Handmade for Life
The t-shirt scarf is a super easy no sew project and only takes about 10 minutes to make. Use up some of those old shirts and turn them into t-shirt scarf necklaces. I have a ton of t-shirt scraps leftover from my memory t-shirt quilts. …
Sewing a zippered pocket in a handbag or tote can be challenging but that’s why you’re here right? I always like to have a zippered pocket in my handbag to keep lipstick and all those little items so I can easily find them when I …
Learn how to make a lined tote bag with this easy sewing tutorial. Tote bags are super easy to make and they make great gifts! Teachers love them! The easy to sew tote bag pattern is one I use all the time. You can vary …
Clean all the dust and thread out of your sewing machine with these easy instructions. Cleaning my sewing machine? What? I had no idea I was supposed to be doing that when I first started sewing. Now I realize how important it is to keep …
In a previous post – 7 Must Have Sewing Tools for Beginners and 5 More Must Have Sewing Tools for Beginners – I talked about the tools every beginning sewer should own. The more you sew, the more projects you try, the more you build …
Key fobs are super easy to make and a great way to use up your fabric scraps! Do you ever have a hard time finding your keys in your purse? I know I do! That’s why I love having my keys on a key fob …
Memory pillow tutorial to show you how to turn button up shirts or t-shirts into pillows. It’s really hard when you have a loved one pass away. Sometimes saving a piece of clothing makes you feel better. I recently had an order to make memory …
Every beginning sewer should own the proper tools to make sewing easier! But as a beginner, you might not know what those tools are. I previously posted about the 7 Must Have Sewing Tools for Beginners and found there are five more tools I can’t …
Must have sewing tools to make your sewing life easier. When I first started sewing, I would lay my fabric out on the floor and use regular scissors to cut. The things I was making back then did not require a perfectly straight cut so …
Learn how to make your own small zippered coin purse with these easy step-by-step instructions. I tend to just throw change in my purse when I get it so then I end up with coins everywhere! Then I get annoyed when I can’t find the …
