Be prepared for any sewing emergency with this handy travel sewing kit.  It’s just big enough to hold needle, pins, thread, even some spare buttons and patched.  Yet it’s small enough to stash in your purse.  Craft Leftovers offers the … Read More...

I am so in love with these cat pouches my Mairuru.  The cat’s mouth is a zipper, with the zipper teeth creating a mischevious grin.  The cat’s grin probably has something to do with the fish that’s sticking out of … Read More...

Cut Out + Keep user SEWButterfly shows how to make this halter top from an unwanted T-shirt.  Get the how-to.

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Give your wardrobe a shot in the arm with this tie-top tank designed by Nancy Flynn.  It’s cute, it’s versatile, and it’s easy to make.  Get the tutorial from Craftzine.

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Patrick Lose has designed a fabric line for Project Linus.  The graphics (dots, stripes, images of children) and the bright colors make this line a natural choice for making a handmade blanket or quilt as a comfort to a … Read More...

The Sproutz Store continues to show the many uses of charm squares.  Today it’s a small storage cube, perfect for fabric scraps.  Get the tute.

[tags]sewing, tutorial, storage, cube, charm, square[/tags]

Dollar Store Crafts shares a tutorial for making a hooded play cape from a discount fleece blanket.  If you don’t have a fleece blanket, you could easily substitute a square of fleece.  Get the tutorial.

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Look at this new line from Jenean Morrison.  It’s called Picnic Parade and it’s filled with dots, flowers, and hot colors.  You can see sneak peeks of this line in the purse pictured here.  See more at Jenean Morrison’s … Read More...

Gift cards are a convenient gift to give, but it’s a bit challenging to wrap them up in cool ways. The Sproutz Store shows how to make a fabric gift card holder.  I think that counts as a cool wrapping … Read More...

Lila Tueller has a handful of  new patterns to offer.  Siz of them, if I counted correctly.  Skirts, bags, a blanket, even a pair of fabric boots.  Check them out on Lila Tueller’s blog.

[tags]sewing, patterns, lila tueller[/tags]

I don’t think I know a single little girl who wouldn’t love this pom pom tutu by Happy Together  It’s a simple gathered skirt made from tulle, with pom poms trapped between the layers of tulle.  I love this!!  Get … Read More...

Su from Vively Online shows how to sew a hairband much like the ones she saw for sale at a high-end yoga boutique.  Get the tutorial.

[tags]sewing, tutorial, hairband, headband[/tags]

More sneak peeks from Michael Miller!  This times it’s of their new Jewel Tones fabric group.  Dots, stripes, flowers, geometrics, even owls – all in bold jewel tones and jet brown. Mmmm….  See more of this fun new fabric … Read More...