Handmade for Life
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 …
Craft show displays can be challenging especially if your vendor space is small. I was recently a vendor at a fundraiser craft show. I had no idea what the space was going to be like, just that I would be provided with an 8 foot …
Create a fabric business card holder with these easy to follow instructions. I’m not a fan of the plastic business card holders because most of the time they fall apart. I created this pattern for a fabric business card holder, or credit card holder or …
Sewing hacks are so helpful. I wish I knew these sewing hacks when I first started sewing! If you are a beginner and just learning to sew or if you have been sewing for a while (like me), there are always ways to make your …
Fabric checkbook covers are super easy to sew with these step-by-step instructions. A fabric checkbook cover is one of my favorite sewing projects to make. I spend most of my time making memory t-shirt quilts for clients and I just finished one yesterday! (If you …
Fabric passport covers are super easy to make with these step-by-step instructions. I just received my US passport the other day! If you have a passport, you know they are good for 10 years right? So why not protect it with a cute fabric passport …
Sew a lined zipper pouch using these easy step-by-step instructions. Perfect for beginners! Do you have papers and loose items flying around in your purse? It’s so easy for items to get lost in your purse, especially if you carry a big one! That’s why …
A t-shirt quilt pillowcase is a great project for using up extra shirts. I am working on a memory t-shirt quilt for a client and somehow we ended up with two extra shirts. She asked me if I could make a standard size pillowcase using …
Memory t-shirt quilts can be easy to make with a little patience. The memory t-shirt quilt pictured above is the first one I ever made. It all started about 3 years ago when my sister asked if I could make a t-shirt quilt for my …
