This purse is just the right size to fit 2 water bottles over your hip OR it is also great for any little girls in your life who need to carry around special toys.
Charm Pack Candy Pouch Tutorial
They are great little Easter gift holders. And then they can be used as a little treasure bag later on!
Reusable Snack Bag Sewing Tutorial
The Ultimate Re-Usable Snack Bag: Machine Washable and Stands Upright. Free Tutorial
Scrap Fabric Baby Book Tutorial
Books, like all other objects, are for eating, according to the Wee Lass. Since I'm not that keen on her tasting and nibbling her board and paper books, I thought I'd make her a fabric one. This is a great project for all those tiny scraps in your stash.
Reusable Snack Bag Sewing Tutorial
How to Make Reusable Snack Bags (Tutorial) | Sewing projects for beginners
Little Card Case Tutorial
Now that the awesome Reprodepot Pattern books are out and available, I wanted to share a tutorial for one of the hundreds of projects I have been inspired to make while thumbing through each book (seriously hundreds - it's insane). I wanted to start with something fairly basic and simple, using printed fabric instead of paper.
Drawstring Goodie Bags Tutorial
These bags make the perfect treat bags for a small birthday party. The kids get some goodies and a bonus drawstring bag to store special treasures. Eleanor had decided hers is now her “special purse.”
Super Simple Bag Pattern and Tutorial
Simple Sixty Minute Slouch Pattern
This is a super simple bag pattern that can be made in only 60 minutes! Make this pattern up for last minute gifts or for yourself – use this bag as a paperback book carrier, a small recyclable
grocery bag, an extra bag to carry your E-Reader, or even as an extra bag when you are going somewhere and need to carry extra goodies!
Pick a Pocket Bag Tutorial
With a clear vinyl zipper pocket on one side, a gathered pocket on the other side, and puffed out side panels, this bag is unique. The inside has four pockets. The top closes snuggly with a zipper.
Blue Blazin Bag Tutorial
The Blue Blazin Bag is the perfect example of refashioning and with these simple instructions you can actually make it yourself! Learn how to sew your own purse using material you have on hand.
Dog Pincushion Free Tutorial + Pattern
DIY Dog Pincushion Tutorial. I have done two versions. One with a long snout, short tail and short ears. The other with a short snout, long tail and long ears. What fun it would be to mix and match.
Zipper Pouch with gusset – Tutorial
The gusseted zipper pouches are basically a slight variation of the Zipper Pouch with Snap Hook Tutorial. The gusset will provide added depth to the pouch, so you’ll have more room for stuff.
Crocheted Bag Tutorial: Hexagon Stitch
This little hand held bag took only a couple of hours to make. I used almost one 50 gram ball of Rowan 4 Ply Cotton yarn. That's about 170 meters.
FREE TUTORIAL: Mother’s Day bias-trimmed circle scarf
This idea has been rolling around my head for awhile and I hope you feel inspired to whip one up for your mother (or yourself, your daughter, a friend, your sister, etc).
DIY Panties Tutorial
The road test went well, so over the weekend I made another 4 pair. Awesome!
I’m making plain functional white cotton panties.
Woven Felt Basket Tutorial & Pattern
One of my new living room purchases includes a large woven felt basket that I got from Target of all places, and absolutely love (perfect for storing my knitting projects). And I basically can’t spent more than 90 seconds on the presence of a potential DIY project without at least brainstorming how I could make it myself. I don’t always move on to the execution stage, but this particular project really intrigued me. And I correctly assumed that it really couldn’t be that hard. Well, it wasn’t.
DIY Two Minute Summer Furoshiki Bag
In 2006 at the Olympic Games the Japanese Ministry of Environment had their athletes use “furoshiki” the traditional Japanese wrapping cloth. In a campaign for reducing waste!! If you would like to know how to use Furoshiki in wrapping, you can dowload a pdf from the Japanese Ministry of Environment.
Coin Purse Free Pattern & Tutorial
Coin purses. Perfect for change, lipstick or other little necessities. And here’s how you can make your own in lengthy detail.
Paperbag Shorts Free Pattern
Here it is, y’all. The eagerly anticipated paper bag shorts DIY!
These shorts are so fun to make & wear and can be easily fitted to any size.. as long as you’ve got a pair of shorts to use as a pattern.
Baby Bloomers Free PDF Pattern
Today I’m excited to share a FREE downloadable PDF pattern for you to add to your stash. And it’s something out of the ordinary for me: BABY BLOOMERS!
Music Bag Sew Tutorial
The resulting bag has a lot of features I've always looked for: A separate inside pocket for the music to slide into so it won't get jostled and wrinkled, long handles, and a small inside pocket for my cell phone and keys. It's stiff and sturdy and best of all, it's pretty cute.
