Nancy from Nancy’s Couture shows how to turn plain Jane boring jeans into ones that look like you dropped a couple of weeks’ worth of grocery money on them.  She achieves the look with applique.  Go to the tutorial to … Read More...

Carolina from Expect Moore shows how to make this reversible clutch purse.  A magnetic closure works no matter which way the clutch is turned.  How cool is that?  Get the tute.

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The DIY Maven shows how to make this quick and easy knitting needle case.  She uses prequilted fabric to give it padding.  Small narrow pockets hold the needles, while a flap covers their sharp points.  It all rolls up for … Read More...

Beccy from Wipster shows how she created this fabulous sundress.  Would you believe she made it out of a full skirt?  She used a dressform to pin out the excess fabric and reshape it to her figure.  Get the how-to… Read More...

TLK Designs shows how to make a girl’s tank top.  You can use knit yardage, or you can repurpose the knit from an adult-sized t-shirt that you no longer wear.  Go to the tutorial.

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Kathleen from Grosgrain and The Tumtum Tree shares a video tutorial showing how to use a button foot to stitch buttons down using your sewing machine.  I recently started sewing my buttons down this way, and now  that I know … Read More...

Jen from My Measuring Tape guest blogs in ikat bag’s series of drafting patterns for kid’s clothes with a tutorial explaining how to get the correct fit on a basic sleeve block.  Having just wrestled with trying to get a … Read More...

Elizabeth from OnlineFabricStore.net shares a tutorial on the store’s blog showing how easy it is to create a fabric covered button.  It takes just a few minutes and a small scrapof fabric to get a custom button for your project.  … Read More...