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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

DIY Star Wars Sewing Projects

May 1, 2017 | Leave a Comment

May the Fourth is the unofficial holiday for Star Wars fans.  Do you celebrate?  Do your kids clammer for DIY Star Wars clothing?  Beatnik Kids has gathered up their favorite DIY Star Wars sewing projects.  There’s sure to be something here for the Star Wars fanatic in your house.

DIY Star Wars projectsClick through for 10+ Amazing DIY Star Wars Projects!

Filed Under: Accessories, For Boys, For Girls, Round Ups Tagged With: diy, DIY Star Wars, May the Fourth Be With You, sewing projects, Star Wars

Deck the Tree with Christmas Ornaments

November 4, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Deck your family tree with these amazing Christmas Ornaments. Each DIY is easy to make and filled with tons of family fun.

Wow, can you believe that Christmas is just eight short weeks away!?!  Just thinking about it makes me break into a cold sweat. But I’m in the no panic zone this year because instead, I’m going to focus on decorating the family tree with a few of these handmade Christmas ornaments.

100+ Christmas Ornaments

 

 

Filed Under: For Home, Round Ups Tagged With: beginner sewing projects, Christmas, diy, fabric, Holiday, holiday sewing, home decor

Things To Sew For Sports Moms

September 15, 2016 | Leave a Comment

The Fall sports season is off and running!  Are you a sports mom?  Do you spend hours each week sitting at sport practices and games?  Regardless of which sport your child plays, there are certain items that make being a sports mom much more enjoyable.  We’ll call them sport mom necessities.  Why spend hundreds of dollars trying to keep yourself warm, rain protected, seat cushioned or entertained when you can sew for yourself.  Take your personal comfort into your own hands with these DIY things to sew for sports moms.

Things To Sew For Sports Moms

Check out this list from Beatnik Kids: 15+ Sports Mom Necessities To Sew

Filed Under: Accessories, For Women, Free Patterns, Round Ups Tagged With: diy, diy sports equiptment, sewing, sewing round up, things to sew

Easy Maxi Skirt

June 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment

 

Update your closet with an easy maxi skirt pattern. This free pattern and step by step tutorial will show you how to create a personal pattern and sew it together.

Maxi skirts are perfect for summer and this one is as easy as it gets. Not only is it a snap to make but Heather even let the hem curl for a relaxed casual look.

Swing by The Sewing Loft and stitch one up today. 

 

Filed Under: For Girls, For Women Tagged With: diy, skirt, skirt tutorial, women

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

DIY Leather Accessory Projects

March 1, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Have you ever tried sewing with leather?  DIY leather accessory projects can be extremely rewarding and sewing leather is a lot easier than you might think. Whether you use leather as your project base or just as an accent, adding this stunning material can have a dramatic effect on your project outcome.  Leather accessory projects from clutches and bags to pillows are a fun alternative to every day cotton and will leave you wanting to sew with it more often.

DIY Leather Accessory Projects

Check out these 15+ DIY Leather Sewing Projects over at Beatnik Kids!

Filed Under: Accessories, For Women, Round Ups, Tutorials Tagged With: diy, leather, leather projects, round up, sewing

Unique DIY Stitching Ideas

February 1, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Stitching Projects

Once you check out these unique DIY stitching ideas, you’ll be looking to take your thread so all the things.  Stitching projects are a great way to pass the long winter months where you’re stuck inside.  Whether your passion is embroidery, needlepoint, or cross stitching, these DIY stitching ideas are sure to keep you entertained. One can only have so many wall hangings which is why I love the recent trend toward uniquely stitched items.

Needlepoint Purse

Embroidered Rocking Chair

Embroidered Tennis Rackets

Cross Stitch Sweater

Embroidered Socks

Embroidered Moths

Embroidered Necklaces

Embroidered Collar

Which project is your favorite?  What unique item would you take your stitching to?

Filed Under: Accessories, For Home, Round Ups, Techniques Tagged With: cross stitch, diy, embroidery, hand stitching, needle point

Coloring Skirt DIY How To

November 18, 2015 | Leave a Comment

Coloring books are all the rage these days and you can find fun pages everywhere but how about a coloring skirt?

Coloring skirt by-crafterhours

 

This fabulous idea comes from Crafterhours and think that any little girl would love to grab the markers and start doodling! The post will show you how to transform one yard of this super cool fabric into 3 easy to wear skirts.

 

Filed Under: For Girls Tagged With: beginner sewing projects, diy, fabric, free pattern, how-to, skirt

Easy Placemats for the holidays

October 18, 2015 | Leave a Comment

The holidays are around the corner and in my world, that means company. Now, I like to set a nice table just like the rest of us but never seem to find the linens that I love.

Transform your holiday table into a fantastic table scape even Martha would be proud of with the help of this easy placemats tutorial.

With the help of this how to make a placemat project, I can easily pick out matching fabric and transform my table-scape into a fantastic spread for all to admire! Think Martha people… these easy placemats are that good!

Filed Under: For Home, Tutorials Tagged With: diy, home decor, how-to

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