Jean purses are very easy and extremely inexpensive to make. The next time you’re at a yard sale or flea market, look for some children’s or even adult size jeans. You can probably get a bunch for a quarter or fifty cents each — make them into a variety of jean purse styles and you can then […]
Project of the Month
Change Men’s T-Shirts Into Casual Tops
Fun shirts to wear with jeans or shorts are easy to make from men’s T-shirts or undershirts. These shirts come in a variety of colors and when trimmed, are inexpensive fashion-right tops. You can purchase a package of three men’s undershirts for much less than the price of one woman’s top or blouse. There are […]
Make Perfect Fitting Shorts / Slacks For Your Hard To Fit Customers
With school starting soon, all of us in the sewing business will be bombarded with requests to try to make some pants and shorts for those customers who have overweight and plus size children because there just won’t be anything in ready-to-wear that will fit them. This year why not try out the following shorts […]
How To Make a Washcloth Doll
This months’ project is a quick and easy washcloth doll that could easily be a best seller at your next craft fair or a favorite toy for the small children that you know. Each washcloth doll takes one terry washcloth — use white, or peach […]
Flowers from fabric remnants
If you’re like most of us in the sewing business field, we tend to accumulate boxes and drawers full of fabric scraps. A few months ago I made up my mind that those scraps in the boxes and drawers were NOT making me any money, and decided to put my thinking cap on to see […]
Cushion Tutorial Featured In Sew News
Have you gotten your new October/November 2009 issue of Sew News yet? If you aren’t a subscriber already, click on the link in the side bar and get a subscription. Sew News magazine is always filled with creative ideas, projects and tips. Anyway, they’d asked me to do a tutorial on doing a chair cushion […]