Prudent Baby shares a tutorial for their 1.5 Dress, named so because it takes just 1.5 hours and 1.5 yards of fabric to make. Add this to your to-do list today, and you could have yourself a snappy new dress…...
My sewing mojo blew the roof off my sewing nook this month! I finished eight, yes 8 garments this month! The month started on a sew-sew note...cause that architectural dress kicked...
Thanks to the ever-fabulous Kirsty, I didn't have to work out anything to do with Blogger or widgetry. Kirst did it all for me!!! So.... we have a linky list (below)...
Here's my second version of Simplicity 4076. This one has the same cut as my first top, in respect to the neckline and lengthened hem (see the details here ), except...
I got myself a brand spankin' new teenager! Mikaela turned 13 today! And she is so much taller than she was last year this time! And of course I had to...
As a little girl, I used to love looking through my mother's sewing box. It's one of those huge wooden concertina style sewing boxes, and was always filled with beautiful buttons,...
I have finally made a start on my Christmas presents, with 5 sisters and 2 brothers it is usually wise for me to get in early. Each of my siblings receives...
nearly selling out at my exhibition. There's only 2 paintings left - Reef and I Listen To Birds. If you can't make it to the show but you're interested in purchasing...
OK, this will be a mostly wordless post. I could go on some more on the paint, yes I have a twinge of regret not going for a deeper or cooler...
So, I've been doing a little bit of housekeeping the last week or so. I've had home stuff on my list of to-do's for a while (paint the bathroom, add this...
I signed on to do the Butterick 5147 Sheath Dress SewAlong. And I wanted to do it. Until, suddenly, I didn't. I started looking at every other project in my queue,...
My new shoes arrived in the post yesterday..... In fact, I nearly tripped over them. I'd forgotten to put my garbage bin out on the street the night before and I...
Last week, I worried that my glasses would clash with a fascinator. I contemplated ordering some contacts, but I somehow found myself trolling vintage eyewear sites instead. (Oops!) These lovelies were...
It seems like a lifetime that I have been collecting images and ideas, for when I build my own home. All those endless piles of magazines, and collected clippings, and half-vaguely...
So I got this great camera for my birthday and now I need to cover the not-so-cute neck strap. I knew I'd seen HEAPS of tutorials around the Blogosphere on making...
I like to stitch. I like things to be useful. Maybe you'd like to stitch with me? We'll work on a few basic stitches & then make an "x" bookmark to...
Do you have a copy of the Whip Up Mini Quilts book? Lets make the quilts from the book together. Post them on the whipup flickr group under the tag “Whip...
Scrap booking has become big- HUGE- these days. It is awonderful pastime that can bring friends and families together. Giving a giftlike a scrapbook is one of the best presents you...
Soooooooooo My little homie that I take to first friday's here in Tallahassee has decide to get her hustle on and start selling her made from scratch baked goods. I bought...
Male Pattern Boldness is the most popular men's sewing blog in the United States, if not the world! Founded... and run by Peter Lappin (Peter in NYC on Pattern Review and BurdaStyle) in January, 2010, it boasts more than 500 visits per day - and climbing. Check it out!
Sewing and Fashion Design by Pamela Erny. Featuring tailored ~Off The Cuff~ MEN'S SHIRTS, Clothes for Children, and other... FASHION APPAREL...plus "How To" Sewing Tutorials, Sewing and Design Tips, Sewing Techniques, and more.
Whipup.net brings the best original and exciting crafts to the attention of many. Whipup.net is a community of artists,... crafters and makers who share ideas in a central space.
Sewing project tutorials and product reviews from top experts.
A blog of vintage clothing and fashion, where you can learn about vintage styles, designers, and design concepts through... photos from the past.
from here to maternity: the misadventures of a modern mama.
A blog by an artsy craftsy, penny pinching, party planning, playdating, fashion finding, sci-fi loving, stay at home mommy... who always keeps her sewing machine plugged in and loves all things cute!
I find happiness in making unique children's spaces, toys and clothing. Sustainability is key to the many things I... create. I grew up in San Francisco in the 70's and 80's and now live in rural upstate New York with my husband and two young children.
I am a thirtysomething crafty girl who loves to have a go at any type of craft. I love... bright girly colours and prints, mixed in with a bit of retro and vintage. I procrastinate and read blogs much more than I craft, but I usually get there in the end!
Sew Retro is a sewing group for those interested in making vintage or retro style clothing. We're not limiting... ourselves to only truly vintage patterns and/or fabric, but embracing retro and vintage styles in all forms.
I love all the home arts like knitting, sewing, crochet, quilting, stitching and baking. I also run an online... fabric store so that I can have the best fabric stash at my house.
CraftGossip covers news written by craft people telling you about all the good stuff. We scour the net looking... for the best craft ideas and projects and review them for you.
True Up is a blog devoted to fabric.
