Sometimes I have the feeling that every craft blog I know publishes at least once a year a tutorial for gym bags. Perhaps there is a secret craft blogger society and the gym bag posts are a secret membership sign?…
Fabric Scraps Easter Basket Tutorial
I do not celebrate many holidays but Easter is a must for me. Together with my friends and their partners plus children we have breakfast in a big group together and then we play with the kids and laze about for the rest of the day. Of course I am also going to have Easter baskets for the kids, but this year I did not want to buy them but make them myself.
Drawstring Gym Bag Tutorial
How to make a great gym bag. This is fantastic for both kids and grown ups (you’ll just have to make some minor adjustments to the dimensions) and can be used as a leisure backpack, sports bag or the perfect companion for trips to the kindergarten or even to music festivals. Have fun sewing!
DIY Leather Tote Bag
Make This Beginner DIY Leather Tote Bag. DIY Tote Bag Leather Tutorial and Pattern.
Laptop Bag Sewing Tutorial
TUTORIAL : SEW YOUR OWN LAPTOP BAG
Ever since I got my new MacBook I have been itching to make one of these. And I thought I'd share with you how I did it, in case you want your own!
Makin’ Pincushions… Filling up the cushions!
Filling up the cushions!
In this batch I made some regular old tufted tomatoes and a few apple and pear shaped cushions. They all start out the same way. Cut the fabric, interface and stitch. One tip for assembling the cushions: first sew together each half, then sew the halves together leaving a space to insert the filling. It’s the best way to match the points.
Makin’ Pincushions: Assembling the tomatoes
The tomato cushions are a bit more involved to assemble, but they’re my favorite to use. In my example I’m using contrasting yarn to tuft the cushion and I used a shank-style button on the top. It’s a bit easier to tighten and secure the yarn if you use the 4-hole style button on the top, but I like the shank-style buttons more, looks-wise.
Makin’ Pincushions: Trims and stems + Tufting the fruit
Once all of my cushions are filled, they’re ready for trimming! This is my favorite part – I get to paw through my stash of buttons, yarn and felt. I love wool felt – it feels nice an beefy and the colors seem more vivid. I buy most of my wool felt (actually a wool/rayon mix) at Treadle Yard goods in St. Paul. They also carry some nice bamboo/rayon felt that is softer and more flimsy, but comes in great, bright colors. I also use a few flannels and wools for trimming.
DIY Easy Drawstring Bag
How to Make a Simple Drawstring Bag. I am pleased to present my little tutorial for a headphone bag to you today. The instructions are suitable for beginners, as they do not require a great deal of sewing experience. Let's get started!
Tutorial: Make Up Brush Roll
There are countless variations on how you can sew something like this. I'll show you mine. :-) And there are also countless uses. Here you will see how to sew a roll for make-up brushes from the pencil roll.
DIY Diaper Bag Tutorial
I really enjoy sewing these diaper bags and then giving them as gifts. It's also pretty quick :) Have fun sewing :)
Hexagon Pincushion Tutorial
I discovered English paper piecing at the beginning of this year. All you need is a few small scraps of fabric, you can cut the templates yourself, you always have a needle and thread in the house anyway and it's great for sewing on the sofa in the evening. The possibilities are almost endless ...
How to Sew a DIY Fabric Bread Basket
For me, a successful weekend always includes a hearty breakfast. Fresh rolls from the local bakery are an important part of this and what could be better than a homemade bread basket.
Simple DIY Basket Bag Tutorial
Children's Bag / Easter basket Sewing Tutorial.
Sewing instruction for a children's bag, which can also be used as an Easter Basket.
Poolside Tote Bag Pattern and Tutorial
May provides us with the most perfect pool weather. I am sooooo ready to splash around in the pool with my little ones. However, when packing for them, it seems that I can’t ever find a big enough bag for all their neccessities. I think I’ve created a just the right sized bag with a couple interior pockets and I wanted to share it with all of you.
How to Make a Denim Patchwork Quilt
Upcycled Denim Patchwork Quilt. HOW TO MAKE A JEAN QUILT (Beginner Sewing). DIY Easy Denim Quilt Tutorial Using Old Jeans. It’s so simple …. just strips of fabric, arranged next to each other …. you could get very precise and make sure each strip was the same width, or you could do as I did …. and go with the flow …. I like the slightly-less-precise approach to dealing with scraps – aside from anything else, it avoids generating too much in the way of *more* scraps.
Waldorf Knitted Lamb Toy Tutorial
Oh I have knitted herds of these cute lambs!
Most of them hopefully found safe new homes because we tended to lose them on playgrounds, airports, taxis, supermarkets and friends houses. I never minded.
Because they are so much fun to make and it is such a heartwarming feeling to bring them to life with your very own handworking hands.
