Hey y’all and welcome to the Sewspire Sewing Inspiration Blog! My name is Andrea and today I am here to show you how to sew a faux leather wallet without using a pattern. For this project you will need 1 roll of faux leather ribbon precut to the following dimensions: (2) 9″ x 8″(1) 4″… Read More How to sew a faux leather wallet without a pattern
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! Today I am here to share my recent tunic making experience using a commercial sewing pattern: M7284: Size L, XL & XXL https://www.amazon.com/McCalls-Patterns-M7284-Misses-Large-X-Large-XX-Large/dp/B0170AQK5Q/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=m7284&qid=1554855148&s=gateway&sr=8-1 M7284: Size XS, S, M https://www.amazon.com/McCalls-Patterns-M7284-Misses-X-Small-Small-Medium/dp/B0170AQK6U/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=m7284&qid=1554855183&s=gateway&sr=8-2 There are a total of 4 Segments in this Sewspire Sewing Series. In this first video I am offering up… Read More My Tunic Making Experience
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! Today I am here to show you how to sew a zippered laptop sleeve. For this project I am recycling a cashmere sweater; but, you can feel free to use new materials for your project which will require 4 panels cut to 11″ x 14″ and a 22″ separating… Read More How to sew a zippered laptop sleeve
My process for sewing a hanging organizer with hidden pockets and repurposed pants hanger.… Read More Hanging Organizer w/ Hidden Pockets
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! This tutorial was a special request from a friend of mine who owns a similar bag and asked me to show her how she could make another one that is larger. Side note: I originally released this as an exclusive tutorial for our Sewspire Patrons. Since then I have… Read More Pattern Drafting: Japanese Knot Bag by Sewspire
Hey y’all and welcome to the Spring 2019 Sewspire Re-Use, Re-Cycle and Re-Purpose (RRR) Series: In this week’s RRR video I am sharing creative inspirations from my recent Camera Bag Re-Fashion / Re-Use / UpCycle project: Below is a link to my Artful Tunic Re-Purpose project using McCalls M7284, view D: You are invited to… Read More Add color and function to your standard issue black camera bag
Hey y’all and welcome to the Spring 2019 Sewspire Re-Use, Re-Cycle and Re-Purpose (RRR) Series. In this video I am sharing my vision for the series as well as the goodies which I hope to RRR. My first project will be to craft an artful tunic using found materials. If you would like to sew… Read More Intro to the Spring 2019 Re-use, Re-cycle, Re-purpose (RRR) Series
Hey y’all! This month marks six months since I launched the Sewspire Patron Page and I thought it would be fun to create a round up of the Patron Perks to date. Take a quick look at the list below and make sure you have claimed all your benefits. If you are not yet a… Read More Have you claimed all your Patron Perks?
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! As a follow up to last week’s Pixie Pocket Purse this is a full tutorial for a coordinating Pixie Wallet that fits perfectly inside the slip pocket of the Pixie Purse we made last week: You can find the original tutorial for the Fundamentals of The Pixie Pocket Purse… Read More How to sew a Pixie Wallet to hold your Passport and Cards