Whimsy Couture writes about sewing projects, tutorials, custom girls clothing, reviews/giveaways, mom related topics. It's a fun blog to... follow!
I learned to embroider when I was a kid - around 10 years old - when my aunt and... older sisters were really into cross stitch. Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on.
I'm a home seamstress in Queens, New York, with a love of all things retro. Follow me as I... make all fourteen fashions from my favorite vintage sewing book, Vogue's New Book for Better Sewing, published in 1952. And stop by for plenty of other posts including tutorials, tips, and lots of spirited discussion about sewing as it relates to fashion history, pop culture, body image, and gender.
This is my blog about my crafty interests - sewing, quilting, stitching, scrapbooking and more.
The Selfish Seamstress loves to design and sew garments, but only if she gets to keep them.
Sew better, faster, and smarter with free tips and advice from the editors of Threads.
We are a friendly bunch using the web to bring the craft of sewing to a new generation of... designers, hobbyists, DIYers and anyone looking to sew.
One of the best sewing blogs out there. A skilled sewist who writes well and with passion-great photographs of... completed garments and sewing techniques.
Updated almost daily. It's a bit craft, a bit inspiration, a bit drivel, a bit helpful & a bit... of fun really.
Fabrics N Quilts is your one stop shopping site for all things quilting!
I love to be with my family. I love to sew and love running.
I enjoy day-dreaming, sewing, exploring, thinking, photography, writing, learning, laughing, playing hide-and-seek, tickling, screen printing, picking flowers and produce... from our garden.
Vintage garments with modern embellishment techniques are the authors favorite garments to make.
Exactly what it says.
Checkout all the fabric gossip!
I'm a dreamer, an artist, an ideas woman and a writer. My favourite places to be are at home... and in my studio creating. I live with my partner Ms L, BigCat and Little Cat, the best traveling companions a girl could ask for. I'm practicing the art of trusting the universe and seeing where it leads me.
I am passionate about craft, design, social justice, the environment and human rights. I really like cake too.
A sewer in Australia.
A mom who's main sewing focus is on garment construction. She also likes modern day and vintage fashions.
Another 31yo WAHM in Melbourne's northern suburbs. I prefer brash humour to poetry and haven't done the vaccuuming in... weeks. Let's all pat ourselves on the back and not look too closely at our stitching.
I sew , paint and read . I love crafty stuff and my family ! Come for a visit... , I'll put the kettle on .
The online sewing resource for sewing projects
Designer, patternmaker, mother...
Custom made dolls can be made from your childrens baby clothes or grandparents sentimental fabric. You choose the hair/eye... colour and more! The dolls are all handpainted then heat set. The arms and legs are double stitched for durability. They are an original, one of a kind heirloom doll for your family!
When it's time-out at Camp Bellgirl, I sew, garden and write.
Liesl, the mum of two small boys, is chief cleaner-uperer; domestic crowd controller; daydreamer and happy crafter. Hoppo Bumpo... follows her sewing and craft adventures as a late bloomer sewer. Her blog includes various craft tutorials and sewing experiments including a series on seams and hems.
I work part-time, and enjoy sewing, craft, crochet, community, and reading. I’m completely addicted to reading craft blogs .... . . (and to chocolate)
Confirmed packrat, cat lady, mad sewer, book hound, and anything else you can think of that requires accumulation in... numbers.
We are Jessica and Ruth, daughter and mother, both Christian women who love to sew, craft, and create. We... want to use this blog as a way to keep in touch with each other and to share our projects and inspirations with others.
Design, Sew, Look Fabulous
crafting at my own pace
How many times have you seen clothes in an upscale department store or a posh boutique and cringed at... the sight of the price tag? I've done it many times and have said to myself, "I could make that"! Share with me in my adventures in taking "boring" patterns from drab to fab by creating "inspired" looks pulled straight from those boutiques, the runway and fashion magazines.
A self taught sewer who likes color and classically trendy style with loads of prints.
I sew. I cook. I travel. But, I do not clean.
I've recently returned to Australia after three years living in Japan. I continue to be inspired by the culture,... the fabric and the paper of Japan which I use in sewing, jewellery making and papercrafts.
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your... body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" (Matthew 6:25-27).
Miscellaneous musings on an obsession and other things that get in the way.
Day to day musings of a creative soul . . .
Raggie Girls is a humorous little blog about sewing clothes, dolls and other crafts while living life on a... budget.
Mother of three, wife to one, designer and craftster of the slightly obsessive kind.
I am a wife, mama and grandmama getting through life by hanging on to a needle and thread.
Married to Rich, no kids, one cat.
Here at the Little Hunting Creek Company, we like to sew clothing and purses, design mixed media textile art,... and read cookbooks in bed.
I live on an organic farm in country Victoria, Australia with my three little girls and my husband. I... love to make, bake, crochet and sew.
I love to sew purely for the fun of it.