Pleats, darts, tucks, placement marks and more all need to be transferred from pattern pieces to your fabric. Marking fabric is so necessary when sewing patterns and here are a few tricky tools you can use to make it easier. This post includes 8 ways to mark fabric! These methods are all temporary and have pros and cons depending on what type of sewing you are doing! There are quite a few tools to choose from and these 8 are my favorites. Tailor's Chalk Chalk Wheel Chalk Cartridge Pen Air or Water Soluble Marker ...Continue Reading
Vinyl Sewing Room Labels DIY
I've been getting the big parts of my sewing room together and it's time to focus on the micro-organizing! I love bins and jars to hold little sewing materials and I really love it when they are labeled! These craft room labels will get your organization started and they are so easy to make! In this post I'll show you how to use your cutting machine to cut out the SVG designs in vinyl and apply them to whatever surface you are using - boxes, jars, plastic bins etc. When I set up my DreamBox, I fell in love with the clear totes and drawers ...Continue Reading
9 baby hats to make – bonnets, knotted hat and more!
Baby sewing is so much fun, and baby hats are some of my favorite things to make! Here are 9 baby hats to make for an upcoming arrival! Newborn Knotted Hat Top Knot Turban Headwrap Yoda Baby Hat Classic Bonnet Pattern Pixie Bonnet Lace Baby Bonnet for special occasions Bunny Ears Hat Sunbonnet Faux Fur Trapper Hat Newborn Knotted Hat Make these tiny newborn hats for the hospital bag! You can even customize the fabric with a baby name or motif before you sew! The pattern is totally free and it's so fun to ...Continue Reading
Sew 4 Good : Sewing Headwraps for Cancer Patients
I'm so excited to launch a new project this year called Sew 4 Good! Like the name implies, Sew 4 Good is organized sewing projects that you can send to charities and organizations to help other in conjunction with Pattern of the Month & See Kate Sew. Some of my favorite sewing projects ever have been sewing for charities, I love being a part of a greater whole and it fills me with hope and empathy. This month, Sew 4 Good launches with headwraps for cancer patients! Sew 4 Good is a simple name and will encompass various ...Continue Reading
January Pattern of the Month!
January's Pattern of the Month is HERE and it might be my favorite collection yet! Pattern of the Month is a monthly subscription for digital sewing patterns! Each month 3 new patterns release, a quilt, a bag and a mystery pattern! There are FIVE patterns in this month's bundle: -The Top Knot Turban Headwrap for Babies and Kids -The Top Knot Turban Headwrap for Women -The Subway Tile Quilt -The Weekender Bag -The Sewing and Craft Room Organization PDF/SVG pack Sign up for the Pattern of the Month Platinum subscription you get all 5 ...Continue Reading
the Weekender Bag Sewing Pattern Lining Video
The Weekender Bag Sewing Pattern is January's bag for Pattern of the Month! I am so excited about this one because it's just so functional! I am working on making one for each of my kids for weekend trips! Pattern of the Month is a monthly sewing pattern subscription! You can sign up to get the full package (the Platinum Subscription!) which 3 patterns each month, or sign up for just one category. Each month a new QUILT pattern, a new BAG pattern and a new MYSTERY pattern comes out! The Weekender Bag is BIG but it is not super hard ...Continue Reading
FREE stuffed llama sewing pattern
Fa la la la la la la la....llama! Llamas and alpacas are great stuffed animals to sew because they are so soft and furry! This free stuffed llama sewing pattern and tutorial will show you how to make a DIY llama plush with faux fur. This might be the perfect gift to stick at the top of a Christmas stocking! I used super soft cuddle fabric from Shannon fabrics for this. Shannon Fabrics has hundreds of super soft minky, fur, and cuddle fabrics. They sent me a whole bunch to work with so I'm excited to show you projects using them in the ...Continue Reading
DIY Baby Jesus Manger with wood
Time for some Christmas tutorials! We are working hard on focusing less on presents this year and more on service, so this little baby Jesus in a wooden manger was a fun craft to do with my kids! You can add pieces of hay for doing kind things throughout the season to make it soft for the baby's head! I have been so nervous to try Cricut's new WOOD sheets but it was so easy - the sheets are 1/16" thick Basswood. The manger is only 4 pieces and you can glue them together easily. The first time I made these, I used Cricut chipboard and a ...Continue Reading
Scrunchie Advent Calendar DIY
If you missed the December 1st advent start, there is still time to make this Scrunchie Advent Calendar DIY! You can always do a 12-day countdown with this idea - 12 days of scrunchies and bows! I made all these scrunchies and bows with the new Pattern of the Month Bow & Scrunchie Pack - which is a bonus Mystery pattern for December! Now that I have 3 daughters I'm finding that we are always in a hair bow shortage! So it was fun to make a bow or scrunchie for each day counting down to Christmas! I thought of a few ways to wrap them ...Continue Reading
25+ Personalized Cricut Gift Ideas
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Personalized gifts are so much fun. I love creating with a person in mind and thinking about colors, patterns and designs he or she might like! I do a lot of personalizing around the holidays - a simple custom project adds so much love to a gift or plate of cookies! A few weeks ago, I shared this simple monogram journal DIY using the Cricut Explore Air 2 and fabric! These are stocking stuffers for family members with their ...Continue Reading
Sewing Gift Guide for Any Budget!
This post contains affiliate links! It's officially the Christmas season and I wanted to kick it off with my recommendations for sewing supplies that you may want to add to your list! This Sewing Gift Guide works for any budget - the first few items are "no budget" items that are definitely investment pieces but will change the way you sew! Then I've listed a bunch of items in the under $30 range that are great gifts and fun extras! No Budget Sewing Gift Guide The DreamBox! Definitely the first item on my no-budget/"a-girl-can-dream" ...Continue Reading
