Tutorial: Fabric bow tie necklace
Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shares a tutorial at Flamingo Toes showing how you can make a bow tie necklace. You can make the fabric bow tie as big or as small as you like. She shows it here as… Read more ...
Sewing Tutorial: French inspired hot pads
Cami from Tidbits shows how you can make these lovely French inspired hot pads for your kitchen. She uses neutral colors and with simple stripes or a grain sack pattern. The neutral colors, stripes, and grain sack motif give the… Read more ...
Free pattern: Lumberjack hat for a doll
Jennie from Wren Feathers shares a free pattern for a doll’s lumberjack hat. It’s made from fleece with a fur lining. The lumberjack hat will fit dolls with 12″ heads, such as American Girl or Maplelea. She created and shared… Read more ...
Free pattern: Vintage travel slippers
These slippers are intended for travel (they would pack nicely in a suitcase) but I can see them being nice for just around the house. You can make them with a free vintage pattern, courtesy of Mary Beth from Retro … Read more ...
Sewing Tutorial: Make an apron from a button-down shirt
This cute apron is actually made from a button-down shirt. Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how to make one. The shirt becomes the skirt of the apron (see the buttons? How cute!), with contrast… Read more ...
Sewing Pattern: No-sew vest t-shirt
Heather from Dollar Store Crafts shares a tutorial at I Love To Create shows how she turned an old vest her son outgrew into this vest t-shirt. There’s no sewing required, as you can use fabric glue to attach the… Read more ... Tutorial: Little girl’s Love skirt
LiZ from Simple Simon & Co. makes a special Love skirt for her daughter every year for Valentine’s. Isn’t that the sweetest tradition? This year the skirt is made from a soft pink t-shirt, with the word “love” written across… Read more ...
Free pattern: Heart shaped Valentine’s pillow
Denise from DIY Crush shares a tutorial (and pattern) for making a heart shaped pillow. It’s super soft made out of a Minky fabric. Her free pattern makes a pillow that is approximately 18″ tall, but you can make them… Read more ...
Tutorial: Joscelyn tiered skirt for little girls
Mama Says Sew shares a tutorial for making her Joscelyn tiered skirt for little girls. I love this style of skirt! The full skirt is fun for little girls to twirl. Make it from three different prints, or all from… Read more ...
Tutorial: Cinch top canvas bucket bag
Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making this canvas bucket bag. It cinches in around the top with a drawstring threading through metal grommets. It has a nice, long strap so you can carry it cross body. Optional metal feet on… Read more ...
Tutorial: Conversation heart leggings, with free printable
These conversation heart leggings are sooo cute for Valentine’s Day! Kelly from Studio DIY shares a tutorial showing how you can make them. There’s no sewing required. You can use printable fabric and fusible webbing to add the conversation hearts… Read more ...
Free Sewing Pattern: : Little girls 30-minute t-shirt dress
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making this simple t-shirt dress for a little girl. It’s a cute look for a little girl, and it also happens to be a quick sew. She was able to… Read more ... Free pattern: Dump truck applique
Stephanie from Swoodson Says shares a free pattern for this dump truck applique. She shows it on a boys Valentine’s shirt with hearts inside the back of the truck, and also on an art tote with a crayon novelty print… Read more ...
Tutorial: Free motion stitch a Valentine
TJ from Studio Mailbox guest blogs at The Sewing Loft showing how you can use fabric paint and free motion stitching to make pretty Valentines. The process of painting and then free motion stitching will give each one its own… Read more ...
Video tutorial: Make a crossover top from a basic t-shirt pattern
Deby from So Sew Easy shows how you can adapt her On A Roll T-Shirt Pattern (free pattern) to give it a crossover bodice and a wide contrast band at the waist. The how-to is shared in a couple of… Read more ...