For Sewing Enthusiasts
I can’t even come up with an exhaustive list of reasons to make these as gifts. SO MANY REASONS! Heating pads are useful as is but by virtue of the fact that you’re most likely to use one when you’re not feeling so great, this is the PERFECT reason to use your cutest prints and remind someone that you care about them! Family members, bestie friends, teachers and other caregivers could all use the little warm snuggle from these.
Run over to Sew Can She for the full tutorial!
Have you ever been to a sewing retreat? Heather from The Sewing Loft shares this informative post listing 2015 sewing retreats in the works AND includes costs, locations and the focus of each gathering. It’s so good to get away and spend time among your “people”! Head over to The Sewing Loft for the complete post and it’s companion post – How To Prepare for a Sewing Retreat!
Ready to up your sewing game? Maybe you’re ready to sell what you make or give gifts that you’re SO proud of, inside and out? See these sewing tips over at On Sutton Place that will guide you to finished pieces that will have people saying “YOU MADE THIS?!?!?” (Isn’t that the BEST FEELING?!?)
These days so many of us learn to sew by reading blogs, tutorials and patterns. Many of us sew for fun but don’t have formal training and don’t have people we talk to about sewing. So we may recognize tricky sewing words and know what they mean — but how to say them? Not necessarily!
We’ve asked some of our favorite bloggers to help put together some clips of commonly mispronounced sewing words. Enjoy this, and then READ ON for how to pronounce these words correctly!
Hear how to say these commonly mispronounced sewing words! Click the box above or the links below!
appliquè armscye batiste chambray crepe de chine grosgrain jacquard
lamè muslin ombré panne ponte ruching selvage
sequins sew shirring toile tulle voile (and a special CELEBRITY APPEARANCE!)
The FUN part of sewing is… THE SEWING, right? Not so much the pattern assembly. (Or tracing tissue patterns, yikes!) Here’s how to cut TONS of time off of the PDF pattern assembly process!
You’ll get it down to just a few minutes! Head over to crafterhours for the how-to!
Have a little girl to sew for?
Check out the pieced bodice dress tutorial from Shwin and Shwin! Step-by-step instructions and the option to use your own existing pattern or a FREE PATTERN found here.
Have a few books you’re ready to fancy up?
With just a few supplies you can turn an old book into a beautiful new zippered clutch!
Get the full tutorial at See Kate Sew!
It’s the perfect time of year (in the northern hemisphere) for snuggly sewing! Here are 5 fantastic tutorials to have you warm and cozy in no time!
5 Easy Cozy Sewing Tutorials:
Looking for a quick, simple girl’s skirt pattern? You’ve FOUND it!
Delia Creates shares a free flexible waist skirt pattern in sizes Newborn to 17! Tons of options for making this skirt your own and she’s sure to be comfy, and the best part is that it comes together QUICKLY!
Click here for the pattern and tutorial at Delia Creates.