Rashmi from The Ochre Elephant shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a bean bag cube floor pillow.  You can sit on it as a cushion, or perhaps use it as a low ottoman.  Get the tute… Read More...

Malinda from Dahlhart Lane shows how to make a cashmere necktie for a little boy.  Wouldn’t your little guy be so dashing dressed up in his cashmere tie for holiday parties and pictures?  Don’t worry if your fabric store doesn’t … Read More...

Keyka Lou Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a zippered pouch with neat, squared corners.  A crisp, square corner is difficult enough to manage when turning fabric right-side out, but factor in the bulk of … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make her Indian Summer Tunic for little girls.  The large round yoke is based on a previous design she’d made, but she altered the pattern to reshape the yoke and add the … Read More...

Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a basic 3-tiered gathered skirt.  She shows two options – with exposed seams attaching the ruffles to the skirt, or hidden seams attaching … Read More...

Jessica from Teacher Gone Crafty shows how to create one embellished tee out of two plaint t-shirts.  She cut one t-shirt up into strips and added them as ruffled embellishments on the second tee.  To get fabric that matches perfectly, … Read More...

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how she cut the fabric for the fishtail circle skirt featured in her entry to the Week 5 challenge at Project Run and Play.  The unusual shape of the skirt is set off … Read More...

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how she turned a crewneck sweater into a beautiful embellished cardigan.  Her tutorial is actually two tutorials in one – first she shows how to turn the crewneck into a cardigan, and then she … Read More...

Carmen from RoCa and Company shows how to make a lovely fabric flower brooch.  It’s made from layers and layers of fabric, with tiny beads stitched into the center.  Get the tutorial.

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Hungry Hippie shares a fun idea for chalkboard cloth.  She uses it to create a fitted cover for her their dining table.  Now they can chalk all over the top of the table!  Get the tutorial to see how to … Read More...

Mel from All Wrapped Up shows how to make a her Sandi wallet, small ID wallet with a snap closure (named after the friend she made one for).  The pouch is sized just right for credit cards or a bit … Read More...

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows a way to make bias tape that doesn’t involve seaming together a thousand strips of fabric.  Instead, you first sew your fabric into an offset tube, and then cut it apart into a long bias … Read More...

Ilene from Come on, Ilene! guest blogs at My Own Road with a tutorial showing how to add a cute frozen yogurt applique to a child’s t-shirt.  Who wouldn’t love a sweet treat like that on the front of their … Read More...

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how she created a cute new top for herself out of a man’s button down shirt.  The plain white shirt gets a pop of color from constrast binding and pockets.  Get the tute.… Read More...

Nicole from Improv Diary shows how to create a canvas version of large manila envelope.  It’s stitched together with contrast thread, with a flower motif free-motion stitched on the front.  A pair of buttons creates the closure.  Get the tutorial… Read More...

Colette Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make pretty gathers for your sewing project.  The tutorial is an excerpt from Sarai Mitnick’s new book, The Colette Sewing Handbook.  Get the tutorial.

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