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SMS Tutorial Contest Entries
Enjoy our latest round of Tutorial Contest entries. Learn how to enter your own project here, then be sure to enter your tutorial by midnight on April 26th, 2008. Four winners will receive a $25 gift certificate to Sew,Mama,Sew! We’ll post more entries tomorrow… See you then!
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Hand Embroidery Floss Bobbins ~ Lorissa |
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How to Cover a Lampshade ~ Karyn |
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Eco-Friendly Shopping Totes ~ Suzan |
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Tag Making ~ Toni |
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Clever Little Cape ~ Molly |
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Crafty Tool Belt ~ Kerri |
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The Angel Bag ~ Jana |
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The “Mary” Apron ~ Joanna |
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Rug or Floor Cloth ~ Nanette |
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Mermaid Skirt ~ Beth |
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Clothespin Bag ~ Christy |
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Fold Over Pouch ~ Christy |
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Nursing Cover Up blog entry & pattern ~ Christina |
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Birthday Banner ~ Kristin |
Did you see the first post full of Tutorial Contest entries? Don’t miss it!
*If you don’t see a tutorial here that you submitted, please check back tomorrow for more entry links.
The clothespin hanger is the one I’m looking at. The middle is a bit tricky, but hopefully I’ll figure it out. My daughter could use a trinket holder on her doorknob! I think I’ll add a piece of mesh on the front for pins and whatnot too. She’s got more “jewelry” than I do!
I really need to win the lottery so I can quit my job and just spend my time crafting. There are so many great inspirations here and not enough time in my life to make them all!
Fantastic! I can’t wait to try most of these!
thanks for all great craftyness!
I love the crib rail guard, ingenious…
I love the clothespin bag! I’ve been wanting one of these but was too lazy to make a pattern! My daughter loves the mermaid skirt! Wow! So many great things to add to my to do list!
The hand-stamped tags and the mermaid tail are going on my list right away. Thanks for the great tutorials, ladies!
Another round of great tutorials!
Wow! You’ve got some great tutorials this week. I love the Cape, the tags, the mermaid skirt (where was this 3 years ago when my kid was a mermaid for Halloween?), the rug/floor cloth, the crib rail protector (why didn’t I think of that?). Great stuff.
I’ve added two new craft projects for me to start. Thanks!
These are all great!
This contest is a great idea! Thanks for hosting it. I’m going to learn A LOT!
these are all cool, but my favorites are the birthday banner & the angel bag!
I agree with Ellen! If only I had time to make them all….
Oh man, that crib rail guard is timely! My son just got 2 new teeth. He tried to eat my face today!
Love the clever little cape and the mermaid skirt!
I’m in love with the quilted floor cloth idea! I just bought all new kitchen towels but some of my old ones would make such cute scraps for the top of the rug…yay for more ideas! :0)
Ooh, all sorts of crafty goodness in these tutes. Thanks again for all the wonderful contributions from the SMS readership!
cool ideas well done!
I think the tag making tutorial is great!
OH MY GOODNESS! All of these tutorials look fabulous. I can’t wait to try them!!! Thanks everyone for posting them!
So many more cute things to make. First on my list will be the crib rail pad since I discovered my little one teething on hers yesterday!! We will also be making the mermaid tail
Who can resist a little mermaid princess!
loving that tag tutorial. what a fabulous idea.
The tag-making tutorial is perfect! Now I just need my friend to finish redesigning my website, and I’ll be able to get one of those custom stamps made!
I’ve been meaning to make some shopping bags for a while, so that tutorial is definitely inspiring me to get on it. The clothespin bag is also a must have! What great projects.
I vote for the angel bag — perfect for a cute spring look!
that Happy Birthday sign is adorable!
Wowwww! So many lovely entries! FFF?
All great ideas! How do I choose one to begin with?!
Great tutorials!
I wanna win FFF!
