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Creative Sewing Pattern Weights

June 1, 2017 | Leave a Comment

Raise your hand if you are using canned goods or children’s toys in order to weigh down your sewing pattern?  It’s much easier it is to grab something near by, but wouldn’t it be great to have a set of creative sewing pattern weights that will make you smile each time you use them? There’s nothing more inspiring than to work with beautiful sewing notions.  If you’re ready to take the plunge, and sew a set of pattern weights, we’ve got a slew of inspiration for you.  Everything from barnyard animals to Japanese Origami bean bags!

sewing pattern weights

Click over to Beatnik Kids to see this fabulous round-up of DIY Creative Sewing Pattern Weights!

Filed Under: Accessories, Free Patterns, Round Ups, Tutorials Tagged With: diy, pattern weights, sewing notions, sewing pattern weights, sewing room inspiration

Two Ways to Sew a Baby Blanket

September 16, 2016 | 1 Comment

How To: Sew Baby Blanket - 2 EASY baby blanket sewing tutorials, perfect for baby gifts and baby shower gifts - Melly Sews

Whether the temps are hot or cold where you live, this tutorial with videos has you covered! Sew a baby blanket in lightweight cotton or lined with fleece – either way, baby will be ready for snuggles.

Filed Under: For Babies, Tutorials

Sew Rope for a Tote Bag

August 16, 2016 | Leave a Comment

So cute and so much easier than it looks - I could do this! Sew a Tote with Rope Handles - DIY Tote Tutorial - Melly Sews

Sewing rope or clothesline can be meditative as well as help create amazing projects like this one! Check out how to sew rope in this tutorial.

Filed Under: Accessories, Techniques, Tutorials

How to Alter Sleeves

June 7, 2016 | Leave a Comment

how to alter sleeves. great diy sewing tutorial for hemming sleeves

Learn how to easily turn long sleeve shirt into short sleeve ones! This is a great tutorial for getting extra wear out of kids clothing or even for taking advantage of off season sales!

See how to alter sleeves at Rae Gun Ramblings.

Filed Under: Techniques, Tutorials

Pillowcase Inspiration

June 1, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Chance are sewing a pillowcase was one of your very first sewing projects.  The nature and ease of sewing pillowcases lends itself to those learning to sew but it’s a project that also brings character to any room.  And they are SO addicting once you get started.  Kids and adults alike would be thrilled to look upon their favorite fabrics as they drift off into dream land. But, did you know there were so many different ways to sew pillowcases?  Twenty, to be exact!

ways to sew pillowcases

Check out all 20 of these different ways to sew pillowcases.  You’ll be amazed at how beautiful and varied these are.  I just can’t choose which one is my favorite.  Can you?

20 Ways To Sew Pillowcases

Filed Under: For Home, Round Ups, Techniques, Tutorials Tagged With: bedroom decor, pillow, pillow sham, pillowcase, round up, sew for home, sewing tutorial

Print on Fabric

May 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Learn how to print on fabric from your home computer. It is easier than you think. The Sewing Loft

Did you know that you could print directly on fabric from your home computer? That’s right, you can! The Sewing Loft has mapped out 5 easy methods for you to print fun notes, labels and more onto your fabric of choice right from your desktop. It is much easier than you think.

Filed Under: Techniques, Tutorials Tagged With: fabric, labels

How To Create the PERFECT FABRIC!

May 3, 2016 | 1 Comment

Can’t find the fabric you want ANYWHERE? You can design your own! Here are a bunch of fantastic tutorials for filling the void yourself, based on how you want to go about making it. Digital prints, hand printing, hand painting and dye are all options for getting exactly what you want in a design. You can also save a bundle on by choosing an inexpensive base fabric and customizing yourself. The sky’s the limit!How to create the perfect fabric - when you can't find what you want available!

Check out these resources with step-by-step tutorials:

  • Print your own fabric with a digital design via Spoonflower – useful for both fabric and for labels and especially easy if you decide you want to create a LOT of it or tweak a design
  • Create your own design withyour own custom block prints
  • Use pre-made blocks and tape to make a striped print
  • You can also block print with bleach by creating your own stamp pad and stamping a darker fabric
  • You can dye fabric with ice for fantastic results
  • Or tie dye with the Shibori method to get a more geometric effect
  • Paint your own material with a watercolor effect
  • Use a combination of paint and markers to create your fabric, especially fun for a collaborative project

Have you found other tips and tutorials that helped you? We’d love to hear about them in the comments!

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: bleach, block, design, diy, dye, fabric, geometric, how-to, ink, print, printing, shibori, stripe, tips, tutorial

How to Sew Reversible Placemats

April 21, 2016 | 1 Comment

Free pattern for how to make reversible placemats. Great DIY sewing tutorial

I love teaching people how to sew. My default newbie sewing project is a basic banded skirt. But, you can only sew so many skirts and what about the boys that want to sew? These DIY reversible placemats are my new favorite newbie project because they give lots of straight line sewing practice and build on those first skirt skill with turning fabric right side out and top stitching.

Get the FREE pattern and learn how to sew reversible placemats!

Filed Under: For Home, Tutorials

Basic Sewing Machine Maintenance

April 4, 2016 | Leave a Comment

 

Keep your machine purring like a kitten with routine sewing machine maintenance. Just a few after each project can really extend the life of your machine.

It’s that time of year when we open the windows, clear out the clutter and begin to clean our personal space but what about our machines? With each stitch, small fibers break off and build up on the inside of our machines. Overtime, these fibers can cause havoc under the hood of our machines. So, it’s important to take a few minutes and clear these out.

Not only will a few extra minutes keep our machines purring like kittens every time we turn them on but basic sewing machine maintenance can extend the life of our machines.

Not sure where to begin? The Sewing Loft has a great step by step tutorial for general maintenance. 

So consider this our Public Service Announcement to you and be sure to check under the hood to clear out those dust bunnies!

 

Filed Under: Techniques, Tutorials Tagged With: maintenance, sewing machine, sewing machine care

Fabric Wreath Tutorials

April 1, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Anyone who sews, and keeps their fabric scraps, knows how quickly those fabric scrap bins start to pile up.  Mine are absolutely overflowing right now which means I’m on the search for fun, fabric scrap projects.  Have you ever given any thought to using your fabric scraps for door decorations?  There are so many beautiful and unique ways to use up those scraps to create fabric wreaths.  With that in mind, we’ve gathered together more than ten of our favorite fabric wreath tutorials to inspire your stash busting!

Fabric Wreath Tutorials

10+ Fabric Scrap Wreath Tutorials

Filed Under: For Home, Round Ups, Tutorials Tagged With: fabric scraps, fabric stash busting, round up, wreaths

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