New Tutorial: Tie the Knot Key Fobs
One morning last week it was time to run the car pool: go get my daughter’s best friend and take them to pre-school… then on to the elementary school… and my keys were nowhere to be found. After 10 minutes…
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Christmas is coming… my stash is getting fat!
Holiday projects are popping up, my kids’ school is asking for donations for their little holiday craft fair, and new Christmas fabric is coming out. What does this mean? Woo hoo, I love to sew for Christmas! I know, it’s…
Pattern review: A lovely blouse from BurdaStyle 1/2010
Yes, I finally got around to sewing something for myself this week! This blouse is number 133 from BurdaStyle 1/2010. I love to sit and browse my favorite women’s patterns and pattern magazines and I was really nervous cutting into my precious hello kitty Liberty of London fabric (without having made a muslin version first), especially since this is my first BurdaStyle pattern to ever make. But the magazine model was also made with Liberty lawn so I knew my fabric choice was good, and I decided to trust that I could make any fit adjustments if needed.
Sewing the Sweet Caroline Girl’s Dress Pattern from Little Lizard King
Get inspired seeing how I sewed Cadie’s dress using a panel fabric! Check out all my tips and free sewing patterns about how to sew clothes.
Sewist’s Troubleshooting Steps {for the frustrated sewing machine}
Every couple of months I receive an email (or facebook post) from a sewist frustrated with her machine. I received one recently from a woman who wrote that her sewing machine would work okay for a bit, and then the…
I made some baby bibs!
My sister had a baby… welcome Charlotte Marie! I looked at the baby items on our ‘Kid Love’ page and settled on making some of Clover and Violet’s baby bibs. This tutorial is perfect for scrapbusting… both fabrics and…
Pattern Review: The Dorothy Day Tripper from Swoon Patterns
Last week after I got all the unpacking and organizing done in my sewing studio I was so excited to finally sew something. This is what I made… a gorgeous Dorothy Day Tripper bag from (Paco Bean) now Swoon Patterns….
See my new Sewing Studio!
Okay, I have a funny story to tell you before you add your latest project to our Show Off Saturday Linky Party… remember last Saturday I showed you the little backpack that I made for my nephew? Well, we were…
Guest Post: Chrissie D. makes a beautiful doggie bed!
Hi everyone, I’m Chrissie of made by ChrissieD, having studied Art & Design and Textile Art back home in England I now find myself quilting, sewing and blogging alongside working at The City Quilter in Manhattan and I’m a member…
Making Faux-Leather Bag Handles
This was so much fun. Making bags is fun (in my opinion), and being able to make everything from scratch, including faux-leather handles is just icing on the cake. My inspiration for trying this at all was Heather’s blog post…