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
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! As a follow up to last week’s Pixie Pocket Purse this is a mini tutorial for a Patchwork Pixie Pocket Panel with Pleated Cargo Pocket. Each Pixie Pocket Purse requires two panels. Next week we will be making our fourth panel in this ongoing Pixie Pocket Panel series. You… Read More Sewspire Fundamentals: Patchwork Pixie Purse with Pleated Pocket
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! As a follow up to last week’s Pixie Pocket Purse this is a mini tutorial for a Pixie Pocket Panel with zippered pocket and card slips. Each Pixie Pocket Purse requires two panels. Next week we will be making our third panel in this ongoing Pixie Pocket Panel series.… Read More Pixie Pocket Panel with Zipper and Card Slots
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! I am trying something new out this week. (Remain calm and resist the urge to say mean things about me as that would create bad karma, lol.) In this video I want to provide you with the fundamental construction process of my new Pixie Pocket Purse so that you… Read More The fundamentals of my Pixie Pocket Purse
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! Today I am here to show you how to sew this darling cupcake pin cushion. For this project you will need the following materials: Assorted quilt weight cotton remnants 12” of 1/4 cording 20+ pennies to weight the base (hence the name) Pellon 808 or 809 interfacing Poly-fil or fluffy… Read More How to sew a Penny Pincher Pin Pillow
How to sew a drawstring bag with waxed canvas base by Sewspire + access to hundreds of other free sewing tutorials and inspired goodness. … Read More How to sew a drawstring bag with waxed canvas base
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! In this video I am going to share the formulas I used to calculate the measurements to create a custom cosmetic bag with zippered top closure. If you would like to duplicate the bag as shown you would use the following measurements: Cut 4 Body Panels 15″ wide by… Read More How to calculate measurements for a custom cosmetic bag with zipper top closure
Hey y’all and welcome to Sewspire! I am taking a knitting class this month and according to my friend Suzi, the instructor, I will need a small bag to carry my yarn, snips and tape measure in. So I thought I might as well make something custom and share it with our beautiful community too!… Read More How to sew a small knitting bag with chopstick handles
