Nautical Inspired Shirt Refashion
With the nautical trend on high gear this season, I love this nautical-inspired shirt refashion using a simple $5.50 navy tank top as the base.
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Crafting a Corset, Part 2: Assembly
By Alaina Zulli Part 2 of our three-part series will take you through all the steps of assembling your corset. You’ll learn how to flat-line, attach the waist ribbon, and make boning channels. Don’t fret if you don’t have your boning and other corset supplies just yet — you won’t need them until Part 3. […]
How-To: Medic Alert Cuff
Urban Threads has a great little tutorial by Lindsay Hartwell on how to make a rather stylish Medical Cuff. Lindsay was inspired to create this for her boyfriend, who is allergic to both cashews and pistachios, and had a close call on travels to India. Medical alerts are embroidered on the inside of the cuff, […]
Tag Happy Baby Blanket
By Jessica Wilson This project makes for a great baby gift and you don’t even need to be extra handy with a sewing machine to make it!
iPod Touch Fleece Blanket Made by 7th and 8th Graders
Teacher Anne Karsten shares this iPod Touch fleece blanket project made by her 7th and 8th graders. In her write up, Anne explains the creative and technical process for the creation of this fabulous project. Anne writes: The project is an attempt to use the vernacular of these young adults — the fleece they’ve been […]
How-To: Refashion an Unflattering Top
June from PlanetJune has a great tutorial on how to refashion an unflattering top. June got a great looking spring top and refashioned it into a more flattering empire-waist tie top. I’m loving this look!
How-To: Sew Comfy Natural Cushions for Wooden Chairs
I have a tiny little home in the woods. It’s filled with entirely hand-me-down furniture and thrift store finds. I have a “green” lifestyle, but mostly because it’s a modest lifestyle. I believe my crafty attitude has been my greatest asset in styling my house with beautiful and affordable accessories. And in turn, sewing is […]
