The Sew Mama Sew blog is in the middle of a tutorial contest, and the entries have been amazing (and many!). This entry by Vintage Threads happened to catch my eye. Her step-by-step tutorial shows you how to emboss fabric with a fun design.
Learn how to cut out slippery fabric courtesy of Burda Style. Now only if sewing slippery fabric were so easy.
These stuffed animals are made from vintage terrycloth reclaimed from towels and washcloths from the 50s through 70s. I love how the patterning is composed on the animal form. Via Cool Hunting.
Bon Bon Kakku from the Finnish fabric and interior manufacturer Vallila Interior is a website where you can design your own fabric. The most popular fabrics designs, based on user voting, get created and sold on the site. The minimum order is 3 by 1 meter at 25 Euros a meter so choose carefully. I […]
Kim from Dioramarama has just started up a new blog, True Up, which is devoted solely to fabric. She explains: “True Up” means to make balanced, straight, square. In sewing, “true up” means making a piece of fabric true to grain with a well-placed cut or rip. The True Up blog is all fabric news, […]
QuiltersBuzz recently posted an interview with designer Sandi Henderson, who shares her free PDF pattern for these frilly Ruffle Pillows, which have of course been made with her signature Ginger Blossom fabric.
Lara from Thornberry posted photos of this wrap skirt with Japanese fabrics that she made at a workshop at a place called Kimono House in Melbourne. I don’t think I will be making it to Australia any time soon so I hope she posts more pictures or information soon.
