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Tutorial List

I love searching for tutorials and sharing them with other tutorial junkies :)

Here is a list of free sewing tutorials that i have complied from various blogs/sites online.

This page is in work in progess therefore is updated regulary

The tutorials are prepared by sewists who were kind enough to share thier knowledge with the world. Please respect their wishes by not selling these items or claiming them as your own.

Happy Sewing :)


28
Jan
2010
{9 }

Fat Quarter Sewing Tutorials


I have read lots of sewing blogs and sites and have always come across the term fat quarter and there are tons of tutorials made with fat quaters.

What is a fat qurater you may ask?

A fat quarter is a one-fourth yard cut of fabric that (usually) measures 18″ x 22″ instead of the typical 9″ x 44″ quarter-yard cut. The longest side’s dimension will vary if your fabric is not 44″ wide.

Why would i want a fat quarter?

Look at the illustration

 and you’ll see that a fat quarter gives you the opportunity to cut larger chunks of fabric than would be possible from a regular quarter-yard, including strips that are twice as long on the fabric’s (less stretchy) lengthwise grain.

A fat quarter offers more versatility, whether it’s for patchwork or appliqué. Quilt shops know that fat quarters are popular, and usually offer a wide assortment of them, pre-cut and ready to go.

You can use fat quarters for strip piecing by making extra strip sets from shorter lengths of fabric until you’ve cut the number of segments required for the pattern.

 This information was extracted from Quilting at about.com

Now that we got that covered lets get to the things you can make with fat quaters

Reversible project bag by Firebrunette

 

Make a scarf with 5 FQ Tea Rose home shows you how

 

Make a  baby skirt using this tutorial by Wink Designs

 

A kiddo’s pocket organzier by June at noon using 2 FQ

 

Fat Quater Tote bag by Cicada Daydream

 For more projects on what you can make with FQ i suggest you visit this link from Sew Mama Sew 

Happy Sewing

by mayya

17
Jan
2010
{4 }

Headband sewing tutorials


Headbands are making a come back and here are some tutorials on how you can make your own. This was actually a request from Um Omer :) hope you enjoy them

10 minute fabric heand band by I Sew, Do you

10 mins fabric headband

and here is how she made the same one with the flower

fabric flower headband

 

Braided headband by Lu Bird Baby

Braided headband

 

Feather flower headband by Still Dottie

feather_flower_headband

 

Very easy headband tutorial by Nini Makes

very easy headband tutorial

 

Raw edge headband tutorial by made by the mama monster

raw edge headband

 

 Headband in 15 mins for less with My patchwork

15 mins or less headband tutorial

 

Felt and button elastic headband tutorial by Whimsy girl

button and elastic headband

 

Ruched hairband by All about you

ruched hairband

 

Reversible headband tutorial by KC Quilts

Reversible headband

Happy Sewing :)

by mayya

9
Jan
2010
{1}

Breastfeeding cover tutorials


When i posted the nursing cover i made for a friend i promised you that i would share tutorials so you could make your own!

So as promised here they are

Nursing cover tutorial from Sew Much Ado

sewmuchado

 

Here is another one from Ta Da Creations

tadacreations

 

The Secret Stitch club shows us how to make one embellished with bows

stitch club

 

and another one from Sew Chick

sewing chick

 

This one from Shannon Makes Stuff is reversible

Reversible nursing cover

I hope you enjoyed these and let me know if you make one or two LOL

  • If i have featured your tutorial please feel free to use “I was featured” button on my sidedbar :)

Happy Sewing

 

by mayya

28
Dec
2009
{9 }

Tutorials on how to cover a notebook


I am the typeof person that gets ideas at odd time and places and i find it very handy to carry a notebook to jot these ideas down. I carry one in my bag, i have one on my desk and by my bedside table <– to have a good night sleep :)

I came across a couple of tutorials on how to cover them and wanted to share them with you

This one is actually for a notepad (the kind you flip over) i found this tutorial at Knitting after Hours

Notepad

 

Sew Useful Designs shares how she covered her journal

Journal 31

 

This one is for book cover from Mountain Mom Report it has a pen holder too :)

Book cover

 

Found this tutorial on Craftblog love the ribbon

Notebook

 

Love this patchwork notebook cover from Craft Apple

Patchwork

 

Head over to Craft Stylish for to make this cute button embellished notebook cover

button_journal

 

Moonstitches shares her tutorial here

Bookcover

I hope you enjoyed these tutorials

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Happy Sewing

by mayya

7
Dec
2009
{4 }

Apron Sewing tutorials


When i think of aprons i think of my grandmother! I bet she wore lots of them in her day now they are not so common!

I mean i dont recall seeing my mum in one, its kind of old fashion but to tell you the truth i love aprons! I tend to wipe my hands on my clotheswhilst cooking so having an apron saves me washing tons of clothes!

I hope you enjoy these tutorials from these creative mamas!

Here is a simple ruffeled Apron from Zura of Sew retro Chic

Sew retro chic apron tutorial

Make an apron from a tea towel with this tutorial from my spare time

Tea towel apron

How about this ruffle apron? aint it cute?

Get the how-to from One more Moore

Ruffle Apron

Make this apron with your scrap fabric, and its reverisble!

