Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shows how she created a chevron bodice for a little girl’s dress.  She starts with a striped fabric and then cuts and pieces it to form a “v” design.  She shows it as a … Read More...

Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation shares a tutorial showing how to make a lace trimmed t-shirt, inspired by a top by Valentino.  You can buy the designer shirt for $250, but her DIY version cost her just $8 to make.  … Read More...

Jennifer from Un Petit Design shows how to create a simple shrug for a child out of knit fabric.  The pattern is based on a simple t-shirt shape, though cut short, and opened at the front with a button closure … Read More...

Kristin from Skirt As Top guest blogs in the Ruffles 2012 series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her little girl’s Jungle Ruffle Dress.  The sleeveless knit dress has flouncy ruffles sewn down the front.  … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Miss Lizzy tunic for little girls.  The long sleeveless top has a bit of ruching at the sides.  Get the how-to.

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Children with amblyopia, or lazy eye, have to wear an eye patch to help strengthen the weaker eye.  Krissy from B. Inspired, Mama! shows how you can make an eyepatch.  They’re not difficult to make, and doing it yourself means … Read More...

Have you seen a pressert foot with a spiral-y thing on it?  Chances are, it’s a binding foot.  The metal spiral is used to guide a strip of bias tape around the edge of your main fabric.  Once you get … Read More...

Emily Tao continues to give us expert pattern drafting tutorials, this time with a video showing how to shorten a sleeve without affecting the shape or circumference of the hem.  Because sleeves have angled or curved sides, just lopping … Read More...

Melly from Melly Sews shows how to make a button placket for a polo shirt.  The polo shown in her tutorial post was part of her entry into last week’s sportswear challenge at Project Run and Play.  I’m loving … Read More...

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make her Posey Blouse, with rows of ruffles around the neck and ruched cap sleeves.  The edges of the ruffled strips of fabric are fiished with a simple serge, giving them a … Read More...

Stefanie Girard, Craft Gossip’s Recycled Crafts editor, shares a tutorial on her personal blog, Sweater Surgery, showing how to restyle a plain pair of socks into a pair that lace up the back.  The edges are finished with lace … Read More...

Jennifer from Une Petit Design shows us how to make a girl’s tiered ruffle dress.  The dress itself is lovely, but it’s also finished nicely, with a fully lined bodice and an invisible zipper.  Get the tutorial.

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Disney from Ruffles and Stuff recently scored some suspenders from a thrift store.  Crafty mama that she is, she immeidately took them apart for the colored elastic and the clip hardware.  She shares a tutorial showing how she used some … Read More...

Steph from 3 Hours Past loves to sew with linen, and she devotes a couple of posts to her favorite fabric.  In one, she talks about the durability and sustainability of this natural fiber.  In the other she gives some … Read More...

If you find that your handmade buttondown shirts have a little pucker at the top of the button placket, then check out this video by Emily Tao.  She explains two reasons for this pucker – the collar stand being … Read More...

Kate from See Kate Sew posts in her Ruffles 2012 series with a tutorial showing how to fix an awkward neckline – the ones that dip too low to wear on their own, but don’t layer well.  The name of … Read More...

Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation posts in her DIY Bloggers Fashion week series with a tutorial showing how to make a designer-inspired silk chiffon top with ribbon embellishment. The high-end designer version (by Phillip Lim) cost $650.  Hers took just … Read More...

I recently shared a tutorial from Meijo’s Joy showing how she created decorative bra straps out of braided t-shirt scraps.  The decorative straps look more like a layering tank than bra straps, so you can show them off rather than … Read More...

Sara from Sew Sweetness guest blogs in the Ruffles 2012 series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how to make her Red Poppy Bag.  The name comes from the oversized red flower stitched to the front of the … Read More...

When I saw this wrap around beach cover-up at Grosgrain, I decided right then and there that I should make one for myself.  The pattern looked super simple – one piece of knit fabric plus some straps.  Though it’s easy … Read More...