Cheap and easy fabric crafts and quick sewing ideas with fabric scraps for home decor, DIY Christmas gifts, bags, cute accessories & stocking stuffers.
A reference guide on how to sew with knit fabrics. Tips for sewing with knits, along with resources and books about knit fabrics.
Cut a CONTINUOUS strip of BIAS TAPE (from one small square of fabric)....a quick way to cut up some bias tape, without wasting fabric!
Learn how to sew a handmade heating/cooling pad with fat quarters, beans, and your sewing machine.
Learn more about fabric types and how to use them for garments and upholstery through this guide. This will help you know your craft better.
These easy-to-make textile tetrahedrons can be used as perpetual gift wraps or soft boxes. Learn how to sew these four-sided gift wrappers with a free pattern and instructions.
Sewing piping can add a professional touch to the edges of cushions, bags, quilts and clothing. Learn how to sew piping for beginners.
Lighten up on the plastic wrap and foil; go green with these cute fabric bowl covers. They're great for dining outside. Slip one over an open bowl to keep dirt and buggies from invading. When inside, they can help keep food warm.
How to sew a reusable fabric bowl cover. This zero-waste food storage device stretches over bowls to avoid using plastic.
Finish transparent edges with this simple-to-sew couture technique.
Learn to Sew Fast and Easy Fabric Bowls; you need only fabric and interfacing scraps and less than 30 minute.
Learn how to sew your crochet items to fabric using your sewing machine to make it fast and easy. Here are my best tips and tricks!
I found this pillow cover at the flea market recently. The trim along the edge is what caught my fancy, and I determined to figure out how to re-create it.
I have an easy way to Gather Fabric that will give you even gathers. Even better, you will not have any broken stitches or tangled threads.
In this tutorial, we show you how to add ric rac to your favorite fabrics to create beautiful reversible cloth napkins perfect for any table.
Top US sewing blog, Flamingo Toes, features 29 Cute and Colorful Fat Quarters Projects for all levels. Click here now to see them all!!
This beautiful cottage could be in the heart of Provence instead of in a Sydney suburb
Learn to Sew Fast and Easy Fabric Bowls; you need only fabric and interfacing scraps and less than 30 minute.
Welcome to Saturday Nite Special #99, the multi themed link party! * Home Decor * Crafts, / Sewing / Recipes * Theme of the week Every Fri 7pm to Sunday 11 pm Pacific. ~ the ultimate repurposes ~ I LOVE to repurpose! And most of my projects (main link HERE) are all about that. But […]
Easy sewing tutorial for making a reversible and reusable coffee cup cozy from cotton fabric with the additional fabric handle for the finger sleeve.
How to Make Twine from Fabric Scraps- turn your fabric scraps into beautiful twine with this easy-to-follow tutorial. Video included!
Diagnose and solve poor sewing machine tension with this step-by-step checklist.
Today I'll be showing you my favourite neckline finish for knit fabrics. It's my personal method for sewing knit neckline bindings, and I prefer it to the standard method!
Connie Kresin Campbell shares quilting tutorials and patterns at Freemotion by the River
Let’s clarify one HUGE part of sewing that in the beginning can be very confusing- What kind of fabric are you supposed to buy? Learn the two most common fabrics you will sew, and how to make your own swatchbook! In Lesson 4 in this series, 6 Steps and Start Sewing you will learn: The 2
Learn to make quick and easy fabric bookmarks using fabrics scraps. This tutorial walks all level of quilters through the steps to make a fabric bookmark.
I think it is important for all creative people to take some time to make something for themselves. I know so many quilters who are constantly sewing for others, but never make a quilt just for themselves. The same with garment sewers. To take a moment for you is to encourage creative renewal. When you clear your mind, it leaves room for other brilliant ideas to pop in there!
Learn how to sew a narrow hem (easy even on chiffon) using a ban roll tape. You will like this video sewing tutorial on how to sew a rolled hem on chiffon without a special rolled hem foot.
Learn how to make bias tape in an easy way without a bias binding maker. I will teach you how to cut a continuous bias tape out of fabric.
Neckline binding is my favourite neckline finish for knits. In today's Briar sewalong, we'll be showing you our method for creating a neckline binding.
Yay! Here's a little tutorial on how I make my needlebooks. They're super easy, fast, and fun... so let's get started. You'll need: 12- 1.5" fabric squares in assorted prints for patchwork back 1- base fabric for front: 3.5" x 4.5", appliqued/embroidered any way you like 1- strip of fabric...
Conceal the raw edges of an armscye with this great technique.
Learn how to sew a narrow hem (easy even on chiffon) using a ban roll tape. You will like this video sewing tutorial on how to sew a rolled hem on chiffon without a special rolled hem foot.
I was perusing YouTube when I came across this terrific project from Ae PooiM and thought to share it with you. I just love fabric bowls because you can m
With this clever sewing tip from Threads #174, you can get rid of those scratchy zipper ends.
The Canadian Smocking Matrix Design is a unique and popular way of creating smocking patterns. It is created by first creating a grid of horizontal and vertical lines on a piece of fabric. Then, the fabric is gathered along the lines to create the desired pattern. This method is often used to create intricate and … Continue reading "How To Do Canadian Smocking Matrix Design"
This sewing project is for making a reversible pie plate cozy from cotton fabric with extra fabric for the handle, the perfect item to make for the holiday season.
Super simple but really satisfying sewing project, a block pincushion fussy cut from cute vintage folk fabric and stuffed with walnut shells. #pincushion #quicksewingproject #vintagefabric
Use recycled plastic bags to help tame tricky fabrics.
Learn how to fix sewing machine tension so you don't feel the stress of not being able to get the sewing machine tension quite right. Easy checklist to get your machine sewing correctly.
My newest pattern with The McCall Pattern Company is casual and whimsical with a great asymmetric hemline option. M7413 is a long tunic-style top. Make the
April unexpectedly turned into an extended month of learning which was a surprise and an absolute pleasure... Between my jacket week at the beginning of the month (still nowhere near finished) Spring break and nine days of draping at the end, my mind is plotting crazy sewing ideas that w
This simple fabric cord keeper is quick and easy to sew and will keep all your cords organized and tidy. This is a derfect sewing project for using up your
