This small casual bag is ideal for when you only want to carry a few essentials, but the outer pockets of various widths are handy for stowing away a few extras like a pens and pencils and a small notebook. The perfect make for upcycling old jeans and using leftover scraps.
A quick and easy reversible Charm Square tote bag. Free Pattern and Tutorial.
This quick and easy sewing case is pretty and practical and would be a perfect gift for a quilting friend.
To create your own custom paper house, use the templates below. You can digitally add images or patterns, or add them once you’ve printed out your template. Card stock works best for these houses. The only difference between template one and two are the top roof-lines. No. 2 is scalloped.
I love car trips, weekends in the woods or at the beach, and meals outdoors with family and friends. Of course, I can’t go anywhere without a sewing project. This On-the-Go Project Pouch is perfect for carrying a few supplies and will keep your projects organized during all of your summer adventures. Let’s get to it!
Okay, it was time for me to have a new laptop bag and I wanted to try something different. Nothing like the usual bag and since it is a laptop it needs to be quite padded so I decided to make a quilted laptop bag!
Easy & Trendy Tie-Dye Techniques For All Skill Levels. How to Tie-Dye - Beginner's Guide
We’re sure you’ve probably noticed, but we have quite the thing for embroidered details these days. Taking a cue from some of our favorite jean jackets we’ve made an easy denim pillow cover for all the patches we’ve been collecting and created the perfect way to work the trend into our home decor.
I thought it would be fun to make a laundry bag that you would be proud to showcase in your room. you could customize the colors with your decor and have it sitting pretty in the corner. i wish i had one of these during my college dorm days!
Improv Pineapple Log Cabin Block
The log cabin block is ripe for modern reinterpretation and modern quilters have seized that opportunity. The traditional pineapple log cabin is up for a modern redo as well. The pineapple log cabin block is typically paper pieced, but this modern version is free pieced with stitch and flip triangles creating the signature triangles that characterize this block.
The bag has lots of handy compartments to keep toiletries organized as you travel. Free Sewing Tutorial.
I was interested in the interplay between half square triangles and half rectangle triangles. I sat down with some graph paper and came up with this.
This welt pocket tutorial also makes use of a backing, (cut from the main fabric) inside the pocket bag so that should the welt pocket gape at all, the main garment fabric is visible not the pocket lining! Most home sewing patterns don’t include this backing and you can leave it out and just use the pocket Bag lining, but I think the backing adds a really nice professional touch.
How to sew a DIY Wrist Pincushion. Wrist Pincushion: Tutorial! | Free Pin cushions patterns
I am so pleased to share this lunch bag tutorial with you today. It is insulated, fully lined and washable, with a water resistant interior. This lunch bag is surprisingly roomy and, just to make life simpler, it even folds flat for easy storage! It’s perfect for work, your kids’ school lunches or for snacks on the go.
Can’t bear to throw out those jeans, but know that realistically you’ll never squeeze.
Give new life to your old jeans by making a shopping bag with them. Add some patchwork fabric to your design to create an additional dimension. Have fun recycling!
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I've been meaning to make nice shopping bags for about two years, and I finally sat down yesterday afternoon and did it. I wanted something beautiful to carry all the groceries and these are way better than the crumpled paper sacks I've been using.
I made each bag with less than 1/3 of a yard of fabric. I used some upholstery scraps that I had in my cabinet, so I didn't have to buy anything!
Remember you can make this for a quilt block,pillow, quilt or whatever you want just trim the scraps to be the size that you want it to be! It doesn't have to be a Mug Rug.
Some of us wear our favourite pair of jeans until they literally fall off our bodies. Once you have cut your jeans into shorts, what can you do with the left-over legs? This unisex bucket hat is an eco-chic way to salvage denim scraps which would otherwise end up in landfill.
Easy to Sew Fabric Bin Free Sewing Tutorial. Organize in Style with DIY Fabric Bins
How to sew a reversible wrap skirt.
Sew a wrap skirt in only one hour without a pattern! This easy tutorial has been designed with beginners in mind.
How to make a half-circle wrap skirt.
Sew a wrap skirt in only one hour without a pattern! This easy tutorial has been designed with beginners in mind.
How to make a coat from recycled jumpers. I have made my own version of the patchwork jumper coat. It feels like wearing a large cosy blanket. Every time I put on this coat I wonder, “Does this make me look like a crazy old vagrant lady?” And then I whisper, “Who said that?”
