Owls and moose and squirrels, oh my!  Red Fish Circle gives a preview of her new Forest Fun fabric line from Robert Kaufman.  See her blog post about it here, or view the whole collection side by side on Flickr.

  I think this may be one of the most unusual – and yet strangely most appropriate – teacher gift’s I’ve seen.  Katie Did made stuffies of her daughter’s teachers using Bubble Jet Set to print the images on to fabric.  … Read More...

    Start your New Year’s organizational kick with this purse organizer.  Find out how to make a super-simple purse organizer at The Giving Flower, and say goodbye to digging through crumbled grocery receipts and cracker crumbs to find your cell … Read More...

 So you’ve finished making that new coat (or shirt, or dress, or skirt) using a store-bought pattern, and it’s time to put away all your materials.  The scraps into the scrap bin, the scissors into the sewing box.  But what … Read More...

Editor’s note: This post was originally published in 2008.  Since then, the blog we linked to has gone away, and the pattern is no longer available.  You can find a similar pattern for baby shoes over at Pretty Prudent: DIY … Read More...

   Dana at Made shows off a really cool way to “dress up” a baby’s onesie.  A snip here, some elastic there, add a gathered skirt, and your onesie is now a dress with coordinating diaper cover.  Tres cute!  See the … Read More...

  BurdaStyle definitely saved the best for last with their Holiday Giveaway.  Today’s giveaway is a Singer Curvy Sewing Machine.  Seriously.  To enter, post a comment to their announcement by midnight EST tonight.  Go and enter now!!

Today’s giveaway from BurdaStyle is a copy of the book, Switch Craft: Battery Powered Crafts to Make and Sew.  This book includes instructions to make 20 projects that integrate technology into your sewing.  To enter, all you have to do … Read More...

From BurdaStyle, here’s an opportunity to put your sewing skills to work to raise money for the American Cancer Society (ACS).  Sew a bowtie to be auctioned off at the Pink & Black Tie Gala this spring.  Deadline is May … Read More...

  This may be one of the simplest hat patterns I’ve seen – perfect for a quick Christmas gift or perhaps a charity service project.  All it takes is a scrap of fleece and two seams.  Check out the full tutorial … Read More...