Posts in sewing for teens
Sew Some Easy Travel Tissue Pouches

Learn to sew easy travel tissue pouches with optional key chain hooks in this beginner friendly video tutorial or printable pattern.

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Flower Power Pillow Tutorial

My teen daughter spotted a pink velvet flower shaped throw pillow in a photo somewhere recently and asked if I could make one for her room. Um, of course I could! I made her a velvet flower pillow AND THEN I went on to design a patchwork version using the fat quarters I’d just received from my Annie’s subscription. I loved how it turned it so much that I went ahead and perfected the pattern piece, filmed a tutorial for YouTube, and added the printable PDF pattern for these cute flower pillows to my shop, so you can learn how to sew a flower pillow too!

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How to Sew a Ruffled Throw Pillow Cover

My oldest daughter has been redecorating her room a little bit and requested some fresh throw pillows! We went fabric shopping and chose a couple great fabrics that fit her color scheme and she ordered some pillow forms from Amazon and I got to work.

She wanted ruffled throw pillows, which I was happy to make because ruffles are just sew pretty in home decor! I’m so glad ruffles seem to be making a comeback. I’ve been pinning a lot of bedding looks lately and am very drawn toward ruffley gingham sheets and pillow cases. They’re so pretty.

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How to Sew Pillow Cases (the easiest way!) || A Video Sewing Tutorial & Printable Pattern

If you’re wondering what to make your family members for Christmas, I have a great idea for you! I’ve been making pillow cases in fun fabrics for many years now. I’ve taught kids to make them, I’ve made them as gifts, and I even make my husband Star Wars pillow cases every year for Christmas, and now I’m going to teach you to sew easy pillow cases too!

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Amazon Prom Dress Refashion

Boy, do I have a good before and after for you today! If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve already seen this, but I’m so proud of it so obviously I have to share it here too.

My 16-year-old daughter Natalie got to go to homeschool prom! She was so excited for the opportunity, since she’s such a social butterfly and a total life-of-the-party type. A group of teens from church all went together and had the BEST time.

But, we had trouble finding a dress. We don’t live in a very upscale town and our shopping options are limited. Natalie recently got a job, is in driving school, and dances ballet 8 hours a week, so time to drive into Charlotte to shop was not presenting itself. We decided to go ahead and order a couple things from Amazon as a just-in-case backup plan. It turns out we didn’t need to go shopping because one of them fit her perfectly!

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Sewing for Teen Girls: Patterns, Fitting, & Tips for Success
It's Star Wars Day!! May the 4th Be With You
What a great time to sew with your kids! All my sewing with kids posts in one place.
How to make a color blocked quilt