I love the clever little cape. The details are fantastic. Can’t wait to try it out. My 2 year old is definitely in a super hero phase.
Great tutorials…. I can’t decide where to start!
Love that floor rug, although I can’t imagine stepping on anything so pretty!
The cape is adorable.
I love the eco-friendly totes. Thanks for the great tutorial.
The cape tutorial is awesome! I made my girls a batgirl/supergirl cape and they love it!
Nursing cover! Awesome!
The quilted crib rail cover is ingenious! I will have to give that a go when baby #2 makes his/her appearance.
Great little tutes, here, thank you all. I want to go and make a million tags now, combining some of my favorite things… rubber stamps and fabric!
Thanks – I’m looking forward to trying them out
I love the bday banners! I think just plain they would be cute too! Maybe with some sort of removable lettering they could be multi purpose? velcro maybe?
Very cute!
Thanks for all the great tutorials – even simple things like the fold over pouch make cute gifts!!
Helen in Malden, MA
I will definitely make some embroidery floss bobbins, and that tag tutorial was also great.
More bags and totes to add to my list of bags and totes to make.
Thanks for all the links to great tutorials.
Ooh – a clothespin bag. Awesome. I love buntings/banners in any form, too.
I really like the birthday banner. It reminds me of the banner that my parents always put up on each of our birthdays. It would be fun to update it using the sewing pattern so that it would last a lot longer.
Each one of these tutorials brings a little of something to mind and I’d just like to say they are all great! Thanks for Sharing!
I’m loving the rug and the nursing cover-up. Thanks for all the great tutorials, everyone!
Mermaid skirt is too adorable!
I’m so thankful for inspired and creative people. Thank you for you tutorials for us not so inclined.
Sew Mama Sew has been on my Feeder list forever and I read all the news with such pleasure but am a little scared of launching into any actual projects. My son’s birthday is coming up and I wanted to make a banner but what should be simple math seemed a bit much to think through. When lo and behold, thanks to your call for tutorials, there is a wonderful tutorial for exactly what I am looking for with a wealth of hints and tips that make it all seem so much less daunting. Thanks for existing Sew Mama Sew and thank you Kristin for the great tutorial!
Ly Lan
I just love the Angel Bag!! I am defitely making one of those!!
I like the banner and the clothespin bag. Have to add those to my list of things I just have to make!
love the lampshade! I need some fabric to do that to one of mine!
The bobbins, the mermaid skirt and the banner are my favorite entries. Good job everyone! Good luck to the entrants… wow!
I want to make the nursing cover first. Then it will be a hard choice what I would pick next. Thanks for creating and sharing all the great tutorials!
The birthday banner and crib rail cover are to on my to-do list! Love this contest. I can’t get enough tutorials.
Great set of tutorials!!!!
Love the angel bag!
I’m going to spend my weekend working on a birthday banner and a matching birthday pillowcase!
I’m all about the crib rail protector. My baby is all about using this as a teething toy. Yuck!
I love the tag-making tutorial, and the quilted crib rail cover is a great idea too!
Great tutorials! I want to use the lampshade tut soon.
I am going to pick out fabric today to try and make a diaper bag based on the angel bag, which is so cute! The tutorial was easy to follow and I LOVED that she included a pattern! Thanks!
I really like the crib rail guard, but all of these tutorials are great!
Love the tag tutorial–and the tip for where to get custom stamps made. Thanks!
Great tag tutorial. Those little touches can help turn a finished item into a polished item.
I don’t know what to make first!
I have an almost 7 year old and a 5 year old who have been longing for mermaid costumes. Perfect!
Those tags are super cute! What a good idea!
I can think of so many uses for the Birthday Banner–most definitely not just birthdays.
That crib rail protector is very clever! Much better than the plastic stuff I keep finding! Thanks!
I love love LOVE the tag tutorial
i love everyone of these! i want to try the eco- friendly tote.
i love the cape!! i am going to make this for all of my son’s classmates.
