of her readers.  This is such a… Read more ...

Roselee from Jane Of All Trades shares a tutorial for making her Super-Sized Snack Bags.  She whipped up a stack of 20 of them to give as party favors. The reusable fabric snack bags are roughly 8″ x 8″ finished. … Read more ...

Palak from Make It Handmade shows how to make a “magic” handstitch.  She calls it the magic stitch because it’s quick to do and is virtually invisible on applique.   Go to her tutorial to see how she does it. [photo… Read more ...

Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how to make this pretty ruffled infinity scarf.  Using pre-ruffled fabric makes this a quick and easy project.  I counted just three seams plus a tiny bit of handstitching to complete… Read more ...

Terra from Mama Says Sew made this snappy little box pleated skirt, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it.  There’s one deep box pleat in the front and two in the back.  I’m loving the bold stripe… Read more ...

Simple Simon & Co. shows how she made this market bag out of a woven rag rug.  You can get the small rugs at the dollar store or at discount stores.  Get the tute. [photo from Simple Simon &… Read more ...

I’ll admit that I avoid sewing projects that require a zipper fly.  It’s hard to look at a completed fly and intuit the construction process, and the instructions in a pattern look complicated.  Colette Patterns shares a tutorial on their… Read more ...

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how she created a silkscreen using craft vinyl cut on her Silhouette Cameo digital cutter.  This is such a great idea!!  I would expect that a screen created using photo emulsion chemicals would hold… Read more ...