Merrick from Merrick’s Art shows how to make a dolman top. The drapey, slouchy shirt is super stylish. It turns out that it’s pretty easy to make as well. I have a mountain of chores in front of me today, … Read More...
Tutorial: Make toddler’s harem pants out of shirt sleeves
Melissa from Needle & Nest shares a tutorial at Prudent Baby showing how to make a pair of toddler’s harem pants out of… wait for it… sleeves from an adult’s button down shirt. What a clever idea!! The shape of … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap Buster Pajama Pants with contrast waist
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make her Scrap Buster Pajama Bottoms for little kids. The contrast panel across the top is super cute, but it also allows her to cut the bottoms of the legs out of … Read More...
Tutorial: Stretch knit skirt with pieced stripes
Jill from Ruffles n Such and Made It On Monday shows how to make a stretch knit skirt with big bold stripes running across it. The stripes are pieced from two different colors of knit fabric. I’m loving the black … Read More...
Giveaway: Circa 1952 organic fat quarter set from Monaluna
Maureen Cracknell Handmade is giving away a stack of seven fat quarters from Monaluna’s Circa 1952 line. The fabrics are offered by Moona Fabrics They’re 100% organic cotton and are printed with low impact dyes. The retro-themed woodland prints will … Read More...
Tutorial: Elegant leather passport cover
Jenya from Eva Foreva shows how to make a passport cover that is beautiful in its simplicity. Made from leather, it takes just a couple of seasms to sew it together. (If you can’t find real leather, you could also … Read More...
Tutorial: Sprockets pincushion
Head over to Cutting Corners College by Riley Blake Designs to find out how to make this cute Sprocket Pincushion. The pieced wedges are cut from small bits of fabric, so you pull out your scrap bin for this project. … Read More...
Tutorial: Hoop skirt for an 18″ doll
Katie from Little Becky Homecky shows how she made a hoop skirt for her daughter’s American Girl doll. The hoop skirt gives the doll’s full skirts the fullness they need to look their best. Rather than spending $20 on one … Read More...
Free pattern: Crazy monster pillow
Ashley Johnston from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial at We All Sew for making this uber cute monster pillow. I am LOVING his funny hair and his crazy eyes and the pointy teeth! Get the pattern and … Read More...
Tutorial: All You Need Is Love little girl’s Valentine’s skirt
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. guest blogs at Somewhat Simple with a tutorial showing how to make her super cute “All You Need Is Love” skirt for little girls. It’s a twirly skirt from a solid fabric with the … Read More...
Tutorial: Country Ruffle top for little girls
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin has done it again. She’s gone and created another fabulous little top for her little girl. This one is her Country Ruffle Top, with an asymmetrical buttoned bodice and rows of sweet ruffles peeking out … Read More...
Tutorial: Make continuous bias tape without a million little seams
I love me some bias tape. But I don’t love sewing together all those strips of fabric to make a long piece of it. Katy from No Big Dill shows another way to make a long piece of bias tape … Read More...
Tutorial: Create a handprinted herringbone design on fabric
Danielle from My Sparkle shares a tutorial on Project Run and Play showing how to make the handprinted herringbone fabric that she used in her winning entry to the boys’ challenge. She used it to make a shawl collar pullover, … Read More...
Tutorial: Throw pillow with piped edges
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to create a throw pillow with piped edges. Her tutorial includes the scoop on making your own piping (because the already made stuff rarely comes in the color you want), as well as how … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a covering for an oddly shaped window
It’s easy enough to find (or make) curtains for a standard window. It’s a big rectangle, and if the curtain is gathered then there’s some flexibility in the width of the panel you use. But if you need a covering … Read More...
Tutorial: Favorite T-shirt Dress
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how to make her favorite T-shirt dress. I can see why it’s a favorite. It’s quick and easy to make, and it looks so stylish. It made from two pieces (a front and a back) … Read More...
Tutorial: Fleece football hat
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a fleece hat with markings to make it look like a football. This is such an cool way to make a boy’s hat! … Read More...
Winner of Tanya Whelan’s Sew What You Love and Sugar Hill fabric
The winner of a copy of Tanya Whelan’s Sew What You Love, along with a stack of 6 fat quarters from her gorgeous Sugar Hill fabric line is none other than…
…commenter # 66, Deb from Two Cheeky Monkeys… Read More...
Tutorial: Pajama pants for babies and kids
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of pajama pants for babies and kids. She includes a pattern for pants in size 2T-3T, but she also explains how you can create your … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt popcorn softie
Did you know that today is National Popcorn Day? I had no idea such a day even existed. Katie from Punk Projects created this fun popcorn softie in recognition of National Popcorn Day. Aside from the whimsy of a felt … Read More...