Hope Studios share her tutorial 

reversible-apron

Jona from stop staring and start sewing shows you how you can sew an apron in an hour!

apron in an hour

I love this hostess aprom from sew4home

sew4home

I am sure there are girls who would love this apron from Skip to my Lou

child ruffledapron

Happy Sewing :)

by mayya

14
Nov
2009
{0}

Camera Case/Pouch Sewing Tutorials


I recently bought a camera the Canon IXUS 100 IS in Red

canon-ixus-100is-1 but didnt like the pouch it came with so i am thinking of making one and found these great tutorials.

Camera/Ipod case tutorial by Sew Mama Sew

 camera_ipod

Sew-Mad shares how she made her camera pouch

Sew Mad Camera case

The creative Ayumills at Pink Penguin 

shows us how to make a quilted camera case

Quilted camera case

Here is simple pouch you can make from IwhipIwokIcraft

Camera Pouch_01

Cozy camera case tutorial by Amy a la Mode

camera-case

Here is one i found on crafster by Lauren Hunt

camcase2

Here is one i found by evil mad scientist for those bulky cameras

Camera bag

This case was made with an oven mitt!

Here is how to make your own by classic rock chic7 from crafster

Camera case from Oven mitt

and finally a gadet case tutorial from Moda Bake Shop

Cell phone purse 112

Click here for previous sewing tutorials that i have featured

Happy Sewing :)

by mayya

13
Oct
2009
{0}

Super handy Wallet Sewing Tutorials


This week i am going to show you how you can make super cute and might i add very handy wallets to store you bits and pieces.

This particular one is a sewing bag, to keep your sewing supplies handy when you travel, however it could work for anything really.

Oh and before i forget remember to check out one cool wallet sewing tutorial in my Bag and Wallets tutorial list

Macville Road Sewing Bag

Get the tutorial from Mackville road

Lola Nova shows you how to make a summer wallet

summerwallet_show

I found this credit card wallet on craftster by Yonorris14

Credit card wallet

Another one wallet i found on crafster this one is by Aneesah

Aneesah wallet

A tea wallet? Isnt this a cool idea?

Tea Wallet

Get the how to from Is it nap time?

Here is another version of a tea wallet

tri fold tea wallet

Krystal shares her way of making one

Last but not least  i had to share you with is this cute wallet from Sew Christine

Super Cute WalletSew Chiristine

by mayya

6
Oct
2009
{2 }

More Flower tutorials


I have been posting these list of tutorials every week for sometime now and  i noticed the most visited post out of all the tutorials is this list of flower tutorials i posted back  in July

So to all those who enjoyed that here is another set of flowers you can make :)

No sew flower hair clip from Miffy’s World 

No sew flowers

 

Frayed flower from Molly Chicken

Flower

 

I loved this rose tutorial by Calamity Kim

Rose

 

Another frayed flower this time with layers from The Secret Stitch Club

Flower layers

 

These flower would look great in your office at least you wont have to worry about them wilting

Tutorial by Green its the new blue

Flowers in a vase

 

Isnt this poppy flower gorgeous?

Poppy flower tutorial

Head over Gros Grain Fabulous for the tutorial

 

Flower brooch by Little Gem’s World

Flower brooch

 

These flowers can be made using this tutorial from Speckled EggFabric flower

 

I am loving this flower!

Get the tutorial at Petunia

Flower by Petunia

 

Here are other flowers than will bring clolour to any dull room

Fabric flowers

Get the how to from Indie Fixx

If you would like to view  the previous tutorials posted click the Tutorials link on your top left

I really hope you enjoyed these tutorials come back for more next week!

by mayya

29
Sep
2009
{6 }

Fabric tray tutorials


This week i am in an organizing mood ( i love it when i get into these moods cause i randomly choose a spot in the house and organise and declutter)
For this week I got insipred by preeta’s post  as she made a fabric tray and thought it would be great to find tutorials to make trays, boxes to put things in them  

so here they are

A folding Tray by Marmadaisy

folding tray

 

Fabric flower tray by Kali

fabric flower bowl

 

Fabric box by Handmaiden

Fabric box

 

another fabric box tutorial found at Perpetualplum’s Weblog

Fabric box

 

I found this oval tray tutorial at Mairuru

Oval tray

I plan on making a few of these to organise my daily jewellery and one to have in the entry way for the keys.

I’d love to hear if you were to make some of these what would you put in them?

Happy Sewing :)

by mayya

15
Sep
2009
{4 }

The Cutest Pincushions Tutorials Ever


 So for this week i thought i would feature pincushions becuase lets face it when need them!

 I dont only have them in my sewing room, you will find one in my dressing room too because i find them very handy  for holding my scarf pins :)

Here are the cutest pincushions

Did someone say doughnut?

Doughnut

Tutorial by Fave Crafts

 This is so handy it looks like a flower and the petals are actually compartments for your thread!

Pincushion

Monkeyroom shows you how its done

 How about making one from a baby jar?

food jar

Get the tutorial at Craft Pudding

 This pincushion was made using a toilet roll, not bad huh?

Fantabulous pinchusion

Craftblog shows you do its done

 if you dont mind bugs how about this?

itty bitty bug

Make this cute bug with goody-goody

 I love this wild flower pincushion by Anna Maria Horner

flower Pin AMH

 Ashley  from Make it and Love it warns that this is a quick one to do :)

pin cushion

Pincushion cuff?

pincushion cuff

Head over to Instructables for the how to

Oh this ring i can make!

pincushion ring

Another one i found on Instructables

 and the cutest of them all is and my fav is

Cupcake 030

this cupcake by Crativity Amongst Chaos

 

Are you a pincushion addict? how many do you have lying around?

You know my favorite which is yours?

 

by mayya

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