You’ll find instructions for Fabric Favor Cones, Favor Bags (two versions) and Muslin ‘Tea’ (or Rice) Bags. We love the cheery colors and how all of the pieces can work together (or stand-alone beautifully!). Thank you, Jessie! There are so many amazing things you can make with fabric to truly customize your wedding theme. Since[…]
Sewing Sayings Embroidery Pattern
Rachael from imagine gnats is our newest trend-spotting contributor, and her Sewing Trends pieces give us a monthly glimpse into the online sewing community. Today she has a free PDF embroidery pattern for you! She writes, “After the kids are back in school, what could be better than some selfish sewing? We’ll be doing exactly[…]
Machine Embroidery Projects for Beginners
Hello, I’m Lindsay and I’m excited to be here today with a machine embroidery tutorial for beginners. I have been quilting and sewing for years but just recently got an embroidery machine and I’ve been excited to start designing some patterns for quilts, kids shirts, and home decor that have a distinct modern touch! If[…]
Rosabelle Hat Free Pattern & Tutorial
Wendy Talené is the designer behind Elsewhen, your source for hat patterns, hats or custom millinery requests. Wendy designed this pretty Rosabelle Cloche, an elegant hat with handmade roses for sizes 19” – 25” (Toddler – Adult Large). You can download the free PDF pattern and follow Wendy’s step-by-step instructions in her tutorial below! All of your friends[…]
How to Sew Professional Looking Pillows
Teresa Coates recently gave us the hard-hitting results of her Sewing Needle Comparison. She’s back with her top tips for sewing professional-looking pillows! Use these easy tips to take your pillows beautiful. Sew Professional Looking Pillows Teresa Coates began sewing when she was a toddler and hasn’t stopped since. Quilt, Generation Q, Stitch, American Quilt[…]
Nature-Inspired Easy Embroidery Sampler
Margie from resurrection fern brings us this beautiful, easy sampler project. We are so excited to have Margie lend her wonderful aesthetic to our month of Hand Sewing. Favorite Things: a Nature-Inspired Easy Embroidery Sampler by Margie Oomen This simple little embroidery project was inspired by the vintage embroidered samplers and rework. I decided that[…]