Fabric & Sewing How-To Guides

Want a space efficient way to store your shoes? This organizer is going to make your tidying up dreams come true. Here's how to make a hanging organizer for the inside of your closet or the back of a door. It is super customizable, just use any decor fabric as a base and clear vinyl for the pockets. It can also be modified to different sizes to hold other things like jewelry or toiletries.

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During these chilly winter months newborn calves aren't big enough to create the body heat necessary to keep them warm. So, if you've been looking for a cheap way to keep your newborns warm let us help by showing you how to make a calf blanket. This design is super easy to put on your calf and even easier to adjust as they grow. Nylon fabric is durable and water resistant so it can withstand the weather and not get soggy. We used a medium weight nylon pack cloth, for the outer fabric and lightweight nylon ripstop for the lining.

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By making your own oven mitts you can choose the fabric and trim that matches your kitchen decor. Or you can make it more eclectic like I did by using a fun print such as the the Amy Butler Harriet's Kitchen Sugar fabric. What's great about this tutorial is that you can custom make these oven mitts to the size of your hands by following the instructions below.

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