Love the lampshade one….. Thanks!
I love the lampshade idea–imagine the decorating possibilities!
I love that crib rail protector. But darn those pesky buttonholes!
I’ve been inspired to use my versacraft stamp pads after seeing the tag tutorial. Great ideas once again.
That angel bag is so lovely. Do I really need to make myself another bag? Now that’s a silly question. Love the quilted floor mat too. I see one of those in my near future.
what little girl wouldn’t love a mermaid tail?!
It never even occured to me to make my own embroidery floss bobbins! What a great idea, I love that you can make them personalized.
The tags look like a fun project as does the birthday banner. And I’ve been wanting to make some shopping totes.
Wow! These are great ideas! I am so impressed at everyone’s creativity!
I LOVE THE THE CRIB PROTECTOR CONCEPT! I have a 12 month old teether. Maybe i should just cover the whole house in them!!!! This morning i discovered the arm of one of our dinindg room chairs has been eaten….sigh….It’s a good thing I love that boy more than anything!
These are fun
Some great ideas here! My 3 year old would love the mermaid tail!
My niece would adore that mermaid tale! She loves playing Ariel!
I can’t wait to try the clothespin bag — my mom got me one in Scotland, and (sadly) it has met its demise.
Such great projects! Thanks!
love the birthday banner — and I think I’ll make that tote this weekend!
Adding a custom tag is such an easy way to increase glamor and professionalism… I’m definitely going to follow that tutorial. Thanks!
I love the tag making tutorial! looks really good.
I like the clothespin bag. I would love to get a line sometime before that, though!
I can’t wait to make that cape for my daughter. She’s going to love it! Thanks Molly!!
Terrific ideas – the clothespin bag is really great!
i love the eco friendly shopping totes!
Can’t wait to try the eco-friendly shopping tote!
I love the apron ideas. So great that so many people shared ideas and all the photos give you a very good impression of what the project is. The aprons I checked out had very clear instructions with plenty of photos also. Nice job by everyone.
The crib rail protector is exactly what I need! Thanks!
love the angel purse! reminds my a little bit of amy butler’s swing bag. but this is more feminine and cute! it’s next on my sewing list.
I love the crib rail cover! how clever.
All of these are great! How I wish there were more hours in the day to create.
I am loving the lampshade. What a great way to change up a room!
i’m commenting in hopes of winning some of that FAB fabric. i’ve skimmed your site and there is some pretty great stuff! now if only i had the time or skill….
Oh, that cape pattern is perfect! I have three boys who would love some superhero capes to play with.
I’m a bag-aholic, and I can’t wait to make either Suzan’s shopping bag, or the Angel Bag. I love them both!
I could be reading these all day! How will I ever have time to do them all? Must I work for a living? Couldn’t I just sew??
The tag tutorial is awesome! I’ll have to look for a nice stamp for my own tags!
Love all of these!! thanks everyone!!
I need a clothespin bag–mine fell apart–so thanks for the help!!!
all of these are great ideas
What great ideas! Can’t wait to try them!
Wow. I love the crib rail guard idea!
Love the Mermaid skirt
This will be a great project for this weekend. Thank you 
Have a beautiful day,
Lesley
I’m going to make a cape for my daughter – what a great tute!
And the angel bag… love it!
I have sent my entry three times but haven’t seen it posted or heard anything, have you received it? You can find it here
http://jojoebi.blogspot.com/2008/04/kids-art-to-kids-t-shirt.html
wow! what great ideas. i’ve been on vacation for most of this event and felt to behind to really check anything out. i’ll have to go look at the other tutorials. there are so many brilliant crafters out there!
These are great projects too. I will probably try the nursing cover-up since I have some cousins and friends who are currently pregnant. Great job, ladies!
Hey! I just covered a lampshade like this a couple weeks ago!
I love the birthday banner. Reusable and unique. Perfect!!
the “crafty tool belt” is genius! finally a project i can make for MYSELF!
