Marni from Haberdashery Fun shows how you can make a fun pouch to hold your business cards. It’s a simple fabric wallet with two clear vinyl pockets on the inside to hold business cards. She says you can also adjust … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s square neck dress with flutter sleeves
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial showing how you can make this square neck dress with flutter sleeves. It’s a sweet look for summer and an easy style to make. Vary the length to make it a top, … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy open back button down shirt refashion
Over at Love Maegan you can see how you can add an open back to a button down shirt with just one simple cut and one easy seam. The opening gives the shirt a flirtier, more feminine back. She hand … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Canvas and faux leather duffle
Sew4Home shows how to make their Safari Duffle from canvas and faux leather. It has a pair of handles stitched on to the bag so you can pick it up your hands, and also a removable longer handle so you … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a ruffled tea towel
Jona from Jona G. Patterns and Stop Staring and Start Sewing shows how you can make a tea towel. A small ruffle and ribbon trim across the bottom make them extra pretty. She used a home dec weight for the … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid-sized fabric grocery sack for playing store
Kristin from Grandma’s Chalkboard shows how to make a mini version of a white plastic grocery bag for kids to play store with. It looks just like the ones you get from the grocery store but on a smaller scale. … Read More...
Read all about the sheath dress
Since its introduction in the 1950s, the form fitting sheath dress continues to be a popular silhouette in women’s fashion. It’s sleek, sexy, and sophisticated. Sherri from sewbettyanddot focuses on the sheath dress in her guest post at Pattern Patter, … Read More...
Tutorial: Citrus Wedge Coin Purse
Delia at Delia Creates shows how you can make her Citrus Wedge Coin Purse. This summery retro style reminds me of the coin purses I had when I was a kid in the 70s and early 80s. It’s made from … Read More...
Free pattern: Penny the Fish softie
Abby Glassenberg fromWhile She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, shares a free pattern for making Penny the Fish. Penny is such a cute little softie! Made from fleece, she’s soft and cuddly. She’d make … Read More...
Free pattern: Girl’s racer back hi-low tank with a pretty pleated neck
Mama Nene from Serger Pepper shares a free pattern at Sew McCool for making this girl’s racer back tank with a hi-low hem and pretty pleated detail around the neck. Her free pattern makes a US size 5 years (chest … Read More...
Tutorial: Textured leather wave throw pillow
Strips of leather create the textured wave design on the front of this throw pillow. Laura at A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how you can make one for your home. Alternating the direction that the strips are sewn … Read More...
Tutorial: Summer Bag with lots of pockets, including a secret pocket
Jonie from Knot Sew Normal shows how to make her Summer Bag that’s packed with pockets on the outside and on the inside. There’s a cool asymmetrical pocket on the front, and inside that pocket a tiny secret pocket where … Read More...
Tutorial: Self binding minky baby blanket
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial showing how you can make a cuddly soft minky baby blanket. A self-binding technique, in which the back of the blanket wraps around the front, finishes the edges quickly and … Read More...
Tutorial: The Perfect Potholder
Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shows how to make her Perfect Potholder. What makes this such a great potholder is that the back is made with a thick toweling to give a good barrier against the heat of a pan. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a new doll stroller seat
Doll stroller seats tend to wear out long before the actual doll stroller does. Rather than tossing it, you can make a new seat. Pam from Threading My Way shows how you can make a new seat for a doll … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Scalloped shift dress
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she made this scalloped shift dress. The look is inspired by a similar dress she found at J. Crew Factory. She used a basic shift dress pattern, altering the arm hole and hems … Read More...
Tutorial: Striped snake sock softie
Craft Foxes shares a tutorial from Brenna Maloney showing how you can make a loveable snake softie out of a striped knee sock. It’s a fun project to make with kids. If they’re too young to do the sewing themselves, … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric composition book cover
Kathy shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs Cutting Corners College showing how to make a composition book cover. It’s a removable cover, so when your journal is full you can slide it out and replace it with a fresh … Read More...
Free pattern: Sleeveless baby romper
Emily from Nap Time Creations shares a free pattern for this sweet sleeveless baby romper. The body of the romper is gathered on to a plain yoke, with optional ruffles sewn across. She shows it on her daughter, but this … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a French seam
A serger creates a quick, professional finish for your seams. But if you don’t have a serger, you can make a French seam to make a quick, professional finish on your sewing machine. Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows how … Read More...