S. Denise Hoyle | February 23, 2010
I fell in love with these quick and easy to sew felt hair bows the second I saw them. Our local county school district has a strict uniform policy for pre-k and but the girls are allowed to wear colorful hair barrettes so I’m planning to make these in every color imaginable for both of [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 20, 2010
If you’d like to add a little something “extra” to your sewing business, I’ve just run across something that I think would be useful for making a few extra bucks.
FaveCrafts has a great tutorial by Heidi Borchers for creating throw pillows from old sweaters.
They say you can pick up old sweaters from thrift stores or [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 6, 2010
Two days in a row we’ve gleaned super Valentine’s Day tutorials from Jessica at HappyTogether blog. Today we’re going to show off her Sweetheart Pin Cushion tutorial. As you probably already know, I love pin cushions, and really need to start a pin cushion collection! One of those small shadow boxes that people use to [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | February 5, 2010
We’ve had the pleasure of using wonderful tutorials from Jessica at HappyTogether previously, and we found another one for you. This one is just in time for Valentine’s Day — and I believe every little girl should have one of these Gooey Hearts Shirts!!!
Isn’t that just the prettiest little girl and cutest little shirt! Thanks [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | December 30, 2009
If you’d like to sew something that every toddler (and older person as well) would love to have for those boo boos, try this BooBoo Buddy that Trish from Simple Up shows how to make. The fabric looks so soft, and they recommend putting it in the freezer until you need it for a boo [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 10, 2009
A week or so ago we did a post about turning an oversized man’s shirt into a strapless dress (teenager style), and how cute it was.
Well, it appears there are other things that can be made from men’s shirts, and usually the larger the shirt the better. Sharon at SharonSews Blogspot has a really nice [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 4, 2009
When the “white sale” comes around, or you just happen to see sheets on sale, just buy the top and bottom sheets – forget the more expensive pillow cases. You can purchase one twin size flat sheet and make 4 pillow cases that will end up costing you less than one third of the price [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 26, 2009
Isn’t it amazing how quickly an ironing board cover gets yucky — hot irons make burned spots and spray starch only make matters worse.
Deanna, at DeannasStuff blogspot has a great tutorial for making a new ironing board cover, AND she got the fabric at the flea market! That’s my kind of shopping Deanna.
Check out the [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 20, 2009
Looks like we’re back to pin cushions again. I love all kinds of pin cushions, and really think I need to start a collection of them.
Leigh Ann at TheObjectProject provides us with a very colorful and unique pincushion — and calls it the Teacup pincushion.
She says to gather all your scraps and make a bunch [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 19, 2009
Now that school has started, you are probably seeing how many sandwich zip lock bags you’re going through! YIKES! A box of those little bags don’t seem to last very long!
Well, I’d like to say a big THANK YOU to The Instructables website for giving a great tutorial for making a reusable sandwich wrap. Send [...]