The birthday banner is awesome!
i really liked the clothespin bag!
Lots of great ideas/tutorials!
The clever little cape reminds me of when my boys were young and I made capes for them. They had hours of fun with them.
Thank you for the link to the birthday banner!
Here are some awesome ideas. Bumper for the crib, cape for the little boy,… Now I just need to convince my little boy he needs a cape.
Oh – I HAVE to do a clothespin bag ASAP! I love the crib rail guard too! Great ideas!
These ideas are fabulous !
That floor cloth is a fun idea!
I can’t wait to try the Angela bag!!!
I have GOT to try making the tags! What a wonderful idea!
The quilted rail guard tutorial comes at just the right time! My little one is getting awfully close to being able to stand.
I’m definitely going to make one of those shopping bags!
love the tags, and wish I still had my stampin stuff!
I love all of these tutorials, I think they are great. Especially the crib rail guard, what a good idea
Would have loved to make the quilted crib railing cover when we still had babies in the house.
Nanette’s floor cloth is awesome and unique. She gets my vote!
I ‘m grateful for all the mamma-related sewing projects I find here! I’ve bookmarked the nursing cover-up – thanks for all the patterns!
These ideas are just briliant!!! You girls are so clever and hardworking!
The clothespin tutorial is great. I am wanting to put in a clothesline this summer. I remember those clothespin bags from my childhood. Every significant woman in my life had one and they were all different in some way.
So many fun things to do.
I Love, love, love, love the Angel bag !! It’s so cool
I’ve begun sewing again, quilting was the first project and I didn’t think I would ever sew clothes again (I kept telling myself it was cheaper to buy clothes) but after happening upon this blog, my desires to sew clothes can no longer be denied. I’m currently on my second shirt – and now I’m feeling a burning desire to make purses. I like the Angel bag and will keep this in mind.
These are great. I love the tagmaking, but I’m still reading others …. thanks!!
Love the rug!
Those shopping totes are so so useful!!
You know the The “Mary” Apron ~ Joanna could also double as a cozy to sit a sewing machine … those pockets would come in handy. It gets my vote.
I love the birthday banner! I can’t wait to make one so I have something to reuse year after year.
Thanks!
I LOVE Toni’s tag making! I haven’t quite finished going through the others, but so far, that one would be my favourite!
Thanks for all the wonderful craftiness! I’m gonna have to try those fabric tags!
This is great! Love the bags, love the cape! Fantastic ideas!
Wow! Can’t wait to try one of these!
Love everything!
What great tutorials! I’ve always wanted to make my own tags! Susan in SC
Cool stuff. I can’t wait to try the cape for my twin boys and their cousins.
Dear Editors, thanks for all of your work! I’ve discovered this site just a few weeks ago and I’ve learnt a lot!! Thank you:)))
I’m loving all these tutorials…thanks for posting them!
What a fantastic collection of projects – this is so inspiring! I have made a list of all the projects I want to accomplish this summer and lemme tell ya – it’s gonna be one busy summer! Thanks for all the posts – what a great community!
How creative. I love to look at all the great ideas.
love having all these tuts in one place! thanks so much!!
I am making the stamped tags! Thank you for all the great and varied tutorials.
As always, I’m blown away by the talent out there and the generosity to share your tutorials! Love the tag tut and the angel bag…thanks!
thank you for the nursing cover-up tutorial! i just made one for my friend who is expecting next month. you saved me $40 dollars and i was able to make a draw-string pouch for it with the left over fabric! great!
Love the little thread bobbins, great way to recycle!!
on the to make list mermaid tail and cape once someone is walking.
i love that you have a tute for a clothespin bag! i am a rabid fan of line-drying and have just poured concrete footing for the mother of all clotheslines! it is quite deserving of a fancy-schmantzy clothespin bag and searching for a tutorial was on my to-do list! this is a great contest.