Latest Frugal Dad Sewing Projects
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Introduction to Sewing Zippers: Sew a Pencil Pouch
A quick and easy step-by-step introduction on how to sew a zippered pencil pouch. The zipper sewing skill is a good skill to have in your sewing knowledge arsenal because there is a lot that you can do with them. You can sew pouches, purses, jackets and use them for craft activities like quiet books.
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Solve Any Family Dilemma by Sewing this One Simple Item
Baby blocks I feel like are a quintessential item to have in your kids’ play area. And they’re quite easy to sew. You can sew blocks with designs, with animals, or numbers. This project I’m going to go over how to sew a fabric dice.
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Sew an Endless Supply of Baby Bibs (Includes Free Pattern)
Fortunately, bibs are pretty easy to make in terms of sewing projects and it comes in really handy to be able to take out your sewing machine and spin a bunch up on demand.
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How I saved money and restored my ancient pair of sweatpants with a few simple stitches
There’s a special kind of relationship between a man and his sweatpants. This makes parting with them especially hard when the waist and legs wear out. I, like most dads, have this ancient pair of sweatpants that I pull out when the weather starts to cool off. I’ve had these sweatpants for forever. I got
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Sew a DIY Tummy Time Picture Folio and Save Money
Why Sew Your Own DIY Tummy Time Picture Folio The wild thing I learned before my daughter was born is that babies can’t really see anything after they’re born. They can only make out big blobs and shapes. So when she was born we bought a bunch of those newborn high contrast image boards with
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Quick and Easy Frugal Sewing Project: Bottle Drying Mat
These are great to make for backups at home, for travel and anywhere you need to dry things on the fly. I never really used drying mats until I got married. When I was single I would either leave dishes in the dishwasher, or if I needed to dry something on the counter I would
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Beginner Frugal Dad Sewing: Sew a Simple Drawstring Bag
Sew a ton of party favor bags for cheap. If you want to start getting into more practical sewing for storage for your kids or yourself then a drawstring bag is a good starter sewing project. This will help with practicing sewing a casing and turning fabric, which is used in a lot of other
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Sew a kids bath towel
Bet you didn’t know that hand making one of those fancy kids bath towels could be this easy. Next to bibs, the other thing we are in constant need of cleaning is kids bath towels. And also like bibs, bath towels are really straightforward to make and easy to crank out once you understand the
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Frugal Dad Sewing Project: Sew your own baby blanket for your baby or a friend
What better way to express your love for your child than by sewing them the quintessential baby blanket for you and them to cherish?
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Sew a Thread and Scrap Basket
Once you start sewing you will immediately see that you need this indispensable item for your home sewing.
