Sewing Tutorial: Recycled jeans apron
You can make a cute – and sturdy – apron out of a pair of jeans. Creative Green Living shows how in a tutorial on their blog. The bib of the apron is made from the lower portion of one… Read more ...
Sewing Pattern: Little girls’ dress from a recycled t-shirt and dress shirt
These little girls’ dresses are the cutest!! They’re a mash-up of a recycled t-shirt and a dress shirt. Krisha from Jacks and Kate shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. I’m loving how the graphics on the t-shirt… Read more ...
Sewing Tutorial: Tailgating and grilling apron
Sew4Home shows how to make an apron that’s made for tailgating and grilling. They make it from licensed NFL fabric, perfect for a sports fan. The full apron has two pockets. They suggest making a coordinating hand towel with the… Read more ... Tutorial: Refashioned wrap blouse
Erin from Calivintage shares a tutorial at Makery showing how she created this cropped wrap top out of a man’s vintage shirt. It wraps to the back and ties around the bottom. The back yoke of the original shirt creates… Read more ... 7 easy things to make baby boy clothes cute for little girls
Hand-me-downs are awesome, especially for babies who outgrow their clothes so fast. Kim from Bugaboo City shows 7 easy things you can do to make boy onesies cute for little girls. Her tips will work for any baby boy clothes,… Read more ...
Tutorial: Corset blouse button up shirt refashion
Sasha from Fruits, Flowers & Clouds shares a tutorial at Makery showing how you can create this corset blouse from a basic button-up shirt. I love this! Adding the fitted corset waist gives shaping and va-va-voom to a menswear staple.… Read more ...
Tutorial: Boutique style twisted hair bow
You can make these boutique style twisted hair bows to match any outfit. Or how about in school colors to show off school spirit? The Ribbon Retreat shows how to make them. Put them on a headband or a hair… Read more ...
Tutorial: Pleated patchwork table runner
Fabric prints are an easy way to inject some color and pattern into a project, but solids will show off interesting surface treatment. This table runner by Sew4Home is a good example of that. It’s made from a solid, with… Read more ... Sewing Tutorial: Easy DIY dog bandana
You dog might feel a little extra proud on his walk, wearing a brand new bandana for everyone to coo all over. Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life shows how you can make one. You can make it super… Read more ...
Tutorial: Sports fan or school spirit lanyard
Ros from Sew Delicious shows how you can make a lanyard for your favorite sports team. This would make an awesome gift for a new college or high school student to show their new school spirit! Or maybe for a… Read more ...
Tutorial: Kids fireman coat for dress-up or Halloween
Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shows how she created this fireman coat for a child’s costume. She starts with a kids’ coat pattern, and shows how she adapted it to add the reflective tape to the body and cuffs. She… Read more ...
Tutorial: Fringed leather bag
Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free PDF pattern at UpCraft Club for making this awesome fringed leather bag. It’s a boxy bucket style bag with long fringe sewn into the side seams. It gathers up at the… Read more ...
Video tutorial: Alpaca sock softies
These alpaca softies are giving me the “awwww”s this morning. They’re just so cute!! BudgetHobby shares a video showing how you can make them. They’re made from socks. Fuzzy chenille socks will give them that soft soft fur. You could… Read more ...
Sewing Pattern: Diagonal fringed t-shirt
Nina from Ninutschkanns shows how she created her copycat version of a fringed t-shirt. Instead of a fringed hem, which is what comes to mind when I think of fringed t-shirt, this shirt has a long fringe diagonally across the… Read more ...
Tutorial: Primitive Halloween pumpkin softies
Audrey Pettit shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can make some primitive pumpkin softies to decorate for Halloween. I’m loving his crooked smile (which is a twig, by the way) and his crazy wonky button eyes. … Read more ...