Zippered Dopp Kit Tutorial
I think of my dopp kit as a little piece of home that I can carry with me wherever I go. I like to keep it well stocked with travel shampoo, toothpaste, and maybe an extra pair of earrings so I can just toss it into my bag when I'm packing and be ready to go.
Monk's Bag Tutorial & Pattern
When I travel, I am always looking for the perfect travel bag. I like to have a bag that has a shoulder strap long enough to go across my chest, but with a wide strap for comfort. After years of trying to find one, I finally decided to make one!
Inside Out Tote Bag Tutorial
A new cotton tote bag is one of summer's simple pleasures. The perfect tote has to be big enough to fit the summer essentials; a book, a bottle of water, and maybe a swimsuit, but it can't be so big that it gets in your way.
Gusseted Zipper Pouch Tutorial & Pattern
The gusseted zipper pouches are basically a slight variation of the Zipper Pouch with Snap Hook Tutorial. The gusset will provide added depth to the pouch, so you’ll have more room for stuff.
Small Zipper Pouch Tutorial
I love these little pouches and with the added snap hook they are perfect for storing smaller items you don’t want to lose in the bottom of your bag. Simply snap the little lobster claw onto an existing ring on your bag and voila! Instant, easy access storage.
DIY Fabric Storage Bin Tutorial
These little bins are fairly easy to sew and I would definitely recommend to any sewing novice. The fabric storage bins are very popular at the moment and I recently sewed one for a baby shower
Bits and Pieces Pouch Tutorial
How to making a little pouch. Since the top of the pouch is sealed with velcro, it is perfect for your bits and pieces you’d like to put in your bag which you don’t want cluttering up your bag or rolling around loose in the bottom. This could be anything from little treats/snacks for the kids to receipts/small pieces of paper to chewing gum, etc.
Laptop Sleeve Tutorial
I recently designed and made this little laptop sleeve for my sister, and I thought some of you might like to make one for yourself (or someone else) as well!
Rainbow Crochet Zipped Coin Purse Tutorial
This tutorial is to explain how I made my Rainbow Crochet Zipped Coin Purse.
Composition Caddy Tutorial
The tutorial is for those standard size composition books we all know and love. I wanted to be sure to tell you about a great Primary Journal version for kids by Mead. It has a space for a picture at the top and lines for writing at the bottom; great for that budding author/artist in the house!
How to Make Pincushion
One thing is for sure, you can never have enough pin cushions. Okay maybe you can and I just lied, whatever the case, you can't have enough CUTE pincushions. Am I right? Yep, thought so.
How to Make Felt Flowers Succulent
You can’t have not noticed the succulent trend that's happening at the moment - I love a succulent as they are so cute but as someone who hasn’t a great track record at being green fingered I have used succulents as my inspiration for a felt based craft project and created a felt succulent display!
Bucket Peg Bag Tutorial
This modern peg bucket will keep your pegs close at hand. With its handy carabiner hook it can easily clip to your clothesline, clothes airer, or belt. Constructed with a drawstring closure and toggle, it will keep your pegs in place when it is stored in the laundry.
DIY: Pants to Shorts. Tutorial
DIY Pants to shorts! Here is another one of my no sewing clothing tutorials! Today I'm going to teach you how to transform your pants into shorts!
Summer Shorts! Free Pattern and Tutorial
The summer shorts pattern is finally available for download!
This post will include a FREE download and a tutorial with plenty of pictures. Are you ready? Let’s get started!
Make your own glasses case
In my opinion, the best handmade gift is one that will be used often. Since almost all of my family members wear glasses, I plan on making a lot of these DIY Glasses Cases this year. Read below for simple instructions on how to make your own.
DIY Pincushion Tutorial & Pattern
I've made a few pincushions in the past but this one takes the cake, it's super cute and it has a hidden weight to keep it from flying around the sewing room. And there are so many combinations of fabric and button choices it boggles the mind! So let's talk tutorial!
See Through Zip Pouch Tutorial
Washington Pavement Blocks. Patchwork Tutorial
How to make a Washington Pavement block Patchwork DIY.
Patchwork Pouf. Dresden Pattern + Tutorial
Fabric Beaded Headband Tutorial
The tutorial includes the option to make a double or triple strand headband. Once you've made the headband you can embellish it as you please.
Clutch Bag Tutorial
How To Make A Clutch Purse. Sewing Tutorial. To start off, you will need the following items for this project:
Pleated Purse Bag Tutorial
Here is what you need:3 different fabrics (outer,coordinating fabric,and lining),iron-on interfacing,coordinating thread,magnetic snaps,cutting board,rotary blade,pins,iron,ironing board,and of course,a sewing machine.
Felt Fruit Apple Pattern & Tutorial
These felt apples look so tasty you’ll be wanting to make an apple a day! Designed to be used as a pincushion, they are a fun and quirky gift that is easy to make. Free Patterns to Make Felt Fruit
