A few weeks ago I made a sweet little shearling jacket for a toddler using our Ultra Fur. I had a fairly big piece left over and wanted to make use of it, so I thought just a simple throw blanket or toddler bed blanket would be perfect.
There is no specific size for this project. Just cut out a rectangle of any desired size and follow the tutorial. Read the rest of this entry »
This is a handy little charger caddy for your phone or iPod. It allows you to plug in your device and hang it in a little bag from the outlet. I’ll share my pattern for an iPhone 4, but I’ll also provide instructions so you can make a custom one for your device. Read the rest of this entry »
Dearest customers and readers, we have some Warehouse Fabrics Inc. T-shirts to give away! We’ll give them on a first-come basis. They will be shipped to you at no cost.
Enter below using the Rafflecopter form (NOT the comments at the end of the post). We will email the “winners.” Add a second choice, if you like, in case we run out of your first choice. Don’t forget your contact information.
We have the following (unfortunately, there are no size smalls right now. Sorry!):
Mediums
Yellow -3
Tan -3
White -2
Every sewer can use some help now and then. So what are your favorite sewing books? Please leave a comment below and let us know! Tell us why you love it, too.
Here are a few reader suggestions:
Barbara Schleis Erwin: “I have many favorites. Here is one that comes to mind because of the step-by-step and pictures it provides. ‘Step-by-Step Home Decorating Projects (Singer Sewing Reference Library).’ ”
and ” ‘The Home Furnishings Workbook: An Authoritative Guide to All of Your Home Furnishing Problems‘ by Maureen Whitemore. Great reviews. Worth every penny.”
I recently bought some shoes that came in a half-box inserted into a reusable shoe bag that looked something like this. I thought it was brilliant and really convenient for both travel and simply carting an extra pair of shoes somewhere. No more dirty shoe soles contaminating your clothes (have you ever thought about those public bathroom floors you walk on? Probably worse in the men’s room … let’s not think too hard about this.)
I’m about to travel cross-country and decided to whip up a few bags for my shoes. I previously made a giant drawstring bag to throw all my pairs in, but I think I prefer this! Cuter and neater, and all the shoes stay separate. Read the rest of this entry »
Dear customers,
We will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Have a lovely weekend.
UPDATE: Our drawing winner is CAMILLE! Camille, I’ve emailed you. Please respond within 48 hours!
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Hey, folks! It’s time for our monthly gift certificate giveaway. You can win a $50 gift certificate to Warehouse Fabrics Inc.!
This month, I’m going to keep it super-duper simple. Just make a comment below telling us what you have on your sewing project list, or what you’re making now, or what you’ve recently made. That’s it!
One comment per person, please.
That’s all you have to do this month! I’ll draw a winner on Friday, May 24, sometime after noon (MDT).
Good luck!
****NOTE: After posting this in response to some people saying they don’t like the Rafflecopter method, I realized it may be hard to contact you.
Many of you will connect to the comment system using Facebook, but please make sure we can contact you that way or leave an email in the comments. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving an email, please remember to check back on Friday to see if you’ve won! This method may not work so well in the future, but thanks for your patience!****
Do pockets seem complicated? They aren’t! You can easily add pockets to garments that have side seams (like skirts and jackets). You can even add them to existing garments with side seams. All you have to do is open up a space big enough for the pocket pieces (printable below) and insert according to the rest of this tutorial. Read the rest of this entry »
We carry a shearling fabric that I thought would be fun to make a jacket out of. It obviously shouldn’t be lined, so I asked my friend Suzanne, owner of Hip Stitch in Albuquerque, N.M., a neat little sewing lounge, if she had any pattern ideas. She suggested this one, which is really an unlined trench, but I changed a lot of things to suit this material.
This pattern is by Oliver + S, and the name of it is the Secret Agent Trench Coat. It has boys and girls versions and includes the following sizes: 6-12 months, 12-18, 18-24, 2T, 3T, 4 (all in one pattern). I made size 4 because I have a little boy and I thought he could grow into it. I hope that he also grows out of his stubborn attitude, which is why I have photographed this hanging on a tree instead of on a mini model. Read the rest of this entry »
If you have a serger, you can very easily make a pretty lettuce edge. This works best on knits (going along the stretch), but can also be done on fabrics cut on the bias.
I tried to make a video of this, but technical difficulties got the best of me. I might try one with my iPhone once my husband is back in town since I can’t hold it and sew at the same time, and it doesn’t go onto my tripod.
Either way, this is the most superdy-easiest-peasiest tutorial ever. I didn’t even realize how easy it was till I was putting it all together. Read the rest of this entry »
Shearling throw
Hanging phone charger
T-Shirt Giveaway!
Favorite sewing books
Travel shoe bags + technique: a finished opening in fabric
Memorial Day closure
May's $50 gift certificate giveaway
How to insert a pocket in a seam - even in clothes you already have
A little shearling jacket (Oliver + S Secret Agent Trench Coat pattern)
Lettuce edge on a serger
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