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Flower Power Pillow Tutorial

My teen daughter spotted a pink velvet flower shaped throw pillow in a photo somewhere recently and asked if I could make one for her room. Um, of course I could! I made her a velvet flower pillow AND THEN I went on to design a patchwork version using the fat quarters I’d just received from my Annie’s subscription. I loved how it turned it so much that I went ahead and perfected the pattern piece, filmed a tutorial for YouTube, and added the printable PDF pattern for these cute flower pillows to my shop, so you can learn how to sew a flower pillow too!

tutorial, home decor, tips and tricks, pattern shop, sewing for teensNikki SchreinerJune 16, 2022Comment

Quilt a Pineapple || 10 Quilt Patterns for Everyone's Favorite Fruit

I’ve made a couple of fun pineapple block mini quilts and thought I’d share those today, along with a little round up of great pineapple quilt patterns! Traditionally, a “pineapple quilt block” refers to a particular quilt block style that’s a variation of a courthouse steps block, and tends to give off spikey pineapple vibes. But this list of pineapple quilt patterns will be patterns for actual pineapple blocks, in the literal fruit sense!

quiltingNikki SchreinerJune 13, 2022 Comment

Sew the Blazer Trend! 17 Great Pattern Choices

Blazers are a hot trend right now! I was lucky enough to score a perfect vintage corduroy blazer at a thrift store last year and it’s been so useful in my wardrobe every since, it has my wheels turning about adding a few more blazers to my wardrobe in this upcoming season.

fashion sewingNikki SchreinerJune 10, 2022 Comments

Sewing Humor Printable Gift Tags

I’m not sure what mood came over me yesterday, but I woke up and starting making printable gift tags for handmade items! I really wanted to make some funny ones, so I came up with three different designs for adding some sewing humor to my sewn gifts. I then listed them in my shop to share with YOU! Keep reading to see all three designs and to get yours from the shop :)

giftsNikki SchreinerJune 9, 2022Comment

12 New Things to Make from Old Clothes

Before I let any of our family’s clothing head off to the thrift store donation center, I make sure I go through the bags to see if there’s anything in there that we can refashion into something else! This is a great experimental idea for sewing with kids, and it’s one that won’t cost you anything, so I’m here to share with you today several ideas for how to refashion and/or upcycle your kids’ outgrown or worn out clothing. Hopefully these ideas will get the creative juices flowing and get you and your kids sewing!

fashion sewing, upclyingNikki SchreinerJune 8, 2022Comment

A Sewing Solution for Bunched Up Pockets in Dresses and Skirts

I have a few quick solutions for fixing pockets in ready to wear dresses or skirts! I don’t know if you’ve had the same experience, but whenever I have a dress with side seam pockets, I get super annoyed by how the pockets either wrinkle and bunch up, adding bulk to my hip area, or shift out of place — sometimes I stand up and my pockets have fallen to the back of my dress. It’s annoying to have to always fix my pockets.

fashion sewing, mendingNikki SchreinerJune 6, 2022Comment

How to Sew a Ruffled Throw Pillow Cover

My oldest daughter has been redecorating her room a little bit and requested some fresh throw pillows! We went fabric shopping and chose a couple great fabrics that fit her color scheme and she ordered some pillow forms from Amazon and I got to work.

She wanted ruffled throw pillows, which I was happy to make because ruffles are just sew pretty in home decor! I’m so glad ruffles seem to be making a comeback. I’ve been pinning a lot of bedding looks lately and am very drawn toward ruffley gingham sheets and pillow cases. They’re so pretty.

tutorial, pattern shop, home decor, sewing for teensNikki SchreinerMay 26, 2022Comment

Sew a Basic Wardrobe for 18" Boy Dolls!

I did a quick search several months ago for boy doll clothes sewing patterns and was surprised at how little there are available! I determined then and there that I would add a collection of doll clothes patterns just 18” boy dolls to my growing pattern shop.

dolls and doll clothes, pattern shop, sewing for kidsNikki SchreinerMay 19, 2022Comment

Little Girl's Quilted Purse Tutorial (Beginner Friendly!)

Years ago, I created a tutorial for my very first blog for a cute little purse I made as a gift for my daughter. That was in the early days of blogging when everything was fun and fancy free. Long story short, I stored photos on Flickr back then and the Flickr proceeded to lose a ton of my photos and so the tutorial for this purse had holes in it and I got comments asking for the missing photos for years afterward.

It was a GREAT, easy little project, though, and the first tutorial I ever had go kinda viral, so I’ve been wanting to recreate it for a long time and I finally got around to it!

bags and pouches, sewing for kids, pattern shopNikki SchreinerMay 5, 2022Comment

7 Quick-to-Sew Gifts for Mother's Day

Mother’s Day is coming up here in the U.S. and you still have time to sew something nice for your mama! Mother’s Day gifts are better when they’re handmade, no matter the age of your children, don’t you think? I have seven great ideas for DIY Mother’s Day gifts to share with you today and they’re all quick to sew and easy to mail!

gift guide, giftsNikki SchreinerApril 28, 2022Comment

Sewing Patterns for Bitty Baby Doll Clothes

Even thought my kids are all teens now, doll clothes are still some of my favorite things to sew and I do so whenever I have the chance! While it’s super easy to find plenty of patterns for 18” dolls like American Girl (I even sell a few in my own shop!), I’ve realized it’s much harder to find clothes for less common dolls like Bitty Baby.

dolls and doll clothes, sewing for kidsNikki SchreinerApril 26, 2022 Comment

The Beginner's Tote Bag Sewing Tutorial

Tote bags make a great beginner sewing project! They also make great handmade gifts, which is why I love to make them. Finding a beginner tutorial for them can be tricky, though. There are some amazing bag patterns out there, but if you just need the most basic tote bag tutorial, that can be harder to find.

I’m sharing with you today how to sew a basic tote bag (with inside pockets, of course!) from start to finish. This tutorial will walk you step by step through the bag sewing process, including those seemingly abstract boxed corners.

bags and pouches, pattern shop, tutorialNikki SchreinerApril 20, 2022Comment

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