Sally Ann shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an invisible hem.  This is often used on trousers or skirts, when you don’t want your hem stitching to show.  It’s easy to do, though it does require … Read More...

Maureen Cracknell Handmadehosts a giveaway for Fabric Envy this week.  They’re giving away a stack of 10 half-yard cuts from Pat Bravo’s Hyperreal Garden line  (Forest colorway) to one of her readers.  This is such a gorgeous group of … Read More...

Kristin from skirt as top guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how she adapted a little girl t-shirt pattern to make a loose-fitting tunic with a keyhole opening.  The pattern she … Read More...

Alida from I Make Stuff guest blogs in the Skirting the Issues charity sewing series at Simple Simon & Co.  with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s skirt with a peplum.  She calls it her Pretty In … Read More...

It should be obvious by now that I love all things sewing.  I also happen to have a weakness for pretty dinnerware.  These dishes over at CB2 caught my eye yesterday as they bring both worlds together.  Appropriately named Mend, … Read More...

Sew4Home celebrates Christmas in July with a tutorial showing how to make a stocking with a tall ruffled cuff at the top.  Each stocking uses three fat quarter – one for the exterior, one for the lining, and one for … Read More...

PC from MeiJo’s JOY shows another no-sew refashion for a plain t-shirt.  In this version, she cuts a cool design into the bottom of the shirt.  The snips and strips create an eyelet effect.  She also threads a band of … Read More...

This may look like a circle skirt, but it’s actually a pair of culottes. Lauriana from Petit Main Sauvage made them.   Who knew culottes could be sho chic??  The angled flap pocket details were inspired by 1950s pattern magazines.  Read … Read More...

Katy from Sweet Verbena shows how to add inseam pockets to the next skirt (or dress, or pants, or tunic) that you make.  I’m loving the contrast lining she uses in her example!  Get the tutorial.

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Heidi from Elegance & Elephants shows how to make a little girl’s sun top.  She calls it her Petal Top because of the curved corners on the front yoke and in the open back.  If you want to turn it … Read More...

Jill from Homemade By Jill guest blogs in the Skirting the Issue charity sewing series onSimple Simon & Co.  showing how a doily can become a pretty pocket for a skirt.  She found the red doily she used in … Read More...

Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional guest blogs in the Sewlebrity series at Family Ever After with a tutorial showing how to make a color blocked t-shirt for a child.  Because the body of the shirt is pieced from several … Read More...

Kristy from Hopeful Threads has announced that this month’s sewing charity project will be all about sewing shorts for boys.  They’ll be sent to Children in Families, an organization working in Cambodia.  To support this project, Bonnie from Fishsticks Designs … Read More...

Have you seen my review & giveaway of Sew Iconic by Liz Gregory over in our Giveaways section?  If not, go there now and get yourself entered!

I’m also showing a project I made from the book – my … Read More...

If you’ve ever wondered how to grade a sewing pattern up or down a size, check out the latest video tutorial from Emily Tao from Pawsome Creations.  It’s her latest in her series of pattern drafting videos on YouTube.  Her … Read More...

Kat from Sew Chibi and Chibi Designs shows the dress she designed for her daughter’s first birthday.  It’s gorgeous all over, but be sure to check out the stripe around the hem.  She made that with two-tone bias tape!  How … Read More...