Category: Sewing

Easy DIY leggings

DIY leggings for kids | Make your own leggings pattern and sew dozens of pairs! {Heather's Handmade Life}

Stretchy, comfy leggings are a staple in most girls’ wardrobes and, ahem, the right pair can be awesome on little boys, too. Like most store-bought kids’ pants, though, store-bought leggings often seem to be a little shorter than you’d like or not fit well… Continue Reading “Easy DIY leggings”

Handmade clothing is totally back (we already knew that, right?)

Hello lovelies! I don’t normally share my articles here, other than my parenting column and my DIY column, but I had to stop in and link to a piece I wrote for today’s paper. Sometimes it feels like NO ONE understands why I sew… Continue Reading “Handmade clothing is totally back (we already knew that, right?)”

Two ways to DIY a rug

I started rug-shopping for our living room recently and realized that a rug is something I’ve never bought before. Bathmats and little welcome mats are cheap and easy to pick up, but a rug — a huge area rug that’s going to pull together… Continue Reading “Two ways to DIY a rug”

DIY adjustable pet bed

This DIY pet bed is really easy to make and it will fit nicely inside a kennel, on a backseat or on a couch to protect it from pet hair.

The rainbow quilt

I finished this quilt in SEPTEMBER but somehow it only made it to Instagram and not the blog. So here it is, better late than never … the rainbow quilt! It was the very first quilt I ever hand-quilted, so it’s JUST A LITTLE… Continue Reading “The rainbow quilt”