Have you ever wondered how people close up softies and pillows without their stitches showing? The secret is the ladder stitch. Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how to make this stitch. Go to her tute.
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Tutorial: Pieced rainbow birthday dress
Oooh, I am loving this rainbow dress that Jenn from A Jennuine Life made!! She made it as a speical birthday dress for her daughter. She guest blogs at Mama Says Sew with a tutorial showing how to make one, … Read More...
Tutorial: Two ways to refashion a bathing suit
Anna from Plan B shows two ways you can transform a plain one-piece bathing suit. In one style (shown here) she turns the one piece into a two-piece bathing suit connected at the middle with a metal ring. In the … Read More...
Six Months of Softies patterns
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World brings together a group of talented softie designers in her Six Months of Softies pattern club. Subscribers get a new softie pattern each month. The pattern for this month is Barn Owl Girl, by … Read More...
Tutorial: Petal cut away tie-dye tee
Anne Hollabaugh from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at I Love to Create showing how to tie-dye a plain t-shirt and give it a petal cut away neck. Go to her tute.
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Tutorial: Infinity scarf with a twist
Elvira from Chez Vies shows how to make an infinity scarf with a twist. I mean that literally. She puts a twist in the scarf as she sews it up. That one extra step creates a beautiful drape when the … Read More...
Tutorial: La Petite Pouch
Louise Wackerman from at I’m Feelin’ Crafty shares a tutorial over at Go To Sew showing how to make her La Petite Pouch. It’s a long, thin pouch with a flap over the top. I’m loving the colorful snaps she … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl skirt with dimensional flower applique
Frances Suzanne blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how to make this little girl’s skirt with a dimensional flower applique. The design was inspired by a skirt by Mini Boden. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Make cord keepers from scrap fabrics
Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to use up your fabric scraps and make something pretty useful at the same time. The small pieces of fabric can become handy cord keepers. The small fabric sleeves … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt monster sleep masks
Marigold from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! shares a tutorial over at Spoonful showing how to make felt monster sleep masks. The funny, friendly monster faces are sure to keep the nightmares away. Go to her tutorial.
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Tutorial: Make a bohemian bag from a woven placemat
Stephanie from Henry Happened made this groovy bag out of a woven placemat. The fringe at the sides of the placemat ends up on just the one side of the bag – a cool asymmetrical detail. She shares a tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Make-up brush pouch
Kati from From the Blue Chair shares a tutorial over at the Pellon blog showing how to make a make-up brush pouch. The small square pouch unbuttons and unfolds to reveal a long clear pocket divided with stitch lines to … Read More...
Tutorial: Big bucket tote
Jennifer Mathis of Ellison Lane Quilts shares a downloadable tutorial at the Pellon blog showing how to make an oversized bucket tote. Go there to download the project sheet.
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Tutorial: Roll-up travel necklace organizer
Tracie from Cleverly Inspired shows how to make a roll-up travel organizer to keep your necklaces from becoming a big ol’ jumbled mess. The design is cleverly simple – just a fabric mat with Velcro to keep it closed. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: In-seam skirt pockets made from t-shirt sleeves
When I refashion a t-shirt, I often end up with the sleeves as scrap. Do you? Agy from Green Issues shows how to put them to clever use. She uses the leftover sleeves to add in-seam pockets to a skirt … Read More...
Tutorial: 20 Minute Library Bag
Alyce from And Sew We Craft shows how to make her 20 Minute Library Bag. The bag is easily sewn, requiring only straight seams (and not too many of them, either). And it uses fabric efficiently, too. You will only … Read More...
Tutorial: Installing a zipper – on seam or lapped
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows two ways to install a zipper – a standard on seam zipper, and a zipper with a lapped front cover the zipper teeth. Go to her blog post for both tutorials… Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing patter organizer from recycled cardboard
Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how she made this sewing pattern organizer – out of a cat litter container. After she cut the container to shape, she covered it in pattern pages from Japanese sewing magazines. Go to her … Read More...
Tutorial: My Inner Grandmade dress bodice for little girls
Mie from Sewing Like Mad guest blogs at Project Run and Play showing how she made the bodice on her My Inner Grandma dress. The bodice is lightly gathered on to a double layered yoke. She also shows how she … Read More...
Tutorial: Hooded bath towel for dolly
Ashley from Mommy By Day, Crafter By Night shows how to make a hooded bath towel for a doll. If you cut carefully, you can two of them from 1/2 yard of terry cloth fabric (plus bias tape to finish … Read More...