I have to admit that The Neverending Story is one of my all-time favorite movies from my childhood (not to mention one of my all-time favorite books). When I saw this Auryn medallion project from Wee Folk Art, I was instantly carried back to that feeling of watching the movie for the first time. Of […]
By Jeanne Storck 9:00 Sunday morning. Nan Eastep coaxes a hem through her sewing machine in a booth at Oakland’s Temescal Farmers Market. A few final stitches and she holds up a pair of vintage pinstripe trousers that she’s converted into knee-skimming, bike-friendly knickers. An accomplished seamstress and avid cyclist, Eastep is the creator of […]
Karen from Maggie Makes shares a very nicely done tutorial for creating embroidered pot holders. It’s a simple project that can easily be done in a couple of hours, takes very little fabric and would make a nice hostess or housewarming gift. Looks like it could be a great weekend project to use up some […]
By Nikol Lohr With short sleeves and a wide neckline, this retro-inspired cropped summer jacket goes from sunshine to summer nights or chilly air-conditioned offices. Knit from the top down, with puffed sleeves and seed stitch edging, the seamless design means that there’s very little finishing, and it’s ready to wear as soon as it’s […]
Give yourself a sewing challenge this summer! Right now this Women’s Tailored Jacket is a free pattern download from BurdaStyle. Not sure how long that will last so download it today! BurdaStyle writes: For today’s androgynous variation we adjusted the pocket flaps to be straight – not curved as the pattern piece indicates. We chose […]
My knitting machine comes with some crazy two-color knitting patterns, which its capable of executing one row at a time by way of a magnetic encoder switch. It sounds complicated, but the operator (me) just has to push the carriage back and forth across the needle bed instead of laboring over each stitch. The pattern […]
I love this great top from Jennifer Casa for Sew, Mama, Sew! She created the pattern after being inspired by a thrifted shirt she’d picked up for her daughters. I determined that my girls’ top was basically a tank top with elasticized thread at the waist, neck and arms. I knew it would definitely work […]
