Infinity Scarves for ME

I keep saying I'm going to sew more for myself, but it doesn't seem to happen. It's been a year since I made anything - a long sleeved top - and six months before that - a cowl neck sheer top. Two garments in eighteen months... ha, ha - not much sewing.

Threading Your Way ~ Features

This week's features - (all have been Pinned)...

A lovely dress, added to the Dresses for Girls link party. I love the addition of the lace against the stretch chevron fabric...

Lace Top Box Dress ~ Tutorial by Lindsay, from PA Country Crafts... this week's featured blog. Lindsay, look out for your blog button in my sidebar. Lindsay's blog first caught my attention a couple of years ago, when I saw the fabulous Easter dresses she made each of her girls. The lace top box dress is one of this year's Easter dresses. Lindsay frequently writes tutorials for the wonderful garments she creates for her girls and their dolls.

Creating Pages & Adding a Navigation Menu to a Blogger Blog

Today's post is one of a series of Blog Tips for those who are relatively new to blogging, using the Blogger platform.

Once you've set up your blog, you'll want to make it easy for readers to find old content and to easily find their way around. The easiest way to do this is to add a menu bar at the top of your blog. On Blogger blogs, each tab on the navigation menu links to a Page. Today I'll show you how to:

• add Pages to your blog
• display Pages as a menu under the header or as links in the sidebar

Make a Handmade Birthday Card for a Special Occasion

Making a birthday card is a practical and meaningful craft activity for kids - a project with a purpose. A store bought card just doesn't compare. There's just something special about a handmade birthday card.  The thoughts, love and time that go into a handmade card are priceless. 

Refashioning ~ Keeping Elements of the Original

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In case you missed it, here's the post I wrote for the House of Estrela Refashion Month.

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My refashions tend to fall into two categories:

1. Utilising a garment by deconstructing it, trying to maximise the amount of fabric I can obtain, then treating the fabric as I would any other fabric.
2. Keeping elements of the original garment and incorporating them into the refashion.

Pillowcase Tutorials

Following on from my recent Pillowcases for Oncology Kids post,  I thought I'd do a round up of free pillowcases tutorials I've found online. Pillowcases are super easy to sew - great for someone new to sewing - but it helps to have measurements and a quick how to.

Pillowcases for Oncology Kids and other Charities

Margie, from Nanny Crafts 4U, is running a sew-along on Facebook, in support of Pillowcases for Oncology Kids, a charity I've supported in the past. They donate pillowcases to children undergoing treatment for cancer, in hospitals around Australia.

Threading Your Way ~ Features

This week's features - (all have been Pinned)...

An awesome, refashioned bag, added to the Bags & Totes link party. Love all the hand stitched details...

Denim Tote Bag ~ Tutorial by Vicky, from Vicky Myers Creations... this week's featured blog. Vicky, look out for your blog button in my sidebar. If you love upcycling and refashioning, Vicky Myers Creations is a must read. In particular, you'll find lots of fabulous bags and electronic device covers.

28 FREE Girls' Skirt Tutorials

Little girls' skirts are one of the easiest garment projects to tackle. The fit is forgiving, thanks to the elastic waist that many are made with and the length is easy to adapt. Today I'm sharing twenty eight awesome tutorials from the Skirts for Girls collection, here at Threading My Way. Each tutorial contains step by step detailed instructions, with lots of photos, showing how you can make a skirt for a little girl in your life.