Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for making a baby girl’s dress with a tiered ruffled skirt.  The post is part of her Gingham Style series.  The pattern is for 3-6 month size.  If you need a … Read More...

Mie from Sewing Like Mad guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to draft a pattern for a flared skirt.  The circle skirt drapes beautifully and has a waistband and optional lining.  Check … Read More...

Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shows beginning sewers how to gather fabric.  Go to her blog for the how-to.

[photo from The Crafty Cupboard]

Handmade Charlotte shares a free pattern for making their Math Facts dress.  It’s a little girl’s dress with a lovely pointed waist detail.  The short sleeves are ruffled, and the circle skirt stenciled with numbers.  The pattern comes in two … Read More...

When I sew clothes for my daughter, I make sure to get good photos of her wearing her new duds.  But when I make clothes for myself, not so much.  I’ve tried having my husband snap the photos, but he … Read More...

I’ve seen jumbo grommets on curtains and on handbags, but Janica from JaniJo brings them to a skirt waistband.  Wide ribbon is threaded through the oversized plastic grommets.  She shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a … Read More...

A hole in a sweater doesn’t necessarily mean it’s time to toss it in the trash or the donate pile.  Pam from Threading My Way shows how she mended a hole in a favorite cardigan.   Go to her blog for … Read More...

Jill from Creating My Way To Success shares a downloadable PDF tutorial for making her Lesa Bag.  The squared bag has a zippered top and a zippered pocket across the front.  There’s also a pair of smaller gusseted pockets on … Read More...

Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make shares a free pattern for a child’s flutter tee.  It’s a simple sleeveless top with a drapey hem.  She used printable transfer paper to add the arrows to the front.  The pattern is for a … Read More...

Anna from Plan B shows how to add a lace insert to the back of a blazer.  Go to her blog for the tute.

[photo from Plan B]

Michelle from Falafel and the Bee shares a free pattern for making a pair of harem (or Hammer) pants for a child.  You can make them from any lightweight fabric, but her child’s favorite pair is made from a soft … Read More...

Check out this little leather zippered pouch!  It has a curved top and rows of scallops stitched across the front.  Monsterscircus shows how to make one.  Go to her blog for the DIY.

[photo from Monsterscircus]

Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial showing how to recover your patio chair cushions.  Recovering the cushions you already have saves time and money. The ones she made are reversible, so changing the look is as … Read More...

Sew4Home shows how to make a set of picnic placemats with pockets to hold your flatware.  Go to their tutorial.

[photo from Sew4Home]

Earlier this month, Kristin from Skirt As Top kicked off the Vintage May series (co-hosted with Craftiness Is Not Optional) with a tutorial showing how to make flap pockets for a skirt.  The look is inspired by 1930s fashion.  … Read More...

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can draft a skirt pattern based off of your own body measurements.  Her tutorial includes photos for each step for creating a basic short, straight skirt.  Then, she … Read More...

Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make this mirrored lipstick case.  It has a small mirror and two pockets that hold tubes of lipstick.  Get the tutorial.

[photo from The Mother Huddle]

In searching for a clever use of my stash of vintage polyester fabrics, I found this tutorial by Jennifer at Sewplicity.  And insulated tote!  How utterly perfect!!  It’ll be just the thing to carry a picnic to the park, … Read More...