Ever look around your home wondering what sewing project you could do to bring it up a notch? I totally do, and have a helpful list thanks to your-home Apartment Therapy. My favorite is this DIY spin on a ruffled shower curtain. Such a functional piece can be so beautiful!
Sachiko at Tea Rose Home created this beautiful little dress from a package of five assorted tea towels. I only wish they made tea towels much larger, so I can have one in my size, too! Take a look at her lovingly-photographed tutorial – her process for turning towels into garment is simple and ingenious.
Sewing in a Straight Line: Quick and Crafty Projects You Can Make by Simply Sewing Straight, by Brett Bara Book Site: BrettBara.com Whether you’re new to sewing or just love easy, well-designed projects, Sewing in a Straight Line will give you hours of crafty fun. Potter Craft gave us a project from the book to […]
Colette Patterns is always one of my favorite resources for vintage sewing tips, tricks, and tutorials. Because it’s often the small details that really bring a sewing project together, I especially like their simple tutorial for making custom piping out of bias tape and cord. I’ve always loved the look of piping on shirts and […]
These adorable pattern weights from A Spoonful of Sugar make me very, very happy. I used to be a pattern weight skeptic. I would use whatever I had on hand to hold my patterns in place—rocks, tin cans, bottles of wine—only to get frustrated when objects were too light, too bulky, or got in the […]
We had lots of great response to Haley’s Tap Pants how-to, so you might also enjoy this excellent project from Katy at Sweet Verbena. She took a thrift-store T-shirt she liked the shape of, and without taking it apart, traced a complete sewing pattern. If you’ve ever felt intimidated by pattern-making, give this one a […]
This Candy Sundress by Nette of nettevivante is the ideal combination of simple design, cute detail, and a lot of class. Head on over to iCandy Handmade to check out the guest-posted tutorial by Nette and tp download the free pattern and instructions!
