Gina Michele at Rock Mosaic shows how to make a leather bow collar.  Her inspiration was a leather bow collar by Saint Laurent.  It’s a long, layered leather bow that you can wear at the neck.  It’s dressy but edgy … Read More...

Niki at Roonie Ranching shows how to make a thread catcher and notion basket.  Both are made the same way, with just a change in dimensions.   In addition to being handy in your sewing space, you could use these fabric … Read More...

Geometric designs are trending big time right now.  Aimee from Clones N Clowns shows how to make a throw pillow with a big geometric heart stitch on it.  The heart – and the lines inside connecting the angles – is … Read More...

Justine from Sew Country Chick is making me want to get a dress form!  Her newest series is all about draping and drafting your own patterns.  Today, she shows how to drape a front bodice and turn it into a … Read More...

Small Dreamfactory shows how to make a fabric bunting with triangle flags.  You can make them for any holiday or celebration, or for a fun year-round decoration.  She includes a free pattern you can download for making the triangle shapes.  … Read More...

Abby from Things for Boys shows a gorgeous seam finish, a flat felled bound seam.  She uses contrast fabric for the binding, which shows on the front of the garment.  It finishes the seam with no raw edges on the … Read More...

Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to she added pom pom trim to the neck and pockets of this boiled wool Bateau Neck Dress she made for her daughter.  The dimensional and colorful trim works beautifully with the simple lines … Read More...

As much as it pains me to admit, I’m not a coupon clipper.  But I have friends who swear by couponing, and they’d probably love this Coupon Clipper Wallet by Sew4Home.  They share a tutorial showing how to make it.  … Read More...

Michelle from Handmade Martini shows what to do in a cording emergency.  You know, when you’ve got everything ready to make some pretty piping, only to realize that you don’t have any of the cord to put inside.  (Or you … Read More...

Oliver + S patterns pants patterns use a faux zipper fly rather than a functional zipper fly.  Their reasoning is that the functional zipper fly takes more work to make, and most kids would rather just slide on a pair … Read More...

Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how you can make a kid sized sleeping bag.  How sweet would it be for a child to take to sleepovers, especially knowing that someone made it special for him (or her)?  3 yards … Read More...

I love me a yoga waistband for pants, skirts, bathing suit bottoms, just about anything that needs a waistband.  Why?  Because they’re super comfortable and they don’t create a muffin top the way that elastic waistbands can do.  Melissa from … Read More...

Mie from Sewing Like Mad shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can adapt any top or bodice pattern to add a button placket down the middle.  You can use it to turn any top pattern … Read More...

This drop waist plaid dress by Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs is so sweet!  She shares a free pattern for making it.  It has a sleeveless bodice with a circle skirt attached.  The neck comes to a V in … Read More...

The beach cabin print on these throw pillows by Pam from Threading My Way are making me happy.  As you read this post, I’m on the road with my mother and daughter heading down to Gulf Shores for a beach … Read More...

Mama Nenne from Serger Pepper  shares a free pattern for this mod shift dress.  I am loving the retro vibe that the color blocking gives!!  It’s fully lined so the seams for all the piecing won’t bother you.  You make … Read More...

Autumm from It’s Always Autumn show show to make a long-sleeved version of her Easy Tee.  The original Easy Tee has short sleeves cut on to the main front and back pieces.  She uses those same pieces for the long-sleeved … Read More...

It doesn’t look like it, but this drapey top by Abby from Things for Boys is actually a nursing top.  There are no hidden flaps or extra layers.  Instead, she designed it so the wide sleeves give baby access to … Read More...

Justine at Sew Country Chick show show she drapes a basic bodice block on a dressform.  She suggests using this patternmaking method if you are planning on making a pattern available in a range of sizes, as opposed to making … Read More...

Over at Small Dreamfactory, you can download a free pattern for making a halter top singlet for a toddler girl.  It’s easily sewn up out of knit fabric.  I am loving the apple fabric she used in the one she … Read More...