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Sewing

Category: <span>Sewing</span>

Whether you have been sewing for a long time or just got your first sewing kit to learn how to sew buttons, you’re in good company! Experts and beginners alike share a love for creating with needle and thread. They also love to trade tips on the best sewing supplies. So thread that sewing machine or cozy up with a meditative hand sewing project. Our amazing fiber artists and easy-to-challenging sewing projects, both traditional and innovative, are sure to inspire your next creative adventure.

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Finished jelly roll rug

How to Make a Jelly Roll Rug

I had seen and admired the beautiful and colorful pictures and wanted to try to make a jelly roll rug for myself! A jelly roll rug is just that -...

Clover Wedge Iron

Best Sewing and Quilting Supplies

Whether you are sewing a garment, home dec, or making a traditional, modern or art quilt; there are some notions that you need to have in your sewing room /...

Fabric folded and fabric wrapped on comic book boards

Best Fabric Storage Ideas

Ready for your MSM (Master of Stash Management) degree? I love seeing all the innovative ways that creative people have for storing and organizing their fabric. But the solutions are...

Sewing Clothes

Showing the finishing of a neckline

Spotlight: Sonya Philip, Garment Designer

Born in the Philippines to creative parents, Sonya Philip has explored the world of art with a multicultural perspective. In addition to the Philippines, her family has lived in San...

Sarah & Julie with their wardrobes

Spotlight: Sarah Gunn and Julie Starr, Sewists

Online sewing friends Sarah Gunn and Julie Starr met one day for lunch and the creative sparks flew! The result was their first successful book proposal, and they have collaborated,...

Fashion photo of shirt made from old embroidery pieces

Spotlight: Christine Mayer, Fashion Designer

Fashion upcycling pioneer Christine Mayer takes garments and textiles that have a history of use and transforms them into sought-after clothing designs. The new life she gives these textiles comes...

Sewing Face Masks

Finished mask on super model

How to Make a Fitted Face Mask

Who would have thought that we'd be in this situation where we need patterns and instructions on how to make our own face masks? We've tested some patterns, read a...

Close up of face mask on model

How to Make a Pleated Face Mask

I never thought that I would be writing a post about how to make a pleated face mask on Create Whimsy. This is a place to share inspiration and projects...

Face Mask Mug Shot 2

How to Make a Face Mask from a Template

As long as we need to wear face masks, I like to have a deep inventory. I need fresh ones - doing laundry is not my favorite quarantine activity when...

More Sewing

pintuck sample trio

How to Sew Pintucks

Make a garment with texture using a pintuck foot to add surface design. Stitch the pintucks onto a larger piece of fabric, then cut the pattern pieces.
working on gluing the double piping around the top of the chair

How to Make Double Piping

Learn how to make double piping with our step-by-step tutorial. It's super easy and finishes off your diy home dec projects professionally. Generally used in upholstery, double piping can be…
Wildfire wearable art by Patti Barker

Spotlight: Patti Barker, Wearable Artist

Patti Barker creates wearable works of art that communicate strong messages with fiber. She embellishes her creations with beads and other fibers, using bases of nuno felting,. How did you…
Two finished diy sleep masks

DIY Sleep Mask

Make your own DIY Sleep Mask with our free pattern. This is a perfect project to use up left over fabric and small pieces of batting. It's a quick and…
Envelope pillowcase showing the inside flap

How to Make an Envelope Pillowcase

There are many ways to make cute pillowcases to dress up your bed. This method of making an envelope pillowcase protects both ends of your pillow with a flap at…
Burrito Pillowcase finished pillowcase folded

Burrito Pillowcase Pattern

Custom pillowcases are easy and fun to make - and you can make them in any fabric combinations! From kid print fabrics to fabrics for the sports fan in your…
Dome bag in flowers

Spotlight: Myrna Giesbrecht, Bag Designer and Fiber Artist

A great believer in doing the work to get the work done, bag designer and fiber artist Myrna Giesbrecht has developed a routine to balance the nitty gritty of running…
Cuff and slit pocket on a jacket

Spotlight: Tova Opatrny, Professor Pincushion

Sewing class is always in session with Professor Pincushion, aka Tova Opatrny! With hundreds of free videos, each teaching a specific sewing skill, sewists can power through what they know,…
Two orange foxes

Spotlight: Rachel Feriend, The Jasper Fox Project

After the unspeakable loss of her son at 24 weeks, Rachel Feriend founded The Jasper Fox Project to give comfort to other parents who have to walk out of the…

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