Jenny from Seamingly Smitten shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a zippered pouch with a boxed bottom.  There are so many uses for a handy pouch like this!  Use it to hold toiletries, sewing notions, small … Read More...

Leanneja from Organize and Decorate Everything shows how you can create a knotted throw pillow cover, no sewing required.  I love this so much!!  Not only is it fast and easy (fold, tie, and tuck), but when you change your … Read More...

One of the advantages of making your own purses and bags is the ability to customize the placement, size, and types of pockets.  Jodie from The Haby Goddess shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to add a zippered … Read More...

Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a busy bag for a boy.  I love this idea!!  It’s made from a man’s button down shirt and a matching tie, so … Read More...

Delia from Delia Creates shows how to sew up a sweet little sun bonnet to keep the summer sun off of baby’s skin.  The tutorial is part of the Color Your Summer series she is co-hosting with Kojo Designs. … Read More...

Have some buttons to sew on to a project?  Sew4Home shows how to do it in just 5 steps.  Once you get the process down, you’ll make short order of sewing down your buttons.  Go to their tutorial.

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Got travel plans for the summer?  RosMadeMe shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a fabric luggage tag so your bags will be easy to identify.  The fabric tag has a window on the front so you … Read More...

Sew4Home has a tutorial for making their Preppy Wave Tucked Handbag.  The color blocked wavy tucks create such a cool effect!!  Get the tutorial.

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Vanessa from Crafty Gemini kicks off a new series of video tutorials on her blog all about sewing with knits.  The first installment covers the basics – fabric weight, grainline and stretch, using the right needle, using a walking foot, … Read More...

Shirts with embroidered company logos are good for wearing to work (when the logo is for the company where you work), but who wants to wear them around on the weekend?  Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation shares a quick fix … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made a polo style shirt for her little boy.  She uses her Maxwell pattern as a starting point, but converts the button up shirt style into … Read More...

Harmony from Sew In Harmony guest blogs at Project Run and Play with a tutorial showing how to make sweet sleeveless summer shirts for little girls.  The contrast around the shoulder ruffles and chest bands is a nice detail.  Get … Read More...

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how she made a cute new tote bag for herself out of a vintage pillowcase.  She found the pillowcase at a thrift store for just 25 cents. How awesome is that!  Get the how-to… Read More...

Emily Tao has another pattern drafting tutorial to add to her YouTube series.  This one shows how to draft a pattern for a hidden button placket on a shirt.  This is a feature where the button placket is hidden … Read More...

Rae from Made By Rae has updated her popular baby sunsuit tutorial, and she shares it on her blog.  The original tutorial was posted nearly two years ago.  Since then, she’s revised the shaping to reduce some of the … Read More...

Emily Tao has added some a new video to her series of pattern drafting tutorials on You Tube.  This one shows how to lower the neckline of a collared shirt.  Her tutorial shows how to lower the neck and adjust … Read More...

Lindsay from Arts-Fartsy Mama guest blogs in the Sew It Yourself: Kids Clothes series at Fireflies & Jellybeans with a tutorial showing how to make a towel wrap for little kids.  The body of the wrap is made from a … Read More...

Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shows how to make her Double Bubble Dress.  The back is cut deep in a crossover style, so there are no buttons or other back closures required.  It’s cute made from two coordinating cotton … Read More...