Need a gift for teacher?  Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how to make a fabric notebook cover.  It’ll hold a standard legal pad.  She gives it a label made from chalkboard fabric.  Go to her blog for the tute.… Read More...

Kristina J shows how to use a contrast panel to add length to a garment.  She shows it on a dress, but this would also work on a skirt or even a loose fitting top.  Notice that she added a … Read More...

Emily Tao has another pattern drafting tutorial in her library.  In this video, she shows how to add a yoke to the back of shirt, with a dart underneath to help shape it to your back shoulder.  The small … Read More...

This painted jacket is like a wearable Rorschach test.  Is it an alient ship? A butterfly?  Whatever you see in the pattern, it’s an eye catching design.  Anna from Plan B shows how to make the symmetrical inkblot pattern with … Read More...

Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make her BIG Tote.  It’s made like a lined zippered pouch, though in much larger scale and with the addition of some handles and a boxed bottom.  Go to her blog to … Read More...

This lace pocket shirt by Melly Sews is super simple, but really cute.  Simple replace a pocket on a button up shirt with a pocket cut from lace.  She shares the tutorial over at Pellon blog.  Go there for … Read More...

Cheryl from Sew Can Do used a coloring book page and Ink Effects to make a t-shirt for her daughter with her favorite Little Pony on it.  Brilliant!  Go to her blog to see how to do it.

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Liz from Cotton & Curls shows how to make this lace panel boxy top with buttons up the back.  Starting with a loose fitting button up blouse makes it a quick project.  Go to her tute.

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Susan Cornish at Just Crafty Enough shows how to make a small scale pillowcase.  The opening is lined with a contrasting fabric.  It’s a nice finish that also adds an unexpected pop of color or pattern. The cutting dimensions she … Read More...

Monica from Crafty Nest shows how to make your own cloth napkins with mitered corners.   The miter gives the corner a neat, bulk-free finish. Go to her tutorial.

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Anna from Plan B shows how to make an origami-inspired wrap skirt, no sewing required.  It’s made from a strip of knit fabric cut with angled ends.  She uses fusible hem tape to finish the edges and a safety pin … Read More...

Jill from Creating My Way To Success created fabric pockets to organize all of the papers and coupons stuck to the front of her fridge.  They’ve got magnets attached to the backs to hold them to the fridge.  She wrote … Read More...

Johanna Rundel shows how to make a hanging bag to hold clothespins.  It fits over a clothes hanger, with a wide pocket to hold your clothespins.  Go to her tutorial.   The tutorial is in German, but you can follow … Read More...

Destri from The Mother Huddle uses a Fintorp rail from IKEA to organize her craft table.   You can buy buckets and hooks to hang from the rail (it was designed for kitchen organization), but she created a custom pocket to … Read More...

Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a Lego carrier.  It folds like a book, with handles for easy carrying.  Inside, you’ll find a large Velcro pocket to hold bricks, smaller pockets to hold Lego figures, and a … Read More...

Danka from The Peppermint Store gives a plain button up shirt a fun, retro feel by cutting off the long sleeves and replacing them with kicky ruffles.   Go to her blog for a tutorial showing how she did it.

Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make her Fabric Toy Buckets.  They’re round bucket bags with a drawstring at the top to close them up.  Interfacing between the outer layer and the lining gives the sides body so … Read More...

For such a simple design, stripes on fabric sure do complicate cutting out pattern pieces.  Just a smidgeon off kilter and you’ve got crooked stripes on your finished garment.  Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts shows how she uses freezer paper … Read More...

Kristin from Skirt As Top shares a free pattern for a scoop neck tee.  A shirt like this is a wardrobe staple for me!  It goes casual or dressy, depending on what pants (or skirt) I wear and how I … Read More...