There’s no way around it, babies are messy. I just had my second child and quickly remembered how important it is to have lots and lots of burp cloths around if you don’t want to change your shirt every five minutes. If something is going to be all around your house, it ought to be […]
You know what they say: April showers bring May flowers. I’m not sure about the rest of you, but here in Illinois, we’ve been doused with April showers all week long. In honor of the puddles, storm clouds, and rainbows peppering our lives, we thought we would share an easy sewing project for rain boot […]
Keeping your kids’ cute outfits clean during special occasions can be a challenge. I don’t know about you, but I have found that commercial bibs don’t provide full mess coverage, especially at the shoulders and around the neck. After years and years of post-holiday laundry sessions, I decided that enough was enough, and I went […]
When your kids look back on holidays, much of what they’ll remember are the crafts you did together in order to celebrate and decorate for special days. Make memories this Easter by using up some of your scrap fabric to make a no-sew fabric Easter egg project. I did this craft, and others like it, […]
Bias facing is one of my favourite neckline finishes. It’s clean, professional and quick. Now that you’ve mastered how to make your own bias tape, here’s how to use it as a neckline facing (although this technique also applies to armhole facings and hems as well!) You’ll be surprised at how easy this technique is […]
Bias tape has a multitude of uses. Fact: I LOVE bias tape! But store bought tape can have its limitations in terms of colour, quality and width. This won’t be a problem once you’ve learned how to make bias tape of your own, though. You’ll create bias binding quickly and easily to match perfectly with […]
Do you know those non-slip self liner rolls they sell at dollar stores? Have you ever thought about how they might make your life as a sewist easier? Prepare to have your mind BLOWN! My name is Ann Strecko Koeman from Ann Makes, and I am going to share twelve ways in which I’ve learned […]
Hey sewists! Today, Niki Meiners from 365 Days of Crafts is here to show us two free dress patterns for preschoolers. If you’re looking to learn how to sew a dress for the little ones in your life but are on a budget, don’t worry – these easy dress patterns can be fashioned from an […]
We are so pleased to welcome a big contributor to AllFreeSewing, Maureen Wilson from Made By Marzipan! While I enjoy sewing pretty things, I get super excited when I get to sew something that’s practical. I love to solve problems by creating useful things. For example, the basket on my stroller was impossible to reach, […]
Congratulations to Stephanie Wilt for winning our last #CustomFit Blog Post! We’re continuing our #CustomFit series with a guest blog post from one of our favorite designers and sewists, Heather from Feather’s Flight. She is enormously talented and is going through how she altered an existing shirt to fit her body type. Hey! I’m Heather […]
