Crafts By Materials

This is the first tutorial to start off with the outgrown denim dress recycling series – splitting the denim dress and sew the top part into a denim vest with …

This week, I am going to write a series of tutorials on how to refashion old clothes. I have converted an outgrown jeans dress and sewn it into 4-piece kid’s …

This probably is the most “luxurious” & comfortable weekend short pants I have ever made for myself –  “The Weekender“. It is a pair of fully lined above-the-knee shorts with …

Don’t know what to do with your fabric scraps leftover from the previous sewing projects? Why not utilize them to sew some cute bunny sachets. Fill the bunny sachets with different materials to make them into various useful items.

Chinese New Year (CNY) is just around the corner, I am spring cleaning and decorating my house during the weekends. I need a new gift basket this year so I …

Looking to create a special and thoughtful baby shower gift for a friend who is expecting? You can easily sew a beautiful Chenille bib using this downloadable bib sewing pattern. …

Either in-person or via the web, it is my pleasure to have met many handicraft hobbyists that generously share their works and creativity. I am glad to have this site …

Little did I know that creating a Halloween No-Sew Pumpkin Tutu costume for my daughter would be so straightforward. Cutting and tying tulle to make the dress was a surprisingly …

Sewing a shirred sundress is very easy, I swear!!!! It looks complicated than the actual work, don’t let it frighten you off. If you haven’t tried one, you should try …

Let’s dressed-up your note book and personalized it to your taste with a new cover!!!! Sew a notebook cover of your own by using this note book cover sewing pattern. …

I’ve been fascinated with the couching stitch in embroidery lately, so I created this Couching Flower Applique embroidery to give it a try. All I can say that this stitch …

Finally, the long waited queen gown costume I made for my daughter is published here!!!! With details and photographs, including those taken during the performance 🙂 A big thank you …

I fell in love with this “Love In The Afternoon” sundress from Twinkle when I saw it featured in Threads Magazine 2 months ago. A cocoon shape (with a narrowing …

Be it a pair of boxer shorts or a pair of sports shorts… it is a perfect gift to celebrate Father’s Day this summer! I sewed this pair of boxer …

I can’t remember if I learned how to draw hexagon by using this technique during primary school, but I definitely remember the way my mum taught me while making a …

This is the monkey, Chi Chai Monchan that I planned to make as part of the frame clutch purse to my friend. [Here is the finished coin purse] I would …

Ever find that there are always not enough pockets in the bag? This tutorial on how to sew a pocket with 6 slip pocket compartments will come in handy for …

Do you want a zipper pocket to show only the zipper and not the outline of the pocket’s seams? This is the sewing tutorial you are looking for.  This is …

My mum passed me 2 bundles of old bedsheets she found during spring cleaning. She knows that I love to recycle and am able to make something good out of …

I hope you had a wonderful sewing weekend, I am doing some hexagon quilting (English paper piecing, or EPP for short) for a project this weekend. My mother taught me …