Free Projects & Tutorials
My favorite tips for using decorative stitches
The decorative machine stitches on your sewing machine are a quick and easy way to add embellishment and decorative design to all your sewing projects. However many sewers tend to overlook using these type of stitches either because they don’t know how to use them properly, or because they haven’t yet explored their many creative …
Tutorial: Machine Wrapped Cording
Using cording to finish the edges of your sewing projects definitely adds a professional quality, however it isn’t readily available in a wide variety of types or finishes which tends to limit its uses. Making your own cording is not only fun, but it can be made in any color or thickness to coordinate with …
Free Tutorial – How to make a Fabric Tray
Fabric trays are quick and easy to make and are so useful in the sewing room for holding needles and threads and other small items. You can use any type of fabric to make them of course, but I like to be a little more creative in my design, so my favorite method is to …
How to Sew Beads onto Fabric so they don’t fall off
Beading on fabric is one of my favorite fabric embellishment techniques, although I have to admit I’m a little addicted to it. I love to bead all sorts of different types of textile art, and sewing projects. I sometimes like to sew beads on individually … … and sometimes I like to sew them on …
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Embellishing with Fabric Yo-Yos
Fabric yo-yos are one of the most under-rated embellishments there is. They are really quite simple to make, but then they can be dressed up in all sorts of fabulous ways to create embellishments for all your sewing projects. I remember when I was young that my grandmother used to have a beautiful bedspread made …
Need a quick weekend project? Try Some Fabric Beads
Fabric beads are easy and fun to make and can be used to embellish all your creative sewing projects. They are also a great way to use up all those small scraps of leftover fabric and fibers. This tutorial shows you several ways to make embellished fabric beads. What You Need Fabric Scraps Stabilizer Decorative …
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Making Fabric Postcards – Finishing the Edges
I love to make my own fabric postcards by creating photo art designs in Photoshop Elements, and then printing the designs onto fabric. Making fabric postcards this way is not only fun but it’s the perfect way to personalize your cards. My favorite technique for finishing the edges is to use machine wrapped cording which …
How to Print on Kraft-tex using an Inkjet Printer
Have you discovered Kraft-tex yet? Kraft-tex is a rugged paper that looks, feels, and wears like leather – but sews, cuts, and washes just like fabric. It’s available in a number of different colors including white, which means that you can use it as a canvas and paint on it, draw and stamp on it, …
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A Quick Start Guide to Printing on Fabric using an Inkjet Printer
Thanks to today’s technology, printing your images and designs directly onto fabric using an inkjet printer has never been easier. The creative opportunities for using your own personal photos or your own custom designed fabric are limited only by your imagination. Printed images and fabric can be used in textile and quilt art, wearable art, …
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Hand embroidery thread – how to blend custom thread colors
If you do a lot (or even a little) hand embroidery, over time you can accumulate quite a collection of embroidery floss and yarn. But doesn’t it always seem that you simply never have the right color hand embroidery thread to finish off a sewing project? The color thread you use for hand stitching can …
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Book Review: The Spoonflower Handbook
Printing your own designs onto fabric has never been easier. You can easily print small pieces of fabric using your own home inkjet printer, and for larger pieces of fabric including yardage, there are many different types of print-on-demand services that you can use. Spoonflower is one of the most popular print-on-demand services that you …
10 Free and Creative Sewing Projects
Looking for some last minute gift ideas to sew? These ten free and creative sewing projects are sure to inspire. 1. Scrappy Organizer Got fabric scraps? This is your sewing project! Make it large to use as a day planner, or make it small to hold a notebook and pen. 2. Reversible Fabric Box Fabric …
