Sew Thrifty Mom

05/12/2016

Not sewing related, but if you're ever interested in creating a silicone mermaid tail, you know that cutting out a thousand foam circles can be time consuming. Why don't you try this instead?

Use this foam scale sheet template instead of punching thousands of circles for your silicone mermaid tail.

02/09/2016

Great technique for sewing hems on a circle cut.

HOW TO SEW A ROUND HEM

11/05/2015

Quick and easy 5 minute fabric flowers for any of your projects.

In this tutorial I’ll show a simple trick to making beautiful 5 minute flowers, with very little effort. Sewing Level: Beginner Sewing Time: 5 minutes What you’ll need: One or two 6×6 inch squares of fabric. Button center for fabric Sewing Machine or Sewing Needle Thread 5 minutes of your time! Th…

10/30/2015

In this tutorial, I show you how to create your own oversized t-shirt and refashion it in 15 minutes to give you a cute shirt you can wear at home or out and about.

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make a super quick t-shirt refashion from an oversized printed T. Sewing Level: Beginner Sewing Time: 15 minutes!! What you’ll need: Large T-shirt (Cotton) Rotary Cutter Cutting Board Sewing Machine Serger (Optional) Depending on where the neckline is compared t…

09/08/2015

For your next skirt re-fashion. Great guide to use for the different trendy skirt types out there.

08/08/2015

Such a a beautiful design!

08/06/2015

Made this double circle skirt from two thrifted t-shirts. Only took 1 hour and cost me $3! I'll post a tutorial on it soon.

07/28/2015

Here's a beginner's guide on how to read a sewing pattern! Sew on mamas!

One of the complaints I hear most often from new sewists is that printed sewing patterns intimidate them. Any why wouldn't they, with all that folded tissue (that NEVER goes back into the envelope ...

07/27/2015

Here is a super cute (and free!) dutch dress pattern. (TIP: if you use Google Chrome, it will automatically ask you if you want the page to be translated)

Amai das inderdaad groots! Geen kleine kinderen niet meer in huis maar wel 3 dochters met een aantrekking voor tassen....

05/14/2015

Happy Thursday!!

05/04/2015

Ever wonder how the your sewing machine works??? Awesome video that I'll be sharing with my sewing students this week!