Free Sewing Patterns, find techniques and craft ideas by CraftGossip

Lookie what she made: Playhouse for a teddy bear

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

LiEr from ikat bag recently made a fabric playhouse for her daughter’s teddy bear Bearaby. It’s made like the child playhouses that fit over a card table, but she used a child’s play table instead so the scale is right… Read more ...

Tutorial: Oil and clean the bobbin area of your sewing machine

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Katy from No Big Dill shows how to oil and clean the bobbin area of a sewing machine with a front loading bobbin. Go to her tutorial. [photo from No Big Dill]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Installing a double loop metal slider for an adjustable purse strap

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Kay Whitt from Serendipity Studio guest blogs in the Purse Palooza 2012 series at Sew Sweetness with a tutorial showing how to install a double loop metal slider on a purse strap to make it adjustable. It’s a very simple… Read more ...

Tutorial: Faux princess seams using fabric paint and markers

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Keren from Sew La Vie! shows how to create the look of princess seams on a top without cutting apart and resewing the garment. Instead, she created faux princess seams using fabric paint, freezer paper, and fabric markers. The faux… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tiered maxi skirt

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make It and Love It guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Delia Creates with a tutorial showing how to make a tiered maxi skirt. She includes the formula for figuring the cutting dimensions, so you… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Mesh beach or swimming bag

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Not only is this mesh bag super stylish it’s also practical. Pascale from // between the lines // designed it as a beach bag, and she wrote up a tutorial so you can make one, too. The mesh is visually… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt jam jar softies

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

from Katydiddys shows how to make a felt jam jar softie. How cute would these be sitting all in a row on a shelf in a toy kitchen? I’m loving how the diagonal stitching on the “jar” looks like cut… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Wide neck tee with gathered back from a man’s t-shirt

June 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curl shows how she refashioned a man’s large boxy t-shirt into a far more fashionable version for herself. She gives it a wider neck and tighter sleeves. It also has a slight curve to the… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY point turner tool

June 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jona from Fabritopia and Jona G. Pattern Co shares a tip on her blog for how you can make your own point turner tool. It’s a literal “tip” in that she shows how to sharpen the end of a simple… Read more ...

Tutorial: Poolside Purse to keep your belongings dry

June 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

When I’m at the pool with my daughter I find myself saying over and over to, “Watch where you’re dripping!!” I don’t want her ruining my purse with all the water dripping off of her. Maybe I should make a… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Stretch knit ruffle pants for baby or toddler

June 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from Happy Together shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of stretch knit ruffle pants. They’re cute for baby or toddlers. They fit snug like leggings but with long ruffles at the bottoms. Her… Read more ...

Tutorial: Rainbow butterfly applique skirt

June 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

I was in love at first sight with the rainbow butterfly applique skirt that Jessica from My Inner Need To Create made for the Project Run and Play sew along. Now she’s guest blogging at Project Run and Play showing… Read more ...

Tutorial: Custom drawstring liner to fit your picnic basket

June 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Colette Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog, The Coletterie, showing how to make a drawstring liner for a basket. You can make it to fit any size of rectangular basket because their tutorial includes a chart for figuring… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Installing grommets and magnetic snaps

June 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Indygo Junction guest blogs in the Purse Palooza series at Sew Sweetness with a video tutorial showing how to install grommets and magnetic snaps

. Magnetic snaps are easy to install, and easy for hands to manipulate to open or… Read more ...

Tutorial: Peter Pan collar t-shirt refashion

June 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how she turned a thrifted long-sleeved tee into a short-sleeved shirt with a Peter Pan collar. The fabric for the collar and neck ties came from the sleeves that she cut short. She added… Read more ...