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Stop dropping your towel when you have so much to carry and make a DIY convertible towel bag instead! The towel converts to a backpack and then back to a towel! I love summertime and being in and around the water. I’m usually carrying so much stuff that I make my kids carry their own…
Learn how to make a DIY fat quarter skirt for little girls. It’s fast, easy, it’s a great scrap fabric project, and would make an adorable gift! My daughter is getting interested in skirts so I decided to make some simple ones with fat quarters. I wanted to use a small amount of fabric, and…
Learn how to use adult clothing to make a romper or dress for babies and toddlers. Get some inspiration for the Upcycled T-Shirt Romper and Dress Sewing Pattern! The Upcycled T-Shirt Romper and Dress pattern just released, and I’d like to share some sewing inspiration for this pattern to give you motivation. There are so…
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Make a custom DIY border print design with the Cricut Maker! Create the custom design based on you or your girl’s favorite things, cut the fusible fabric with the Cricut Maker, and fuse and sew it…
Learn how to make a skirt from a scarf. Use an infinity scarf, rectangle scarf, or a square scarf to make children’s skirts. I love upcyling to make something amazing like turning a skarf into a skirt. I reuse the hems of the scarves to make the sewing project even faster. I wanted to make…
Learn to make a cat inspired purse with this Cricut Maker tutorial. Cut out the DIY cat purse pattern pieces with the Cricut Maker and then I’ll teach you how to sew it up! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. Sometimes I…
Get inspired with all these pants upcycle and refashion tutorials! It’s a way to turn your pants into something great with these sewing projects! When I had the idea to put together a list of pants upcycle and refashion tutorials I was worried I wouldn’t find very many. I know I refashion pants all the…
Learn how to upcycle socks into pockets on a cardigan. Turn those holey socks or lonely missing socks into easy to sew pockets! What do you do when your socks get holes in them? How do you use socks when they lose their match or the elastic stops working at the top of the sock?…
Learn how to make a Rainbow unicorn costume for Halloween with colorful fleece and sweatshirt and pants. Use free patterns for the horn, ears, and wings. For Halloween my daughter asked to be a pink and rainbow unicorn Pegasus. I’m always willing to make them a costume. I was very excited to make such a…
My daughters love animals, and so do I. They have to stop and touch every animal and bug that they see. I made them some animal hair bows with a free pattern that I’m sharing with you today! This post was sponsored by Thermoweb. All opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this…
Learn how to make a kid size apron with just a fat quarter of fabric. This kid apron tutorial is a beginner sewing project perfect as a gift! With the kids home for summer are they helping more in the kitchen than they usually do? My kids are and it often results in a mess….
Learn how to upcycle clothing for kids using adult clothing found thrifting. There are upcycling tutorials for boys, girls, and babies. It is wonderful to share upcycling tips and tutorials with you! I love sharing my passion of sewing and upcycling. It’s such an amazing feeling to turn something unwanted into something useful. I love…
Learn how to upcycle an adult women’s skirt into a toddler dress using a free sewing pattern. It’s such a fun sewing project! Sometimes you buy that super cute skirt because it has a cool print or it’s a cute style, but after you take it home you realize you don’t really wear it. It’s…
Learn how to upcycle one button up shirt into two pairs of kid pants. One pair of pants is from the sleeves and one is from the body. One shirt or one pair of pants has tons of fabric. Way more than I realized until I started working on this series. Did you know you…
Learn how to upcycle a tunic for a toddler using a free peasant dress pattern. An adult shirt makes a great toddler tunic! I have a funny story about this upcycle. Last summer I was yardsaling and came across a chambray tunic that said XL on the tag. I didn’t try it on but bought…