Made By Humans
The other day I was going through a box of clothes I’d saved for upcycling and I found a pair of jeans that almost fit, so I decided it was time to try this method to make a waistband bigger. These jeans are from Old Navy (thanks to their tag codes I know I bought […]
I bought a new wet mop and a few mop pads when we moved into our house more than 14 years ago, so it’s probably time for this reusable mop pad DIY. Whether you use a Swiffer or another kind of wet mop, with disposable or reusable pads, it’s super easy to make a reusable […]
If you’ve made some patchwork fabric but aren’t sure what to do with it, maybe these patchwork fabric sewing projects will inspire you to come up with something cool to do with your fabric leftovers. Patchwork Scarf Patterns One easy way to use some patchwork fabric is to make a scarf. My version of the […]
I have a ridiculous quantity of fabric scraps — maybe more than I have usable big pieces — so it’s time to talk about how to make patchwork fabric. What is Patchwork Fabric? Patchwork fabric is made when you take little (or big) bits of fabric and sew them together. You can make all the […]
This corner bookmark sewing pattern is great for a new sewist. It uses a tiny amount of fabric, has only straight lines to sew (and not many of them) and it will still function even if your lines are perfectly straight or your corners perfectly turned (spoiler alert: mine are neither and I’ve been sewing […]
We’re all about creative reuse and usephoria here at Our Daily Craft, so of course we want to share gifts to make with fabric scraps. Because sometimes it only takes a little bit of something (or a bunch of little things) to make something great. This is a genre of crafting I’m totally obsessed with […]
These fabric scrap gift tags are a fun way to use up little bits of fabric and play with sewing on paper. I am a big believer in keeping all the little bits and leftovers from projects, which is probably why my craft room/office is overflowing with too much stuff constantly. But it also makes […]