If you don’t already use pattern weights to keep your sewing pattern in place while cutting it from fabric, you really should give them a try.  They are so much faster to use than pins!  Michaela from Covered in Modge … Read More...

Have you priced shower curtains lately?  Expensive!  With an hour and 2 1/2 yards of home dec fabric, you’ve got what you need to make one yourself.  Sew Fine Fabric shares a tutorial showing how.  The 56″ wide fabric is … Read More...

Michelle at Molly Moo Crafts shows how to make these colorful woven felt and stone paperweights.  They’re stitched around a smooth stone, giving each one its own distinct shape.  These would be a great craft to make with the kids!  … Read More...

If you make a duffel bag, or a bolster pillow, or a round bottom drawstring bag, you’ll need to sew a tube of fabric around a flat circle.  It’s not difficult, but it can be frustrating if you don’t know … Read More...

Making a pillowcase dress (or top) for a child is a quick, gratifying project.  You can sit down and sew up one of these dresses in just an afternoon, and they don’t require advanced sewing skills or fitting.  Amy from … Read More...

Steph from The Silly Pearl shows how you can use the decorative stitches on your machine to make a custom fabric design.  This might be a little time consuming to do on a very large piece of fabric, but it’s … Read More...

Maria from Mia’s Creations used an old net curtain to make these scrubby washcloths.  The layers of net look like they’d be good for scrubbing stuck on dirt.  And as a bonus – when they get dirty, you can just … Read More...

Onel from Onelmon shows how you can make this pencil case bookmark.  It’s an elastic loop with a pencil pouch attached.  The elastic wraps around the book to mark your page, with the pencil pouch conveniently placed on the front … Read More...

Kelly from So Much To Make shows how you can make this travel drawing kit that holds a dry erase board. It’s made like a fabric folder, with one side that holds the dry erase board and the other with … Read More...

These embellished tassels look like they would be so much to make! Happy for us, Cintia from My Poppet shares a tutorial so we can do just that.  They’re super fast to make when you use fringe trim from the … Read More...

Easing in a sleeve cap is one of my least favorite sewing tasks.  All the care with basting and pulling, and I STILL get puckers.  Maris from Sew Maris shows how you can set in a sleeve smoothly, and without … Read More...

Domenica from Easy Sewing For Beginners shows how to make a reversible cover for a book or folder.  You can use her instructions to make them to fit any size book or journal, even a 3-ring binder.  Her how-to comes … Read More...

I love me some hand stitching projects for the summer time!  They’re just what I need to pass the time when I’m at the pool with my daughter or sitting in the car for a long road trip.  The Purl … Read More...

Kristina J. added the lace overlay to this dress to take it from a strapless to a more modest short-sleeved dress.  All modesty aside, I think the lace overlay also improves the design of the dress by softening the neckline … Read More...