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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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Sewing Fun!

Finished jelly roll rug

How to Make a Jelly Roll Rug

I had seen and admired the beautiful and colorful pictures of jelly roll rugs and wanted to try to make one for myself! Spoiler alert - it is a lot...

Clover Wedge Iron

Best Sewing Supplies and Quilting Tools: My Must-Have List

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 and Thread Storage Ideas: Organize Your Stash

Ready for your MSM (Master of Stash Management) degree? I love seeing the innovative ways creative people store and organize their fabric. But the solutions are not one-size-fits-all. What works...

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

Sewing is Not Dead jacket by Claudia Rodriguez-Bezunski

Spotlight: Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski, Fiber Artist

Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski turned her skills as a seamstress and tailor into creating one-of-a-kind wearable art and textile pieces. Her designs are inspired by her first-generation Mexican-American upbringing and the DIY…
Holiday potholders finished 5

How to Sew a Potholder: Easy and Quick DIY Tutorial

Make your own cute potholders with our easy and quick tutorial. First we'll show you how to sew a simple potholder from leftover and orphan quilt blocks. Then, we'll show…
The finished Cathedral Window Tree Ornament

How to Make a Cathedral Window Tree Ornament

Adorn your tree this year with a hand-sewn Cathedral Window tree ornament. Make them as gifts or use them to decorate packages this season. It's a perfect take-with-you hand sewing…
French braid table runner completed and on table

How to Make a French Braid Quilt: Free Tutorial

Are you looking for a quick and easy quilt pattern that only looks difficult? The French braid quilt pattern is the one for you! You can start with a jellyroll,…
Vote art quilt from cracker quilt blocks made by Lynn Woll

Cracker Quilt Block Pattern: Free Tutorial

The Cracker quilt block pattern is a variation of the square in a square pattern. The center square is a set of three strips of fabric. It was first published…
Finished chicken placemat 2

How to Make Placemats: Easy Beginner Sewing Project

Looking for just the right color or design for placemats? Sew your own with these simple and quick steps. There are so many fabrics to choose from in a quilt…
Fabric twine finished 1

How to Make Fabric Twine from Scraps: Tutorial and YouTube

Looking for a great project using fabric scraps? Make some fabric twine or fabric rope! I always seem to have small strips of fabric from straightening an edge for cutting…
Fabric Easter bunny treat bag finished 8

How to Make Fabric Easter Bunny Treat Bags: Quick and Easy

Learn how to make a fabric Easter bunny treat bag with our quick and easy tutorial. No pattern is needed! I'll show you how to make these adorable treat bags…
Fabric carrots finished view 4

How to Make Fabric Carrots: DIY Sewing Tutorial

Learn how to make fabric carrots with our step-by-step tutorial! This is a quick and easy project, perfect for beginners. And, for those of us with a lot of leftover…

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