Sewing Tutorials — blue calla patterns

I recently received these pretty tassel cap zipper pulls and wanted to write a brief tutorial on how to make your own tassel. You don't need a lot of supplies to make your own tassel pull. Here's what you will need: - one tassel pull which can be purchased here- a small piece of non-fraying material such as cork or vinyl/faux leather- glue ( I used fabric-tac for the tassel and E6000 to glue the tassel in the cap)- a small screwdriver- a ruler and rotary cutter Let's get started! 1. First you'll want to cut a piece of cork/vinyl...

The “Cork it Up" series, is a collection of tutorials that show you how to adapt some of my existing patterns to an all cork exterior.  In this blog tutorial I feature the Celosia cross body bag. Celosia is a medium-sized cross body bag with a front exterior zippered pocket and an additional 3 pockets inside the bag. I have also added card slots to the front exterior zippered pocket in this tutorial, however, it is optional. A word of caution - this bag has thick layers in some areas, especially where the zipper tabs are located for the exterior pocket. I...

The Cork it Up" series is a brand new series of tutorials that show how to adapt some of my existing patterns to an all cork exterior.  Today I’ll show you my second pattern in this series.  It’s the Boronia Bowler Bag. Boronia is a medium-sized handbag that may appear difficult to sew, but it’s actually sewn like a very large zipper pouch, (with some exceptions). You must purchase the Boronia pattern to follow this tutorial. Before you begin, take a few minutes to read through and familiarize yourself with the entire pattern. Next, print/cut out your pattern pieces. As usual, all cork...

The Cork it Up" blog series is a brand new series of tutorials that show how to adapt some of my existing patterns to an all cork exterior.  First up, is the Freesia foldover bag. This is an easy to sew, quick and enjoyable sewing project. You must purchase the pattern to follow this tutorial. Before starting, read through the entire pattern and print/cut out your pattern pieces. A few changes will be made to this pattern so it can be completed with an entire exterior in cork fabric. The lovely Sheri Ferraro from MM Cork Supply kindly assisted me by...

Hi! I'm Crystal of The Cloth Albatross. I'm so excited to be hosting the sew-along (SAL) for the Blue Calla Dahlia Bucket Bag. I love this pattern. The only thing intimidating about this bag are the grommets, so we're going to cover them thoroughly. I'm actually going to set aside Day 2 of the SAL specifically for grommet practice, so that we can get it out of the way and feel confident going forward. The SAL itself will last 5 days but you will have 1 month to complete your Dahlia to be eligible for SAL prizes. Details This sew-along...