Don’t have time or space for a barn quilt? This small fabric version is a good substitute, and is made entirely with half square triangles! Staci from Crafty Staci has a tutorial showing how you can make it. Finished dimenions … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Create scalloped edging using your sewing machine
Scalloped edging is an easy and simple way to add a couture touch to your next sewing creation. In this tutorial, Lisa from Pink Hollybush Designs shows you how to create this special detail using the blind hem stitch of … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Strawberry coin purse, with free pattern
This little girls’ strawberry purse is adorable! Delia from Delia Creates show show you can make, and includes a free sewing pattern for you to use. It’s made from vinyl (or faux leather) and has a zipper opening on the … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Boho maxi skirt
A lightweight Boho maxi skirt is the perfect spring and summer skirt! Easy and breezy, it looks dressed up but is super comfortable. It can be as casual or as dressy as you like. Mayra from So Sew Easy has … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Easy sleep mask
If lights around the room or outside your windows are keeping you up at night, a sleep mask might be just what you need. Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse has a tutorial showing you can make one. It’s an quick, … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Flat front skirt
Heather from Heather Handmade shows how you can sew a gathered skirt with a flat front waistband. The back of the waistband is elastic, which makes it easy to sew (no zipper!) and also easy to fit. But the front … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled denim and sweater placemats
Don’t throw out those old scraps of denim or sweaters from your craft projects! Use them to make some fabulous fabric placemats. Claire from Pillar Box Blue has a tutorial showing how to make them. Denim can be difficult to … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Ruffled shoulder t-shirt
It only takes small details to turn a plain t-shirt into something special. Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how you can sew a t-shirt with ruffles at the shoulders. If you wear a size large, she has a free … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Spring butterfly hair bow
These butterfly hair bows are so cute for spring! Petro from Easy Peasy Creative has a tutorial showing how you can make them. The colors and patterns are so pretty as butterfly wings! You can use your scraps – or … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Round pocket potholders
Melissa from Polka Dot Chair shows how you can make these sweet pocket pot holders. The quilted pot holders are handy to have around in the kitchen. Plus they make great gifts! Tuck some kitchen tools in the pocket of … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Turn a fabric tube right side out, easy method
There are few words in sewing instructions that strike more fear into my heart than ones telling me to turn a narrow tube of fabric right side out. In theory, that should be easy – right? Wrong. It can be … Read More...
Free pattern: Womens wrap cardigan with pockets
You can’t beat a cardigan for easy layering! It’s perfect for transitioning your wardrobe from winter to spring, but it’s also helpful year-round for when you work in an air conditioned office. Emily from Life Sew Savory shares a free … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – Memory Apron – Recipes Re-imagined
Amber from Sewing with Sparkles combined her love of sewing with her family’s tradition of cooking in this special memory apron. She used recipes written by family members and friends to create a custom fabric print that she sewed up … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Scrap pieced Easter table runner
Scrap piecing makes a pretty table runner for your Easter table! Becky from Patchwork Posse has a tutorial showing how to make it. The striped piecing is perfect for using scraps, especially strips of fabric left over from other quilting … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Draft and sew a pair of leggings
Whether it’s for hanging around the house, running around town, or actually getting some exercise in, leggings are a wardrobe staple. They’re easy to pull on and so comfortable! Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Snap top kitchen towels
The snaps
across the tops of these kitchen towels helps them stay in place. You can make them with a tutorial over at the Make Something blog by Dritz. They’re easy to sew because you start with a purchased towel … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Scissors pouch
Keep your sewing scissors together and protected with this sewing scissors pouch! There are enough pockets to hold five – yes, FIVE – pairs of scissors of various sizes. Mayra from So Sew Easy shares a free sewing pattern and … Read More...
How to choose the right kind of bias tape
If you’ve ever bought bias tape at the fabric store, you’ve seen that big display with different sizes and types of bias tape and binding. All those packages, and the names all sound somewhat the same…. Which is the right … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Upcycled jeans weekender bag
This DIY bag from jeans is the perfect weekender bag that’s easy to make and only requires some basic sewing skills to create. Patti from Hearth & Vine has a tutorial showing how to make it. The upcycled denim bag … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric covered Easter eggs, no sewing required
Use your fabric scraps to make these pretty Easter eggs! Cintia from My Poppet Makes shows how you can make fabric covered Easter eggs, with no sewing required. They’d be so pretty sitting in a bowl or hanging from the … Read More...