Sew4Home shows how to make a Tool Tub & Tote.  It’s a round-bottomed tote made from heavy duty canvas.  Larger tools fit in the inside, and smaller tools are held in the pockets all around the outside.  This would make … Read More...

Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts guest blogs in the Pattern Remix series at Me Sew Crazy showing how she altered a simple little girl’s dress pattern to add a ruffled bustle at the back.  In addition to gathered fabric ruffles, … Read More...

Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a video tutorial showing how to add an exposed zipper to a sewing project.  It sounds like that would be a complicated technique, but it’s actually very easy.  (Her method is intended for … Read More...

Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how to make an Anthropologie-inspired embellished tee.  She starts with a store-bought tee and adds pleated ruffles meandering down one side.  Love it!   Get the tutorial.

[photo from iCandy Handmade]

Dora from Show Tell Share gives a free pattern and tutorial for making her Slouchy Bag.  This is such a cute bag!!   Get the pattern and tutorial.

[photo form Show Tell Share]

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a little girl’s tunic with an awesome chevron pattern.  Don’t worry if you don’t have a fabric with a chevron print or even a large stripe.  The bold chevron motif is … Read More...

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a skirt covered in ruffles.  She used pre-ruffled fabric so there was no cutting and gathering of a jillion long strips of fabric.  Instead, it was just a few … Read More...

Heather from Squeezing It All In created this beautiful flower throw pillow – out of an old sweater.  Love it!  She shares a tutorial so you can make one, too.  Get the tute.

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Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a pair of Little Guy Baby Pants.  These are so cute!  You can make them from yardage, or use fabric from an adult-sized pair of pants.  I’d opt for the latter … Read More...

Whether you’re making a garment from scratch, or embellishing something you purchased from the store, it’s the details that set it apart.  Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shares her 10  favorite ways to make a project her … Read More...

Fabric for your sewing projects doesn’t always have to come from the fabric store.  Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how you can use a canvas dropcloth from the hardware store to make a new bag.  The dropcloth she used … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin guest blogs in the Pattern Remix series at Me Sew Crazy with an updated look for her little girl’s circle top.  The sleeveless top is gathered on to a round yoke.  Classic!  She calls it … Read More...

Erin from Sutton Grace shows how to make a girl’s ruffle playdress, inspired by a similar  dress at Mini-Boden.  It’s made from a soft t-shirt knit with easy shirring at the waist and rows of ruffled fabric at the neckline.  … Read More...

Sada Lewis guest blogs at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how to make a ruffled monogram throw pillow.  Cute!  Make one with your initial on it, or  make a set  to spell out a word across the back of … Read More...

Sew4Home shows how to make this easy Cattail Catnip Toy for kitty.  It takes just one seam (plus some stuffing and tying), which makes this a great project for kids.  Perhaps your child’s scout troop could make these as a … Read More...

Jen from New Green Mama shows how to make her Easy Teacher Tote.  This would make an awesome end-of-year gift for your child’s teacher!  The roomy tote could be used to carry all of their papers and books to and … Read More...

Susan from Living With Punks guest blogs at Sugar Bee Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make her Popsicle Ruffle Top for girls.  She starts with a store-bought t-shirt and embellishes it with rows of ruffles down the front.  … Read More...

Abby from Sew Much Ado guest blogs in the Save Our Summer series at Brassy Apple with a tutorial showing how to make a Picnic Placemat Tote.  It’s a bag and a placemat all in one.  Folded, it’s a bag … Read More...