• Home
  • Suggest A DIY
  • DIY Newsletter

Sewing

Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew

  • About CraftGossip
  • Our Network
    • Bath & Body Crafts
    • Candle Making Ideas
    • Crochet Ideas
    • Cross Stitch
    • Edible Crafts
    • Felting Patterns
    • Glass Art
    • Home & Garden Ideas
    • Indie Crafts
    • Jewelry Making
    • Kids Crafts
    • Knitting Patterns
    • Lesson Plans
    • Needlework
    • Party Ideas
    • Polymer Clay
    • Quilting Ideas
    • Recycled Crafts
    • Scrapbooking
    • Sewing Patterns
    • Card Making
    • DIY Weddings
    • Not Craft Ideas
  • Giveaways
  • Roundups
  • Store
  • Search

Use this free printable to turn your empty spools into cute mix and match toys

June 1, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Here’s a super cute way to recycle your empty thread spools.  Mollie from Wild Olive  shares a free printable at Handmade Charlotte for you to make these cute Mix ‘Em Up Animals from your empty thread spools. Just print, cut,… Read more ...

Free Sewing pattern: Tropical wrap maxi dress

June 1, 2015 by Anne Weaver

This tropical wrap maxi dress has me dreaming of the beach!  Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for making it.  It’s actually a variation on her Wrap Dress (free pattern).  She lengthens the dress and changes the… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Easy way to turn a fabric tube

May 29, 2015 by Anne Weaver

A narrow fabric tube doesn’t seem like a difficult thing to sew.  One long straight seam, right?  But turning that tube right side out can prove to be a challenge.  Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings   shows her method for turning… Read more ...

Free pattern: Ladybug hot pad

May 29, 2015 by Anne Weaver

ladybughotpadStaci from Crafty Staci shares a free pattern for a ladybug hot pad.  It’s the latest in her Hot Pad of the Month series. May’s ladybug hot pad has polka dot wings and stitched antennae. She would be so cute… Read more ...

Homefront fashion and sewing during WWII

May 27, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Home sewists during World War II had strict limitations on materials available to them and the styles they could create.  That didn’t stop them from creating fashionable items to wear.  Those restrictions actually helped create many of the iconic silhouettes… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tulle circle skirt

May 27, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Laura from A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make a tulle circle skirt.  You can dress it up for fancy occasions or keep it super casual with a simple t-shirt.  It’s made from layers of tulle, and a lining… Read more ...

Free pattern: Long ear bunny softie

May 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making this adorable long ear bunny softie.  The pattern is inspired by a stuffed bunny she had when she was a child. Make one (or a pair) as a special… Read more ...

12 Patterns To Make Your Own Swimwear

May 26, 2015 by Larissa Coleman

The Summer season is upon us and it’s time to break out those bathing suits.  Not happy with the ones you have?  Why not make your own swimwear?  It doesn’t as hard as it looks to make your own swimmers.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Saltwater Taffy Skirt for little girls

May 26, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Crystal from Stitched by Crystal shares a tutorial for making her Saltwater Taffy Skirt for little girls.  It’s a pretty little gathered skirt made from a patchwork of coordinating prints.  She used the Saltwater fabric line from Rile Blake Designs,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make this nautical tote from a plain canvas bag

May 24, 2015 by Anne Weaver

With some grommets and rope, you can turn a plain canvas tote into this cinched nautical tote.  There’s a tutorial posted at The Things She Makes showing how to do it.  You can purchase a plain tote at the craft… Read more ...

Tutorial: Serged patchwork beach towel

May 23, 2015 by Anne Weaver

LiZ from Simple Simon and Company shows how you can make this serged patchwork beach towel.  She got all those squares of terry cloth from a pack of washcloths at the discount store. She used 15 washcloths to make one… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hexagon fabric tray

May 23, 2015 by Anne Weaver

I am loving this hexagon fabric tray! Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how you can make one.  After she created a square fabric tray, she was inspired to make one in a hexagon shape.  She used a precut… Read more ...

Free pattern: Flirty summer skirt

May 23, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from A Happy Stitch shares a tutorial at Andrea’s Notebook showing how you can make this flirty summer skirt.  The short full skirt has a flat front yoke to minimize fullness at the hip. The back is gathered on… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to replace a broken zipper

May 22, 2015 by Anne Weaver

A busted zipper doesn’t have to send your garment to the trash bin.  Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how you can replace the zipper and salvage the garment.  Her tutorial shows two methods for replacing a zipper – one… Read more ...

Free pattern: Girls Everyday Boho Dress

May 22, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Jen from iCandy Handmade shares a free pattern for her Everyday Boho Dress for girls.  This is the perfect play dress for spring and summer! It’s a tunic dress gathered on to a straight toke, with cut on short sleeves.… Read more ...
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194
  • 195
  • …
  • 534
  • Next Page »

Categories

Bags and purses Children's Christmas Easter fleece Free Sewing Patterns Girl's Dress Halloween Hats Home Decor No-sew Pillows Refashions Scrap Fabric sewing Sewing Patterns Sewing Techniques Softies T-shirts Women's

RSS More Articles

  • 10 Free Sunflower Machine Embroidery Patterns
  • Beginner Needle-Felted Strawberries: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
  • Celebrating Mexican Independence Day
  • 10 Tufted Wall Hanging Tutorials for Creating Cosy Textile Art
  • 10 Modern Zig Zag Quilts That Feel Fresh and Graphic
  • Colorful Maker Hat Crochet Pattern Review
  • 12 Emulsified Sugar Scrub Recipes That Rinse Away Like Lotion
  • 12 Floral Birthday Cards for Spring and Summer
  • The Pancake Market Bag – Free Crochet Pattern
  • Backpack Cross Stitch Patterns

Pick Your Blog

  • Sewing
  • Knitting
  • Quilting
  • Crochet
  • Home & Garden
  • Recycled Crafts
  • Scrapbooking
  • Card Making
  • Polymer Clay
  • Cross-Stitch
  • Edible Crafts
  • Felting
  • Glass Art
  • Indie Crafts
  • Kids Crafts
  • Jewelry Making
  • Lesson Plans
  • Needlework
  • Bath & Body
  • Party Ideas
  • Candle Making
  • DIY Weddings
  • Not Craft
  • Free Craft Projects

Copyright © 2026 · CraftGossip | Start Here | Contact Us | Link to Us | Your Editors | Privacy and affiliate policy