Sew4Home tells how to use several different methods to create gathers and ruffles for your sewing projects.  They explain how to gather fabric using a straight stitch and a zig zag stitch, as well as using gathering and ruffler feet for your…

Leigh Ann Tennant from The Object Project continues her Teacup Flower series with a handful of projects you make using your teacup fabric flowers.  She shows how to make a pair of teacup flower shoe clips, teacup flower magnets, and a teacup flower…

The Sewing Dork (from Confessions of a Sewing Dork) shows how to combine the look of a skirt with the practicality of pants.  She designed them because her toddler loves skirts, but mama knows that pants are better suited for…

Paper doilies and bias tape make a lacy decorative garland.  Project Wedding shows how to make one.  Obviously, their suggested use is a wedding garland, but this could also be used to decorate for any special occasion.  If you want to…

Joy Beadworks shows how to make a soft scarf with ruffled flowers from a strip of knit fabric.  Knit is a great choice for this project, as it does not need to be hemmed.  Go to the tutorial.

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Thin elastic headbands are inexpensive and practical, but not always the prettiest of hair accessories.  Melissa from The Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial for covering a them with fabric or ribbon.   Get the how-to.

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Mairuru shows how to make these adorable patchwork bags with square bottoms.  As with all of her projects, it’s sewed entirely by hand!  Get the how-to.

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Sew4Home shows how to make boutique-style bumper pads for a crib.  They’re easier than you think and can save you loads of cash, which will come in handy when diapering and feeding your new little bundle of joy.  Go to the…

This therapeutic rice bag by Ashley from Make It and Love It can be used either hot or cold, depending on what your injury or ache is calling for.  Get the how-to for making one for yourself.

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Christine from Christine Sews shows how you can use grosgrain ribbon to attach handles and other findings to a purse.  The grosgrain is durable but also decorative.  Go to the tutorial.

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LiEr from ikat bag continues her blog series on sewing girls’ summer dresses, this time with a tutorial for making a raglan-sleeved dress.  Raglan sleeved dresses are my go-to for a quick sew and an easy fit.  Go to the tutorial.

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